Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest football clubs in the world, their famous name woven into the tapestry of the game. Formed in 1867, elected to the Football League in 1892, founder members of the Premier League, four times champions of England, three times winners of the FA Cup, and the League Cup once. Such honours may be far back in history but Wednesday remain a powerful force in many lives, in families, communities, in Sheffield and beyond.
It would be devastating to Wednesday supporters and deeply damaging to the reputation of English football if Wednesday lost their membership of the EFL because of the behaviour of an owner in Dejphon Chansiri who passed initial EFL ownership tests, was welcomed (let’s not forget), but turned out to be shamelessly irresponsible. Wednesday fans fear the club's existence might be at risk if the EFL imposes further punishments and restrictions that deter potential buyers.
Stronger oversight of owners is clearly required and the EFL and PL did tighten their rules in 2023. The new Independent Football Regulator will introduce a proper licensing system for clubs and better oversight of owners. Unfortunately, the IFR did not come into force early enough to prevent Wednesday's downward slide under Chansiri.
Wednesday are currently in administration and threatened with further EFL sanctions – a 15-point deduction for next season. This season's 18-point deduction all but guaranteed relegation from the Championship (confirmed on Feb 22). The League applies sanctions as punishment for debts and also as a deterrent to other clubs/owners.
The EFL emphasises it is working with all parties to “try and find a solution that can see Sheffield Wednesday continue as a member of the League....but ultimately we have to also apply the terms of the League’s insolvency policy…which seeks to balance the interests, not only of Sheffield Wednesday, but also of the other 71 clubs”.
Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust, fighting hard for their club’s survival, has now released a copy of the EFL’s insolvency policy and argues that it gives the League, in the Trust’s words, “absolute discretion when determining how to deal with clubs experiencing an insolvency event”.
The Trust argues that “…further punitive sanctions risk undermining the very factors the EFL states it must consider - including the effect on supporters, the impact on the local community and the wider credibility of the league itself.
“Sheffield Wednesday supporters are not seeking advantage over other clubs. It is entirely right that all EFL clubs should be treated fairly and consistently. That principle must include Sheffield Wednesday that has already suffered enormously during a decade in which the EFL’s own regulatory oversight failed to prevent the damage that unfolded.
“We urge the EFL to apply its own guidance responsibly and ensure that the focus now is on allowing the club to recover, stabilise and move forward under new ownership. Sheffield Wednesday supporters have suffered enough.” #SWFC #EFL @SWFCTrust
@MattTyper1 This and the hatchet job Times article on the admin team. Someone is unhappy not being preferred bidder and is doing a lot to go out their way to spoil the winning bid. Is it in self interest or the best interest of Sheffield Wednesday?
As events unfold in Iran the courage of the people is staggering. It’s basically a civil war and the people are winning. Yet very little is covered in the mainstream press. And if anything is covered the chosen narrative is reflected from the position of the Islamic regime.
If the regime falls in the next few days it would possibly be the most massive international news short of earth making contact with aliens, and the global impact arguably more seismic than Russia/Ukraine and Venezuela combined.
So it needs to be said emphatically: these protests are not “Israeli-led”. Of course Israel opposes the regime in Iran. How could it not when the constitution of the IRGC is “to destroy Israel and kill all Jews everywhere”.
But this is not a binary choice. You can support Palestinian rights AND OPPOSE the regime in Iran. The bottom line is if you support a regime that murders its own people in broad daylight, kills, maims and shoots women in eyes, you have a problem with your moral clarity.
Thank you for your attention on this matter.
#IranProtests2026
@Spendogg5@Danfudge Absolute banger that one. Love really hurts without you doesn't have the same treadmill PB inspiring crescendo but is his best work 😂
@YesWeCrann We've been crying out for this for years. Our stats for goals conceded from crosses is really poor and some gold old fashioned on the line defending is the tonic. Weaver is taking the opportunity presented to him from dire circumstances
@GrantR_1867 You're trying to reason with/understand/rationalise a megalomaniac narcissist with a god complex. None of us know where he's going with this and why. Maybe when Att follows Textor we get excited?
- He's threatened to turn Hillsborough into a block of flats
- He's tried to raise money by asking associates to sell 500kg of African gold & invest in blockchain idea
- He's had bust-ups & paid staff late
Welcome to Dejphon Chansiri's Sheffied Wednesday
https://t.co/jHz8fmfDIT
@robstaton We are crying out for a big, ugly centre half that commands and marshalls the box. Sorts out who is marking who and isn't afraid at throwing his looks into the action. Old school approach to sort out the set piece issue