Alan Harper Award 2024-25

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Pre-amble for any new posters/readers 

Most of you will be up to speed on the famous Alan Harper Award, but just for any new readers, here's a quick explanation. 

Points are awarded for misdemeanours throughout the season and the player with the most points at the end of the season takes the prestigious award. Points are awarded as follows, 

Yellow card - 1 point 
Penalty conceeded - 2 points 
Penalty missed - 2 points 
Red card - 3 points 
Own goal - 3 points 

Alan Harper was a squad member of the excellent Everton side of the 80s, who always seemed to have a stormer against us - in fact he scored the first goal against us in the 1985-86 F.A. Cup semi final. So when Wednesday signed him for £275,000 in June 1988 it's fair to say that most Wednesdayites were pretty pleased with the signing. Predictably, he then turned out to be absolute garbage for us. It is not his lack of form that sees this competition named after him though, but his antics in a 4-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge, in which he conceeded a penalty, scored an own goal and got booked, an impressive 6 points all in one game. 

The Alan Harper Award was a mainstay of Cheat fanzine between 1989 and 1996, made a return in War of the Monster Turcks in the 00s, and has been resident on Owlsonline since 2006. 

The Owlsonline winners of the Alan Harper Award are; 

2006-07. Tommy Spurr 
2007-08. Jermaine Johnson 
2008-09. Mark Beevers 
2009-10. Lewis Buxton 
2010-11. Giles Coke 
2011-12. Reda Johnson 
2012-13. Miguel Llera 
2013-14. Sam Hutchinson 
2014-15. Glen Loovens 
2015-16. Sam Hutchinson 
2016-17. Sam Hutchinson 
2017-18. Daniel Pudil 
2018-19. Barry Bannan 
2019-20. Moses Odubajo 
2020-21. Barry Bannan
2021-22. Barry Bannan
2022-23. Lee Gregory
2023-24. Barry Bannan

So, a slow start to this season’s competition with just a single yellow card in our opening day win over Plymouth.

Jamal Lowe leads the way.

Jamal Lowe 1

 

 

 

[MAL]

My tip, is for Ingelsson to push Bannan all the way this season 😁

[cheat]

It remains a fairly steady start to this season’s competition, with yellows for Ihiekwe and Valentin at Hull.

Jamal Lowe 1

Michael Ihiekwe 1

Pol Valentin 1

[cheat]

We’re progressing - one more booking each game. Ingelsson, Bernard, and Palmer at Sunderland.

Jamal Lowe 1

Michael Ihiekwe 1

Pol Valentin 1

Svante Ingelsson 1

Di’shon Bernard 1

Liam Palmer 1

[cheat]

 

Yellows for Bernard and Iorfa v Leeds.

Di’shon Bernard 2

Jamal Lowe 1

Michael Ihiekwe 1

Pol Valentin 1

Svante Ingelsson 1

Liam Palmer 1

Dominic Iorfa 1

 

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[cheat]

Just a single yellow from the cup win at Grimsby. It went to Ihiekwe, and it puts him joint top.

Di’shon Bernard 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 1

Pol Valentin 1

Svante Ingelsson 1

Liam Palmer 1

Dominic Iorfa 1

[OptimisticOwl]

4 hours ago, cheat said:

 

Just a single yellow from the cup win at Grimsby. It went to Ihiekwe, and it puts him joint top.

Di’shon Bernard 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 1

Pol Valentin 1

Svante Ingelsson 1

Liam Palmer 1

Dominic Iorfa 1

Windass also picked-up a yellow.

[cheat]

4 hours ago, OptimisticOwl said:

Windass also picked-up a yellow.

Thanks
 

Di’Shon Bernard 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 1

Pol Valentin 1

Svante Ingelsson 1

Liam Palmer 1

Josh Windass 1

Dominic Iorfa 1
 

[cheat]

The reigning champion kicks off his campaign with a booking at Millwall.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 1

Pol Valentin 1

Svante Ingelsson 1

Liam Palmer 1

Josh Windass 1

Dominic Iorfa 1

Barry Bannan 1

[cheat]

After a rare nil pointer v QPR we’re  back on track with four bookings in the cup win at Blackpool.

