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The Laws of Revival written by Sheffield Wednesday
After recording their worst ever start to a season, Brian Laws’ Sheffield Wednesday are finally starting to recapture the form that led them to the brink of the play-offs last season. Pointless after their opening six games, the Owls have collected 19 points from a possible 30 to haul themselves clear of the danger zone. Having ended [...]
After recording their worst ever start to a season, Brian Laws’ Sheffield Wednesday are finally starting to recapture the form that led them to the brink of the play-offs last season.
Pointless after their opening six games, the Owls have collected 19 points from a possible 30 to haul themselves clear of the danger zone.
Having ended last season in style, not many would have predicted such a start, except, maybe, Wednesday-ites themselves.
Having lost, arguably, their two biggest goalscoring threats during the summer in Steve MacLean and Chris Brunt, the team was considerably weakened and with little money made available to replace them, the fans prepared for tough times ahead.
Having worked minor miracles last season, Laws has come in for heavy criticism from supporters, although, most acknowledge he isn’t to blame.
The former Scunthorpe boss was the subject of a recent approach from Burnley, who were keen to speak to Laws about becoming their new manager, only for Wednesday to turn down the request. Flattering indeed, for a man who was on the verge of being sacked less than a month ago.
Having been left to play catch up on their rivals, Wednesday’s first points of the season came at home to Hull City, with summer signing Francis Jeffers opening his account for the club with a goal worthy of winning any game.
The loan signings of experienced duo Michael Johnson and Graham Kavanagh immediately proved the difference to a side clearly lacking in confidence.
Wednesday followed up their first win of the season with another three points on the road to Norwich a week later. A Wade Small strike midway through the second half separated the sides, as the Owls began to make up for lost time.
Despite suffering disappointing home defeats to Leicester and Scunthorpe, Wednesday saw off newly-promoted Blackpool at Hillsborough and made a mockery of Stoke City’s good home form (a 4-2 win), before recovering from a goal down to win away at Plymouth. The Owls then left it to the sixth minute of injury time to rob West Bromwich Albion of all three points at the Hawthorns, before running riot at home to Southampton (5-0) during their last outing.
The pressure has most certainly been lifted from Laws’ shoulders for now, but with five games coming in a two week period, no doubt supporters will be expecting more of the same.
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