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I've kept mostly quiet for a long time, but after my time working at Sheffield Wednesday, I feel it’s time to share some of my experiences. What goes on behind the scenes at the club is... well, let’s just say it’s a world away from what most fans would expect. I want to be honest about what I saw and experienced, and while some of this might be hard to believe, I promise you it’s the truth. Let’s start with Chansiri. In my opinion, he’s got a very erratic personality. One minute he’d be calm, the next he’d be flying off the handle, shouting at managers and calling them lazy. He would often claim he hadn’t been told about something—even when there was proof (like emails!) that he had. He’d make appointments, keep you waiting for ages, and then act like it was no big deal. He would come to the office and expect YOU to go to HIM even if you didn't need to see him. He was very secretive about when he would come back to the UK and be in the office. He had a real bee in his bonnet about people not working unless he was physically there. Unfortunately because he expected you to see him, everyone would want to see him at once. Inevitably people will be kept waiting, and with no idea how long he's there for, I often ended up staying late to get an audience. Forget 5pm finishes, it could be as late as 9pm before I got an opening to see him. The amount of time wasted because of this was staggering. The health and safety issues were shocking. At one point, I had to jump between the stand roofs—a gap of about a metre—to get to where I needed to be. There was no safety equipment or thought for well-being. Cleanliness? Forget it. Out-of-date food and drink were routinely served to fans. It felt like no one cared, as long as money was coming in. The purchase process was absolutely ridiculous. To buy something, you had to get Chansiri’s permission. Then, when the invoice arrived, you had to ask him again for permission to pay it. Then, the finance director had to ask him again to actually release the funds. It got to the point where I’d be copying and pasting the same email back to him multiple times just to get basic things approved. Here’s a real example: "As you have authorised [head of department] below, please can you authorise me to release funds to pay these suppliers?” Madness. Then there was the time he accused me of taking a backhander because I found a cheaper contract for services the club needed. Instead of being happy we were saving money, he thought I was on the take! His desk in the stadium was piled high with reports and paperwork, none of which had been read. Even the cleaners weren’t allowed to enter his office to tidy up without his explicit permission. Secret cameras were set up to spy on office staff—totally unnecessary and a complete breach of trust. Suppliers often refused to deal with us because we’d not paid them on time, so we’d be on credit hold. Instead of resolving these debts, the solution was to move on to a new supplier, open a fresh account, and repeat the cycle. One time, he told me that if I ever went to prison for something, he’d make sure I was OK and feed me while I was inside. I couldn’t tell if it was supposed to be comforting or a threat. A lot of this, I think, comes down to Thai culture and the way he tries to enforce those societal rules here in the UK. In Thailand, respect and hierarchy are everything. For example, he once complained about how much a contractor was charging and said, “A teenager could do this job.” I jokingly replied, “Maybe Att could do it as work experience or something,” and he absolutely lost it. He called me disrespectful and threatened to fire me on the spot. That level of sensitivity and expectation for deference just doesn’t work here, and he gets frustrated when people push back. Let me be clear: I don’t hate the man. But his leadership style, decision-making, and complete lack of trust in his staff are seriously holding the club back. I can only imagine how much potential the club has if run properly. There are so many people behind the scenes who care deeply for the club (Hi Al, Hi Trevor) but they are stymied by the hoops one has to jump through. There’s so much more I could say, but I’ll leave it here for now. I’m sharing this because I've grown to care about Sheffield Wednesday and its fans. If the opportunity to work there again raised its head, I'd be tempted. Most of the staff are great (The Laundry and Kit team are angels) and I enjoyed my time there mostly. However for my own mental health I couldn't put up with the constant gaslighting and infighting.177 points
