Lees Tom Cat Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 link MARCUS TUDGAY hopes to cause a family rift tomorrow by dragging his hometown club Derby County down into the Championship relegation dogfight. The Sheffield Wednesday striker spent 10 years at County and all of his family are Rams fans, so there will be split loyalties in the Tudgay household come 3pm tomorrow. The Owls striker has been inundated with requests for tickets for the Hillsborough match and is looking forward to a family reunion. "I was there (at Derby) for 10 years, as a kid growing up, so it all started there for me," said the 27-year-old. "But I have moved away from there now, I work here, and against Derby we need the points. I won't be holding back, it will be all guns firing. "I have got to go see the ticket man – no doubt he will be hiding from me. It will be a good day out for the family. I enjoy them coming to watch, and they enjoy it too, so it should be a good day." Tudgay is the Owls' top scorer, his second-half equaliser in midweek at Preston North End nudging him up to nine goals for the season. But that did not stop manager Alan Irvine leaving Tudgay out earlier this month. He missed the narrow defeat at West Brom with illness and accepted his fate when he was only named as a substitute for the following game at Swansea. "Against West Brom they played well, so why should I be back in the team straight away?" he said. "They played well as a team, defended well, nearly got the point, so why change things just because I'm back and not ill? "I wasn't disappointed, my head didn't go down, it's just one of those things and I knew my time would come again, as it did the other night. "I'm not going to whinge, I just need to make sure when I get the chance again I get the goals and play well, which I think I did do (against Preston). "Everyone has to play well, we can't have any slackers in the side. It's not fair on the team if you have got some doing half a shift and others giving 100 per cent." Wednesday go into the Derby game with spirits high. After their 5-0 drubbing at Reading, the Owls have beaten Leicester City and taken deserved draws from trips to Swansea and Preston. At Deepdale, Tudgay – who has made over 150 league appearances in four years at Hillsborough – helped inspire a comeback after being 2-0 down in the second half. He said: "We could have caved in, got our heads down, and conceded a third, but we dug in, got the luck with Tommy Miller's goal which kept our hopes alive and we went on to get the draw, which was very pleasing." Wednesday's hopes of avoiding relegation to League One will not be decided during the next week, but home games against Derby tomorrow and Watford four days later mean they can go a long way to securing their status. Both the Rams and Hornets sit just above Wednesday in the table and victory over Derby would cut the gap on the Rams to just one point. Luke Varney misses out tomorrow under the terms of his loan deal from Derby so Irvine must choose between Francis Jeffers and Leon Clarke, with the latter likely to get the nod to partner Tudgay. Irvine knows Jeffers from their time at Everton and believes he can still be a goal threat despite an injury-plagued time at Hillsborough. In almost three seasons, the former England striker has started just 28 Championship matches for the Owls. "He's still a terrific finisher, his movement's very good, and he's a player that – if we can get him fit enough and play in enough games – then he can certainly be a threat," said Irvine. "Franny has that ability to get you a goal and even when he has been out injured, you certainly have to consider him." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 link MARCUS TUDGAY hopes to cause a family rift tomorrow by dragging his hometown club Derby County down into the Championship relegation dogfight. The Sheffield Wednesday striker spent 10 years at County and all of his family are Rams fans, so there will be split loyalties in the Tudgay household come 3pm tomorrow. The Owls striker has been inundated with requests for tickets for the Hillsborough match and is looking forward to a family reunion. "I was there (at Derby) for 10 years, as a kid growing up, so it all started there for me," said the 27-year-old. "But I have moved away from there now, I work here, and against Derby we need the points. I won't be holding back, it will be all guns firing. "I have got to go see the ticket man – no doubt he will be hiding from me. It will be a good day out for the family. I enjoy them coming to watch, and they enjoy it too, so it should be a good day." Tudgay is the Owls' top scorer, his second-half equaliser in midweek at Preston North End nudging him up to nine goals for the season. But that did not stop manager Alan Irvine leaving Tudgay out earlier this month. He missed the narrow defeat at West Brom with illness and accepted his fate when he was only named as a substitute for the following game at Swansea. "Against West Brom they played well, so why should I be back in the team straight away?" he said. "They played well as a team, defended well, nearly got the point, so why change things just because I'm back and not ill? "I wasn't disappointed, my head didn't go down, it's just one of those things and I knew my time would come again, as it did the other night. "I'm not going to whinge, I just need to make sure when I get the chance again I get the goals and play well, which I think I did do (against Preston). "Everyone has to play well, we can't have any slackers in the side. It's not fair on the team if you have got some doing half a shift and others giving 100 per cent." Wednesday go into the Derby game with spirits high. After their 5-0 drubbing at Reading, the Owls have beaten Leicester City and taken deserved draws from trips to Swansea and Preston. At Deepdale, Tudgay – who has made over 150 league appearances in four years at Hillsborough – helped inspire a comeback after being 2-0 down in the second half. He said: "We could have caved in, got our heads down, and conceded a third, but we dug in, got the luck with Tommy Miller's goal which kept our hopes alive and we went on to get the draw, which was very pleasing." Wednesday's hopes of avoiding relegation to League One will not be decided during the next week, but home games against Derby tomorrow and Watford four days later mean they can go a long way to securing their status. Both the Rams and Hornets sit just above Wednesday in the table and victory over Derby would cut the gap on the Rams to just one point. Luke Varney misses out tomorrow under the terms of his loan deal from Derby so Irvine must choose between Francis Jeffers and Leon Clarke, with the latter likely to get the nod to partner Tudgay. Irvine knows Jeffers from their time at Everton and believes he can still be a goal threat despite an injury-plagued time at Hillsborough. In almost three seasons, the former England striker has started just 28 Championship matches for the Owls. "He's still a terrific finisher, his movement's very good, and he's a player that – if we can get him fit enough and play in enough games – then he can certainly be a threat," said Irvine. "Franny has that ability to get you a goal and even when he has been out injured, you certainly have to consider him." His favourite quote in bold there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Which was nice...