Sheffield Wednesday’s bizarre summer will take another dramatic twist this week as Danny Rohl will be removed from his position as manager.
The chaos never ends at Sheffield Wednesday, it seems, with financial issues and takeover talks dominating the headlines.
However, the ongoing saga regarding Danny Rohl’s future has been just as hectic and unpredictable. The German has touted himself for a slew of other jobs this summer, but returned to Sheffield Wednesday this week after failing to secure an exit.
That return came with a number of issues, including players being unhappy with Rohl, and fans feeling uneasy with his actions over the summer. And now, it’s all reached breaking point.
Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty ImagesDanny Rohl will leave Sheffield Wednesday
Just last night, it emerged that the club were doubting Rohl’s position once more after clear-the-air talks this week had not gone to plan.
Now, in an EFL Analysis exclusive via information from our Chief Football Correspondent Graeme Bailey, we can reveal that the decision has been made to part ways with Rohl.
We are told Rohl’s return to S6 did not go down well with the playing squad, with sources claiming the German’s position at the club has become “untenable” at this stage.
Talks over whether he leaves outright or is placed on gardening leave are ongoing, but the Danny Rohl era at Hillsborough is set to come to an end.
We reported last weekend that Owls chiefs had told players Rohl would not be sacked, with the hierarchy hoping and expecting that things would work themselves out.
They had believed that Rohl’s previously strong relationship with the squad could help resolve the issues, but the damage was already done.
Photo by VisionhausWhat next for Sheffield Wednesday?
The big problem for Sheffield Wednesday here is that they will be missing out on Rohl’s £5m release clause; money that would be incredibly useful right now.
Moving on from Rohl, we have been told to expect Henrik Pedersen to take charge of first-team affairs for Sheffield Wednesday. Pedersen signed a new contract last week, which prompted mass speculation that he was in line for the role anyway.
It is now thought that will indeed be the avenue the Owls go down, with Pedersen primed for the top job.
Pedersen would likely unite the players in the wake of this sense of disillusionment and dissatisfaction, but there is still a huge task ahead to rebuild the squad given the sales of Djeidi Gassama and Anthony Musaba.
Transfer embargoes will make that difficult, of course, with free agents and loan signings the order of the day for the Owls.
If Wednesday can bring in a few players to plug the gaps, Rohl’s replacement could still find himself with a mammoth task of keeping this club in the Championship. Unless, of course, one of those takeover bids is successful and Wednesday start to move in the right direction across the board.