gurujuan Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, ReadingOwl said: The late Jim Smith - managed Portsmouth, Newcastle, Derby and latterly Oxford United. With some success too. Sheffield born and bred and, often spoke of his love for the Owls. Proper genuine fan. Used to chat to him regularly, a really nice guy, but at the end, I think he’d lost his love for football, even Sheffield Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Just now, gurujuan said: Used to chat to him regularly, a really nice guy, but at the end, I think he’d lost his love for football, even Sheffield Wednesday That’s nice to hear that you’ve actually met him. Always came across as a really nice genuine guy Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, gurujuan said: Used to chat to him regularly, a really nice guy, but at the end, I think he’d lost his love for football, even Sheffield Wednesday Most Wednesday fans have lost love for football; quite frankly the game itself peaked on the 80 and 90s for me! Italia 90, Euro 96, the early Premier league. It was still honest with excitement. The game had characters; now we’ve the likes of Raheem Sterling. Messi and Ronaldo are brilliant, and we’ve had ZZ and others. But generally meh Edited May 25, 2020 by Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, ReadingOwl said: That’s nice to hear that you’ve actually met him. Always came across as a really nice genuine guy Jim. Indeed, he lived at nearby Woodstock, where his wife and daughter ran an antique shop He would come into a restaurant where my wife was manageress. Must admit, a found it a little sad that he had fallen so completely out of love with football, but as Rogers says above, probably a lot of us feel the same way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Just now, gurujuan said: Indeed, he lived at nearby Woodstock, where his wife and daughter ran an antique shop He would come into a restaurant where my wife was manageress. Must admit, a found it a little sad that he had fallen so completely out of love with football, but as Rogers says above, probably a lot of us feel the same way Can’t decide as to whether I’ve actually fallen out with football - or it’s just that we are rubbish. My only claim to fame is that at a night match at Highbury - Jarvis Cocker and Roy Hattersley were sat behind me. We lost 3-0. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HillsboroughOwlNI Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, ReadingOwl said: Can’t decide as to whether I’ve actually fallen out with football - or it’s just that we are rubbish. My only claim to fame is that at a night match at Highbury - Jarvis Cocker and Roy Hattersley were sat behind me. We lost 3-0. Hope you had your hood up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, gurujuan said: Indeed, he lived at nearby Woodstock, where his wife and daughter ran an antique shop He would come into a restaurant where my wife was manageress. Must admit, a found it a little sad that he had fallen so completely out of love with football, but as Rogers says above, probably a lot of us feel the same way Did she ever meet Inspector Morse? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, ReadingOwl said: Can’t decide as to whether I’ve actually fallen out with football - or it’s just that we are rubbish. My only claim to fame is that at a night match at Highbury - Jarvis Cocker and Roy Hattersley were sat behind me. We lost 3-0. Yeah, I think I feel the same, I’ve only been to 4 games this season, and trips to Sheffield are more about catching up with friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Just now, gurujuan said: Yeah, I think I feel the same, I’ve only been to 4 games this season, and trips to Sheffield are more about catching up with friends That’s called “getting old”. (So I’m told) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpmber Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 4 hours ago, GoldenLee said: Anyone know of any Football managers Past or Present that support Sheffield Wednesday. The ones that I can think of are: Howard Wilkinson Jim Smith (God rest him) Chris Turner Gary Megson. Anyone know of anymore? I'm talking more managers who've supported them all their lives not managers who've had a soft spot for the owls since managing them e.g. Brian Laws, Carlos etc. Stay home and stay safe everyone. I know you excluded Brian Laws but the fact he gave us the double over the filth makes him worth a mention for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, ReadingOwl said: Did she ever meet Inspector Morse? Ha ha, I’m not sure, but I used to live close to Colin Dexter, a funny little man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 minute ago, ReadingOwl said: That’s called “getting old”. (So I’m told) True it is, why do something you don’t enjoy, when you may not have much longer to make those choices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Just now, gurujuan said: Ha ha, I’m not sure, but I used to live close to Colin Dexter, a funny little man Loved his books and the TV series. Timeless. Dexter always had a cameo role in them too. Liked Oxford and Woodstock also. Used to go through on the motor bike - going and coming from a run out to the Cotswolds. Never lingered though, in fear of getting murdered. Used to be the murder capital of the UK - Midsomer has got that title now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 minute ago, ReadingOwl said: Loved his books and the TV series. Timeless. Dexter always had a cameo role in them too. Liked Oxford and Woodstock also. Used to go through on the motor bike - going and coming from a run out to the Cotswolds. Never lingered though, in fear of getting murdered. Used to be the murder capital of the UK - Midsomer has got that title now. Aye, the mean streets of Oxford Do you still have the motor bike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, gurujuan said: Aye, the mean streets of Oxford Do you still have the motor bike? I’ve still got both old bikes, yes. Used to use BMW Oxford for spares - some proper wealth used to turn up there. Their clothes were worth more than my bikes. I parked mine around the corner. Used to be a Ferrari dealer in the Cotswolds and a Bentley dealer at Pangbourne too? - I used to look through the window. The Falklands War Museum and Memorial at Pangbourne College was worth a visit too. . Edited May 25, 2020 by ReadingOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest struckanerve Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 52 minutes ago, Rogers said: Most Wednesday fans have lost love for football; quite frankly the game itself peaked on the 80 and 90s for me! For me I never really got over the 93 final reply, worst experience ever being there. I think the same applied to the players and hence the club. Keeping hoping for a return to those days but at 41 years old I am losing hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handworth52 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 hour ago, ReadingOwl said: That’s nice to hear that you’ve actually met him. Always came across as a really nice genuine guy Jim. I was at derby away and he got a magnificent sendoff by both sets of supporters , I don't thing derby and Wednesday have much hate for each other ,I think they proper respected us for giving him such a send off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Bpmber said: I know you excluded Brian Laws but the fact he gave us the double over the filth makes him worth a mention for me. His wife is an Owl though, works or worked at scunthorpe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Nigel Pearson Carlton Palmer John Sheridan Chris Waddle Nigel Worthington Chris Turner Jim Smith Paul Hurst To names few. I know Waddle only manager 1 team but can you name it without cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumboldowl Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Does Nigel Pearson qualify ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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