Alan Irvine’s departure will come as no surprise.
Recent defeats, not just defeats but hammerings, at Exeter, Leyton Orient and Peterborough have put paid to his indifferent spell in charge.
The Scotsman was praised by almost everyone for his hard work and determination, but those two qualities alone are not enough to succeed, especially at a club where results are judged on a bigger scale than most rivals.
Irvine was undoubtedly far too negative, opting for a cautious approach.
The facts do not lie and since his arrival in January 2010, the Owls scored more than two goals, in a league game, on only five occasions, with them all coming this season.
Those are statistics that do not do him any favours.
He was a likeable figure, but you always got the feeling he was never the right man for the club. Supporters grew tired of the cliché-ridden interviews, stating the upcoming game will be “tough” whatever level the opposition were.
It would seem he parted with the club on amicable terms, and obviously SWFC wishes him all the best for the future.
Let us not forget that he did enable us to take our relegation battle to the final day, something that seemed impossible had the previous regime been still in charge at that time.
Moving towards future developments, and whoever Milan Mandaric chooses as the man to take Wednesday forward, you would hope that they will have experience of getting out of this League and hopefully the one above it.
My personal choice would be Alan Curbishley, but there will be tireless amounts of rumours in the coming days and weeks.
However, this isn’t something that can be rushed.
It has to be well-thought out, as it is arguably the most important managerial decision that the club has made in the past decade.
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