Chelters

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Didn’t acknowledge my point the mardy f****r. I got 4 likes though so am flying on dopamine now.

I guess he could if he really wanted to. Why I kind of expected Maguire to tweet a correction when it was pointed out to him.

Impatient f*****s, wait 5 years and we’ll get to this.

I think we picked out the card that’s got the manufacturer’s name on it with an ad for a couple of their other products.

Rob Staton retweeting Maguire’s incorrect tweet now. Can’t be arsed.

Kieran Maguire embarrassing himself on Twitter by implying that Sheffield 2 has lost £7m in its own right as he doesn’t seem to understand the difference between group and company accounts. I don’t normally bite but I’ve pointed it out for him on this occasion.

Not sure about page 18 though. The moral of the story is always have a quick check before you file.

Saturday 25 September 1993 FA Carling Premiership Blackburn Rovers (away) Having picked up their first victory of the season the previous weekend, and survived a tough Cup trip to Bolton in midweek, the Owls were faced with a difficult looking away fixture. The home side were becoming a very good team, not least due to their star striker Alan Shearer, who was returning from injury for this match, and the funds of Jack Wallker. Also in the Rovers line up was the recently departed Paul Warhurst, who had not made the most convincing start with his new club. Wednesday were without Carlton Palmer, meaning Chris Bart-Williams came back into the side. Nigel Worthington was back on the bench, along with – for the first time this season – promising young midfielder Ryan Jones. The first half was an eventful affair, albeit without any goals. The Owls had four good chances in the first half, all falling to Mark Bright : Mimms made two good saves, he was then driven wide after going round the keeper, and finally had a header shave the foot of the post. For their part, Blackburn were also making chances and Warhurst hit the woodwork twice, first with a right foot effort onto the post in the 10th minute, followed by a looping volley onto the bar. Into the second half, the game was still in the balance but Rovers were looking stronger. In the 52nd minute. Woods parried a shot from Shearer, Kevin Gallacher followed up on the rebound and laid it across goal for Warhurst to slot into the empty net – except somehow he didn’t, managing to divert the ball away from goal with his heel. The Owls punished this incredible miss a few minutes later. Sinton and Waddle worked a corner routine, Pearce headed down the cross and Graham Hyde nipped in on the half volley to score his first goal of the season. Blackburn pressed for an equaliser and again hit the woodwork with Gallacher’s shot striking the angle of post and bar. But the home side were not to be denied, and it was that man Shearer – who had been kept relatively quiet by Pearce and Walker - who got them level, pouncing on the loose ball after he had challenged for Gallacher’s cross. And so the Owls were left to rue another lost lead but could not really complain about the result, with Blackburn probably considering themselves a bit unlucky after hitting the woodwork three times. Despite it being a good point, Wednesday were still down in 19th with just the small matter of the reigning champions coming up next..... Final score Blackburn 1-1 Wednesday Blackburn : Mimms, May, Le Saux, Marker, Hendry, Ripley (Newell 74), Warhurst, Sherwood, Wilcox (Berg 66), Shearer, Gallacher. Unused sub : Talia Wednesday : Woods, Nilsson, King, Walker, Pearce, Waddle, Sheridan, Hyde (Jones 90), Sinton, Bright, Bart-Williams (Worthington 86). Unused sub : Pressman Attendance 13,917

Just goes back to what we were saying a couple of weeks ago, if you want to protest it’s understandable but you have to get sorted and do it properly or you will just lose credibility.

Big problem for me here is that, if we have picked up on this, no doubt other fan bases will too if it gets publicity on TV. This could tarnish the reputation of our fans for a long time. The best analogy I can think of is if we had an owner of Afro-Caribbean descent, would they be OK waving voodoo dolls at him?

In fact I suspect they are already committing a hate crime in the eyes of the law. ‘Hostility based on race’ is the essential definition, they need to be bloody careful.

Not hyperbole at all. It’s racism and it should be called out as such. I hope it’s just a case that they haven’t really thought it through properly and seen it for what it is.

I’m usually loathe to chop and change managers but Xisco has to go. We have to get a manager in who can mould something out of this lot, I think there is a fourth from bottom team in there somewhere.

Don’t panic, it’s not like we are always crap in second halves…..oh wait

This would have a great way to set the scene at the start of the thread….😜

We certainly still seemed to have a bit of a soft underbelly, even with the talent in the squad.

