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RC Lens supporters made their anger clear ahead of Sunday's meeting with Marseille, unveiling a series of banners following the club's humiliating 9-1 defeat against Serie A side Como.
The Ligue 1 outfit's heaviest-ever defeat left supporters furious, with one particularly brutal message reminding the players of the club's 120-year history.
Lens fans react after suffering heaviest defeat in their history
Lens were still reeling from Wednesday's Champions League embarrassment against Como when they returned to Stade Bollaert-Delelis to face Marseille, where they lost 2-1.
The 9-1 defeat represented the heaviest loss in the club's history, prompting an angry reaction from supporters who had witnessed the humiliation on home soil.
Before Sunday's match, fans displayed a large banner reading: “You are the shame of 120 years of history.”
Another message aimed at the players referenced their recent domestic disappointment, stating: “The derby for shame, Como for humiliation”, following their Derby Du Nord defeat against Lille on October 30th.
However, the warning appeared to have little immediate impact on the pitch.
After just 85 seconds, Jonathan Gradit made a costly mistake with a misplaced pass towards Samson Baidoo, allowing Amine Gouiri to capitalise and put Marseille ahead.
Lens eventually responded in the 20th minute, with Florian Thauvin heading home from a Florian Sotoca cross, but the early setback further intensified the pressure surrounding the club.
OM substitute Keyliane Abdallah went on to score the winner eight minutes from time to condemn the French outfit to their third successive defeat.
The reaction from the stands highlighted the growing frustration among supporters following a difficult run of results and a historic European humiliation.
FGG says: Lens players must respond to supporters' anger
The banner was a brutal reminder of the standards expected at a club with such a proud history, particularly after a 9-1 defeat in front of their own supporters.
Lens fans have every reason to be frustrated, but the players now need to demonstrate that the Como result was an isolated humiliation rather than the beginning of a deeper decline.
Conceding inside the opening 90 seconds against Marseille was hardly the response supporters wanted, and another disappointing performance risks widening the divide between the team and its fanbase.