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Simon Jordan has urged Dejphon Chansiri to sell Sheffield Wednesday, as he compared their situation to Reading under Dai Yongge.

Simon Jordan has urged Dejphon Chansiri to sell Sheffield Wednesday quickly, as he discussed the ongoing crisis at the Championship club.

The Owls have been in a financial state for some time now, with Chansiri failing to pay the wages on time in five of the past seven months, including the September salaries.

Therefore, Wednesday, who have already been hit with EFL sanctions, are set for further punishment, and it has been said that a points deduction is ‘almost inevitable’.

Simon Jordan tells Dejphon Chansiri to secure swift Sheffield Wednesday sale

Fans of the Yorkshire club have been protesting against the Thai businessman and pushing for him to sell for a lengthy period, but, much to their frustration, he remains in charge.

There has been interest in the club, with Botafogo owner John Textor believed to be keen, but talks have ‘not progressed’ with the American, as many fans believe Chansiri is holding out for too high a price.

And, when speaking about the Owls’ situation, Jordan told TalkSPORT, as quoted by the Sheffield Star, that the upcoming independent regulator could be required to force Chansiri out, as he reiterated to the owner that he must accept that he is no longer capable of running the club - with Wednesday compared to Reading and their controversial former owner Dai Yongge.

“What happens in the short-term is more painful for Sheffield Wednesday fans until such a time as the owner is taken out one way or another by someone meeting his price or an administrative intervention. The independent regulator will have the bandwidth to do it. The man is breaching his covenant as an owner, he will be held and will be seen as not a fit and proper person by the independent regulator and they will take action.

“That will probably extend beyond the remit of the EFL and they’ll be able to do things that the EFL aren’t able to do, they’d want to do it because the EFL don’t want to run a football club - but it would be interesting to see if they do take it off Chansiri and put their own people in, who they’ve got to do that at independent regulator level. It won’t go on, it’s not going to be allowed to turn into a situation where Sheffield Wednesday don’t exist and as I said earlier on, and I know it’s a trite statement but I’ll say it all the same, football clubs don’t go bust, owners do.

“Whilst he’s not going bust, his ownership model is going bust, he isn’t bankrolling the football club, he isn’t acting in the best interest of the football club, he is doing anything but that and there may be good reason behind it, maybe he has run out of money. But he’s going to have to accept that Sheffield Wednesday is no longer a going concern for him and he has to accept a price in the same way the fella at Reading (Dai Yongge) accepted it, sooner rather than later.”

All connected to Sheffield Wednesday are desperate for Dejphon Chansiri to leave the club

Wednesday fans are sure to appreciate Jordan’s input on this, as it shines more of a light on their plight. The way they have been run under Chansiri is unacceptable, and his failure to pay wages on time on a consistent basis is the final straw.

As Jordan says, he clearly doesn’t have the capability to run such a club, and it’s about securing a new owner as quickly as possible.

It is hugely frustrating for all at Wednesday that a potential buyer is yet to seriously emerge, but it’s clear that Chansiri is very difficult to deal with.

Ultimately, the independent regulator may be the final step to save the club from Chansiri, as it’s the only way they will be able to progress. Realistically, relegation to League One feels inevitable given the likely deduction, but the long-term future of the club is obviously much more pressing.