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JJ’s out for two months
Season-long loan: Michail Antonio
OWLS star Jermaine Johnson has been ruled out for around eight weeks.
The bombshell news coincides with the club landing Reading winger Michail Antonio on loan for the rest of the season.
Wednesday are also working on trying to sign an undisclosed forward. And it was suggested last night that a move for Doncaster Rovers’ Kyle Bennett had been turned down.
Johnson damaged knee ligaments in a tackle at Chesterfield last Saturday, it has been confirmed.
Manager Gary Megson summed up the blow by saying: “JJ has been playing arguably the best football of his career. scoring goals, making them and looking a huge threat. He’s expected to be out for eight weeks, We just have to tough it out”
He welcomed the arrival of Antonio, who first emerged as a loan target in November and played well at Hillsborough while on loan with Colchester.
“I wanted to have Michail on one wing and Ben Marshall on the other,” said Megson. “But it wasn’t possible at that time because Michail’s partner was due to give birth.” The baby was born last month.
“Michail has pace, strength, an eye for goal, and he works hard,” he added. “Our fans will have seen him when we played Colchester - I was surprised when he was taken off in that game.”
If Johnson is sidelined for eight weeks then he could be back for only the last few games of the regular league programme but will be available for the play-offs if the Owls end up in those - though hopes of automatic promotion are still alive.
The move for another forward in addition to the deal for Antonio - being handled by chief executive Paul Aldridge - comes after the club have hit a shortage of goals. Antonio, aged 21, could make a debut in Sunday’s Sheffield derby.
His last game for Reading was on January 28 in a 1-0 win against Bristol City. The loan includes the remaining league games and can be extended for any play-offs.
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s2 blade
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 12:00 PM@steelcityblue. Your backwards if you actually believe what you just wrote . Only ones that run are you and village idiots.
B1ademiester
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 09:23 AM@ S (slum)2 You don't have to be a farmer to smell bu11sh1t mate... we will see your happy little faces smiling from the tram... in awe.. looking at houses with inside toilets and cars with road tax on them... This will be only be before the game of course because as after you will disapear in to thin air as usual
hilltopblade
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 06:38 AMThank goodness for that, as a blade the last thing you want is your team up against the likes of messi, rooney or 'jj'. Might be an idea to show 'goal' madine where the actual goal is, and you just might keep it respectable.
KEEP THE FAITH BLADES
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 12:25 AMPOST 49 ----30,000 cheering the mighty wednesday on HAHAHA about 13,000 wont even know the players names or what songs to sing as they haven't been seen at the STY since the Palace match ...Mind you the song bit shouldn't be hard as you only have about 3 ...Think thats about all that annoying poxy band know
s2 blade
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 12:09 AM@steelcityblue . We will take s6 from you and your "mob" easily. Ched the rippers gunna ya!!!!!!!
B1ademiester
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 11:14 PMHappy Christmas Crystalpukes.. not seen you on here for.. well months now.. Nice that you have come out of hibernation with the other pigs spouting bobbins on here. you will get hammered on Sunday.. Passion will prevail.. 30,000 Owls cheering the Mighty Wednesday on and the poor few porksters who LOYALY took 14 days to buy tickets will slink away , and back to obscurity
B1ademiester
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 11:09 PMPoor S (slum) 2 he has lot it
crystalpeaksman
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 11:06 PMSteelcityblue you talk out of your ass,I will still post on here in the unlikely event you win the game,but even if you do we still have points in hand and games in hand,its a win win for the blades. You on the other hand HAVE to win to have any chance of the top 2,lets see who can handle the pressure.
B1ademiester
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 11:04 PMAnyway S (slum) 2 blunt.. sh1t is red,,, Wednesday is blue.. 'visiting legends??? we will f**k you
B1ademiester
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 11:01 PM@ 39.. S(slum)2 Blunt... you are deluded..Hillsboro WAS chosen ahead of the Stain.. live with it..FACT. Your pinky 'colour slum is an eye sore of mid 60's prefab concrete and thrown together makeshift buildings.. with no identity.. is it a car park.. a hotel or a sh1t hole... Evans... Reda will put him in his pocket... As for evans and his alledged crime.. Well I for one think he should be able to play.. It is alledged. However what gets me a little is that it is Evans who put it out in the domain.. so do not be suprised if people judge and comment. As for Legends ... more likely you will be a bunch of leg ends
B1ademiester
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:51 PMManky at 34... wtf are you on about? sober up and try again will you..
manorblade
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:49 PMWell done WTID you managed to post without the word ched in it but you still put rapist and pigs in .I know you can do better if you try.
WTID
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:32 PME mac did you say anything when MM was in court and the pigs were saying he should be locked up ?
North Sheffield
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:28 PMI hear with have a new song for the Blunts every hole is a goal striker. Get ready piggie Cheddy. UTO
WTID
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:28 PMIn any other job if you were charged with alleged rape you would be suspended from work. On radio pig blades fans and the presenter stated. Terry should have been suspended for allegedly racially abusing a player. I agree. Nevertheless, a few months earlier radio pig and pig fans stated you are innocent until proven guilty. If you are with alleged rape and the allged rapist should play. Also, I agree you are innocent until proven guilty. But he should not be playing. What do the pigs think about Lee Hughes allegedly charged with a sex crime. I have not said these people have committed the crime. I say alleged.
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