“I think the play-offs is not impossible, for the majority of Wednesday fans, a good season would resemble a top half finish”- Journalist gives verdict on where Sheffield Wednesday will finish in the Championship this season after opening victory

Sheffield Wednesday’s expectations have risen even higher after their 4-0 win over Plymouth Argyle.

Despite narrowly avoiding relegation last season, Danny Rohl’s new contract and ten new signings encouraged many to predict a positive year for the Owls.

While many had tipped them for a mid-table finish, nobody was quite expecting such a dominating performance in their opening fixture at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday had almost 60% possession and racked up an impressive 31 shots and 15 corners.

The team looked completely transformed following last season’s relegation battle and there has now been question marks over whether they could reach the play-offs.

Journalist George Smith believes it could be a ‘bridge too far’, but has not written off what Rohl is capable of.

Speaking on The Championship Chat Podcast, Smith said: “There’s really a sense of confidence that Wednesday can have a good season, I think for the vast majority of sort of level-headed Wednesday fans, a good season would resemble a top half finish.

“I think the play-offs is, it’s not impossible, but I think it could be a bridge too far. But you never know with what they do between now and the end of the window and with a manager as capable as Danny Rohl, we shall see.”

Wednesday fans won’t want to get too ahead of themselves, but they certainly couldn’t have had a much better start than their win at the weekend.