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SATURDAY 1ST FEB - LUTON TOWN (H) The flyers have been ordered Firstly a huge thank you to all who have backed us in the past and recently, with the GoFundMe, leaflet distribution and general backing of our cause, to seek better ownership of our beloved club. The GoFundMe has enabled us to purchase a new flyer which we aim to use on Saturday against Luton Town. We have ample resource to further demonstrate our position. The flyer is not a protest, it is an advertisement and an awareness raiser. The chairman has stated that us the fans need to find a buyer. We should attempt to assist. As per our previous demonstrations we require help to distribute. May this be by dropping off at pubs/local businesses or by directly handing out the flyers on match day. We cannot let down the people who have supported us financially, and the positive results of late should not deflect from the actual cause to seek new ownership of SWFC. Please DM us or send an email to the1867group@outlook.com to help out. We desperately need your support to make this a success. We will be displaying the below leaflets from the players entering the field of play up until kick off. Following that we maintain that all supporters should give every possible backing to our manager and his players. Support the team, not the regime. Kind regards, The 1867 Group #Swfc104 points
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In this instance, I back the club 100%. I can’t get out of a bloody mobile phone contract early without paying up - or someone paying on my behalf You can’t just jump the legalities I’m afraid90 points
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Statement from the Trust: The Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust call for the ownership of Sheffield 3 Ltd. to be transparent about its intentions regarding the recently declared £1.83m profit it made on the rental income from Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Ltd (SWFC) for the use of Hillsborough stadium. SWFC pay a market rent for the use of the stadium and its supporters pay the second highest ticket prices in the Championship to attend. We are calling on the ownership to confirm that this profit is to be used for reinvestment in the stadium. It is a matter of public record that there are structural, logistical, welfare and safety issues in a number of the stands that urgently need long term remediation. The facilities that fans experience in return for higher than average prices, are well below the standard that we experience in many other Championship stadiums. Any surplus revenue created by the rental arrangement (structured by the ownership between their own companies) should be reinvested into delivering a safe and enjoyable match day experience for fans. The rental sum should not be a drain on the clubs funds simply to create profit in a shell company which has no published long term investment plans for the stadium. We therefore seek clarity that Sheffield 3 Ltd. The owner and landlord of the stadium has a detailed long term investment programme is in place, to ensure that not just basic day to day compliance responsibilities are met, but also that logistical, structural and safety improvements will be made in the future. We would urge Sheffield 3 Ltd and the Club to be transparent with the supporters who fund this arrangement. As supporters we want Hillsborough to be a stadium we can be proud of once again.78 points
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Today I was watching Chatham Town v Hastings in the Isthmian Premier League - step 3 or tier 7 depending on your preference, and saw the one thing no football fan wants to see - an air ambulance landing on the pitch. Following a medical emergency in the stands the game was abandoned as the pitch was cleared for the air ambulance to land. Thankfully, due to the swift intervention of team physios and the use of the on site defribrillator the injured gentleman was alive when he left the stadium. Tango has only recently started campaigning and fund raising to provide a defib in every stand in every ground in the country. I was lucky enough to meet him and talk about his plans earlier in the season at Slough v Chatham Town. All very laudable stuff, but what the actual f***? How can clubs that pay £100,000+ a week in wages not stump up to have a defibrillator in every stand? Today I've seen the difference they make - the chap was 10 foot away from me in the stand. The first question at every clubs' next fans' forum should be 'Have we got a defibrillator in every stand? And if not when are you going to provide them?' Sorry - rant over76 points
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For the first time I have to say tonight's dropping of 2 points is down to the manager. Charles, Gassama and Windass off while Ugbo stayed on the pitch. Palmer on instead of Ingelsson at half time. Danny got it wrong tonight.74 points
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I don’t see what there would be to row about if there’s a figure in the signed contract74 points
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I think the timing of this maybe wrong , we know what Chansiri is like, i feel any potential signings that’s planned this transfer window could be jeopardised once our owner gets wind of this Chansiri is like a child that hates criticism, i think we’re best holding fire first, let’s see what the transfer window brings67 points
