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Bad football. Boardroom unrest. Financial turmoil. Long-suffering fans. Owls: Sheffield Wednesday Through the Modern Era is the story of a football club struggling to find its way in an ever-changing game. Almost two decades on from dropping out of the Premier League- and over 25 years after the horrors of the Hillsborough disaster- author Tom Whitworth combines revealing interviews from key players- managers and board members with challenging new insight and perspective- to piece together a compelling account of Wednesdays recent- often turbulent- history. From the almost-glory days of the early 1990s and the team of Chris Waddle- John Sheridan and David Hirst; to Paolo Di Canios pushing over of a referee- terrible transfer dealings- relegations and a life in the lower league wilderness. That is followed by League One play-off success- moves by the club to sue its own fans- winding-up orders and High Court appearances; before club-saving takeovers followed by a well-funded- entertaining and long-awaited revival which at last has given the clubs fans something to smile about....