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Sheffield Wednesday: Preferred bidder told club will face 15-point penalty next season
15 April 2026 Off

Sheffield Wednesday: Preferred bidder told club will face 15-point penalty next season

By Total Football News

The EFL has informed the preferred bidder for Sheffield Wednesday that the club will start next season in League One with a 15-point penalty.

Arise Capital Partners, a consortium led by David Storch, was named preferred bidder last month after a previous takeover of the administration-hit club fell through.

Storch said in a statement that the group wants the EFL to recognise the “unique” nature of the League One-bound club’s

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Sheffield Wednesday’s next preferred bidder to soon be revealed
7 March 2026 Off

Sheffield Wednesday’s next preferred bidder to soon be revealed

By Total Football News

We are coming to the end of the latest critical week at Sheffield Wednesday.

Final offers for the club are due on Friday. That does not mean everything will necessarily be cut and dried by the weekend.

If you are planning to spend a day furiously refreshing your X timeline waiting for news, just be aware there are things that need to happen before anything is confirmed.

Offers will need

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James Bord: Ex-poker player chosen as Sheffield Wednesday preferred bidder
24 December 2025 Off

James Bord: Ex-poker player chosen as Sheffield Wednesday preferred bidder

By Total Football News

Former professional poker player James Bord has been chosen as the preferred bidder to take over Sheffield Wednesday, BBC Sport can confirm.

The Owls have been in administration since October, ending 10 years under the ownership of Dejphon Chansiri.

On Wednesday, the troubled Championship club’s administrators announced a deal had been reached with a potential buyer.

London-born Bord, who started his career working for gambling firms Starlizard and Smartodds, won

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