Fans describe it as one of club’s ‘most bittersweet days’
Wednesday left on -6 points at bottom of Championship
Sheffield Wednesday fans say their club have endured “one of the most bittersweet days in our 158-year history” after the Championship side were placed into administration by the owner, Dejphon Chansiri, and deducted 12 points.
The Owls will have a chance to rebuild their fortunes after a period of turbulence, with players and staff having not been paid on time in five of the past seven months. First, however, they face almost certain relegation after the EFL’s penalty left them on -6 points, 15 adrift of safety.
The administrator Begbies Traynor is in charge of a process that will aim to sell Wednesday’s assets, and those of a separate Chansiri company that owns the Hillsborough stadium, to recoup debts that include an estimated £1m in tax owed to HMRC. Less than an hour after the club were put into administration, seats which spell out Chansiri in the North Stand were being removed as the club work towards a reset.
