Arsenal Protest Planned by Supporters Groups Frustrated by Arsene Wenger, Board

Arsenal supporters' groups REDaction and The Black Scarf Movement have announced plans to protest at Saturday's Premier League game against Norwich City at the Emirates. 

Per the Press Association's Mark Bryans (via MailOnline), both organisations released statements on Tuesday announcing the plans and calling on fans to print out and hold up placards reading: "Time For Change. Arsenal is stale—fresh approach needed."

The Black Scarf Movement's statement listed Arsenal fans' current grievances after another season in which the Gunners failed to mount a genuine title challenge, name-checking majority shareholder Stan Kroenke and "a complacent board," while accusing manager Arsene Wenger of being "past his best."

The plans for the protest are for as many fans as possible to hold up their placards on 12 minutes and 78 minutes (12 minutes from the end of the match), and also at the full-time whistle—the significance of 12 being the number of years since Arsenal last won the Premier League title.

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Per Bryans, with the Norwich match a 5:30 p.m. BST kick-off and set to be broadcast on television, the organisers of the protest are clearly hoping for maximum exposure.

Significantly, the aim of the protest is not specifically to see Wenger moved on after 20 years in the job, but simply for some kind of change to be enforced in the Arsenal hierarchy.

"Whether it's the manager, whether [Kroenke] has to go and whether the Board needs shaking up and reminding that we're a football club, change is needed at Arsenal," read The Black Scarf Movement's statement. 

It has indeed been another season of failure for the north London outfit as they have dropped from top spot in the table at the turn of the year to fourth place, 12 points behind leaders Leicester City.

Claiming just six wins from 16 Premier League matches in 2016 has caused the damage, and Arsenal are now in danger of not even finishing in the top four.

Manchester United sit five points back in fifth place and have a game in hand over the Gunners, but Bleacher Report's Sam Tighe believes Arsenal's remaining three fixtures are favourable enough for them to hang on:

Given his long tenure at the club it is unlikely that Wenger will be sacked over the summer—especially if he secures a top-four spot again—former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour believes the Frenchman will still be in charge next season, per Squawka:

Seemingly that may not be seen as a problem by those planning to protest against Norwich, but they are eager to see some investment in the summer, with The Black Scarf Movement bemoaning the fact that "our squad remains lacking in key areas, year after year."

It is clear that there is a core of Arsenal fans who want to see some change at their club, and Saturday's protest will provide a good indication as to how widespread the dissatisfaction is at the Emirates.