In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Carlton Palmer has criticised Dejphon Chansiri for his decision not to hire a director of football.

The Sheffield Wednesday owner recently reiterated to the fan engagement panel that he has no intention of appointing a director of football, adamant that the manager should have the final say on recruitment.

With the managerial merry-go-round that has taken place at Hillsborough this season, though, some may wonder if there is any point in giving a manager total control over transfers when he could be shown the door the next month.

On the topic, Palmer told FFC:

"He keeps reiterating he doesn't want to get a director of football. He's put a shedload of money in the football club and he's on the brink of being relegated to League One when he should have been in the Premier League. And he's saying he doesn't want a director of football at the football club? That says it all.

"As far as I'm concerned, whoever is advising him... I'm not knocking the chairman. I get grief for not supporting the chairman and whatever, but I'm just a realist and call it as it is.

"He has put a lot of money into the football club, that there can be no arguments about. But he's been badly advised, hence why Sheffield Wednesday are in the position they're in this season."

As things stand, Wednesday are set to lose a whole host of players this summer due to expiring contracts.

It means a large rebuilding job may need to be carried out at Hillsborough before the start of next season, so perhaps the arrival of a director of football would be useful.