However, as you can imagine, a potential takeover brought a much more stirring response from the Owls' own fans... very stirring indeed, if this forum post is anything to go by:
"With a possible takeover imminent SAY NO TO CHANGE we are Sheffield Wednesday our stadium is Hillsborough and we play in blue and white we have a great history changing anything would be heartbreaking our great grandparents would be turning in their graves I am however up for bringing us into the 22nd century but we are forever owls and won't accept change."
- Ryan Rye
Alas, Ryan's call to arms was met with nothing but cynicism...
"1 takeover resulted in a club changing it's colours
Chill out."
- EcclesallOwl
Oh dear. It's hardly a surprise that Wednesday fans are in a foul mood with their club sitting second-bottom of the Championship, with no wins in 11 league games so far.
The bad news doesn't stop there though, as Owls midfielder Jose Semedo received a straight-red card in the weekend's fixture with Bolton. Wednesday appealed, but guess what...
“@swfc: SWFC lose appeal on Jose Semedo, who will now serve a three-match ban #swfc” load of balls
— Ryan Trollope (@SWFC_Ryan) October 22, 2013
From one appeal to another. Wednesday striker Gary Madine was sentenced to 18 months in prison at the start of October for causing grievous bodily harm in a night club punch-up...
Sympathy appears to be in short supply:
#WhenWednesdayLastWon Gary Madine was a free man.
— emmmaaaaaa (@emz_swfc) October 21, 2013
What wit.
Phone battery has gone down quicker than Gary Madine
— Arron Smith (@ArronCFC_) October 21, 2013
Still, with all this going on, it would be easy to get bitter...
@Walkerpw If you get the same length of response to questions as the club's Gary Madine statement, you won't be there long.
— Charles Hoyland (@baggleyowl) October 17, 2013
... but most Wednesday fans appear to be just getting on with things. Let's not mince words - the Premier League is now a foggy, foggy memory indeed.
I'm sure a really positive takeover will go through and the Owls will all live happily ever after.
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Photo Credit: Daniel Bagshaw
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