Richard Davies - Deputy Vice Chairman
Written by Administrator Sunday, 19 July 2009 14:47
DirectorsSince the day my Dad, Royston, first took me to a game I’ve been a Wednesdayite. From then on, like every fan, my dream was to play for the Owls. But sadly as I got older, well to be honest not that much older, I realised I didn’t have what it takes.
Obviously the next best thing was to keep watching Wednesday and that’s what I’ve been doing through thick and thin, for almost 30 years now. But the desire to be a part of the club I love has never waned.
So when the breath of fresh air swept through the club in January of last year, I found myself empowered to get involved in some way or other. As my wife Alex will tell you I’d been "banging on" about getting involved for years, so that’s exactly what I did by offering my services to Wednesdayite as a volunteer.
From being invited to a volunteers meeting the rest is history and I’m now involved as a board member. Fulfilling this role for Wednesdayite is for me akin to working for the club I love, which in turn is the next best thing to playing for the Owls.
On a professional level I work as an Account Manager for a Sheffield based printer/direct mail house. This is an industry I’ve worked in for some time now and it came as a natural progression from my early days working in Marketing for a wholesale stationer.
As it was for me when I was a child, it’s a real family affair for me with SWFC. Alex and I have 3 year old twin boys - Rhys and Riley - who are both season ticket holders. JJ has quickly become their favourite player, so much so they mobbed their Mummy when he scored against Cardiff on the final day of the 2008-2009 season on her annual visit to Hillsborough.
As we all know too well, life as a Wednesdayite will never be easy. In fact one of my earliest memories taught me a valuable lesson about following the Owls. At the 1983 FA Cup Semi-Final at Highbury I was asked by the guy in front of me to wave my flag harder to help the team. Ante Miročević scored shortly after but all too soon I suffered my first dose of football disappointment, but it didn’t deter me.
As I see it, and at the end of the day, if you can’t get enthusiastic and passionate about Sheffield Wednesday and being a part of it – no matter how big or small – then what can you get enthusiastic and passionate about?!
So when the breath of fresh air swept through the club in January of last year, I found myself empowered to get involved in some way or other. As my wife Alex will tell you I’d been "banging on" about getting involved for years, so that’s exactly what I did by offering my services to Wednesdayite as a volunteer.
From being invited to a volunteers meeting the rest is history and I’m now involved as a board member. Fulfilling this role for Wednesdayite is for me akin to working for the club I love, which in turn is the next best thing to playing for the Owls.
On a professional level I work as an Account Manager for a Sheffield based printer/direct mail house. This is an industry I’ve worked in for some time now and it came as a natural progression from my early days working in Marketing for a wholesale stationer.
As it was for me when I was a child, it’s a real family affair for me with SWFC. Alex and I have 3 year old twin boys - Rhys and Riley - who are both season ticket holders. JJ has quickly become their favourite player, so much so they mobbed their Mummy when he scored against Cardiff on the final day of the 2008-2009 season on her annual visit to Hillsborough.
As we all know too well, life as a Wednesdayite will never be easy. In fact one of my earliest memories taught me a valuable lesson about following the Owls. At the 1983 FA Cup Semi-Final at Highbury I was asked by the guy in front of me to wave my flag harder to help the team. Ante Miročević scored shortly after but all too soon I suffered my first dose of football disappointment, but it didn’t deter me.
As I see it, and at the end of the day, if you can’t get enthusiastic and passionate about Sheffield Wednesday and being a part of it – no matter how big or small – then what can you get enthusiastic and passionate about?!
