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Wise Owls should let Dave lead way

Wise Owls should let Dave lead way

HENRIK Pedersen, the deposed manager of Sheffield Wednesday, always wore the air of a stunned X-Factor winner.
Grateful, disbelieving, slightly terrified by his sudden ascent to stardom. For a man whose only prior experience came in regional Scandinavian leagues, leading a fallen titan of English football was tantamount to winning the lottery.
It was endearing, in a way. But Pederson was never the sort of decisive leader the Owls needed to spearhead their revival.
Dave Challinor most certainly is. The 51-year-old’s shadow has loomed over Pedersen ever since the summer, when h...

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