Sheffield Wednesday figure to leave Hillsborough as he terminates Owls contract | OneFootball

The Sheffield Wednesday coach has revealed he has to put his family first amid growing uncertainty at the club

Sheffield Wednesday first-team coach Andy Parslow has announced that he has terminated his contract amid growing uncertainty around the club.

The Owls have missed payday for five of the last seven months, with both players and non-football staff regularly not receiving money they’re owed on time.

Protests are now a common occurrence against the ownership of Dejphon Chansiri, under whose watch the club has been plunged into this perilous position.

And for the aforementioned Parslow, he’s decided that enough is enough, and it’s time to seek new employers after months of continuous late payments.

Sheffield Wednesday first-team coach announces contract termination

Andy Parslow was an Owls first-team coach first brought to the club by Danny Rohl last September, and remained in post as Henrik Pedersen took charge this summer.

He thanked both and the rest of the staff at the club as he announced his decision to leave on LinkedIn amid the financial turmoil.

“Yesterday, I made the difficult decision to terminate my contract at Sheffield Wednesday FC and will now be seeking an immediate return to employment,” Parslow wrote on his personal account.

“In the difficult circumstances that we have faced, I have tried to do the very best that I can for the club, but my family are and always will be my priority, and I have taken this decision with their best interests at the forefront.

He went on to thank the city and staff members, before turning his attention to the fans.

Parslow continued: “Lastly, to the fans. An incredible group of people that have cheered us on at home and provided by far the best away following that I have ever seen – thank you for your support and your love for this fantastic football club.

“I leave with a heavy heart and will always follow Wednesday’s results moving forward.”

It is clear the coach did not want to leave Wednesday, but the situation at the club has left him with little choice in regards to his future.

Staff forced into union and out of Sheffield Wednesday amid dire financial offer

Parslow is not alone in taking action amid the turmoil at Hillsborough Stadium, with many now said to be unionising, according to a report in The Star, to take on the current ownership and get what they’re owed.

It follows reports that many staff only received £1,000 of their expected wages for September, far less than most will have been expecting, especially those working full-time.

Those signing up for union membership have been working with Unite the Union, and a collective letter of formal grievance is to be lodged with the club over the next two weeks.

With regular fan protests around the ground now being added to by a justifiable staff revolt, the Owls continue to head in a difficult direction.

Sheffield Wednesday’s plight will take years to fix, even after Dejphon Chansiri goes

Chansiri’s position as owner seems untenable, but then that has been the case for some time now, and the situation is still as it is.

The current owner has admitted that he’s already turned down two offers, worth £30m and £40m, as he values the club at £100m, a figure that football finance expert Kieran Maguire has said has “no logical backing”.

But if and when a sale does get agreed, there is still a long path ahead for Owls fans, as the club is barred from paying a fee for prospective signings until the summer of 2027, with a points deduction “almost inevitable” according to Sky’s Rob Dorsett.

Any new owners will need to crawl through the next couple of years until they can properly invest in the playing squad, and with points deductions and a depleted team, who knows what division they’ll be in before things can start to turn around.