Thread by @ploehmann

#swfc I've done alright when researching things online in the past (it's also a not insignificant part of my job).

But just like in 2015, when Dejphon Chansiri bought our club, I am incapable of finding any evidence of his business experience as a CEO online.

(thread below)

Chansiri's older brother by 3 years, Thiraphong, runs the family business formed by his father.

Thiraphong's education (MBA from the US), business experience as a CEO and involvement in a great many businesses also outside the Thai Union Food Group, is easily retrievable online.

Why isn't there anything on Dejphon Chansiri's education, experience of running businesses, consulting jobs etc. like there is with Thiraphong?

In fact the only mention of Dejphon Chansiri other than along with Sheffield Wednesday is in the Thai Union Food Group's latest annual report for 2019:

investor.thaiunion.com/misc/ar/202003…

The precise wording in that annual report is interesting:

Next to Dejphon Chansiri it says "Relative of Director". He owns shares in 2 businesses in the Thai Union Food Group, but no evidence he's involved in running them

Neither is the 3rd brother, Disaphol, who googling shows to be very active in art collecting+investment circles.

Why is the above relevant?

Because we have had no word from the chairman of our football club on his ability to continue to fund our football club. Covid means little cash flow.

We only have two bits of information:

1) a loan being taken out with Hillsborough, now owned by Dejphon Chansiri personally, as security - supplied by a rather controversial source involved in high interest, short term loans in the past.

2) Confirmed reports of a failure to pay players in June (later resolved) and in November (still not resolved despite reports of it being sorted imminently).

Both developments would raise alarm bells by stakeholders and shareholders in any other regular business especially considering no further explanation has been supplied.

Re 1 Dejphon Chansiri waved off those concerns as "just a few million" in his marathon press conference (which he did not use to divulge any more material information on his continued funding of the club).

Re 2 the club has remained silent and left it to the now sacked manager and players to discuss in press conferences.

So, I know this is barking at a brick wall, but:

@swfc, is Sheffield Wednesday able to categorically deny any likelihood of the club having issues with cash flow and Dejphon Chansiri's supply of cash into the club?