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JonR Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 interesting point made in that article Tudgay still is our top goalscorer. add in the fact that we have failed to score in 15. could his low score be comparable with the overall team performance? If the whole team was had played better over the season would be have more goals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beatpusher Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 he's got a few against Derby for us over the years hasn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Once in the FA Cup and once in the League (I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls2k Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O_D_A Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 If you really want to upset your family, you should just do what I did and have sex with your own grandmother At her funeral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris55515 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 If you really want to upset your family, you should just do what I did and have sex with your own grandmother At her funeral You're just a wrong 'un Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyfunk Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Up the wrong 'un? that didnt help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshallovercome Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) What I'd love to 'see' tomorrow is Tudders giving a Maccaesque salute to his dad...... just after he scores his third. I can dream can't I ! Edited March 19, 2010 by Weshallovercome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookiebear Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 HEY BOYS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne_rat_of_s6 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 link MARCUS TUDGAY hopes to cause a family rift tomorrow by dragging his hometown club Derby County down into the Championship relegation dogfight. The Sheffield Wednesday striker spent 10 years at County and all of his family are Rams fans, so there will be split loyalties in the Tudgay household come 3pm tomorrow. The Owls striker has been inundated with requests for tickets for the Hillsborough match and is looking forward to a family reunion. "I was there (at Derby) for 10 years, as a kid growing up, so it all started there for me," said the 27-year-old. "But I have moved away from there now, I work here, and against Derby we need the points. I won't be holding back, it will be all guns firing. "I have got to go see the ticket man – no doubt he will be hiding from me. It will be a good day out for the family. I enjoy them coming to watch, and they enjoy it too, so it should be a good day." Tudgay is the Owls' top scorer, his second-half equaliser in midweek at Preston North End nudging him up to nine goals for the season. But that did not stop manager Alan Irvine leaving Tudgay out earlier this month. He missed the narrow defeat at West Brom with illness and accepted his fate when he was only named as a substitute for the following game at Swansea. "Against West Brom they played well, so why should I be back in the team straight away?" he said. "They played well as a team, defended well, nearly got the point, so why change things just because I'm back and not ill? "I wasn't disappointed, my head didn't go down, it's just one of those things and I knew my time would come again, as it did the other night. "I'm not going to whinge, I just need to make sure when I get the chance again I get the goals and play well, which I think I did do (against Preston). "Everyone has to play well, we can't have any slackers in the side. It's not fair on the team if you have got some doing half a shift and others giving 100 per cent." Wednesday go into the Derby game with spirits high. After their 5-0 drubbing at Reading, the Owls have beaten Leicester City and taken deserved draws from trips to Swansea and Preston. At Deepdale, Tudgay – who has made over 150 league appearances in four years at Hillsborough – helped inspire a comeback after being 2-0 down in the second half. He said: "We could have caved in, got our heads down, and conceded a third, but we dug in, got the luck with Tommy Miller's goal which kept our hopes alive and we went on to get the draw, which was very pleasing." Wednesday's hopes of avoiding relegation to League One will not be decided during the next week, but home games against Derby tomorrow and Watford four days later mean they can go a long way to securing their status. Both the Rams and Hornets sit just above Wednesday in the table and victory over Derby would cut the gap on the Rams to just one point. Luke Varney misses out tomorrow under the terms of his loan deal from Derby so Irvine must choose between Francis Jeffers and Leon Clarke, with the latter likely to get the nod to partner Tudgay. Irvine knows Jeffers from their time at Everton and believes he can still be a goal threat despite an injury-plagued time at Hillsborough. In almost three seasons, the former England striker has started just 28 Championship matches for the Owls. "He's still a terrific finisher, his movement's very good, and he's a player that – if we can get him fit enough and play in enough games – then he can certainly be a threat," said Irvine. "Franny has that ability to get you a goal and even when he has been out injured, you certainly have to consider him." Put your hand in your pocket like the rest of us, you tight clunge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsfan4eva Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Hopefully Granty has a stormer against his old club too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igm1 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 (edited) Tudgay tends to score in patches, so hopefully he'll go on a scoring run in the next few weeks. Even though he's struggled to score and find form this season, his finish against Preston showed he's still quality. Edited March 20, 2010 by igm1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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