Matthew Smith

The EFL has sanctioned Sheffield Wednesday consistently since 2018. Over that period, the club has been hit with multiple transfer embargoes spanning nearly a decade. By October 2025, Wednesday were under six simultaneous embargoes — the most any club has ever faced. On top of that, the club has suffered repeated points deductions. A -12 deduction in 2020/21 severely damaged recruitment and momentum going into that season. Although it was later reduced to -6 on appeal, the damage had already been done — those points ultimately proved the difference between survival and relegation to League One. In 2025, the situation worsened further. The club received: •-12 points for entering administration, after the former owner failed to meet basic financial obligations such as paying wages and bills on time •A further -6 point deduction, again due to the owner’s failure to uphold his responsibilities This is not a case of a club gaining an unfair advantage — quite the opposite. The club has been placed at a significant competitive disadvantage for years due to sustained mismanagement. Sheffield Wednesday has endured one of the most damaging ownership periods a club of its size is likely to experience. The former owner’s approach has not only harmed the club financially but also created a toxic environment for staff and supporters alike. And yet, despite this, there is now an expectation that the same owner should be repaid — while the club continues to face further punishment. How can that be justified? The new ownership group should not be penalised for the failures of the previous regime. They should be given the opportunity to restore stability to a club that has lacked it for nearly 26 years. Imposing further sanctions — such as another -15 point deduction, spending caps, business plan restrictions, and transfer limitations — would only deepen the damage. It risks condemning the club to yet another relegation and prolonging the cycle of instability. At some point, there has to be recognition that continued punishment is no longer corrective — it is excessive. The club, its staff, and its supporters deserve the chance to move forward. #FairDealForWednesday @storchyowl

@OllieHolt22 Fannys

Interesting - and slightly worrying - to hear Marc Guehi saying "It's not easy putting the shirt on." Are we back to the days when England players said the shirt hung heavy on their shoulders? That was the mentality Gareth Southgate worked so hard to banish.

Here's the opening to our new BBC iPlayer special programme, Selling Sheffield Wednesday. It tells the story of #SWFC's fight for survival in the last 12 months, and looks at where one of English football's most famous clubs go from here.

@Carra23 Southall should be nowhere near a premier league list. If he played for another club you wouldn’t pick him. As biased as your commentary

Southall will be on any list I ever do on goal keepers! The rest are lucky we aren’t judging them on their whole career as he’d be top!!

Fin Gorman is BACK 🩵👏

@Owlsonline I’ve got a free ticket in the Kop for anyone who wants it?? Don’t want it to go to waste

It’s Blue and White day then as the Owls welcome Norwich City to S6 this evening…. You going? #swfc

@GazRobinson1 I’ve got an adult ticket for the Kop going for free if you know anyone.?

@Bristol_Owl @robstaton @YesWeCrann @AlexJPMiller I’ve got 1 adult ticket for the Kop that needs a home Aswel if anyone wants it

@robstaton @YesWeCrann @AlexJPMiller Hello fellas I have bought 1x adult & 1x U17 ticket for the Kop for the Norwich game. Could you find a good home for them? Hoping you guys can help find the tickets a home.

@swfc Anybody need a free ticket in the Kop??

Next Wednesday night at Hillsborough promises to be a superb atmosphere under the lights with many areas of the stadium now sold out! 🙌

🔵 ⚪️ A Call To Action. #SWFC

Any chance of getting this cunt out of the club @EFL

@domhowson How hard can it be to just head a ball away like every other club 😅

Another goal from a set play. So soft. So avoidable. #SWFC

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@WTIDPOD Of course he does. 2mil FML

What a strike. 😮‍💨

@nathmunday Minging mate. Gets worse everyday

This has to be by far the worst state the clubs ever been in. What a tosser #SWFC #chansiriout

@robstaton Until DC goes everything just feels numb, almost immune to the bullshit. I’ve got Zero interest in who’s going or staying, the kit, manager and next season. It’s awful to feel this way. Everyday it gets worse with no light at the end of the tunnel.

Sheffield Wednesday confirm Josh Windass and Michael Smith have had their contracts terminated by mutual consent. Both leaving #SWFC

@swfc @MrVegas_Casino @MacronSports Not assed. Get rid of him and people might be a little bit more bothered about a new extremely expensive kit

Introducing our 2025/26 home kit, on sale tomorrow 🦉 #swfc | @MrVegas_Casino | @MacronSports

@swfc @RangersFC Nice one lads 🤢

Djeidi Gassama has departed Hillsborough, joining @RangersFC for an undisclosed fee. We would like to thank Djeidi for his time with the Owls and wish him every success for the future #swfc