Sheffield Wednesday Supporters’ Trust responds as £37,500 Wrexham donation claim made

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Sheffield Wednesday fans were blown away by Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney’s pledge to donate profit made from shirts to the Owls’ Supporters’ Trust.

The sides played out a dramatic 2-2 draw on Saturday, as Sheffield Wednesday fired in two second half goals to grab their first point of the season and even pushed for a winner before the referee blew time on a nervy last ten minutes for the Welsh side.

The Owls’ off-field chaos surrounded the match, with fans demonstrating against controversial owner Dejphon Chansiri and Wrexham fans joining in with the ‘Black & Gold Til It’s Sold’ campaign by wearing their own gold and black shirt.

After allowing protest banners into the ground, Wrexham’s McElhenney vowed to give profits from the sale of their black and gold third kit to Wednesday’s Supporters’ Trust.

After the game, there were rumours that £37,500 had been raised for the Supporters’ Trust. However, these claims have since been dismissed.

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Sheffield Wednesday Supporters’ Trust will release accurate figure in due course

On Saturday, The Athletic reported 1,500 of the shirts were sold online and in the club shops.

As fans tried to calculate money made from that figure, rumours then emerged that Wrexham had donated £37,500 to the Sheffield Wednesday Supporters’ Trust – however this has since been corrected.

On Monday, Sheffield Wednesday fan podcast ‘The Wednesday ‘Til I Die Podcast stated the Sheffield Wednesday Supporters’ Trust had confirmed the claim of receiving £37,500 was ‘false’.

It said: “Having spoken to the Sheffield Wednesday Trust we can confirm that this claim is FALSE!

“The trust will be looking to announce an accurate figure in due course.”

The Racecourse Ground was a sea of black and gold on Saturday, and the Wrexham co-owner’s gesture will be a huge boost to Wednesday’s Supporters’ Trust’s efforts.

It is likely the £37,500 figure was reached by calculating the price of the shirt and the volume sold, but it’s important to remember McElhenney specifically promised to send the profit from the sales.

Sheffield Wednesday will continue their protest against Leeds United

Sheffield Wednesday host Premier League Leeds United in the second round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.

However, the Owls are expecting a reduced crowd at Hillsborough, as protesting fans have decided to boycott the match.

Instead, they are donating their match ticket money to the Sheffield Children’s Hospital as they vote with their feet and hit where they think they can hurt Chansiri – in his pockets.

Wednesday are looking for their second win of the season after their triumph over Bolton, while Leeds will want to bounce back from a 5-0 thrashing by Arsenal at the Emirates.