'Is administration a price worth paying?'published at 14:42 BST 17 October
14:42 BST 17 October
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Football finance expert Kieran Maguire on the Owls and HMRC
"If Dejphon Chansiri turns up and gives HMRC a cheque the problem is solved. If he can't find the money the court could potentially sign a petition which essentially allows the bailiffs to go in, which is something we don't want.
"Administration acts a bit like a protective dome over the club. It's an option which has to be considered.
"It would trigger an automatic 12 point deduction, (but) is that perhaps a price worth paying?"
Pick of the stats: Charlton Athletic v Sheffield Wednesdaypublished at 11:42 BST 17 October
11:42 BST 17 October
Amid the news that Sheffield Wednesday are set to be served a winding-up petition, the Owls will look to earn some positivity when they visit Charlton Athletic on Saturday (15:00 BST).
As it stands, the struggling side still have a chance of escaping the bottom three and could go as high as 19th with a win.
The petition is just the latest in a long line of turmoil at the club though, and with many fans choosing to forgo away trips in order to punish owner Dejphon Chansiri, Charlton may spy an opportunity to rise out of the mid-table and get closer to the top six.
Charlton Athletic are winless in their last seven league games against Sheffield Wednesday (D1 L6), failing to score in six of those matches.
Sheffield Wednesday have won two of their last three away league games against Charlton Athletic (D1), as many as in their previous eight visits (D3 L3).
Charlton have won 14 of their last 18 home league matches (D3 L1), while in 2025 they have 12 home league wins – they last had more in a single year in 2019 (13).
Sheffield Wednesday have conceded the most goals in the Championship this season (20) – it's the earliest into a league campaign (9 games) that they've conceded that many since 2012-13 (also 20 in first 9 games).
James Bree has been involved in four goals in five Championship appearances this season for Charlton (2 goals, 2 assists) – he has a goal or assist every 89 minutes, the fourth-best ratio of any player with 300+ minutes for any side this season.
WATCH: Football Heaven Special: Owls in crisispublished at 10:00 BST 17 October
10:00 BST 17 October
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Football Heaven - Crisis at Sheffield Wednesday
"I imagine there will be some Sheffield Wednesday fans tonight who are really worried about the future of their football club, a club which has been part of the community since 1867.
"On the other hand, if a winding-up petitions means Dejphon Chansiri is no longer going to be the owner of the club, is it a necessary evil? Is it the kind of news you are willing to tolerate if it means Chansiri moves on?
"Does it actually feel like a positive to you, as strange as that might sound, is there light at the end of the tunnel?"
Listen to what the fans have to say while football finance expert Kieran Maguire from the Price of Football podcast joins Rob to explain the situation and answer your questions.
Could the club actually go out of business? Is administration more likely?
In terms of the immediate threat of liquidation, there are some things to consider. There is a new football regulator on the way who will be watching closely.
Per sources, the EFL are owed money - as are a group called New Avenue Projects. They are involved in a significant debt secured against Hillsborough Stadium.
It is unlikely that these creditors will allow the club to be wound-up.
When a winding-up petition is issued a court date is set which is likely to be four to eight weeks in the future.
In the meantime, the creditors are likely to issue a creditors' application to appoint administrators as an administration would be preferable to a liquidation.
At that point, owner Dejphon Chansiri wouldn't be able to stop the application without paying them off. Furthermore, as a creditor himself, he is unlikely to want to prevent an administration if liquidation were the only alternative.
It's become well known over the past few months that Chansiri is taking legal advice from David Hinchcliffe of Wiggin LLP.
He has a lot of experience in football dealing with these types of situation.
He is also said to be taking advice from Pichitpon Eammongkolchai at Linklaters. Considering he is being well advised by experts in the field, it's highly likely he is being instructed that administration would be a better option than a winding-up petition.
If the Owls were to enter administration, Chansiri's ownership of Sheffield Wednesday would effectively end and the club would be run by administrators until a new buyer could be found.
This is not the kind of situation any supporter wants for their club, but it's more likely now than it has been in the past that there will be change at the top of Sheffield Wednesday.
Rohl twice staved off Championship relegation at Wednesday, finishing 12th in his one full season in charge, despite the financial challenges surrounding the club.
The German is the right man for the Scottish Premiership giants and the best manager he has worked with, according to former Scotland midfielder Bannan.
"Danny was really good, he had a winning mindset from his first meeting," Bannan told BBC Scotland.
"He was a young manager so the boys were intrigued to see how he would go about it, but we all left that meeting knowing we had a top, top manger on our hands. He was only young but he came across as highly confident.
"He took to Sheffield Wednesday and the fans took to him right away because of the passion he showed.
"I know he is up for a battle - he came to us when we were rock bottom and looked likely to be relegated but we stayed up that year and kicked on.
"Knowing the manager's character and looking at that Rangers team, there'd be an upturn in results if Danny did get the job.
"I'll put my neck out on the line and say he is the best manager I have worked under. He is brilliant."
Owls first-team coach Parslow to leave clubpublished at 11:32 BST 10 October
11:32 BST 10 October
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Sheffield Wednesday first-team coach Andy Parslow has announced he has terminated his contract with the side amid the financial turmoil at the club.
The club have failed to pay wages on time on five occasions in the last seven months, with September's pay packet being the latest to be delayed.
"It was a really difficult decision. It's not one that I took lightly at all and not something that I really wanted to do either," Parslow told BBC Radio 5Live.
"The tipping point was the uncertainty and not knowing when payment was likely to come.
"The bit that pushed me to this decision this time was when we were told we were going to get a certain amount of our salary but the information of when the rest was going to be paid was unknown.
"That made me think there's going to be another pay day a few weeks in the future and if we don't know when this one is going to come, when is that one going to come?
