Month: January 2019
Owls seal double loan deal with Newcastle
Newcastle pair Achraf Lazaar and Rolando Aarons have completed transfer deadline day loan moves to Wednesday. They became Steve Bruce’s second and third signings of his first day at Hillsborough, following on from the permanent transfer of right back Dominic Iorfa from Wolves. Moroccan-born Lazaar, 27, is a left-back who has made just 10 appearances […]
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Steve clinches signing of Wolves defender
Steve Bruce has celebrated his first day as Wednesday boss by signing Wolves defender Dominic Iorfa for a reported £500,000 fee. Bruce revealed at his ‘welcome’ press conference on Thursday afternoon that he was hoping to bring some new faces into the club before the transfer deadline hours later. And it was confirmed at about […]
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Bruce moves for trio on first day at S6
Steve Bruce has wasted no time in looking to strengthen the Wednesday squad with three new faces set to join the club on his first day at S6. Bruce revealed at his press conference on Thursday that he was targeting new players to sign before the transfer window closes later in the evening. Then came […]
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Bruce eyes ‘signing or two’ before deadline
Steve Bruce has not ruled out making a signing or two before Thursday evening’s transfer deadline. Speaking at his first press conference at Hillsborough, the new Wednesday boss said: “We have one or two things in the pipeline and we’ll see how it goes over the coming hours.” He also underlined that all signings would […]
Read MoreSteve’s “disappointment” at TV pundits
Steve Bruce has spoken of his disappointment at criticism over his ‘delayed’ arrival as new manager at Hillsborough. Bruce will take charge of Wednesday for the first time at Ipswich on Saturday, following his appointment earlier this month when it was also announced that he would not become the new boss until February 1 for […]
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Agnew’s praise for the players
Steve Agnew praised the team’s performance after our 3-0 FA Cup defeat at Chelsea. The caretaker boss said: “I have to give credit to the players, they gave everything in terms of the character, the effort and the organisation.” He said they carried out the game plan well but that it was difficult to create […]
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Owls out after VAR penalty drama
A tale of two penalty decisions midway through the first half paved the way for Wednesday’s 3-0 FA Cup exit at Chelsea on Sunday evening. We were awarded a spot kick for a challenge by Ethan Ampadu on Joey Pelupessy – only for VAR to then rule that the defender’s tackle was a fair one. […]
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Owls at Chelsea
Westwood, Palmer, Lees, Thorniley, Fox, Boyd, Hutchinson, Bannan, Reach, Pelupessy, Fletcher. Subs. Dawson, Baker, Pudil, Forestieri, Joao, Matias, Nuhiu.
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Chelsea tie screened live at Mabel’s Tavern
London Owls who haven’t managed to get a ticket for Sunday’s FA Cup tie at Chelsea can join fellow fans to watch the game at our usual meeting place of Mabel’s Tavern. The match is being screened live on BBC One and kicks off at 6pm.
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Forestieri in squad for Chelsea challenge
Fernando Forestieri returns to the Wednesday squad for Sunday evening’s televised FA Cup fourth round tie with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Forestieri has been out of action since limping off with the recurrence of a hamstring injury at Blackburn in December but caretaker boss, Steve Agnew, has confirmed he is fit enough to be recalled […]
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