For Röhl it’s also something that he’s keen to sort out soon, telling The Star before the Sunderland game, “It is clear that the players and some people around want some answers on what happens in the future, for me it is also important that we have those answers as soon as possible.
“We should make the signals for the future to go in the right direction; extending contracts, make new contracts, try to buy some players who are at the moment not our players. This is a big job for immediately after the season, but for this I think I need some answers and you know what I mean. We keep going, I am positive. Let's have a look.”
A retained list will be due in the near future, explaining who is leaving, who is staying, and who the club are entering into renewal discussions with - but as things stand they will be working with a threadbare squad once more when they return for preseason.
Wednesday will be a Championship side, their amazing 2-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday confirmed that, and while the immediate thoughts of the manager were to celebrate their remarkable achievement, that will soon change to planning for the next step.
Here are 20 players that may well have played their last game for the Owls now that the 2023/24 campaign is officially at a close:
13. George Byers
A popular figure at S6, Byers' Wednesday deal is up at the end of the season. He was shipped out on loan to Blackpool in January and put in some good performances for the Tangerines. Photo: CameraSport - Lee Parker
14. Callum Paterson
Paterson signed a contract that could keep him at the club until 2025 last summer, but it's believed that - technically - he's out of contract shortly due to the second year of that deal being a one-year option. Wednesday are expected to exercise that regardless of what division they end up in. Photo: Steve Ellis Steve Ellis
15. Barry Bannan
Wednesday's captain and main man is approaching the end of his current deal but looks likely to stay. Told The Star recently that he was expecting to stay, and that if it was up to him he'd be finishing his career at Hillsborough. | Getty Images
16. Josh Windass
An attacker understood to have interest from home and abroad, Windass' second Wednesday contract is approaching its final months. Has been a big part of their survival push. "I’m free in the summer, so I’ve obviously had offers," he told The Star in January. "It’s got nothing to do with location, it’s all about the football. I genuinely just want to concentrate on playing well." | Getty Images