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The Irish Sun
13 hours ago
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- The Irish Sun
Former Premier League giants ‘fail to pay wages on time for second time in three months' as fans blast ‘worst run club'
FORMER Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday have failed to pay players and staff for the second time in three months, according to reports. The Owls have recently experienced chaos in the club hierarchy under owner Dejphon Chansiri, whose family control canned tuna producer Thai Union Group. 1 Sheffield Wednesday have reportedly failed to pay staff and players Credit: Getty And the Championship outfit are now at risk of a three transfer window embargo. The latest round of payments had been due to go out on Friday. However, players, coaching staff and also general club staff have been hit by a lack of wages being paid out. According to the READ MORE IN FOOTBALL A letter sent to players and staff allegedly told them they would not be receiving payment until at least Monday. If everyone at the club is not paid in full by the end of next week then a sanction from the EFL will be forthcoming as they sit on the brink of a 30-day default. That would see them banned from signing players. The letter sent to club staff says: "We anticipate outstanding payments will be made in full during the course of this Monday and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused. Most read in Football "We understand that such delays create financial pressure and want to reassure our staff that the club is here to support you and ensure that no one suffers any financial hardship… "If you are facing any immediate financial difficulties as a result of this delay, please don't hesitate to contact your Line Manager or Department Head, who will aid the access of emergency funding we have in place." Former Championship club win promotion to National League as fans go wild after nightmare decade When the same issue occurred in March, payment was eventually made on April 7. The club is in the situation it is in due to debts owed to the owner, who has been at the club for a decade. Reacting to the news on social media, fans blasted the club as the "worst run club in football league". The team's Supporters Trust was also fuming in a statement, which read: "We are once again appalled to hear reports that employees of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, have reportedly not been paid again. "If these reports are accurate, this is simply unacceptable. We demand that the club immediately provides a clear and transparent explanation of the situation. "Silence and ambiguity are no longer tolerable. "We reiterate our firm belief that Dejphon Chansiri must sell the club without further delay. "His continued ownership is proving catastrophic for Sheffield Wednesday and everyone connected with it." Protests against Chansiri have gathered pace in the last year as he seeks to sell the club. A second bid to buy the club was reportedly made by an American consortium recently. Wednesday finished 12th in the second tier this season under manager Danny Rohl. Despite being a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, they last appeared in the top flight in 2000.
Scottish Sun
13 hours ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Former Premier League giants ‘fail to pay wages on time for second time in three months' as fans blast ‘worst run club'
Scroll down to see the letter sent to club staff Chaos club Former Premier League giants 'fail to pay wages on time for second time in three months' as fans blast 'worst run club' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FORMER Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday have failed to pay players and staff for the second time in three months, according to reports. The Owls have recently experienced chaos in the club hierarchy under owner Dejphon Chansiri, whose family control canned tuna producer Thai Union Group. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Sheffield Wednesday have reportedly failed to pay staff and players Credit: Getty And the Championship outfit are now at risk of a three transfer window embargo. The latest round of payments had been due to go out on Friday. However, players, coaching staff and also general club staff have been hit by a lack of wages being paid out. According to the Sheffield Star, this has affected staff by varying degrees, with some receiving full payments, others only receiving part of their payment and some getting nothing at all. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL CLIFFE EDGE Ratcliffe and Amorim 'on collision course for huge fall-out if Fernandes sold' A letter sent to players and staff allegedly told them they would not be receiving payment until at least Monday. If everyone at the club is not paid in full by the end of next week then a sanction from the EFL will be forthcoming as they sit on the brink of a 30-day default. That would see them banned from signing players. The letter sent to club staff says: "We anticipate outstanding payments will be made in full during the course of this Monday and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused. "We understand that such delays create financial pressure and want to reassure our staff that the club is here to support you and ensure that no one suffers any financial hardship… "If you are facing any immediate financial difficulties as a result of this delay, please don't hesitate to contact your Line Manager or Department Head, who will aid the access of emergency funding we have in place." Former Championship club win promotion to National League as fans go wild after nightmare decade When the same issue occurred in March, payment was eventually made on April 7. The club is in the situation it is in due to debts owed to the owner, who has been at the club for a decade. Reacting to the news on social media, fans blasted the club as the "worst run club in football league". The team's Supporters Trust was also fuming in a statement, which read: "We are once again appalled to hear reports that employees of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, have reportedly not been paid again. "If these reports are accurate, this is simply unacceptable. We demand that the club immediately provides a clear and transparent explanation of the situation. "Silence and ambiguity are no longer tolerable. "We reiterate our firm belief that Dejphon Chansiri must sell the club without further delay. "His continued ownership is proving catastrophic for Sheffield Wednesday and everyone connected with it." Protests against Chansiri have gathered pace in the last year as he seeks to sell the club. A second bid to buy the club was reportedly made by an American consortium recently. Wednesday finished 12th in the second tier this season under manager Danny Rohl. Despite being a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, they last appeared in the top flight in 2000.
