Owls Chairman Confronts Protestors

I know everyone is having a rough time at present.We are f*****d off and wanting investment.But a man can only take so much and if Howard or Nick walk we are finished.What we must remember is that they are picking up the mess left over years of bad managment and not since the start of the season.Lets get behind them because if they walk (WHO IS GONNA BAIL US OUT). I LOVE MY WEDNESDAY but if we dont pull together were finished.

Howard Wilkinson is big enough to take it. He may not have known what he was taking on to start with, but he elected to stay on. Nick Parker is a well paid employee, and it is his job to sort the crap left by others. I would be looking at Greirson and Ulley to resign without further delay. Wilkinson gave an interveiw to radio Sheffield before the game where he made it quite clear that the co-op bank are firmly in control. He and Parkers role is to "facilitate" the investors to move forward. The bank will chose who the investors will be. There isnt a role for the current board, they have been completely sidelined by the bank. On a football note, I am truly sick of a lack of commitment by several so called key players. Time to give the youth a chance. Alan Irvine talks of mental toughness. What about fitness, skill, ability and passion. I think he could well be out after tomorrow if we do not win.

great statement Howard "How close are we to investment? We're that close. But it's like those miners in Chile. They're told they're going to get out in November, but they won't believe that until they climb out and see the sun in the sky." well almost true we sliding down to the bottoms of the pit that is lge 1 we feel that are shafts are being drilled kept in the dark and like the seam the team have caved in but yeh i see your point howard.

If the team were performing on the pitch, Howard would not have been forced into making that appearance on Saturday. It makes me sick that some fans cannot vent their legitimate concerns without resorting to abuse. The one fan who cited the players' cars was making a good point (though in an idiotic way). When fans who are not wealthy see players flaunting their affluence whilst the club struggles for money it tends to rile. Add to this the current performances and the impression that the players do not care or are not earning their pay then it does more than just rile the fans. I know that Wednesday are not the biggest payers in football but the current budget is competitive in League One. What is not competitive is our present form. Howard said that if just 3,000 fans walked away from the club then the finances would reach breaking point. If Wednesday do not improve the performances on the pitch the prospect of falling attendences will become very real. Perhaps, since Alan Irvine is struggling to motivate his players and appears to be at a loss, our boss could suggest that the players try a week of walking in the shoes of the fans for a change. Instead of arriving in the cars that so riled that one fan, maybe our boys should try taking the bus. That way they just might see, talk to and understand the people they are playing for. Either that or Howard should suggest a return to the cross country courses his players had to suffer. I know that the first of these suggestions isn't practical before anyone starts but the gulf between the players and fans is now ridiculous. Whatever happens off the pitch I have not the slightest doubt that HW is working for the good of the club. AI could improve things for his chairman by winning on the pitch.

For the first time im actually starting to think we arent that big a club. big clubs don't yo-yo between the championship and league 1, and its not for the first time in our history. compared to leeds, norwich and man city(and theres probably more) our attendences arent that great. god knows where our money has gone.even in the prem years we never broke the bank for anybody. i think im right in saying weve never spent more that £3 million on a player (di canio was £3 mill + regi blinker). i dont know if its just because im very negative about the club at the moment or realisation has just set in. either way, it would be nice to get new owners and see if we do actually have "potential".