Day: January 29, 2015
Mandaric plans matchday farewell to fans
Milan Mandaric plans to take a ‘final bow’ in front of the fans before formally stepping down as Wednesday chairman following today’s Thai takeover. Mandaric praised the supporters for their loyalty and trust during his four years in charge and said today’s annnouncement of a Thai takeover had been an emotional one for him. He […]
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Thai eyes are on the Premier League
Wednesday’s new owners have bought the club to take us back to the Premier League, says Milan Mandaric. The departing chairman, talking about today’s Thai consortium takeover, said: “They are very creditable people, financially they are very strong and they have a big desire to take this club to the Premier League.” He added: “These […]
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‘My son will inspire this Wednesday project’
New owner Delphon Chansiri says his young son will inspire him to help take Wednesday back to the Premier League. His son, Att, was one of our mascots for the Boxing Day game at home to Blackpool and, after completing the Hillsborough takeover today, Mr Chansiri said: “Att is passionate about football and I know […]
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Milan: Dejphon is right man to lead club
Milan Mandaric has spoken of his delight at handing over the Hillsborough reins to Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri. He told the club website: “From the first time I met Dejphon I felt he was the right person for this fantastic club. His business expertise and passion made him stand out from the other interested parties […]
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New owner at S6 … and he’s ‘set to spend’
Wednesday have announced the takeover of the club by a Thai businessman … and he is hoping to help bring in new players before the January transfer window on Monday. In a statement today, the club said: “Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are extremely pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached between Milan Mandaric […]
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