Sheffield Wednesday slammed for ‘pathetic’ tennis ball protest against owner
A Sheffield Wednesday fan protest didn't quite have the impact they would've wanted – with a few tennis balls swiftly cleared by stewards.
Owls fans have grown fed up with the ownership of Dejphon Chansiri with chants and banners followed by an iconic method of disruption in the from of the fuzzy green projectiles during their Championship outing. To make matters worse, it even stalled their side's good start to the game.
However, after less than 20 balls were swiftly cleared by stewards during their 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough – other fans could be heard booing. Rivals then flocked to social media to laugh off what was supposed to be a serious show of objection to the ownership.
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A Rotherham fan posted online: "That was pathetic, wouldn’t have bothered."
A second agreed: "Wednesday fans killing the momentum of their good start to the game by throwing about 12 tennis balls onto the pitch, then being roundly booed by their own fans. What a fanbase."
A third said: "Haha what a joke. About 20 tennis balls. That will have shown him."
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A Wednesday fan hit back: "It was crap, but made a point, and Chansiri is now in no doubt. The chants helped the Wimbledon serves."
Wednesday sit 23rd in the table after two points from seven fixtures having strangely parted ways with Darren Moore after he led them to a stunning promotion via the play-offs.
Chansiri has been a figure of disapproval in recent years having taken over from Milan Mandaric in 2015, with the club being hit by a points deduction and rocked by the sale of their stadium.
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They were relegated to League One two season ago following nine years in the second tier, with fans fearing that the current stint outside the third flight will be much shorter.
The protests comes seven years after Borussia Dortmund fans caused a fixture to be paused using the same method – and a few more balls.
It also came a day after Reading fans did the same in a League One match against Bolton, organised by the group 'Sell Before We Dai' against owner Dai Yongge.
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