"Following the events of Friday, when the club was placed into administration, the worst days of Dejphon Chansiri's increasingly desperate ownership were ended. That was a victory for the club's long-suffering supporters, who have skipped pies and pints in protest, waved black-and-gold scarves and boycotted home matches as players and club staff went unpaid or had wages delayed for months on end."
"But with a 12-point deduction imposed by the English Football League, the Owls' position in the Championship is dire - and magnified by the 2-1 home defeat by Oxford United on Saturday. They sit bottom, on minus six points, now 16 points from safety, and while there might still be 102 points to play for as manager Henrik Pedersen pointed out, a team that has won only one out of 12 needs to win at least five games to just gain parity."
"Losing to Oxford was a fourth defeat on the spin and a sixth from seven home games, in which they have only scored two goals. The football romantics would have imagined a rejuvenated Wednesday being swept to an emotional victory, but that was not to be. A streetwise operator like Oxford head coach Gary Rowett had his team quickly out of the blocks and before the Owls could stage a second-half revival, the U's were two up and more than halfway to the three points."
Sheffield Wednesday entered administration, ending Dejphon Chansiri's troubled ownership after months in which players and staff experienced unpaid or delayed wages while supporters protested. The English Football League imposed a 12-point deduction, leaving the club bottom of the Championship on minus six points and 16 points from safety. A 2-1 home defeat by Oxford United extended a poor run to one win in 12, with four consecutive losses and six defeats from seven home games. The team has scored only two goals at home. The squad lacks depth compared with rivals, creating a severe uphill battle to avoid relegation.
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