With the dust having now settled after the FA Cup defeat to Oldham Athletic on Sunday night, we can look back at everything else that played out of the last seven days in the Wednesday world…
We saw Joel Akpobi and Denny Oliver join Pontefract Collieries on loan for the month, with both making their debuts as second-half substitutes in a 2-0 defeat to Dunston. Josh Bayliss headed out for the time same period to Farnborough, but couldn’t help them avoid a 2-1 loss to Chelmsford City as he got 90 minutes under his belt.
A lack of international call-ups for Harry Gray (England youth), Ali Al-Hamadi (Iraq) and Yan Valery (Tunisia) means that the clash with Plymouth Argyle will go ahead.
Kieran Morrison will head away with Northern Ireland, while Jordi Liongola (Burundi), Sean Fusire (Zimbabwe) and Will Grainger (Wales U19s) have also been called up. The latter trio, however, don’t count towards any postponement due to their lack of minutes this season.
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It’s often busy at Hillsborough, but the week just gone was more so than usual… Dave Challinor was appointed as manager, and we sought plenty of insight on what he could bring to the table. One of his old youth teammates spoke to us about Challinor the player, and you can watch an interview with Sam Byrne - a journalist who knows him incredibly well - below:
There was also plenty to offer after the new boss was officially unveiled, with TWW giving a glimpse behind the curtain of the first day at training, and Simon Wilson giving his thoughts to us on the appointment - and what the Owls can do in the transfer market going forward.
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Elsewhere, there was an update on Louie Barry’s fitness, and Pete Shuttleworth bid an emotional farewell after he left his role as one of the coaches at Middlewood Road. We also had a great interview with lifelong Owls fan - and actor - Tommy Craig. Watch that below:
You can catch all the fallout from the Oldham defeat here on the TWW, as well as a match report from Sheffield Wednesday Ladies’ latest outing, by checking out our various different tabs.