torryowl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 very good player and a great entertainer ........gets in my best 11 seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnishOwl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, trev said: That's crazy...even if we were in the prem we couldn't even dream of signing a player like that. Just makes you realise how much of a coup it was back then. I think Waddle was thought of being a "has been". Those days, playing in foreign leagues meant that you were off the radar. He was a superb signing, and also the start of my Wednesday life for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 He chose us over Leeds (who were champions at the time) as we played better football. What a guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 2 hours ago, BIG D said: Best player in my lifetime. Just a pity he’s a Brexit/Farage loon. I'm a bigger fan of Waddle knowing this now. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Meadows Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Simply put... waddle was a footballing god, they are few and far between Waddle, hirst, Nilsson, Sheridan and Palmer in the same team!! an era I can’t imagine we’ll ever see again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mr Meadows said: Simply put... waddle was a footballing god, they are few and far between Waddle, hirst, Nilsson, Sheridan and Palmer in the same team!! an era I can’t imagine we’ll ever see again Not forgetting Des Walker! Christ, what a team! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: Trevor Francis as a player was such a quite incredible thing - wasn't he like 38 years old or something? (as a manager he singlehandedly ruined Sheffield Wednesday but that's for another thread) Tricky Trev, great player, great manager. Ruined Wednesday single handedly?!?! (How about Pleat, Wilson and Richardson?) In Trev's defence, he brought Waddle, from Marseille, to Wednesday, one of the biggest clubs in Europe, and one of the biggest names in England. It would have been like Wednesday buying Gareth Bale from Madrid in the modern over inflated prices of today's game. And then he did that again, with Des Walker coming from Sampdoria. Trev never got any credit for his work at Wednesday, still doesn't, if only we'd won one of those two cup finals, or the ref at Old Trafford hadn't played until Man United won the game, and their first title since Busby was manager their. We challenged for the title that year, under Trev. Even turned Warhurst into a multi million pound striker. (Bought as an obscure defender from Oldham) Waddle was world class. Best we'll ever see at Wednesday. Skill, Graft, Pace and Workate. (Thanks Tricky Trev) Edited September 19, 2020 by Ozymandias Owl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 Just now, Ozymandias Owl said: Trev never got any credit for his work at Wednesday, still doesn't For very good reason Took a great side, added some gems initially but then started replacing class with absolute DROSS, ruined the team atmosphere, caused friction, lost games and got (rightly and far too late) sacked He was horrific and DID single handedly ruin SWFC and the damage/impact lasted many MANY years He was never any kind of manager - thats been proven - and should never have been anywhere near the job in the first place But like I say that's for another thread 2 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack the Hat Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 2 hours ago, BIG D said: Best player in my lifetime. Just a pity he’s a Brexit/Farage loon. Seemed to remember he occupied both the left and right wing while he was here. What a ridiculous post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imre Varadi's Conker Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 My favourite Wednesday player, after Imre of course. Shame he had his hair cut at Blockbuster video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrs Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 We could bum around the championship for another 20 years but at least I’ll always be able to say that I had the privilege of watching the English Footballer of the Year in a Wednesday shirt. I didn’t go to many away games but I saw his debut at Everton and his last game (I think?) at West Ham. Proper legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilianenko Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 What a player. Outside of his left foot was better than most players normal foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZicoSterland2 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Very much doubt if I will ever see anyone near his talent in a Wednesday shirt in my lifetime. Was absolutely world class but made it look so easy. Without doubt the best player I have seen in our colours a pure joy to watch . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 26 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: For very good reason Took a great side, added some gems initially but then started replacing class with absolute DROSS, ruined the team atmosphere, caused friction, lost games and got (rightly and far too late) sacked He was horrific and DID single handedly ruin SWFC and the damage/impact lasted many MANY years He was never any kind of manager - thats been proven - and should never have been anywhere near the job in the first place But like I say that's for another thread I think we'll have to agree to disagree. It's a similar story to what's happened in recent seasons at Wednesday, once the money dries up, you are shopping in a different market. Andy Sinton and Chris Woods were similar signings to Waddle and Walker, all England internationals. We even beat Arsenal to the signing of Sinton, but he was a one trick pony. Absolute dross, and for big money. You then have the likes of Andy Pearce coming in. Big lad, but he couldn't pass the ball and had no pace. Enough for today: Let's have a Brexit, Richardson, Allen, Tricky Trev, Yorath, and Wilson's fancy Dan (Di Canio and Carbone) Armagedda thread next week. Long Live the legend that is Chris Waddle, and the outside of his left foot... UTO FTB FTEFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsruleok Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 2 hours ago, jonnyowl said: Best player Wednesday have ever had! He was fantastic but it depends on your age as there was some great players in the 60’s. As a footballer (dribbling etc) he was the best I’ve seen but as a player there were some terrific ‘players’ back then ie great half backs ( midfielders ) and inside forwards, there again it’s based on opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 NO POLITICS Reminder we are a football site, and this is the football section! (and further comments about politics in this thread will be deleted) Just stick to Waddle the footballer 2 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 I still think Chris Waddle is criminally under-rated in the wider country. When he left Spurs for Marseille, it was something like the third most expensive signing in history. For me, at his peak he was a more talented player than David Beckham. When he came back to England and signed for us, he was the best player in the country that year and rightfully won Football Writers Footballer of the Year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kew Owl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, @owlstalk said: Gareth Bale £ 600,000 per week - could have saved Macclesfield single handedly, but, again, that’s for another thread elsewhere on this site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night-Owl Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Class player, he was a favourite of mine even before we signed him, along with the likes of Roberto Baggio, Dejan Savicevic and John Barnes, etc he was a childhood favourite and brilliant player to watch. I believe in those first two seasons we saw him at his peak. It was a joy to watch the likes of Waddle, Sheridan and Hirst in the early 90s, it's hard to believe that we once had players of the calibre and pedigree of Waddle, Nilsson and Walker, etc genuinely world class players during their peak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlsfaninNorway Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 4 hours ago, @owlstalk said: This is clearly a thin veiled attack on our manager for not signing players on the national team. Despite our brilliant start to the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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