Wednesday

[The Owls]

I know there is atleast 2 wednesday supporters on this board but im the sure there is a hell of alot more owls of this board. I remember a few years back there was a fan club and i think it was based in tallaght. Im only 22 so i wouldnt of been travelling to matches very often back then. I was over in Birmingham for the game on sat and see a group of irish coventry supporters wolves, and brimingham supporter groups and it got me thinking that maybe i should start to get a wednesday fan club going.Not really too sure how to go about it but would love a bit of insight and would peple be interested.Hopefully a few owls will come out from the dark, Excuse the pun!

[jebus]

Well there's myself and Owlsfan knocking around here anyway, I think there might be a few more Owls fans registered too. Personally I know, or half-know, 4 more in Limerick, so they might be interested in joining. Not too sure how you would go about setting this up, but an Irish based Wednesday Supporters group would be a good idea. Have you joined the official supporters club?

[OwlsFan]

I used to be a member of the Irish branch of the supporters club and we'd meet in the North Star Hotel in Amiens Street. I published a magazine for the club called "Rare Owl Times" but I used to slag off David Pleat and they didn't like it and I eventually left. It was run by a guy called Gerry Green, having originally been formed by Dave O'Hanlon. The supporters clubs meetings used to appear in the Evening Herald some years back - not sure if they do anymore.

I'll never forget the humilation of watching a game on TV in a pub when Wednesday lost 7-1 I think to Blackburn with some of the supporters. We were jeered out of the place by the locals :o

[jebus]

I used to be a member of the Irish branch of the supporters club and we'd meet in the North Star Hotel in Amiens Street. I published a magazine for the club called "Rare Owl Times" but I used to slag off David Pleat and they didn't like it and I eventually left. It was run by a guy called Gerry Green, having originally been formed by Dave O'Hanlon. The supporters clubs meetings used to appear in the Evening Herald some years back - not sure if they do anymore.

I'll never forget the humilation of watching a game on TV in a pub when Wednesday lost 7-1 I think to Blackburn with some of the supporters. We were jeered out of the place by the locals :o

Is that the 7-2 defeat to Blackburn you're talking about? I was watching it with my brother, who happens to be a Blackburn supporter (where did our mother go wrong?), still didn't we beat them 5-1 in the return game?

[BohsPartisan]

I'm sure I heard the story before but have forgotten - where did the name Wednesday come from?

[jebus]

I'm sure I heard the story before but have forgotten - where did the name Wednesday come from?

We started off as a cricket club called Wednesday Cricket Club, and were officially formed by members of this cricket club on a Wednesday, so they decided to keep the cricket club name for the football team

[anto1208]

[QUOTE=The Owls;676645]I know there is atleast 2 wednesday supporters on this board QUOTE]


I prefere thursday :confused:

[OwlsFan]

Is that the 7-2 defeat to Blackburn you're talking about? I was watching it with my brother, who happens to be a Blackburn supporter (where did our mother go wrong?), still didn't we beat them 5-1 in the return game?

BY Blackburn - yes. Sorry, just one of my pet aversions that has slipped in to the language. Loss to, defeat by. I think it has come from the USA.

I was also at Hillsboro to see the Ows concede 7 against Forest!! Brought a guy who had never been to a soccer match to that game and who knew nothing about soccer. He thought it was very enjoyable and was wondering why all the Owls' fans were getting so agitated.

[jebus]

I remember the only comeback I had against my brother that night was that Carbone had scored the goal of the month against them :o

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As for the Forest game, wasn't that the year they went down and all?

[lofty9]

:D And don't forget the hammering at St James Park a few years ago. I recall another tanking home to Leeds 6 -1 in the early 90's. :D

[OwlsFan]

:D And don't forget the hammering at St James Park a few years ago. I recall another tanking home to Leeds 6 -1 in the early 90's. :D


It's just the ones I was at I was talking about, apart from the Blackburn one. Most humiliations are lost in the mist of time as they are common place although I vaguely remember another one at Hillsboro at home to Everton that I was at. 5 or possibly 6. However, we have our little moments like the League Cup Final victory over Man U in 1991 and the Cup Final defeats in 1966 and 1993 and the very good team Ron Atkinson built in the 1990s.

The most recent wheels started to fall off the day Di Canio pushed over a referee. It was mostly all downhill after that, although I did enjoy the play-off win over mighty Hartlepool. My brother was also at that game supporting the latter :eek:

[lofty9]

There are a few guys in work waiting in anticipation of the odds for the Championship next season. We all reckon that Weds could be a surprise package and are hoping for something generous like 33-1 as a little ew bet, considering their form under Laws. If they can improve the home form and the fans can encourage rather than moan then it could prove a nice bet. I have family in Sheffield who are all big Weds supporters, and my mum is a fan!! I've been to a few games myself with them. I was at the boxing day 3 -3 draw years ago with Man Utd. The atmosphere at that game was the best I have ever witnessed. Hillsborough has something unique when it come to the volume of atmosphere, I don't think there is a ground that can match it for acoustics.

