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As I was sat watching a tearful Barry Bannan waving goodbye to the Sheffield Wednesday fans, it all felt a little bit surreal.
The Scot had just completed his 477th appearance for the Owls. Why, after such a long and popular spell at the club, was this unfolding like this?
We know he told team-mates prior to the game this was going to be his final match. Multiple reports said
Pedersen said Bannan had spoken to his team-mates about his intention to leave earlier in the week and that it was a “difficult” moment.
“You could feel Barry’s emotion from him to them and you could feel the emotion from them to him, so of course it was an emotional moment,” he said.
“I said to him ‘I’ll miss you a lot’ – on a football level, a captain level,
Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan has told team-mates that Saturday’s Championship game at Bristol City will be his last for the club.
The 36-year-old midfielder has made 434 league appearances for the Owls since joining in August 2015.
The former Scotland international, whose deal expires at the end of the season, has been linked with a move to promotion-chasing Millwall.
Wednesday have been in administration since October and despite naming
Wednesday have been deducted a total of 18 points this season; 12 for entering administration and a further six for financial regulation breaches.
On Friday, the EFL formally confirmed that there would be no further sporting sanctions applied this season.
The Owls have won only one Championship fixture, losing 13 of their 20 games. They are rock bottom and 29 points from safety, with relegation to League One looking
Veteran Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan has been offered a new deal to extend his 10-year stay at Hillsborough.
The 35-year-old midfielder is among three Owls players invited to sign new contracts, while seven others have been released by the club.
Bannan, who moved to Hillsborough from Crystal Palace in 2015, has made more than 400 league appearances for Wednesday and helped them win promotion back to the Championship two
Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan has urged his side “not to get caught up in the noise” in Sunday’s Steel City derby against Sheffield United.
The veteran Scot, 35, has made 400 league appearances for the Owls and is winless in five matches against their city rivals.
Wednesday lost the reverse fixture 1-0 at Bramall Lane in November and have not beaten the Blades since February 2012.
“Both teams are
“The Derby fans were battering me in the first half and I got booked, so I had a personal vendetta to come out and do something”, he told BBC Radio Sheffield.
“I really enjoyed it here when I was younger so it was a bit weird they were booing me. I thought I’d be all right here but I got the last laugh.
“That’s why my celebration was so dramatic,
Sheffield Wednesday have confirmed Barry Bannan and Liam Palmer have signed new contracts at Hillsborough.
Club captain Bannan, 34, has made 402 appearances since joining in 2015 from Crystal Palace.
Palmer, 32, came through the Owls academy and has made 435 appearances, becoming their longest-serving player.
Both players were due to depart this summer after playing a huge role in Wednesday’s escape from Championship relegation.
The club have not confirmed