Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl began this season as one of the hottest properties in English Football League management.
And whilst Danny Rohl’s stock remains very high, he’s certainly experiencing what might be his toughest times as a manager so far.
Last season, Rohl had a free hit with Sheffield Wednesday who weren’t expected at all to achieve what they eventually did.
But last season’s heroics has certainly set a high bar for Rohl in what is his first full season in management, and so far his side have disappointed.
Three-straight defeats has left the Owls in 20th place of the Championship table.
Sheffield Wednesday fans have offered mixed reviews of Rohl so far this season with his style of play, and particularly his set up when playing away from Hillsborough, coming under scrutiny.
Rohl signed a three-year contract with Sheffield Wednesday in the summer and so his medium-term future is secured, for the time being at least.
Daniel Storey’s damning verdict on Danny Rohl at Sheffield Wednesday
Speaking on the Not The Top 20 podcast, journalist Daniel Storey has discussed Rohl’s future at Sheffield Wednesday.
Storey believes that Wednesday is a stepping stone for Rohl, on his way to bigger and better things, likely in his native Germany.
Storey said: “Managers have always had these purple patches, and then knowing when to make the most of those, and to join an environment where it enables you to get the best out of yourself.
“I don’t think there’s any sense yet that that’s not happening at Sheffield Wednesday. But I agree that, whatever happens here, he will move on to, effectively a ‘promotion’.
“Whether that’s in Germany , as I suspect it would be, or here.”
The only way that Sheffield Wednesday can keep hold of Danny Rohl
If Rohl endures a tough season this season, or at worst suffers relegation with Wednesday, it still seems unlikely that Dejphon Chansiri would part ways with him.
Rohl remains an asset for the club and he looks as though he has unfinished business in S6.
But if Rohl turns things around and gets Wednesday into the mid-table regions, then interest might well emerge.
And like Storey says, Sheffield Wednesday could prove to be a stepping stone for Rohl, unless the Owls can achieve promotion under his watch.
Wednesday seem to be in a race against the cock to achieve promotion and to keep Rohl at the club.
But right now, promotion seems like a million miles away for Sheffield Wednesday.
