LATICS fans have vowed to continue protesting against the club's regime until they get their club back.

Not a game has gone by this season without supporters voicing their frustrations and feelings towards owner Abdallah Lemsagam in the hope that the Moroccan businessman will end his four-year association with the club and sell up.

Home games against Accrington Stanley, in the Carabao Cup, and the last league game at Boundary Park, were interrupted by tennis balls being thrown onto the pitch in the first instance, and then a second half pitch invasion against Barrow.

Supporters staged a vocal protest at Leyton Orient last weekend, with travelling fans adhering to appeals to stay off the pitch. And that is again the message this weekend, when further protests are planned ahead of the visit of Hartlepool United.

Supporters are invited to congregate outside of the main stand at 2pm - an hour before kick-off - and conduct a "passionate but lawful" protest with chants and banners.

A statement from fans' group Push The Boundary - a driving force behind the push for change - read: "The behaviour of supporters at the weekend was exemplary.

"The support was passionate before, during and after the game and largely positive towards the players in spite of the result.

"It’s fair to say that our message was delivered in the right way and we want to carry that into this weekend.

"We don’t want any behaviour to detract from the message we are trying to send to the club, the footballing authorities and to the rest of the teams up and down the country.

"In the last few weeks we have had our plight thrust onto the national stage.

"We have been advised recently that Abdallah wants to work with fans and not against us, only to then be told 24 hours later that we are unable to purchase tickets for the upcoming home game against Hartlepool. This doesn’t feel like we are working in collaboration, but this can’t be a surprise given our experiences of the last few years."

Ticket sales have since been re-opened for both matchday and season tickets. But the damage has been done as far as fans are concerned.

The statement continued: "It feels that dissenting voices are trying to be silenced in an effort to retain control of a situation that is quickly spiralling out of control. This is not unfamiliar based upon other clubs that have faced similar issues with ownership.

"What we have seen in the last week is a coming together of supporters for a common cause. The gesture from Leyton Orient to allow fans to pay on the day won’t be forgotten, as well as a show of solidarity from the stands. And for those that were there to witness it, I think you’ll agree that it even caught the most optimistic of us by surprise, with how warm the reception was."

Regarding tomorrow's planned protest, the statement advised: "We will be meeting at 2pm outside the main entrance to make our voices heard in a passionate but lawful manner. We would like to see as many fans as possible, whether you are attending the game or not, to come down and show the custodians of this club, how passionate we are and that won’t stop until we get our club back.

"Bring your flags, your banners and your singing voices and be prepared to show your love and support for the club in the way you feel most appropriate.

"We want the mood to be passionate and positive and to show how strong the bond is between supporters, whether you have supporters the club for six months or for 50 years."