Leicester v Owls

[Guitargeorge]

Just been conversing with my Wednesday supporting cousin. She has this to say

It's a bit of a nightmare at the moment but we just get on with it! I got my season ticket a couple of days ago for the kop. The people on the north stand still haven't heard what is happening to them - about 9000 of them! All our ticket allocation at Leicester has been snapped up (over 3300!) and they're planning a demonstration. Leicester have allowed our fans to take a huge flag onto the away end and fans plan to wait 5 minutes after kick off before taking their seats so that Sky will broadcast an empty away end to start with and then fill up! Such a shame that Morecambe are suffering as well, Bury have been amazing and invited Morecambe fans to their ground to watch them and even to wear their own colours.
A lot of speculation at the moment about John Textor still being interested but not sure he's the solution. Chansiri still being a complete arse about selling ground and training ground - wish he'd just f**k off.
All the best George for this season, it's a pity (in a way) that we won't be playing you this season - although goodness knows who with. Barry Bannan is staying so every cloud eh?!xx

[ElectroClaret]

I didn't even know that the game would definitely be taking place tbh, such has been the speculation surrounding Wednesday and their troubles.

Glad it is, though.

[Dark Cloud]

"John Textor is still interested"!!!! "Not sure he's the solution!" Oh dear...... I'm pretty certain he isn't!

[warksclaret]

Find it strange that a club like Wednesday, in big financial problems, sticks its neck out and gets 3,300 tickets, which sell instantly

By contrast, we play Spurs at a ground twice the capacity of Leicester, on our first return to the PL having gained 100 points/two defeats/ record clean sheets etc etc. Its the first game of the season and our club takes just 2000 tickets, leaving a significant number of loyal supporters unable to attend to add support for our beloved team

[whentheballmoves]

Wednesday owner is an unusual character, shall we say.
I feel for the fans, especially as I live only about three miles from the ground.

[elwaclaret]

Find it strange that a club like Wednesday, in big financial problems, sticks its neck out and gets 3,300 tickets, which sell instantly

By contrast, we play Spurs at a ground twice the capacity of Leicester, on our first return to the PL having gained 100 points/two defeats/ record clean sheets etc etc. Its the first game of the season and our club takes just 2000 tickets, leaving a significant number of loyal supporters unable to attend to add support for our beloved team

I would think it has a lot to do with logistics and pricing. Sheffield is a lot closer to Leicester than Burnley is to North London.

[TheFamilyCat]

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[ecc]

Just been conversing with my Wednesday supporting cousin. She has this to say

It's a bit of a nightmare at the moment but we just get on with it! I got my season ticket a couple of days ago for the kop. The people on the north stand still haven't heard what is happening to them - about 9000 of them! All our ticket allocation at Leicester has been snapped up (over 3300!) and they're planning a demonstration. Leicester have allowed our fans to take a huge flag onto the away end and fans plan to wait 5 minutes after kick off before taking their seats so that Sky will broadcast an empty away end to start with and then fill up! Such a shame that Morecambe are suffering as well, Bury have been amazing and invited Morecambe fans to their ground to watch them and even to wear their own colours.
A lot of speculation at the moment about John Textor still being interested but not sure he's the solution. Chansiri still being a complete arse about selling ground and training ground - wish he'd just f**k off.
All the best George for this season, it's a pity (in a way) that we won't be playing you this season - although goodness knows who with. Barry Bannan is staying so every cloud eh?!xx

Thank you very much for that.

Unless supporting a club is in your blood, you can't understand what it means to people. To us.

I have often thought in recent years is it sane supporting a club. Is it sane feeling so angry after certain defeats, so low when so many far, far more important things are going on in life. I sometimes wish I hadn't been born to a supporter of a football club - it happened to be Burnley but it matters little - when I let it get me down. But then you think of the good times, the victories against clubs that are far more affluent than us.

It's a crazy thing, really. Something you can't rationally defend. But it's in you or it isn't.