Popular Post Owl Stork Posted July 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2018 Hi fellow owlstalkers, I've been following the ups and downs of our beloved club on here for some time and love the humour and general banter, so thought I might join in after finally getting the nod following two other attempts. You'd think I was on the watch list. I used to watch the boys regularly as a teenager from when we were in the misery of the third division to salvation through the Charlton years and then bizarrely under the stewardship of my old PE teacher, Howard Wilkinson (Abbeydale Grange school...now defunct) I lost contact with the club when I moved to France in the 90's so missed out on the glory years, but was amazed to make the odd visit to Hillsborough and see the likes of Carbone, di Canio and Hirst do things that I never thought I'd ever see done in the famous blue and white shirts. My substitute team in France were Olympique de Marseille, so I'd already seen Waddle in blue and white stripes, albeit horizontal, so I was thrilled to see him swap them for vertical ones later on. Happy days! Since coming back to the UK (I now live in Devon, kids down here) so don't get to see us play much anymore, but loved the revival under Megson and first year under Carvalhal. By his third season I think we were all starting to doubt his suitability early on and the change needed to come. I'm generally an optimist, which is hard with Wednesday, but I did think someone like Jos was needed to come in and regroup the players. We now know what was happening behind the scenes so to get confidence back into the fringe players after all the injuries was the key to survival and despite understandable poor results at the start of his tenure, I think Jos has done an incredible job. He has undoubted determination, tells it how it is and doesn't offer excuses. I'm sure he'll consolidate over the next season and take us forward. So for all those young lads and lasses who want premiership football, just remember that so does every other team in the division and we are all where we are by merit. In my experience, the inspiration of the manager makes the difference. Clearly, Jos knows how to build a player up and instill confidence which in turn breeds success, so while we might not set the league on fire next season, I expect that we will improve on last and maybe, if it all clicks and Jos unlocks the potential of our returning players, we might just have a belter. Stay positive guys. We have some of the best players and definitely supporters in the country. Sing when we're winning, sing defiantly when we are losing. We are Wednesday. We will rise again! 34 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthndav Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Shark or Bear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthndav Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Welcome to the 'stalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl999 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 You'll regret it 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl Stork Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, Anthndav said: Shark or Bear? Bear. Grizzly, not Koala. WTF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owlinmad Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) Can you do a turn ? Or better still can you play wing-back ? Edited July 20, 2018 by Owlinmad 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notts Owl Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 16 minutes ago, Owl Stork said: Hi fellow owlstalkers, I've been following the ups and downs of our beloved club on here for some time and love the humour and general banter, so thought I might join in after finally getting the nod following two other attempts. You'd think I was on the watch list. I used to watch the boys regularly as a teenager from when we were in the misery of the third division to salvation through the Charlton years and then bizarrely under the stewardship of my old PE teacher, Howard Wilkinson (Abbeydale Grange school...now defunct) I lost contact with the club when I moved to France in the 90's so missed out on the glory years, but was amazed to make the odd visit to Hillsborough and see the likes of Carbone, di Canio and Hirst do things that I never thought I'd ever see done in the famous blue and white shirts. My substitute team in France were Olympique de Marseille, so I'd already seen Waddle in blue and white stripes, albeit horizontal, so I was thrilled to see him swap them for vertical ones later on. Happy days! Since coming back to the UK (I now live in Devon, kids down here) so don't get to see us play much anymore, but loved the revival under Megson and first year under Carvalhal. By his third season I think we were all starting to doubt his suitability early on and the change needed to come. I'm generally an optimist, which is hard with Wednesday, but I did think someone like Jos was needed to come in and regroup the players. We now know what was happening behind the scenes so to get confidence back into the fringe players after all the injuries was the key to survival and despite understandable poor results at the start of his tenure, I think Jos has done an incredible job. He has undoubted determination, tells it how it is and doesn't offer excuses. I'm sure he'll consolidate over the next season and take us forward. So for all those young lads and lasses who want premiership football, just remember that so does every other team in the division and we are all where we are by merit. In my experience, the inspiration of the manager makes the difference. Clearly, Jos knows how to build a player up and instill confidence which in turn breeds success, so while we might not set the league on fire next season, I expect that we will improve on last and maybe, if it all clicks and Jos unlocks the potential of our returning players, we might just have a belter. Stay positive guys. We have some of the best players and definitely supporters in the country. Sing when we're winning, sing defiantly when we are losing. We are Wednesday. We will rise again! I too am looking forward to seeing my beloved team again. Returning home at the end of August from an 8 year stint in the Czech Republic. Will miss the weather here and cheap beer but so many things to look forward too, like going to matches with my daughter who has talked about nothing else since she knew of our move. Oh and welcome to Owlstalk, you may live to regret it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Owlstalk is like Royston VAsey. Once here you can never leave. