Blackpool fans have been protesting against the Oyston family for a long time but one supporter went to incredible lengths to try and get his message across this afternoon.
Ahead of Arsenal's visit to Bloomfield Road for today's FA Cup tie, one chap has somehow managed to climb onto the Gunners' team bus at the Marriott Hotel in Preston and is refusing to get off it.
Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette captured the remarkable situation on his Instagram story, with the 5:30 kick-off potentially being delayed.
It does now appear as though the situation has been resolved, with one fan saying a second coach came to collect Arsenal players.
Had Blackpool been playing Woking or someone, you can guarantee getting a spare bus would not have been as easy.
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The relationship between fans and owner Owen Oyston at the Seaside club is completely non-existent, with 'Oyston Out' scarves on sale outside the ground and many supporters regular boycotting games.
10,994 was the attendance for the most recent home game, against Sunderland on New Year's Day but only because the Black Cats brought 7,804 travelling fans.
Today, there will be more Arsenal supporters than Blackpool, with fans not wanting to give the club's owners any more money.
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"That's how we have ended up with a boycott, because although we love the club we do not want to give the Oystons a penny more," Christine Seddon of the Blackpool Supporters Trust told The Guardian.
"When the owners turned on their own supporters, threatening them with legal action and in some cases costing them money, a line was crossed. There's no going back, the relationship has deteriorated to the point where we can never trust them, there's no proper future for the club while they own it."
Topics: Arsenal FC, FA Cup, Arsenal
