Rhys Evans

Northerner 🦉

[Rhys Evans @snavesyhr]

@OwlsExtra @Owlstalk Quite a lot like a (hopefully) better quality version of this one, even had the old badge on it.

[Rhys Evans @snavesyhr]

@VitalWednesday @TWFootball1867 Do pay and play deals happen much? Is that just low basic, high appearance fee?

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@VitalWednesday Rather get Cooper back

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@WTIDPOD You mean, "Honolulu Wednesday, where d'you get kids size.."

[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

[Rhys Evans @snavesyhr]

@YesWeCrann I'd focus on finding gaviscon

[Rhys Evans @snavesyhr]

@WTIDPOD Have a lot of time for Inglesson, but he's not a 73 for pace

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@robstaton Guessing signing anyone else is unlikely for as long as this is the case

[Rhys Evans @snavesyhr]

@WTIDPOD Can't give what they don't have. Shocking

[Rhys Evans @snavesyhr]

@WTIDPOD Too scared of being ripped off. Lacks business sense

[Rhys Evans @snavesyhr]

@WTIDPOD Competing for players when we have consistent problems paying their wages seems more of an issue

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@WTIDPOD Emerson Thome

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@WTIDPOD Ava-lance key

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@Leadmill What time are Reelin in the Dan on stage tomorrow?

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@WTIDPOD Ghostly Sedloski, Emerson Tomb

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@NoTippyTappyPod @TransferChanger @Natalie_Pike_ How good does he think Bailey Cadamateri could be?

[North Yorkshire Millwall Owls @NorthYorksOwls]

Just Pep taking about #SWFC

[Rhys Evans @snavesyhr]

@Foundrysu @Englishteac_her Any set times for tonight?

[Rhys Evans @snavesyhr]

@AlexMiller91 Do you know why they wouldn't mutually terminate and let him negotiate his wage with the next club?

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