Sheffield Wednesday captain Bannan expects to play
Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan still expects his side's opening Championship fixture against Leicester City to go ahead, despite the club's financial issues.
Wednesday's trip to the King Power Stadium had been thrown into doubt after its players refused to play in a behind-closed doors friendly against Burnley last weekend.
That was a result of staff wages being paid late for the fourth time in five months by owner Dejphon Chansiri. Wednesday has also seen several players leave the club ahead of the new campaign and are yet to make a signing.
Last week, the club confirmed that it would be forced to close the North Stand at Hillsborough after being served a prohibition notice by Sheffield City Council. On the same day, manager Danny Rohl left the club, to be replaced by Henrik Pedersen.
Supporter groups are planning to protest against Chansiri's ownership of the club on Monday by displaying banners and arriving late to their seats.
Despite the turmoil surrounding Wednesday, the club announced on Sunday that long-serving captain Bannan had signed a new contract, taking him into his 11th season with the Owls.
When asked if the squad had plans to strike again, Bannan said: "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 out 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 is enough', really."
