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Sheffield Wednesday - Into Administration (p44)

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  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,335
    Imagine he'll be holding out for an overly inflated price for Hillsborough. Like someone we know 
    Not sure he will necessarily get away with that.
    About time a stadium was not allowed to be separated from a Club.
  • Davey
    Davey Posts: 191
    Find it strange that he put the stadium-owning company into admin too, must want a clean break, which is miles better for Wendies.  They could've had their own little Thai Roland the Rat to deal with..............and don't think I'd even wish that on this Massive club :o/
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,665
    fenaddick said:
    Glad he’s also put the stadium company into admin, just hope the administrators are sensible and sell the assets and club together 
    An administrator has to get the best deal for the people owed money by the failed businesses, so can't prioritise keeping club and stadium together. However it has to be quite likely that the two together will be of more value to a purchaser than either on its own, which with any luck will mean that the best offer for both comes from the same person.
  • CafcWest said:
    Officially announced.  Sad for any club!

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1lqmmml533o
    Long term I think it'll be good got the club - may staunch the bleeding, let a better owner come in.

    Short term the points dedution makes little difference, they were going down anyway.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,250

    The EFL can confirm that it has now received formal notice that Dejphon Chansiri, the director of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, has taken the necessary steps to appoint Administrators to both the Club and also the company which owns Hillsborough.

    Whilst this development results in the automatic deduction of 12 points in accordance with Regulations agreed by all Clubs, it also presents Sheffield Wednesday with the opportunity to move matters towards a successful sale and secure future under new ownership.

    The EFL will now engage in discussions with the Administrators in respect of the immediate actions required to enable them to achieve an early resolution, and end the ongoing uncertainty faced by Sheffield Wednesday staff, management, players, supporters and all those associated with the Club and their local community.

    The Championship League table will be updated with immediate effect.

  • fenaddick said:
    Glad he’s also put the stadium company into admin, just hope the administrators are sensible and sell the assets and club together 
    An administrator has to get the best deal for the people owed money by the failed businesses, so can't prioritise keeping club and stadium together. However it has to be quite likely that the two together will be of more value to a purchaser than either on its own, which with any luck will mean that the best offer for both comes from the same person.
    The Sports Direct Hillsborough Stadium 🏟️ 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,403
    fenaddick said:
    Glad he’s also put the stadium company into admin, just hope the administrators are sensible and sell the assets and club together 
    An administrator has to get the best deal for the people owed money by the failed businesses, so can't prioritise keeping club and stadium together. However it has to be quite likely that the two together will be of more value to a purchaser than either on its own, which with any luck will mean that the best offer for both comes from the same person.
    The Sports Direct Hillsborough Stadium 🏟️ 
    Seems likely to me
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,413
    No sympathy from me. 
    Should have gone down instead of us a few years ago. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,403
    edited October 24
    The Chansiri seats are being removed already. A cosmetic change but a good one
  • Masterbrew
    Masterbrew Posts: 266
    I thought that if a team was relegated on results only, rather than because of a points deduction, the deduction was carried forward into the following season. That could mean them starting the 2026-2027 season in League 1 on -12 points.

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,279
    Katrien CEO at both clubs.
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 2,989
    fenaddick said:
    Glad he’s also put the stadium company into admin, just hope the administrators are sensible and sell the assets and club together 
    If they aren’t I won’t be surprised if there will be government intervention on that. 
    it is up to the administrators to get the best value for the creditors, I believe that is a legal requirement.
    So if they get more money for selling the ground separate from the football club then they must do so, or leave them selves open to being sued. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,403
    I thought that if a team was relegated on results only, rather than because of a points deduction, the deduction was carried forward into the following season. That could mean them starting the 2026-2027 season in League 1 on -12 points.
    No it’s an immediate points deduction 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,960
    I thought that if a team was relegated on results only, rather than because of a points deduction, the deduction was carried forward into the following season. That could mean them starting the 2026-2027 season in League 1 on -12 points.
    At this stage it's unlikely but entirely possible they could have stayed up. 

    It's not like a stranded team taking administration in April.
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,584
    Mike Ashley will probably be interested in the stadium like with Coventry's.
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,709
    Shame - I was looking forward to putting a few quid into Chansiri's pocket in April to thank him for their relegation
  • Valleysarr
    Valleysarr Posts: 1,103
    lol lol lol 
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,880
    I certainly can't see them surviving now.

    Would be remarkable if they did.

    Give it 2/3 years and they'll be back up again. Fairly certain someone wealthy enough will buy them and turn things around.

    A few Americans might have a punt.

    Genuinely gutted for them. I can't say I gave much of a shit about their demise last week.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,065
    msomerton said:
    fenaddick said:
    Glad he’s also put the stadium company into admin, just hope the administrators are sensible and sell the assets and club together 
    If they aren’t I won’t be surprised if there will be government intervention on that. 
    it is up to the administrators to get the best value for the creditors, I believe that is a legal requirement.
    So if they get more money for selling the ground separate from the football club then they must do so, or leave them selves open to being sued. 
    There’s still a £7.4m charge, secured over the stadium, in favour of New Avenue Projects Limited, unless Chansiri managed to pay it (or roll it forward) when it was due on September 30th. I suspect that he’s been forced to include the Stadium Company in the Administration as the only way to raise enough to at least cover that, HMRC and any football debts. That in turn means that any other creditors will almost certainly be very limited in what they get. When I used to look after the Professionals sector in work, the average return on an administration was about 6p in the £.

