Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Season

Dutz · 26-04-2007 10:21am #1

Just like to congratulate one of my mates Glenn Whelan for having a great Season after been put on the transfer list @ the start of the season -

Lets hope the premiership beckons

http://www.swfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/News/0,,10304~1016192,00.html

smackbunnybaby · 26-04-2007 10:32am

i am delighted for Whelan, he has showed real character this season given the whole transfer listing and fans getting on his back. Like all clubs Wednesday have their boo boys and as he was being played put of position and given the captaincy possibly too early on in his career they were really laying into him.

I expect Whelan to get a full call up by next season to Stan's squad.

eirebhoy · 26-04-2007 12:36pm

This is nice (big) suprise. Last season most Wednesday fans wanted him gone it seemed.

acquiescefc · 27-04-2007 12:35pm

Congrats also to Sturrock for keeping faith in him when Allen wanted to get rid.

Thoroughly deserved. Hope the celebrating continues this weekend.

Dutz · 28-04-2007 12:22pm

it was sturock who wanted him out - only reason he stayed was because he fought for his place - it was laws who took him off the list

sturrock is nothing but a toss pot who had no respect for the players at swfc

eirebhoy · 28-04-2007 5:51pm

Sturrock did make him captain at the age of 21 though. I don't think many Wednesday fans would have complained with Whelan being put on the transfer list when he did so it's good to see he came back from that.

Dutz · 30-04-2007 3:13pm

very true

the reason he had under performed was because of all the pressure re captaincy thank god he's back to his best though

tetsujin1979 · 30-04-2007 3:43pm

David Bell is young supporter's player of the season and internet player of the season at relegated Luton Town: http://www.lutontown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1018340,00.html?ptvParm=

smackbunnybaby · 30-04-2007 4:18pm

Dutz wrote:

it was sturock who wanted him out - only reason he stayed was because he fought for his place - it was laws who took him off the list

sturrock is nothing but a toss pot who had no respect for the players at swfc

1) being a friend of Glenn's would you know this as gospel?
I would have thought Sturrock thought highly enough of him to put him on the transfer list as he knew glenn would prove his worth. This made Laws job of taking him off the list very easy.

2) i know there were problems at the club while Sturrock was there towards the end as he wasnt getting the best from his players, but didnt the players make a statement that it was largely their fault?
This statement contributed largely towards Graham Coughlan being dropped as club captain and Dave Allen trying to offload him. Coughlan never got a look in under Laws.

oh and Dutz - this isnt a dig at you, these are just questions i have which you may have the answers to.

tetsujin1979 · 01-05-2007 10:19am

Congratulations to Richard Dunne on his third player of the year in a row at Man City: http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid={DBD12D53-8346-431D-A04F-5D0F8664DE80}&newsid=423723
That's unprecedented award for a defender, IIRC it was Anelka that prevented him from making it four years in a row by beating him to the award 4 years ago