Sheffield Wednesday fans have staged a demonstration outside the Thai embassy in London in protest at owner Dejphon Chansiri.<\/p>\n
Supporters are calling for the Thai businessman to sell the club amid a host of ongoing financial issues at the Championship side.<\/p>\n
Alan Burgess from the The London Owls accused Mr Chansiri of “gross mismanagement” and said the protest was his group’s “small contribution to what we hope will be a much bigger and wider-scale series of events, that will eventually get him out of our club”.<\/p>\n
Mr Chansiri has not responded to the BBC’s request for a comment.<\/p>\n
Ian Bennett, chair of the Sheffield Wednesday Supporters’ Trust, said the location for the protest was aimed at raising awareness of the issue in Thailand and among the Thai community.<\/p>\n
“The turnout is fantastic. The London lads have organised it and we brought our little contingent down,” he said.<\/p>\n
He said Mr Chansiri was “dragging the community, and everyone, down with him”.<\/p>\n
The club’s financial issues – including late payments to HM Revenue & Customs, a failure to pay transfer fees to other clubs, and delayed salary payments to staff and players – are currently subject to an English Football League (EFL) investigation.<\/p>\n
In recent weeks fans have taken part in a series of protests and boycotts in an effort to damage Mr Chansiri’s income from the club and force him to sell up.<\/p>\n