Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Barry Bannan has revealed the one positive to come from the Owls' catastrophic season.

What's been said?

In a statement written by the Wednesday club captain following the club's relegation to the third tier of English football, the 31-year-old looked back on the Owls' disastrous Championship campaign, before suggesting that Darren Moore will be key to ensuring the club bounces straight back next season.

He said: "It's been a hard few days, nobody wants to get relegated, especially a big club like this. We gave our all but we came up short, and that's been the story of the season, to be honest. There's no doubt about the commitment side of things, but the quality has let us down during parts of the season when we needed it.

"I think it's a massive boost for the club to have Darren Moore as manager. If there are any positives to take from this season, he would probably be the biggest one. His staff have been unbelievable too, they've been one of the best sets of managers and coaches I've worked with. Their ideas and how they want to go about things are second to none and it's a big positive for the club moving forward."

Fans will be buzzing

With fans of Wednesday having to endure a miserable season following the club, the words of Bannan regarding Moore are likely to give the Hillsborough faithful some hope for the future.

Indeed, since the 47-year-old arrived at the club back on 1 March, Wednesday went on to win three, draw four and lose six of their 13 fixtures under the manager, picking up 13 points - results which left the club in 19th place in the Championship standings over this specific time frame.

This is even more impressive when taking into account that Moore was absent for a large spell of his short time at the club due to being seriously ill, with his assistant Jamie Smith leading the side in his absence.

And, with something of a clearout looking likely for Wednesday ahead of their League One campaign, as a number of players will become out of contract in the coming weeks, Moore should be afforded a considerable amount of wage budget to play with in order to help build a team in his image this summer.

This would indeed appear to be a positive step for the Owls, as, as Bannon suggests, Moore looks to have been a highly astute appointment for the club, with the manager's ideas and obvious coaching talent giving him a great chance of being the man who can finally turn Wednesday's fortunes around.

As such, despite the club's disappointing 2020/21 campaign, with a squad Moore helped to shape and a full pre-season behind them, in addition to Bannan's beliefs regarding the manager, things could start to get better very quickly at Hillsborough, something that would undoubtedly delight fans of the club.

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