Sheffield Wednesday's players have not been paid on time for five of the last seven months including not receiving their wages on pay day for September

And FLW can reveal that moments after Blues dragged themselves back into the game through Patrick Roberts’s early second-half strike, American financier Wagner went into the dressing-room at the final whistle. He let the players know that he appreciated their efforts as they eked out a 1-1 draw against the North Wales side.

Birmingham City have the seventh largest home crowd in the Championship so far this season. Blues haven’t lost a league game on home turf since April 2024 – 27 games ago – and they enjoyed an unbeaten season at St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park in League One.

Revealing the extent of Laird's injury, Davies said: “Ethan is unfortunately an injury that will take him some time, a few months, which is a real blow. A real blow to him and us. He’s had it assessed and looked at, and unfortunately it was as bad as we feared it would be. We won’t see him for a few months.”

Birmingham City reportedly want to sign Tommy Doyle from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a permanent basis after beating Sheffield United to his signature.

On 24 May, Sheffield United narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League. Now they have taken drastic action to avoid a Championship relegation fight.

Birmingham City host Sheffield Wednesday at St Andrew’s on Tuesday.The Blues slipped to 11th in the Championship table after a 3-0 defeat away to Coventry on Saturday, though they still remain