Wednesday secured their Championship status on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, with Bannan grabbing the assist for the opening goal to get the ball rolling in their survival party. His contract is up in the summer, like so many others, and while he’s made it clear that he wants to stick around, he’s also urged the club to get things in place to give them the best chance possible for 2024/25 – and that includes giving manager, Danny Röhl, ‘what he wants’. "We need...
The popular defender, who was a vital part of the Owls’ promotion out of League One, was the first signing of the summer as he came back on a permanent basis following a very successful loan spell, however it’s been a tough campaign for the 30-year-old. James, a product of the Manchester United academy, was a regular part of the matchday squad under Danny Röhl at Hillsborough, but finished the season with just eight appearances in the Championship having barely been given a chance to show what...
The Star has previously reported that the likes of Jay Glover, Adam Alimi-Adetoro and Luke Cook would be moving on when the current season ends, while others such as Joey Phuthi, Sam Reed and Favour Onukwuli are on the list of those the club is eager to see stick around. Another player that is part of the plans for the new season is midfielder, Jay Buchan, with The Star understanding that the club are planning to exercise the one-year option in his deal that he signed when joining from Leeds...
It’s three months until the 2024/25 campaign gets underway on August 10th, and Danny Röhl has already started working on the way forward as they look to make sure that they’re facing another relegation battle in a year’s time Here are the things that should be top of the club’s to-do list: It’s a hot topic given the incredible job that he’s done at Wednesday, and plenty of Owls fans are concerned that the man who oversaw their remarkable turnaround since October may not be here when the new...
Powell says that the club has ‘got under my skin’ since he came on board early into Danny Röhl’s tenure as manager, and the feeling is certainly mutual as he formed a brilliant relationship with Wednesdayites over the course of the last seven months. On Saturday he could be seen swinging from the crossbar at the Stadium of Light after the Owls’ 2-0 win over Sunderland confirmed their great escape, and though he revealed that - unlike the other members of staff - his contract is expiring, he...
Around 2,600 Wednesdayites made the trip to the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon to see their team clinch a vital 2-0 victory thanks to goals from Liam Palmer and Josh Windass, the pair delivering in the big games once again after their role in promotion a year ago. There were plenty of fans left in blue and white long after the final whistle, and the players took their time to celebrate with them despite being so far away on the top tier at Sunderland’s ground. They could be heard from...
That doesn’t mean, however, that the retained list that so many fans are clamouring for is imminent – nor, though, does it mean that it isn’t. Clubs in the English Football League have until the third Saturday in May to let their players know their decisions, but there’s actually not obligation to make it public. Most teams do, of course, just as Wednesday do every year, and you’d think that they’ll be doing so over the next week players up and down the country start to look for the next steps...
It’s been over three years since Liam Palmer last donned the colours of his national team, Scotland, with relegation to League One with the Owls seeing him fall out of favour under Steve Clarke. But with the Scots now dealing with a bit of an injury crisis at right back, and Palmer finishing the season so strongly for Wednesday, it may be something that Clarke revisits – especially given the versatility that the long-serving Owl brings to the table. First choice right back, Nathan Patterson,...
As assistant manager to Hansi Flick, a 31-year-old Danny Röhl was a mastermind of the 2019/20 Bayern Munich side that won the Champions League to seal a remarkable treble, breezing through 19 wins in their final 20 Bundesliga matches to take the title by 13 points in a 34-match season. He told The Star last month that as the main man at Sheffield Wednesday, in his first managerial job, taking over a side in the position they were in, the securing of the Owls’ second tier status would outstrip...
Chris Wilder has dropped his clearest hint yet that Jayden Bogle will be part of Sheffield United’s future after describing the defender as “outstanding”. Bogle, the former Derby County defender, has been one of United’s most consistent performers since Wilder’s return in December, but is one of 13 senior players out of contract this summer. Still only 23 years old, Bogle recently passed the 100-appearances mark for the Blades - no mean feat considering his competition with George Baldock in...
Norwich City have sacked manager David Wagner following Thursday’s humiliating 4-0 Championship play-off defeat to Leeds United. The Canaries saw any hope of promotion to the Premier League crushed at Elland Road, with a rampant Leeds side putting them to the sword with three first-half goals before adding a fourth later on in the evening. Following the full-time whistle, those in the away end could be heard expressing their displeasure towards Wagner. The German has been under a constant state...
Wednesday needed a win at Bramall Lane in order to keep their hopes of a top two finish in the U18 Professional Development League alive, with Barnsley having won one of their games in hand earlier in the day to leapfrog them into second. For the Owls it was their final game of what has been a largely successful season, for United it was a chance to take bragging rights from their city rivals despite not really having anything to play for in terms of their league position. It was a cagey affair,...