Protesting Everton fans fly banner over Goodison vs Arsenal with board MISSING Dyche’s first match amid safety fears

EVERTON fans have flown a plane over Goodison Park in protest at the way the club is being run and the board have not attended Sean Dyche’s first game in charge.

The Toffees play league leaders Arsenal in the new manager’s first match in charge after he replaced Frank Lampard at the helm.

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Everton fans have been protesting against the club’s boardCredit: Getty

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Chants of sack the board ran around Goodison ParkCredit: Reuters

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A plane flew over the stadium soon after Sean Dyche’s first game in charge beganCredit: PA

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The banner claimed Everton were the “leagues worst ran club”Credit: Reuters

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There were empty seats in the director’s box at EvertonCredit: BT Sport

But before the match, fans have been making their opinions clear on the club’s hierarchy.

Supporters marched the streets around Goodison Park with banners that slammed the way the club is being managed by the board.

A plane even flew over the stadium just after kick-off that claimed the Everton chiefs are the worst in the league.

Chairman Bill Kenright, owner Farhad Moshiri and chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale were the main targets of the protest.

Banners read, “board full of liars” and “your time is up, get out of our club.”

Another was aimed particularly at Moshiri, attacking him for “keeping the club a dinosaur.”

The Everton board are not in attendance at the game with Arsenal as they have again been advised to stay away for security reasons.

In their last home fixture versus Southampton, those in charge of the club were told not to go to the stadium as it was deemed “high risk” with ongoing campaigns against them.

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That advice reportedly remains in place.

It comes after some Everton fans approached players such as Yerry Mina after the 2-1 defeat to the Saints.

Everton’s Finch Farm training ground was also targeted by furious supporters this week after the club failed to make a signing in the January transfer window.

Additionally, Barrett-Baxendale was supposedly put in a headlock and subjected to misogynistic, sexist and threatening language after an earlier 4-1 loss to Brighton.

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Fans have been left fuming at the club’s hierarchyCredit: PA

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Bill Kenright has been a part of the Everton board since 1989Credit: Alamy

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Hundreds lined the streets of Liverpool chanting against the boardCredit: EPA

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Everton supporters believe no headlock on Denise Barrett-Baxendale ever occurredCredit: Getty