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GARY Megson says that the fastest he moves is on home match days when he hurries to the Hillsborough touchline for the playing of the Owls anthem, “Hi ho Sheffield Wednesday.”
He sings it with the rest of the fans. For he is one of them.
“They are the reason I took this job,” says the 52-year-old who is proud to have supported, played for and now managed HIS club.
“I love the singing before the game; I always have.”
It is a big contrast to his previous job when he was unpopular among some Bolton supporters.
“I can’t thank our fans enough for the support they have given me here,” he says.
“I love bringing new players to the club and telling them all about the fans - it’s dead easy to support Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, those sort of teams; ours have give phenomenal backing to a club who have done nothing for years. They’re the salt of the earth. That’s why I’m here.
“Finance was never an issue when I came here. I obviously know what I earn but I’ve still never opened my contract. I only came because I’m a Wednesday fan and I want to help.”
In fact it leaked out at the time of his arrival that he could earlier have gone to Ipswich on twice his Hillsborough salary.
He is now the third longest serving of Milan Mandaric’s 15 managers, behind Harry Redknapp and Nigel Pearson.
“I always wanted to do this job and I’m delighted to have been given the opportunity,” he says. “If it all ended tomorrow, I’d still feel the same.
“In my view, I should have been given the job years ago. I would have kicked against some of the things that happened here on and off the field. This club should never have been allowed to slide as it did.”
Megson ticks off his thoughts on the past year: “Gates are up 12 per cent. I feel the squad is much more talented, focused and determined, and therefore better, yet the wage bill is more or less the same. That’s something I’m pleased with. We have 18 points more than when I arrived after the same number of games.
“There seems to be a lot more enthusiasm among the supporters - that’s not because of me, it’s because of the way the club is. Hopefully it bottomed out and we can kick on now.
“We’re making progress. We haven’t changed a huge amount. We’ve had to focus first on making the first team better; we’ve only scratched the surface on all the things that need to be done.
“What we do have are fantastic people working here, people who have held the club together when it was really struggling. Everybody owes a huge debt to them. They’re all Wednesdayites and the stuff they do is beyond the call of duty.”
Megson also believes that he has a whole-hearted bunch of players, and that Howard Wilkinson should be recognised in some way: “I’m one of the few people to have supported, played for and managed the club. Chris Turner did it; Howard has been a really successful manager and has played for, supported and chaired the club.
“We should really be doing something to recognise that.”
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IdWalkaMillionMiles
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 05:05 PMI have a real feel that canadafool also uses the alias's of SteelC1tyBlue and vvednesday r back. If you look at the atrocious grammar, SHOUTING and lack of punctuation, you can see the similarities. I don't have much regard for the majority of utd fans at best, but he really does bear the biggest chip I've ever known. I stopped going on Sheff Forum because of his inane bile, esp' on the Owls threads, where he really excels in making himself look stupid. I showed a good friend of mine ( a psychologist who works alongside SY Police) some of his posts from the Star and the Forum this weekend. His synopsis was very amusing but sad in a way, when I have a spare hour I'll let you all in on his view of this moron from Toronto. I've seen a photo of him too, which also makes things more understandable.
UTO
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 06:29 PMNever mind Banter........ You've still got the stupid greasy chip butty song!!!! Last season and the season before that it was all about attendances but now that they're down at the sty it's all about singing. Sad sad sad pathetic blunts especially CanadaNumpty the biggest bu-mm-er of you all.
UTO
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 06:29 PMComment removed by moderator
vvednesday r back
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 02:56 PMsinging is ok but sometims its loud and hurts my ears and i hav to shout shut up or ill cry. my mum says its not nice to sing wiked things at other teams but its funny sometims. ive just been sleging it was great and better than footie but im cold now so waching tv now.
Banter Blade
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 12:54 PMHa ha! It's our song, we sang it first! No it's not we sang it first, but we sang it longer, but we sang it better. What are you boys on. Do you support a football team or belong to a singing club. That was really sad!
Macclesfield Owl
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 10:21 PMCanada you've been out of the country too long. The average attendances speak for themselves. Soon to be bolstered by a sold out Hillsborough for the visit of your shower (shame you couldn't do the same). As regards songs - yes we sang Always Look on the Bright Side at a place not visited by Blunts called Wembley when we won what is called a Domestic Trophy by beating Man U. They then went on to beat a small team called Barcelona a week later and sang it to them. Then, of course, with the natural love affair that the press have with big teams, it became one of their songs. My Dad always used to sing Hi Ho Sheffield Wednesday at Ecc Road Working Mens Club in the late 60's so I presume that went the same way - not old enough to know that one tho. Remind me - is BACON red and white or blue and white ????? Anyway is Colin going to be your next manager when DW goes to Leeds?
