ADO Den Haag fans take over training in protest at Alan Pardew’s tactics Dutch side adrift in Eredivisie relegation zone having won just once since the former Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss took charge

A group of ADO Den Haag fans invaded the club’s training ground on Wednesday morning in protest at Alan Pardew‘s tactics.

Around a dozen supporters were pictured speaking to players in front of a chalkboard with Pardew and assistant manager Chris Powell looking on.

“The group entered the field at the start of training and expressed dissatisfaction with the current performance of the team,” local broadcaster Omroep West reported.

The supporters of The Hague are tired of the players and their efforts. They went on to the field including flipboard and tactics during the training. #afraidofsecondleague #ado pic.twitter.com/wTdbkqsYh7 — Hardcorehooligan.nl (@HHooligan) February 26, 2020

A Den Haag spokesperson said: “It was about a group of approximately 10 worried fans.

“They expressed, in a calm and non-hostile way, their concerns to the staff and players at the start of the training.”

Den Haag currently sit 17th in the Eredivisie having won just once in the league since the former Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss took charge in December.

That run of form leaves them six points adrift of certain safety with 10 games remaining.

The job in the Hague is Pardew’s first since leaving West Brom in April 2018 after the team picked up just eight points from 18 games.

The Baggies were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season.

Den Haag took 13 points from their opening 18 matches of this campaign and were already in the relegation zone when Pardew took over.

“In the search for a new challenge I’m glad that I came across ADO Den Haag,” Pardew said when appointed on Christmas Eve.

“It is a beautiful and warm club, where everything starts with enthusiasm and passion.

“The team is in a difficult period, but we will do everything we can to turn the tide. We must do that together – with the players, the staff and the fans.”

It appears supporters have taken that pledge seriously.

While Pardew’s reign started promisingly with a 2-0 victory over fellow relegation battlers RKC Waalwijk, subsequent heavy defeats to the likes of Utrecht (4-0), Sparta Rotterdam (4-2) and PSV (3-0) have left the fanbase in a state of unrest.