Where AI thinks Sheffield Wednesday rank in the UK’s 50 biggest football clubs

Where AI thinks Sheffield Wednesday rank in the UK’s 50 biggest football clubs

One could understand Sheffield Wednesday fans’ concerns about the club’s future after a summer of off-field unrest.

Despite finishing 12th in the Championship last season, Wednesday made great strides on the pitch. However,

following a terrible summer, the South Yorkshire team is now in crisis.

The Owls have been hit with a three-window transfer fee ban, and under-fire owner Dejphon Chansiri has finally

paid the salaries of players and staff for May and June. He has also paid the money owed to HMRC, which has lifted

two of the club’s three transfer embargoes. One is still in place for the non-payment of fees to other clubs.

The contracts of forwards Josh Windass and Michael Smith were mutually terminated last week after the two

handed in their notices, and Chansiri was forced to sell star players Anthony Musaba and Djeidi Gassama to

Samsunspor and Rangers, respectively, for a combined sum of just £3 million in a last-ditch effort to raise money.

Following the failure of the club’s attempted takeover, Wednesday may face additional difficulties due to the ongoing

doubts around manager Danny Rohl’s future and the club’s ability to use Hillsborough’s North Stand for the

upcoming campaign.

Chaotic Sheffield Wednesday summer is the latest chapter in the club’s history

It is fair to say that it has been an eventful decade for Wednesday under Chansiri’s ownership, and after coming

agonisingly close to promotion to the Premier League in the early stages of his ownership, they were relegated to

League One in 2021 after receiving a six-point deduction for breaking spending rules.

The Owls dramatically secured their return to the Championship in 2023 after their historic play-off semi-final

comeback against Peterborough United and their thrilling victory over Barnsley in the final. It appeared as though

they had established themselves in the division, but following the events of the summer, relegation back to the third

division next season appears inevitable.

Although they are currently going through another difficult time, Wednesday has had a lot of success in its lengthy

and famous history, having been out of the Premier League for 25 years since their relegation in 2000.

In addition to winning the FA Cup three times and the EFL Cup once, the Owls have four First Division titles and five

Second Division titles. They also had the opportunity to add more trophies to their trophy cabinet during the 1992–

93 season when they advanced to the finals of both competitions, but they were defeated twice by Arsenal at

Wembley.

As Wednesday continues to look for new management that can help them return to their previous glory, we asked AI

where they stand in relation to the top 50 largest football clubs in the UK.

Where AI ranks Sheffield Wednesday among the UK’s biggest football clubs

Wednesday is ranked 17th out of the top 50 football clubs in the UK by ChatGPT.

According to AI, the Owls are among the most influential clubs in Yorkshire and deserve a spot in the top 20 because

of their extensive trophy collection, Hillsborough stadium’s size, and their regularly high attendance rates.

The biggest club in the UK, according to ChatGPT, is Liverpool, the Premier League champions who just won their

20th top flight title. Arsenal and Chelsea are in second and third place, respectively, while the top 10 is made up of

Celtic, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Aston Villa, Leeds United, and Newcastle United.

Every current Premier League team, with the exception of Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion,

Burnley, Crystal Palace, and Fulham, is higher on the list than the Owls, while only recently relegated Leicester City

is higher than their fellow Championship teams.

Even though the Blades are only one spot below their immediate neighbours in 18th place, AI thinks Wednesday is a

bigger club than their Steel City rivals, despite Sheffield United’s recent claims of local bragging rights.

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