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My biggest gripe with Chansiri is his refusal to invest our ground, academy, training setup. Look at the ambition of Birmingham - we were laughing when we stayed up and they went down but they will overtake us. Then Wrexham will. There is a complete absence of plan or real ambition. He literally only keeps the club coz he finds it fun to run, even tho he will not listen and will not plan. Leeds and the pigs have completely left us behind ... multi, multi million pound players on the bench whilst we have freebies and loans. And as for Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton, Forest .... Finally, as an aside, can anyone name another professional football club that has neither a CEO or a director of football? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-14369193/Birmingham-chief-build-1-5-mile-proposed-stadium.html63 points
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v LUTON TOWN Saturday 1st February – 3pm KO We were superb at QPR. A performance anywhere near that and we’ll beat Luton. Luton clearly don’t have a youth policy as far as their keepers are concerned. First-choice is Belgian, Thomas Kaminski, who at 32 is a mere youth compared to his rival for the gloves, Tim Krul. Yes, that’s the Tim Krul, ex Newcastle and Norwich, and 15 caps for Holland. I can’t believe he is only 36; thought he’d long since retired. Tim Krul Luton have had plenty of famous fans down the years - Eric Morecambe of course, and England cricketers Sir Alastair Cook and Monty Panesar. The most surprising I found was, believe it or not, Elvis! On a tour of Britain, he attended a fancy dress party held by the Luton chairman. Elvis asked if he could come dressed as a Luton player to which the Chairman replied “Of course…but don’t be Krul”. Soz. Elvis, the Luton Years Our ref this weekend is Ben Toner. He reffed our most exciting game this season, at home to West Brom. I can’t say I recall him, which is a good thing. Five goals, end to end football, an 85th minute winner and 9 yellow cards. That’ll do tomorrow, though 4-1 or 5-0 would be far easier on my ageing heart. This next bit is true (no, really really this time. Google Ben Toner Oyston and it’s there). Back in 2017, Ben Toner was stood down for a game between Blackpool and Portsmouth. A few days earlier, Blackpool’s very dodgy owners, the Oyston family, had lost a huge court-case which saw them ordered to pay £31m to a former club president. The suggestion was that “Ben Toner” was stood down by the EFL because of his name…say his name quickly. Ben Toner The EFL have denied claims that they were initially going to appoint Ben’s brother Shy, for this weekend’s match against Luton. Shy Toner v If you are one of those fans who believes that Wednesday end other teams’ bad runs, look away now… Luton’s away form:- P14 W1 D1 L12 GF11 GA31 Since winning 1-0 at Millwall back in September, they’ve suffered 11 straight defeats on the road. Even at home they’ve hit the wall, and overall have taken just take one point from their last seven games, though never losing by more than the odd goal. To arrest the slump they brought in Matt Bloomfield from Wycombe, but the new manager bounce has been a splat: Preston H DREW 0-0 Oxford A LOST 3-2 Millwall H LOST 1-0 As a player, Bloomfield’s entire 19 year career was at Wycombe, and after a 5 month spell coaching Colchester he returned to Wycombe as manager in September 2023. He’s now left his Wycombe security blanket and it’ll be a huge test for him in the increased spotlight at Luton. Matt Bloomfield I watched the 0-1 home defeat agsinst Millwall. Luton matched Millwall’s long-ball game and were shamelessly dependent on corners and free-kicks. They have height in their team and use it at every opportunity. Which brings me to our XI. Will Smith and Pato start? First, what sort of message does it give to the players if match-winning performances don’t get you a start next game? But also, given Luton’s reliance on set-pieces, there’s a very strong case for Smith and Paterson, rather than Musaba, Jamal or Ugbo. Who knows? If you are wavering, get yourself to Hillsborough. We could be in a fantastic position come 5pm on Saturday. I can’t wait. The lovely Mrs H has got her blankets, flask, heated socks, heated scarf (Xmas prezzie), hand-warmers, and 36 layers of clothing, all ready for the North Stand. The only problem is that when we all stand up for a goal she can’t see as she’s so well tucked-in she can’t get up. Maybe by the time we are knocking in our 5th we’ll all be so relaxed that we’ll stay sat down so Mrs H can see Baz’s 30 yard screamer hit the back of the net. Have a good one. Come on!!! COYO Danny, Danny Röhl ️️58 points
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If it’s any consolation, we’re the only club who sings Hi Ho Sheffield Wednesday58 points
