Actual news (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/7468740.stm) for once, it seems: and while it's not exactly good news, this isn't the guy/consortium that looked most likely to take over. Sheard's mob - so far as anyone can tell - are still involved.

Who the other enquirers might have been - serious parties, wealthy Arabs, or people from Walkley hoping to pick the club for up thruppence-ha'penny and a bag of crisps - nobody seems to know.

TBH, I never paid any credence to Sotniks interest. He came out with this bold statement about possible investment, then we heard nothing for months - at least the Sheard consortium appears to be taking the matter seriously.

No great loss, imo.