Yeah it's starting to look like the season we had where we just weren't good enough. Your new goalkeeper looks a bit of a liability as well. The best thing to do is try to take all of the pain this season and try to build a decent squad for next season. We started this season in League One very poorly but are steadily climbing the table with hopes of reaching the play off's, it doesn't look like there are really any stand out teams down here this season.
Yeah, it's odd. Everyone knows they're going down - absolutely nailed on. But folks are starting to have a go at Henrik Pedersen, which I have to concede bothers me a bit. He's got an almost impossible task of getting this squad to compete, which they more-or-less do. And some folks are wanting him to play on the front foot. Admittedly, I'm not paying to watch it, and I'm sure that one-goal losses and the odd draw are frustrating, but it's got to be better than being 3 down by halftime, surely? Oh well ... thankless task, ol' Henrik has.
Aggravating in that there are several younger players I'd like to keep and I'm sure they'll be gone after the season.
You've just been hit with another 6pts deduction. https://www.skysports.com/football/...l-regulations-after-going-into-administration
Great news, that. I mean, folks have been very concerned that there might be another points deduction coming next season, but this gets it out of the way (and they were 100% going down anyway), and draws a line under Chansiri's tenure of ineptitude. From what I've read they'll be able to sign free agents in the January window, and can pay fees come the summer, so even though they'll be in League1, they shouldn't be starting out behind the 8-ball, which they would have with a points deduction and/or continued transfer embargo. It'll be a long winter/spring to come, but once the summer gets here, the healing can begin.
The match at Blackburn Rovers was abandoned at around the hour mark as a torrential downpour had made the pitch unplayable. Wednesday was down 1-0 at the time. One of Wednesday's better results of the season, one could argue.
I wonder what will happen to those "valid until we get promoted to the Premiership" lifetime season tickets that Chansiri was selling? selling those really was a red flag that he would probably end up running out of money in the long term.
It sounds like Mike Ashley is in the driving seat... likely -15pts next season though because he apparently has the administrators by the balls. https://www.givemesport.com/mike-ashley-takeover-bid-sheffield-wednesday-point-deduction/
Most of the fans of the previous clubs he's owned hate him, I doubt he'll be bad as Chansiri in terms of running out of money and winding up the fans but out of the frying pan and into the fire springs to mind. He'll probably rename Hillsborough the Sports Direct Stadium and stuff like that. Perhaps there's still hope of someone else coming in I don't know.
Congratulations, it sounds you may have dodged becoming Sports Direct FC and might also avoid a points deduction next season. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cpd6020z01po Either way it'd be nice if we could attract an owner with kind of money. Merry Christmas.
Darren Moore was sacked by Port Vale yesterday, he'll probably be our next manager lol. Also, I bought some trainers from Sports Direct in the sales so if Ashley puts in a higher bid you can thank me later.
I don't know what more 'the fans' can want. The administration is being conducted by Begbies Traynor, and one of the three administrators is a confirmed lifelong Wednesday fan, Kris Wigfield. Wigfield has been very open about the process, stating what he can, and explaining quite clearly why much cannot be said during the process. Naturally enough, the message board brigades have been out in force from day one, and as Wigfield announced that multiple parties had 'applied' and shown proof of funds, etc., loads of folks got all excited, thinking they were going to be minted, and a direct line to the top was just around the corner. As the process continued, some dropped out, and bids didn't materialize in the amounts commensurate with the hopes that they had allowed to become beliefs. So now you get the same fans who were recently saying "anything will be better than Chansiri" now bitching that some consortium of unknowns simply isn't good enough. I haven't been following the process as closely as many, but I've followed close enough to know that any claim saying "fans deserve transparency" is rather silly in these circumstances. The club is in administration. 'Transparency' isn't - and shouldn't be - a part of that process.
I like him. He doesn't appear to be the most tactically savvy manager out there, but he can put a decent squad together and get them pulling in the right direction. He's got two promotion campaigns on his CV. If you ignore the crap bits, he's got some things going for him. Bring him in, I say. Some of his best work has been in South Yorkshire. He wouldn't be my least favorite Rov'rum gaffer of recent times, that's for sure.
Him getting Port Vale promoted from League Two last season will be a big plus given where we're heading lol.
Pierce Charles is out again. He's injured his other shoulder this time, and they're saying he'll be out from 6 to 8 weeks. Ethan Horvath's loan expired with the new year, so hes gone back to Cardiff City. I dont know whether or not there's still an embargo in place, but if so, the EFL let them make an emergency loan before, so you'd think they'll be allowed to bring someone in again. Not unlike the 'point total', I'm not sure it matters all that much in the big picture. But if you buy a ticket, youd like to see them at least have a chance. Harsh on Charles either way. At least it diminishes the likelihood of administrators selling him on to generate funds for creditors (Chansiri). The only lesson I can derive from this is: never think 'it can't get worse'. Edit: I spoke too soon. Apparently the EFL has already denied Wednesday any chance to loan in an emergency keeper. So it looks to be (just-turned-) 19-year-old Logan Stretch who'll be called upon to make his first team debut v Pompey on Saturday. Good luck to him.