[Noelys Guitar]

Owlsfan a mad Wednesday and Ireland fan used to live across the road from me (Kimmage). He went out to the Bulgaria away game in the 70's (he brought me back a programme which I still have). And he used to travel over to watch Wednesday a lot. Ever bump into anyone from Kimmage who follows Wednesday in your travels?

[OwlsFan]

Never met an Irishman at a Wednesday game which isn't too surprising. Don't think he was in the Supporters' Club either as he sounds like a contemporary of mine. Most were a fair bit younger, attracted by the fleeting success of 1991 and the 2 Cup Finals of 1993. I wonder how many have stayed true to the faith. My godchild became a Wednesday fan. I even brought him to Hillsboro but he couldn't stand the ribbing at school and became a Man U fan, but told his mother not to tell me :o

[Stuttgart88]

My former captain / coach was a Wednesday fan. He's now a FG councillor in Sth Dublin.

Whatever happened SWFC's blue version of the classic Arsenal / Hibs style strip? Was that only temporary or were the stripes a relatively recent addition?

[OwlsFan]

Whatever happened SWFC's blue version of the classic Arsenal / Hibs style strip? Was that only temporary or were the stripes a relatively recent addition?

That was an abberation of the 1960s. The stripes were always the traditional club colours and as the fortunes of the club started to plummet, they went back to the stripes. Didn't do much good though :(

[jebus]

Never met an Irishman at a Wednesday game which isn't too surprising. Don't think he was in the Supporters' Club either as he sounds like a contemporary of mine. Most were a fair bit younger, attracted by the fleeting success of 1991 and the 2 Cup Finals of 1993. I wonder how many have stayed true to the faith. My godchild became a Wednesday fan. I even brought him to Hillsboro but he couldn't stand the ribbing at school and became a Man U fan, but told his mother not to tell me :o

I was brought in by the fleeting success of 91 and have stayed true to the cause to the bitter, bitter end :)

[OwlsFan]

I was brought in by the fleeting success of 91 and have stayed true to the cause to the bitter, bitter end :)

Good man. Hope springs eternal.

[dublin_owl]

Here's another one here!

I've been a Wednesday fan since the days of Lee Chapman and Brian Marwood, though I've only recently started to be able afford the odd trip to Hillsborough!

The trip to the play-off final in Cardiff rates as one of the best days ever :)

Roll on next season!

[TheOwl]

One more here - now that I live in London I get to catch a few games too.

[OwlsFan]

Five Owls' fans on this board :eek: Do I hear six ??

[SaucyJack]

Barry Corr transfer listed, probably heading for Swindon town.

[OwlsFan]

Barry Corr transfer listed, probably heading for Swindon town.


Barely got a look in all season :( . No surprise there.

[jebus]

"Owls boss Brian Laws has informed Barry Corr, John Hills Steve Adams, Chris Adamson and Andy Broadbent that they will not be offered new deals at Hillsborough." (from Sky Sports)

Adams, Broadbent and Corr fair enough, bit surprised by Adamson and Hills. We must have a decent keeper lined up for competition with Crossley next year if Adamson has been shown the door, Hills though i would have kept regardless, have always had a bit of a liking for him I must admit

[drummerboy]

wonder if Adamson will come back to the EL.

[Raheny Red]

One more here - now that I live in London I get to catch a few games too.

Eh, should I tell him Wednesday are from Sheffield?



:D

[jebus]

This brought a smile to my face

http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1829_2254433,00.html

I mean, while we're at it, why don't Wednesday fans buy some Sheffield United colours for the protest and all :D

Some funny comments left in the comment section too, these two are my favourites

Wednesday Fan "The blunts want US to go and support them in their push to be re-instated to the prem/punish west ham??? Why!!! That's like (no offence intended here) the Germans asking the Jewish for help in fending off the Russians from the final siege on Berlin in the WW2!!!", bit of an overstatement but still, and this one somes it all up nicely,

West Ham fan "haa i cannot believe what sheff united asked u to do! they really are a pathetic embarresment to english football."

[CollegeTillIDie]

For anyone interested in retro Wednesday gear check out www.toffs.co.uk for one site but there are others too.

[CollegeTillIDie]

We started off as a cricket club called Wednesday Cricket Club, and were officially formed by members of this cricket club on a Wednesday, so they decided to keep the cricket club name for the football team
Yes but the founder members of the cricket club were apprentices and had a half day off on Wednesday afternoons and had to work on Saturdays instead. The only day they were free to play was Wednesday hence, The Wednesday became the name of the club !

