Sheffield Wednesday fan group reveals big plan for Middlesbrough game as Chansiri nightmare continues | OneFootball

Sheffield Wednesday's situation under Dejphon Chansiri continues to make headlines for the wrong reasons

The Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust have dropped a major plea that all Owls supporters should boycott the upcoming clash with Middlesbrough at Hillsborough on October 22nd.

This comes as the Steel City side have seen their nightmare situation under the controversial ownership of Dejphon Chansiri continue into the Autumn amid previously well-documented protests in the early weeks of this season and beyond.

The latest of those came in S6 on Saturday in the 10th minute of Wednesday's eventual 5-0 drubbing at the hands of league leaders, Coventry City, with a minority of supporters making their way onto the field of play for an approximate five-minute period before the match was allowed to continue.

A backdrop of uncertainty continues to cast over the South Yorkshire club at present, with fans losing hope that the Thai businessman's tumultuous reign will reach its conclusion in the coming weeks and months amid a fresh round of bleak revelations within the past week or so.

On the pitch, Henrik Pedersen has been given the toughest of jobs, which is to try and preserve the Owls' Championship status for a fourth-straight campaign after being left with a threadbare squad due to transfer and registration-related embargoes and fee restrictions.

As such, with what quantifies as a successful and meaningful protest in the eyes of supporters somewhat causing a split on social media, the supporters trust have made their latest call for action against Chansiri.

Wednesdayites have spent the early weeks of the season continuing to show their discontent towards Chansiri, who claimed he was seeking approximately £100m to relinquish control of the club.

In recent days, such anger has only reached new heights as it was revealed that senior players and staff hadn't received their monthly wages on time - in what is the fifth occurrence of this in six months - as well as an expected points deduction and potential administration.

It was reported after the Coventry clash that Chansiri is seeking fresh investment to help pay off an outstanding loan and the remainder of Wednesday's annual wage bill instead of entering advanced negotiations for the sale of the club, amid claims that talks with ex-Crystal Palace and Lyon stakeholder, John Textor, had hit a snag.

Supporters have recently boycotted EFL Cup encounters against Leeds United and Grimsby Town, as well as refusing to pay any money inside the stadium for food and drink as well as merchandise after already paying for their 2025/26 season tickets.

However, the supporters trust are now calling for fellow Wednesday fans not to venture to Hillsborough for their next home game against Rob Edwards' side later in the month, as well as refusing to renew their season tickets for next season at present.

Amid the reasoning for the planned boycott and refusal of extra funds going into Chansiri's coffers at present, the final line of the lengthy message is one which the supporters trust will hope brings everyone together.

"Change will come when we all understand the power we hold together," it read. "Use it. Embrace it. And together we can build a better future for Sheffield Wednesday."

Sheffield Wednesday fan group will hope Middlesbrough boycott spreads further messages against Dejphon Chansiri

There have been several instances in the past of fanbases opting to eventually boycott league fixtures in order to get their messages across, with Wednesday set to be the latest in line.

Last season, the Owls' home encounter against Middlesbrough brought an attendance of 27,668. Yet, if the stadium was only to house a likely sold-out away allocation of those from Teesside, the club will not need to hire anywhere near as many security figures, which are all paid for by the club after they have received money from supporters.

It will be yet another indication of how Wednesday fans feel beyond apathetic at this point, with the morale only somewhat lifted by competent performances by those on the pitch and when in unison during away fixtures.

At present, many believe that the only hope of Chansiri being ousted from his position is through the newly-introduced Independent Football Regulator, although it remains to be seen when such action will take place.