The one constant Sheffield Wednesday have no matter the highs or lows

Sheffield Wednesday fans arrive at the stadium prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United at Hillsborough Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Sheffield, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

Nostalgia has been rife in sports writing and broadcasting across the board in the past few weeks as we and our colleagues in the media attempt to keep football fans informed and entertained while the coronavirus pandemic brings football to a (hopefully) temporary halt.

Some of our most popular reads since the shutdown have centred on old games and old players and managers.

With the latter two, there was a prevailing theme in the interviews we have published – that bond with supporters.

Carlos Carvalhal spoke about his love for Owls fans in a twitter Q&A earlier this week. Former players Ryan Lowe and James Quinn also spoke highly of the Hillsborough faithful.

They all recognised the power of the fanbase at S6.

They all realised that when they had that collective roar behind them, they felt unstoppable.

While some who pull on the shirt might lack the quality of others who had donned the blue and white stripes, a noticeable commitment to the cause will get supporters' backing.

With that in mind, maybe what's happening at the minute will focus the minds a little.

For, despite the fact that no matter how well or how badly the team is playing, huge numbers are still coming out and that trend shows no signs of abating.

Regardless of the price of match tickets and the very obvious lack of value for money on that score, still they come back in their tens of thousands.

Gluttons for punishment? Maybe. But this is their club, your club and you are arguably taken for granted more than any other part of the organisation.

Maybe at a time when there is not quite as much money coming in, the penny will drop and perhaps there will be more appreciation for what supporters give both from their hearts and from their pockets.

When we all get through this, there are going to be large swathes of the fan base struggling a little more, financially. The club will have also taken a bit of a hit. What must not happen, is the support bearing the brunt of that.