"When you don't know when the end of the line is going to be, it makes it a lot more challenging, a lot more complicated and that's where the stress will come into it."
Parslow announced his departure with a statement on his LinkedIn profile, external, in which he thanked former boss Danny Rohl, head coach Henrik Pedersen, the players, staff and fans.
"All the players, all the staff - it's created a real mentality in the group, it's like a band of brothers," he added.
"It's been phenomenal to see. It's been a very challenging season so far and I'm sure it will continue to be that way but within the group, there's such a tremendous spirit."
Charlton and Ipswich lead September EFL nominationspublished at 11:11 BST 9 October
11:11 BST 9 October
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Charlton Athletic and Ipswich Town lead the manager and player of the month awards for September after both sides have remained undefeated and climbed up the Championship table.
Tractor Boys winger Jaden Philogene has been nominated for player of the month after finding the net four times across the side's three completed matches in September, including a hat-trick during their 5-0 drubbing over Sheffield United.
Charlton's James Bree bagged two goals and two assists over their four games to earn his nod.
Addicks boss Nathan Jones and Ipswich's Kieran McKenna both earn manager of the month nominations for their roles in their unbeaten months but face tough competition against Preston North End's Paul Heckingbottom and Queens Park Rangers' Julien Stephen.
Both also enjoyed an undefeated September, with Preston and QPR currently residing in the top six.
Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan and Hull City's Ollie McBurnie round out the player nominations.
McBurnie scored in each of the side's four games to produce five goals in September, while Bannan helped earn Wednesday five points with an opening goal in their first league win of the season against Portsmouth and two assists.
'You could feel the anger at Hillsborough'published at 17:45 BST 6 October
17:45 BST 6 October
Rob Staton BBC Radio Sheffield
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Sheffield Wednesday fans use black and gold scarves to protest against the club's owner
The 10th minute came, and this time you could feel the anger.
The stands, although sparse with many staying away, were full of black and gold protest scarves, produced by the Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust. Fans lifted those scarves into the air and chanted with gusto for owner Dejphon Chansiri to go.
The Coventry City fans stood and applauded, the latest show of solidarity. They know all too well what this is like and backed the Wednesday fans, just as supporters at Leicester, Wrexham, Bristol City and others have done this season. Football, clearly, can still produce the occasional moving moment.
Some fans ran onto the pitch. Initially it was a handful, before others joined. It might not have been hundreds but it was still more than most expected. Those not participating cheered. The only boos were reserved for stewards who tried to intervene.
For all the concerns voiced about this form of protest, it all passed off peacefully. The game stopped for about five minutes. No players were impacted. Wednesday captain Barry Bannan spoke to some of the protestors but, eventually, they headed back to the stands and the game continued.
As the game prepared to restart, three sides of the stadium belted out a chorus of 'Wednesday 'Til I Die'. It was by far the loudest Hillsborough has been this season. This was the biggest display so far of 'enough is enough' at a Sheffield Wednesday home game.
Now the Supporters Trust are trying to increase the pressure.
They have called for fans to stay away for the Middlesbrough game on 22 October, even those with season tickets.
They have called on people to watch somewhere else with the game televised, such as a local pub.
They believe refusing to give Chansiri money will make it increasingly difficult for him to cling on until the new year, when TV money comes in and the transfer window could provide an opportunity to raise funds.
The appointment today of David Kogan as the first chair of the new football regulator is noteworthy. He says: "There are urgent and critical issues that need addressing in football, and I look forward to working with all stakeholders to achieve the right solutions for a more sustainable industry."
How high will Sheffield Wednesday be on his to-do list?
Pedersen reacts to defeat by Coventrypublished at 17:45 BST 4 October
17:45 BST 4 October
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Pedersen: 'We gave ourselves a difficult beginning'
Sheffield Wednesday boss Henrik Pedersen spoke to BBC Radio Sheffield after their 5-0 home defeat by Coventry:
"They're a very, very strong team and we gave ourselves a difficult beginning by being one down in three minutes.
"I still thought after the second goal we had the belief and we continued, but we didn't have the clinical level they had, and then the third goal was a clear offside goal and it took the belief out of the team.
"We have to remember that we have to perform at our maximum level every time to get something.
[On the protest]"The general protest I understand, and I'm happy that it didn't take longer than it did and we could come back to play the game."
Pick of the stats: Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry Citypublished at 10:03 BST 3 October
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Coventry could go top of the Championship, for a few hours at least, with a win at second-bottom Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday lunchtime (12:30 BST).
The unbeaten Sky Blues romped to a 4-0 win at Millwall on Wednesday night to go second, two points behind Middlesbrough, who visit Portsmouth later on Saturday afternoon.
City's 22 goals scored in eight games, and +15 goal difference are by far the best, not forgetting they have played out two 0-0 draws already.
Wednesday were seconds away from an eye-catching win at Birmingham on Tuesday, which would have hauled them out of the relegation zone, only for a 99th-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw to extend Blues unbeaten home run to 28 matches.
They have taken four points from their past two away games, but last Saturday's 1-1 draw against QPR was their first point, and first goal of the season at Hillsborough after three straight defeats to begin their home campaign.
Sheffield Wednesday have lost just three of their past 11 home league games against Coventry City (W6 D2), though the Owls have lost both in the past two seasons.
Coventry City have won four of their last five league games against Sheffield Wednesday (L1), scoring exactly two goals in each victory during that time.
Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their past three Championship matches (W1 D2), and will be looking to go four in a row without defeat for the first time since December 2024 (4).
Coventry City have only won one of their past four Championship away games against Yorkshire sides (D1 L2), although that one victory did come in this fixture last season (2-1 in February).
Frank Lampard is unbeaten against Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship (P3 W2 D1), only facing Hull City (5) and QPR (4) more often without losing as a manager in the division.