Dom Howson

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#SWFC 🦉⚽️

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🔵⚪️ Will #htafc make the play‑offs? If they do, their home form will be the reason.

Eleven unbeaten at the Accu Stadium and four huge tests coming next: Lincoln, Cardiff, Reading and Wycombe. Getting Low, Whatmough and Radulovic back for some of those matches would be massive.

Jerry Yates to BBC Radio Sheffield's Adam Oxley on the #SWFC away end at Derby:

“I've never seen fans like that. There is only a certain amount of clubs in England that can get a following like that, especially in this position, and be bouncing for the full 90 minutes."

He gets it.

🦉⚽️

🔵⚪️ A much-needed #htafc win. Liam Manning will be happy with the clean sheet.

The overall performance? Really poor against an injury-hit team. Looked disjointed and bereft of creativity for long periods.

Won’t get anything against Lincoln, Cardiff etc playing like this.

🔵⚪️ Cameron Humphreys has played well in the second half. Grafted hard and has kept things simple in possession. Bali Mumba has also done ok at right-back. Seven minutes left plus added on time for #htafc to see it out and pick up three big points in the play-off race.

🔵⚪️ This is Bobby Wales’ big opportunity. Has got to make an impact. #htafc have to ask more questions of the Rotherham defence. One shot on target in 66 minutes against a team in a relegation scrap is totally unacceptable. Everything is so slow and predictable.

🔵⚪️ Is Ryan Ledson playing? Not remotely good enough from the captain. Humphreys and Evans have found it tough going too. Will cut Evans some slack given his injury troubles.

The balance looks all wrong in midfield. Is lightweight. Missing McGuane big time. #htafc

🔵⚪️ Radinio Balker has picked up a groin injury. Would imagine that will be him out of action for a period of time. Josh Feeney replaces him at centre-back. Murray Wallace has been rock solid so far. One of the few players who has turned up for #htafc today.

🔵⚪️ Playing one up front against a team with the worst away record in League One doesn’t sit well with me. Still waiting for #htafc to register a shot on target. Everyone, bar Ashia, looks frightened to death to try something in the final third. It’s sideways and backwards.

🔵⚪️ We’re 34 minutes and it feels like Cameron Ashia is carrying virtually all of Huddersfield Town’s attacking threat. This is only Ashia’s third league start. Totally unfair on the young man.

Why is Marcus Harness is on the right flank? Completely wasted there. #htafc

🔵⚪️ So many empty seats at the Accu Stadium for a Yorkshire derby. It’s a sign of where #htafc are as a club right now. So sad.

You would think Rotherham are pushing for the top six rather than Town the way they’ve started this one. Lethargic start from the hosts.

Sensational knock from Jacob Bethell. It's going to be great fun watching him across all formats over the next 10 plus years.

Not to be for England in the T20 semi-final against India. Valiant effort to run them close but conceded too many runs in the final four overs. 🏏

🔵⚪️ Big boost for #htafc that Marcus McGuane is back in contention for Rotherham. He makes Town tick in midfield. Is the one CM who can truly dictate the tempo. Liam Manning talked about MM still playing "catch-up" in his presser but I think he's got to start him on Saturday.

This should be a top night for a great cause. Loads of players will be there as well as Carlos. Get your tickets while you can. #SWFC 🦉⚽️

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Chelsea have to sign a world class goalkeeper this summer if they are going to close the gap on Arsenal, Man City and Co. Robert Sanchez is such a liability.

🔵⚪️ Huddersfield Town's away record in 2⃣0⃣2⃣6⃣:

🏟️ P: 7⃣
✅ W:1️⃣
🤝 D: 1️⃣
❌ L: 5️⃣
⚽️ GF: 5️⃣
🥅 GA: 1️⃣0⃣
🧤 CS: 0⃣

Abysmal

#htafc

🔵⚪️ Big day for #htafc. Urgently need to improve their away form and tighten up at the back if they are to secure a top-six finish. It will be interesting to see how Liam Manning sets them up at relegation-threatened Wigan. Ryan Hardie is in line to make his first start.

Sheffield Wednesday’s last Championship win at Hillsborough? April 21.

#SWFC are winless in their 17 home league matches this season. Only Sunderland (18 in the PL in 2005/06) have had a longer winless run at home from the start of a campaign in English league history. 🦉⚽️

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#SWFC 🦉⚽️

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Former Bournemouth forward Zain Silcott-Duberry has joined #SWFC on a free transfer. He has signed a deal for the remainder of the 2025/26 season. 🦉⚽️

2/2 Kogan added: "This is one of the largest, most prestigious names in English football, one of the founders of English football, one of the founders of the Premier League, that has spent the last two or three years in absolute chaos, including yesterday." #SWFC 🦉⚽️

1/2 David Kogan, the head of the new Independent Football Regulator, told The Mirror: “If you want an example of why we exist, well, it's only got to look at the situation in the last 24 hours at #SWFC...." 🦉⚽️

🔵⚪️ Head coach Liam Manning on in-form striker Joe Taylor: "For us, it's a real frustration that we haven't got him. There's an element of a positive side where he's doing well, but he's ours in the future still."

Wigan loanee Taylor is ineligible to face #htafc this weekend.

Still can’t get my head around the James Bord consortium offering £47.8m for #SWFC. It raises serious questions about the “analysis work” carried out by their advisers. Two months of due diligence to conclude Wednesday aren’t worth £47.8m? Really? 🦉⚽️

Listened to the latest @wtidpod.bsky.social episode earlier today. Two things:

1) @mattjohno1989.bsky.social nailed it on McNeill's position in the side. Is way better centrally than he is out wide. That's where he can hurt teams.
2) Fiver is in the post James Mappin for the book plug! 🤪

#SWFC 🦉⚽️

CW reiterated that there needs to be investment into the team, the ground and the infrastructure.

He added: “Somebody will pick it up and run with it and get it back to where they want it to be.”

#SWFC 🦉⚽️

Chris Wilder was asked by The Star what needs to change at #SWFC:

“Having been at SWFC as a fan, as a player and as a manager, I think the facilities are nowhere near what they should be for the level of the club and what it can be and what it will be going forward.” 🦉⚽️

CW on #SWFC going down: "They didn't get relegated today. They lost all their players at the start of the season. They were left with young kids who shouldn't have been exposed to that situation. They've been hung out to dry. It will swing back. It's a ruthless business." 🦉⚽️

CW: "We had everything to lose today. #SWFC had a puncher's chance. We did a lot of things right and we showed different qualities. We missed three or four golden chances after both teams went down to 10 men. We had some fabulous chances to score more." 🦉⚽️