Grappler

The thing about VAR (for me) seems to be that the actual image they use to judge things on is a really grainy, low quality!,  shame for Mousset, could have been a different game, and a ref living within a few miles of the ground was never going to admit to obstruction.

Second goal from City though, very classy indeed. 

Shame Billy hit the wood work in the final minutes.

I guess this shows how far we have come, to be disappointed at losing to Man City (away!). 

On 21/12/2019 at 16:18, Nic T said:

Remember all those bands fondly. Found this little compilation on YouTube. Was at the gig. 

 

Does anyone remember The ****ty Prams? Or did I imagine them? 

There was a band called "The Prams", if it is the same band I am thinking of?

On 06/08/2017 at 17:31, nortonlees said:

I'd appreciate your help in adding information about Sheffield bands (playing their own material) to our site

 

http://www.sheffieldmusicarchive.co.uk/band-listing/

The last band in your list (Vitamin Z) lists only two people, but has a picture of three, the guy on the left is/was Richard Anderson (Guitar)

21 minutes ago, abbeyedges said:

It seems to me that the EFL may well have sanctioned the sale of the ground to Mr Chansiri but they certainly wouldn't have authorised putting that sale in a previous years accounts.

I think this is the crux of the matter; getting an agreement that they could sell the ground to themselves to fudge the figures (which if the EFL agreed to, will no doubt anger some people),  but then putting the sale into the previous years accounts, and in the process, selling the ground to a company that appears to have been incorporated a day after Chancer signed off the books (which included the sale). 

I would also find it hard to believe that if the EFL did indeed go along with the scheme to sell the ground back to the owner, that it would sanction 60 million as the value, when the book value was around a third of that.

SWFC vs the EFL, interesting times we live in. 

23 hours ago, bassett one said:

but hes been successfull at all his businesses ,so that should of stood us in good stead,but it seems otherwise,lets hope we are proved okay,but when do we find out?

Can you name one? (serious question), his Dad, although getting on in years, is the head of the family businesses and his older brother is the heir apparent. 

DC is listed in various business shareholdings as "family member", not "Managing Director" or "Head of Business Development" of anything that says he is any sort of businessman.

I don't subscribe to "The Star" so have no idea what this says, beyond the headlines.

https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/latest-owls-news/sheffield-wednesday-live-owls-hit-back-unlawful-efl-1331643 

It was a good day out, but being blinded by that low-in-the-sky, winter sun was a bit tough in the first half.

We  were no where near our best but managed a draw.

How we missed that sitter in the second half, when the ball went straight across the box and someone only needed to stick a toe out to score, I'll never know!

The pride of Sheffield,  unlucky not to win, but that's how it goes, we really should have won but credit to Man Utd for playing out of their skins to take a draw from one of the best teams in the country.

UTB.

On 15/11/2019 at 11:01, bassett one said:

i am suprised that a multi million pound owner,with huge companys ,can have such top accountants that they can make such basic mistakes as to not work round the rules ,like other teams re-the sale of the ground,why?

Seriously?, you are surprised?

Can you name any "huge companies" that DC "owns"?

Who are these "Top Accountants"? 

30 minutes ago, DaMan said:

From reading EFL statement it's more about the timings/date of sale that has caused Owls to be charged.  Villa and Derby sold their ground in the same year as their accounts were filed.  Seems Chansiri filed sale in an earlier year despite dates on the land registry being after the accounts were filed.

In other words, simpleton's error.

I mentioned a few times that the "books were cooked" and there was a mistake in them.  Looks like someone spotted that mistake (I didn't read the books, by the way, but someone I know said, "by the way, did you see....", etc.).

The EFL would have had no choice but to investigate, with glaring errors like that.

"Selling" the ground, trying to back date the sale, selling to a company that were incorporated after the supposed sale went ahead, and the glaring error in the books.

A points deduction and a transfer embargo won't be the end of the world anyway, too many poor teams in the Championship to lose sleep over. 

Good point on the road, terrible soul less ground, make Milton Keynes look good!

Baldock needs to spend the next seven days practising shooting from close range!

7th in the Premier League, who'd have ever thought that 3 years ago.......

Great performance, only one team were going to win tonight.

Well we played really well, to say we were facing the European Champs.  I will look forward to the Sky Highlights or MOTD and hope that they give us a fair shake and not just Liverpool attacking. 

No Billy and no McG told a story today, just one of those things. 

Great game though.

Great result.  Egan was immense and that assist from Lundstram for the final goal was first class.  

Mousset is a real nightmare for defenders, a big lad who runs like an Olympic sprinter!

Well, as always, if anyone ever finds a beer that is similar to Wards, let us all know!

Got to be  a lot more clinical in front of goal, we should have won that game 3 -1 .

Saints players get top marks for diving though, thought the ref had a shocker, how that handball in the box wasn't a penalty I will never know. 

I remember someone on here (years ago) saying the closest drink to Wards, these days, is Banks Best Bitter from the West Midlands.

I remember about 10 years ago, a "Wards Best Bitter" being on hand pull at the Sheaf Island, bottom of Eccy Road, it wasn't real Wards, of course, it would have been the Vaux version (I think Jennings Brewery in Cumbria had the rights to make a bottled version), a decent pint, but nothing like Wards.

The old head brewer wrote to The Star years ago, when the Vaux version started appearing, explaining why you can be the best brewer in the world, follow the exact recipe,  and it won't taste like Wards.  The high sulphur content in the water that was used to make Wards is what gave it that terrible smell when it was off!, but also added to the flavour when it was well kept. 

"...The main drawback in our marketing is that whe·n we commenced marketing, the building was very tired and the upper floor flat had been stripped out. Since then, there have been at least four break-ins where substantial damage has been caused and we are now in the position that any ingoing tenant would need to completely re-fit the interior of the premises, both upstairs and down, not to mention spend a considerable sum on the structure...."

The upper floor flat has been stripped out?, for what reason?

Four break ins?, well no doubt there will be records with a local police station, complete with incident numbers, etc., unless they mean when Spacepad work men ripped out the nice old marble fire places, in broad daylight? 

On 31/07/2019 at 10:35, Grappler said:

As a Blade, I would love Chris Coleman to be the next SWFC manager.

 

But if I was a neutral, I would say Gary Rowett or Garry Monk, both had a dip in managerial form last season, with their respective clubs, but I think both would have a chance of getting the best out of the players currently employed by SWFC.

 

After saying  that, I think Bullen is a safe pair of hands for however long it takes. 

It's almost as if Chancer has been reading Sheffield Forum!

On 16/07/2019 at 16:50, Moistened said:

Zola, ideal. 😂 

 

Bit gutted Bruce left, despite it being pretty funny. 

 

You've basically just got the pick of the merry go round managers. 

Well, you got that right pal.

Good result and a great second half performance.   I think a few Premier League managers will slowly be waking up to the fact that the fixtures against SUFC won't be easy matches.

Mousset is a real handful and such pace for a big lad, he will cause problems for defenders in coming matches. 

Enjoying the ride so far. 

On 22/08/2019 at 11:59, nikki-red said:

Posts have been removed. The digs and baiting can stop now.

Either post like grown ups or dont post at all.

Totally agree Nikki.

On 20/08/2019 at 23:50, web1 said:

Another woeful inept and shambolic performance coupled with a fortunate result for the blades, how do you lot watch this rubbish and call it entertaining football? not long before this bubble bursts, everybody said it was a fortunate result against a woeful palace side.

Ha ha nice one Webbo, you never know, but your 20 year exile from the top flight might soon be over?, then again, probably not.  There's really only one team in Sheffield, and they don;t play at that embarrassing rust bucket in S6. 

Enjoy your expensive ticket prices pal!

22 hours ago, Hotmale 1954 said:

It's not the finest Real Ale!!!

Rhymes with flit. 

talking of which, did you see that True North (local brewery that own The Broadfield, The York, etc.) have bought The Punchbowl,  Hotty?

Could make a nice little beer run, Punchbowl, Two Sheds, Ball, Grindstone?

As a Blade, I would love Chris Coleman to be the next SWFC manager.

But if I was a neutral, I would say Gary Rowett or Garry Monk, both had a dip in managerial form last season, with their respective clubs, but I think both would have a chance of getting the best out of the players currently employed by SWFC.

After saying  that, I think Bullen is a safe pair of hands for however long it takes. 

On 29/07/2019 at 13:47, Baron99 said:

Heard from a decent source that Kyle Walker has hinted that he'd fancy a return to the Lane in the not to distant future. 

 

 

Yes, a very decent source, Kyle himself.......

Is it true that SWFC are starting the new season with these lads as the main sponser on the front of the shirt?

If so, what is going on with them?  (and that is the genuine web site, not messing about)

https://www.uk-k8.com/