Sheffield Wednesday stars have been informed that they will once again fail to be paid their wages on time, according to The Sheffield Star.
The ongoing crisis at Hillsborough is one that has garnered much media attention. With owner Dejphon Chansiri continuing to dig his feels in, staff and players have had to contend with one financial crisis after another.
A series of unpaid wages over the summer led to some player revolt, with first team regulars such as Josh Windass, Akin Famewo and Michael Smith all opting to have their contracts cancelled to explore options elsewhere. On top of that, there was a big debacle over the future of manager Danny Rohl, who eventually departed in July.
This left Wednesday entering the season with a skeleton squad, most of whom were untested at Championship level. It’s therefore no surprise to see them currently languishing in the bottom three.
More Uncertainty For Sheffield Wednesday Staff
Rumours of more missed payments first emerged last week when BBC reporter Andy Giddens revealed that Chansiri had missed deadlines to make some football and non-football payments. This saw them punished with a fifth EFL registration embargo, raising fears that both playing and non-playing staff were at risk of another missed payday.
It has now been reported that players have been informed that tomorrow’s wages will not be paid, although academy players could be exempt from this. Furthermore first team backroom staff could receive a part payment, whilst the status of non-playing staff is not yet clear.
Understand Sheffield Wednesday players have been told they will not be paid on time for September. Pay day was due to be tomorrow. #SWFC
— Rob Staton (@robstaton) September 29, 2025
It has not been stated as to when the players can expect to be paid, with the club due to travel to Birmingham City tomorrow night.
Writer’s View
If Sheffield Wednesday weren’t already at crisis point, they certainly are now. Chansiri’s failure to pay wages on time over the summer caused a huge exodus and it simply isn’t fair to keep staff hanging on, especially when their livelihoods are at stake. There’s not much more to add that hasn’t been said already about the current ownership but something needs to change, otherwise one of England’s most historic clubs run the risk of going out of existence. The remaining players refused to play a behind-closed-doors friendly against Burnley during the summer, but it would be a real statement of intent if they were to do the same for one of their upcoming Championship fixtures.
