They turned us down !!
(or we couldn't afford them, or the deal just went sour.)

Eric Cantona :-

Trevor Francis wanted to extend his trial - Eric didn't want to stick around, so he buggered off the Leeds and Man Utd to win championships.

Jan Molby (1984) :-

A deal to sign him fell through.

Mark Wright (1987) :-

Couldn't persuade his wife to move to the Steel City.

Gary Birtles (1977) :-

Scouted and tempted, but ultimately lost to Forest when young.

Nigel Spackman (1989) :-

rejected move from Liverpool to Wednesday and pissed off to QPR instead.

Olli Huttunen (1983) :-

Finnish goalie who had an unsuccessful trial with the Owls.

Stan Bowles (1981) :-

rejected a move to Wednesday after Wednesday promotion to the old 2nd Division.

Graham Rix (1988) :-

Had talks with Wednesday but decided to move from Arsenal to Caen.

Peter Reid (1982) :-

Wednesday thought they had him, in a move from Bolton, until Everton stepped in.