Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri is approaching nine years at the club, and it’s been a turbulent nine years to say the least.
There’s been definite highs; Sheffield Wednesday were on the brink of promotion to the Premier League at one point, with Chansiri having put his fair share of money into the club.
But those days are long gone. The Owls are rooted to the foot of the Championship table with just one win in their opening 16 league games, with problems off the pitch seemingly more troublesome than ever.
This season in particular has seen the vitriol against Chansiri heighten.
Darren Moore’s exit, the woeful summer recruitment, Xisco Munoz’s likewise reign, and the many statements from Chansiri which have fired the feud between himself and the fans have caused the Owls faithful to take action.
The 1867 Group started a petition just this week, urging Chansiri to sell the club and salvage the future of Sheffield Wednesday.
Chansiri said in a previous statement that if the fans want him to sell the club, then he will, and in just a few days, the aforementioned petition has garnered more than 1,500 signatures.
Sheffield Wednesday fans taking action against Chansiri…
Chansiri has been running the club into the ground for a while now, and there’s definite concerns about the future and stability of the historic club.
Fans have made their feelings heard on social media and at times at the stadium, though this latest attempt from The 1867 Group may be the most formal attempt at orderer change at the club.
Though whether or not Chansiri will heed the demands of Wednesday fans, regardless of how many signatures this petition gets, remains to be seen.
He deserves slight praise for building a strong backroom team for new boss Danny Rohl, but relegation still seems like the likeliest outcome for the Owls this season and whether Rohl and his staff stay on beyond this campaign remains to be seen.
Should they leave then Wednesday would be back to square one. And that’s without considering all the players they have out of contract next summer.
It certainly looks like a dark road ahead for the Owls but if the fans can somehow force a sale, then there could be a brighter future for the Owls.