David Perkin

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

⏸️ At the midway point in the second 70..

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

34' Chance! The ball fell to Grainger in a crowded 18-yard box and the young forward's strike went just wide of the far post

🦉0-1🔴

[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

[The 44 ⚽️ @The_Forty_Four]

🤯 look how empty Hillsborough is tonight…

Well done to Sheffield Wednesday fans boycotting that clown! #SWFC

[72cast @weare72cast]

You’d be forgiven for thinking that this picture was taken during lockdown. 📷

It was taken at Hillsborough this evening. Sheffield Wednesday fans are boycotting their Carabao Cup tie against Leeds. 🏆

The message is clear. #SWFC is for sale. Enough is enough. Chansiri out! 👊

[Rob Staton @robstaton]

Sheffield Wednesday called an engagement panel meeting this week. It appears all of the groups have pulled out after a request that the meeting be chaired by an independent third party from the FSA was turned down #SWFC

[The 44 ⚽️ @The_Forty_Four]

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY YOUNGSTER GUI SIQUEIRA HAS JUST SCORED A SCREAMER 🤯🇧🇷 #SWFC https://t.co/m2vlwgKj1A

[Second Tier podcast @secondtierpod]

The cost of the Sheffield Wednesday starting XI: £1 million

The cost of the Leicester starting XI: £115 million

Sheffield Wednesday fans should be proud of the team 👏👏

[Proper Football @ProperFootball8]

The empty Sheffield Wednesday away end as they take on Leicester City this afternoon. Fans will enter 5 minutes in to game. They also have a banner reading "SWFC For sale, enough is enough"

An aeroplane is flying overhead as well reading
"Dejphon Chansiri out"

There are also many signs on display like the one in the below photo.

A rotten time for their fans at the moment.

Lets hope the owner does the right thing, sell up and give the fans and club some hope!!

#swfc #Sheffield #sheffieldwednesday #Wednesday #owls #Leicester #LeicesterCity #LCFC #EFL #championship

[Dom Howson @domhowson]

Hit the nail on the head. #SWFC 🦉⚽️

[Joe Crann @YesWeCrann]

Another absolutely tragic case of football mismanagement.

Morecambe fans, their players, their community as a whole, deserved so much better than this. I hope some version of them can come to exist again in the future.

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Football Governance Bill achieves Royal Assent, finally becomes law. Those who tried to block, undermine and filibuster have failed. Fans finally have a friend with power to protect them, protect clubs and protect the game.

Independent Football Regulator is needed to stand up to errant and reckless club owners. There are good owners in the Premier League and EFL but there are some who cannot be trusted. Remember the European Super League. Look at events at Bury, Reading, Sheffield Wednesday, Morecambe, Blackburn Rovers and others.

Look at the issues with sustainability, greed, threat of breakaways and games abroad, threat to clubs’ heritage and the very clear financial imbalance between PL and EFL. Get the (very old) "New Deal" sorted.

Licensing system and monitoring of clubs’ finances will help. Checking whether potential owners have the funds and the right motives. And keeping checking. IFR needed as Premier League agenda-riven, EFL lacks power and FA weak.

Important that there is no “mission-creep” and the IFR’s remit expands. Focus on the main issues. What is also needed is that football unites and works with the IFR. For the good of the game. The whole game.

[George Smith @_GeorgeSmith99]

As a Sheffield Wednesday supporter, I feel as though I am living a nightmare right now. Every day the situation gets worse. Has a club ever approached a new season in a worse state on and off the pitch? The current situation is absolutely scandalous.

#SWFC

[Joe Crann @YesWeCrann]

Also, Windass and Smith join the long, long list of Sheffield Wednesday players who the club have turned down pretty hefty bids for and they’ve ended up leaving for free. Tremendous business.

[Joe Crann @YesWeCrann]

Understand that Dejphon Chansiri has accepted an offer from one of the parties interested in #SWFC – and on top of that it’s been suggested that they’re willing to hand over an advance in an attempt to help ease the club’s current financial woes.

More: https://t.co/Rw2lDo1KVD 🦉

[The EFL Zone @TheFLZone]

There are still some terrible owners in the EFL.

But Dejphon Chansiri at Sheffield Wednesday has to be top of that table.

#swfc

[Mark Saggers @marksaggers]

The last five minutes in this @EURO2024 match between Germany v Denmark shows just why VAR should be binned forever. It is ruining football.

[David Perkin @daveperkin]

@steack74 @fesshole 😂 didn’t post it but yeah I do exactly the same

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

HE’S CRAZY LIKE A FOOL 🎵

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

What an incredible end to the season!

The fight, the determination, the set backs, the comebacks, three wins on the bounce to finish the season!

WE ARE STAYING UP, WE ARE STAYING UP!