Sheffield Wednesday striker makes admission after crazy midtable Owls statistic

Wednesday find themselves stuck in the grip of a relegation battle that has been running for months, with the Owls having been handed a huge setback in the early stages of a campaign that saw them endure their worst ever start in the Championship.

If you take into account only Danny Röhl’s games in charge in 2023/24 then Wednesday would find themselves comfortably midtable, picking up 41 points from 32 games, and ‘Smudge’ thinks that it says a lot about the division that they’re in at the moment.

“It speaks volumes,” he said to The Star. “It’s such a tough league and every team has got quality. It’s unfortunate the position we find ourselves in, when you come in on a Saturday after a win and check the table and you still haven’t moved. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a bit deflating, but the manager has been really good and his staff have been really good at picking the lads up.

"We realise that there’s a lot still to fight for, a lot of points to play for and the manager said that again after Stoke. We spoke about it and made sure everyone still believes that we can do this.”

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He also told the media, “We’ve got a real chance. Ever since the new manager has come in he’s put us in a position where we do believe that we can stay up. Obviously there are nine points to play for and we’re one behind, it’s going to be a big three games!”

Wednesday are back in action on Sunday afternoon against Blackburn Rovers, and with everyone else playing on Saturday they’ll know by kick off if they have a chance to get out of the bottom three or not.