Mark McGuinness D Cardiff City b.2001

**Demesne Lad** · 05/12/2022, 12:26 PM

McGuinness named Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Month for November.

**Demesne Lad** · 03/01/2023, 4:28 PM

Named Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Month for December as well, with 58% of the fans' votes.

**Eirambler** · 03/01/2023, 5:10 PM

How long before Michael O'Neill is on the phone to him offering a call up?

**Demesne Lad** · 05/01/2023, 9:11 PM

Cardiff City veteran CB Sean Morrison is leaving the club; Sheffield Wednesday fans concerned that McGuinness might be recalled to South Wales (Sheffield Star, 5 Jan).

**JR89** · 05/01/2023, 9:45 PM

Don't think it will make much difference. Morrison has been out injured since Feb 22 after doing his ACL and was actually only on a return to play contract after his contract had expired last summer. Seems like now he's fit Cardiff just didn't want to sign him back up as they've five lads that already play CB in the senior squad.

**JR89** · 06/01/2023, 12:07 PM

So Cardiff are recalling McGuinness. Curtis Nelson whose been fourth choice CB is expected to be joining Derby and their RB is now out for a possible 4 to 6 weeks. They've been playing Perry Ng as a CB but could move him back to RB for a few weeks and need McGuinness back as cover.

The fact they're letting him play this weekends FA Cup game for Sheffield Wednesday isn't a good sign that they're willing to let him get cup tied before returning.

**Eirambler** · 06/01/2023, 4:30 PM

He's already cup tied I believe, from an earlier round, so they might as well give him the extra game at Wednesday. Hopefully for them he doesn't get injured in it.

**JR89** · 06/01/2023, 4:39 PM

So he is. Thought League One teams were also introduced in the third round but that's Championship and PL teams.

**JR89** · 07/01/2023, 4:45 PM

Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle is live on BBC so good chance to see how McGuinness gets on against decent opposition. Hopefully puts in a good performance and shows Cardiff he should be starting.

**Stuttgart88** · 07/01/2023, 9:07 PM

He played a blinder

**JR89** · 08/01/2023, 12:31 PM

**JR89** · 09/01/2023, 1:43 PM

Slim chance that Sheffield Wednesday could keep McGuinness on loan as Cardiffs transfer embargo could cause issues with him being recalled according to their manager.

**OwlsFan** · 10/01/2023, 5:29 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

He played a blinder

Didn't think it was his best game as he let Isak have a free header and lost him another time as well but then grew in to the game. Been the best player all season. Can play on the ground and is very good in the air. Still training with Wednesday so could stay yet. Promotion hopes rest on him unless they get a good replacement if he gpes.

**elatedscum** · 11/01/2023, 3:48 AM

Asked a Wednesday fan I know who’d see all their games (he’s not Irish) to give me his thoughts on McGuinness:

“Absolute unit. great in the air, good sense of positioning, fine with the ball at his feet, not really a marauding center back but will roam, might struggle with the fastest strikers but future prem player.”

Good to hear that it’s universally so positive about him. I remember being really impressed by him during the elite u19 stage of the 2000 class - but I’d kinda thought over the last year for the 21s that he’d stagnated a bit. That the mistakes were a bit too frequent and that the feet (or the reactions) weren’t quite quick enough in defending and his pace was a bit of an issue. Considering all that, i thought he wouldn’t quite reach international level.

But you’d be very reassured by the reporting of his loan spell

**Demesne Lad** · 11/01/2023, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by JR89

Slim chance that Sheffield Wednesday could keep McGuinness on loan as Cardiffs transfer embargo could cause issues with him being recalled according to their manager.

Wednesday have done the paperwork to keep McGuinness for the rest of the season and he is still training with them. Cardiff have paid £7m towards the transfer fee for the deceased Emiliano Sala and hope FIFA will lift the transfer embargo, but there is a separate EFL embargo. (Wales Online). So where McGuinness will be playing next month is still uncertain.

**nigel-harps1954** · 11/01/2023, 11:08 AM

He's probably better off sticking out the season with Sheff Wed anyway. Chance of pushing for the League One title, versus struggling against Championship relegation.

**JR89** · 11/01/2023, 1:57 PM

Originally Posted by Demesne Lad

Wednesday have done the paperwork to keep McGuinness for the rest of the season and he is still training with them. Cardiff have paid £7m towards the transfer fee for the deceased Emiliano Sala and hope FIFA will lift the transfer embargo, but there is a separate EFL embargo. (Wales Online). So where McGuinness will be playing next month is still uncertain.

EFL have lifted their embargo after Cardiff paid the first installment so just waiting for FIFA to confirm their a decision now.

**Demesne Lad** · 14/01/2023, 2:56 PM

Not in the Owls' squad today.

**JR89** · 14/01/2023, 3:20 PM

Yeah it's weird because there was someone saying his loan might have been until the 3rd round of the FA cup going by comments from the Sheffield Wednesday manager.

Sheffield Wednesday submitting paperwork to keep him on loan could be them trying to extend the loan.