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@TheStarOwls Click bait. Terrible.

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@robstaton @SWFCTrust Unbelievable club. 💙

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@SWFCTrust @swfc Done. ✔️

[11adam barraclough @badbarra]

@WTIDPOD Very impressive

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@WTIDPOD Love BB but it’s about affordability if it’s 20k a week it’s too much. And length of contract. Can’t go down the same road again.

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@willgrainger08 @Owlsonline Get a deal signed. UTO

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@AlexJPMiller Well done Alex absolutely deserved. You and Joe have been brilliant through this period. Hopefully we are about to see the light.

[Wawaw @Wawaw____]

@storchyowl @domhowson @SkySportsNews @talkSPORT @ITVSport @BBCSport This needs spreading far and wide. Why are the EFL still punishing us! #FairDealForWednesday

[11adam barraclough @badbarra]

@AlexJPMiller @HoltChris @SportSJA Well deserved and best of luck.

[David Storch @storchyowl]

Back in the States now, reflecting on an unbelievable week in Sheffield…. on behalf of Michael, Tom and myself, I want to thank the wonderful city of Sheffield, the local members of the community we met, the Supporters’ Trust and the Sheffield Wednesday fans for making us feel so incredibly welcome.

We are listening to and collaborating with talented Wednesdayites across the city to ensure we deliver a best in class fan experience. Whilst we continue to work diligently to become stewards of this unique and historic club, please know that we will be doing everything we can in the interest of a “Better Wednesday” and a brighter future for everyone associated with Sheffield Wednesday.

See you soon!
David

#swfc #wawaw #uto @swfc @swfctrust

[11adam barraclough @badbarra]

@henrywinter @WTIDPOD Great piece Henry. Hope the efl takes note. Sets a worrying precedent for any potential buyer and the only person that benefits is Chansiri who could forgive the debt but won’t.

[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

[Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust @SWFCTrust]

The club is now in administration with the prospect of new ownership and a chance to rebuild.

Imposing further punitive sanctions that could effectively cause a second successive relegation would not punish those responsible.

It would punish supporters and a new ownership group trying to rescue the club.

#SWFC

[Alan Biggs @AlanBiggs1]

What neither EFL communication says, or would admit, is that this organisation is ultimately responsible for #SWFC’s demise through the weak governance that permitted the ruinous Chansiri regime. As such, they have a moral duty to help the club recover.

[The Championship Chat Podcast @Champchatpod24]

Despite having a new preferred bidder in place, Sheffield Wednesday face the prospect of starting next season on -15 AND working under the restriction of a £7,000-a-week wage cap, with a maximum total wage spend of £7million. 😳

The Owls, who are already relegated, have already had 18 points deducted this season and have been unable to spend anything on new signings. 😔

The prospect of relegation to League Two next season now feels very realistic. 📉

Enough is enough, surely? 🤨

#SWFC

[11adam barraclough @badbarra]

@robstaton Get them taken to court. Needs challenging

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@YesWeCrann There might be a compromise where the money has to be spent on making the ground safe / academy infrastructure rather than players. Hate to say it but there might also be some roll over deal with chansiri rolling part of his money - hopefully by way of loan with no voting right

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@AlanBiggs1 How about the agreement between BT and the consortium states they aren’t to be named until the EFL checks are done and they are respecting that ?

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@SouthStandPies Have to agree.

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@AlexJPMiller I’d like to know what the actual amount is required to settle the creditors at 25%. Seen various estimates