Liam Palmer has now revealed the best player he’s ever played with during his time at Sheffield Wednesday.
Liam Palmer plays in his Sheffield Wednesday testimonial match on Saturday.
La Liga newcomers Leganes head to Hillsborough for the match, and for what is also the Owls’ final pre-season friendly before kicking off their 2024/25 Championship season.
Danny Rohl has taken his Sheffield Wednesday first-team squad to Austria and Germany this summer and they host Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth Argyle in the opening game of the season next week.
For Palmer, who ranks 8th in the all-time Sheffield Wednesday appearances list, the Leganes game will be both an emotional one, and an intense one.
It’ll be a tough game with both sides looking to prepare for long seasons ahead, with this also being Leganes’ final pre-season game before they get underway in La Liga.
Ahead of his testimonial, Palmer recently spoke to Joe Crann and Rob Staton on Owls Heaven.
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Liam Palmer says Sheffield Wednesday hero Barry Bannan is the best player he’s played with
Speaking on Owls Heaven, Palmer was asked who the best player he’s played with is.
Without hesitation, the 32-year-old said Barry Bannan. “Best player I’ve played with is Baz,” Palmer said.
“Obviously ability-wise. I’ve been lucky enough to share the pitch with him the most out of any other player in my career, and obviously I’ve been the player he’s played with the most.
“We’ve got to know each other on the pitch really well. Off the pitch we get on really well.”
Palmer now has 436 Sheffield Wednesday appearances to his name and Bannan has 402.
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Palmer and Bannan signed new contracts this summer, with their previous deals expiring at the end of the last campaign.
But neither’s contract length was disclosed, and with Bannan in particular, it might be that Sheffield Wednesday handed out just a one-year extension.
Bannan is now 34 and the day will eventually come where Sheffield Wednesday need to replace his presence both on and off the pitch; the same will eventually apply to Palmer.
Like Palmer says, Bannan remains a player with huge quality and replacing him in the heart of midfield certainly won’t be easy for Rohl, when Bannan does eventually leave or retire.
For now though, Bannan and Palmer too will be solely focused on the new season ahead, and on keeping the club on this current upwards trajectory under Rohl.