Month: April 2012

6,000 more tickets for Wednesdayites on Saturday

April 30, 2012

Wednesday have confirmed that 6,000 more tickets will go on sale at 9am on Tuesday for Saturday’s promotion decider against relegated Wycombe. All seats for home areas were snapped up for a game that will see Wednesday promoted back to the Championship if we can secure a victory. And the club announced on Monday that […]

Jones hails Bywater as Owls gain upper hand in promotion bid

April 29, 2012

Dave Jones was full of praise for Wednesday’s character – and keeper Stephen Bywater – after our vital win at Brentford on Saturday. Reflecting on the victory which took us a point clear of Sheff U with one game to play, Jones said: “It wasn’t our best performance and you could see that we could […]

One game from Championship after great day for Wednesday

April 29, 2012

AN amazing afternoon – and early evening – saw the division one automatic promotion challenge swing firmly Wednesday’s way on Saturday. Goals from Keith Treacy and Miguel Llera enabled us to take three rather fortunate points in a 2-1 win at Brentford, then it was back to the Lord Nelson pub for the London Owls to cheer on Stevenage […]

April 26, 2012

Michail Antonio is expected to be fit for our crucial trip to Brentford on Saturday. Antonio injured his shoulder and arm after a blatant foul on him against Carlisle last Saturday – although the referee decided it wasn’t even a free kick. The winger received lengthy treatment before continuing and aggravated the injury when the players […]

It’s official … that Semedo … you know … he’s magic!

April 25, 2012

Jose Semedo is this season’s London Owls Player of the Year. The hard-working midfielder is rewarded for an outstanding campaign and we will present him with his trophy before the final game of the season at home to Wycombe.

April 21, 2012

Dave Jones was full of praise for the Wednesday fans after Saturday’s last-gasp win over Carlisle. Michail Antonio’s 95th minute winner sparked joyous celebrations around three sides of Hillsborough and Jones said: “I thought our supporters were absolutely magnificent today. The atmosphere they created was incredible, especially in those last six minutes of added time. […]

Antonio hits injury time winner as Owls keep up promotion bid

April 21, 2012

Michail Antonio sent Hillsborough wild and kept up Wednesday’s hopes of automatic promotion with an injury time winner at home to Carlisle on Saturday. With Sheff U losing at MK Dons, we looked to have thrown away a great opportunity to close the gap on our rivals, before Antonio cut in from the left at the […]

Lowe and Treacy ready for action as Wednesday tackle Carlisle

April 19, 2012

Ryan Lowe and Keith Treacy are both fit to return to the squad for Wednesday’s home clash with Carlisle on Saturday. Lowe missed the draw at Colchester with a groin injury while Treacy was sidelined through illness. Now Dave Jones could be tempted to give wideman Treacy a place in the starting line-up, with either […]

April 14, 2012

Dave Jones has vowed that Wednesday will battle on for the second automatic promotion spot . . . despite falling four points behind Sheff U with just three games remaining. After seeing the Owls drop two points in a 1-1 draw at Colchester, Jones said: “There’s still a long way to go. We have to […]

Automatic promotion hopes receive major blow at Colchester

April 14, 2012

Wednesday’s hopes of automatic promotion received a big setback after we could only draw 1-1 at Colchester on Saturday. With Sheff U winning 3-1 at home to ten-man Leyton Orient, we are four points behind them, with both of us having just three games remaining. Our city rivals have a superior goal difference and now need a […]

Owls at Watford

Owls v Portsmouth