SHEFFIELD, England - A seafood magnate from Thailand was close to becoming the latest foreign owner of an English football club on Thursday after agreeing to a takeover of second-tier team Sheffield Wednesday. China Jerseys For Cheap .Dejphon Chansiri, whose family controls Thai Union Frozen Group, has been in talks with Wednesday since the end of 2014 and has already made funds available for the club to recently bring in two players on loan.Financial details of the deal to buy out current owner Milan Mandaric were not disclosed.Dejphon said he was attracted by the potential of a club whose Hillsborough stadium has a capacity of about 40,000 and is one of the biggest, most high-profile grounds in the country.I can assure all our supporters that I will be working extremely hard to bring the success that I already sense from my short time in your city our supporters so desperately crave, Dejphon said in a statement on the club website.The northern team has not been in the Premier League since 2000 and won the last of four topflight titles in 1930. Its last major trophy was the League Cup in 1991.The takeover is subject to approval by the Football League, which runs the three divisions below the Premier League.Thai Union is the worlds largest producer of tuna, according to Sheffield Wednesday. International brands controlled by the company include John West, King Oscar, Petit Navire, Parmentier, Mareblu, and Century.Another English team, Premier League Leicester, already has Thai owners — the Srivaddhanaprabha family.Sheffield United, a fierce local rival of Wednesday and also a team seeking to return to Englands lucrative top division, is co-owned by a member of Saudi Arabias royal family — Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.Mandaric rescued Wednesday from financial ruin when he took control in 2010, helping the club wipe out debts that were in excess of 20 million pounds ($30 million). But he has been looking to sell the club, with a deal with Azerbaijani businessman Hafiz Mammadov collapsing last summer.From the first time I met Dejphon, I felt he was the right person for this fantastic club, Mandaric said. His business expertise and passion made him stand out from the other interested parties.Representatives of Thai Union attended the teams 0-0 draw against Birmingham last weekend, which leaves the team ninth in the 24-team League Championship. Wednesday is nine points off the playoff places as it seeks a return to the Premier League after a 15-year absence.Dejphon said his son, Att, was a mascot at the recent game against Blackpool.I have made the same promise to him as I do our supporters — he will not let me forget this until we are back in the Premier League, Dejphon said. China Jerseys Fake . 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Their previous 10 games before the break - the statistic the NHL keeps - showed them at 5-3-2, a record that put them in the middle of the pack, unlike the 29th place they are in with their overall record of 20-33-7. "It is tough from that aspect," forward Jordan Eberle said of the untimely break. "Some of the GMs around the league have been complaining, some of the teams were going well and then you get this break. Its almost like a new season starting. "But, for me personally, I feel you get re-energized, with a little more jump and a little more excitement to play, like you did iin camp. China Jerseys Replica. I feel really energized and ready to play." Like many of the players, Eberle took a vacation away from the game, away from Edmonton and away from winter. But not away from working out. "Yeah I went away but I definitely worked out," he added. "I knew today was going to be a tough day. It was just a bit of a skate but most of the stuff was in the gym and it was tough." Ference said the players were put through a tough physical that included a hard bike ride but said everybody looked fine. "Nobody was puking." Veteran Ryan Smyth said it would have been nice to be playing in the Olympics again, but he appreciated the great family time he had in Mexico. And as a player turning 38 on Friday, he said "any time you get some rest for the body to recuperate, it will really help." While players made sure they stayed physically active and in shape, they were able to mentally turn off the game and enjoy some rare family time. "Your mind is a little off on vacation so you give yourself a break there," said Eberle, second on the Oilers scoring with 45 points. "But as far as your body you have to make sure youre still able to come back and play 22 games. So everyone took their mind away from the game, which is a good thing. "I went on vacation somewhere hot and your mind is so out of it that you think, wow, I have to come back and play hockey? 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