Macclesfield Owl
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 10:16 PMCanada you've been out of the country too long. The average attendances speak for themselves. Soon to be bolstered by a sold out Hillsborough for the visit of your shower (shame you couldn't do the same). As regards songs - yes we sang Always Look on the Bright Side at a place not visited by Blunts called Wembley when we won what is called a Domestic Trophy by beating Man U. They then went on to beat a small team called Barcelona a week later and sang it to them. Then, of course, with the natural love affair that the press have with big teams, it became one of their songs. My Dad always used to sing Hi Ho Sheffield Wednesday at Ecc Road Working Mens Club in the late 60's so I presume that went the same way - not old enough to know that one tho. Remind me - is BACON red and white or blue and white ????? Anyway is Colin going to be your next manager when DW goes to Leeds?
bentley boy
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 08:24 PMIt is so sad to read Canada's answer to dumb and dumber explaining his case about a song that was most likely in the charts before he was born. Next thing we know he'll be telling us that John Denver ( Canadas answer to Joan Baez ) wrote the chipbutty song specifically for the retards at the Stain.Poor old LS 16 should get a life too , get off your laptop wrap up and get out , there's a whole world out there, you could learn something other than being brainwashed with tripe.
owlfandbg
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 08:18 PMTo be honest - I have heard it all my life at Hillsborough back to the early 70's Until last week I had never heard of Wolves singing it. If they do then good luck to them too. Of course Man U think 'Bright side of life is theirs. Good luck to them after they adopted that from us in 1991 - I remember singing that one away at ninian park in the early eighties. who cares in the end - we won today and are 2nd - utd have to avoid losing in 2 matches to catch us , huddersfield are 2 points back and MK Dons have dropped back. good day today :)
therealdealsteel
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 06:13 PMCanadablunt.. you stupid idiot.... So Wolves sang it in the 60's... AND??? your point. It is played TODAY as the Owls take the pitch.. Do you understand the story relates to 'today' and not 40 years ago.... Just because we used and then disgarded the sh1t nickname 'the blades' still means it is your nick name 'TODAY' Maybe you are better off useing Thickopedia... more fitting. Oh, and how good we look sat in 2nd place.. Us with our hoof ball n all
Gerimo
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 05:34 PMI was joking Handsworth,pretending someone had stole your PC
Gerimo
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 05:31 PMThat's one thing we agree on CPM,because he can copy & paste makes him an authority.Wikipeadia consists of voluntary contributions from the public,it contains many inaccuracies,I could write an article & put it on,doesn't make it the truth.Good result today but why do we make life so difficult.
handsworth
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 05:28 PM18 Gerimo Hello mi old sport Cannot undrstand you when you say I have not been on lately Have been sending in contribs regularly Did not know that Handsworth is most burgled place Does not surprise me I have been burgled three times never caught anyone of course In fact most of the people on the Avenue have been done and the ones who haven't wonder what is wrong with their property One of the reasons its so easy for burglars to get here, best bus service in Sheffield Back to Wednesday three very good points today in appalling conditions Well done the blue and whites
crystalpeaksman
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 03:31 PMWhat A saddo.
KEEP THE FAITH BLADES
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 01:42 PMMust sound great in a less than 12 full stadium HAHAHAHA As for whos song it is, how can you pigs claim its yours ??? Have a look on wiki, or I will cut and paste it for you and there will still be some pigs who claim they were singing THIER song in February 1967 .... "Hi Ho Silver Lining" is a rock song, written by American songwriters Scott English and Larry Weiss and first released as a single in March 1967 by The Attack, followed a few days later by Jeff Beck....The song is famous for being the anthem of Wolverhampton Wanderers football club. It is played at their home ground of Molineux Stadium as the players run out onto the pitch, with supporters replacing the highpoint of the chorus with 'Hi Ho Wolverhampton!'. The song is also an unofficial anthem of the city of Wolverhampton, as the song is often played in pubs, clubs and bars around the city with people singing the same modified chorus lyrics as are sung at Molineux Stadium. The song was also heavily featured in the 2002 film Anita and Me, which is set in a village on the outskirts of Wolverhampton. The song is also used by Aston Villa F.C., Bradford City A.F.C. and Sheffield Wednesday F.C.. Should sound great in front of 15,000 today HAHAHAHA All together now AND ITS HIIII HO PIGGY WEDNESDAY
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