Month: June 2018

Kick off switch for Leeds game

The home Yorkshire derby clash with Leeds on September 29 has been moved forward to a 12.15 lunchtime kick off.

Stripes are back for next season

The blue and white stripes are back at Hillsborough for next season. We will be running out in the stripes, with black shorts and blue socks, when the Championship season gets underway in August. And here’s how the new kit will look …

Another Sunday trip for Owls

Wednesdayites face another long trip on a Sunday with the Bristol City away game now moved back 24 hours to October 7, kick off 1.30pm.

New dates for early season games

As expected, our early season trip to Brentford has been put back 24 hours to Sunday, August 19, kick off 3pm. This is due to the televised Carabao Cup tie at Sunderland being played on the previous Thursday. Our home game with Millwall has also been moved back a day and will now take place […]

More tickets for pre-season friendly

Wednesday are to receive a further 1,100 tickets for our friendly at Lincoln on July 13. The initial allocation of just under 2,000 tickets sold out and the additional batch go on sale to season ticket holders from 9am on Monday, July 2 and, if any are still available, then for general sale at 9am […]

All Rhodes don’t lead to Norwich … at present

The future of striker Jordan Rhodes at Hillsborough remains unclear. Rhodes has been linked with a season-long loan move to Norwich but Wednesday are said to be wanting £3m for a deal to go ahead. The other stumbling block for any such switch will be Rhodes’ high salary.He cost us £8m from Middlesbrough, signing initially […]

Experienced trio ‘back in training’

The strike duo of Gary Hooper and Steven Fletcher – along with influential midfielder Kieran Lee – are reportedly all back in light training. Hooper (groin), Fletcher (knee) and Lee (hip) missed much of last season through injury but boss Jos Luhukay can now see them back in action after the first team squad’s return […]

Hirst ‘set to link up with Nigel Pearson’

Belgian club OH Leuven are reporting that they are poised to sign Owls striker George Hirst. Leuven, who play in the second tier in Belgium, have the same owners as Leicester City and are managed by former Owls captain and ex-Foxes boss Nigel Pearson. Reports say Hirst has agreed a five-year deal, joining them on […]

Carabao Cup tie live on Sky

Our Carabao Cup first round tie at Sunderland will now be live on Sky Sports on Thursday August 16 … just two days before the scheduled Championship game at Brentford. That would indicate Wednesday fielding a weakened side at the Stadium of Light, or the trip to Griffin Park being put back 24 hours.

Owls at Wigan for season opener