POLICE last night confirmed that two Aberdeen supporters were arrested during a demonstration outside Pittodrie following the team's 3-0 home defeat by St Johnstone.
A police spokesman said a man and a woman were charged with breach of the peace. The man is expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court today.
They were among about 300 fans who waited behind at the ground yesterday to vent their anger following the latest dismal performance in the worst start to a season in the club's history - played five, lost five, scored 0, conceded 15.
Police stepped in during the demonstration when the fans moved towards club chairman Stewart Milne as he attempted to leave the ground.
Repeated demands were made for the chairman to resign during the hour-long protest. He was not available for comment last night.
After the game, Aberdeen's new Danish manager Ebbe Skovdahl said his team had played some of the best football since he arrived at the club. But he admitted things at Pittodrie ''are not good'' and insisted: ''The situation has become very serious and new players are urgently required.''
The demonstration against Mr Milne is the latest in a series of protests by Aberdeen fans which have contributed to the dismissal of five managers in recent years. Roy Aitken, Alex Miller and Paul Hegarty have been shown the door in the past two years under Mr Milne's reign.
Before that, Alex Smith and Willie Miller were victims of the lack of success at the Granite City club.
Aberdeen expects to announce soon the identity of a new chief executive who will become the next public face of the club, and act as a buffer between Mr Milne and those supporters who have come to hold him personally responsible for the recent decline.
Boycott action against the club will be at the top of the agenda for an Independent Supporters Association, which is expected to be officially convened this week. Fans have called on Mr Milne to invest more money in players, or find potential investors who can.
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