By Chris Wright
After seeing their plans to protest around Stan Mortensen’s statue nixed after it was mysteriously removed by the club’s much-maligned owners, the Blackpool fans held up the start of the second half during their final fixture against Huddersfield Town after sourcing themselves a secondary base of operations.
Instead of grouping around the statue’s empty plinth to voice their ire, the Blackpool fans protested en masse in the middle of the Bloomfield Road pitch instead…
Mid-game protest at Blackpool pic.twitter.com/UvEmlxDQFh
— Matthew (@mtthwrks) May 2, 2015
pic.twitter.com/IBVgDP8FtN — Matthew (@mtthwrks) May 2, 2015
Can’t see them moving any time soon. The second half was barely a couple of minutes old
— Matthew (@mtthwrks) May 2, 2015
Fans are camped in the centre circle and have let off a flare pic.twitter.com/MNTSYc3IjO — William Watt (@WillWatt) May 2, 2015
Now they’re trying to start trouble with Town fans pic.twitter.com/cw2UoRnUcH
— Matthew (@mtthwrks) May 2, 2015
Only a small number. Majority applauding Town fans for joining in with chants. — Matthew (@mtthwrks) May 2, 2015
Could all kick-off here. Town fans beginning to invade the pitch pic.twitter.com/HPIFWkPNav
— Matthew (@mtthwrks) May 2, 2015
Normally we wouldn’t condone such behaviour, but we’re more than willing to make an exception here given the circumstances.