On Sunday, after a massive win over Blackburn Rovers, the German beckoned his technical team onto the edge of the box in front of a packed out away end so that they could celebrate with the 7,300+ travelling fans together. Henrik Pedersen, Sal Bibbo, Sascha Lense, Chris Powell and Neil Thompson threw their arms in the air alongside the manager to the delight of the Wednesdayites in front of them, and it was another moment that showed how far the team has come since October. Wednesday, as 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...
Wednesday have given themselves a monumental chance of retaining their Championship status after what has been a titanic battle to come back from their worst-ever start to a league season. They head to Sunderland this weekend needing just a point to secure safety, though even defeat will be enough if either Birmingham City or Plymouth Argyle fail to win. All talk has suggested the Owls will continue the approach they’ve had since Röhl walked through the door in October and go for all three...
Sheffield Wednesday have given themselves a chance of survival as they head into their last two games. The Owls pulled off a huge away win over relegation rivals Blackburn Rovers to climb out of the bottom three, but they face a task to remain there, given the fixtures they have remaining. Still, Danny Rohl’s men have more than a fair chance of beating the drop, and few fans expected to be in this position based on the start to the season their side put together. Wednesday were once marooned at...
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...
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...
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...
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 Merseyside battler has spoken a number of times about his never-say-die attitude this season, one that has instructed his comeback from Xisco outcast to Danny Röhl key man via a testing in-and-out period in between. Nobody made more tackles than Vaulks in the 3-1 Ewood Park win, with one of those leading to Wednesday’s vital second goal. A back-to-basics approach edged towards in recent outings is a side-step from where they were some weeks ago under Röhl, who has always maintained that...
Windass scored the match-sealing third goal in a Baggies rout that put the Owls to within one point of safety heading into the final clash of the campaign this weekend at Sunderland. In the moments afterwards he lifted his shirt high above his head and appeared to kiss the Wednesday badge, before taking his time applauding supporters post-match in what could stand to serve as his final home appearance as an Owls player. The former Rangers attacker has been with Wednesday for four-and-a-half...