There has been a great debate going on this week on the Daily Echo website regarding the second planned protest march by a section of fans tomorrow.

As ever when it comes to Saints, opinion seems to be split.

There are those who say 'well done' to the teenage organiser, Connor Bowers, and those who will join him in walking to St Mary's from the city centre ahead of the Preston game.

Here's a young lad obviously passionate about the state he finds his football club in. He feels, rightly, powerless to help but is keen to do something, anything.

On the other hand, there are those fans who have criticised Connor and his fellow marchers. What do they hope to achieve with this, they ask?

Let's rewind to this time three years ago after after-match protests against Rupert Lowe were starting to become a regular sight at St Mary's.

A few months later Lowe resigned along with his fellow board supporters.

But they didn't quit because of the fans gathered outside the main entrance at Saints, they quit because Michael Wilde and Leon Crouch had hoovered up enough shares between them to force them out.

But there could be a link between the two.

Wilde and Crouch might have been forced to buy his shares because he could see with his own eyes and hear with his own ears the rising levels of frustration the fans had for Lowe back then.

Any group of Saints fans have a right to stage a peaceful protest if that's what they want to do. No-one is forcing any Saints fan to join them and the marchers appear united in backing the team during the game.

There is a time and a place for everything. A peaceful march beforehand and great vocal backing for the team is all the fans can do.

Beyond that, they are helpless.

Beyond that, it's down to Mark Wotte and his players.