Musaba, Valentin, Pierce Charles, and Gassama were the recipients.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Jamal Lowe 1

Svante Ingelsson 1

Liam Palmer 1

Josh Windass 1

Dominic Iorfa 1

Barry Bannan 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

Edited September 17, 2024 by cheat

[cheat]

It’s a bumper points haul for Bernard at Luton. Already booked before the straight red for the penalty, he gets himself a massive six points (one for the booking, two for the penalty, three for the red).

Inglesson also got a yellow
 

Di’Shon Bernard 8

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

Jamal Lowe 1

Liam Palmer 1

Josh Windass 1

Dominic Iorfa 1

Barry Bannan 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

[cheat]

A plethora of yellows from a card happy ref v West Brom.

Windass, Valery, Famewo, Smith, and Beadle all found their way into the notebook.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 8

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

Josh Windass 2

Jamal Lowe 1

Liam Palmer 1

Dominic Iorfa 1

Barry Bannan 1

James Beadle 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Akin Famewo 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

Michael Smith 1

Yan Valery 1

[cheat]

Just a single yellow card to be added to the tally from our visit to Bristol City. It’s enough to put Windass into a clear second place.

Di’Shon Bernard 8

Josh Windass 3

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

Jamal Lowe 1

Liam Palmer 1

Dominic Iorfa 1

Barry Bannan 1

James Beadle 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Akin Famewo 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

Michael Smith 1

Yan Valery 1

[cheat]

Yellows for Charles, Famewo and Valery at Coventry.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 8

Josh Windass 3

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

Yan Valero 2

Jamal Lowe 1

Liam Palmer 1

Dominic Iorfa 1

Barry Bannan 1

James Beadle 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Shea Charles 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

Michael Smith 1

 

[cheat]

A yellow for Shea Charles v Burnley 
 

Di’Shon Bernard 8

Josh Windass 3

Shea Charles 2

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

Yan Valero 2

Jamal Lowe 1

Liam Palmer 1

Dominic Iorfa 1

Barry Bannan 1

James Beadle 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

Michael Smith 1

[cheat]

Yellows for Bernard, Palmer and Valery at Portsmouth.

It increases Bernard’s lead at the top. It’s early days, but that’s a nice lead.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 9

Yan Valery 3

Josh Windass 3

Shea Charles 2

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Liam Palmer 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

Jamal Lowe 1

Dominic Iorfa 1

Barry Bannan 1

James Beadle 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

Michael Smith 1

[cheat]

A point for Smith’s yellow card at Brentford, and two for Palmer for missing his spot kick in the shoot out. It cuts Bernard’s lead to five points.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 9

Liam Palmer 4

Yan Valery 3

Josh Windass 3

Shea Charles 2

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Michael Smith 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

Jamal Lowe 1

Dominic Iorfa 1

Barry Bannan 1

James Beadle 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

 

[cheat]

Well at least there all plenty of Alan Harper Award points from our embarrassing defeat to Watford.

Iorfa leads with way with three points for conceding the second penalty and the accompanying yellow card. Bernard grabs himself another two points for the first penalty, and consolidates his already impressive lead. Smith and Jamal Lowe completed the scoring with a point a piece for yellow cards.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 11

Dominic Iorfa 4

Liam Palmer 4

Michael Smith 3

Yan Valery 3

Josh Windass 3

Shea Charles 2

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

Barry Bannan 1

James Beadle 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

[cheat]

It was a nil pointer v Norwich, but we picked up three yellows at the wrong end of town.

Bannan, Valera and Charles were the trio that went into the ref’s notebook.

