Mr Farrell Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Gutted he never managed us, especially at his peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie melua Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 RIP Jim Didn't he jokingly say that taking the Wednesday job would kill him when we made an approach after Shreeves had resigned? Think that was the only time we went for him. Not the first of many managers at the time that all distanced themselves from the annual vacant position we had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animis Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 RIP Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: Saddest of news Jim Smith Big Owls Fan Passed away Fly high Jim ... RIP Big Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitechapel Owl Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Expect there'll be a minutes applause at Pride Park tomorrow, should get a good send off from both sets of fans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cockers Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 It's appropriate Wednesday play Derby tomorrow. Sheffield born Jim was a big Wednesdayite from North Sheffield and did well with the Rams. The passing of a genuine character from a time when football was magic, before the days of Pep, Sky, ridiculous wages and such like. RIP Jim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 God bless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastern Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Great manager. Really saddened by this news. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 What a shame. I think he was at Firth Park grammar school at the same time as me dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Jockstrap Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 RIP fellow Owl Give us a cheer at Derby Bald Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkastav Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 He’ll get his song tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexeter Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 My Dad tells me that Jim lived on Ronksley Crescent Shiregreen, and went with my Dad to Hartley Brook Primary and Firth Park Grammar Schools together. They played football in the same teams there and went to Hillsborough together. They were friends from the age of 5 to 16. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAL Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Very sad news. Would have loved him as manager here. R.I.P. Jim Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevan Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I have a close friend who played for him at Oxford Utd and he said he was the best manager he ever played for. And this friend played for quite a few clubs in his career, so it says a lot for Jim Smith. RIP fellow Owl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Big name at Derby..they’ll be a minutes silence tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickjj Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 As a manager he had managed against 91 league clubs he got the full set of 92 when he came to Hillsborough as QPR'a boss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 RIP Big Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 RIP Jim propper old school football person He will get a good send off tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynnb Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 RIP Jim best manager we never had. Probably a blessing he never got the job, a bit like John Smith the late lamented Labour leader. Condolences to his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcheeks Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 RIP Jim. I met him once and he was really sound, very down to earth. I was at the training ground and there was a match on. Owls v Derby with a few 1st team players coming back from injury. Suddenly I realised I was stood next to him. I didn't want to disturb him but he started asking me about a couple of the Wednesday players, in particular Del Geary if I remember. He also told me how he used to walk to Hillsborough from Shiregreen to watch Wednesday as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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