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'm shocked some Wednesday fans' haven't seen the pattern here What generally happens is: Chairman comes under some pressure from fans (usually for lack of signings) Chansiri holds an outrageous fans forum Blames the manager and tells a story about them Fans are angry at Chansiri intially Then over the next few days a few start to turn on the manager using Chansiri's story against them Manager leaves/gets sacked Then it turns out that Chansiri's story was absolute total BULLSHEEEEITE after all Rinse and repeat Same pattern every time58 points
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Applause in the room Huge applause from the audience for Tim as he tells Chansiri to stick in a meeting with Röhl and the recruitment team for tomorrow.57 points
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Give your head a wobble. Bruce. Pulis. Moore. Meire. Pearson. Roeder. All either left the club prematurely or left on very sour terms. Now Röhl… Perhaps just perhaps this man is simply IMPOSSIBLE to work under? If you are placing any criticism of Röhl in this situation, you are part of the problem. Wake up.54 points
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The words "Eustace" and "our manager" in the same sentence still send chills down my spine.53 points
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Do you own a training pitch? If not you can't comment.53 points
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Since he came back into the side, we’ve conceded 6 in his 6 games (he went off at 1-0 at Leeds). Brings a no-nonsense defending ethic to the team. Talks, instructs, authoritative. It’s noticeable that he/we don’t over-play with the ball at our feet. Beadle made the right choice every time tonight. Went long more than we played it out. If we play to his strengths, I really like Ihiekwe.52 points
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WEST BROM v SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY Saturday 7th Feb – 12:30pm KO Sky Sports + I was feeling quite bullish about this one. The Baggies’ home form is very strong, but so was QPR’s before we went and did such a terrific job at Loftus Rd. The transfer window looked like hurting West Brom. My elation that the Albion had lost highly-rated keeper Alex Palmer, was quickly kicked in the goolagongs by the news they’d signed Southampton’s prolific striker, Adam Armstrong. 24 goals and 13 assists last season in the Championship, valued at £16m. Oh my days! New loanee - Adam Armstrong We can only hope that he is still reeling from being a punchbag at Southampton in the Prem, scoring only twice in his 20 League games this season. Sadly, I suspect trying to get past Saliba and Gabriel, or trying to out-smart Van Dyke and Konate, is a teeny-weeny bit harder than his task this weekend. However, we’ve been busy too. Our own lord and master, Channers the Great, has addressed an obvious need at Hillsborough, with two outright long-term acquisitions, from Loxley Nurseries Garden Centre:- Fork £19.99, Spade £21.99 - source Transfermarkt To be fair, hot off the press, we’ve brought in Ryo Hatsuse. I’ve no idea if Ryo will improve the quality of the squad, but I guarantee he’ll improve its politeness. If you’ve ever been to Japan you’ll know why; they are the politest people on the planet. For example, everybody bows respectfully to one another...all the time! We went to Japan a few years ago, and we loved the constant bowing. We took the Bullet Train from Tokyo to Kyoto, and every time a guard came into our carriage, they would bow to everyone on the way in, bow to each individual when checking your ticket, then bow one final time when leaving the carriage. Ryo has a reputation for lusty tackles. I can’t wait to watch him hoist Brereton Diaz into the third row of the South Stand…and then bow courteously to him. If he then turns to the Leppings Lane, packed full of fuming Blades, and takes a long, deep, respectful bow, we’ll erect a statue to him. Footballers are often pretty shallow individuals, occupying their time with footie, FIFA and females…where do I sign? But not Baggies’ star midfielder, John Swift. Not only is he a highly talented footballer, he’s also a world-famous author: Asked about Swift in his press-conference, Danny tried to hold back one of his infamous poker-face grins, but did reveal that Swiftie’s book had given him a few ideas about how we can try to keep Adam Armstrong quiet on Saturday:- Honestly, given the standard of refereeing in the Championship, I’d wager half of the refs wouldn’t even notice. And so, the match. Doesn’t feel much like 6th v 10th does it? 5. Blackburn P31 Pts 45 6. West Brom P30 Pts 44 7. Boro P30 Pts 44 8. Norwich P30 Pts 42 9. Bristol C P30 Pts 42 10. Owls P30 Pts 42 11. Coventry P31 Pts 41 Two teams in poorish form, still in great shape because the teams that were around us are in even worse form. However, the Cities of Norwich, Bristol and Coventry have caught the peloton, thanks to their recent 2-points-per-game form:- FORM OVER LAST 8 GAMES:- Norwich 16 Pts Bristol 15 Coventry 14 Owls 10 WBA 9 Boro 9 Blackburn 7 The Hawthorns is a fortress this season: P14 W6 D7 L1 GF19 GA8 We play far better away from Hillsborough this season, but you’d have to make them favourites at home, especially bolstered by their new top Championship striker. …and of course, the much-rumoured loss of our captain and linch-pin, Bannan. I was so hopeful about Danny adopting a middle 3 of Baz-Shea-Armstrong, but sadly that looks less likely now. Let’s see what Danny comes up with. He’ll conjour up a solution. Best wishes to our travelling thousands. Should be a near full-house and a top atmosphere. Let’s hope the game provokes lots of “If you don’t effin’ bounce” and very few “Boing, Boing, Boing”. 