Sheffield Wednesday: Ex-CEO makes claim on why ‘nobody feels sorry’ for Dejphon Chansiri | OneFootball

Dejphon Chansiri has reportedly lost out on millions after a failure to meet a deadline set by David Storch

David Storch completed his takeover of Sheffield Wednesday at the beginning of May after a protracted process.

The group Arise Capital have replaced Dejphon Chansiri at the helm at Hillsborough after he led the club into administration last October.

Significant financial issues had a massive impact on the field, with Henrik Pedersen’s side suffering relegation to League One.

The Owls received deductions worth a total of 18 points courtesy of going into administration and for breaching the EFL’s financial rules, which made matters even worse.

It was initially feared that the takeover could lead to a further 15 points deduction, but a deal was agreed with Chansiri that avoided that outcome.

Pedersen will now be planning for the upcoming campaign with a clean slate, and the Yorkshire outfit could now even target a promotion push in 2027.

Nobody feels sorry for Dejphon Chansiri situation

It was reported earlier this month that Chansiri received an offer to earn millions if Sheffield Wednesday made a swift return to the Championship, but that he missed the deadline with his response.

Former Everton CEO Keith Wyness has claimed that there will be nobody in the world of football who has any sympathy for the ex-Sheffield Wednesday owner.

He believes that the 57-year-old’s decision to accept the offer shortly after the deadline had passed is a clear sign of the way he does business, and that his chickens have now come home to roost as a result.

“It just shows the chaos with which Chansiri rules his business,” said Wyness, via Football Insider.

“It may be that he was out at lunch or something and didn’t get to it in time. That’s what it smacks of right now. It is very strange.

“We’re talking about millions here that he lost by not responding on time. There was a very clear deadline apparently, and it didn’t happen. So, in a funny way, nobody really feels sorry for him.

“It just showed again he was writing roughshod over a lot of the rules, didn’t pay any respect to the rules as he showed at the end of his tenure and this just came back to bite him.

“Everybody’s quite happy in a sense that he’s lost that chance, so I hope the money goes back into Sheffield Wednesday rather than into his pocket.”

Chansiri took over Sheffield Wednesday in 2015, and the club twice reached the Championship play-offs in the early years of his ownership.

But relegation to League One in 2021 marked a low point for the Owls under his ownership, even if the team were able to earn their place back in the second tier in 2023.

Danny Rohl guided the Yorkshire outfit to 12th in the table last season, but financial issues had already started to hamper the team by the time he left last summer.

Pedersen stepped up from this role as an assistant to become his replacement as head coach, but he was only able to oversee two victories all year.

Sheffield Wednesday will now be hoping for a brighter future under new ownership, as they prepare for life in League One once again.

Sheffield Wednesday fans will have no sympathy for Dejphon Chansiri

Chansiri was a deeply unpopular figure among Sheffield Wednesday supporters even before everything started to snowball 12 months ago.

He risked the club’s entire existence with his mismanagement, so there is no doubt that supporters will have no sympathy for him through this failure to meet Storch’s deadline.

The club can now move on from the Thai businessman, and there is every reason to be optimistic about the future under Storch.

While there are no guarantees that he will bring Sheffield Wednesday back to the glory days, he will offer some much-needed stability and investment, which fans will be pleased with after such a turbulent period in their history.