Both the EFL and the administrator now running Sheffield Wednesday are hopeful the club can be sold quickly to new owners, with 'four or five' serious bidders already interested in taking over at Hillsborough.

Going into administration is usually a very difficult and upsetting move for everyone connected with a football club.

However, after years of financial problems under the previous owner, Dejphon Chansiri, there is optimism among supporters and officials that this situation could ultimately give Wednesday the new investment and the fresh start that the club desperately needs - despite the team sitting bottom of the Championship on -6 points having received a 12-point deduction.

The administrators are expected to hold initial discussions with a number of interested parties over the next few days, having revealed there are already "four or five" potential new owners.

The priority, alongside identifying a suitable new buyer, is to stabilise the club in its operations and ensure incoming revenue streams so that Sheffield Wednesday can continue to pay their incoming bills, including player and staff wages.

There is also a focus on selling as many tickets for upcoming home matches as possible. More than 27,000 fans were in Hillsborough for Saturday's defeat to Oxford...