Everything Simon Jordan has said about Sheffield Wednesday takeover | OneFootball

Simon Jordan's views on a takeover of Sheffield Wednesday and his thoughts on Dejphon Chansiri's running of the club.

Simon Jordan has been outspoken in support of Sheffield Wednesday in recent times, amid James Bord and Mike Ashley attempting to acquire the club from Dejphon Chansiri.

Simon Jordan has hit out at Wednesday owner Chansiri previously, but the former Crystal Palace owner has yet to take on another club since selling up at Selhurst Park. Could that be Sheffield Wednesday?

At different points, Jordan was backed to save Wednesday in this process. However, he is currently a co-presenter on the weekday mid-morning sports programme talkSPORT. Jordan talked up interest in Sheffield Wednesday back in April 2024, stating: "In my book, one of the questions I'm asking myself is, if I was to buy another football club, which one would I buy?

"One of the clubs I mentioned was Sheffield Wednesday because it's got huge potential, it's a huge area, it's got a huge catchment, it's got a huge support base, it's a proper football club in a proper area. If you wanted to build that football club and embrace the fans, you would be able to achieve it."

But what else has he said about the club and the takeover since news has ramped up in recent months? We take a look here.

Everything Simon Jordan has said about the Sheffield Wednesday takeover process

Just under a year ago, Jordan urged Saudi billionaire Turki Alalshikh to buy Sheffield Wednesday. "It’s a club that I always speak about because I look at it and wonder why it’s languishing," said the ex-Crystal Palace boss on whether he was looking into a deal for the Championship side on talkSPORT.

"I don’t have any burning ambition. I didn’t have fun the first time round with a club I loved but what I do have is a huge amount of knowledge about failure and success. I had the same conversation, without being too indiscreet, with Turki Alalshikh, because they are looking around at other things to do.

"So when I’m asked by these guys, ‘what English football club would you advocate for us to buy?’ I said if you’re not going to buy one of the legacy clubs of which there’s three in this country – Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester United – the next one down the rank is Tottenham, see if you can get a deal out of Daniel [Levy] for that because that’s a spaceship that needs a new captain.

"If I was buying a football club and I was really motivated and had your kind of dough, I would buy Sheffield Wednesday."

Amid that talk, he also argued John Textor should have interest in investing at Hillsborough. He added: "This is a club that I think has huge opportunity, which is the reason why I was trying to get the Saudis to buy it.

"I was talking to John Textor the other day, and if he comes out of Palace, I was saying to him that is the football club you should be buying if you want to buy another English club."

That has not materialised, with Wednesday still struggling to find an investor. Jordan was quizzed on whether the regulator should step in and help at Hillsborough, and he explained: "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."

However, Jordan has no desire to buy another football club, in spite of his admiration for Wednesday. He is unlikely to step in now amid their difficulties. He added: "I ran a football club for 10 years. It didn't end the way I wanted it to. I have no desire to run another one.

"Ryan would have had me go up there and run it for him, which I didn't want to do. I've got other things to do with my life. I've run a football club. I had 10 years of it. I've always advocated for Sheffield Wednesday, always suggested that they're a club waiting to happen," he continued.

"If someone can get behind them, get some momentum, it's a great football club with great scale opportunities. But the reality of it is, I think there are better opportunities for me in other spaces than going and running a football club again."

Simon Jordan's latest view of Sheffield Wednesday

It's clear that Simon Jordan understands the rivalry between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United, which is why it's perhaps a shame for Wednesday fans that they won't have someone saving the club who clearly respects, admires, and understands the size and stature of the club.

They are a club with potential, which the 58-year-old's words reflect as well. Jordan has backed Wednesday to come through their administration situation and to kick on eventually. Sheffield Wednesday remain a club with Premier League potential due to their huge fanbase, historic stature, and the size of Hillsborough Stadium.

With the right ownership, financial stability, and long-term planning, they have the infrastructure and support to climb back up the English football pyramid. They are a Premier League club in terms of potential, but the reality they face is at least a year or two in League One again and it feels a million miles away for them.

But, in fact, Jordan believes Mike Ashley will buy Wednesday after Bord's deal collapsed. That is his current stance in recent days, even if most Wednesday fans might prefer Jordan to either of those options.