Newsome in despair over Owls demise

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FORMER Sheffield Wednesday defender Jon Newsome fears the club are sleepwalking towards oblivion under controversial owner Dejphon Chansiri.

The Owls were relegated from the Premier League in 2000 and are fighting to avoid falling into League One for the third time since their top-flight demise.

Darren Moore (below) recently took over as manager of the fallen Yorkshire giants but his first two games ended in defeat and pressure is mounting ahead of today’s visit of leaders Norwich.

Newsome (bottom), who played for the club in two spells, said: “It’s been a multitude of mismanagement for a long time now.

“When I came back to the club in 1996, it felt like a club in the ascendancy but mistakes were made by signing players and breaking the wage structure.

“When Dejphon Chansiri came in with his bundles of cash, Wednesday appeared an attractive proposition.

“Unfortunately, I just feel Chansiri has been illadvised because there has been millions of pounds wasted under his watch.

“There just doesn’t seem to be any long-term plan or strategy in place.”

Wednesday currently lie second bottom with just 12 games remaining.

There has been speculation that Chansiri (middle) could sell the club and Newsome added: “Among the fanbase, I think the tide turned against Chansiri a long time ago.

“I think his heart was initially in the right place. His dream was to return a football institution to the Premier League and he’s put money in.

“But I feel it’s not been spent wisely. If Wednesday do go down, I fear for them.”