It’s been a long time since at Wednesday manager won a Championship Manager of the Month gong, with Carlos Carvalhal in April 2017 being the last one to land one. That could potentially change on Friday. Röhl has overseen a remarkable upturn in results since taking over at Hillsborough, and last month saw them finally climb out of the relegation zone after going through April with just one defeat - beating Queens Park Rangers, Blackburn Rovers and West Bromwich Albion along the way. The nominees...
The Owls still have another game to go this season as they look to secure their place in the Championship for the 2024/25 campaign, and they know that they need just a point to do so - not even that if Birmingham City and Plymouth Argyle fail to win their games against Norwich City and Hull City. On Monday night The Star’s Football Awards took place at OEC Sheffield in Hillsborough, and our writers, Alex Miller and Joe Crann, were tasked with choosing a Player of the Season, while sports editor,...
Queens Park Rangers recorded a rampant 4-0 win over Wednesday’s automatic promotion-chasing rivals Leeds United to take them to 53 points and into 17th place in the table. It leaves them seven points clear of Birmingham City in the first relegation spot and seals their Championship status for next season. Goals from Ilias Chair, Lucas Andersen, Lyndon Dykes and Sam Field finished the job for the London side, who together with the Owls had spent much of the campaign in the bottom three. Like...
Wednesday need just a point on Saturday afternoon in order to confirm their second tier status for next season, a remarkable achievement for a team that endured their worst start to a season and looked to be dead and buried at one point. Röhl has come in an galvanised matters at Hillsborough, taking them up to 20th place last month as they took their destiny into their own hands with some good results both at home and away - they now head to Sunderland knowing that they could still stay up even...
Wildsmith came through the ranks at Middlewood Road after joining the academy at a young age, but decided to go in search of new pastures in 2022 when he turned down a new deal at Hillsborough in favour of chasing regular first team football elsewhere. He found it at Derby, and in two seasons he has already played more games for them than he did in his long spell with the Owls - this season alone he has played in 43 games in all competitions, keeping clean sheets in 50% of his League One games...
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...
Both Sheffield sides have had a strong campaign in 2023/24, and they headed into the clash at Bramall Lane occupying the two spaces behind leaders, Birmingham City, but with games in hand. Wednesday had one, United three, and a win for either side would see them rise to first place. For years the Blades have been the top dogs on the youth scene in the steel city, so they went into this home game as favourites despite the fact the two teams drew 2-2 at Hillsborough back in October in a game that...
The Owls still have a job to do this weekend as they look to maintain their place in the Championship, and while Röhl is fully focused on making sure they get the result they need at Sunderland this weekend, there is still some thought going into what happens over the summer. Wednesday are hoping that they’ll still be a second tier side by the time the final whistle goes at the Stadium of Light, but whatever happens there it would appear that the Owls boss has got a plan in place for their...
The Owls rose out of the bottom three for the first time since August with Sunday’s 3-1 win at Blackburn Rovers and head into the final two matches of the season with their fate in their own hands. Their foremost rivals for their first safety spot are Birmingham City, who sit one spot and one place behind Wednesday heading into a killer clash at Huddersfield Town in 23rd this weekend. News broke in the Midlands media that Blues captain Dion Sanderson has been charged with drink-driving and will...
The annual event sees students recognised for overcoming adversity as well as inspiring and making a difference to their fellow students, staff, local community and employers. One of the awards up for grabs was the Inspirational Individual Award, which celebrates individuals' achievements and those who inspire others by overcoming adversity. Jennifer Cook was one of the winners, a mature BA Community Justice student from the University's College of Social Sciences and Arts who persevered with...
The Owls have been chasing the pack above them for months now, consistently relying on favours from other teams in order to try and make progress up the league table, but that is no longer the case. A five game unbeaten run, including three big wins, has put Wednesday in charge of their own destiny, leaving them needing just a point away at Sunderland in order to confirm their Championship status, and Röhl admits that it’s a nice position to be in after what they’ve invested since his arrival at...
The Owls skipper has been almost ever-present once again this season, playing a huge role in the club’s resurgence under Danny Röhl, and he recently took his tally of appearances past the 400-mark after climbing into their top 15 of all time. His contract is up in the summer – like so many others – but he says that, if it’s up to him, he won’t be going anywhere. The 34-year-old still feels like he has plenty left to offer, and reiterated his desire to see out the rest of his playing career at...