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We’re just days away from the start of the 2025/26 Championship campaign, and for Sheffield Wednesday it’s been a nightmare summer.
While players will not boycott their fixture against Leicester City, frustrations are at an all-time high with late payments to staff continuing, while supporters have slammed the club’s new away shirt.
It emerged in July that the North Stand at Hillsborough was facing closure for a certain time period, leaving over 9000 supporters without their usual seat.
However, there has now been an update on what Sheffield Wednesday are doing to ensure fans can watch their team from that area of the stadium.
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Sheffield Wednesday make Hillsborough proposal after North Stand closure
The Owls are away from home in their opening Championship fixture of 2025/26, but they return to S6 in just over a week as they welcome Norwich City to Hillsborough. However, a prohibition notice had been served by Sheffield City Council, closing the North Stand until vital work is done to provide a safety certificate.
With work scheduled, Sheffield Wednesday have explained what will happen if the stand is not open for that game. The two options on their website say (via: SWFC.co.uk): “The erection of a temporary access platform on the West Stand along with designated accessible entrance for wheelchair users if relocation is necessary.
“Ensuring that North Stand Season Ticket holders have a method online to select alternative seats for any affected matches as simply as possible.”
Nonetheless, the club has held back on issuing season tickets for the North Stand until the situation becomes clearer and the Owls have apologised to supporters.
The Owls supporters have been left in the dark once again
It’s felt like a very long summer for Sheffield Wednesday fans, and every day they have been greeted by yet another negative story, with John Textor the latest to show interest in purchasing the club.
They will be hoping that their makeshift side can help give them something to cheer about, and their return to their own ground will not be as positive as it is for other sides.
Frustrations are starting to spill over and there will be plenty of vitriol aimed at Dejphon Chansiri in the away end at Leicester this weekend as the Owls take to the pitch competitively for the first time in three months.