Sheffield Wednesday defender highlights what 'needs to change massively' next season
The Owls are looking forward to a fresh start under new ownership next season
Sheffield Wednesday’s players will be able to ‘call each other out’ more next season.
That is the view of Liam Palmer, who gave an honest assessment of a disastrous season on and off the pitch. With the squad full of youngsters on loan, others on short-term deals and players going unpaid, the 34-year-old gave the impression that it would have been harsh to dig anyone out.
But now that horrible chapter is over Wednesday can look forward to a fresh start under new ownership in League One next season. Palmer, who has an option in his contract which could be triggered, is determined to help raise those standards once again should he remain at the club.
He told The Star: “How we see ourselves in terms of the expectation of what we are as a club, I think needs to change massively, the expectation we put on ourselves to want more and demand more from from each other can come back.
“I think next year we can put demands on ourselves a lot more, and that's something that hopefully I can do, and the senior staff can do. We can recruit more leaders and more experience and and be able to call each other out.”
Attracting new players to the club could have potentially been more difficult had The Owls been starting next season on minus 15 points but that obstacle has now been removed and that will only help with recruitment, says Palmer.
“In terms of recruitment and the type of player that the club will want to bring in, I think it's huge,” he added. “We're expected to win every game with Sheffield Wednesday, and we want to get promoted. We want to bounce straight back up. Let's get off to a good start and get on the table and try and get our way back. “