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30. Sheffield Wednesday. SMP❤️ JGP💙

[James @JamesGPowell20]

@BBCMOTD @BBCSport Stop leaking the team!

[EFL @EFL]

The people have spoken! 🗣️

@swfc's remarkable comeback in the 2023 @SkyBet League One Play-Off Semi-Final has been voted as the greatest #EFLPlayOffs match of all time! 👏

#EFL | #EveryMinuteMatters

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

We're Wednesday..

A great line from our chairman David Storch last night at the @SWFCTrust AGM 🦉

[James @JamesGPowell20]

@Leekie1867 100% agree to with this mate

[Nick De Marco KC @nickdemarco_]

Very pleased to have assisted David Storch and his consortium in the takeover of Sheffield Wednesday FC.

Completing the transaction in time for the start of May, and enabling the Club to compete next season without a 15-point deduction, is an excellent outcome.

A great deal of work went into this, and many people contributed. In particular: David and his investors; Asher at CAA; Keir and his team at Charles Russell; the SWFC Supporters Trust; Clive Betts MP; John and the Club staff; Kris and the team at Begbies; David and his team at Wiggin; and the EFL Executive.
Sheffield Wednesday is a historic club with a remarkable fan base. It has been a privilege to play a small part in what is, I hope, the start of its return. 

I look forward to getting to a match next season!

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT AT HILLSBOROUGH 🙌

[Kris Wigfield @kr62209]

🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉 🦉

Have you heard there’s a rumour?

Have you heard there’s a buzz?

Have you heard they’re all talking?

They’re talking about us.

‘Cos we’re flying high

‘Cos we’re flying high and now you will see why

🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉

https://t.co/3QyLXVLINw

[Alex Miller @AlexJPMiller]

🚨Understand the takeover of Sheffield Wednesday by US consortium Arise is done. Paperwork finalised this afternoon.

Official announcements expected on what will be a memorable day at Hillsborough tomorrow.

Story and details👇

https://t.co/gKeKaLRymq

#SWFC🦉

[James @JamesGPowell20]

@HellzBellz68 I think the same too

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

The man who wants to rescue Sheffield Wednesday, American businessman David Storch, says he has been “informed that a 15-point penalty is set to be imposed at the start of next season” in League One. The outgoing owner Dejphon Chansiri should hang his head in shame at the damage he has inflicted on Sheffield Wednesday. He can’t have a conscience. Otherwise he’d accept a compromise on bid price. 

The EFL should have been tougher with Chansiri quicker. The FA should remember it is supposed to be custodians of the game and protect clubs. The importance of an Independent Football Regulator, much delayed by vested interests, is highlighted again by events at Wednesday. 

At the moment, the people being punished at Wednesday are fans, players, staff and the man who wants to save them. Shameful situation engulfing a historic club which could have been avoided with stronger leadership by the authorities. And Chansiri locating some principles. #SWFC

[Grant Roberts @GrantR_1867]

The EFL has sanctioned Sheffield Wednesday consistently since 2018.

Over that period, the club has been hit with multiple transfer embargoes spanning nearly a decade. By October 2025, Wednesday were under six simultaneous embargoes — the most any club has ever faced.

On top of that, the club has suffered repeated points deductions. A -12 deduction in 2020/21 severely damaged recruitment and momentum going into that season. Although it was later reduced to -6 on appeal, the damage had already been done — those points ultimately proved the difference between survival and relegation to League One.

In 2025, the situation worsened further. The club received:
•-12 points for entering administration, after the former owner failed to meet basic financial obligations such as paying wages and bills on time
•A further -6 point deduction, again due to the owner’s failure to uphold his responsibilities

This is not a case of a club gaining an unfair advantage — quite the opposite. The club has been placed at a significant competitive disadvantage for years due to sustained mismanagement.

Sheffield Wednesday has endured one of the most damaging ownership periods a club of its size is likely to experience. The former owner’s approach has not only harmed the club financially but also created a toxic environment for staff and supporters alike.

And yet, despite this, there is now an expectation that the same owner should be repaid — while the club continues to face further punishment.

How can that be justified?

The new ownership group should not be penalised for the failures of the previous regime. They should be given the opportunity to restore stability to a club that has lacked it for nearly 26 years.

Imposing further sanctions — such as another -15 point deduction, spending caps, business plan restrictions, and transfer limitations — would only deepen the damage. It risks condemning the club to yet another relegation and prolonging the cycle of instability.

At some point, there has to be recognition that continued punishment is no longer corrective — it is excessive.

The club, its staff, and its supporters deserve the chance to move forward.

#FairDealForWednesday

@storchyowl

[James @JamesGPowell20]

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[Lee Harris @LeeHarris]

Just had my council tax bill through and it's gone up *considerably*.

Also had to pay extra for my green waste, again.

It immediately reminded me of this masterpiece.

[James @JamesGPowell20]

@DanielH_LUFC Snap 😂

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

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[James @JamesGPowell20]

@Kburton95 It’s an NDA’s deal… what do you expect?

[James @JamesGPowell20]

@GeoffSWFC Absolutely not…. Anyone is better that DC it’s going to take a while as it’s 3 people are the front men of it, it’s a complex situation

[James @JamesGPowell20]

@owl_s74 Again 100% mate

[James @JamesGPowell20]

@Hank83416250473 100% agree

[James @JamesGPowell20]

@owl_s74 @SouthStandPies We are in safe hands…. People need to look further than Bord and look at who is funding them