{"id":897075,"date":"2026-04-16T03:11:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T03:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/897075\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T03:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T03:11:19","slug":"sheffield-wednesday-set-for-15-point-deduction-next-season-in-major-risk-of-another-relegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/897075\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Wednesday set for 15-point deduction next season in major risk of another relegation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sheffield Wednesday’s prospective new owners have been informed by the EFL that the club will start next season with a 15-point deduction.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arise Capital Partners, a consortium led by David Storch, had emerged as the preferred bidder to take over at Hillsborough. <\/p>\n

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Sheffield Wednesday are facing another points deductionCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

It had previously been reported that Wednesday were expected to start next season on -15 points<\/a> in League One, after their relegation to Championship<\/a> was confirmed in February.<\/p>\n

This was said to be because Arise were unwilling to pay \u00a315million to outgoing owner Dejphon Chansiri.<\/p>\n

EFL rules state the club must pay 25 per cent to existing creditors, however, the bid from Storch’s consortium falls well short of this.<\/p>\n

The American private equity company’s \u00a320m offer, when broken down, will represent about 6p in the pound to the unsecured creditors but must be worth at least 25p to avoid a points deduction.<\/p>\n

Read more on talksport<\/p>\n

And US financier Storch has now confirmed that the EFL have informed him a 15-point penalty will be now in place as a result at the start of next season.<\/p>\n

More misery for Wednesday<\/p>\n

In a statement on X, Storch wrote: “We have now been informed that a 15-point penalty is set to be imposed at the start of next season. <\/p>\n

“We fundamentally disagree with this decision.<\/p>\n

“We also requested the opportunity for this matter to be reviewed through independent arbitration – going as far as offering to cover all associated legal costs ourselves in the interest of transparency and fairness. That request has been denied.<\/p>\n

“What makes this situation particularly difficult is that it is entirely unique. A significant portion of the club’s debt sits with its former owner who has not agreed to write down or restructure that debt.<\/p>\n

“We have made repeated attempts, through the administrators, to engage with Mr Chansiri in order to find a constructive resolution. Those requests have gone unanswered.”<\/p>\n

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Chansiri must receive \u00a315m from prospective buyers if Sheffield Wednesday are to avoid the crippling deduction next seasonCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

Storch also called the facilities at the club’s Hillsborough stadium ‘inadequate’ and require ‘significant and urgent’ work.<\/p>\n

Storch: Takeover still on<\/p>\n

Despite the ongoing difficulties, Storch reassured fans the group still intends to complete a takeover by May 1.<\/p>\n

In the statement, he continued: “Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> is worth saving. We believe in its supporters, its history, and its future.<\/p>\n

“And, as we have shown to date, we remain prepared to invest the time, capital and energy required to rebuild this club properly – from its infrastructure to its footballing foundations.<\/p>\n

“We are simply asking to be heard properly, for the circumstances to be fully considered, and for a decision that reflects the reality on the ground – not one that risks further harm to a club facing extraordinary challenges and that has already suffered substantial penalties.”<\/p>\n

Sheffield Wednesday have been deducted\u00a018 points in total by the EFL this season in a miserable campaign on and off the pitch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sheffield Wednesday were relegated to League One in February after defeat to rivals Sheffield UnitedCredit: Getty\"General<\/a><\/p>\n

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And next season, Wednesday face a fight to avoid relegation to the fourth tier for the first time in their 149-year historyCredit: Shutterstock Editorial<\/p>\n

The first 12 were docked due to going into administration<\/a>, while another six were taken off due to breaching the league’s financial rules.<\/p>\n

Read More on talkSPORT<\/p>\n

This contributed to them suffered the earliest ever relegation from the Championship in February, while the hefty points deductions now leaves them on -4 points with four games left to play.<\/p>\n

And next season, Wednesday face a fight to avoid relegation to the fourth tier for the first time in their 149-year history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sheffield Wednesday’s prospective new owners have been informed by the EFL that the club will start next season…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":897076,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,9030,232445,64536,23712,393,4884,13734,12902,1620,21069,16,15],"class_list":["post-897075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sheffield","tag-britain","tag-championship","tag-david-storch","tag-dejphon-chansiri","tag-efl","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-hillsborough","tag-league-one","tag-sheffield","tag-sheffield-wednesday","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116412199541936994","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}