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...
This time last year, the Geordie target man was in the process of closing out the regular League One season with four goals in two matches including a hat-trick against Shrewsbury Town. A penalty in the Miracle took his tally to 20 across all competitions and only injuries had prevented him from starting every league game. Football is a peculiar business, where achieving success can increase the likelihood of you losing your job - or in Smith’s case, change it immeasurably. Niggly injuries and a...
Danny Rohl doesn’t just have a tune; he is calling the tune. And it seems his employer will have to dance to it if Sheffield Wednesday are to capitalise on the yearned-for relegation escape hanging on this weekend. Either way, the inspirational young boss should be courted as strongly as possible to shape the Owls’ future. With a definite plan. While all the above may be stating the obvious, it is a highly unusual scenario. Certainly a first for Dejphon Chansiri who has always been the one who’s...
The 35-year-old German steered the Owls to a remarkable survival effort in the Championship, taking over a side winless in 10 matches back in October and securing safety. A final day win at Sunderland capped a a six-game unbeaten run and completed the mission on a dramatic day on which every other side in the battle also won. Posting on Instagram, Röhl wrote: “On May 4th 2024, we were able to make the impossible possible. After more than 6 months full of passion, commitment and togetherness, we...
Sheffield Wednesday are potentially just days away to securing a second consecutive season in the Championship. The Owls defeated West Brom last weekend to give themselves a huge chance of securing survival, needing just a point from their final game to ensure safety. The Owls were once cut adrift at the bottom of the table, but the arrival of Danny Rohl on October 13 changed everything. Rohl has done a tremendous job to give Wednesday an opportunity to survive, and here we have put together a...
It was inevitable that Danny Rohl would be fielding questions about his immediate future after securing another season in the Championship for Sheffield Wednesday, against all odds. Wednesday already looked dead and buried when he came in to replace Xisco Munoz in October and even with a lift in results, it appeared on a number of occasions that the Owls had simply left themselves with too much to do and a return to League One appeared likely. However, Wednesday continued to bounce back, led by...
In matches Sheffield Wednesday have lost in his time at the club, he has cut a figure of dejection in post-match media engagements. After wins, he is a picture of joy. After he watched on as his players earned a 2-0 win at Sunderland to complete what started out as an incredibly unlikely great escape from Championship relegation, his body language was that of a figure spent. He was delighted, but exhausted. It has been something of an emotional rollercoaster. “I feel just tired today, honestly,”...
The Owls battered promotion-chasing West Brom to earn their second win on the spin and stretch their end-of-season unbeaten run to five. They leapfrogged Plymouth Argyle into 20th place and with results elsewhere in the survival scrap going their way, it means a draw at Sunderland next weekend will secure second tier status from the depths of a 12-point deficit in November. Goals from Anthony Musaba, Ike Ugbo and Josh Windass did the business on an afternoon that they shut the Baggies down...
Goals from Liam Palmer and Josh Windass earned a vital 2-0 win at Sunderland on a day all the relegation-threatened teams around Wednesday won. It capped a remarkable comeback achievement in coming back from the worst-ever start to a Championship season. Now plans start in earnest as the club looks ahead to next season. They come amid fan nervousness over the future of Röhl, who has spoken a number of times about the assurances he needs from club hierarchy to continue and ‘take Sheffield...
The Black Cats are on their third manager of the season with interim figure Mike Dodds having overseen an end-of-season run that has seen them win just two of their last 14 matches heading into the last day clash at the Stadium of Light. It was made clear after the sacking of Michael Beale in February that they would delay the appointment of their new manager until the summer. Owls boss Danny Röhl is one of the names reportedly under consideration. Sunderland have scored only once in their last...
All focus is on Wednesday’s clash with Sunderland this weekend, from which a point will secure safety for the Owls after a remarkable resurgence in the last few months. Beyond that lies the hope that Röhl will be satisfied with talks to be had with Owls owner Chansiri about the future direction of the club and changes he believes are required to take the club ‘to the next level’. “We will speak, like always, and then go forward,” he said after Saturday’s win over West Bromwich Albion before he...
The Black Cats fell a goal down in the 29th minute when Liam Palmer opened the scoring after an excellent pass from Barry Bannan. The visitors then doubled their advantage nine minutes later when Josh Windass converted Pol Valentin’s cross. Before and during the game, Sunderland fans paid tribute to the late Charlie Hurley after The King’s sad passing last week. Here, we take a look at the best photos of Sunderland fans throughout the day: