SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY’S final pre-season match has been cancelled after players refused to play, according to reports.
The Owls are in crisis just 10 days before their scheduled Championship opener, with manager Danny Rohl having walked out.
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Players were informed this week that they would not be paid their July wages in time, with payments originally scheduled to have been made today.
This is the fourth time in the last five months that this has occurred, with the Sheffield Star reporting that the news was met with “angry” reactions from members of the squad.
Wednesday were due to play a behind-closed-doors friendly against Burnley at the Clarets’ training ground on Saturday morning.
But amid their wages not being paid, the Mail’s Mike Keegan claims that Owls stars have decided to cancel the game.
Sheffield Wednesday are scheduled to face Leicester at the King Power Stadium on August 10.
Rohl’s former assistant Henrik Pedersen is set to be in the dugout, having been named the German’s successor.
Wednesday are currently under a transfer embargo.
While their Hillsborough home’s North Stand has been shut by the local council due to safety concerns.
Highly-rated Rohl finally left the club on Tuesday after agreeing a deal with club chiefs to exit.
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