SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY are not allowed to pay transfer or loan fees until 2027 after continually failing to pay their staff and players’ wages on time.

EFL bigwigs have slapped the Championship club with a three-window punishment which starts immediately… while the Owls are also under a transfer embargo until they cough up and bring salaries up to date.

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Owner Dejphon Chansiri, currently subject to a separate personal misconduct charge, has exceeded 30 days of late payments between July 1 2024 and June 30 this year.

An EFL statement read: “In accordance with EFL regulations, the restriction will cover the entirety of this summer’s window and thereafter winter 2026 and summer 2026.”

The club, however, has notified the EFL of its intention to appeal the decision, which will be heard by an independent disciplinary committee.

If that is unsuccessful the Yorkshire side will not be able to pay any fees until January 2027, which is sure to exasperate boss Danny Rohl, who has had a difficult relationship with the Thai owner.

At the weekend it emerged that Rohl had been ordered to cut short his summer holiday and return to Sheffield now to start preparing for the new season or face a hefty fine.

The pair have clashed for some time and Rohl was unhappy that the businessman failed to back him properly in the January transfer window.

He believed that cost the club a play-off spot as they finished 10 points adrift of the top six.

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The Thai businessman even attacked the fans’ criticism in a long, rambling message – branding them “selfish”.

Key player and captain Barry Bannan, who is due a testimonial, is believed to be considering his future at the club and is set to leave if his wages are not paid soon with newly-promoted Wrexham keen to snap him up.

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FROM appearing on Operation Transformation at 27 stone to trying brutal low-calorie diets, Mark Fearon has struggled with his weight for the past 15 years.

But the Dublin man has told how using a new fat jab has helped him to shed the pounds and maintain his weight loss, saying: “Where have you been all my life?”

Mounjaro (tirzepatide) has been growing in popularity in Ireland over the last few months.

By activating GIP and GLP-1 receptors, Mounjaro slows down the emptying of the stomach, making you feel fuller for longer and reducing appetite. 

And Mark, from Stepaside, told how while his weight has “crept” up over the years, he’s starting to see real results with the drug.

Now weighing 19 stone, 47-year-old told the Irish Sun: “Ever since then I have been trying to lose 10 stone and I have gotten the weight down but never the 10.

“The weight kept creeping back and ever since then I decided I had to do something about it.

“Weight loss is obviously one of the main side effects of Mounjaro, as I lost 27lbs in just six weeks.

“I’ve lost weight quickly before but this is different, I’m actually eating loads of calories.

“I am having around 2,500 calories a day so I am not starving myself.”

Mark, who appeared on hit RTE show Operation Transformation back in 2010 before it wrapped up in 2024, revealed how he has since gained more energy and an active lifestyle while taking the injection.

He said: “When I tried to lose weight before, I would eat very few calories, but this resulted in me having very little energy.

“So this time I am actually eating enough calories to keep active, so I am actually in the gym all the time.

“For the first time losing weight, I am actually feeling great doing it, I’m not feeling deprived.

“I’d eat well during the week and then at the weekends I’d love takeaways.

“Pizza and burgers being the favourite but there isn’t much I wouldn’t enjoy eating.

“It’s amazing, but the urges for these foods are just gone being on Mounjaro.

“Without Mounjaro I’d be saying, ‘Well I had a burger so there’s no point eating well for the rest of the day’ and would throw in ice cream and chocolate. Now I eat without any urges of a binge.

“In the past six weeks I have eaten out a few times where I had a pizza and a burger but the difference is that I had them and that satisfied me.”

Speaking about the side effects, he said: “I get heartburn a bit more but I just pop two Rennies and it’s gone.

“Obviously, there is the risk of stopping taking it and putting the weight back on but is that not the case with every single diet?”

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And Mark hit back at the haters calling it the “lazy way out” as he revealed he has so much energy that he does not even watch television anymore.

He said: “I’m up at 5am every morning before work so I can go to the gym and this is while I’m losing serious amounts of weight.

“The big difference with Mounjaro is I am still able to eat, but I eat what I need, no more, as the desire to overeat is gone.

“I have so much energy now and it has made me so active that I don’t even watch TV anymore, as when I sit down all I want to do is get up and be active.”

When asked on the financial aspects of the weight loss jab, Mark said he was “just swapping one thing he spent money on for another” in relation to takeaways, dinners and drinks.

He said: “I’d spend easily €50 per week on takeaways, plus throw in tubs of Ben and Jerry’s.

