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BLIND, STUPID AND DESPERATE
 
00/01: Season preview:
Sheffield Wed: BSaD opinion

Word association*
Brass Band; Chris Waddle; Cold; Comforting; Funny; Gay; Mickey Packer thinking he had been sent off, us cheering and then realising he hadn't been; Where's Di Canio ?

Previous encounters
The awful home game and strangely satisfying late winner which killed off Wednesday's survival hopes and made the fool Wednesday fan who bet against us taking a point all season thoroughly miserable. Willing that goal in at Hillsborough, and an unfit Gifton making mincemeat of their defence. Paolo Di Canio in Gibbsy's pocket at the Vic and getting rather upset in the replay. Trevor Senior being rather dreadful on Boxing Day.

Last season
Having given up so early, they were realistically relegated before we were. A shambling, preening embarrassment of a side.

Next season
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for Wednesday fans, their new sponsors are announced as "Chupa Chups". Only the beergut-enhancing Strongbow logo on Leeds' new shirts rivals this one. As for the Wednesday side... many players have left, at the time of writing none have arrived. The Owls are reputed to have huge debts, and Terry Yorath is talking about Andy Booth in the same sentence as Luis Figo. Worrying times. Sides often struggle in this division after they've been in the top flight for a while... Wednesday will do well to challenge for the play-offs.

How to annoy a Wednesday fan
A tricky one, this. Since most of them seem to hold David Pleat responsible for starting their fall from relative grace, you'd have to get into the area of saying complimentary things about him. And you really want to leave that well alone.

* A unique experiment, featuring instant reactions from BSaD pundits to the mention of the club's name.