Sheffield Wednesday crisis deepens as safety concerns shut Hillsborough’s North Stand
Prohibition notice issued 10 days before season starts
Stand built in 1960 has structural and electrical faults
Sheffield Wednesday have been banned from opening Hillsborough’s North Stand to spectators due to safety concerns, further compounding the challenges facing the crisis-hit club before the new Championship season.
With Wednesday currently under an EFL transfer embargo, and Danny Rohl departing as manager earlier this week, a prohibition notice issued by Sheffield City Council means another problem has hit the club’s ownership, led by the Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri. Wednesday’s first home game of the season is on Saturday 16 August, against Stoke City.
