The Sheffield Wednesday 2007-2008 Season Thread (with 18% less more!)

[Famine]

What the heck. It's nearly August...

Transfers In
Robert Burch - from Tottenham Hotspur (free)
Lee Grant - from Derby County (free)
Richard Hinds - from Scunthorpe United (free)
Steve Watson - from West Bromwich Albion (free)
Francis Jeffers - from Blackburn Rovers (£700,000)
Etienne Esajas - from Vitesse Arnhem (Undisclosed)
Akpo Sodje - from Port Vale (£300,000)

Transfers Out
John Hills - to Blackpool (free)
Graham Coughlan - to Rotherham United (free)
Chris Brunt - to West Bromwich Albion (£3,000,000)

Current Squad
Goalkeepers
1 - Lee Grant (Eng)
22 - Richard O'Donnell (Eng)
27 - Robert Burch (Eng)

Defenders
2 - Lee Bullen (Sco) - Club Captain
3 - Peter Gilbert (Wal)
5 - Richard Hinds (Eng)
15 - Mark Beevers (Eng)
16 - Richard Wood (Eng)
17 - Steve Watson (Eng)
20 - Frank Simek (USA) [3 games for United States]
28 - James Kay (Eng)
32 - Tommy Spurr (Eng)

Midfielders
4 - Kenny Lunt (Eng)
6 - Glenn Whelan (RoI)
8 - Burton O'Brien (ZAF)
11 - Etienne Esajas (Hol)
12 - Rocky Lekaj (Nor)
14 - Sean McAllister (Eng)
21 - Dave McClements (N.I)
23 - Jermaine Johnson (Jam) [40 games for Jamaica; 5 goals]
24 - Luke Boden (Eng)
25 - Liam McMenamin (N.I)
26 - Wade Small (Eng)
31 - Yoann Folly (Fra)
34 - Matthew Bowman (Eng)

Forwards
7 - Marcus Tudgay (Eng)
9 - Francis Jeffers (Eng) [1 game for England; 1 goal]
10 - Deon Burton (Jam) [18 games for Jamaica]
18 - Leon Clarke (Eng)
19 - Jason Bradley (Eng)
30 - Akpo Sodje (Eng)

Fixtures/Results
August
11th - Ipswich Town 4 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday (Clarke) - 0pt, League Position: -
19th - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Small) - 0pt, League Position: -
25th - Charlton Athletic 3 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday (O'Brien, Spurr) - 0pt, League Position: 24th
September
1st - Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 1 Bristol City - 0pt, League Position: 24th
15th - Preston North End 1 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday - 0pt, League Position: 24th
18th - Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 2 Burnley - 0pt, League Position: 24th
22nd - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0 City Hull (Jeffers) - 3pt, League Position: 24th
29th - Norwich City 0 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday (Small) - 6pt, League Position: 23rd
October
2nd - Watford 2 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday (Kavanagh) - 6pt, League Position: 23rd
6th - Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 2 Leicester City - 6pt, League Position: 23rd
21st - Stoke City 2 - 4 Sheffield Wednesday (Johnson, Tudgay 2, Burton) - 9pt, League Position: 22nd
23rd - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 2 Scunthorpe United (Burton (p)) - 9pt, League Position: 22nd
27th - Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1 Blackpool Town (Tudgay, Hinds) - 12pt, League Position: 21st
November
3rd - Plymouth 1 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday (Sodje, O'Brien) - 15pt, League Position: 17th
7th - West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday (Watson) - 16pt, League Position: 18th
10th - Sheffield Wednesday 5 - 0 Southamption (Whelan 2, Sodje 2, O'Brien) - 19pt, League Position: 15th
24th - Queen's Park Rangers 0 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday - 20pt, League Position: 15th
27th - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0 Barnsley (Sodje) - 23pt, League Position: 14th
December
1st - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 2 Colchester United (Sodje) - 23pt, League Position: 16th
4th - Southampton 0 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday - 24pt, League Position: 16th
8th - Sheffield Wednesday - Coventry City - Match abandoned due to warthogs on the pitch
15th - Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday (Hinds) - 24pt, League Position: 17th
22nd - Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 1 Watford - 24pt, League Position: 18th
26th - Burnley 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday (Burton) - 25pt, League Position: 18th
30th - Hull City 1 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday - 25pt, League Position: 21st
January
1st - Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1 Preston North End (Sodje, Jeffers) - 28pt, League Position: 18th
12th - Cardiff City 1 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday - 28pt, League Position: 19th
19th - Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 0 Sheffield United (Sodje, Tudgay) - 31pt; League Position: 21st
29th - Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday (Tudgay) - 31pt; League Position: 21st
February
2nd - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 2 Ipswich (Tudgay) - 31pt; League Position: 21st
9th - Bristol City 2 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday (Bullen) - 31pt; League Position: 22nd
12th - Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 0 Charlton Athletic - 32pt; League Position: 22nd
23rd - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0 Cardiff City (Tudgay) - 35pt; League Position: 21st
March
1st - Barnsley 0 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday - 36pt; League Position: 22nd
4th - Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 1 West Bromwich Albion - 36pt; League Position: 22nd
8th - Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1 Queen's Park Rangers (Kavanagh, Burton (p)) - 39pt; League Position: 22nd
11th - Colchester United 1 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday (Burton, Small) - 42pt; League Position: 21st
15th - Coventry City 0 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday - 43pt; League Position: 22nd
22nd - Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 2 Crystal Palace (Sahar, Small) - 44pt; League Position: 22nd
29th - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1 Stoke City (Songo'o) - 45pt; League Position: 22nd
April
1st - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1 Coventry City (Wood) - 46pt; League Position: 20th
5th - Scunthorpe United 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday (Sahar) - 47pt; League Position: 21st
8th - Sheffield United 2 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday (Bolder 2) - 48pt; League Position: 21st
14th - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1 Plymouth Argyle (Spurr) - 49pt; League Position: 20th
19th - Blackpool Town 2 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday (Wood) - 49pt; League Position: 22nd
26th - Leicester City 1 - 3 Sheffield Wednesday (Slusarski, Watson, Clarke) - 52pt; League Position: 20th
May
3rd - Sheffield Wednesday 4 - 1 Norwich City (Burton 2, Sahar, Clarke) - 55pt; League Position: 16th


