“I think Chansiri is a very proud person and he wouldn’t want to leave the club under a cloud.
“I think his relationship with the fan base has now reached such a point where that relationship really has to end.”
With Sheffield Wednesday in financial turmoil under chairman Dejphon Chansiri, football finance expert Kieran Maguire has been answering fans’ questions about where the club stands and what the future may hold for the Owls.
Making the situation more complicated is that Hillsborough is not owned by the club itself but was purchased by Sheffield 3 Limited in 2019, a company under the control of Chansiri, to prevent breaking spending rules.
“One of my concerns is that the football club would go into administration, not Sheffield 3. It would still remain property under the control of Chansiri,” Maguire said.
“We know that Sheffield Wednesday and Hillsborough are hand-in-glove, it’s that close a relationship. You therefore can’t sell one without having a solution for the stadium itself.
“I’m not here to criticise Chansiri but his decision-making and some of his pronouncements historically have left you, as anybody connected in business, a little bit confused and baffled.”
