Leeds United fans created a brilliant atmosphere inside Elland Road on Monday night as the side got their Premier League campaign off to a great start against Everton. A 1-0 win gave the side confidence that they can survive in the top flight this season.
The Whites supporters are bouncing about their next game when they travel to North London to take on Arsenal in front of a packed Emirates Stadium this weekend. Leeds are expected to take a sizable contingent of away supporters to enemy territory in the coming days.
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Leeds are back in the Premier League again, and there is palpable excitement around the club this season. However, one of their Yorkshire rivals in the Championship are on the brink of a major collapse due to upheaval inside the boardroom.
Sheffield Wednesday are a stark contrast to Leeds. The Championship club are under serious financial pressure, with the club struggling to pay the players’ wages.
Their EFL Cup clash against Leeds could see a major protest from the fans.
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Wednesday have been hit with sanctions this season by the EFL for failing to pay players’ wages, which allowed several players to leave on a free transfer this summer, and manager Danny Rohl also left.
The fans are convinced that the only way forward for the club is a change in ownership, and they have been urged to stage a protest by not buying tickets for the EFL Cup clash against Leeds.
A prominent Sheffield Wednesday supporter insisted that the fans must not show up next Tuesday night and let the game go on in front of an empty Hillsborough.
“It’s a fantastic chance to protest and send a message to Chansiri, and, at the same time, you are raising money for charity. As fans, we have to starve him of money, and here we can make a collective effort to do this, and it will be embarrassing for him, and it will send out a powerful message if a Yorkshire derby against Leeds has a record low crowd, with less than 4,000 home fans”, Owls fan pundit Patrick told FLW.
“So, this is the best form of protest to stay away from games, starve him of money, and don’t buy anything in the ground for those that do go.
“As it stands, Chansiri is hanging on with the fans’ money, so ticket money, especially for those paying on the day, they need to stop doing it, as you’re enabling him.
“This protest, as it’s a cup game, no season tickets are involved, so there is no excuse for buying a ticket. You have to take a stand, and stop with the excuses, ‘it’s something to do’, ‘you can’t tell me what to do’. Do you want to say you didn’t help the club?
“I’m fed up with fans who are always slating the protestors and hostile to those organising it, who receive online abuse. It’s not a case of wanting to go and support the lads. These players hate the chairman; he is the guy who doesn’t pay them and makes their jobs really tough!
“So, yes, get involved in this protest. We have to ramp up the protest against Chansiri and realise how critical the situation is, and Sheffield Wednesday Trust have done so much good work, so get involved and let us send a really powerful message that enough is enough, and it’s time for him to leave.”
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