[OwlsFan]

For anyone interested in retro Wednesday gear check out www.toffs.co.uk for one site but there are others too.

Never liked that blue short with white sleeves (Arsenal style) that they wore in the 1960s. Delighted when they went back to blue and white stripes, albeit with the same lack of progress on the field.

I knew their scout in Ireland a few years back. Obviously wasn't very good at spotting Irish talent, although he may have spotted Quinn and Geary.

Off the top of my head, Irish players who played for the Owls:

Sheridan
McKeever
Corr
Coughlan
Quinn (Alan)
Geary
Partridge
Whelan

Who have I forgotten?

Manager: Honorary Irishman Jack Charlton

[OwlsFan]

Hillsboro under water :eek::

http://www.swfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10304~1060720,00.html

[bladebhoy]

Sod all you pigs ! up the blades :D

[OwlsFan]

Sod all you pigs ! up the blades :D

Excellent contribution :rolleyes:

Wednesday have released Coughlan. Terrible year for him all round with his brother dieing in an accident some months back. A centre half from the old school of putting body and soul on the line.

[lofty9]

Looks like George O Callaghan is in talks with signing for Weds.

[OwlsFan]

With all due respect to George, not exactly someone who's going to turn around their almost annual poor start to a season.

Sigh!

[OwlsFan]

4 on the bounce :(. Trundle did ok against them but nothing special but he did set us the goal for Bristol City. Only 17k at the game. Oh for the heady days of Chris Waddle, John Sheridan, Paulo di Canio, David Hirst etc etc until David Pleat got his hands on the team.

[shakermaker1982]

any pressure on Laws yet? He didn't do too badly last year but you know how fickle football fans are.

[OwlsFan]

Of course. "Laws out!" is the cry of many Wednesday fans on some Owls' Boards. Seen it all before. I dread to think of the number of Wednesday managers I have watched come and go. He had a good end to last season but most fans' memories are short.

Only managers I had real belief in were Big Ron Atkinson, Howard Wilkinson and Paul Jewell (but he wasn't given time).

[shakermaker1982]

well if you kick him out then I'm sure Forest would love one of their old boys. Calderwood has another couple of months (by my estimation) but if they are still in the bottom half by November then he could be on his way.

[jebus]

Of course. "Laws out!" is the cry of many Wednesday fans on some Owls' Boards. Seen it all before. I dread to think of the number of Wednesday managers I have watched come and go. He had a good end to last season but most fans' memories are short.

Only managers I had real belief in were Big Ron Atkinson, Howard Wilkinson and Paul Jewell (but he wasn't given time).


LAWS OUT!! :p

Not really though, I reckon he should at least be given til Christmas after what he did with us last year, if we are still bottom or cut adrift in relegation at that time, then I could understand wanting him gone. After all the mocking of Leeds fans I wouldn't be able to watch as they pass us out next May.

Plus I'd add Trevor Francis to your list of manager's I had belief in

[OwlsFan]

Plus I'd add Trevor Francis to your list of manager's I had belief in


Cheeky Trev could sign good players but didn't know what to do with them when they arrived. Wednesday had some right drubbings under him and the decline started under him even though they were mid-table when he got the boot but the writing was on the wall. He didn't succeed anywhere else which is always a sign of whether someone is a good manager or not.

[OwlsFan]

Played 6. Lost 6. Laws for Ireland manager ?

[OwlsFan]

Owls sign Kavanagh on loan deal



Sheffield Wednesday have signed veteran Sunderland midfielder Graham Kavanagh on an emergency loan deal until the end of October.



Kavanagh is eligible to to make his Owls debut against Hull on Saturday.



The 33-year-old Republic of Ireland star joined Sunderland in August 2006 and helped them win promotion from the Championship last season.



Owls boss Brian Laws told Wednesday's website: "He is a top player and will bring many qualities to our squad."



Kavanagh, who has also played for Middlesbrough, Stoke, Cardiff and Wigan, has not featured for the Black Cats so far this term.



"I am delighted Graham decided to join us because several other clubs were interested in him," added Laws.



Wednesday have lost all six of their Championship games so far this season and are bottom of the table.

[dublin_owl]

A good signing in my opinion. Will hopefully add a bit of weight to the cause.

I'm travelling over to Hillsborough tomorrow, so I'll get to see first hand how the midfield pairing of Whelan and Kav works out. :)

[jebus]

Good to see Kavanagh come on board, might help turn this sinking ship around (although won't that mean we all drown?).

[lofty9]

I'll just post this, without any further comment, just in case !!

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=39027&c=1

[OwlsFan]

Stupid to be suing over such anonymous comments no matter what they are. However, admins be warned if the Delaney stuff etc got out of control with libellous comments. Could find yourselves in Court :D