Football legend backs Sheffield Wednesday to stay up in relegation fight
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Wednesday climbed out of the bottom three for the first time since Röhl’s arrival over the weekend, beating Blackburn Rovers 3-1 at Ewood Park to give themselves a real shot of staving off the drop and another season in League One. The German has overseen a remarkable turnaround after the Owls’ worst ever start to a season, and McCoist believes that he’s ‘transformed’ the team during his spell in charge. "What a story that is at Sheffield Wednesday!" McCoist said, as quoted by Football League...

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