Championship

HENRIK: I NEED MORE PLAYERS

by
The Football League Paper Team
17 August 2025

EFFORT: Pedersen

THERE were protests from Sheffield Wednesday supporters in the build-up to the game against Stoke, with a coffin carried through nearby Hillsborough Park to signify the ‘death of the club’, amid ongoing financial problems under the ownership of Dejphon Chansiri.
Supporters were also encouraged to blow whistles during the opening five minutes of the match.
Owls manager Henrik Pedersen said he wasn’t not too disheartened at the result, while pointing out the need to strengthen his threadbare squad.
He said: “It was a tough beginning. We ...

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