 

Di’Shon Bernard 11

Dominic Iorfa 4

Liam Palmer 4

Yan Valery 4

Shea Charles 3

Michael Smith 3

Josh Windass 3

Barry Bannan 2

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

James Beadle 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

[cheat]

There were no AHA points from the home game v Cardiff, but the visit to Hull saw yellow cards for Ugbo and Bernard. Bernard is already looking uncatchable.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 12

Dominic Iorfa 4

Liam Palmer 4

Yan Valery 4

Shea Charles 3

Michael Smith 3

Josh Windass 3

Barry Bannan 2

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

James Beadle 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

Ike Ugbo 1

[cheat]

A bit of a nonsense booking for Bannan at Derby.

Now I make that just his third booking of the season, so what’s all this talk about it meaning a suspension?

Di’Shon Bernard 12

Dominic Iorfa 4

Liam Palmer 4

Yan Valery 4

Shea Charles 3

Michael Smith 3

Josh Windass 3

Barry Bannan 3

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

James Beadle 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

Ike Ugbo 1

[star]

For some reason the OS says 4 yellow cards but can only think of 3 Millwall, Sheff Utd and Derby

[cheat]

21 minutes ago, star said:

For some reason the OS says 4 yellow cards but can only think of 3 Millwall, Sheff Utd and Derby

v Norwich too.

Looks like I didn’t do an update after the game v Utd.

Edit - scrap that, I’m talking nonsense.

Edited December 1, 2024 by cheat

[cheat]

The Bannan yellow I missed was v West Brom.

Table amended accordingly.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 12

Barry Bannan 4

Dominic Iorfa 4

Liam Palmer 4

Yan Valery 4

Shea Charles 3

Michael Smith 3

Josh Windass 3

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

James Beadle 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

Ike Ugbo 1

[star]

It is strange as the OS says 5 yellow cards in that game and the BBC 6

 

[MAL]

35 minutes ago, star said:

It is strange as the OS says 5 yellow cards in that game and the BBC 6

 

It says 6 what i have seen...

Bannan - SWFC

5 - Derby

Jackson K 90+5 Was the last one...

Might have been missed off?

 

[star]

Was talking about the West Brom game

[MAL]

4 hours ago, star said:

Was talking about the West Brom game

Oops

Sorry

[cheat]

So, Bannan did have a fifth yellow after all - wonder how many more I’ve missed.
 

Anyway onto today’s game v Preston, and there’s plenty to be added.

Windass gets two for his penalty miss, and there were bookings for Palmer, Johnson, Charles and Chalobah.

Di’Shon Bernard 12

Barry Bannan 5

Josh Windass 5

Liam Palmer 5

Dominic Iorfa 4

Yan Valery 4

Shea Charles 4

Michael Smith 3

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

James Beadle 1

Nathaniel Chalobah 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Djeidi Gassama 1

Marvin Johnson 1

Ike Ugbo 1

[MAL]

12 minutes ago, cheat said:

 

So, Bannan did have a fifth yellow after all - wonder how many more I’ve missed.

Me too.

I only have him down as 4 bookings on my spreadsheet.

I'll have to have a look through them when I can. 

[star]

Apparently Bannan got booked at the end of the Luton game for protesting

[HoylandOwl]

10 hours ago, star said:

Apparently Bannan got booked at the end of the Luton game for protesting

Yep.

that’s the one no one had seen

[cheat]

11 hours ago, star said:

Apparently Bannan got booked at the end of the Luton game for protesting

Ah, I see. Cheers.

[cheat]

A blank game midweek v Blackburn, and just a single yellow, for Gassama, at Oxford.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 12

Barry Bannan 5

Josh Windass 5

Liam Palmer 5

Dominic Iorfa 4

Yan Valery 4

Shea Charles 4

Michael Smith 3

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

Djeidi Gassama 2

James Beadle 1

Nathaniel Chalobah 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Marvin Johnson 1

Ike Ugbo 1

[cheat]

If Bernard didn’t already have this wrapped up, his red card v Stoke has surely settled matters as it puts him ten points clear.

Max Lowe earns three points, two for conceding the penalty and one for the accompanying yellow card, and Charles adds a point  to his total for his first half booking.

