Barry Bannan, the captain of Sheffield Wednesday, says that it’s been “a great relief” to see the club go into administration. The Owls were handed over to the insolvency firm Begbies Traynor last Friday. This ended the controversial and troubled ownership of Dejphon Chensiri.
Bannan told Sky Sports: “I’m feeling a big sigh right now.” The way things were going, it was getting difficult.”We didn’t see anything positive around the club month by month, so the news last week was a fresh start for the club.The financial troubles of Wednesday, under the Thai businessman Chansiri who purchased the club in 2015 reached a crisis point during the summer when the English embargoed the club. Football Players and staff are not paid on time and there is a tax debt.
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Rob Dorsett, Sky Sports News, discusses the current ownership status of Sheffield Wednesday with the EFL as well as the club hopeful for a deal.
A 12-point deduction was made due to administrative error, leaving the Owls 16 points short of safety, despite being already at the bottom.
The club’s fans and the club itself are now filled with optimism as the search for a new owner has begun.
The EFL, as well as the Owls administrator, are both hopeful that the club will be sold soon to new owners. ‘Four or five’ serious buyers have already expressed interest in buying Hillsborough.Bannan added, “The way things have gone in the last few months and at the turn to the summer I think it’s exactly what the club is looking for.”Don’t forget, it’s tough. This summer has been the most difficult, because you are not on the training field, but you’re in vacation and you get asked many questions for which you have no answers.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship between Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford United
“As captain of the team, you have to do things like that. That was the hardest thing.The hardest part was pre-season, when we returned, because we had no pitches. They were still being finished.”Owls supporters have boycotted recent games to try to hasten Chansiri’s departure, but a crowd 27,261 returned last Saturday to Hillsborough to watch the defeat of Oxford. Bannan, eighth in the club’s all-time list, demonstrated his commitment to the struggling club by signing a contract extension in August. Staff as well.”At the stadium and on the training field, they have all worked together, done their job brilliantly and with professionalism. “There’s a better time ahead.”
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