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The EFL might be able to delay a fit and proper decision until then, however they have no powers to stop court appointed administors concluding the sale of a business and realising returns for creditors as soon as possible, which is their legal duty

Five offers have been made to buy Sheffield Wednesday, with a further two expected over the coming days, Daily Mail Sport understands. The stricken Championship club is up for sale after falling into administration on October 24 following the disastrous ownership of Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri. And confidence is growing that a new era could begin at Hillsborough within weeks, with three of the formal bidders thought to be serious players and in a position to put the Owls back on the road to recovery. Offers have been received from groups based at home and overseas and each has provided proof of funds to the tune of £50million. A soft deadline of November 21 was issued by administrators Begbies Traynor but talks remain ongoing with other interested parties and two more bids are set to land imminently, according to those with knowledge of the situation. One unlikely offer that will not be progressing came from an unnamed group who made it clear that they wished to merge Wednesday with bitter rivals Sheffield United, should they be successful. The hope is that a preferred bidder will be in place for December 5, following which a period of exclusivity can begin. Wednesday went into administration five weeks ago with the club in financial turmoil under Chansiri and unable to pay wages on time on several occasions. Fans have since rallied and, at Sunday’s derby at home to United, matchday revenues among the highest in the club’s history were recorded. Five offers have been made to buy Sheffield Wednesday, with a further two expected over the coming days The stricken Championship club is up for sale after falling into administration on October 24 following the disastrous ownership of Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri However, a chunk of that cash may end up in the pockets of the Football Association after a cigarette lighter was launched at celebrating Blades striker Tyrese Campbell after he opened the scoring in a 3-0 win for the visitors. Similar incidents in the past have resulted in hefty fines for clubs involved. No fewer than 12 parties provided proof of funds to gain access to a data room outlining Wednesday’s financial position and set up by administrators. Wednesday are viewed as a historic club with a huge fanbase, and significant potential. However, it is acknowledged that the winning party would effectively be buying a League One club. With a threadbare squad Wednesday have been hit by a 12-point deduction and are 18 points from safety. Further deductions may well follow. Should a new buyer be in place it is likely that they would target the summer for a rebuild, with a focus on promotion back to the Championship at the first attempt.

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British property billionaire - CEO of William Pears Group

Surprised so many see this as good news simply based on hope it will force him out quicker. If it does brilliant - however the alternative is the nightmare scenario that the club and ground are owned by different people. As horrific as things are at the mo they are at least owned by the same person (albeit in different companies) making a takeover theoretically fairly straightforward. You only have to look at other clubs where the ground fell into third party hands so see how chaotic and messy it could become.

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Think Labour have committed to introducing it - possibly with an even stronger remit- but whether it will be a priority I don’t know

You really think he’d have signed a new deal two months into the season when we were rock bottom with 3 points and looking nailed on for relegation?

For what it worth I think he could be a shrewd signing If you're going to play 4-2-3-1 it is vital the 1 upfront is a mobile, strong powerful type who can keep hold of he ball and play in others and he seems to fit the bill for that at least However because he is not massively prolific it would put extra emphasis on those playing off him to chip in with a decent amount of goals - Windass, Musaba, Gassama or whoever As to be being no different from others: Smith despite his height is average at holding the ball and playing in others, but does have a knack of bagging a goal Gregory is decent at link up play but isn't physical or mobile enough now to play as one up front. And his best spell in the Champ (at Millwall) was actually playing off another striker Fletcher is I think more of a run in behind type and is looking well off the pace anyway I'd prefer better quality but do we have the budget for that?

What's happened to this goalkeeper - is he walking from Milan to Sheffield?

Some sort of swap deal involving Iorfa?

It's in here https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-1/psg-luis-enrique-va-designer-le-groupe-pour-la-tournee-au-japon-et-donc-les-joueurs-mis-dans-le-loft_AD-202307190714.html