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...
But there’s a sizeable ‘if’. The Owls are looking ahead to the prospect of a remarkable great escape in a relegation battle that has seen them battle back from the worst-ever start to a Championship campaign to needing just a point from their final match at Sunderland to secure safety. It’s a resurgence inspired by the appointment of Danny Röhl in October, the German coach picking up a side hapless and winless before inspirng a turnaround that sees them among the most prolific points-getters in...
The Owls won at Blackburn Rovers 3-1 to climb out of the bottom three for the first time in 246 days, a remarkable fightback from the club’s worst-ever start to a league season. Röhl has spoken a number of times about the need for Wednesday to act as ‘hunters’ in their quest to retain their second tier status and though their Ewood Park win took them above the line into 21st place, the task is now to chase Plymouth Argyle a point ahead of them - and then Blackburn a point further on. “We are...
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...
Sheffield United’s hopes of surviving relegation took a huge blow on Saturday after their closest rivals Burnley walked away with a comfortable 4-1 win at Bramall Lane. The Blades remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table with just 16 points on the board, having lost 23 of their games this season. As we enter the final weeks of the 2023/24 season, we’ve rounded up some of the latest headlines for Sheffield United and their league rivals. Former Everton CEO Keith Wyness believes...
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...
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...
Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan says the team spoke about securing their Championship survival at Sunderland immediately after beating West Brom 3-0 at Hillsborough. The Owls have spent much of this season in the relegation zone but have taken seven points from their last three matches. Following a 1-1 draw against Stoke, Danny Rohl’s side have recorded back-to-back wins over Blackburn and West Brom to move out of the bottom three, meaning a draw at Sunderland would secure their...
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 Owls jumped out of the relegation zone for the first time since August with the win, Josh Windass’ stunning opener cancelled out by Sammie Szmodics’ leveller before a Marvin Johnson effort and a calamity Aynsley Pears own goal earned Danny Röhl’s side a fourth away win in six Championship matches. The defeat reduced Rovers’ gap on the bottom three to three points with two matches to go. And in a defiant press engagement after the match, their manager said: “First half we were well in the...
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 21-year-old has enjoyed a very successful loan spell in South Yorkshire this season, playing a pivotal role in Doncaster Rovers’ remarkable turnaround in the second half of the season as he made 18 appearances as a defensive midfielder for Grant McCann’s outfit. Craig, a Scottish youth international, made his Premier League debut for Spurs last year, but spent the first half of this season turning out for his club in Premier League 2 prior to his switch to League Two with Rovers. Now, having...