Month: August 2012
Martin’s Taylor-made for Wednesday as Jones swoops again
Dave Jones continued his transfer deadline day business on Friday evening by sealing a deal for Watford central defender Martin Taylor for an undisclosed fee. Taylor, 32, made 124 appearances for Blackburn Rovers, and then joined Birmingham City, a Premier League outfit at the time, in a £1.25m deal. He stayed at St Andrews for […]
Read MoreOwls look to stretch undefeated run with a trip to the Palace
Wednesday have no new injury problems for the trip to bottom-of-the-table Crystal Palace on Saturday. Former Palace defender Anthony Gardner could return to the squad after injury while Dave Jones is likely to have to choose between Gary Madine and Chris O’Grady to partner Rodri up front. O’Grady impressed when coming on to replace Madine […]
Read MoreBothroyd signs in for Wednesday on transfer deadline day
Jay Bothroyd has come through the Hillsborough ‘in-door’ on transfer deadline day. The 30-year-old striker joins us on loan until January from Queen’s Park Rangers, having made 24 appearances for them last season and scoring two goals. It is also a case of linking up with his old boss again, as the full England international […]
Read MoreOwls face long trip to Southampton for Capital One Cup tie
Wednesday have to travel to Southampton in the Capital One Cup third round. We missed out on the ‘big boys’ in Thursday night’s draw and make the long journey to the Premier League Saints. Ties are to be played during the week commencing September 24.
Read MoreWho do you want in Capital One Cup?
Who do you want to see Wednesday pitched against in tonight’s Capital One Cup third round draw? It takes place on Sky Sports 1 after the conclusion of the televised final second round tie between Northampton and Wolves. We are number 23 in the draw and ties will be played during week commencing September 24.
Read MoreIrish eyes smiling as Corry signs on for Wednesday
Wednesday have landed highly-rated Irish youngster Paul Corry from University College Dublin for an undisclosed fee. The midfielder, rated as one of Ireland’s brightest prospects, has signed a three-year deal with the Owls. He played almost 100 games for UCD, scoring 14 goals, and was recently called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad […]
Read MoreUnbeaten run continues as Madine sinks Fulham in the cup
Wednesday made it 19 games unbeaten when a second-half Gary Madine penalty gave us a deserved Capital One Cup win over Premier League Fulham on Tuesday evening. Madine struck from the spot five minutes after the break when Chris Maguire was blocked in the box. It was no more than Wednesday deserved as they dominated […]
Read MoreWednesday starting line-up for Fulham cup tie
Starting line-up against Fulham in Capital One Cup … Bywater, Buxton, Llera, Beevers, D Jones, Pecnik, Semedo, Coke, Antonio, Maguire, Madine. Subs. Jameson, Lee, Rodri, McCabe, R. Johnson, Mayor, Lavery
Read MoreThat’s entertainment as Wednesday stage thrilling fightback
A cracker from Jermaine Johnson, Miguel Llera smashng home a last-minute winner and Wednesday retaining second spot in the Championship … it’s very happy days at the moment at S6 after victory over Millwall on Saturday. Johnson’s 25-yard screamer was just reward for our dominance in the first half-hour as Wednesday showed pace, aggression and […]
Read MoreWe deserved the victory says Jones after last-gasp winner
Dave Jones celebrated like the other 24,000 Wednesdayites in Hillsborough on Saturday as Miguel Llera clinched all three points with a last-minute goal at home to Millwall. The Owls boss said: “Believe me, there is nothing better in football than a last minute winner – especially in a place like Hillsborough, which was absolutely rocking.” […]
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