Tony Pulis makes Dejphon Chansiri admission ahead of 'massive' transfer window for Sheffield Wednesday

The Owls crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town last night to extend their winless run to seven matches.

Six of those have come under the tutelage of their new manager, who speaking after the match expressed his anger at his players. Wednesday are two points adrift at the bottom of the Championship table after 16 matches.

Pulis made clear from his very first press conference that he was unhappy with the squad he had inherited from Garry Monk, describing it as ‘unbalanced’ and suggesting the club was a long way short in terms of quality in the final third.

The fact is that Wednesday are the second-lowest scorers in the division and yet again created very little by way of chances at the John Smiths Stadium.

Speaking to The Star in the moments after that sorry Huddersfield defeat, the Owls boss reiterated the need to add new faces in January.

But funds may not be as forthcoming as they once were, he said, with owner Dejphon Chansiri having suggested the big-spending days of his early years are, for now at least, a thing of the past.

Asked how many players he felt were needed, Pulis paused and said: “It's difficult stood here after that game tonight, because I might say something I shouldn't say.

“As I've said before the chairman has put a lot of money into the football club.

“If I ask him for more and more, I'm not sure that's easy. But we'll take stock.

“The transfer window over January is going to be massive for this football club.

“If you look at the depth of that squad there's players that we need to improve the first team and the whole group.

“We need that person in the team who's going to do something and open the door.”

The club’s struggling under-23s side was dealt a blow with the news that Manuel Hidalgo had had his contract terminated.

Hidalgo, Monk’s first signing at the club, was rarely involved with the first team and has returned to Argentina having cited the death of Diego Maradona as a reason for his switch.

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