Dejphon Chansiri’s valuation of Sheffield Wednesday amid a potential sale has been discussed this week.
Sheffield Wednesday has had a horrible few months, culminating in a three-window transfer ban.
Players’ wages have yet to be paid since May, and fans are upset with Sheffield Wednesday’s chairman.
Despite the continued upheaval at the club, talk of a possible takeover from multiple parties persists.
Dejphon Chansiri recently rejected Adam Shaw’s £55 million bid for the Owls as he seeks to take over the club.
Saudi Arabian investment in Sheffield Wednesday has also been considered, although the present owner’s valuation of the club is generating issues.
Sheffield Wednesday update as Dejphon Chansiri makes progress on payments
According to The Star, work has been made on the payments that staff are anticipated to receive in May. Yesterday, it was indicated that non-football workers expected to be paid in full by the club within 24 hours.
However, the status of player wage payments is now unknown. According to X, Rob Staton also stated that coaches and backstage staff were expecting to be paid in May.
From the outside, this may appear to relieve pressure on Chansiri, but fans have been quite vocal about their demands for the club. There is a definite trend in supporters’ views and what they want for the club’s future, which they hope will include a change in ownership.
How Owls fans have reacted to latest Owls update
The news that backroom workers will be paid will be a relief to all those immediately affected, but supporters have made it plain that the problems persist, especially as players are yet to be paid for May.
Supporters reacted to the news that Sheffield Wednesday were expected to make progress on the ongoing crisis on X, with one noting that it was ‘wonderful news for the staff but this should take no pressure away from Chansiri.’
He was joined by other Sheffield Wednesday fans, one of whom described the situation as a ’embarrassing horrible mess’, while another agreed that it was ‘not good enough’.
Many Owls fans appear to have had enough of Chansiri’s reign, with one saying that ‘if he’s not selling up, I don’t wanna hear it’ and another saying that it was ‘nice to hear, however the club has to be sold’.
Any majority support that Chansiri previously had has dwindled by this point. Previous Sheffield Wednesday protests revealed a silent majority who were not overly upset by the owner’s actions, but the black-and-white reality of unpaid wages has hammered home what many fans had feared, and it has truly rallied support for any potential Chansiri successor who may emerge.
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