16 massive games left thanks to Danny and the boys, starting at a strong West Brom. Bring it on! COYO Danny, Danny Röhl ️️51 points
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People will get angry, upset, moan that we aren't controlling games, defending well enough. That we look knackered at the end etc. But i think that's because this squad on paper is at the absolute max. We're currently down to Bannan and Palmer in midfield now. How on earth do people seriously expect us to make the next step up and challenge for the play offs with that. We've got Ugbo up top mainly on his own at the moment. The only way forward is reinforcements which we probably won't get. I sense we will drop into a more natural bottom half position and a LOT of fans will lose their minds about it.49 points
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Mods, please don't delete this thread or merge into the "Advertisement demonstration planned vs Luton Town - Please read" thread because I think this is a separate issue in itself. Please can we stop arguing amongst ourselves? The tone and accusation of some of the posts in the "Advertisement demonstration planned vs Luton Town - Please read" thread is just absolutely wrong. I personally want Chansiri gone and a new and progressive owner for our club, I feel concerned (to say the least) about how he runs the club and how he engages with fans (my opinion is that he is a narcissist and I feel that he gaslights the supporters for his errors). However, what I also feel concerned about is how Wednesdayites on here and other social media are turning upon one another - we have to stop doing this; you can't change someone's opinion by telling them how "misguided" or "culpable" they are - the likelihood is that you're not going to change their mind; if it is changed then it's likely that some (major or minor) event will take place to affect this. Arguing amongst ourselves is not only futile but corrosive. My guess is that you'll only strengthen the will of the person you're arguing with, not change their opinion. Please, stop it.48 points
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Excellent ...and yes typical Wednesday. Folk couldn't wait until we were safe. We get what we deserve of it all goes to sheite in the next few months. ...ffs it's a transfer window, prices are inflated and.we're supposed to be developing with firm foundations. DR will talk to DC. DC will talk to DR. Anything else is just stirring sheite and gossip and gobsheite. I'm no DC apologist but supporters who think disrupting the season now will benefit anyone must be either thick or have their own weird agenda.47 points
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Absoultely outstanding again with this interview with Danny Röhl Asked all the right questions, did so in the right way and got the answers that the fans wanted Here it is - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kkc4z747 points
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LEEDS UNITED v SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY Sunday 19th January – 12 noon Sky Sports Football ITV 1 Is Noon PM or AM? I can never remember. Anyway… My Dad always said to me “Be upfront with everyone”. Great man, lousy goalkeeper. Will Leeds be at full strength or will Meslier be fit? How the Castlemaine XXXX is he keeping his place? I asked an intelligent Leeds pal (yes, unlike Bigfoot, Santa and Nessie, intelligent Leeds fans really do exist) about Meslier. Here’s his reply:- “It makes me question Farke. It is so obvious. Here’s a stat to highlight what Meslier means in reality. To score one goal against Burnley, a team has to create 6.78 shots on target. To score against Sheff United, a team has to create 4.53 shots on target. To score one goal against us, a team only needs to create 2.7 shots on target. The pressure and responsibility that puts our defence under to compensate for Meslier is disgraceful and disrespectful to the rest of the team. Grrrrrrrrr.” The fact that it was spelt correctly, punctuated correctly, and included long words like ‘disrespectful’, shows it’s not yer average Leeds fan, though he did punch a kitten as he left our house. This gives us hope, but can we create 3 or more accurate shots, and can we defend against high-scoring Leeds? Meslier models himself on a Leeds keeper from the early 70s, Gary Sprake. Any