Simon Jordan makes brutal Dejphon Chansiri, Sheffield Wednesday point in West Ham claim | OneFootball

Simon Jordan used former Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri to make a brutal point during a discussion about boardroom stability at West Ham.

Simon Jordan has used Dejphon Chansiri's disastrous spell in charge of Sheffield Wednesday to make his point about ownership's importance in English football.

The former Crystal Palace owner discussed the behind-the-scenes changes at West Ham United, involving Daniel Kretinsky, who is set to emerge as the club's largest shareholder.

Kretinsky has agreed a deal which will increase his stake to 46%, ahead of David Sullivan on 40%, after Amanda Staveley's failed attempt to buy into the Hammers.

On TalkSPORT, host Jim White questioned whether greater clarity in the boardroom at the London Stadium will bring stability, but Jordan was quick to point towards Hillsborough as evidence that these do not necessarily always go together.

Simon Jordan makes Dejphon Chansiri point in West Ham discussion

Speaking on TalkSPORT, Jordan was asked whether a clearer hierarchy in East London will bring benefits.

"Moshiri owned Everton; he controlled Everton. How did that work out for them? And Chansiri had stability in his boardroom because he controlled it," Jordan said.

Chansiri took over in South Yorkshire back in 2015, before the club embarked on successive play-off campaigns, narrowly missing out on promotion in 2016.

However, as is well documented, his tenure ended dramatically, with the Owls relegated to League One at the end of last season, leaving them to pick up the pieces.

Dejphon Chansiri's Sheffield Wednesday reign ended in administration

The Thai businessman arrived in January 2015, with his initial investments seeing Wednesday become a threat at the top end of the Championship.

They reached the play-off final in his first full season before returning to the play-offs in 2016/17, but promotion never materialised.

In the subsequent years, things became much more difficult at Hillsborough,

Wednesday were deducted six points during the 2020/21 season following a breach of the EFL's financial rules, and were relegated to League One as a result, while Chansiri's final years at the club saw transfer restrictions and financial problems plague the club.

These issues would hit a whole new level in 2025, as players and staff suffered delayed payments, HMRC debts mounted, and supporter protests against him continued to intensify before Sheffield Wednesday officially entered administration on 24 October, bringing his control of the club to an end.

After the October 2025 announcement, administration brought an immediate 12-point deduction, before another six points were taken away for financial breaches.

The Owls' 2025/26 campaign was catastrophic, as they became the first EFL side to have relegation mathematically confirmed in February, before they ended the campaign with zero points.

In May, the takeover would finally be complete, with Arise Capital Partners, led by American businessman David Storch, ending the Chansiri chapter.

Sheffield Wednesday are a strong example of Simon Jordan's ownership

Of course, there is an obvious difference between the scenarios at Sheffield Wednesday and West Ham, but the point is that a club can still be unstable while having an identifiable person at the helm.

For much of Chansiri's ownership, there wasn't really a battle for control, with decisions ultimately resting with him.

This led to point deductions, embargoes, unpaid bills and wages, relegations, and eventually administration.

Owls fans spent much of the final years demanding a change that never quite came until May, as the buck ultimately did stop with him.