“Mounjaro costs me €250 per month from the North. This includes the monthly consultation, the Mounjaro and the tracked delivery to my home.

“The greatest thing about the price is that no matter the higher dosage you go on, the cost stays the same.

“And that cost is easily what I spent on food I didn’t need to eat and no longer do on Mounjaro.” 

Mark said he has full support from his doctor, adding: “I do get my Mounjaro from the North but my GP is fully aware of it and is also very supportive of me being on it.”

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Mark has been sharing his weight loss journey for more than 15 years on Facebook, Instagram and more recently on TikTok.

He said: “I get a lot of private messages from people asking questions especially about Mounjaro.

“Some people want to do it, but really do not want anyone to know.”

But Mark has no shame or secrecy when it comes to his journey and said his family have been “very supportive of him”.

He said: “I have been trying for 15 years to get my weight to a place I’d be happy with.

“I set myself a target of losing 10 stone, then I’ve never accomplished it, I’m now 19st 13lbs and I’ve lost 27lbs in six weeks on Mounjaro.

“I know I will get to my goal of that 10 stone down now with the help of Mounjaro.

“My friends and family know how important that is to me, and they are very supportive of me being on Mounjaro.”

The latest weight loss drug was only approved for use in Ireland in early 2025, being licenced for use as a treatment for both type 2 diabetes and obesity.

And Mark is not the only Irish person seeing big health changes since trying the fat jab.

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Irish mum Sandra Keogh spent hundreds of euros every month on Doritos as her eating “addiction” spiralled out of control.

The former weight loss consultant, 37, said she needed to urgently make a change but had already tried all of the usual routes.

She said: “I felt unable to find the will to care what I was shoving in my mouth.

“It was compounded by the fact that I knew what I should be doing I just felt useless. I had to try something else.”

But she had a light bulb moment one day after sitting down to watch a bit of reality TV.

The Cavan woman said: “I had heard about Ozempic from watching The Real Housewives and a lot of them have been taking it, as you can imagine in the US.

“So after a while when I heard about availability here, I went and spoke to my doctor because I haven’t had diabetes but I just needed something.

“I knew what had to be done, but I didn’t have the willpower or the motivation to do anything.

“I started Ozempic in November 2023 after the doctor thought it was a great idea.

“I was on it until February this year and when I heard Mounjaro was coming in, I was eager to swap because I had lost 33 pounds on Ozempic and I kind of had stalled.

“When I heard that Mounjaro was going to be approved for weight loss here in Ireland, I thought, ‘Right, I’m going to try and get it’.

“I started taking it on the 25th of March and I began losing weight again.”

LOVE Island fans have begged producers to “send home” one couple, after branding them “fake”.

It comes after the pair got together at last night’s recoupling, but viewers at home aren’t buying their romance.

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Last night’s recoupling has caused a stir and saw the boys pick the girls[/caption]

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Shea chose to couple up with Yasmin- but viewers weren’t happy[/caption]

Last night it was up to the boys to pick who they wanted to “couple up” with.

Shea was the last boy to pick and he had the choice of three girls – Toni, Yasmin and Malisha.

After making his recoupling speech, it was then revealed he had picked Yasmin.

However, fans immediately called out the new couple claiming they are “fake” and should be “sent home”.

Taking to X/Twitter one fan said: “Yasmin and Shea need to go home next and pronto.”

While another added: “The producers messed up with this. – Toni and Malisha were needed in this villa. Yasmin and Shea are taking up space #LoveIsland.”

This one vented: “I need Shea and thirsty ass Yasmin out asap when we get to vote.”

Another added: “Shea personality is too dry for Yasmin! He’s only a place holder for her until she finds someone better.”

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Meanwhile, today dumped Islander Blu hinted his simmering feud with Shea is in full swing with a swipe after his show exit.

The construction worker was the first evicted lad last week following a savage villa twist.

In a tense stand off about who would leave the villa, Blue left on frosty terms after a clash with bombshell Shea.

The boys got into a heated row as they battled it out to stay, coming face to face as they argued their case.

During the face off, they traded insults and The Sun told how the bad blood continued off-screen, before Blu was chosen by his Love Island co-stars to leave.

Back on home turf, Blu has taken a fresh dig at his love rival with a video posted to his Instagram grid.

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It showed him coming face to face with a lamppost, standing in a similar way to he did with Shea, as he shouted at the black post.

