There must come a time very soon that the EFL make a decision. Should SW be allowed to start the season knowing that players aren't being paid, that they can't sign players (with some leaving because they can "hand in their notice") and that they might have to play youngsters who obviously wont be up standard. Better they don't start the season than play for 2 months & then collapse, with any points being expunged.
Also....is a points deduction the next step or has the transfer embargo made that null & void (double jeopardy).
There is zero chance the EFL don't let Sheffield Wednesday start the season. Zero.
I think it was predictable this takeover would fall through. Chansiri is at one end of it. They need to get rid of this bloke but we should all support them in their struggle even if it is just vocally. We know what it is like to have bad owners and we are all football fans and shouldn't wish that on anyone.
The funny thing about football fans is we tend to dislike people who are most like us due to the tribal nature of the game.
I wouldn’t want any club to fold ( Palace aside ) but support them in their struggle . Hell no .
I can’t forgive their scummy fans for attacking woman and children ( including my 12 years old son) when we left the ground after beating them 1-0 in 2012 .
There must come a time very soon that the EFL make a decision. Should SW be allowed to start the season knowing that players aren't being paid, that they can't sign players (with some leaving because they can "hand in their notice") and that they might have to play youngsters who obviously wont be up standard. Better they don't start the season than play for 2 months & then collapse, with any points being expunged.
Also....is a points deduction the next step or has the transfer embargo made that null & void (double jeopardy).
The EFL will probably rightly so go right to the wire to allow Wednesday time to see if a sale is going to be made, which it will. A new owner clears the debts and the embargo is lifted. The big problem for both Wednesday and The EFL is that there is now a couple of days more than three weeks until the season. Quite how a sale can be agreed, DD completed and the relevant checks all made in this timeframe is I would say extremely doubtful. Would a prospective buyer offer guarantees over finances with no 100% certainty of everything going to plan ? I can’t see it. Personally I think The EFL will stick their fingers in their ears and sing la la la in the desperate hope that it all comes together in time. Even if it doesn’t I think they’ll allow SW to start the season.
Wasn’t there a club in the last 10 years or so that had no other option of fulfilling fixtures other than using youth players so young, they had to have have matches rearranged because of youngsters welfare issues?
There must come a time very soon that the EFL make a decision. Should SW be allowed to start the season knowing that players aren't being paid, that they can't sign players (with some leaving because they can "hand in their notice") and that they might have to play youngsters who obviously wont be up standard. Better they don't start the season than play for 2 months & then collapse, with any points being expunged.
Also....is a points deduction the next step or has the transfer embargo made that null & void (double jeopardy).
6 handed in their notice. All have now been paid in full from the sale of Gassama so none can now walk away.
Wasn’t there a club in the last 10 years or so that had no other option of fulfilling fixtures other than using youth players so young, they had to have have matches rearranged because of youngsters welfare issues?
Bolton. And then once their takeover was done a lot of sides were unhappy about having to play a far stronger Bolton side than early doors against their academy.
Wasn’t there a club in the last 10 years or so that had no other option of fulfilling fixtures other than using youth players so young, they had to have have matches rearranged because of youngsters welfare issues?
Wasn’t there a club in the last 10 years or so that had no other option of fulfilling fixtures other than using youth players so young, they had to have have matches rearranged because of youngsters welfare issues?
Bolton. And then once their takeover was done a lot of sides were unhappy about having to play a far stronger Bolton side than early doors against their academy.
And that is my issue. The integrity of tte competition.
That stand holds 9k so that’s another financial hit, would assume there are STs in there too
Talk of relocating Wednesday fans who use the North Stand to be relocated to the SW upper where currently away fans are located. Might mean no away fans at games until other arrangements an be made.
That stand holds 9k so that’s another financial hit, would assume there are STs in there too
Talk of relocating Wednesday fans who use the North Stand to be relocated to the SW upper where currently away fans are located. Might mean no away fans at games until other arrangements an be made.
They are not allowed to do this, EFL rules mean a certain % of the ground has to be for away fans
I would not want to see any club be mismanaged like we have....... but the massives could be the only exception. (other than palarse and millshit) these muppets get everything they deserve. Do I want to see them fold as a club?..... Absolutely not! They deserve everything they get including relegation. I know alot of people from Yorkshire and these cnuts are a different breed. Suffering will be good for them
That stand holds 9k so that’s another financial hit, would assume there are STs in there too
Hillsborough holds about 35k, so even with that stand closed it'd still be 26k.
