Owls docked 12 points... but fans are optimistic

SHEFFIELD Wednesday have entered administration, with the EFL confirming the club have been docked 12 points immediately.

- By JAMIE GARDNER AND CALLUM PARKE, PA

The Owls, whose financial difficulties have been well documented in recent months, issued a statement yesterday afternoon announcing the appointment of administrators.

The EFL followed with a statement of its own which confirmed the 12-point sanction for entering administration but pointed out the process “presents Sheffield Wednesday with the opportunity to move matters towards a successful sale and secure future under new ownership”

The deduction leaves the Championship's bottom side on minus six points, 13 points adrift at the foot of the table, ahead of today’s match against Oxford at Hillsborough.

Wednesday said they had appointed in solvency firm Begbies Traynor as administrators, with Dejphon Chansiri's controversial ownership of the club now over.