It is a few minutes into Sheffield Wednesday’s Championship season and there are only a handful of their own people there to see it. In their place, a large banner has been placed across the seats. It reads: “SWFC for sale – enough is enough”. It is hard to think of a more appropriate three-word phrase that is printable here.

The protests have been deliberately organised by the Sheffield Wednesday Supporters’ Trust to be obvious on a day when Sky Sports is in town. Empty seats and messages pulled across the sky by a plane are their weapons. Nothing is futile.

After five minutes, fans begin to stream in and are given a huge, noisy standing ovation by Leicester City supporters who understand the seriousness of the cause. You don’t get many moments like these in football – and it would be f

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