Given how much of a mess they are, and their hatred towards the owner, i can't imagine they've had tons of ST holders rushing to renew, so surely 26k would be enough for them?
That stand holds 9k so that’s another financial hit, would assume there are STs in there too
Hillsborough holds about 35k, so even with that stand closed it'd still be 26k.
Given how much of a mess they are, and their hatred towards the owner, i can't imagine they've had tons of ST holders rushing to renew, so surely 26k would be enough for them?
26,636 was their average last season. So they'd be selling out most weeks probably.
That stand holds 9k so that’s another financial hit, would assume there are STs in there too
Hillsborough holds about 35k, so even with that stand closed it'd still be 26k.
Given how much of a mess they are, and their hatred towards the owner, i can't imagine they've had tons of ST holders rushing to renew, so surely 26k would be enough for them?
26,636 was their average last season. So they'd be selling out most weeks probably.
That was before their plight became even worse, players weren't paid, half the team left and they were given a transfer embargo.
They'll still have decent support, but i don't think all of that will have everyone rushing to renew so i'm certain their attendances will drop.
That stand holds 9k so that’s another financial hit, would assume there are STs in there too
Talk of relocating Wednesday fans who use the North Stand to be relocated to the SW upper where currently away fans are located. Might mean no away fans at games until other arrangements an be made.
They are not allowed to do this, EFL rules mean a certain % of the ground has to be for away fans
The Police can ask for a rule dispensation if they consider segregation a safety concern.
Let's be honest if the stand is even a slight issue there's no way it'll be signed off. I can't imagine any safety advisor is going to take the risk and put their name to it, especially given the history of fan safety at Hillsborough.
More good news for Chansiri though is apparently if he relocates fans, then given the stand in question is along the side of the pitch, he will have to refund fans the difference if they're moved to a cheaper area. Not what a man with funding issues wants to hear.
This of course does beg the question, with a lot of senior players now leaving, club under a transfer embargo and part of the stadium likely to be condemned, why would anyone buy them?
Surely with relegation looking almost certain and a probable points deduction not far away, wouldn't any buyer just wait for them to go into administration?
Saw a post on Owls talk that with the players they lost this summer they:
- have lost 80% of the goals and 75% of assists from last season
- have just 11 goals and 11 assists from last season still at the club
- have just 6 players left who registered a Championship goal or assist last season
Im no mathematician, but if they’ve have 11 goals and 11 assists left from last season;
surely the percentage of the goals and the percentage of the assists left from last season would also be the same figure and not 80 and 75 as you mention?
Saw a post on Owls talk that with the players they lost this summer they:
- have lost 80% of the goals and 75% of assists from last season
- have just 11 goals and 11 assists from last season still at the club
- have just 6 players left who registered a Championship goal or assist last season
Im no mathematician, but if they’ve have 11 goals and 11 assists left from last season;
surely the percentage of the goals and the percentage of the assists left from last season would also be the same figure and not 80 and 75 as you mention?
I'd assume that a proportion of their goals didnt have an assist, eg scoring from a dodgy backpass or goalkeeping error
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The funny thing about football fans is we tend to dislike people who are most like us due to the tribal nature of the game.
Given how much of a mess they are, and their hatred towards the owner, i can't imagine they've had tons of ST holders rushing to renew, so surely 26k would be enough for them?
They'll still have decent support, but i don't think all of that will have everyone rushing to renew so i'm certain their attendances will drop.
More good news for Chansiri though is apparently if he relocates fans, then given the stand in question is along the side of the pitch, he will have to refund fans the difference if they're moved to a cheaper area. Not what a man with funding issues wants to hear.
Windass was linked to Brazil and MLS last season which was slightly weird but I'd suspect he'll have a good chunk of the champ interested in him
- have lost 80% of the goals and 75% of assists from last season
- have just 11 goals and 11 assists from last season still at the club
- have just 6 players left who registered a Championship goal or assist last season
Surely with relegation looking almost certain and a probable points deduction not far away, wouldn't any buyer just wait for them to go into administration?
surely the percentage of the goals and the percentage of the assists left from last season would also be the same figure and not 80 and 75 as you mention?