SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY face a potential points deduction if they are found guilty of misconduct over the sale of Hillsborough. Sky Sports claim that “a number of Championship clubs” are demanding serious action following owner Dejphon Chansiri’s purchase of the famous stadium. The EFL, who charged the Yorkshire outfit in November, confirmed that the process is “ongoing” […]
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY face a potential points deduction if they are found guilty of misconduct over the sale of Hillsborough.
Sky Sports claim that “a number of Championship clubs” are demanding serious action following owner Dejphon Chansiri’s purchase of the famous stadium.
The EFL, who charged the Yorkshire outfit in November, confirmed that the process is “ongoing” with Wednesday set to face an independent disciplinary commission before the end of the season.
The Championship club face a series of allegations that they broke the league’s strict profit and sustainability rules.
If found guilty the Owls face having points stripped away from them which could see them dropped into a relegation scrap.
Garry Monk’s side are currently 12th in the table, 14 points above the relegation zone, but are without a league win in their last five games.
The maximum points deduction for breaking profit and sustainability rules is 21 points, with fellow Championship club Birmingham docked nine by the EFL for similar offences last year.
SunSport previously revealed that league bosses believe there are irregularities over the way the club sold their stadium to Thai businessman Chansiri to get around their strict spending rules.
Wednesday’s lodged accounts for 2017-18 showed the club had sold the ground for £60million – a profit of more than £38m.
That allowed them to record a pre-tax profit of £2.5m for the year, instead of a £35.4m loss.
Wednesday have already challenged the league’s decision after claiming that they believe the charge to be “unlawful”.