League Cup
R1 - 16th August - Rotherham United 1 - 3 Sheffield Wednesday (Whelan, Burton, Small)
R2 - 28th August - Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1 Hartlepool United (Burton, Folly)
R3 - 26th September - Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 3 Everton

FA Cup
R3 - 5th January - Derby County 2 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday (Beevers, Tudgay)
R3 Replay - 22nd January - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1 Derby County (Watson) - Derby win 4-2 on penalties

Top Scorers
10 - Marcus Tudgay (League: 9, FA Cup: 1, League Cup: 0)
9 - Deon Burton (League: 7, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 2)
8 - Akpo Sodje (League: 8, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
6 - Wade Small (League: 5, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 1)
3 - Glenn Whelan (League: 2, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 1)
3 - Burton O'Brien (League: 3, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
3 - Steve Watson (League: 2, FA Cup: 1, League Cup: 0)
3 - Ben Sahar (League: 3, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
3 - Leon Clarke (League: 3, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
2 - Richard Hinds (League: 2, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
2 - Francis Jeffers (League: 2, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
2 - Graham Kavanagh (League: 2, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
2 - Adam Bolder (League: 2, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
2 - Tommy Spurr (League: 2, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
2 - Richard Wood (League: 2, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
1 - Yoann Folly (League: 0, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 1)
1 - Jermaine Johnson (League: 1, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
1 - Mark Beevers (League: 0, FA Cup: 1, League Cup: 0)
1 - Lee Bullen (League: 1, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
1 - Franck Songo'o (League: 1, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)
1 - Bartosz Slusarski (League: 1, FA Cup: 0, League Cup: 0)

Total - 64 (League: 56, FA Cup: 3, League Cup: 5)

 

[daan]

After the news that Kluivert was a target for the Owls, it has been revealed today that Kanu was spotted at hillsborough.

 

[Dave A]

I should have guessed 👍.

 

[<_Spike_>]

Well thought I'd wish ya good luck for Saturday, I'm sure after the two 2-0 wins over us last season you're feeling confident lol. We'll give you a better match this time.

 

[Jimmy Enslashay]

4 - Kenny Lunt (Eng)

What a name.

 

[<_Spike_>]

lol, the amount of times I've switched the first letters of his names around...

 

[Famine]

Sheffield Wednesday in Signing Someone People Might Have Actually Heard Of Shock!

 

[<_Spike_>]

Good luck with Franny, should he stay fit he'll bring a bucket of quality to your front line...unless he gets injured then you've just spent 700K on a player fit for probably half a season

 

[Dave A]

If he picks up his form that he hasn't had for 7 years then yeah, otherwise I don't think he'll make much impact. That said, playing in the lower leauges will give him more time on the ball, so he might be able to shine again at that level.

 

[Famine]

If he picks up his form that he hasn't had for 7 years then yeah, otherwise I don't think he'll make much impact. That said, playing in the lower leauges will give him more time on the ball, so he might be able to shine again at that level.

He scored nearly a goal every other game for Ipswich Town in this league last season - a poorer team (in terms of final league position).

 

[<_Spike_>]

And it was down to him we finished 14th, seemed to be a completely different team with his quality in the ranks. That said after 3 games he had injured himself, and it was only down to a miraculous recovery that he got to play for the rest of the season at Town.

 

[Famine]

Biggest win in SEVEN years, at home to Southampton...

*has a premature party*

 

[TheCracker]

I thought i could hear the distant roar of approval when i walked the dogs over the weekend.

 

[Famine]

Well that was fun. One win lifts us to our highest league position since December and 5 places clear of the relegation zone we were nearly in.

Wednesday only lost 1 game between February 13th and the end of the season, and only 5 in 2008 altogether, and had the best goal difference of anyone in the bottom half of the table...

To show how close the Championship was, West Brom won the league on 81 points with Leicester getting relegated on 52 points - 29 points' difference. Currently Manchester United and Chelsea top the Premiership on 84 points. 29 points away are Blackburn Rovers in 7th. Proportionally it's just over 23 points' difference, which would put a team just behind Everton in 5th!


Thank crap it's all over.