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[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

[G @ohfigs]

@MartinSLewis absolute nightmare for those of us who live in rural areas and run oil boilers right now. No govt protection or intervention. Is there anything we can do to mitigate price rises? Crazy immediate increases.

[Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews]

This makes me want to pay for my TV license twice.

[G @ohfigs]

@adampollock If he was well tailored, there would be people screaming into the void about his attire and asking where he got the money or why is he spending on tailored suits etc etc.
Public figures just can't win.

[G @ohfigs]

@cnnbrk The end of America and the American dream.

[LBC @LBC]

- In the year to March, 96% of migrants to the UK were legal
- 4% were illegal
- 47% of people in a YouGov poll say there's more illegal than legal migration

'We are a gaslit nation' declares James O'Brien, as the 'sons and daughters of Brexit are fed a diet of misinformation'.

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

Incredibly relevant to the times we live in

[G @ohfigs]

@MartinSLewis I lost my eye to contact lenses. The notable thing was, during the horrible journey seeing multiple consultants etc, not one of them wore contact lenses. Only glasses.
Not only do they put you at risk, they knacker the tear film long term. Dont do it.

[G @ohfigs]

@NoContextBrits Farage

[G @ohfigs]

I'm afraid I'm not comfortable using, and therefore supporting, a platform owned by a fascist / actual Nazi.
When they show you who they are, believe them.

[G @ohfigs]

Jesus wept, America 🤦‍♀️

[G @ohfigs]

@BrewDog @RagingKileak

[Stop School Cuts @SchoolCuts]

⚠️ Rachel Reeves has to power to change this graph.

📉 The UK spends 3.9% of national income on education. The average in OECD countries is 5%.

📈 Ask the Chancellor to restore school funding to levels left by the previous Labour Government: https://t.co/cfh9NKVarm

[Big Boss Battle (B3) @BigBossBattleUK]

"I don’t really play skirmish games very often, mainly because of the investment in building miniatures, painting them, etc — but Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars solves almost all of these problems"

@RagingKileak reviewed this tabletop game by @FreeLeaguePub: https://t.co/qMN5mQJPH9

[Brendan Cox @MrBrendanCox]

The scenes in Rotherham aren’t a protest, they aren’t even a far right riot, they are an ongoing attempt to murder the men, women & children inside by burning them alive.

The stench of these days will hang around those who incited and justified it for the rest of their lives.

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

There's no intellectual debate to be had about what's happening. It's not about immigration, or integration, or Islam. It's about a bunch of violent thugs blaming Muslims for a terrible crime, being instantly disproved, and then continuing with their bullshit anyway.

[G @ohfigs]

@IanDunt Exactly this.

[G @ohfigs]

@IanDunt Get the gin

[Gordon Brown @GordonBrown]

As the Tories pander to the prejudices and hard-right agenda of Nigel Farage and his supporters, it’s become clear that what’s at stake in this election is nothing less than what it means to be British.

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[The Labour Party @UKLabour]

Don’t forget.