[Amelia Chaffinch]

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Terriers v Owls

John Smith's Stadium

Sunday 16th October

12 noon

At the time of writing we are top of the league (I say we are top of the league) on 25 points. The Owls are 9th on 17. 

Overall, we have the better of Sheffield Wednesday with 24 wins to their 18 with 12 draws. Unfortunately, recent stats aren't so favourable; we haven't beaten them since 23th Nov 2013.... not that we should be worried about it.... we have broken longer records than that this season!

The last 6:

Us W W L W L W
Them L W W L W W

It's close!

The Wendies still have that little tosspot, Forestieri playing for them, although he is not the main goal threat at the moment. Hooper, Lee and Fletcher are all on three goals each this season. Gary Hooper had his greatest success at Celtic and Steven Fletcher at my Scottish team, Hibs. I don't recall anything about Kieran Lee. Ex-Terrier Jack Hunt continues to lurk around defence and will likely receive a pantomime villain's welcome on Sunday. Perhaps SCO will give us a lowdown on their players' form.

We expect the away stand to be a sell out as well as the home areas. Despite being on telly, we should have most of our season card holders there plus any gaps filled up with those getting in for a tenner. I know this because when I tried to get one for our friend and our block was completely full. There was only one left in the adjacent block and half a dozen in the one to the other side of us. What do you reckon? .... 22,000? I sneakily hope that the shirtless Owl won't have managed to get one. That's something we don't need to see on a Sunday lunchtime.

Did you know that Sheffield Wednesday were known as the Blades once upon a time? I heard that on Radio Sheffield the other day and looked it up and 'tis true. There are two possible reasons. One is that Hillsborough was built on the site of a pig slaughterhouse and the other is that it's to do with the steel industry. 

I fully expect Andy Booth to be wheeled out for the half-time draw. It's become a bit of a tradition, that. 

Nah, not him, this one....

No doubt my little match thread will not be taken in good part by some of the Owls. Perhaps that's because they suffer from ...