Rohl exits amid Wednesday's summer of turmoil

BBC News

29-07-2025

After a summer of turmoil at Sheffield Wednesday with unpaid wages, embargoes, takeover rumours and a lack of clarity on the future, now the Owls are changing manager.Danny Rohl's tenure, which included a Championship 'great escape' before progression last season, ends two weeks before the start of the new season.It's believed the German had been focusing on plans for the first game of the season against Leicester. However, a difficult last few months, which at times appeared to create an unsustainable situation, has now led to an agreement being reached to part ways.Rohl had conducted individual meetings with players in an attempt to build bridges and create a fresh start. It's thought the players responded to this, with a productive last fortnight at Middlewood Road.Wednesday had two recent training games where they defeated York City and Mansfield Town - scoring five times without conceding a goal.Rohl's departure follows the news on Monday night that Callum Paterson was leaving for League Two MK Dons.The Owls are left with a threadbare squad and those remaining will be keeping an eye on pay-day this week, after not receiving their wages on time for May and June.The squad is very small and the club remains under embargo, limiting what can be done to add players.There's constant chatter on the grapevine about the state of play regarding a takeover, with nobody able to predict whether one is likely or not, even with interested buyers out there.We could also soon learn the outcome of EFL charges made against the club and owner Dejphon Chansiri.