Tuesday 21 September 1993 Coca Cola Cup Second Road 1st leg Bolton Wanderers (away) The Owls had a break from Premiership action with their opening game of the season in the League Cup, then sponsored by the fizzy brown water experts, Coca Cola. These were the days when the Premiership teams all entered in the second round, which was for some reason a two-legged affair. With the draw being seeded, Wednesday were guaranteed to play a side in a division below, and they were handed one of the trickiest fixtures they could get. This was a Bolton side who had been in the lower divisions for some time, but were starting to make their way back under the guidance of Bruce Rioch. They had just gained promotion back to the second tier and had players such as Alan Stubbs, Jason McAteer, Alan Thompson and John McGinlay. Not only were Wednesday presented with potentially problematic opponents, they also had more problems with their kit. With the home kit and (apparently) away kit both clashing, and the new white third kit clearly not being any better, Bolton were good enough to prevent their opponents playing in skins by donating their yellow away kit. Thus players of the calibre of Chris Waddle, John Sheridan and Des Walker were forced to slum it in a Bolton shirt. These were also the days when teams still tended to field full strength teams in the cups. The Owls were struggling with injuries with Worthington, Pearson and Hirst all missing out. King, Pearce and Hyde returned to the side with Mark Bright the only recognised striker in the eleven. Bright had the first chance of the game after King put him through but Keith Branagan was there to save. After this, the game became as difficult as Wednesday thought it might be, as the visitors started to dominate the game. McAteer had a shot saved by Woods, and David Lee’s cross bounced off the post. Four minutes into the second half Bolton took the lead as Pearce brought down Thompson in the box and Tony Kelly confidently scored the penalty. Pearce, already on a booking, was immediately hauled off, with Chris Bart-Williams coming on in his place. And it was the Wednesday sub who was to get the equaliser eight minutes from time, scoring with a diving header after a good run and cross from King. It was almost 2-1 to the visitors as Sinton went close but this would have been harsh on the hosts who had created several chances before the late equaliser. Both teams left relatively content, Bolton after giving a good Premiership team a game and Wednesday happy to get back to Hillsborough for the second leg on level terms. And able to wear their own kit. Final score Bolton 1-1 Wednesday Bolton : Branagan, Brown, Phillips, Kelly, Darby, Stubbs, Lee, McAteer, Coyle (Green 73), Thompson, Patterson. Unused subs : Seagraves, Davison Wednesday : Woods, Nilsson, King, Walker, Pearce (Bart-Williams 52), Sheridan, Hyde, Palmer, Sinton, Waddle, Bright. Unused subs : Watson, Key Attendance 11,590

Fair point but, given he is the first owner we have had who has at least tried to talk to fans, I can’t help feeling that, if he knew he was talking to someone sensible rather than a keyboard warrior narcissist or someone who wanted to debate the price of pork scratchings in the Tap, he might just be willing to sit down and discuss how frustrated everyone is.

See, it’s that kind of ignorant nonsense that does the vocal minority no favours. Anyone who thinks Chansiri sold the ground to himself because he wanted to, or that his advertising at the ground is an ego thing, is just being ignorant. That sort of shite takes away from the real debate and decreases any chance of any meaningful engagement with DC as it just proves to him that they don’t know what they’re talking about. And this is the problem. Knowing DC as we do, the louder people shout without actually having any substance and spouting inaccuracies, the worse the situation will be. They are actually damaging their own cause.

Fletcher should be scoring that

Was as offside as Fletcher was a few minutes ago

FFS we were just building a bit of momentum then. But I guess drawing attention to yourself is more important than your team doing well.

Saturday 18 September 1993 Southampton (home) Desperate to secure the first win of the season. A game at home against a fellow struggler. Nope, I’m not talking about tomorrow’s game against Boro, but 30 years ago when Wednesday found themselves in a similar situation, albeit with a somewhat better squad of players. That squad, temporarily at least, no longer included Nigel Jemson, who joined Grimsby on a month’s loan in a search for first-team football. Also in the news at Hillsborough was the fact that the club had recently posted its accounts, showing a healthy operating profit for the year ended 31 May of £3.5m. Yes that’s right, an operating profit and accounts done within 4 months of the year-end. Maybe some things do change. Still winless after 7 games, the Owls took on Southampton, only one place above on goal difference, having lost 6 of their first 7 games. On paper, this was certainly the most winnable game so far against opponents who were perennial Premiership strugglers. Managed by the ever unpopular Ian Branfoot, the Saints were arguably there for the taking, but could Wednesday finally secure their first three-point haul of 1993/94? After all, Sheffield Wednesday plus a winnable game, as we know all too well, does not always equal a win. The Owls were able to welcome Carlton Palmer back from suspension, and David Hirst from injury, meaning Graham Hyde and Chris Bart-Williams dropped to the bench. No doubt this provided a bit of extra strength and quality that maybe they were looking for. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Wednesday started nervously and it was the visitors who created a couple of early chances. Wednesday settled into the game as the first half went on with Hirst, Bright and Sheridan all having chances to score. Hirst then had a shot from the edge of the area saved by Tim Flowers, then Sheridan hit the post as the home side attempted to press home the advantage. In the 31st minute, the game was soured as that man with the matinee idol looks, Iain Dowie, clashed with Nigel Pearson and the Owls’ skipper was forced to leave the field with what turned out to be a leg fracture from which his Wednesday career never recovered. Then Nigel Worthington was also injured following a bad challenge by Paul Allen. Wednesday had to improvise with Hyde and Bart-Williams coming on in midfield, Palmer dropping into central defence and Andy Sinton going into an unfamiliar left-back role. Wednesday finally made the breakthrough in the 58th minute and it was the makeshift left-back who did the damage as Sinton’s forward run was rashly ended by Jeff Kenna for a penalty at the Kop end. As usual, it was coolly despatched by Sheridan for a deserved lead. Rather than sitting back on their lead, this gave the Owls a bit of a shot in the arm as they began to run the visitors ragged. Bright and Bart-Williams both went close before the game was sealed 10 minutes from time, Hyde crossing for Hirst to rise and hammer home a header for his first of the season. So finally the winless run had ended and Wednesday leapfrogged the visitors and went up to 19th as a result. The injuries to the two Nigels put a bit of a downer on things but it certainly felt like a weight had been lifted. Final score Wednesday 2-0 Southampton Wednesday : Woods, Nilsson, Worthington (Bart-Williams 45), Pearson (Hyde 31), Walker, Waddle, Sinton, Sheridan, Palmer, Bright, Hirst. Unused sub : Pressman Southampton : Flowers, Kenna, Benali (Banger 70), Moore, Wood, Allen (Bartlett 79), Charlton, Cockerill, Maddison, Le Tissier, Dowie. Unused sub : Andrews Attendance 22,503

Never has an impact. Donnay why they bother.