Premier League winner hails 'huge' Sheffield Wednesday - recalls Hillsborough debut
Premier League winner, Tim Sherwood, says that it’s a ‘real shame’ what’s happened at Sheffield Wednesday.
Sherwood, who won the league title with Blackburn Rovers, made his professional debut at Watford against the Owls back in 1987, and has fond memories of visiting Hillsborough over the years.
Now, with Wednesday still awaiting news over a new owner to replace Dejphon Chansiri, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa boss has admitted that he’d see the Owls as an ‘appealing’ club to be involved with if it wasn’t for the pending 15-point deduction that looks to be heading their way as they head to League One.
Speaking with NewBettingOffers, he said, “I have fond memories of Sheffield Wednesday, and it looked an appealing club to manage in League One before the points deduction - and they could still surge like Wrexham. It’s sad for the fan - this has nothing to do with them or the players. You’re going to struggle to get players to the club, and that shouldn't be the case, as it's a huge football club.
“I made my full debut at Goodison, but my debut was for Watford at that ground - Hillsborough. It was a magnificent stadium. I remember the support there and the fantastic individual players they had, and it was a great side. It's just a real shame how this has happened. Mismanagement at the top end of football clubs can happen in the blink of an eye, and you're in League One, potentially with a 15-point deduction. It's just unbearable for the fans to think about.
“I felt when they were getting relegated that it would be a good club to manage, probably one of the best in all the divisions at the moment in League One, but then they got hit with a 15-point deduction. I mean, if someone took over fresh, they wouldn't have to pay that. Well, they want an extra £15million or something for them not to get the points. I mean, it's going to be an expensive club for someone.
“But if someone bought it and took it over, it's a great club to manage, because you could take them right up through the leagues, like Wrexham had done, like Ipswich had done. You're capable of doing it, back-to-back, with the support you would be given at Hillsborough. But it’s a real shame and it’s sad for football.”
Sherwood faced Wednesday 20 times as a player before handing up his boots, winning 10 and losing just six of them. With four goals scored against the Owls, there wasn’t a team in his career that he found the net against more.