@owlstalk Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Some players sign for SWFC and take a while to come good We've seen that this season with players taking time to settle in, get going and win a regular place - then they were fine It's happened throughout the years of course but can you remember players who got off to really awful starts only to go on and succeed here? Am I right in thinking David Hirst was one? Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalAlien Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I'll kick us off with Morgan Fox. Not that he ever set the world alight or anything, but he did generally win the crowd over eventually. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kristmace Posted May 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2022 SEND HOOPER BACK TONIGHT!! 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basement Jack Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Not a signing as such but Mel Sterland got off to a bad start. The rest is history as they say 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyowl1 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 27 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: Some players sign for SWFC and take a while to come good We've seen that this season with players taking time to settle in, get going and win a regular place - then they were fine It's happened throughout the years of course but can you remember players who got off to really awful starts only to go on and succeed here? Am I right in thinking David Hirst was one? Hirst not really 17/18 years old when signed, eased in and got better as he went on. Honestly can't see what more we should have expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Brad Jones Started off rubbish Got that bad it became comical Worst keeper I've ever seen in a wednesday shirt 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cheshowl Posted May 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2022 Lewis Buxton. Had a torrid first season if I remember right, turned into a solid fullback and one of the first names on the team sheet. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casbahowl Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 The white Cafu! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaping Lannys Perm Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Seems to always be full/wing backs for some reason. Johnson this season, Morgan Fox, Lewis Buxton. Even Palmer looked done at one point, though this was a few years in. Then suddenly got much better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mercury Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Seem to recall Pembridge started off terrible , got loads of stick but got much, much better & turned in some terrific performances after the dodgy start. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Viv Anderson. He was abysmal on his debut at Boothferry Park (Hull's former ground for you youngsters!) playing at right back, he looked like he'd never played in that position before which was remarkable as he'd played there at the highest level for many years. Then he was switched to CB and he was great. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy365owl Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Lee he was awful when he came and played RB wasn't until he moved into midfield he started to improve and shine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanamo Wednesday Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Emiliano Martinez looked terrible for us...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, westy365owl said: Lee he was awful when he came and played RB wasn't until he moved into midfield he started to improve and shine I don't think he was awful, he just never got a game as Jones never picked him. Gray taking over and using him in midfield was a masterstroke. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brissy-owl Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 20 minutes ago, Luke said: Brad Jones Started off rubbish Got that bad it became comical Worst keeper I've ever seen in a wednesday shirt Best catcher of the ball I have ever seen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmigo Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Lee grant started pretty badly and become a very good goalie for us. and of course Gerald Sibon who was terrible in his first season , then a legend from there on in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPPS_S.W.F.C Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Was it Chris Bart Williams who played his 1st game and had a stinker ball just bouncing off him in midfield, looked like he'd never played football before. Then became a reyt player,never stopped running all game.. I could be of course totally wrong.... Or was it Carlton? UTO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalAlien Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Going back to the 70's, Phil Henson was a bit of a figure of ridicule when he played for us. Then for some reason (probably Sheffield's ironic humour) the crowd started cheering whenever he got the ball and this seemed to encourage him to put more effort in. He become a pretty good player in the end as I recall. I was only a youngster back then and my memory isn't the greatest though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marconi Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Basement Jack said: Not a signing as such but Mel Sterland got off to a bad start. The rest is history as they say I remember saying Charlton must be bumming him. Then he had that blinding game against Grimsby. Edited May 25, 2022 by marconi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DoesJackHunt Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 26 minutes ago, Luke said: Brad Jones Started off rubbish Got that bad it became comical Worst keeper I've ever seen in a wednesday shirt I 100% agree, he was a disaster in every single game . If at the end of my live, the point of me living is to tell a god like figure which of the Sheffield Wednesday players I saw play was a ringer and wasn’t a real professional footballer? my answers would be Brad Jones, wouldn’t let him finish the question definitely Brad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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