31Dec1966

The earlier he puts them on sale the more it confirms there simply is no money, and I'm convinced now that few people will buy. I don't know anyone who will renew while he's here. Purely from a financial point of view you would be at serious risk of losing ALL your money. Boycotts, marches, protests, pitch invasions and a huge drop in season tickets sales. Show him we don't want him here.

I have been re-reading Jason Dickinsons excellent book "The Origins of Sheffield Wednesday". As if we needed reminding it proves what a remarkable piece of history the Wednesday Cricket and Football Club has been since 1820. And what an absolute travesty it is that one man could end that glorious history. The frontispiece quotes the following : THE WEDNESDAY ANTHEM Men of glory famed by story Now recall your football glory As your fathers did before ye Play up Wednesday boys Thee from hill and valley See supporters rally Friends are here from far and near to see The Wednesday rally Play the game and all that's in it to the last deciding minute For the Cup and may we win it Play up Wednesday Boys! I know I'm a sentimental old fool but I'm not ashamed to say the middle verse brings a tear to my eye. Something our owner will never understand. Well done to all supporters and friends who have rallied in these, our darkest ever days. Well done to the trust and all who are trying to save our club. Keep protesting, keep defunding him, we WILL win and Wednesday will rally once more.

I think if £130,000 would get rid of our owner tomorrow we'd raise it by noon !

Yes, he can never be sure that some will attend, and they may be the sort who go specifically to invade the pitch. And the day he reduces the stewards may be the day there is a really massive invasion. We have him on the ropes, keep it up, and keep him guessing.

He cannot rely on away fans money either. Oxford, Boro, Preston and Hull won't bring many to bail him out. And some of those who do come help us by not spending.

Well done sir. I agree that this is the start of the next stage. Momentum is with us. Boycotts, protests and defunding are working. Turn the screw and Up The Owls.

Proper businessman with a lifelong genuine love of football. The complete opposite of the current custodian. He understood the importance of the club to the supporters. I met him a few times, he was a gentleman and had time for the ordinary fan. I asked him to sign my complete record book and he said he wasn't a player or manager. I said you saved the club, you deserve to be in there. He signed. I had a tear in my eye when we gave him that great send off at Hillsborough. I have another now. RIP MM

People saying it didn't matter. It most definitely did. Coventry were by far the better side but at 2-0 we were still in with a chance, a longshot but stranger things have happened. Importantly we should n't just complain when the decision affects the result. A blatantly wrong decision should always be highlighted and this one was one of the most obvious and worst decisions ever. 3 sides of the ground (away fans weren't in a position to see it) knew it was offside, the players knew, all the media (including the Coventry media) knew. That they scored 4 more goals makes no difference, the ref and linesman were stunningly incompetent.

We absolutely should. I counted 155 stewards at £12 an hour, 5 hours each equals circa £10,000 plus police costs.. And STILL some got on the pitch so he needs more next time. Make him pay, and it draws attention to our plight. Nobody drinking , kiosks closed, crowds hugely down, the defunding is hurting him, no doubt about it.

Excellent. Please don't spend anything in the ground. We are depriving him of cash to force him out. Thank you

Did you not understand my post ??

I know people say he doesn't care, and he clearly doesn't but every week he must be desperately trying to find some money to tide him over for 7 days. Begging people, friends, family, anybody to bail him out. Clearly banks, institutions, businesses, won't deal with him so where does he turn. It must be exhausting. And next week he has to do it all again. Matchday income and ticket sales are massively reduced. He wont be bailed out this time by season tickets. I hope sponsors are pulling the plug, at least some of them must know it's hardly worth it now. His reputation is shattered, the ground is falling down, the fans despise him and the authorities are coming for him. Why, why, why does he carry on, it makes no sense.

We are all baffled as to why he hangs on but the only tools we have are to deprive him of income and protest. It might not look like it but it's working. Keep it going.

Kiosk at bottom of kop was closed. Halfway up was open but not busy, though some were eating pies and supping beer. Lots of empty seats. Depriving him of money is unquestionably working. Keep it up fellow Wednesday fans it's the only way.

AND, crucially were still winning trophies with famous players when Glazers took over. Their income was huge (I know because I was a shareholder). There was zero chance they ceased to exist. There is a huge chance we cease to exist, we don't even win GAMES very often never mind trophies, and have players no one else wants. The Glazers knew how to milk successful businesses , our owner only knows how to lose millions of pounds every month while destroying a famous club. Keep protesting and starving him of cash, they're the only tools we have and and they ARE working.