Barry Bannan, the club’s captain, has stated that he anticipates the club will be able to play Leicester City’s opening game of the championship season on Sunday.
The Owls’ off-season has been turbulent because players and staff members were paid off in May, June, and July, registration restrictions were in place, Hillsborough’s North Stand was closed due to concerns over its structural integrity, and manager Danny Rohl left the club.
The EFL has expressed doubts about the club’s ability to fulfill its goals ahead of its game against Leicester, and a training session behind closed doors with Burnley was called off after the players refused to play.
Bannan responded to Talksport when asked if the players could go on strike and refuse to play for the Foxes. “No, I don’t think so.”
We left the Burnley game at the weekend because it has already happened too frequently, and I believe it is much simpler to do so in a pre-season friendly game than a championship game.
The 35-year-old, who has made 447 starts for the Owls in ten seasons, claimed he had turned down “interest from elsewhere” to stay at Hillsborough.
Only 15 first-team players are in the Wednesday squad, who have also made HMRC payments and are facing mounting debts.
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Source: BBC
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