A lighthearted When media questioned if it was safe to presume Lee Gregory and Jeff Hendrick will be back in the Sheffield Wednesday squad for the last stretch of the season, Danny Röhl effectively told them to ‘do the numbers’.
Following the January transfer window’s closure, the seasoned pair and Callum Paterson—a long-term injury—were excluded from the Owls’ 25-man EFL squad registration list. This allowed the team to search the free agent market for possible recruits. Nico Schulz, a former Germany international, was controversially brought into the case before his signing was justified.
Following the January transfer window’s closure, the seasoned pair and Callum Paterson—a long-term injury—were excluded from the Owls’ 25-man EFL squad registration list. This allowed the team to search the free agent market for possible recruits. Nico Schulz, a former Germany international, was controversially brought into the case before his signing was justified.
Three spots remain on the list, so it’s likely that Gregory and Hendrick will be committed for the duration of the campaign. The German coach had previously stated that he had a deadline in mind for when to consider them for consideration again. Regarding Paterson’s injured return, Röhl mentioned that he should be registered and that he may have an influence.
Both Gregory and Hendrick was been carefully managed by the club’s coaching staff in what the manager has admitted has been a ‘difficult human situation’, with time off granted on request while they remained a part of the Owls training programme.
“I will speak next week about this, at first with the players and then with the media,” Röhl said with a knowing grin. “When you look at how many spaces we have open and how many players at the moment are not on the list, I think you find the solution. We will go forward. For me, they have trained well, they have always been supportive to us and of course if it is possible then we’ll do it.”
EFL clubs have until 5pm on March 28 to finalise their squads heading into the final weeks of the campaign.