In the video caption, he wrote: “POV You and Shea around the firepit,” before he added on his grid: “I left.”

The significance of the inclusion of the lamppost came after his Love Island 2025 cast co-star Tommy branded Shea a “lanky lamppost” when he kissed his partner Megan in a challenge.

Kaizer Chiefs have gotten rid of four players to date but expectations are that they will release more foreign internationals before July.

A SUPERCOMPUTER has predicted the final table for the 2025/26 Premier League season after all fixtures were released today.

And while it spells good news for Manchester United, it will also see Arsenal break an unwanted top-flight record.

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A supercomputer predicts more title misery for Arsenal next season[/caption]

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Man Utd are expected to improve under Ruben Amorim[/caption]

Ruben Amorim and Mikel Arteta’s men have already been left reeling from the fact they will face each other on the opening weekend of the new campaign.

United’s Old Trafford clash against Arsenal was the pick of the bunch when fixtures were released by the Premier League on Wednesday morning.

But while both sides have several tricky patches throughout their campaign, a boffin supercomputer from AceOdds called BETSiE reckons United and Arsenal are on course for top-half finishes.

Despite coming 15th last season, the Red Devils are expected to shoot up the table to a ninth-place finish.

While not in the mix for the title, United are only expected to finish around two points off European football — a marked improvement from last term where seventh place evaded them by 23 points.

As for Arsenal, they are once again backed into Champions League football.

But the supercomputer reckons there will yet again be no title heading to the Emirates, with Arsenal expected to finish second once more.

Should they claim another silver medal under Mikel Arteta, it would see the Gunners create an unwanted record of becoming the first team in Premier League history to finish second FOUR times in a row.

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May saw them already match the record for three consecutive runners-up finishes — again set by Arsenal between 1999 and 2001.

And Arteta will be hoping to avoid picking up a permanent bridesmaid tag in his quest for title glory.

Elsewhere in the table, Liverpool are tipped to successfully defend their Premier League title — but only by a single point.

In fact, after finishing the most recent campaign with 84 points — the lowest winning total since Leicester’s 81 points in 2016 — Arne Slot’s men are only expected to pick up around 77 points next season.

That places them two points just ahead of Arsenal, with Man City also in the mix with a third-place finish on 74 points.

Coming in fourth are Chelsea on 69 points, around eight points clear of fifth-place Newcastle and 11 ahead of sixth-place Aston Villa — thus mirroring last term’s top six positions.

Tottenham are expected to make up for finishing 17th by moving 10 places up the table into seventh and sealing a spot in the Conference League.

While Bournemouth and Crystal Palace are predicted to sandwich ninth-place United.

The bottom half of the table sees Brighton finish above Nottingham Forest, who are not expected to repeat their heroics from the previous season that sealed a Conference League finish.

Brentford, Fulham and Everton are next in line, with West Ham finishing a disappointing 16th — two places lower than a year before.

Finally, Wolves are expected to be the final team to survive, nine points ahead of Championship winners Leeds.

Burnley are tipped for 19th spot, while Sunderland are expected to go straight back down with 29 points — a higher tally than any of the relegated teams from the pervious campaign.

MANCHESTER UNITED have announced an increase in ticket prices despite finishing 15th in the Premier League last season.

That was their worst Prem finish in history, yet non-season ticket holders will be forced to dig deeper into their pockets for the upcoming campaign.

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Man Utd have announced new ticket price categories[/caption]

United have also introduced match categorisation for the first time for 2025/26.

That sees Prem fixtures split up into three categories, with cup tickets in a separate, and cheapest, slot costing £32-£52.

The three league categories are A, B and C, with the most expensive option costing £97.

That ticket falls under Category A which will be in place for six Prem matches, although the club state less than one per cent of tickets will cost £97.

The majority of matches will be included Category B, priced between £57-£86.

While just two league games, against Sunderland and Wolves, will be selected for the cheapest category, C, where prices range from £37 to £60.

The six Category A fixtures are Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle, Tottenham and Leeds.

The new pricing model means the average cost of a general admission match ticket is £46.51, compared to £41.41 for the 2024/25 campaign.

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United kick off their Premier League campaign at home to Arsenal on August 17.

That clash has already been selected as one of the TV games and will feature on Sky Sports’ Super Sunday.

The broadcaster will also show the first Prem game of the season between Liverpool and Bournemouth, as well as Aston Villa vs Newcastle for the lunchtime kick-off.

