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Which is a part of the Sheffield Wednesday managerial saga that is easy to understand.

Breaking that spell can happen either of two ways; replacing the man in charge by an outside appointment or by confirming him in the job.

The latter is the likelier and more logical option after five wins in seven league games.

But I can well see why Owls owner Dejphon Chansiri has kept Neil Thompson in interim charge rather than upgrading him, so far anyway.

Not that Thompson hasn’t earned some certainty. It’s just that we’ve all seen caretakers excel in the short term and flop in the long.

If Chansiri has wanted to judge over a meaningful period, while considering other options, then fair enough.

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Thompson has kept removing the pressure to make an immediate decision and it will make itself if results continue in this vein.

I have long rated it a better option - outside of the breakdown on you know who! - than risking a leftfield appointment.

What rates above everything is the togetherness in the relationship between coaches and team. Right now it is really tight.

Outside of a sudden second half collapse at Millwall, the Owls have looked a solid and resourceful unit.

That was again the abiding impression from the ultra-important 2-0 win over bottom team Wycombe on Tuesday.

The 3-5-2 system worked well, it released wing backs Adam Reach and Kadeem Harris on the flanks, and it provided another goal from Jordan Rhodes.

Wednesday dug in well when they had to, giving the impression of a side that can now stay out of the bottom three.

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As for Thompson, 57, none of this will have been in his career plan.

The Owls Under 23s chief, a long-time fixture behind the scenes, hasn’t been a manager since leaving Boston in 2004 following previous spells at York and Scarborough.

But he is a highly-respected figure whose calm, unflamboyant style has met with exactly the right response.

And it is the players who matter more than anyone else at the club right now.

You can’t look beyond the paramount importance of staying in the Championship. So it’s not as if Thompson could be offered a long-term deal at this stage, only the possibility of continuing to the end of the season.

For now, what’s not broken doesn’t need fixing.

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