Dave SWFC 🦉

Owl from the South, supported SWFC since 1993!

[George Smith @_GeorgeSmith99]

🚨 EXC: Barry Bannan is edging closer to rejoining Sheffield Wednesday.

Understand the Owls have advanced with discussions with the Scot. The deal could be finalised within the next few days. ⬇️

#SWFC
https://t.co/uJo8Yu6F9o

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

@_GeorgeSmith99 @punkchef41 He has to be coming back!

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

@domhowson Is he better than big Dom?

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

We are delighted to announce the signing of Ricardo Santos from Swansea City for an undisclosed fee.

Welcome to S6, Ricardo 🦉

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

@JonathanDaley Scored 8 the year he left us, more than useful as a squad player.

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

@stevetomlin01 I wonder if there was anything going on at the club 12 months ago? 🤔

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

Excellent sales for league 1!

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

We began the new era with an iconic countdown!

Now we're counting up to our highest ever Season Ticket numbers 🔢

Superb support, what a place this will be next season! 👏

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

@YesWeCrann @punkchef41 Is this Ai? Looks to good to be true!

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

Introducing, Hirsty’s Social.

Club legend David Hirst will host a brand-new matchday experience at Hillsborough ⚽️

Supporters can enjoy the ultimate pre-match build-up and post-match debrief with our iconic number nineIntroducing, Hirsty’s Social.

Club legend David Hirst will host a brand-new matchday experience at Hillsborough ⚽️

Supporters can enjoy the ultimate pre-match build-up and post-match debrief with our iconic number nineIntroducing, Hirsty’s Social.

Club legend David Hirst will host a brand-new matchday experience at Hillsborough ⚽️

Supporters can enjoy the ultimate pre-match build-up and post-match debrief with our iconic number nineIntroducing, Hirsty’s Social.

Club legend David Hirst will host a brand-new matchday experience at Hillsborough ⚽️

Supporters can enjoy the ultimate pre-match build-up and post-match debrief with our iconic number nineIntroducing, Hirsty’s Social.

Club legend David Hirst will host a brand-new matchday experience at Hillsborough ⚽️

Supporters can enjoy the ultimate pre-match build-up and post-match debrief with our iconic number nineIntroducing, Hirsty’s Social.

Club legend David Hirst will host a brand-new matchday experience at Hillsborough ⚽️

Supporters can enjoy the ultimate pre-match build-up and post-match debrief with our iconic number nine.

[Joe Crann @YesWeCrann]

Huge effort. What a fanbase.

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

@SamNevin98 Some fans just want to find something to moan about.

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

@kezzaswfc5050 @domhowson That was my though too, like him as a player but not as defensively sound. Good option to have in the squad though.

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

@Hank83416250473 They play in all orher league one teams ,why not take them? We are not prime barca, you need a balanced squad nothing wrong with experienced https://t.co/nnUVw5owvL whatever it takes to get out of the league.

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

@willw32 @OwlsExtra Do whatever it takes to escape league one. Use their experience no brainer.

[AllAboutLeagueOne @LeagueOne25]

Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town are interested in signing 26 year old Dundee goalkeeper Jon McCracken this summer ✍️

#htafc #swfc #wawaw

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

@TheStarOwls Thought he did really well for us, turned in to a tidy player.With more game time and confidence theres plenty of upside to his potential.would be great if we could convince him to come back.

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

@WTIDPOD Give us a clue??

[Dave SWFC 🦉 @OwlsSince93]

Talking sense here! We need to see Pederson operate under normal conditions.👇

[Kris Wigfield @kr62209]

I've noticed there is still a lot of online questioning of Henrik Pedersen.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion - and friendly debate is one of the reasons we all love football - but I want to give an alternative view.

Firstly, the new owners have made their decision. They have chosen to give Henrik an opportunity. Whether people agree with that decision or not, surely the best thing for Sheffield Wednesday now is for supporters to get behind him and give him the best possible chance of succeeding. If he succeeds, the football club succeeds.

From my own experience of spending more than six months at the club and being there every day, this is what I personally saw and heard:-

• A coaching team that was fully behind him.
• Players who, despite operating in some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable, continued to play for him every week.
• A squad that never stopped competing, even with everything that was going on behind the scenes. In fact, I'm still amazed we didn't suffer some real hammerings given the challenges the group was facing.

I also saw a manager with relentless positivity.

Straight after defeats he was already looking forward and motivating players.

Every day on the training ground he attacked the job with energy and enthusiasm. Whether you agree with his methods or not, nobody could question his commitment.

What I heard was equally interesting.

Opposition coaches, scouts and football directors would regularly tell us what a remarkable job he was doing under the circumstances. Many simply couldn't believe how competitive he had managed to keep the team given the challenges he was facing.

Perhaps most importantly, some of the biggest clubs in the country clearly rate him……

Manchester City, Manchester United, Crystal Palace and Chelsea were all proactive in wanting to place or keep young players at Sheffield Wednesday. They weren't doing that as a favour to us. They were doing it because they believed their players would develop under Henrik and that he would improve the value of their assets.

These are clubs with some of the best recruitment and player development departments in world football. They must have seen something they liked.

Does any of this guarantee success? Of course not, it doesn’t even always work out for Jose Mourinho.

Football is unpredictable and nobody knows what the future holds.

But there is a big difference between questioning whether somebody will succeed and declaring that they cannot.

The owners have seen enough to give him a chance.

The people working with him every day have seen enough to support him.

Some of the biggest clubs in England have seen enough to trust him with their young talent.

That doesn't mean they are right.

But it does mean there may be more to Henrik Pedersen than some are prepared to acknowledge.

Now that the decision has been made, I hope supporters give him a fair chance.
Because every now and then in football, the good guy does win.

Wouldn't it be brilliant if that happened here?

Up The Owls! 🦉