Joe Bonney

Music Obsessive | England, Sheffield Wednesday & Kidlington Supporter. Founder of @itwillglow

[Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard]

I’d like to report a murder.

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Posting on behalf of my wife who is convinced the Mexico S.Korea camera angle is a mistake and can't believe it isn't the main topic on Twitter rn.

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@jasflute @YesWeCrann @domhowson GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER

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@screenrotpod @jasflute

[James Rafter @jamesrafter94]

Still scars me to this day. Also remember the final when he came on against Italy and smashed every ball out of play. How he is in over a technician like Wharton, everything that is wrong with English football

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@CFCKaz6_ @SupaFletchsGuns

[Callum Castel @CallumCastel7]

The collective boo in this country when England are losing 2-0 to Ghana and the camera pans to Henderson and Madueke coming on off the bench

[Championship Terrace Talk @ChampionshpTalk]

What the Southampton spy saw watching Sheffield Wednesday train at the start of the season

#swfc

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@NotFarLeftAtAll @jasflute @SupaFletchsGuns @ChefGeoffFit

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@SamTheLaw180 @Bricky67_ @jasflute

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@jasflute @BBCSport Here we go 🥲

[Geo 🦅 @CPFC_GEO]

That small period where we all thought Arsenal were finishing second and Spurs were getting relegated 🕊️

[Jack Himself ⚒️ @jackgambardella]

Ooh look at me, I’m Brentford and I’m gonna help Spurs and ruin the whole country’s fun just so we can qualify for Europe.

Grow up.

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@DUDEwipes @SupaFletchsGuns dream combo

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@MeganNyvold @SupaFletchsGuns

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@MateQueee @jasflute

[Lea @Lea_EFC]

Jordan Henderson getting subbed on in England’s first World Cup game against Croatia 🇭🇷:

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[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

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

[SeanTHFC @sufferingspurs]

I know there are clubs who have it worse than Spurs. Sheffield Wednesday and Bury are examples. But in terms of the profile of the club and how much media exposure we are under. There is no fanbase on earth that has to endure embarrassment in the way that we do. I wouldn’t blame people for giving up entirely. There isn’t an adjective that exists to describe what we have to endure