Sheffield Wednesday are about to be served winding-up petition

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More uncertainty and more bad news at Sheffield Wednesday

It has been suggested in some reports that the Championship club owes around £1 million.

Author | James Whaling

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Empty seats at Hillsborough

The move would heighten pressure on owner Dejphon Chansiri to consider selling the club.

The club is already under five separate EFL embargoes, having failed to pay staff wages on time in five of the last seven months.

On the field, Wednesday sit second from bottom in the Championship, having collected just six points from nine games amid a period of off-field turmoil that has left their squad depleted.

The seriousness of the situation was underlined when May’s wages went unpaid, following a similar issue in March.

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Amid ongoing uncertainty and registration embargoes, manager Danny Rohl left in July, with his assistant Henrik Pedersen taking charge just ten days before the season began.

The team did not play a single pre-season friendly in front of fans, and players withdrew from a training match against Burnley after wages for July were delayed.

Supporters have staged protests both before and during matches and boycotted the home EFL Cup ties against Leeds and Grimsby. The supporters’ trust has also urged fans to refrain from buying refreshments in the stadium.

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There was a protest during their defeat against Coventry City

Chansiri, who has owned the club for the past decade, has remained absent throughout this period, and no sale has yet materialised.

So what does all of this mean?

A winding-up petition is a formal court application made by a creditor to force an insolvent company into compulsory liquidation. With Sheffield Wednesday believed to owe HMRC £1 million, the authority is thought to be preparing to take that step.

While administration is not certain, the move raises the real possibility that Dejphon Chansiri’s tenure at the club may be nearing its end.

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The future remains uncertain, and no supporter will welcome the prospect of liquidation. Yet it could also offer a chance for a fresh start. The hope must be that short-term difficulties lead to long-term stability.

Location: Hillsborough, Sheffield S6, UK

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