The Sun
13 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
Former Premier League giants ‘fail to pay wages on time for second time in three months' as fans blast ‘worst run club'
FORMER Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday have failed to pay players and staff for the second time in three months, according to reports. The Owls have recently experienced chaos in the club hierarchy under owner Dejphon Chansiri, whose family control canned tuna producer Thai Union Group. 1 And the Championship outfit are now at risk of a three transfer window embargo. The latest round of payments had been due to go out on Friday. However, players, coaching staff and also general club staff have been hit by a lack of wages being paid out. According to the Sheffield Star, this has affected staff by varying degrees, with some receiving full payments, others only receiving part of their payment and some getting nothing at all. A letter sent to players and staff allegedly told them they would not be receiving payment until at least Monday. If everyone at the club is not paid in full by the end of next week then a sanction from the EFL will be forthcoming as they sit on the brink of a 30-day default. That would see them banned from signing players. The letter sent to club staff says: "We anticipate outstanding payments will be made in full during the course of this Monday and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused. "We understand that such delays create financial pressure and want to reassure our staff that the club is here to support you and ensure that no one suffers any financial hardship… "If you are facing any immediate financial difficulties as a result of this delay, please don't hesitate to contact your Line Manager or Department Head, who will aid the access of emergency funding we have in place." When the same issue occurred in March, payment was eventually made on April 7. The club is in the situation it is in due to debts owed to the owner, who has been at the club for a decade. Reacting to the news on social media, fans blasted the club as the "worst run club in football league". The team's Supporters Trust was also fuming in a statement, which read: "We are once again appalled to hear reports that employees of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, have reportedly not been paid again. "If these reports are accurate, this is simply unacceptable. We demand that the club immediately provides a clear and transparent explanation of the situation. "Silence and ambiguity are no longer tolerable. "We reiterate our firm belief that Dejphon Chansiri must sell the club without further delay. "His continued ownership is proving catastrophic for Sheffield Wednesday and everyone connected with it." Protests against Chansiri have gathered pace in the last year as he seeks to sell the club. A second bid to buy the club was reportedly made by an American consortium recently. Wednesday finished 12th in the second tier this season under manager Danny Rohl. Despite being a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, they last appeared in the top flight in 2000.
Daily Mirror
14 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Sheff Wed players sent letter as wages unpaid with club facing transfer embargo
For the second time in three months, Sheffield Wednesday's players and some staff were not paid on time amid increasing pressure on under-fire owner Dejphon Chansiri Sheffield Wednesday players were not paid their wages on time for May, leaving the club in immediate danger of a three transfer window embargo. Owls stars and some staff did not receive, or only partly received, their pay packets on Friday. It represents the second time in three months wages have not been received on time, following a similar incidence in March. The club could now be hit with a sanction from the EFL as they sit on the brink of hitting the 30-day default that would see them banned from signing players. The club has sent a letter to players and staff affected, assuring them that wages should be paid on Monday. The exact timing will dictate as to whether the club is indeed prevented from paying transfer or loan fees for the next three windows. "We anticipate outstanding payments will be made in full during the course of this Monday and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused," the letter reads, report the Sheffield Star. "We understand that such delays create financial pressure and want to reassure our staff that the club is here to support you and ensure that no one suffers any financial hardship… If you are facing any immediate financial difficulties as a result of this delay, please don't hesitate to contact your Line Manager or Department Head, who will aid the access of emergency funding we have in place.' It comes a mid a turbulent period for the club following a season of progress on the field. The Owls finished 12th in the Championship under highly-rated boss Danny Rohl having achieved a great escape to preserve their second-tier status the previous campaign. But protests against the ownership of Thai tuna magnate Dejphon Chansiri have gathered pace over the course of the last six months. A disastrous fans' forum in January, where he told fans the club's future was none of their business, was the catalyst for widespread action. This increased in March when wages went unpaid, and the latest news is bound to cause more unrest. "We are once again appalled to hear reports that employees of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, have reportedly not been paid again," the club's Supporters' Trust said. "If these reports are accurate, this is simply unacceptable. We demand that the club immediately provides a clear and transparent explanation of the situation. Silence and ambiguity are no longer tolerable. "We reiterate our firm belief that Dejphon Chansiri must sell the club without further delay. His continued ownership is proving catastrophic for Sheffield Wednesday and everyone connected with it." Some fans are now calling for the EFL to step in, with fears the Owls could go the same way as Reading who were hit with transfer embargoes, points deductions and further trouble before finally being rescued from the abyss caused by Dai Yongge. In a further kick to the stomach for supporters, Chansiri has recently rejected two offers from a US-based consortium to take over at Hillsborough. The Florida-based group is understood to include professional athletes as well as other investors.
BBC News
a day ago
- Business
- BBC News
Sheff Wed wage payments delayed again
Sheffield Wednesday players and staff have not received their monthly wages on time for the second time in three Radio Sheffield understands payment had been due on Friday and has contacted the club for a wages were eventually paid on 7 April after what the club called a "temporary issue" because of debts owed to owner Dejphon Chansiri, whose family control the Thai Union Group, the world's largest producer of canned has been in charge of the Championship club for 10 years and last month said there had been "no substantial interest" in buying the club after fans protested against his have been placed under a registration embargo in each of the past two seasons amid financial problems and were deducted six points in 2020-21, a season where they were relegated from the second tier, for breaching spending South Yorkshire side finished 12th this season, 10 points off the play-off places and nine clear of the relegation zone. 'A worrying time and many want change' - Analysis BBC Radio Sheffield reporter Rob StatonSheffield Wednesday fans ended the season protesting against chairman Dejphon Chansiri in a way we haven't seen from this fanbase in the was concern the last time wages were not paid on time - in March - that if it happened again within a certain timeframe, the club faced a potential transfer embargo. I suspect that can still be avoided, depending on the length of the delay. However, it is clearly a big concern that on the final Friday of the month, wages have again not been paid on has been reported that a second bid to buy the club from an American consortium was made recently and the pressure will only grow on Chansiri given today's so much uncertainty around Hillsborough. What is happening with manager Danny Rohl? What kind of plans are being made for next season? More importantly, though, how financially stable is this club? What is the future?There simply aren't any answers coming from the at what is being said online and speaking to supporters, many have had enough. They worry about the reputational damage of their club. They wonder if there's a financially viable future. They look at the troubles at Reading recently and wonder if that could happen to them. It's a worrying time and many want change.
