'I thought I was honking' - Bailey Cadamarteri's admission after move from Sheffield Wednesday to Wrexham
Bailey Cadamarteri has admitted to being unhappy with his final outing in Sheffield Wednesday colours before his move to Wrexham.
By the time Cadamarteri stepped out at Hillsborough to face Wrexham on January 31, talk of interest from the Red Dragons had already surfaced.
The 20-year-old started nonetheless, completing 90 minutes in a 1-0 defeat for the Championship’s bottom side.
He sealed a switch to Wrexham two days later, completing the move on deadline day.
Final Sheffield Wednesday outing
Speaking on That Wrexham Podcast, the Jamaica international has lifted the lid on his final Wednesday appearance.
He said: “I must have been unbelievable - I thought I was honking. But I got the nod after, so I must have done alright.
“It was one of those games, I don’t know if the interest in coming to Wrexham was playing through my mind, but it was one of them where I thought ‘things just aren’t going right for me here’. There were a few good bits in the game but after the game, I thought ‘I aren’t getting the message after this game’.
“I just approached the game as normal. I’ve got my dad and my agent in my ear saying ‘it’s just another game, look forward to it, do what you do’.”
Bailey Cadamarteri’s early chapters
Cadamarteri was nurtured within Wednesday’s academy and is widely believed to have a high ceiling in the game.
He led the Owls line in difficult circumstances before his exit and left having scored seven goals over the course of 57 appearances. During his time at Hillsborough, the marksman had a loan spell at Lincoln City and registered eight goals in 31 appearances.
When asked how he reflects upon the early chapters of his career, Cadamarteri said: “It’s been good, to be fair. It’s been eye-opening as well.
“When you’re a young lad growing up, you don’t expect time to fly as quickly as it has.
“You’re waiting and waiting for that first game when you’re coming through and you’re a scholar but then I’m sat here now more or less on 100 games thinking ‘where has that time gone?’.”