Fans react to collapse of James Bord's proposed Sheffield Wednesday takeover
Shocked Owls fans have described their feelings after it was announced that a planned takeover of Sheffield Wednesday had collapsed.
Consortium member Alsharif Faisal Bin Jamil confirmed to The Star on Wednesday afternoon that the takeover of Sheffield Wednesday by a consortium led by James Bord has collapsed and they would not be re-entering the bid to buy the football club.
Fans have given their views on the situation, with hundreds making their views known on The Star’s social media pages.
Wayne Marshall suggested a fans co-operative should take over.
He said: “How about a fans cooperative? If enough people put money in they could buy and run the club.”
Graham Green said it was time to get the former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley in.
He said: “Brilliant - get Ashley in. We’ve got our billionaire owner now. I will take the -15 points and the EFL should give that points deduction this season as well, so Chansiri won’t get any money back after causing this problem in the first place.”
Kerrie Roebuck feels the Owls would be better off with Mike Ashley. She said: “They’d be better off with Mike Ashley, a successful businessman. Said this all along. “
Trevor Gouldin was concerned about the time that has been wasted.
He said: “That means the vetting process, which has taken two months will have to start all over again. It begs the question if concerns were raised about some members of the consortium, why were they the ‘preferred bidder’."
Karl Paddy urged fans not to lose faith. He said: “The right owner will come along and help the team soar.”
Andrew Barton felt the collapse of the takeover made no sense. He added: “The consortium have already been keeping the club running whilst checks going through.
“Only thing I'm thinking is that now we are relegated they wanted to barter the selling price. Either way it's going to be a other hell season in League one now.”