Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan has said he expects the club to be able to play their opening game of the Championship season against Leicester City on Sunday.
The Owls have had a tumultuous off-season as players and staff have had wages delayed during May, June and July, registration embargoes have been issued, the North Stand at Hillsborough has been closed because of concerns over its structural integrity and boss Danny Rohl has left the club.
In the lead-up to taking on Leicester, the EFL has expressed doubts over whether the club can fulfil its fixtures, while a behind-closed-doors training match with Burnley was cancelled after the players refused to play.
When asked whether the players could go on strike and refuse to play against the Foxes, Bannan told Talksport: “No, I don’t think so.
“We pulled out of the Burnley game at the weekend, that was simply because it’s happened too much now and I think it’s a lot easier to pull put of a pre-season friendly game than it is a Championship fixture.
“We’ve come into training and just got on with it and made it look to the outside world like we’re fine with it, so that was our choice then to say ‘enough’s enough’ really.”
