10 things...
Sheffield Wednesday
1 Here's a pot shot - Sheffield's Crucible Theatre was the site of a 19th century meeting by a local cricket club to discuss playing football in winter breaks.
2 They've been in Owlerton since 1899. So much history, you could be there every Wednesday for a century.
3 Ron Atkinson remarked, 'never believe you kick a way out of trouble'. Big may possibly be beautiful in this game.
4 A first team Prem prospect took a lass up Leppings Lane. She later caught the tram downtown, he earlier caught a transferred disease.
5 They play in blue and white stripes. However there is no sea to be by, only a river to Don their shirts beside.
6 Hillsborough has exactly what it says on the tin - very steep gradients.
7 Owls - their badge looks like a startled nocturnal cartoon character from a Scooby Doo fright night.
8 Kay, Swan and Lane were players thrown into a sixties scandal. You bet they only did 'goal' in lieu of a swinging time.
9 'Eh lad, just go try Spion t' 'ard core in t' Kop or somet'
10 1983 and an FA Cup semi-final vs Albion. Jack Charlton resigned as their manager afterwards, then...
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