Nicholas SWFC

SWFC fanatic.

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

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[Nicholas SWFC @nicholas_swfc]

@OwlsExtra With the appointment of a new digital person, do you think we'll have our own TV channel? Ifollow is 🐕‍🦺💩.

[Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust @SWFCTrust]

🚨🦉 Important Announcement🦉🚨

A new friend of Sheffield Wednesday and the Supporters Trust, who prefers to remain anonymous, has been incredibly impressed by the outpouring of support for the effort to raise money for this important cause and has made an incredibly generous pledge to match every gift, up to £35,000 raised by supporters towards this effort.

We’re currently on £27,910, meaning we need to raise the final £7,090 to unlock the full £35,000 contribution.

If we do, a £35,000 supporter-led campaign becomes a £70,000 investment in Sheffield Wednesday supporters and young people across our community.

That means more season tickets, more match tickets, more mascot experiences, more shirts, and the chance to reach even more children who dream of being part of Sheffield Wednesday but may never otherwise get the opportunity. It means creating memories with parents, grandparents and friends that will last a lifetime, helping young people feel connected to their club, their city and their community. The donor has recognised just how important family and community are in Sheffield, and wants to help open the door for the next generation of Wednesdayites.

The donor recognised something we’ve all seen: when Wednesdayites are given the chance to help one another, they step forward. In discussing the donation, they impressed upon us a simple message:

“We’re All Wednesday Aren’t We?”

That spirit is exactly what Sheffield Wednesday is about.

This fanbase has already achieved something remarkable.

Now we have the opportunity to turn £35,000 into £70,000.

https://t.co/82PfX7VMDL

💙 #SWFC

[David Storch @storchyowl]

Wanted to take some time to reflect on a day I’ve been dreaming of for months.

Saturday was perfect. Will never be able to express how grateful I am for the warm welcome the @SWFC fans gave my family and me. The sun shone down on our wonderful club on Saturday.

It was the experience of a lifetime to enjoy the moment with you all…. To share our new crest designed by the incredible local agency Peter and Paul…. To share the news that after an incredible collaborative effort between my team, the @EFL and BTG we will start next season on zero points!…. To introduce you to our incredible new CEO, David Bruce…. And to witness over 30,000 of my newest friends singing for 99 minutes straight as our Owls closed out such a difficult season with a win.

I’d like to further highlight how grateful I am to the @EFL for their diligence and approach in working with us to ratify all issues and achieve our target of closing by 1 May.

It takes a village; but without the commitment and tenacity of Asher Simons, Clive Betts MP and James Silverwood in particular, we would not be where we are today.

It’s been an extremely emotional 48 hours for me after a long process, but now the focus is already completely on action. We are proceeding ahead immediately on all fronts and we will update you, the fans, as we go.

You are the reason Michael and I are here, the reason we have fallen in love with this city and this club. We will do everything in our power to ensure we don’t let you down.

David

#wawaw #uto #swfc

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

One of our own 🦉

[EFL Communications @EFL_Comms]

EFL Statement: Sheffield Wednesday under new ownership

📘 https://t.co/fLmubzKnqk

#EFL

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

Big day tomorrow... 🥂

[Matt Johnson @MattJohno1989]

The weekend is for all connected to #swfc. Those wronged or hurt by the previous regime. For the fans, the staff, the businesses, the current and ex players, managers and coaches. From one 🦉 to another I would just like to say thanks to the #swfc community. We all saved our club

[David Storch @storchyowl]

On my way up to Sheffield ... the only place I'd rather be than Honolulu. @MayorRickHNL we should do it together sometime #WAWAW #honoluluwednesday #swfc

[Alex Miller @AlexJPMiller]

Unconfirmed reports coming from the away end that Wednesday are massive everywhere they go. More when we have it.

#SWFC🦉

[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

[Championship Terrace Talk @ChampionshpTalk]

Today Coventry will seal promotion (and the title) no doubt when they beat Sheffield Wednesday. 🆙

Coventry back in the Premier League! 👑

Expect major fist pumping at around 2:30pm - and deservedly so. What a job Frank Lampard has done!

#pusb

[Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust @SWFCTrust]

🔵 ⚪️ Great pricing for our final home fixture against West Brom, @swfc 👏🏻

Through all the frustration, the uncertainty, and the moments when things didn’t feel as they should, one thing never changed.

The supporters.

We stood together. We carried this club when it needed us most. And that unity is something every Wednesdayite should be proud of.

Now, looking ahead, this feels like the perfect moment for one last supporter-organised demonstration of togetherness. Not in protest, but in hope. In pride. In support of the next chapter.

Let’s pack Hillsborough.
Every stand. Every seat. Every voice.

Let’s create something that reflects exactly who we are and what this club means to us.

It’s also the perfect chance for first games, for little ones to fall in love with Wednesday, and for the next generation to feel what makes this club different.

A sea of Wednesday.

Honolulu Wednesday.

Further Details to follow.

#SWFC

[Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust @SWFCTrust]

🌴Owls Vs West Brom🌴

Packed out Hillsborough- spread the word.

🔁

#SWFC

[TW Football @TWFootball1867]

Curious on what fans think.

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Should Pedersen be manager next season?

[Owls Extra @OwlsExtra]

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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

[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.

[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

[Nicholas SWFC @nicholas_swfc]

@WednesdayRetro I'm sure he had an eye, or eyelash problem. Add that in!!