Overview

• The squad refused to play their final behind-closed-doors friendly after July wages were delayed for the fourth time in five months.
• The English Football League imposed an 18-month transfer embargo for unpaid fees and warned the club may struggle to fulfil its opening fixture at Leicester City.
• Sheffield City Council banned supporters from Hillsborough’s North Stand after engineering experts declared it unsafe, cutting capacity by up to 9,000.
• Owner Dejphon Chansiri has dismissed takeover bids and maintains he will only sell the club under his own terms despite mounting fan and political pressure.
• New head coach Henrik Pedersen replaced Danny Rohl this week but inherited a threadbare squad after several senior players departed following unpaid wage disputes.