Image source, Shutterstock Sheffield Wednesday have signed former Norwich and Southampton winger Nathan Redmond on a short-term deal until January. The 31-year-old had been without a club since leaving Burnley in May. He has been training with the Owls, who are bottom of the Championship, during his time as a free agent. Redmond's career has included 276 Premier League appearances, including 195 for Southampton between 2016 and 2023, during which time he gained one cap for England.
Sheffield Wednesday were placed in administration on 24 October to finally bring an end to Dejphon Chansiri's 10-year spell as owner. Fans had long had enough of the Thai businessman, who failed to pay wages on time in five of his final seven months, with administration and the 12-point penalty that came with it seen as necessary evils. Although their situation may now seem perilous, in the four weeks since entering administration the news out of the club has been almost universally good.
Kris Whitfield, managing partner at Begbies Traynor, confirmed cash flow had increased to meet short-term costs thanks to the efforts of Wednesday supporters in buying match tickets and merchandise. This puts the club on a sounder footing going forward and comes at a time when serious bidders will be examining the finances and analysing the potential of this historic club. We all think it is very important that the fans know what a huge difference they are making.
Starting with the hosts, officially placed into administration last week and dealing with what has been an extended financial crisis behind the scenes at Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday know that it will take a minor miracle in the race to keep hold of their Championship status. Hit with a 12-point deduction and sat rock-bottom of the table, Henrik Pedersen's men are simply trying to soldier on.
Prospective new Sheffield Wednesday owner John Textor has provided an update on the club's takeover situation. The Owls are known to be up for sale, but current chairman Dejphon Chansiri is refusing to budge on his highly inflated asking price, which has resulted in a disastrous campaign so far at Hillsborough. Former manager Danny Rohl left the club along with a whole host of first-team players in the summer, with Wednesday's youth players having been asked to step in, given their ongoing transfer embargo.
Crisis club Sheffield Wednesday have told their players they will not be paid on time this month with Tuesday's pay day for September's wages set to be missed. BBC Radio Sheffield reports that the club's hierarchy have informed the playing staff of the situation, with a decision about the salaries of non-playing staff yet to be confirmed. Failure to pay players or staff will result in further sanction from the English Football League (EFL),
Bristol City's first-half blitz saw them move up to third in the Championship table with a 3-0 victory over struggling Sheffield Wednesday. Bristol started on the front foot and benefitted from a sixth-minute Harry Amass own goal, as the debutant deflected Rob Dickie's strike past Ethan Horvath from close range. Emil Riis should have made it 2-0 shortly after, but did get Bristol's second goal just 12 minutes later, meeting Anis Mehmeti's lovely ball through the goalkeeper's legs.
Grimsby's reward for toppling Manchester United in the Carabao Cup is a third-round trip to crisis club Sheffield Wednesday. The League Two Mariners pulled off one of the biggest shocks in the competition's history by beating the Premier League giants following a mammoth penalty shootout and will now travel to Hillsborough with a realistic shot of making the fourth round.
In April 1991, John Sheridan scored the winner for Sheffield Wednesday against Manchester United in the League Cup final, and that 1-0 victory was an even bigger shock than you might think: to this day it's the last time a club playing outside the top division of English football won a major trophy.
