Wednesday in Sheffield Premier League Top Star Signs Contract With Leading Derby County, Wrexham
This season, Sheffield Wednesday will be looking for a far better Championship campaign.
After a fantastic turnaround under Danny Rohl, Wednesday just avoided relegation the previous season, and there is a lot of hope that they may move up the table in the upcoming season.
Eleven new players, including James Beadle, Yan Valery, Max Lowe, Shea Charles, Jamal Lowe, and Ike Ugbo, arrived at Hillsborough during the Owls’ busy summer. Many of these players have already had a significant influence.
Although the majority of this summer’s transfer window was seen as a success, not all of Wednesday’s transfer transactions have been as successful throughout the years, and owner Dejphon Chansiri has made a number of disappointing additions.
Striker Jack Marriott, who spent the 2020–21 season on loan with the Owls from Derby County, is a noteworthy example of a failed signing, even if he is by no means the most well-known transfer failure of the Chansiri period.
On the last day of the transfer window in October 2020, Marriott joined Wednesday on loan from Derby, raising hopes that he would be the player who scored the goals to keep the team in the Championship.
Given that Marriott had only scored three goals in 37 appearances for the Rams the season before, some Owls fans were worried about his signing. Nevertheless, it was acknowledged that since the team was at the bottom of the standings following a points deduction, it would be challenging to draw in a prolific striker. Most people thought he was a good choice given the situation.
Garry Monk threw Marriott into the starting lineup almost away when he arrived, but he failed to establish his rhythm and missed more than two months of action due to a calf injury he sustained in November.
After being healthy again in January, the 30-year-old’s playing time was restricted. He played his final game for Wednesday in March before being cut from the matchday squad for the remainder of the season after losing favor with new manager Darren Moore.
Marriott argues that injuries and several management changes throughout the season badly damaged his tenure at Hillsborough, but it is a negative comment on the striker that he was unable to establish himself in a squad that was ultimately relegated.
It is safe to assume that both sides will be eager to forget the forward’s stint in South Yorkshire, since he failed to record an assist or score a goal while wearing an Owls shirt.
Jack Marriott’s tenure at Sheffield Wednesday ended badly.
