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Todd Bailey

@therealtbailey

Long suffering Sheffield Wednesday supporter and Partnership Director for one of the UK’s largest FTSE100 listed marketplaces.

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Todd Bailey@therealtbailey·
@UKBackintheDay2 What a time to be alive. This made getting up in a morning so much funnier!!!
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UK Back in the Day@UKBackintheDay2·
Once upon a time, breakfast television was worth watching…
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@KMC_1889 We really don’t. Believe me. I grew up in that generation and the majority of us see it as the biggest ‘fall off’ you could’ve predicted. All from decades of mis management. His point is that for many of the younger generation, we’ve been shite!! Bit odd wanting us to go bust…
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Rosenior might not see out the evening as Chelsea gaffer let alone the end of the season.
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@ellufc No prejudice. He was just absolutely shite.
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@jakerowl1 Di Canio. He was just so maverick. And Beni was absolutely quality an all.
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Jake@jakerowl1·
Proper want to get back to the days of arguing about who should be playing and in what position. Them days where we argued over two really good players. For nostalgia purposes who was better Di Canio or Carbone? #SWFC
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@BBCMOTD Don’t worry I’m sure the @EFL will find more reasons to take more points off us.
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Match of the Day@BBCMOTD·
Things could get a lot worse for Sheffield Wednesday 😬
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@FBAwayDays Sheffield Wednesday without a shadow of a doubt. Try following them for the last 40 years.
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Football Away Days@FBAwayDays·
Which team is the most depressing to support in England?
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Sophy Ridge
Sophy Ridge@SophyRidgeSky·
Went on a bit of a rant on telly comparing how Chelsea & Sheffield Wednesday have been dealt with
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It is however hard not to feel like the @EFL are flexing their ‘muscles’ of governance when the club is at its very lowest. Where were they to implement governance when our owner was carrying on how he was? There was very little from them then.
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Todd Bailey@therealtbailey·
@EFL whilst I agree that the integrity of the league and rules have to be maintained, all you continue to do now is punish the supporters of this football club who have been left helpless from the poor running of our former owner. Do the right thing. We’ve been punished enough.
Henry Winter@henrywinter

Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest football clubs in the world, their famous name woven into the tapestry of the game. Formed in 1867, elected to the Football League in 1892, founder members of the Premier League, four times champions of England, three times winners of the FA Cup, and the League Cup once. Such honours may be far back in history but Wednesday remain a powerful force in many lives, in families, communities, in Sheffield and beyond. It would be devastating to Wednesday supporters and deeply damaging to the reputation of English football if Wednesday lost their membership of the EFL because of the behaviour of an owner in Dejphon Chansiri who passed initial EFL ownership tests, was welcomed (let’s not forget), but turned out to be shamelessly irresponsible. Wednesday fans fear the club's existence might be at risk if the EFL imposes further punishments and restrictions that deter potential buyers. Stronger oversight of owners is clearly required and the EFL and PL did tighten their rules in 2023. The new Independent Football Regulator will introduce a proper licensing system for clubs and better oversight of owners. Unfortunately, the IFR did not come into force early enough to prevent Wednesday's downward slide under Chansiri. Wednesday are currently in administration and threatened with further EFL sanctions – a 15-point deduction for next season. This season's 18-point deduction all but guaranteed relegation from the Championship (confirmed on Feb 22). The League applies sanctions as punishment for debts and also as a deterrent to other clubs/owners. The EFL emphasises it is working with all parties to “try and find a solution that can see Sheffield Wednesday continue as a member of the League....but ultimately we have to also apply the terms of the League’s insolvency policy…which seeks to balance the interests, not only of Sheffield Wednesday, but also of the other 71 clubs”. Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust, fighting hard for their club’s survival, has now released a copy of the EFL’s insolvency policy and argues that it gives the League, in the Trust’s words, “absolute discretion when determining how to deal with clubs experiencing an insolvency event”. The Trust argues that “…further punitive sanctions risk undermining the very factors the EFL states it must consider - including the effect on supporters, the impact on the local community and the wider credibility of the league itself. “Sheffield Wednesday supporters are not seeking advantage over other clubs. It is entirely right that all EFL clubs should be treated fairly and consistently. That principle must include Sheffield Wednesday that has already suffered enormously during a decade in which the EFL’s own regulatory oversight failed to prevent the damage that unfolded. “We urge the EFL to apply its own guidance responsibly and ensure that the focus now is on allowing the club to recover, stabilise and move forward under new ownership. Sheffield Wednesday supporters have suffered enough.” #SWFC #EFL @SWFCTrust

