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English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday file for administration
- On October 24, Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, Championship side, filed for administration according to a court filing seen by Reuters.
- The EFL had charged the club in June over delayed payments, and Sheffield Wednesday owe 1million to HMRC and paid wages late in five of the past seven months.
- The club sit bottom with six points after 11 games, while Pedersen said, `He came in the morning and came in the office and we had a conversation and he's a fantastic guy and a good mix between being calm and a powerful man.`
- Entering administration immediately brings a 12-point deduction under EFL rules, leaving Sheffield Wednesday on-6 points and deep in relegation danger like Derby County in 2021.
- Begbies Traynor are reported to be appointed as administrators, while Dejphon Chansiri — who bought the club in 2015 and has an asking price reportedly 100million — faces EFL pressure and regulators' warnings he could be forced to sell.
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Second-tier Sheffield Wednesday, one of the oldest English clubs, is in bankruptcy. This means the club has automatically lost 12 points. They now have a total of -6 and have slipped from 21st to last place.
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