Sheffield Wednesday handed further points deduction after going into administration | OneFootball

Sheffield Wednesday have been docked a further six points by the EFL for multiple breaches of its regulations as the club remains in administration.

The Owls were initially hit with a 12-point deduction on 24 October after filing for administration, bringing an end to the reign of maligned owner Dejphon Chansiri.

The club are currently rock bottom of the Championship, with this new development leaving them on -10 points.

An EFL statement read: "Sheffield Wednesday FC are to be deducted six points with immediate effect for multiple breaches of EFL regulations relating to payment obligations, with the club's former owner, Mr Dejphon Chansiri, prohibited from being an owner or director of any EFL club for a period of three years.

"The sanctions on both the club and Mr Chansiri can be confirmed after the parties reached an agreement on the appropriate sanction which was subsequently ratified by the chair of the appointed independent disciplinary commission."

Sheffield Wednesday’s financial difficulties have been well documented in recent months, with Chansiri overseeing a period of turmoil in which the club had been hit with multiple charges by the EFL for failing to pay player and staff wages on time.

Supporters had boycotted the club in a bid to force the Thai businessman out, not least during the final Championship game of his tenure against Middlesbrough, which saw the home end barely filled.

However, the appointment of administrators has brought fresh hope to the club, with fans responding to the appeal of insolvency firm Begbies Traynor to start pumping money back into the club.

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Fans have started to pump money back into Sheffield Wednesday (Getty Images)

In the days after entering administration, joint-administrator Kris Wigfield said that supporters spent more than £500,000 on tickets and in the club shop, while fans also raised £10,000 in an hour to pay for the team’s hotel for December’s away trip to Blackburn.

Administratiors said they are hoping for a quick sale and have since had at least 10 parties provide proof of funds to purchase the club.

But with this latest points deduction, Wednesday are all but doomed for relegation to League One, now sitting 23 points off 23rd-placed Norwich and 27 adrift of safety.