Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl could be on the move this summer.
With Sheffield Wednesday still facing potential relegation this season, despite the impressive efforts of the Football League’s youngest coach Rohl, it seems like a summer of change could be on the cards.
And the biggest potential change could be in the dugout.
Rohl, despite this being his first managerial job and despite being just 34 years old, has thoroughly impressed the Sheffield Wednesday faithful, having won 10 of his 26 games in charge to give the Owls a fighting chance of survival this season.
But his efforts haven’t gone unnoticed; recent reports have revealed that Rohl has Championship interest ahead of the summer.
Graeme Bailey plays down potential Danny Rohl summer exit
Who the interested teams are remains to be seen. But it’s no surprise that Rohl is attracting other clubs following his impressive turnaround in South Yorkshire.
Football expert Graeme Bailey though believes that Rohl is inclined to stay at Hillsborough beyond this season.
Though Bailey warns that, with owner Dejphon Chansiri still at the top, certainty over Rohl’s future, or of anything for that matter, isn’t guaranteed.
Speaking exclusively to Sheffield Wednesday News, Bailey said:
“I’m not hearing anything on him wanting to leave, he seems committed to Wednesday from what I’m told. But with the club’s ownership anything could happen.”
Championship survival seems like the deciding factor for Rohl at Sheffield Wednesday
It’s been a real eye-opener seeing Rohl prevail at Sheffield Wednesday.
The upturn in form and in the mood among supporters, the complete change in the style of play and the relationship that Rohl has built with the fans has really shone a light on just how terrible things were at the start of this season.
Perhaps most pleasing though is the fact that Rohl really seems to have taken to the Sheffield Wednesday supporters.
He often speaks passionately about them, and often times, hordes of fans stay behind at games to share their admiration for the German.
So like Bailey says, it seems like Rohl wants to stay in S6.
But if Wednesday are relegated to League One then interest in Rohl will surely surface, and few would blame Rohl if he opted to move on to a club with better prospects and a better structure.
He’s shown his class in the four months that he’s been managing Sheffield Wednesday and he doesn’t deserve to be coaching in League One.
For the club, and for Chansiri’s sake, Championship survival is needed for a multitude of reasons, but keeping Rohl is perhaps the biggest reason.