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  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,065
    edited October 24
    cabbles said:
    Katrien CEO at both clubs.
    Yes, and - she’s a very successful businesswoman, which is what attracted me to her in the first instance 
    People dragging her name up must be very hard for you @cobbles…don’t pay any attention mate 😉
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,279
    TelMc32 said:
    msomerton said:
    fenaddick said:
    Glad he’s also put the stadium company into admin, just hope the administrators are sensible and sell the assets and club together 
    If they aren’t I won’t be surprised if there will be government intervention on that. 
    it is up to the administrators to get the best value for the creditors, I believe that is a legal requirement.
    So if they get more money for selling the ground separate from the football club then they must do so, or leave them selves open to being sued. 
    There’s still a £7.4m charge, secured over the stadium, in favour of New Avenue Projects Limited, unless Chansiri managed to pay it (or roll it forward) when it was due on September 30th. I suspect that he’s been forced to include the Stadium Company in the Administration as the only way to raise enough to at least cover that, HMRC and any football debts. That in turn means that any other creditors will almost certainly be very limited in what they get. When I used to look after the Professionals sector in work, the average return on an administration was about 6p in the £.
    And in this case football debts, ie transfer fees and player wages get priority,  after HMRC, so even less for local caterers, printers, etc.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,065
    TelMc32 said:
    msomerton said:
    fenaddick said:
    Glad he’s also put the stadium company into admin, just hope the administrators are sensible and sell the assets and club together 
    If they aren’t I won’t be surprised if there will be government intervention on that. 
    it is up to the administrators to get the best value for the creditors, I believe that is a legal requirement.
    So if they get more money for selling the ground separate from the football club then they must do so, or leave them selves open to being sued. 
    There’s still a £7.4m charge, secured over the stadium, in favour of New Avenue Projects Limited, unless Chansiri managed to pay it (or roll it forward) when it was due on September 30th. I suspect that he’s been forced to include the Stadium Company in the Administration as the only way to raise enough to at least cover that, HMRC and any football debts. That in turn means that any other creditors will almost certainly be very limited in what they get. When I used to look after the Professionals sector in work, the average return on an administration was about 6p in the £.
    And in this case football debts, ie transfer fees and player wages get priority,  after HMRC, so even less for local caterers, printers, etc.
    Yes. That’s what I was alluding to. The 6p was in usual corporate circumstances but football clubs, as ever, have their own rules in terms of who gets paid. Some local businesses may be lucky to get 1-2p in the £. 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,119
    Admin again ole ole
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,725
    So what happens to the 6 transfer embargoes already in place  ?   Do they get wiped clean once a new owner takes over ?  If so, what's stopping a new owner paying peanuts for the club then spending millions on new players in January ?

    Isnt that what Southampton did about 10/12 years ago ? 
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,432
    Worth sniping any players in January?
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,387
    edited October 24
    fenaddick said:
    Ultimately would be a good thing, they'd finally get the points deduction but more importantly someone can step in and stop the club going under
    Who will pay for Barry Bananas hair transplants now?
    I think Dole sell bananas which seems rather appropriate
  • TelMc32 said:
    msomerton said:
    fenaddick said:
    Glad he’s also put the stadium company into admin, just hope the administrators are sensible and sell the assets and club together 
    If they aren’t I won’t be surprised if there will be government intervention on that. 
    it is up to the administrators to get the best value for the creditors, I believe that is a legal requirement.
    So if they get more money for selling the ground separate from the football club then they must do so, or leave them selves open to being sued. 
    There’s still a £7.4m charge, secured over the stadium, in favour of New Avenue Projects Limited, unless Chansiri managed to pay it (or roll it forward) when it was due on September 30th. I suspect that he’s been forced to include the Stadium Company in the Administration as the only way to raise enough to at least cover that, HMRC and any football debts. That in turn means that any other creditors will almost certainly be very limited in what they get. When I used to look after the Professionals sector in work, the average return on an administration was about 6p in the £.
    Yes from what i've read they were calling in the loan........which he obviously couldn't repay. So a combination of that and the HMRC bill has forced Chansiri to put both the club and the stadium company into administration. Which is effectively great news for Wednesday as now a buyer will be getting both.
  • So what happens to the 6 transfer embargoes already in place  ?   Do they get wiped clean once a new owner takes over ?  If so, what's stopping a new owner paying peanuts for the club then spending millions on new players in January ?

    Isnt that what Southampton did about 10/12 years ago ? 
    They are currently under 5 embargoes and 1 fee restriction. The embargoes, that prevent them from adding to their player costs, get lifted  once the breach has been rectified. The fee restriction doesn’t get removed - they can’t pay a fee for a player until the summer 2028 window, but they can pay free agents any salary they want, assuming the embargoes are lifted. 

    They can appeal the fee restriction.