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Guest gingerowl1 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 http://www.swfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10304~2366051,00.html Sheffield Wednesday have secured their first two signings of the summer with swoops for defender Rob Jones and midfielder David Prutton. The vastly experienced duo have agreed two-year deals and join the Owls on free transfers from Sflaphorpe United and Swindon Town respectively. Jones spent the latter part of the 2010-11 season on loan at Hillsborough and soon proved himself a crowd favourite with a string of dominant displays at the heart of the Owls' rearguard. He made eight appearances for Wednesday last term, before which the 31-year-old posted 262 appearances for Sflaphorpe, Hibernian, Grimsby Town, Macclesfield Town and Stockport County. Prutton joined Swindon in the summer of 2010 and made 46 appearances for the Robins. Prior to his stint in the West Country, the central midfielder represented Colchester United, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Southampton, who paid £2.5m for his services. The 29-year-old has made a total of 405 appearances through his career so far. Owls boss said: "Our supporters are well aware of the qualities of Rob Jones and I'm really pleased that we've been able to secure him on a permanent contract. "I've admired David Prutton for a long time and first and foremost he has character and he will put demands on everybody else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatowl Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 http://www.swfc.co.u...2366051,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 2 decent experienced players. Now lets get 3 or 4 young talented and hungry players in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gingerowl1 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Pretty good start to a summer hopefully full of comings and, not to name names, goings!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Task Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 "I've admired David Prutton for a long time and first and foremost he has character and he will put demands on everybody else." Alan? Is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Starling Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I think Jones will make a good captain too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest foreverSWFC Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Prutton really? I have a mate who is a Swindon fan who thinks he is cack, apparently showed no fight towards the end of the season. Hopefully Megson knows what he is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeeeeJ Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 2 decent signings, especially Jones. Really hope we get a couple of quality, young players in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbo Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Very happy with jones, our best player when he was on the pitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latemodelchild Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Nice early signings. I can think of some clubs not a million miles away who are weeing around interviewing managers. This puts us 1 step ahead and good to see we aren't hanging about. Welcome back/aboard guys and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curren Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Prutton really? I have a mate who is a Swindon fan who thinks he is cack, apparently showed no fight towards the end of the season. Hopefully Megson knows what he is doing. Going from the play offs to relegation in 12 months suggests he wasnt the only one who was "cack" or "showing no fight" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdaywizard Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I'll repeat the sentiment of above, REALLY pleased with Jones signing. Hopefully Prutton will be solid as well. 'Solid' is all i'm asking for... for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chaferswfc90 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 2 down 7 to go! keep em coming! Good business to get em both on free IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl0308 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Will add a much-needed voice and leadership skills to the team that was significantly lacking. Speaks volumes of Di Canio to allow such a key member of his squad move to a club who he was treated so badly by. Jones will without doubt be my selection for Club Captain and the astute signings of these will surely be beneficial to the youngsters present in the squad (Coke, Palmer, Beevers, Johnson, Reynolds, Morrison etc.) Nice work Milan, Paul and Gary. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest foreverSWFC Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Going from the play offs to relegation in 12 months suggests he wasnt the only one who was "cack" or "showing no fight" I agree, but i just think he is no better if not worse than Miller, plus they'd be on about the same wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malek Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Hmmm... Prutton, Coke, O'Connor, Palmer... seams to me we are still lacking in CM department. Kevin McDonald on free wouldn't be a bad piece of business, and since we are sniffing around Swindon players, let's make Matt Ritchie the next signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TonyOwl88 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Here we go... 2 good signings I think... obviously we know Rob Jones can do a job for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroswfc Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 (edited) Rob Jones Career record Gateshead Apps 71 Goals 13 Stockport County Apps 19 Goals 2 Macclesfield Town Apps 1 Goals 0 Grimsby Town Apps 68 Goals 5 Hibernian Apps 118 Goals 12 Sflaphorpe United Apps 48 Goals 2 Sheffield Wednesday Apps 8 Goals 1 Welcome back To Hillsborough and good luck Rob Jones. Edited May 24, 2011 by aeroswfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Will add a much-needed voice and leadership skills to the team that was significantly lacking. Speaks volumes of Di Canio to allow such a key member of his squad move to a club who he was treated so badly by. Jones will without doubt be my selection for Club Captain and the astute signings of these will surely be beneficial to the youngsters present in the squad (Coke, Palmer, Beevers, Johnson, Reynolds, Morrison etc.) Nice work Milan, Paul and Gary. Keep it up! If all of them stay at Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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