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Todd Bailey@therealtbailey·
A really positive thread 🧵
Steve Chu@stevechu75

I was one of the @SWFCTrust reps who were privileged to meet David and Michael Storch and Tom Costin yesterday. They gave us over two hours of their time, asked for our views, and listened to us. They convinced me that... 1/4

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Todd Bailey@therealtbailey·
Otegbayo is one of the worst I’ve ever seen in a Wednesday shirt and I had used to have to watch Maddix and Westwood at centre half.
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Matt Summerhill
Matt Summerhill@MattSummerhill·
Maybe I am getting old, but my current ask of anyone who takes over my beloved football club is a) cherish it, b) have a credible and deliverable plan and c) stop us being a laughing stock. If Storch/Storch/Costin can deliver that, they will have my total support
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Good luck to the Storch consortium, encouraging words so far. 🤞 Up the owls. 🦉
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Todd Bailey@therealtbailey·
@swfc Bloody good luck to them. Also personally delighted to see our previous owner getting less cash back. Even him getting a £1 feels too much for me,
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Todd Bailey@therealtbailey·
@AlanBiggs1 @MrPaulPashley That’s my thinking Alan. Mike Ashley knows the game. Also knows the ‘value’ of the club. No way in a million years that clubs worth close to £50m. Insane.
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Alan Biggs
Alan Biggs@AlanBiggs1·
@MrPaulPashley Or maybe he wants to spend his money where it really counts?
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Alan Biggs@AlanBiggs1·
Reports that the David Storch consortium have bid higher for #SWFC than Mike Ashley echo what my sources were predicting privately. The latter, as a known owner here, probably gets quicker clearance. But admin has a prime duty to creditors. A tricky call.
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David Richards MBE
David Richards MBE@davidrichards·
There are increasing reports, echoed by @AlanBiggs1, that the David Storch consortium has submitted a higher bid for Sheffield Wednesday than Mike Ashley. That creates a dilemma for the administrators. Their legal duty is clear. They must maximise returns for creditors. But football clubs are not normal businesses. The buyer also needs the financial strength to stabilise and rebuild the club. I have said repeatedly that Sheffield Wednesday requires at least £100 million of investment almost immediately. Not over time. Not through hopeful projections. Real capital. Against that backdrop, some of the commentary circulating recently is frankly absurd. Stories of £4 million being spent on the stadium and safe standing at the Leppings Lane end miss the scale of the problem entirely. That kind of money barely scratches the surface of what is required to modernise Hillsborough and rebuild the club properly. Mike Ashley may not be everyone’s preferred owner, but two things are undeniable. He has the cash. And he has the commercial leverage. It is worth remembering that Ashley reportedly explored a bid for Meadowhall last year. If someone with that scale of retail and property experience were involved in the area, it is not difficult to imagine a completely different vision. A modern stadium integrated with transport access, parking and surrounding commercial development across that vast footprint. Whether that specific idea ever happens is beside the point. The point is scale. There is no comparison between a bid backed by real financial firepower and one built on optimism and future promises. Sheffield Wednesday has suffered enough from the latter. For the sake of the long-suffering supporters, one hopes the administrators eventually follow the line often attributed to Churchill: “You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.” Let’s hope we are close to that moment. #swfc
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