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Sheffield Wednesday fans respond as fan forum moved from Hillsborough

Jos Luhukay, Manager of Sheffield Wednesday looks on prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Bristol City and Sheffield Wednesday at Ashton...
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The event, set to take place on 20 December, has been switched from the Owls’ stadium to Sheffield’s Octagon Centre “due to unprecedented demand”.

19th October 2018, Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England; EFL Championship football, Sheffield Wednesday versus Middlesbrough; Sheffield Wednesday manager Jos Luhukay takes his seat for...

Things aren’t going too well at Sheffield Wednesday right now.

Manager Jos Luhukay has found himself under intense criticism in recent weeks following a run of just one victory in nine Championship matches.

The Owls’ barren run has seen them slip from sixth in the table to 17th, and some sections of the fanbase turned on the Dutchman during Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Rotherham United.

According to The Star, a significant number of fans were chanting ‘we want Jos out’ and ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ in the second half of the game at Hillsborough.

The Yorkshire Evening Post has since claimed that the club’s board is giving the 55-year-old one more game to save his job – the trip to Swansea City.

With large sections of the fanbase so disgruntled, the chance to speak to the board and staff at a fan forum could be an interesting – and cathartic – prospect for some people.

Sheffield Wednesday fans during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday at Bramall Lane on January 12, 2018 in Sheffield, England.

Indeed, Wednesday’s official website has announced that the event, scheduled for Thursday 20 December, is to move from Hillsborough to the Octagon Centre in Sheffield.

Following the announcement, some Owls fans took to Twitter and voiced their opinions on the change of venue:

Others, meanwhile, let the GIFs speak for themselves: