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  1. I have been watching the owls for nearly seventy years. A season ticket holder since 1967. The same seat in the north stand since 1979. I think I can say that I am a true Wednesdayite. These last couple of seasons I've found it hard to go and watch when it's very cold. My body is telling me to pack it in, but no, I'm a Wednesdayite through and through. I have said that this will be my last season but I know deep down that I will be there next season whatever division we are in. If it it were not for Mr. Chansiri we would not be here today in my opinion. However, I question his methods of how the club should be run. I am of the opinion that he hasn't a clue what we true supporters feel like and how deep our emotions run. I honestly don't know why he became involved in the first place. Having said that we are stuck with him so I would say to all Wednedayites, stop all the protests, stop all the "Chansiri get out of our club" chants and just hope that things can only get better. The man doesn't like being criticised and chucks the toys out of the pram when he's upset. The support we have is second to none, lets keep it up and support our fantastic OWLS.
  2. I went a few weeks ago. in and out in less than two minutes.
  3. Well it seems justice was done. Thank god for some sensible summing up by the judge. By the way, I still don't like united and I am not a fan of McBurnie.
  4. To start my post I would like to say that I am a 100% Owl and I have no feelings for the blades whatsoever. I also have no feelings towards Mc Burnie. So here is how I see it. I witnessed the scenes on TV of the aftermath of the game between Forest and the Blades. I cannot imagine what was going through the blades players minds as they were confronted by a mass of idiots running on to the pitch to deliberately goad the blades players. Fair enough they had won. (Still no excuse) But remember that Billy Sharp was brutally attacked. Put yourself in McBurnies shoes, does he think this might happen to him? He might not be an angel but faced with the the prospect of getting the same treatment as Sharp had just received he must have been terrified, he had to defend himself. I hope the McBurnie is found to be not guilty and hopefully the other guy gets his comeuppance in some form or another.
  5. I have a bit of grit sand/ salt , approx 3 buckets full ( not much I know) any one wants it please message me. I live at Sheffield lane top. I can't lift owt these days so I would be glad to get rid. It is all in one container.
  6. In the cellars at the Cutlers Hall on Church street there is an archway which is filled in with stone/bricks etc. Apparently this was the entrance to a tunnel which ran under the road to the Cathedral.
  7. Stall in the moor market sells watches, clocks etc .Does repairs and battery fitting. Very reasonable prices and very nice people. The stall is at the bottom of the ramp (left hand side) as you enter from the moor.
  8. Don't know what other people think about 5 subs being allowed this season but I think it's a mistake. It is going to encourage even more time wasting near the end of games. I saw a couple of examples on Saturday with Portsmouth bringing one sub on and less than a minute later stopped the game again to bring on their last sub. I think all teams will use this at some time during the season ( some more than others). The days when 2 or 3 minutes added on at the end will be long gone. It's going to be 8, 9. 10 or even more.
  9. There is one thing to be said regarding this. The grass will always grow grow better at the lane cos of all the crap that's on there every week.
  10. It's certainly not like it was some years ago, or do we seem to think things were better in the old days? It is obviously not as strong as in years gone by. Maybe that's one of the reasons.
  11. I still get a pint of magnet or two (or three or four) from a couple of W.M.C's in Sheffield. The best pint of magnet I have had in years is at The Furnace pub in Hoyland, next to the fishing ponds I frequent. A bit pricey but a beautiful pint.
  12. My late mother worked there in the seventies, I know she worked in the file department most of the time but i'm not sure if she ever worked in a scythe department. She worked there for quite a few years. Her name was Minnie.
  13. I have n I have never been a driver so I can't speak with any great knowledge about driving instructors from that era. However, I do remember Roxy very well. Apart from Roxy and B.S.M. (British school of motoring) I can't think of any others at that time.
  14. Hi There Page Hall - er, I lived on Bolsover road between 1950 to 1970 (when I got married) I can relate to just about everything you have mentioned. I knew the lad that drowned, his sister was Anne and they had a brother who's name I can't remember now. When I got married I bought a house on Barnsley road, just around the corner from Bolsover road. I lived there till 1986. I went to Hucklow Road school and then Hinde House. Happy memories of those years. Unfortunately that area is now one of the worst in Sheffield. How times have changed. Please send me some more of your memories. it would be lovely to remember those days again. Hope we can chat again soon.
  15. After he left Wednesday he was involved with a gym at Sheffield lane top. ( don't know if he owned it or managed it) He was a regular visitor in the Pheasant pub and also called in the W.M.C at times. I spoke to him on many occasions and it seemed to me that he was never really interested in football. He always came over as a nice guy. R.I.P. Tony.
  16. Just read this post so I hope I can help a little bit. The Carbrook Cons club was across the road from the arena and the Steward there was called Mick ( although I always thought his surname was "Swords" ( nearly the same as your pronunciation) The club was knocked down a few years ago and Mick is long retired. I do see him from time to time. he lives in the Sheffield Lane top area ( he did so not long back) Hope this is of interest to you.
  17. I know of several Working mens clubs that still sell Stones Bitter. Sheffield Lane club, Firth Park WMC. to name just two. Sorry but they are obviously not near the Moor Market. I have always been a John Smiths man myself, Magnet being the best and in the last few years it has been John Smiths smooth. Being a regular supporter of the Owls I always used to have a pint of Smiths inside Hillsborough on match days. That was pre lockdown. However, when I went to the game on Saturday I noticed they were not selling Smiths but had Stones instead. I thought I would try it and was very pleased to find it was a very good pint. So maybe you could nip along there to the next home game and have a nice pint as well as watching the Owls.
  18. Only surprise to me is Harris. The others were either on too much money or simply not good enough/past their sell by date. Not sure how they go about things now. Some serious decisions to be made by Chansiri . Is he up to it ? I'm not really convinced he is. I just hope he gives the manager some serious money to spend. We can't just rely on free signings and young kids.
  19. Hi Paul, My wife's parents bought the house(57) in the early sixties she says she is certain it was a mrs berry who previously owned the house but wanted to move to the bottom of Idsworth road for some reason or other. I can't remember Lesley Lawton, and neither can my wife. We now live at Sheffield Lane Top where we have been since 1986. I am quite a bit older than you .I am actually 74 today. You would not believe what Page Hall is like today. It's so run down. There is a large contingent of immigrants (Roma gypsies) who now live in the area and they have caused unbelievable problems in the area after serious conflict over the past couple of years. This may sound very racist but i assure you it's the truth. People who have lived in the area for decades want to leave but they can't sell their houses. Nobody wants to live there. If anyone does they could pick up a house for next to nothing. The streets are full of rubbish, fly tipping is all too common and rats are everywhere. you would die if you ever came back and saw what it's like. I don't know if you remember the names of the streets around Page Hall but worst ones are Willoughby Street, Robey Street, Rushby Street, Owler Lane, Popple Street and the bottom end of Hinde House Lane. A lot of the houses on Idsworth Road are owned by people who have lived there but now moved away and they rent the houses out or the houses have been bought by housing associations. Some of the tennants in these houses are not what you might call nice neighbours (drug addicts and dodgy dealers) so it's not nice and friendly like it was when you lived there. So it's an area I'm glad I don't have go into these days. It's been nice chatting Paul , please feel free to contact me if you wish to know about the old days etc. Take care Rod.
  20. Hi Paul, I lived on Barnsley Road , just round the corner from Idsworth road. Before I was married I lived on Bolsover Road. My wife lived on Idsworth Road at no 57. She tells me that her mum and dad bought that house from your grandmother who then bought a house at the bottom of Idsworth Road. I remember your dad being on the committee at the club. If my memory serves me right I remember you playing football for British Rail on Sunday mornings. The home games were played at Orgreave. I also played the odd game for them. Dennis Goodison was responsible for me playing for them as I believe he also got you to play. as far as I know, none of us worked for British Rail but nobody cared. I still see Dennis, he lives quite near to me at Sheffield Lane Top.
  21. Yes I know Gary well. We played in the same snooker team for F.P.W.M.C. for a few years. I still see him now and again, he's still the same kind of bloke as he always was. Also see his brother Mick as well. His dad Sam was on the committee for years.
  22. Firth Park W.M.C. Idsworth road is still going or it was before Covid struck. They were struggling to keep afloat but just managing to do so , apparently the club will open again in May. I am a life/free member of the club and I joined in 1965.
  23. Hi Paul, Did you have the nickname of Carrots? I remember someone from that address who I believe emigrated to Canada. This could have been your father? My name is Rod Sockett.
  24. Are Wednesday on sky red button tonight. I thought not but just been told they are. Anybody please confirm ?
  25. Very sad when I heard of the passing of Peter Swan. He was probably the best centre half I have ever seen. He would have been a regular for England had it not been for illness at the start of the 1962 world Cup finals where he was replaced by Maurice Norman of Spurs. No disrespect to Maurice Norman ( who was very good ) but he was not in the same class as Swanny. Norman seemed to fit in the side and kept his place. Then of course came the bribes scandal. Peter always denied being bribed or deliberately throwing the match against Ipswich Town. He always maintained that he and the others concerned only placed a bet on a football match. People will always have their own opinions on the matter. To me he was perfection on the field of play and no other centre half since has excited me as Peter did. R.I.P. Peter
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