Owls first-team coach Parslow to leave club

Sheffield Wednesday first-team coach Andy Parslow has announced he has terminated his contract with the side amid the financial turmoil at the club.

The club have failed to pay wages on time on five occasions in the last seven months, with September's pay packet being the latest to be delayed.

"It was a really difficult decision. It's not one that I took lightly at all and not something that I really wanted to do either," Parslow told BBC Radio 5Live.

"The tipping point was the uncertainty and not knowing when payment was likely to come.

"The bit that pushed me to this decision this time was when we were told we were going to get a certain amount of our salary but the information of when the rest was going to be paid was unknown.

"That made me think there's going to be another pay day a few weeks in the future and if we don't know when this one is going to come, when is that one going to come?

"When you don't know when the end of the line is going to be, it makes it a lot more challenging, a lot more complicated and that's where the stress will come into it."

Parslow announced his departure with a statement on his LinkedIn profile, in which he thanked former boss Danny Rohl, head coach Henrik Pedersen, the players, staff and fans.

"All the players, all the staff - it's created a real mentality in the group, it's like a band of brothers," he added.

"It's been phenomenal to see. It's been a very challenging season so far and I'm sure it will continue to be that way but within the group, there's such a tremendous spirit."