Alex Miller: Scenes outside Griffin Park served as more evidence that the culture within Sheffield Wednesday is at fault for woes

It’s been brought into the public gaze by Owls boss Garry Monk in his assessment of the fact that the one he inherited at the club is far from right.

His last engagement with the media before the suspension of football came after their 5-0 humbling at Brentford and it was a theme he revisited with all the passion of a man absolutely clear in his opinion of an outfit broken at its core.

Whether he is given the time to attempt to fix it, he conceded, is irrelevant. Whoever is placed in charge of first-team matters will encounter the same struggle.

“There is a culture here that will, never, ever be successful,” he said.

“There’s not enough desire, determination or strength of character. If you want to be successful there has to be a determination and a fight that is lit underneath you.

“It’s not just from the whole group but from individually and within. As I’ve said many times there’s not enough of that.”

It’s a side of football we outside a club are perhaps unable to fully consider. Save for body language and performance on a matchday, the attitude of players day-to-day and within the security of changing room walls is one locked out of sight.

The Star understands that Monk and a handful of players took the time to speak to angry fans outside Griffin Park after that Brentford thrashing. Those present were understanding of the Owls boss’ passionate assessment of the problems Wednesday have, with senior men backing up the manager’s claims.

Some of their colleagues, the players confided, were not pulling in the right direction.

The ongoing suspension of football activity has seen these pages search for new ways to deliver football coverage and have published interviews with a number of former players.

They’ve touched on dressing room culture in times both good and bad. Desire, each one has said, is the central secret to success in the sport we all miss so dearly.

Football feels a long way away right now, but when it returns, Sheffield Wednesday need to change.