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Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Is Chansiri's asking price too high?
"The silence is killing everybody. Nobody knows what's happening; the managerial position, the wages position with the players, he's managed to pay some of the staff if not all of them," Ian Bennett of the Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust tells BBC Radio Sheffield. "It's basically a disgrace. It should never have got to this situation." Advertisement BBC Radio Sheffield's Football Heaven hosts special guests including Bennett, Clive Betts MP, former owner Milan Mandaric and Daily Telegraph journalist Mike McGrath to talk about the financial turmoil surrounding Sheffield Wednesday under current owner Dejphon Chansiri. The episode was recorded before the club was handed restrictions over spending in the next three transfer windows after failing to pay staff wages on time. With Chansiri seemingly unwilling to sell the club for less than £100m, many Owls fans are beginning to worry that the Thai businessman has unrealistic expectations. But while some see Chansiri's valuation as an inflated price, according to football finance expert Professor Dan Plumley the devout fan base and potential of Premier League football does make the purchase price "tricky". Advertisement "What we often miss in club takeovers is the sell of the upside," Plumley said. "That's where you can start to stretch those valuations and we can have an argument about whether they are realistic or unrealistic in the context of the finances - but with a football club, you are buying into that other side of things as well." Watch the full radio special on BBC iPlayer.
BBC News
18-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Is Chansiri's asking price too high?
"The silence is killing everybody. Nobody knows what's happening; the managerial position, the wages position with the players, he's managed to pay some of the staff if not all of them," Ian Bennett of the Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust tells BBC Radio Sheffield."It's basically a disgrace. It should never have got to this situation."BBC Radio Sheffield's Football Heaven hosts special guests including Bennett, Clive Betts MP, former owner Milan Mandaric and Daily Telegraph journalist Mike McGrath to talk about the financial turmoil surrounding Sheffield Wednesday under current owner Dejphon episode was recorded before the club was handed restrictions over spending in the next three transfer windows after failing to pay staff wages on Chansiri seemingly unwilling to sell the club for less than £100m, many Owls fans are beginning to worry that the Thai businessman has unrealistic while some see Chansiri's valuation as an inflated price, according to football finance expert Professor Dan Plumley the devout fan base and potential of Premier League football does make the purchase price "tricky"."What we often miss in club takeovers is the sell of the upside," Plumley said."That's where you can start to stretch those valuations and we can have an argument about whether they are realistic or unrealistic in the context of the finances - but with a football club, you are buying into that other side of things as well."Watch the full radio special on BBC iPlayer.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Surfathon raises money for charity project
Surfers have taken to the waves for a 12-hour event on a North Devon beach to raise money for a charity project. Surf therapy charity The Wave Project hosted its Inclusive Surfathon at Croyde beach on Friday to fundraise for its adaptive surfing programme, which provides opportunities for people with physical disabilities to try the sport. During the day instructors and volunteers offered support to surfers. Ian Bennett, inclusive lead at the charity, said there had been a lot of planning for the event and the end result was "amazing". Mr Bennett said more than 30 volunteers had helped about 20 surfers who had visited from across the country during the surfathon. The 2024 BBC South West Unsung Hero award winner added he hoped the event would be a showcase for the importance of the adaptive surfing programme. "It's so difficult to access the ocean for someone with a physical disability", he said. "It's an expensive sport for us to enable more access to more people, but breaking down these barriers and raising that money to help that happen, that's what it's all about." More news stories for Devon Listen to the latest news for Devon Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ Boy inspires charity to help others hit the surf 'Nothing stops me,' says surfer with one leg Adaptive surf instructor wins Unsung Hero award The Wave Project
BBC News
30-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Devon Surfathon raises money for charity project
Surfers have taken to the waves for a 12-hour event on a North Devon beach to raise money for a charity therapy charity The Wave Project hosted its Inclusive Surfathon at Croyde beach on Friday to fundraise for its adaptive surfing programme, which provides opportunities for people with physical disabilities to try the the day instructors and volunteers offered support to Bennett, inclusive lead at the charity, said there had been a lot of planning for the event and the end result was "amazing". Mr Bennett said more than 30 volunteers had helped about 20 surfers who had visited from across the country during the 2024 BBC South West Unsung Hero award winner added he hoped the event would be a showcase for the importance of the adaptive surfing programme."It's so difficult to access the ocean for someone with a physical disability", he said."It's an expensive sport for us to enable more access to more people, but breaking down these barriers and raising that money to help that happen, that's what it's all about."
