Concerning Sheffield Wednesday update emerges - the players will be fuming | OneFootball

The Owls' wages are set to be delayed for the fifth time this year

Sheffield Wednesday players have been informed they will not receive their wages on time for September, according to BBC Radio Sheffield’s Rob Staton.

Pay day was due tomorrow (30th September), but the squad has been told to expect another delay - the fifth time this calendar year that salaries have not been paid on schedule.

The news comes after a small improvement in form, with the Owls following up an away victory at Portsmouth with a hard-fought point against QPR at Hillsborough over the weekend.

But the latest developments will do little to steady a club already under intense scrutiny both on and off the pitch.

Sheffield Wednesday hit by fresh wage delay in latest financial setback

Further confirmation of this latest wage delay has come from The Sheffield Star’s Alex Miller, while his colleague Joe Crann has reported that senior players are expected to be directly affected.

Crann added that the Owls' U21s and academy players will “probably” be paid, while members of the technical team are set to receive part of their salaries.

It has often been the case that non-footballing staff at Hillsborough have also been caught up in such delays.

While there has been no confirmation that this month’s issue will extend beyond the playing squad and technical staff, the uncertainty has heightened concern across the club.

This is not the first time Wednesday’s players have been left waiting for their money.

The first incident came in March, when wages were delayed ahead of a fixture against Hull City - a game the Owls went on to lose in the final minutes. Club captain Barry Bannan has since admitted that moment marked the start of a downward spiral.

“It was before Hull, we didn’t get paid that week, and then we lost in the last minute at Hillsborough and it kind of went downhill from there,” Bannan said in an interview earlier this year.

The midfielder revealed Owls players were left without answers for long stretches during the summer, going months without wages while away with their families.

The uncertainty has created deep frustration within the squad, with players struggling to separate matters on the pitch from the chaos behind the scenes.

For professionals at Championship level, such instability is both unusual and damaging.

Fans intensify protests as crisis deepens under Chansiri

Off the pitch, the situation has fuelled growing unrest among supporters. The Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust have organised a series of protests against owner Dejphon Chansiri this season, targeting his 10-year spell in charge at Hillsborough.

At Saturday’s clash with QPR, fans marked the 10th minute with black and gold scarves held aloft, symbolising their discontent with the Thai businessman’s stewardship.

Further protests have been organised for Tuesday night’s away clash against Birmingham City.

Boycotts of food and drink inside Hillsborough have also been encouraged, while banners, walk-ins and post-match demonstrations have become regular features of the Owls matchday experience, both home and away.

Chansiri has so far resisted calls to sell the club, despite fierce criticism over his handling of finances, strategy, and the repeated failure to pay players on time.