Former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Andy Sinton has been the topic of conversation for a number of the club’s supporters on Twitter after @Dunsbyowl shared a post regarding the 53-year-old.
Sinton signed for the South Yorkshire based club in August 1993 from Queens Park Rangers in a deal believed to be worth approximately £3m (via Transfermarkt.co.uk). So what do these fans remember of the player’s time at Hillsborough?
Was Andy Sinton a flop at Sheffield Wednesday?
Yes
No
Expected a lot and didn’t deliver..even more disappointing is we selt John Harkes to help fund the signing
— RETRO WEDNESDAY (@WednesdayRetro) March 19, 2020
Yep. I though he would be the final piece to the making of a dominant team. Sadly, it never happened. And to think he turned down Arsenal in favour of us.
— Pennsylvania Owls ? (@PA_Owls) March 19, 2020
England winger when signed and scored 3 in first 2 games !! Unfortunately that was as good as it got
— Lee van Gelder (@DutchMcLovin) March 19, 2020
Overall disappointing, was record signing and had odd good game but nowhere near enough to justify the fee.
— Matthew Bloomfield (@matthefish20022) March 19, 2020
I remember being so excited when we signed AS and then being so disappointed with his performances
— itsslimupnorth (@itsslimupnorth) March 19, 2020
Rubbish
— AstonOwl (@OwlAston) March 19, 2020
Waste of a wage
— R8 SWF ?#chansiriout (@rbswfc) March 19, 2020
What do we think?
It’s clear from the responses that these Sheffield Wednesday fans expected to see a great deal more from Sinton when he arrived at the club. The left-midfielder scored just three goals for the Owls in 63 appearances before signing for Tottenham Hotspur in January 1996.
Sinton also represented Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brentford and England for whom he appeared 13 times (via Transfermarkt.co.uk). It was announced on Thursday that English football will remain suspended until at the earliest 30 April meaning there is plenty of time to reminisce about former players in the coming weeks, so it would not be a surprise if those on Twitter dig into the archives a little more in the near future.