No keeper & matchday tomorrow: English chaos club sign stand-in for 7 days | OneFootball

Sheffield Wednesday is currently going through some really tough times. Having won the English championship four times at the beginning of the 20th century, the traditional club has been sinking into chaos for quite some time now.

Financially on the brink of bankruptcy, it was completely unclear until just a few days before the start of the season whether the second-division club would even be able to participate in league play, which they have since been doing with an extremely thin squad. The makeshift team is currently stumbling at the bottom of the table, heading towards relegation—and now they were even left without a goalkeeper.

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First-choice goalkeeper Pierce Charles has been out with a shoulder injury since the second matchday. However, Ethan Horvath was able to be loaned from Cardiff at short notice, as fortunately the transfer window was still open at the end of August.

But the on-loan keeper was shown a red card on Sunday against Charlton. Temporarily, the Owls therefore had no available goalkeeper in their professional squad. Once again, one of the oldest football clubs in the world was really under pressure.

The solution: an emergency loan. According to EFL rules, this is possible for goalkeepers if, for example, an injury crisis makes it necessary. The requirement is that an independent doctor confirms the incapacity of the injured players, and the newly signed replacement must start in the next match.

To prevent clubs from gaining other personnel advantages from the deal, the extremely rarely used "emergency loan" initially lasts only seven days. If urgently needed, it can be extended.

However, Horvath was only suspended for tomorrow’s game against Middlesbrough due to a professional foul. He will be replaced by Joe Lumley, who is actually under contract with league rival Bristol City FC and was quickly loaned out under the special rule.

Afterwards, Horvath—provided he does not get injured in the meantime—will return to his post, just as Lumley will return to his parent club—after just one week.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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