Di’Shon Bernard 15

Barry Bannan 5

Shea Charles 5

Josh Windass 5

Liam Palmer 5

Dominic Iorfa 4

Yan Valery 4

Max Lowe 3

Michael Smith 3

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

Djeidi Gassama 2

James Beadle 1

Nathaniel Chalobah 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Marvin Johnson 1

Ike Ugbo 1

[cheat]

Yellows for Valery and Gassama at Middlesbrough.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 15

Barry Bannan 5

Shea Charles 5

Josh Windass 5

Liam Palmer 5

Yan Valery 5

Dominic Iorfa 4

Djeidi Gassama 3

Max Lowe 3

Michael Smith 3

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

James Beadle 1

Nathaniel Chalobah 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Marvin Johnson 1

Ike Ugbo 1

[cheat]

Two points for Iorfa for conceding the penalty at Preston. It puts him up into second place.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 15

Dominic Iorfa 6

Barry Bannan 5

Shea Charles 5

Josh Windass 5

Liam Palmer 5

Yan Valery 5

Djeidi Gassama 3

Max Lowe 3

Michael Smith 3

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

James Beadle 1

Nathaniel Chalobah 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Marvin Johnson 1

Ike Ugbo 1

[cheat]

A yellow card for Shea Charles v Derby.

Di’Shon Bernard 15

Shea Charles 6

Dominic Iorfa 6

Barry Bannan 5

Josh Windass 5

Liam Palmer 5

Yan Valery 5

Djeidi Gassama 3

Max Lowe 3

Michael Smith 3

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

James Beadle 1

Nathaniel Chalobah 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Marvin Johnson 1

Ike Ugbo 1

[cheat]

Two points for Ugbo for missing the penalty v Millwall; and a point for Bannan for his yellow card. It sees him join Charles and Irofa on just the nine points behind Bernard.

Di’Shon Bernard 15

Shea Charles 6

Dominic Iorfa 6

Barry Bannan 6

Josh Windass 5

Liam Palmer 5

Yan Valery 5

Djeidi Gassama 3

Max Lowe 3

Michael Smith 3

Ike Ugbo 3

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Jamal Lowe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

James Beadle 1

Nathaniel Chalobah 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Marvin Johnson 1

 

[Tank_Owl2,0]

How does this compare to other seasons, at half way, are accumulating more or less points, ie bookings than ‘normal’?

[cheat]

16 hours ago, Tank_Owl2,0 said:

How does this compare to other seasons, at half way, are accumulating more or less points, ie bookings than ‘normal’?

Bernard is the outlier, he’s already on a winning total.

Other than him, we’re probably a little behind. At this time last season there were three players on nine points and one on eight, the season prior to that the joint leaders had seven.

[cheat]

Kobacki got himself his first AHA points in the cup disappointment at Coventry. One for his yellow card, and two for his missed spot kick in the shootout. Jamal Lowe also gets two points for putting his spot kick over the bar.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 15

Shea Charles 6

Dominic Iorfa 6

Barry Bannan 6

Josh Windass 5

Liam Palmer 5

Yan Valery 5

Jamal Lowe 4

Djeidi Gassama 3

Olaf Kobacki 3

Max Lowe 3

Michael Smith 3

Ike Ugbo 3

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

James Beadle 1

Nathaniel Chalobah 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Marvin Johnson 1

[cheat]

 

Two yellows at Elland Road. Charles in maybe his last Wednesday appearance moves clear in second, and Bernard consolidates his lead.
 

Di’Shon Bernard 16

Shea Charles 7

Dominic Iorfa 6

Barry Bannan 6

Josh Windass 5

Liam Palmer 5

Yan Valery 5

Jamal Lowe 4

Djeidi Gassama 3

Olaf Kobacki 3

Max Lowe 3

Michael Smith 3

Ike Ugbo 3

Akin Famewo 2

Michael Ihiekwe 2

Pol Valentin 2

Svante Ingelsson  2

James Beadle 1

Nathaniel Chalobah 1

Anthony Musaba 1

Pierce Charles 1

Marvin Johnson 1