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[Devongreenowl]

But Wednesday didn't qualify for Europe when they won League Cup....

No, but they did by coming third in Div 1

 

[Balham Green]

Just checked. English clubs still banned.

 

[gallart]

But Wednesday didn't qualify for Europe when they won League Cup....

That is true but that was as a result of the reduced number of qualifying places following the Heysel incident

 

[greenpilled]

Absolutely spot on Cult.
Apart from 91 League cup win when it was a proper competition, third in Division one when it was top flight, League cup and Fa cup final both in same season, UEFA cup competition, Waddle football writers player of the year. Nothing much to report really.

We know we have underachieved in recent times, other than coming a whisker away from PL five years ago. We have been at the top though and most football people with any knowledge, know that we will do again. Even Man City were down at this level at one point.

For a majority of them to know or care anything about the history or future of Sheffield Wednesday, your definition of 'football people' would have to be so narrow as to be pretty meaningless.

The overwhelming majority of fans support one of the handful of top premier league teams, take a passing interest in their rotating cast of opponents (about 30 clubs, not including Sheff Weds) and don't give a toss about the rest.

In that context, any league one club proclaiming to be much bigger than any other on the basis of crowd size or playing in the top flight at a time nobody much under 40 remembers, is quite funny.

It would probably be a lot better for football - and for Wednesday fans themselves - if they stopped celebrating the minute differences in size and stature, in the grand scheme of things, between themselves and Argyle or Morecambe, and instead got angry about all of us being so tiny and unimportant compared to Man U, Liverpool, Chelsea etc.

 

[Rush Goalie]

Come on now.

Anyone who is being honest acknowledges that Wednesday is a grand old club, with a very good pedigree. That early 90s team was enjoyable and it would have been great to see them win the league, at the expense of some of the established order.

Having said that, they are where they deserve to be and the more arrogant of their number would do well to show a bit of humility.

Great win on Saturday and I think we'd all agree those are the games in which we want Argyle to be involved. Our cup final? No. A good scalp against a bigger club, with more resources? Most definitely.

Just saddened me to see Liverpool banners all over the King's Head yesterday afternoon. WTF? You wouldn't see that in Sheffield.

 

[Rush Goalie]

Just the League Cup then. Was it ever a 'proper competition'?

It absolutely was - and more recently than that.

 

[Knibbsworth]

For a majority of them to know or care anything about the history or future of Sheffield Wednesday, your definition of 'football people' would have to be so narrow as to be pretty meaningless.

The overwhelming majority of fans support one of the handful of top premier league teams, take a passing interest in their rotating cast of opponents (about 30 clubs, not including Sheff Weds) and don't give a toss about the rest.

In that context, any league one club proclaiming to be much bigger than any other on the basis of crowd size or playing in the top flight at a time nobody much under 40 remembers, is quite funny.

It would probably be a lot better for football - and for Wednesday fans themselves - if they stopped celebrating the minute differences in size and stature, in the grand scheme of things, between themselves and Argyle or Morecambe, and instead got angry about all of us being so tiny and unimportant compared to Man U, Liverpool, Chelsea etc.

Can only speak for myself but I truly have no interest in any of the Premier League clubs.

Leicester City winning it was the only time I had any interest in it. How brilliant it was to see a smaller club gatecrash the party.

 

[JannerinCardiff]

Best not check Wycombe's record v Argyle then Doc

Why not.. Argyle v Wycombe head to head Argyle won 10. Wycombe won 9. There have also been 9 draws.

Check again Janner. It’s the other way around

you’re right apols.. must have misread it. We’ll be at least level with them come the end of the season …

 

[up the line]

One of my first memories of football on the telly was Sheffield Wednesday being in a cup final against Arsenal when I was something like 8 years old (I'd been going to Home Park before this but telly football was rare those days).
I believe Andy Linghard(spelling?) scored the winner for Arsenal with a broken nose?

I'm nearing 40 now.

 

[NLG]

It's great to play clubs that bring down large numbers of supporters. For me that makes them a bigger attraction because of the atmosphere generated.

Wednesday are a bigger club historically, have more resources, a bigger ground and better support numbers wise. These are simple facts. However, going forward, who knows what the future holds, but argyle supporters that deny this game meant more than playing Cambridge for example are simply hiding from the truth.

I feel the reaction from some of our support on this thread is more embarrassing than the arrogance shown by some Wednesday supporters thinking they should simply roll us tiddlers over.

 

[Quizmike]

It's great to play clubs that bring down large numbers of supporters. For me that makes them a bigger attraction because of the atmosphere generated.

Wednesday are a bigger club historically, have more resources, a bigger ground and better support numbers wise. These are simple facts. However, going forward, who knows what the future holds, but argyle supporters that deny this game meant more than playing Cambridge for example are simply hiding from the truth.

I feel the reaction from some of our support on this thread is more embarrassing than the arrogance shown by some Wednesday supporters thinking they should simply roll us tiddlers over.

Hi,

I deny that this game meant more than playing Cambridge.

I am not hiding from any truth.

Do people genuinely get extra excited that we beat a team that used to be quite good but aren't any more?

 

[NLG]

Hi,

I deny that this game meant more than playing Cambridge.

I am not hiding from any truth.

Do people genuinely get extra excited that we beat a team that used to be quite good but aren't any more?

The excitement is the atmosphere generated by large travelling support as stated at the start of the quoted post, why would you go to the match otherwise.

 

[IJN]

Hi,

I deny that this game meant more than playing Cambridge.

I am not hiding from any truth.

Do people genuinely get extra excited that we beat a team that used to be quite good but aren't any more?

Good question.

I certainly get more of a kick out of beating Pompey, Sunderland and Sheff Wednesday than I do out of beating Burton, Morecambe or Fleetwood.

Does that make me a bad person?

 

[JannerinCardiff]

Good question.

I certainly get more of a kick out of beating Pompey, Sunderland and Sheff Wednesday than I do out of beating Burton, Morecambe or Fleetwood.

Does that make me a bad person?

No, I’m the same Ian.

 

[up the line]

Depends doesn't it.
I mean if we beat any team towards the end of the season and it gives us the points to get into the playoffs it'll give me more of a kick than Saturday