'Clem out' banners appear around Swindon in protest against club owner

Posters and banners have appeared in protesting against the ownership of Swindon Town Football Club.

There has been growing unrest among fans following the club's worst-ever Football League finish with the main supporters' group, TrustSTFC, writing a letter of no confidence to owner Clem Morfuni.

And after a previous call for a matchday protest, which was called off at the last minute, it seems some fans finding other ways to get their voices heard.

On the same weekend that thousands of people descended on the County Ground to visit one of two concerts that the venue had put on for the first time in 11 years, some people spent time putting up posters and banners around the stadium.

One banner, put up on advertising hoardings facing County Road said: "Clem & Co. It's time to go".

Another banner was placed on the footbridge over the White Hart roundabout near the A419 and A420 in the exact same spot a previous banner demanding the departure of the club's former owner Lee Power once was located, which read: 'Clem out'.

A number of posters were also put up, including on a wall off Shrivenham Road, and even a bin, which featured the Australian owner with an enlarged Pinocchio-esque nose and holding a 'for sale' sign next to a kangaroo.

A Twitter/X account called @clems_circus21 was also set up this month, and it shared pictures of the posters and banners situated around where they had been put up on Saturday.

The heading picture of the account is a tweet from the club itself, confirming it had received a penalty from the EFL for breaching financial EFL regulations.

The club fell foul of the EFL twice in the last season, once for not declaring Hollie and Chris Kiely had become persons with significant control following a share transfer, and a second time for not making payments to HMRC and another club that was owed ticket money.

The transfer embargo imposed because of the latter has now ended, but the threat of a further transfer embargo still hangs over the club if any more payment issues arise.

It has been a quiet end of season so far for Swindon Town, with no announcement on the club's management with interim manager Gavin Gunning still technically in charge after taking over in January and no new signings yet.