{"id":305288,"date":"2025-07-31T00:49:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T00:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/305288\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T00:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T00:49:23","slug":"sheffield-wednesday-could-boycott-season-opener-after-fresh-chansiri-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/305288\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sheffield Wednesday could boycott season opener after fresh Chansiri update&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sheffield-Wednesday-Hillsborough-Dejphon-Chansiri-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri at Hillsborough\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Credit: Getty, Imago)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753922961_124_b7ea0cbc6c63a7b82a86fd3c522460d0\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Edward Bazeley\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Wed 30 July 2025 16:11, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Sheffield Wednesday are set to encounter more serious consequences of Dejphon Chansiri\u2019s failing ownership.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Owls have already witnessed several high-profile player exits, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sheffield-wednesday-dejphon-chansiri-danny-rohl-championship-hillsborough-owls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chansiri has consistently paid wages late<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last season\u2019s star players Josh Windass, Djeidi Gassama, and Michael Smith have all left South Yorkshire in recent weeks along with the likes of Akin Famewo and Callum Paterson.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, boss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/josh-windass-sheffield-wednesday-danny-rohl-exit-dejphon-chansiri-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danny Rohl has also left Sheffield Wednesday<\/a>, with next season\u2019s Championship fast approaching. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MixCollage-18-Jun-2025-03-19-PM-499-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dejphon Chansiri Sheffield Wednesday\" class=\"wp-image-696153\" \/>Chansiri has steered Wednesday into crisis (Credit: Imago)<strong>Sheffield Wednesday players could boycott Leicester fixture amid further bombshell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chansiri failed to meet his wage obligations at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/sheffield-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> in both May and June, while the Owls players are now set to encounter the same severe disappointment in July.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, BBC Radio Sheffield\u2019s Andy Giddings revealed via X on Wednesday, 30 July: \u201cPer sources, we understand communication has been made to Sheffield Wednesday players informing them that they will not be paid on time for their July wages.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe there is a possibility they could refuse to play as a consequence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hillsborough club are set to visit Championship new boys <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leicester City<\/a> in their season opener on 10 August.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Per sources, we understand communication has been made to Sheffield Wednesday players informing them that they will not be paid on time for their July wages. <\/p>\n<p>We believe there is a possibility they could refuse to play as a consequence. 1\/2 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/swfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#swfc<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballheaven?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@footballheaven<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Giddings (@SportGids1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportGids1\/status\/1950554983969046854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Wednesday players cannot be blamed for boycott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Football Insider verdict<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Chansiri is on the brink of failing to pay his players on time for a third consecutive month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/dejphon-chansiri-sheffield-wednesday-hillsborough-danny-rohl-championship-owls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheffield Wednesday supporters could demand season ticket refunds<\/a> amid the news that Hillsborough\u2019s North Stand has been closed by Sheffield council amid safety concerns.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>Opponent<\/td>\n<td>Date<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leicester (A)<\/td>\n<td>10\/08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bolton (A, Carabao Cup)<\/td>\n<td>13\/08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stoke (H)<\/td>\n<td>16\/08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Wednesday players could boycott next month\u2019s fixtures<\/p>\n<p>The state of the Owls\u2019 stadium is symbolic of how much Chansiri has neglected the South Yorkshire outfit in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Football finance expert and Sheffield Hallam University senior lecturer Dr Dan Plumley exclusively told <strong>Football Insider<\/strong> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/were-getting-close-sheffield-wednesday-at-critical-point-for-more-exits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheffield Wednesday are set for further exits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, having seen the likes of Smith and Windass leave Hillsborough this summer, along with Rohl, the Owls\u2019 squad cannot be blamed if they don\u2019t fulfill their playing duties next month.<\/p>\n<p>Chansiri should not expect his side\u2019s players to show up when he has failed to pay their wages, and consequently heaped chaos upon the South Yorkshire outfit, who appear set for a relegation battle.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Getty, Imago) Wed 30 July 2025 16:11, UK Sheffield Wednesday are set to encounter more serious 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