- Gill Furniss is also Labor MP for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
- She said she was “concerned about the financial position of Sheffield Wednesday
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The Shadow Pensions Minister has requested a meeting with Sheffield Wednesday chairman Dejphon Chansiri about the club’s finances.
Chansiri on Tuesday called on fans to raise £2m to prevent the club from falling into a multi-window transfer embargo, admitting players and staff may not get paid due to ‘cash flow issues’.
But on Wednesday the Thai businessman confirmed that all players and staff had received their salaries in full and that an outstanding tax debt had also been settled to prevent the club from being placed under an extended transfer embargo.
Gill Furniss, Labor MP for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough, said she was ‘concerned about the financial position of Sheffield Wednesday’ and was waiting to hear from Chansiri.
She said: ‘While it is welcome that players and staff have now been paid, the potential impact of the outstanding HMRC bill will cause enormous amounts of stress for all the club’s stakeholders, including employees and fans.
Gill Furniss, Labor MP for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough, said she was ‘concerned about the financial position of Sheffield Wednesday’
Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri asked fans to raise £2 million to pay off HMRC debts, cover wage costs and avoid a lengthy transfer embargo
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On Wednesday it was confirmed that all players and staff had received their salaries in full
“It is the responsibility of the owner to solve this problem, not the fans. I have contacted Sheffield Wednesday to request a meeting with Dejphon Chansiri and am awaiting a response.”
In an interview with the Sheffield Star on Tuesday, Chansiri said the outstanding HMRC debt had not been paid due to ‘cash flow’ issues and that if 20,000 fans donated £100 each it would solve the problem.
Chansiri, who insisted he did not play matches with fans who had protested against his management of the club, confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that all outstanding payments had been cleared.
He said: “I can confirm that all our players and staff have received their salaries in full. I can also confirm that the outstanding HMRC amount has been settled and the EFL embargo will be lifted.”
He added: ‘When I was asked what would happen if the money I owed was not paid on time, I said if 20,000 fans paid £100 each it would solve the problem.
“I made the situation perfectly clear if I didn’t have the resources available, but in the end it didn’t come to that.”