Sheffield Wednesday owner Chansiri ready to spend big on striker loan transfer as he U-turns on Scrouge-like pledge
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY owner Dejphon Chansiri seems eager to throw big money on a striker loan next month.
The controversial supremo reckons paying top dollar for a marksman could save rock-bottom Owls from the drop.
With the hunt now on, the Championship side may even pay around £30,000 a week for the right man.
A remarkable turnaround for Chansiri, who recently asked fans to help subsidise the club.
Last month SunSport revealed the Thai owner would not sell the club even if they were relegated back to League One.
In a shock statement in September, the 55-year-old refused to commit more money to the club.
He said: “Hello to all Sheffield Wednesday fans.
“I have thought about making this statement for some time and it is extremely difficult for me to do something that I never thought I would have to do.
“But in the end, I think it is the time to say some things that I feel I have to say before it is too late.
“First of all, I would like to thank all the fans who have supported the club so well over the past nine years or so since I came to Sheffield Wednesday.
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“There has been joy and sorrow, the joy we have shared together and in times of sorrow we have supported each other.
“Right now, we are not in a good situation in the table and I believe that supporters have every right to voice opinions, speak from the heart and say anything you wish about the football.
“That is the nature of the game, which I always respect. But I also believe there are limits to balance for the benefits of the club and all other stakeholders as a whole.”
He added: “We all love Sheffield Wednesday and I am a supporter as well as the owner who must love and care for the club more than anyone else because of the position I am in as chairman.
“I must take responsibility for everything at the club, including the financial support which is something I always do. But from now, I will not put additional money into the club.
“If you say you are the owner and I am the custodian, then show me how to be the good owner and help save your club. You want me to leave but you want me to spend money?
“If you want me to leave, then show me how to run the club and invest the money before I do that.
“You have no right to ask me to leave. I am the one who saved the club and spent the money for the club, I am the one who needs to pay around £2m on average every month.
“Some fans need to have more respect for owners of clubs and not be so selfish, thinking of their own benefit without doing anything good to the club.
“This is not acceptable and as a result I am not willing to inject more money while I am being treated unfairly by those fans.
“The club needs support from everyone during difficult times. In football, there are good times and not so good times.
“It is easy to celebrate good times but we must support each other in difficult times.”
Chansiri bought the Owls from Milan Mandaric in 2015 but has come under fire over recent months.
Fed-up supporters have launched a number of protests against the Thai businessman ever since he axed Darren Moore in June just days after securing promotion back to the Championship.
They then blasted the season ticket pricing and a huge banner at Hillsborough which read ‘Thank You Dejphon Chansiri’ was defaced and removed ahead of their game with Ipswich.