The 30-year-old came to the party at exactly the right time as his goals and performances helped get the Owls over the line and complete the great escape this season, and his return of eight goals and assists in 25 league games is certainly not to be sniffed at. Manager, Danny Röhl, has spoken highly of the Wednesday attacker, and the skillset that he offers, and The Star reported recently that talks were underway to try and tie him down to a new contract at S6. Nothing has been agreed as things...
The Owls lost 4-0 to Huddersfield back in February in what felt like a devastating defeat for Röhl’s outfit as they fell eight points adrift of safety in their race for Championship survival. For many supporters it seemed like a big nail in the coffin as they stared a return to League One in the face, but Bannan says that – though he wasn’t best pleased of course – the manager’s post-match teamtalk at The John Smith’s Stadium was inspiring. "His teamtalk after the game stands out,” he told the...
The Owls cut it fine this season, securing safety on the final day of the campaign, but they have been in solid form for months under Danny Röhl after he came in to replace Xisco when the team was floundering in the early part of the campaign. Walker knows all about Wednesday’s potential having played for them in the Premier League during the 1990s, and he made 362 appearances for the club during a nine-year stay at Hillsborough as he became a popular figure in blue and white. Speaking at a...
Windass came back from injury to play a huge part in the Owls’ great escape, scoring some vital goals as they managed to secure safety for the Championship next season. None of his seven goals over the course of the season were better than the one he grabbed against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, though, and that strike has now been recognised by the EFL. A statement from the EFL read, “Sheffield Wednesday attacking midfielder Josh Windass is the Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month winner...
Ugbo was a brilliant signing for Wednesday in the January transfer window, coming in to score some vital goals and put on a number of strong showings as they pulled off the great escape and managed to stay in the Championship. The 25-year-old hadn’t had the best of times at Cardiff City in his loan spell in the first half of the campaign, but quickly became a pivotal figure under Danny Röhl and was a popular player amongst the Wednesdayite fanbase. Now, with the final game of the season done -...
George Byers, Lee Gregory and Reece James all played a huge part in the Owls’ promotion out of League One last season, putting in massive performance and scoring vital goals along the way – they were also incredibly well-liked. Their respective departures leave gaps that need to be filled over the summer by Danny Röhl, and the German will be desperate to find upgrades on all three of them as he builds a team for the 2024/25 campaign. In many ways, he’ll need players that have similar...
Lavery joined the Owls academy in 2012 after spending time in the youth setup at Ipswich Town, but he had to wait until the 2013/14 campaign to get a real taste of regular first team football at Hillsborough – scoring four times in 18 Championship games that season. He was never really able to kick on at S6, and during his time there spent time on loan with the likes of Southend United, Plymouth Argyle, Chesterfield and Portsmouth. Then, in 2016, he became one of the select few to have made the...
The Wales international made 37 appearances across all competitions in a campaign that displayed the fighting spirit he has become known for at S6. Having found playing time tough to come by under Xisco - he was left out of five matches on the spin in September - the Wirral-born battler fought his way back into contention under Danny Röhl to play an integral role in the final months of the campaign. Vaulks, a fan favourite who has already won awards for his contribution both on and off the pitch...
A big summer is on the horizon for Wednesday as they head into another transition period, with a number of players leaving the club over the summer. On top of the seven players who have been offered new deals, all seven loan players will of course return to their parent clubs - however there is hope that they will be able to get James Beadle, Iké Ugbo and Ian Poveda back at Hillsborough next season. Options, meanwhile, have been exercised on Callum Paterson and Marvin Johnson. Many fans have...
The goals came early, the fans came strong. It was loud, fierce, a vision of everything Sheffield Wednesday football club is and what Sheffield Wednesday Football Club can be. The players, seemingly down and out after a first leg thrashing that left them red-faced and forlorn, gave everything. In the terraces? One of the great performances in the club’s history. Liam Palmer’s poked equaliser, then the same from Callum Paterson half an hour or so later. Jack Hunt’s final penalty. These are...
Sheffield Wednesday enjoyed a successful end to the season, securing Championship survival on the final day. The Owls started the campaign in disastrous fashion, but Danny Rohl’s arrival in late October changed the course of their campaign. Wednesday can now look forward to a second successive season in the second tier, and Rohl will be deciding who he wants in his team for the new campaign. As part of that, he will be considering who the most impactful players were this season, and with that in...
Wednesday’s U18s and U21s both ended up finishing third in their respective Professional Development League tables, completing a solid season despite the disappointment of narrowly missing out on a spot in the top two and consequently the play-offs. Now the time has come for decisions to be made on who will and won’t be sticking around for the new season, and there will also be a focus on looking at potential new recruits in order to bolster their ranks for the season ahead. And one player who...