"We demand better ownership" read one sign from a Chelsea fan attending the protest on Tuesday night; "BlueCo out", said another. Pictures of Todd Boehly plastered banners outside the stadium. Jose Mourinho's name was sung.

Thomas Tuchel got more air time than the heavily under-fire sporting directors.

which explains why there were doubts from some over the plans heading into the 6pm meeting outside the Bovril Gate.

: "I know I wanted Chelsea fans to unite in making our feelings clear to Eghbali that this squad, this squad building approach, their erosion of everything that proceeded them, including the academy, their fixation on playing 'style' and their constant tampering with the club's brand and matchday experience is not acceptable for us."

The broad nature of just how many aspects of the club Chelsea fans are frustrated at is evident in the multiple areas which were left at the centre of Tuesday's hodgepodge venting session at SW6. Some went after Eghbali, who fronts the Clearlake involvement at Chelsea as a private equity businessman without any experience working in sport.

The dissatisfaction runs deep but also wide. Not everyone involved is necessarily on the same page in terms of why they were present,

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It is not likely to be the endpoint for Chelsea protests - and it will have to simply be the start of a much bigger conversation to have any tangible impact. There was still a sense of noise being created for the sake of it. This was noise without a conductor, and therefore a lot of stuff was thrown. How much of it sticks will have to wait to be seen.

Some rallied against Eghbali whereas others pushed back on Boehly, the interim sporting director of the summer 2022 transfer window. . Vivid Seats were told where to go in some chants on Tuesday.

. Tuchel and Mourinho are memories of a better time for supporters who have had a largely forgettable couple of years. They have little to directly do with the current malaise but their very mention is enough to make people look back with extreme fondness.

This has been most evident in the results across the past two months. Despite committing over £1.5billion to forming an entirely new squad full of hungry, talented young players - or so the method goes - there has been little sporting success under the new regime. Much of the risks and investments have either yet to pay off or won't do until much further down the line.

Fans making themselves heard on Tuesday night are used to Chelsea being different. Abramovich was ruthless in his drive to win and the new model is much less cut-throat. Chelsea will argue it is about implementing a balance, doubters hit back and say that one is at the expense of the other.

The existing stereotype of American owners as greedy, money-first figures does not help. Language used by various directors and senior voices at Chelsea since the takeover only feeds into this.

The sense of distance between fans and their club when coupled with poor results and a lack of identity or belonging is what sees unrest grow. Chelsea have shown this before with the reaction to the European Super League in 2021 . Managerial appointments prior to that and disappointing outcomes have all been guarded against by a passionate set of matchgoers.

These are all valid points. Perhaps the issue is that without an aligned central goal, this Chelsea protest does not quite cut through. Everyone has a gripe and failing to magnify one could negatively impact the desired outcome.

Chants against Eghbali and Boehly demonstrate the anger at both owners but they are very much separate entities with different roles. So much so that there is an ongoing uncertainty over whether the pair will remain co-owners in the long-term.

Meanwhile, as attention shifted to those on the field, Both were appointed as co-sporting directors having never held the position before at their previous clubs and mirror the hires elsewhere from players to managers: young and unproven. A project rather than immediate solution or statement.

That is a world away from what Chelsea have been before, and their insistence on a youth recruitment drive - mixed with disappointing results so far - has seen criticism grow. They were not directly singled out or mentioned at the protest despite having such a central role in creating the on-field blueprint.

The group has been constructed under their watch These are the bodies who ultimately get booed and jeered at matches but some supporters have been left confused and even angered by the silence at the protest when it comes to Stewart and Winstanley.

"Tonight’s protests at Chelsea were completely misdirected," says Ben Vause to football.london, an avid follower and away day regular. "Fans are right to be frustrated with the club’s decline, but aiming their anger at Boehly rather than the real decision makers, like sporting directors Winstanley and Stewart, misses the point completely.

"It felt more like an emotional reaction to recent results rather than a focused demand for real change. Chants in support of former managers and even anti-Tottenham songs only added to the confusion.

"Misplaced, uncoordinated, and unlikely to achieve anything meaningful. As fans, we need to be singing from the same hymn sheet if we want to change things."

The failure to draw in backing from has been a bone of contention with those looking for more organisation and direction from a protest. The official and recognised group did not directly comment on the protests so should not be seen as either for or against it.

"This protest could be the start of the right conversations, but that's where the optimism ends," says Jamil Olweny, another frequent attendee of Stamford Bridge, speaking to football.london. "Some people find that to be enough, but the execution was poor, so I don't think it'll even be acknowledged publicly by Chelsea's senior management.

"Mixed messages, the wrong people targeted, and little to no mention of the sporting directors. For this to work, we need more aligned thinking and messaging. People have the right to be angry and voice their concerns but the more effective, the quicker we find the desired solutions."

Tom Overend, a season ticket holder, adds that the protest is unlikely to "change much inside the club" and that matters were not productive. There will be those who strongly disagree with that.

The presence of any noise against the Chelsea hierarchy is a positive for those who want to see more recognition for those in the positions of most responsibility. Joe Cole interviewed the man behind Chelsea's matchday fanzine Only A Pound on TNT Sports prior to the game and matters were peaceful.

To this extent there is a platform to build from. Fans have made their voice heard and it will only get louder as more and more come together. On this occasion, until there are thousands of fans rather than low hundreds involved and until specific ambitions are highlighted, it is hard to see those watching on being too concerned about the unrest.

It is a conversation opener and ice breaker. That is something to be commended and applauded. A set of fans taking matters into their own hands has never been so important, but if the aim is for change there will need to be more on show to make that a reality.