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Sheffield Wednesday have filed for administration as the club’s financial problems continue to mount.

The club has been racked with instability under the ownership of Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri and were previously hit with multiple charges by the EFL for failing to pay players’ wages on time. The Championship club, who sit at the bottom of the table, will receive an automatic 12-point penalty for going into administration, just as Derby County did in 2021.

Wednesday fans have been in the midst of boycotting their club, pushing for Chansiri, who took over the club in 2015, to sell up. Hillsborough was all but empty for Thursday’s Championship clash with Middlesbrough due to fan action.

The club is one of the oldest surviving clubs in world football, with their history dating back more than 150 years.

Where does administration leave Sheffield Wednesday?

After filing for administration, Sheffield Wednesday sit rock bottom of the Championship on -6 points.

They face herculean task not to suffer relegation this term, but survival on a larger scale will be the main concern for the administrator of Begbies Traynor.

For now, Wednesday fans can take joy from the fact Dejphon Chansiri’s maligned reign as club owner is finally over.

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How did Derby make it out of administration?

Derby County were the last EFL team to file for administration, doing so back in 2021.

They survived the period due to a takeover by local property developer and lifelong supporter David Clowes, who bought the club and stadium for a reported £55m after nine months of administrator control.

Derby, who had just been relegated to League One before Clowes took over, earned promotion back to the Championship in 2023/24 and have remained in the second tier since.

While administration does act as a day of sadness for Wednesday, history has shown us that a financial reset can be just what a club needs to turn around. Just look at Bournemouth, who went into administration and nearly went under in 2008.

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What is the administration process?

The first step involved with entering administration is the appointment of an administrator.

A notice for this has been filed at the Insolvency and Companies Court by Sheffield Wednesday, which will see an administrator - appointed by the court - take control of the club’s finances and day-to-day operations from Dejphon Chansiri. Their job is to prevent the club from going into liquidation, which can be achieved by finding a new owner or pay back the debts owed.

The club will then enter moratorium, which acts as a period of protection that prevents creditors from taking legal action against the club.

Then comes debt settlement, which sees the paying off of certain creditors - under the “football super creditors” category - prioritised. Players and manager are paid first before other football clubs, the PFA and the league are made whole.

The final stage is resolution. The administration process is over when the club is brought by a new owner or emerges through administration using a Company Voluntary Arrangement. However, a winding-up order can also act as a resolution, which means the club is liquidated.

Who is Dejphon Chansiri?

So, who is this Dejphon Chansiri that Sheffield Wednesday are so relieved to see the back of?

Chansiri is a Thai businessman from the family that controls Thai Union Group, the world’s largest producer of canned tuna.

He bought Sheffield Wednesday in 2015 for £37.5m, initially promising Premier League promotion within two years. They came close to achieving this goal, reaching the Championship play-off final in 2016 only to lose to Hull City.

However, spending without success led the club into murky financial waters. A six-point deduction for breaking spending rules contributed to their relegation to League One in 2021, and the club has since been racked by instability.

Fury surrounding Chansiri’s reign reached boiling point this year when, on five separate occasions, wages of players and staff were not paid on times. Wednesday have been placed under various embargoes amid tax debts and PSR breaches.

Chansiri had been absent from the club for the whole period of turmoil. But with Wednesday filing for administration, Chansiri is gone.

Dejphon Chansiri bought Sheffield Wednesday in 2015 (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire)

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