now Sheffield Wednesday must finish the job at Sunderland
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He speaks well, he’s done it countless times over his storied career and he talks with a passion about the club few could match. His standing at the club speaks for itself but when Bannan speaks, people listen. And he means what he says. But when he spoke about his confidence in Wednesday bouncing back from their lowest moments in a topsy-turvy campaign, the comments drew a private doubt or two from those present. After Huddersfield, after Ipswich, after Middlesbrough, the message was always set...

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