Through Gritted Teeth #42: Barnsley 1997
October 17, 2011 § Leave a Comment
by Chris Ledger
Danny Wilson’s 1989 single ‘The Second Summer of Love’ contains the lyrics: “the first summer of love was here when I was much too young”. And they were right, I was too young to remember Danny Wilson’s first summer of love at Sheffield Wednesday; most notably, his goal in the 1991 League Cup semi-final and playing against Manchester City in February 1993 with two broken ribs. But I knew that he was a good player and well liked at Hillsborough. « Read the rest of this entry »
Through Gritted Teeth #9: Paolo di Canio
May 13, 2011 § 1 Comment
by Daniel Williams
I think the first time that I truly despised a football player was during a cold night at Hillsborough, home of Sheffield Wednesday. Despite the weather, a hotly-contested South Yorkshire derby between Wednesday and Barnsley was in full swing, and I was one of the thousands of Reds fans to make the journey. I vividly remember standing next to a grown man dressed as Snow White for most of the night, but I have no recollection of what happened to his dwarves. « Read the rest of this entry »
