Month: March 2014
Bad day at the office says coach Deehan
Stand-in head coach John Deehan called it “a bad day at the office” as Wednesday’s hopes of a fifth successive home win were left in tatters in a 4-1 defeat to Watford. We had a mountain to climb by midway through the first half, with Watford having taken advantage of slack play by Wednesday to […]
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Owls v Watford. Kirkland, Buxton, Loovens, Onyewu, Mattock, Afobe, Lee, Maguire, Helan, Palmer, Best. Subs. Martinez, Llera, Coke, Lavery, J Johnson, Nuhiu, Oshilaja.
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Bullen takes charge for Hornets game
Lee Bullen will take charge of the first team against Watford tomorrow. Head coach Stuart Gray will be attending his son ‘s wedding, the club having agreed to the arrangement when Gray joined the Owls in December 2012.
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Hutchinson injury doubt for Watford clash
Sam Hutchinson is likely to miss Wednesday’s home game with Watford on Saturday. Hutchinson was forced off with an injured knee at Doncaster and missed Tuesday’s win over Brighton. Caolan Lavery is expected to be fit for selection after his hamstring injury.
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Prutton moves to Coventry until end of season
David Prutton has joined division one Coventry on loan until the end of the season. Prutton, who was sidelined through injury earlier in the season, has struggled to command a place in the starting line-up. Meanwhile, 18-year-old keeper Joe Wildsmith has gone on loan to Conference side Alfreton until the end of the campaign.
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Madine returns to Carlisle in loan deal
Gary Madine has joined former club Carlisle United on loan until the end of the season. Madine, who was recently released from prison after being sentenced to 18 months in jail for assault, has been regaining his fitness by playing in the Owls under-21s. However, his chances of breaking into the senior side are slim […]
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Dazed Kirkland left with gashed nose after late clash
Chris Kirkland was left dazed and cut after his heroics helped Wednesday to victory over Brighton. Kirkland had already pulled off two important saves and Leon Best had scored what proved to be our last-gasp winner when the keeper was called into important action again, thwarting another Brighton attack which resulted in injury after a […]
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Gray pleased to have bounced back after Doncaster defeat
Stuart Gray praised Wednesday’s never-say-die attitude which saw them bounce back from the Doncaster defeat with victory over Brighton. After watching Leon Best clinch an injury-time win, Gray said: “We kept going and got our rewards and I was pleased for Leon as he was distraught on Saturday when he thought he should have put us […]
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Palmer signs three-year extension to stay at S6
Liam Palmer has signed a three-year extension to his contract at Hillsborough. Academy product Palmer has proved an excellent replacement right back for the injured Lewis Buxton in recent months, before returning to his normal midfield position since Buxton’s return. And he tweeted after tonight’s win over Brighton: “Delighted with the win tonight! Even more […]
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Leon’s late show takes Wednesday up to 13th place
An injury-time effort from Leon Best gave Wednesday a dramatic winner against Brighton tonight and saw us move up to 13th place in the Championship. In a largely uneventful first-half, Jeremy Helan had the two best openings for the Owls while David Rodriguez headed against the bar for Brighton. The visitors looked the more likely to break […]
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