young’uns won’t remember Sprake, but if you watch this short highlight from their FA Cup Final v Chelsea in 1970 you’ll see why Meslier is very much a chip off the old Sprake block:- https://www.gettyimages.ae/detail/video/peter-houseman-equalises-with-twenty-five-yard-strike-news-footage/1B25863_0030 Meslier would say “Hold my beer”, but he’s already dropped the glass. Chelsea took Leeds to a replay in that final, and beat them with a late goal by a player called David Webb:- David Webb’s late winner in the 1970 FA Cup Final replay. Broke the heart of thousands of Leeds fans, and brought joy to countless millions among the rest of us. By a quirk of fate, our ref on Sunday against the 2025 Leeds United is…David Webb. Same fella? He’s now 74 and his eyesight is failing him, but he’s better than the ref we had against Stoke. The scale of our task is summed-up by the bookies this weekend:- Leeds Win 4/11 Draw 4/1 Owls Win 17/2 Any glimmer of hope from Leeds’ January form? Harrogate H Won 1-0 Hull A Drew 3-3 Blackburn H Drew 1-1 It’s a teeny-weeny glimmer, but given those results, and the fans openly revolting over Farke sticking with Meslier, wouldn’t it be nice if Leeds’ annual psycho-drama started with a bad result against the Owls? But games like Leeds away and Burnley away aren’t where our play-off hopes stand or fall, it’s our next run, yer QPRs, yer Lutons, yer West Broms and yer Bristols (feel free to make up your own 1970s sit-com joke here) that will determine whether we sneak 6th or settle for mid-table security. But, we should be able to enjoy the season, come what may. Those self-same bookies who say Leeds are a shoe-in against us, believe we can’t go down:- Owls Top Six Odds 8/1 v Owls Relegation Odds 200/1 Those odds alone show the quality of the job Danny has done for us. We aren’t going down and we have a puncher’s chance of a trip to Wembley to watch a late substitute called Iké Ugbo score his only goal of the season, a 120th minute winner against the Blades. At 200/1 to go down we fans can afford to relax a bit. But it’s hard. The mood on Owlstalk is dark. You post whatever you want, of course, but can I suggest, with respect, that we stick to on-field matters in this thread over the next 48 hours? There’s oodles of threads where we can rightly bemoan our glorious leader. COYO Danny, Danny Röhl ️️46 points
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That is all. He’s had a great season. He’s in form. Great at holding the ball up. Great link up play. He’s confident. We look more of a threat when he starts. Just start him every game.45 points
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Few bits, probably mostly coming knowledge Shea’s preference would be to stay with us rest of the season, he’s enjoying it here Blades are serious about trying to sign him Wednesday aren’t happy with how Southampton handled Röhl interest, as they didn’t do things by the book. Club are using this as a bartering tool for extending the loan - saying if they up the fee or don’t let Charles stay with us, then they’ll report them to FA regarding illegal approach45 points
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It amazes me that clubs will spend tens of millions on a single payer, but won't spend even half that to secure the most important role in their club.45 points
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Hope it was. Way Channers treated him after pretty much sacking him was appalling. To then reference Moore on Wednesday night as a dig against Röhl. Oh, Darren rang me everyday. He did, and then you sacked him, disclosed private conversations and tried to portray him as greedy.45 points
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Respectfully there is no right time to protest, we shouldn’t have to do it.44 points
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So last night was a week after the sh1tsh0w of a fans forum Chansiri held the week before. He was sat in his seat, watching the game with his little laptop that he has in front of him and what happened? F*** all - not one song was sang last night about him, nothing aimed at him in general about leaving this club or selling up He must be laughing his arse off - been a matter of days since he made a massive balls up and nobody is arsed any longer, it’s just people talking about how bad it is on a website and no conviction on stopping the rot44 points
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It's rare that he doesn't add something positive. He's earned every penny of his contract with us.44 points
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This is quite possibly the most misguided post I've ever read on Owlstalk. And anyone who knows Owlstalk will know that's no mean feat. How you can possibly pin any of the blame for the way this club is run on the fanbase, I have no idea. There's no 'agenda' involved in wanting better than Chansiri.44 points
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You have probably done so for a few reasons One of them will be because you see all those complaining about him or pointing out his failings as ‘stirrers’ or people trying to cause trouble etc I totally understand this. Throughout the history of the club we have always had fans criticising or over critical of things. People who seem to be like nothing is ever good enough or who just moan and complain about anything or everything. BUT Honestly this genuinely isn’t one of those occasions with this chairman Since he arrived we have had really good professional people walk from the club We have had people who have inside knowledge due to contacts or people who see things from close up and know what he is like shooting out as many warnings as they can about this man and the way he runs things not being good for SWFC We have had ex players, managers, football insiders ALL warning about what is going on (and you never hear a single one of them ever defend this owner) The sports writers and presenters who talk to everyone at the club on a daily basis ALL have put out very clear signals and messages time after time after time Many of these people have been mocked or attacked as trouble causers, stirrers, ‘doing it for clicks’ etc etc And this brings me to the second type of people who defend Chansiri The ones who have been misled, manipulated or just fed total lies by people with a vested interest who have been turned into a tribe of people who will attack or mock anyone criticising the club. So you get swept along by it, blindly attacking any critics of Chansiri by trotting out the lines you’ve been fed like ‘he puts his own money in’ etc But here’s the thing Eventually everyone eventually twigs The overwhelming amount of evidence of gross mismanagement or incompetence of this club grows and grows and eventually it twigs It will twig faster if you understand that the ones warning about this chairman aren’t disruptive attention seeking agenda ridden people - they’re fans of the club seeing it ruined in front of their own eyes It will twig faster if you just look at the evidence for yourself My advice to everyone today is this BELIEVE NOBODY for a week (Including me) Believe nobody And instead for the next week just have a cup of tea, clear your mind of all prejudices or bias And then just start looking at all the evidence from the last ten years Not of what you’ve been told But of the chairman’s actions, his management of the club, his reactions, his statements and any other evidence of his management you can find Look at what he’s done, who he’s fallen out with, what he’s said, how he has managed situations etc Then make a cold hard decision on it either way Thats all I have to say really Basically don’t just keep steaming forward blindly or as part of a tribe Use the evidence and work it out for yourself44 points
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QPR v SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY Saturday 25th January – 3pm KO A few months ago, QPR away looked a very winnable fixture. 25th November, after 16 games:- 22nd Hull City 15 pts 23rd Portsmouth 12 pts 24th QPR 11 pts But just look at how their form since compares with all the other candidates for 5th and 6th place:- In the 12 games since 25th Nov:- QPR 27 pts (2.25 per game) Owls 19 pts (1.58 per game) Boro 17 pts (1.41 per game) Blackburn 17 pts Norwich 17 pts WBA. 15 pts (1.25 per game) Watford 15 pts Bristol C 15pts Hard to believe it’s the same rag-tag outfit that escaped from Hillsborough with an undeserved point in September. They are now the form-horse to make the play-offs. Their fans highlight three players who are bang on form and have ignited their season. The first is 19yo striker Rayan Kolli, who started to make a big impact in December. Rayan Kolli A headline-writer’s dream. After a bad game surely they’ve used “Kolli Wobbles”. And after a good game, if they haven’t used “Kolli Flowers” they should hang up their quill. The second QPR hero will make your heart sink. Step forward none other than… Morgan Fox. Yes, that’s THE Morgan Fox, the same lad who ‘graced’ the famous Hillsborough turf/mud for a couple of inglorious seasons. According to QPR fans he’s playing out of his skin at CB. And the third QPR hero is an easy one to guess – yes, the ever-loveable Ilyas Chair. Since his return from injury he’s back among the assists and delivering endless wicked crosses. His great form might be down to his settled private life, having recently married the stunning model, Diane Ning. For career purposes she has kept her maiden-name so she’s to be known as Di Ning-Chair. Anyway, let’s hope we see Pato deck Chair on Saturday. I want to see Pato stood over the injured Ilyas, holding up the middle-finger, saying, “Swivel Chair”. Fox and Chair For any fans too young to know her, the one on the left was every teenage-boy’s fantasy in the 80s - glamour model, Samantha Fox. She was also the consummate professional TV presenter. Take a look at this one-minute compilation of her hosting the Brit Awards alongside Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood. Davina McCall eat your heart out. Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs v The Rs recent home form might spoil your sleep on Friday night:- Luton WON 2-1 Watford WON 3-1 Preston WON 2-1 Oxford WON 2-0 Norwich WON 3-0 According to their fans forum the players are playing with immense confidence. The forum is called “Up the Rs”.There were a lot of good posts butt also a few bum-notes. Sorry about that…bottom of the barrel stuff. Our away form has tanked a bit since that amazing run we enjoyed:- Boro DREW 3-3 Preston LOST 3-1 Leeds LOST 3-0 (NINE goals in 3 aways – ouch) However, the quality of the teams QPR have entertained is not as tough as the teams we have travelled to. If we are to kick-on we could really do with stopping QPR’s run and leaving Loftus Road with at least a point. Our players looked physically and mentally shattered at the end of the Bristol game. We’ve had 24 hours less recuperation too. But we’ve rebounded before, most notably after our 0-0 away draw to the same Bristol City, when we went to Coventry three days later and finished strongly to win 2-1. We’ve a resilient squad and a dynamite manager. A few breaks and a favourable wind and we can do it. Talking of wind, travelling fans take note of Mr and Mrs Warning and their windy daughter, Amber. Be careful out there. COYO Danny, Danny Röhl ️️42 points
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SWANSEA CITY v SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY Weds 12th Feb - 7:45 ko Sky + Googling Swansea’s recent results, I found a match I wasn’t expecting:- Swansea City 4 v Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch 0 Not the Championship, but the last 16 round of the world-renowned Genaro Adran Trophy. I think it’s the Welsh Cup for women. Honestly, I’d be up for a coach trip to watch their men’s or women’s team play, just to start the obvious chants… “Give us an L…” Or “And it’s Llanfairwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Llanfairwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch F C We’re by far the greatest team, the world has ever seen” I want to watch the Welsh Cup draw live, with some ex-stars, say Robbie Savage and Craig Bellamy, doing the home and away teams… Savage “Number 31, Swansea City” Bellamy ”Will play, Number 16…Oh FFS!” And onto the match… v The Carlos Carvalhal Derby Swansea welcome back captain Harry Darling. Darling was given a 3-match suspension and an MBE for almost castrating Rhian Brewster in City’s 2-1 home defeat to the Blades. Apart from being a pretty decent player, Captain Darling has a girlfriend called Doris, keeps wicket for the Croydon Gentlemen, works for Pratt & Sons, and his ambition is to join the Women’s Auxiliary Balloon Corp. (it is just possible I googled the wrong Captain Darling there) Lookout for Swansea fan, local-girl, Catherine Zeta-Jones, star of Zorro, Chicago and The Harry Darling Buds of May. Shhh…don’t tell Harry he’s got a funny name for a guy After our last-minute heartache at West Brom, let’s look for some optimism. First, we’ve had 24 hours longer to recover. That helps. Second…WLLLLDL No, that’s not their opponents in the next round of the Welsh Cup, it’s their recent form. A dreadful 4 points from seven games. Their only win was beating our play-off rivals, Bristol City on Sunday. I watched the first-half and they could/should have been 2 or 3 down. They were all over the place. I understand they played well in the second-half, and new loan-signing, Lewis O’Brien was a clear Man of the Match. O’Brien was a very fine player for Huddersfield, and while he struggled at Forest, he could be an absolute gem of a signing for The Swans. He would have been an outstanding piece of business for us. Hope he’s knackered after Sunday and his near total lack of footie this season. Another huge game for us. Win and we are slap-bang up there at the front of the peloton with hopes of 5th or 6th. I know many don’t see us as play-off contenders, but the table says we are. Crazily, only ONE play-off rival (West Brom ) took 3 points in the latest round of fixtures. We aren’t playing well or hoovering up points, but neither are our rivals. There are 4 very high-quality teams in this division, followed miles and miles back by a peloton of utter mediocrity. Left to Right - Leeds, Burnley, Sheff U, Sunderland Left to Right - Boro, WBA, Coventry, Norwich, Wednesday, Blackburn, Bristol City Ever the optimist, I fancy us at Swansea. They are the sort of opponent we do really well against away from home. If we can win at QPR, Hull, Coventry, Portsmouth, Oxford and Derby, we can win at Swansea. To those thousands travelling down to the Liberty Stadium on a cold, dark, miserable Wednesday night in February, may you get your reward in the after-life, but not before you get your reward in the shape of a lovely juicy away win, to push us back up to the very front of the chasing pack in this crazy, but quite wonderful, Championship season. COYO Danny Danny Röhl ️️41 points
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