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride_of_the_road Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Do you see Chris Morris on a daily basis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengrass Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I always thought people who moved abroad and then came back to the UK was because of the NHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl Stork Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 42 minutes ago, Owlinmad said: Can you do a turn ? Or better still can you play wing-back ? You sound desperate and needy. Wednesday can do that to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl Stork Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 29 minutes ago, Greengrass said: I always thought people who moved abroad and then came back to the UK was because of the NHS. Nope, I'm just helping to pay for other fu@kers to get their free specs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I love Devon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Welcome to Owlstalk Stork Wow, that's going to be difficult to say after a skinful Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Welcome Owl Stork! Given your background I'm willing to bet we know each other very well! Went to Abbeydale Grange myself from 1970 -77 so well remember when HW was there together with Dicky Bate. Had a great football team then only Mexborough better in the whole area. Be warned though, this site is as addictive as crack cocaine! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl Stork Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Not a bad bet. I was there from 75. Master Bates (Chortle!) was semi pro (Mossley?) and always keen to let us know about it, so it was a surprise that Wilko turned out to be the real deal. I just remember him being quick to dish out the slipper. My mate dated his daughter and was ignored completely when he told Wilko he didn't like football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_D Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Stopped reading at 'Hi' But welcome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Owl Stork said: Hi fellow owlstalkers, I've been following the ups and downs of our beloved club on here for some time and love the humour and general banter, so thought I might join in after finally getting the nod following two other attempts. You'd think I was on the watch list. I used to watch the boys regularly as a teenager from when we were in the misery of the third division to salvation through the Charlton years and then bizarrely under the stewardship of my old PE teacher, Howard Wilkinson (Abbeydale Grange school...now defunct) I lost contact with the club when I moved to France in the 90's so missed out on the glory years, but was amazed to make the odd visit to Hillsborough and see the likes of Carbone, di Canio and Hirst do things that I never thought I'd ever see done in the famous blue and white shirts. My substitute team in France were Olympique de Marseille, so I'd already seen Waddle in blue and white stripes, albeit horizontal, so I was thrilled to see him swap them for vertical ones later on. Happy days! Since coming back to the UK (I now live in Devon, kids down here) so don't get to see us play much anymore, but loved the revival under Megson and first year under Carvalhal. By his third season I think we were all starting to doubt his suitability early on and the change needed to come. I'm generally an optimist, which is hard with Wednesday, but I did think someone like Jos was needed to come in and regroup the players. We now know what was happening behind the scenes so to get confidence back into the fringe players after all the injuries was the key to survival and despite understandable poor results at the start of his tenure, I think Jos has done an incredible job. He has undoubted determination, tells it how it is and doesn't offer excuses. I'm sure he'll consolidate over the next season and take us forward. So for all those young lads and lasses who want premiership football, just remember that so does every other team in the division and we are all where we are by merit. In my experience, the inspiration of the manager makes the difference. Clearly, Jos knows how to build a player up and instill confidence which in turn breeds success, so while we might not set the league on fire next season, I expect that we will improve on last and maybe, if it all clicks and Jos unlocks the potential of our returning players, we might just have a belter. Stay positive guys. We have some of the best players and definitely supporters in the country. Sing when we're winning, sing defiantly when we are losing. We are Wednesday. We will rise again! Welcome to the utter insanity that is Owlstalk.Enjoy the Ride. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1948 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 1 hour ago, S36 OWL said: Owlstalk is like Royston VAsey. Once here you can never leave. I thought that was The Hotel California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebowl Yell Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Get lost blunt 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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