Adam Carrington

#SWFC living in Spilsby, Lincs & working in Skeg Vegas

[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! 🦉

[Adam Carrington @Chopper267]

@lufctrust @Mad_Marko Where's Dave Hockaday?

[Adam Carrington @Chopper267]

Wierd bastards. Thanks for the 4m though

[David Richards MBE @davidrichards]

You really can’t make this up.

The pitch invaders at #swfc on Saturday… appear to be a stunt orchestrated by the a member of the failed preferred bidder consortium. 🤷

[ndr @NDR_lufc]

Ooh look at me, I’m Aston Villa and I’m gonna prioritise my European Semi-final instead of relegating Spurs for a laugh

Pathetic.

[Ben @benswfc15]

United fans looking for the rule that means we have to start on -15 #swfc

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT AT HILLSBOROUGH 🙌

[Terrace @theterracestore]

Sheffield Wednesday fans…

Today is all about you. Enjoy, embrace and now once again, look forwards! 🌴💙

#SWFC

[90s WWE @90sWWE]

LOL 😂

[National League on DAZN @DAZN_NationalLg]

🚨 Rochdale and York City have released the following joint statement:

“This Saturday’s game brings an end to one of the most thrilling, exciting and unpredictable title races in football history. Both ourselves and Rochdale have the chance to write our names in National League history.

The National League is no longer a non-league competition. It is effectively a League 3, with fully professional clubs operating at a level equal to or higher than many of those in League 2.

We both understand how important this game is to both clubs and supporters. We both pledge now that whatever happens tomorrow, we will both continue to fight for 3UP.

Both clubs sit on over 100 points. One of us will have to fight once more in the National League Play-Offs. However, we both strongly believe that this shouldn’t have to be the case.

We call on the National League, Football Regulator, EFL and Premier League to come together immediately and resolve this issue, so that we do not have to highlight this injustice year after year.

For both sets of supporters attending the Crown Oil Arena this weekend, we say thank you for being with us all season. The passion you’ve shown for both clubs has been felt across the world. This game will be seen far and wide. We want to showcase this league for all its potential. Keep your support in the stands, not on the pitch, and let’s all protect the game we love.

Thank you!

Rochdale AFC & York City FC”

[Adam Carrington @Chopper267]

@90sWWE @HempshallAndy

[Peps🪭 @Peps_Wrestling]

PUNK IN THE BACK LMFAOOO???

#Wrestlemania

[KEITH HACKETT @HACKETTREF]

Thank you Simon your words of wisdom are appreciated from a Sheffield Wednesday fan

[Adam Carrington @Chopper267]

@SkyBet @RequestABet odds on a Jamal Lowe hattrick v Sheff Utd please?

Feeling lucky

[Not Match of the Day @NOT_MOTD]

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor attempting to make his charges disappear...

[Adam Carrington @Chopper267]

@Danfudge Always said this, then get frowned at

[Adam Carrington @Chopper267]

@LeahRay @DerbyRetweets He was on 7k a week

[Adam Carrington @Chopper267]

😥😢

[Dom Howson @domhowson]

Barry Bannan’s emotional goodbye. #SWFC 💔🦉⚽️

[Adam Carrington @Chopper267]

Win a game of football? Feels like it anyway

[The Star SWFC @TheStarOwls]

Sheffield Wednesday could do something they have not done for 21 years vs Bristol City

#SWFC
https://t.co/xPCGV9BlNm

[Adam Carrington @Chopper267]

Goodbye sweet prince 😥 #swfc

[Sheffield Wednesday @swfc]

Signed for us on this day in 2015..

🔟 years of Barry Bannan 🧙‍♂️

[Cian @CD1875_]

When the fuck did they change their name