Owl - whether you agree with his comments or not, basket case perfectly sums up anyone who spends so far beyond their means that they get themselves in trouble. Dont take it personally too many in football have been there, having a large fan base is not an acceptable argument for spending money you dont have or ever likely too.
Wednesday chased the dream (as others have done) of getting back to the prem by paying inflated wages, chopping and changing managers at an alarming rate. It failed and could have been far more catastrophic than its ended up being. Personally i think its superb what a well run club like Norwich have achieved, they have developed youngsters like Cantwell, Aarons and Godfrey and secured their future as a top end Championship, low end Prem club by backing a manager and showing true faith.
Wednesday have lived on past glories for 25 years now, as have Sunderland, fan base is no guarantee of success.
I like Darren Moore, i really hope he turns it around, but the stark reality that so few fans grasp is that its not easy to get automatic promotion, as for managers wanting to go to Weds, well if someone offers you a well paid 3 year contract in football you are going to take it, it doesn't matter if you are Ryan Lowe, Tony Pullis or Sean Dyche - three years in management is rarely reached as the records show. The size of club is almost immaterial.