The Owls were a real force in the top flight back when I was playing. I remember the players they had and the games we had against them.
We bought a lot of players there, including Gordon Watson, David Hirst and Carlton Palmer, and I remember coming up against the likes of Chris Waddle.
When you went to Hillsborough, it was a difficult place to go and play because they had big crowds and a strong side. It was a great stadium to play at.
It hosted FA Cup semi-finals before everything moved to Wembley, so it always felt like a big occasion. That is why it is so sad to see them now.
When I hear about the situation they are dealing with, with administration and the points deductions, I feel for everyone, for the staff and players.
It must be demoralising for them. Knowing they are in the position they are in and that their fate is already sealed makes it really hard to remain motivated.
You still have to go out there and play for pride, play for your teammates and fans, and try to win games for the club, while knowing the inevitable outcome.
It hits home when you speak to people who support them as well. Matt Barlow, who wrote my autobiography with me, is a big Wednesday fan.
When you speak to people like him about what the club is going through, it brings home just how difficult things must be for everyone connected.
I cannot even picture myself in that scenario. However, I think we can all be slightly amused by their one win this season coming at Fratton Park.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen with captain Liam Palmer and coach Peter Shuttleworth (Image: PA)
For Saints, though, the job is very clear this weekend. You cannot just assume anything in football, but if you are serious, then you simply have to win.
You still have to go about your business properly and play as well as you can. We saw that against QPR in midweek. They were missing players.
Saints did what they were required to do against a team that was out of form and not at their best. That is exactly what you have to do in these situations.
But if you are talking about the bigger picture and the push for the play-offs, then the real test will come in the games against the teams around us in the table.
When I was playing, and we were fighting relegation on a few occasions, the biggest games were always the ones against the teams around you.
You hear the phrase six-pointers and I hate to use a cliché, but those games really were massive. It’s a huge opportunity to gain points on rivals.
You are taking them away from them at the same time and it can shift the table in a big way. Now, Saints find themselves in a similar situation.
Instead of those six-pointer games being against teams at the bottom of the table, they are against the sides above us in the race for the play-offs.
Those matches against teams like Coventry, Ipswich and Wrexham are going to be huge. They can have a massive impact on where the table ends up.
That is where the real test will come. The encouraging thing is that Saints are in a really good place at the moment. There are few teams in better form than us.
We are on an unbeaten run, and it feels like the team is hitting form at exactly the right time of the season, but we have not played too many of the big boys.
When you start to get towards the final stretch and the number of games left drops into single figures, momentum becomes such an important factor.
If Saints can carry on the form they have shown over the last few weeks, then they have every chance of finishing the season strongly and inside the top six.
Up the Saints,
Franny Benali.