SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY’S players have released a statement expressing their ‘extreme concern’ at the club’s financial position.
The club withdrew from its friendly against Burnley after players went unpaid.
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AlamyHenrik Pedersen (centre) is the man charged with keeping Wednesday in the Championship against all odds[/caption]
A drawn out takeover saga which has yet to see unpopular owner Dejphon Chansiri receive what he perceives to be an acceptable bid, has resulted in a raft of outgoings and not a single new player joining in the summer transfer window.
To make matters worse, highly-regarded manager Danny Rohl walked out of the club last week, leaving them red-hot favourites for relegation.
And after failing to receive their wages on time for the fourth month out of five, the Sheffield Wednesday players have decided to make their voices heard.
Their statement read: “As has been well publicised, players, coaching and club staff groups at the club have all been impacted by delayed and overdue payment of salaries.
“This has been a worrying time for us as players but, whilst we are often the ones in the spotlight, we are not the only ones involved.
“We stand together in support with all our colleagues employed by the club who have been affected.
“Players and staff are now feeling real, practical impacts in their professional and personal lives and we are extremely concerned at the lack of clarity regarding what is happening and when this will be resolved.
“The decision taken by the players to withdraw from the planned friendly with Burnley was not taken lightly or without consideration.
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“We are fully aware of the added concern this will have caused supporters but trust there is a real understanding of the difficult position we have been put in.
“We want to reassure fans that there has not been, and will not be, any ‘downing of tools’ by any of us on the training ground, and we are all working as hard as we can and supporting each other, the manager and staff.
“However, we, like you, want our focus to be fully on what happens on the pitch and the new season ahead.
“This is proving to be really challenging and we have made it clear to the club that we want this situation to be addressed as soon as possible so decisions taken like the one not to play at Burnley are avoided in the future.
“We can then all move forward together as a club.
“The Players.”
However, there has been some good news for Owls fans with captain Barry Bannan, 35, choosing to sign a new contract despite interest from elsewhere and EFL concerns that Wednesday will be unable to fulfil their fixtures in the coming season.
And Henrik Pedersen has been appointed manager after a two-year spell as Rohl’s assistant.
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