- Arsene Wenger's contract at Arsenal is up at the end of the current season
- Some Gunners supporters have had enough of the Frenchman's reign
- A second protest in a week against Wenger took place outside the Emirates
- Banners calling for 'Wexit' were unfurled ahead of the game against Lincoln
Arsenal fans' calls for a change of manager at the Emirates Stadium continued apace on Saturday with banners demanding 'Wexit' flown prior to the FA Cup clash with Lincoln.
Supporters of the Gunners have been becoming increasingly vocal in their opposition to current boss Arsene Wenger over recent weeks, after a declining Premier League campaign gave way to Champions League humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich.
Prior to the clash with Bayern on Tuesday, a group of several hundred protesters marched on the Emirates calling for Wenger's removal... and the feat was replicated when the non-League Imps were in town for their quarter-final meeting.
The disgruntled supporters are fed up with the club's poor League and European record
Other fans called for owner Stan Kroenke and chief executive Ivan Gazidis to leave
As well as the 'Wexit' banner, playing on the recent 'Brexit' referendum vote in which the UK opted to leave the European Union, there were messages saying 'every good story has and ending' and '4th place is not a trophy'.
Arsenal had not won the Premier League title in 13 years, during which the only silverware to have occupied the Emirates trophy cabinet is the FA Cup.
That has led to sections of fans begging for 'Wexit'.
It seems unlikely, however, that owner Stan Kroenke is about to take the democratic approach to his manager's future.
There were similar protests before the game against Bayern on Tuesday, which Arsenal lost
A fan holds up a sign reflecting the 10-2 aggregate defeat by Bayern Munich
A statement released by Arsenal earlier this week, from chairman Sir Chips Keswick, outlined that any decision would be made 'mutually'.
The tone of the short missive indicated action would be withheld until the end of the season, at which point Wenger's current contract ends naturally.
'We are fully aware of the attention currently focused on the club and understand the debate,' the statement read.
'We respect that fans are entitled to their different individual opinions but we will always run this great football club with its best long-term interests at heart.
'Arsene has a contract until the end of the season. Any decisions will be made by us mutually and communicated at the right time in the right way.'
A new contract is believed to have previously been on the table for Wenger, should he want to stay on in north London.
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