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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

Owls face Sunderland in Carabao Cup

Wednesday have been drawn away to Sunderland in the Carabao Cup first round. Ties will be played week commencing August 13.

Owls to face leading Spanish club

Wednesday will entertain Spanish side Villarreal in a pre-season friendly at Hillsborough on July 28. Villarreal have qualified for next season’s Europa League after finishing fifth in La Liga and the game will kick off at 3pm. This game would appear to end reports from Dutch side NAC Breda that they would be visiting S6 […]

Carabao Cup draw on Friday morning

Wednesday will be in the hat for Friday morning’s Carabao Cup first round draw. We are ball number 31 for the North-South regionalised draw, which involves all EFL clubs but with no seeding. Matches that are level after 90 minutes will no longer go to extra time and will be decided on the night by […]

London Owls lift trophy

Congratulations to the London Owls quiz team after picking up a trophy in the close season. Our team of Paul Woolfson, Paul Harrop and Alan Burgess came out on top in a football quiz night involving London supporters clubs of teams from outside the capital. Paul Woolfson, pictured left, and Alan showed off the trophy […]

Owls side to visit Corby for friendly

Good news for the Northants Owls (and others!) … a Wednesday side will be playing at Corby Town in a pre-season friendly. The match has been confirmed for Friday, August 3, kick off 7pm, and is billed as Corby v Sheffield Wednesday X1. Given that the new Championship season begins on the same weekend, we […]