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Isn't that strong, experienced manager what Pulis was supposed to be?

I remember Mel Sterland scoring one against Grimsby that nearly knocked Nigel Batch into the kop on the way into the back of the net. The thud of the kick, followed by the deafening roar of the kop... Great days...

If he's a true boyhood Wednesday-ite and loves the club as he says he does, he'll sign an immediate extension to his current deal that means the club could at least get a fee for him ...

My dear old uncle Jem (formerly Wolfmanjack on Owlstalk) always said Peter Swan was his all-time favourite Wednesday player, and if he hadn't been so daft around the time of the 1966 World Cup, would have been a shoe-in along with Bobby Moore at the back, for England.

I just want to add myself to the list of "a manager not being in charge of player recruitment makes no sense" brigade. A manager's goal is to get the best out of his players and therefore, the best results for the club. Therefore the manager knows best, which players will fit in best with his ideas and most importantly, the kind of player that will respond best to him. This whole system is utterly shambolic. I have steered clear of levelling criticism at DC, but Paul Cook's observations are too dire to ignore.

Hard to form any concrete views on the back of 2 matches. But the difference pre-covid break and post-covid break, seems like night and day. And you'd have to agree that the main change has been the off-loading of players who we'd previously been informed were, or had suspected of being, toxic influences on the team dynamic. Maybe Monk was right, and the poisonous environment caused by a few, has been the overriding issue these past 12 months or so. I've had the impression that a high percentage of the players was "stealing a living" by way of feigning injury or causing behind-the-scenes disruption.

I remember being surprised to see Cantona in Josephine's the night he departed his Wednesday trials for Leeds. Tried to shake his hand in a bit of a starstruck manner. Bloke never gave me a second look.. Trev's excuse for not signing him as I remember, was he hadn't had chance to see Cantona train on a grass surface due to the snowy weather we'd been having, meaning Cantona had only trained on artificial surfaces.. dunno what my point is here, but a memory of the time..

People should be entitled to a refund, yes. I'd imagine most will gratefully accept one to make up in some small way to replace lost income. It's admirable that some 35% would forego a refund, however if I were in their shoes I'd be waiting for the players to forego a hefty percentage of their obscene salaries too, as season ticket income will contribute to said salaries..

Christ's sake don't encourage em to do that. They'd be 250-0 declared by the end..

Ah interesting, and thanks for clarifying. I do vaguely remember playing a few sides and seeing their fans grouped to the right of us on the extreme right hand edge of the kop for some reason.. Not many, but enough to grab some attention..

Away fans were to the right of the kop in my very earliest days around 1970, if memory serves me correctly (?)

BW Suites hotel on the Indonesian island of Belitung, halfway between Borneo and Sumatra. Recognised his Sheffield accent at the breakfast buffet. After finishing our reminiscing that evening, the other half didn't speak to me until breakfast the next day..

That, by coincidence, was my first ever SWFC game as a 3 year old, with my dad and brilliant , late, uncle Jem.All I remember about the game was them managing to lose me at half time on the kop and being found at the back of the north stand, apparently after a public announcement..

Peter Grummitt was the first keeper I saw for Wednesday. Torn between Pressman and Westwood - chose Westwood. I liked Hodgey and Bolder too but Hodge was never the same reliable keeper after Ogrizovic scored against him into the kop net for Coventry...

As one such supporter who gets home to UK once per football season I have to agree. I could go to 2, even 3 games during a trip home depending on scheduling, but I can only afford 1 at the very most. In fact this year I can't even go to the one match that's scheduled in Sheffield, for my time back home.