Wolves vs City is Saturday’s evening kick off, while Sunday will see Chelsea take on Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge in front of Sky cameras.

THE sun is out and Love is in the air on Day Two.

My afternoon kicks off with TRUE LOVE (2.30)  in the five-furlong Queen Mary.

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Ryan Moore talks through his rides on day two at Ascot[/caption]

She has finished second on both starts so far but she is  by No Nay Never and is a big, strong filly who will be suited by a strong pace over this trip.

SHACKLETON (3.05) needed the run over a mile and a quarter at the Curragh last time and it was a messy race. He will take a step forward for that. You must stay the trip round here and my horse will.

Some people out there still doubt LOS ANGELES (4.20) but that doesn’t bother me. He’s rock solid and I wouldn’t swap him for anything.

The stiff mile and a quarter at Ascot will suit him well. Anmaat won the Champions Stakes in October and ran well when we fended him off at the Curragh last month. He’s an obvious threat.

See The Fire has been supplemented at a fair cost and was impressive at York. She  is a lovely filly but maybe she is better suited to the Knavesmire rather than here.

Map Of Stars was a little unlucky when second in the Prix Ganay and Ombudsman is a talented horse who I’ve ridden a couple of times. He might not want the ground as quick as it will be today.

I’m on THE LIFFEY (5.00) in the Royal Hunt Cup, who has been very well backed. He finished fourth on his first start for Joseph O’Brien  in a Listed race at Navan.

That form has been franked, as the winner has gone on to win a decent race in France. There’s plenty to like about The Liffey, but it’s  very competitive and lots of yards will think they have a well-handicapped horse.

I close with FIRST APPROACH (6.10) as Kansas is a non-runner. He was too keen last time and didn’t stay the six furlongs so dropping back in trip is the right move. It looks wide open.

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A WOMAN who went on Mounjaro to lose weight has been forced to quit after suffering horrendous hair loss.

Carrie initially took to TikTok to bemoan how much her hair has thinned out since starting on the fat jabs, as she said: “No one tells you this, but if you’re thinking about going on Mounjaro think again.

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Carrie’s hair was long and luscious before she started on Mounjaro[/caption]

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She started losing hair in her second month on the fat jabs – when she was on 5mg[/caption]

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And she made the decision to quit after the hair loss became too much to bear[/caption]

“Because you have to choose between your hair and your weight.”

She added that she’s “chosen to be chubby with hair rather than skinny and bald”.

“Just because I don’t suit being bald. I tried that TikTok filter and it’s just not…”

“Chubby with hair,” she captioned her video.

And the comments section was immediately filled with people weighing in, with many agreeing with Carrie.

“Mounjaro left me with 3 strands of hair!!” one wrote.

“I’ve been on it 3 months and I’ve been taking vitamins from the doctors,” another added.

“I’ve still got really bad hair loss, I’m hoping it gets better.”

“I said this!!!! I said my hair is thin and not growing anymore!” a third admitted.

“I lost almost half my hair, I started taking collagen and bought expensive ish shampoo and conditioner,” someone else wrote.

“Barely lose hair now!”

“I hear you girl, I lost so much hair. But now I’m skinny and trying to grow it back,” another added.

However, others accused her of “scaremongering”, with one insisting they’d lost five stone and “not one hair”.

“Not true. I have lost 140lb and I have LOADS of hair – ungodly amounts,” another added.

“Stop spreading misinformation!” someone else commented.

“Not only do I work in the pharmaceutical industry but I’m on Mounjaro.

“Any kind of weight loss can make your hair go into Telogen phase (the resting and shedding stage of the hair growth cycle).

“It’s only temporary not permanent and taking vitamins will help!”

Carrie further opened up about her hair loss to Fabulous Online, as she said it began in her second month of being on Mounjaro, when she was on a dose strength of 5mg.

And when she moved up to 7.5mg in her fourth month, she saw the most hair loss.

“I have come off it and hoping my hair grows back but I would never take it again,” she sighed.

“I’ve always had good hair, nails and gums.

“It affected all three of those near enough instantaneously.”

Not only that but Carrie “only fluctuated by a few pounds the whole time” she was on it.

“I’m not the only one by far that this has happened to, thousands of women agree with me,” she said, adding: “But I understand the treatment works for some.”

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She’s now unable to wear her hair up[/caption]

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As she’s so self-conscious about the bald patches in her hair[/caption]

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