Why Simon Jordan thinks Dejphon Chansiri could be told to leave Sheffield Wednesday | OneFootball

Leading talkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan has revealed what could force Dejphon Chansiri to finally depart Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday's chaos and turmoil at the hands of owner Dejphon Chansiri has known no end, with the Owls' situation continuing to plummet further following a disastrous summer at Hillsborough.

Chansiri's own popularity in the blue-and-white quarters of the Steel City has taken a notable hit in recent years, and now, there can surely be no sight of redemption for the Thai businessman, with financial mismanagement leaving the crisis-stricken Championship club in a state of plight.

Wednesday were restricted to completing just two transfer deals in the summer, both loan moves for Harry Amass and Ethan Horvath from Manchester United and Cardiff City respectively, and they are currently under no less than five English Football League embargoes. Until the conclusion of the 2027 January transfer window, meanwhile, Wednesday are also operating under a fee-restriction ban owing to the continued delayed payment of wages, which has been a recurring and pressing issue in recent times.

For the fifth occasion in just seven months, Chansiri has failed to pay the wages of Wednesday's senior players on time, a scenario which saw popular figures such as Michael Smith and Josh Windass move on for nothing back in the summer. This is set to incur an EFL-imposed points deduction, which could see Wednesday deducted anywhere between three and 15 points.

The desperation for new ownership at the helm is stronger than ever, and interestingly, talkSPORT pundit and former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has revealed what could force Chansiri out of the club.

Simon Jordan predicts the Independent Football Regulator will end Sheffield Wednesday, Dejphon Chansiri nightmare

Jordan believes that the newly-implemented Independent Football Regulator, which has been green-lighted MP's passed the Football Governance Bill and will formally come into play later this year, has the power to terminate Chansiri's ownership of Wednesday.

Chansiri, of course, has long refused to sell the South Yorkshire outfit to new owners, and the involvement of the Independent Football Regulator could be Wednesday's only escape from his clutches.

Speaking via talkSPORT on Wednesday morning, Jordan was quizzed on whether the regulator could step in, and he explained: "Yes, they have the power to do that — and I think they will do. My understanding of the situation is that there is no way, quote on quote, this will happen on someone's watch.

"They (the EFL) can't do anything about the ownership because it is a private business. They can't just walk in and take somebody's ownership over.

"The regulator can, though. And the regulator will. That is what they will do. It is a good thing in this instance, but be careful what it looks like in other instances.

"But in this instance, of course, if you have got somebody who is an absentee landlord that is sitting there ultimately in the same way the fella (Dai Yongge) at Reading was, and everybody is happy when these guys are spending money like drunken sailors, but when it comes on top and these guys don't want to do it anymore, or can't do it anymore, then it is the other side of the argument.

"So be careful who you want owning your football clubs and which person you now cheer in the door as being the next foreign investor in your football club because you must have the next opportunity."

Sheffield Wednesday have performed admirably despite Dejphon Chansiri crisis

Rather unsurprisingly, with a threadbare squad now predominantly comprised of youth players with little to no senior experience to speak of and an inability to strengthen in the transfer window, coupled with the departure of Danny Rohl, Wednesday appeared relegation favourites heading into the campaign, with many tipping the Owls to suffer relegation to League One with a whimper.

What we have learned about this Wednesday squad after eight games, however, is that they may still go down — through no fault of their own, of course — but, if that is to be the case, then they will most certainly go down fighting.

Recent form has been particularly encouraging, with the Owls winning 2-0 at Portsmouth before playing out respectable draws with QPR and Birmingham City ahead of Saturday's home match against high-flying Coventry City.

Wednesday are only inside the relegation zone on goal difference at this moment in time, and while they are sure to fall further and see their early work undermined by an impending points deduction, the effort and spirit of Henrik Pedersen's side against such adversity has been admirable.