Sheffield Wednesday in safe hands, now he just needs time - Sue Smith column

Managerial stability is such an important factor in football but it is becoming scarcer by the day, even in the women’s game.

It is alarming to think the Owls have had 15 managers since 2000, and much less of a surprise they have not returned to the Premier League since. They only had 15 in their first 116 years.

Although Garry Monk had been in the job since September 2019, it was only this summer he brought in his own coaching staff and made his first permanent signings. The timing seemed a bit bizarre, beating Bournemouth and drawing with Millwall in his final two matches.

Pulis said something in his first press conference which resonated with me.

“When I first started, I think most chairmen would say they’d give you three years – one year to assess what you’re walking into, the second year to change what you think is needed and the third year is the big decision, if you were successful, brilliant, if you weren’t, you were on your bike,” he said.