Sheffield Wednesday 1 Leyton Orient 0: Irvine unhappy at Owls display

Heralded by many as the Owls' saviour – a consortium he is involved with made a 2m advance on Friday ahead of an expected takeover of troubled Wednesday – there was no hero's welcome on Saturday.

Sheffield-born Turner looked anything but a knight in shining armour as he stood alone in the layby on nearby Penistone Road waiting for a lift after the Hillsborough regulars had dispersed, still muttering about an ugly 1-0 win over struggling Leyton Orient.

His low-key appearance may have surprised some, but with the lawyers still going over the fine print of the takeover deal, the foreign consortium are keen to keep their identity under wraps unlike some of the previous high-profile would-be investors who have gained publicity out of Wednesday's woes.

What Turner witnessed on Saturday will have been of no surprise. An Owls team who struggle at home in front of an expectant crowd, an opposition who raise their game for the big arena.

Lifelong Owls fan Turner – he went to school at nearby Myers Grove Comprehensive and went on to play in goal for Wednesday during two spells, including winning the League Cup at Wembley 20 years ago – managed the club for two years and knows all too well the troubles that come with the territory at S6.

He was sacked six years ago by then chairman Dave Allen after a poor start to the season – even though injuries had decimated his side – successor Paul Sturrock profitting from recuperated players as Wednesday went on to gain promotion from League One via the play-offs.

The Owls have gone full circle and find themselves back in the same position at which Turner departed in September, 2004, but with new investors waiting in the wings at least the off-pitch troubles look to have been eased.

The spotlight will fall back on manager Alan Irvine and the players as they look to bounce back to the Championship at the first attempt.

Lewis Buxton's header early in the second half, getting on the end of Gary Teale's corner at the far post, was enough to see off a spirited Orient side who deserved something after playing much the better football.

Dean Cox was a constant danger to the Owls defence with his probing runs, but he found goalkeeper Nicky Weaver in inspired form – when the Wednesday No 1 was finally beaten, Darren Purse popped up on the goalline to hoof the ball clear.

Marcus Tudgay had Wednesday's best chance to increase their advantage, linking up well with Clinton Morrison, but his end product let him down as he dragged his shot wide at the Leppings Lane end.

For match-winner Buxton, for whom Saturday's goal was only the third of his career, he believes new investment and the stability that brings can only help the Owls players.

"All the players know what's happing (regarding investment), the more stability at the club the better for everyone involved, the fans, players and management," said the former Stoke City defender.

"It's good news. Everyone wants the club to be stable and the club to move forward. You can only do that if you have the finances in order and the place being run really well."

Buxton has played the majority of his Owls career at right-back, but with regular centre-half Mark Beevers ruled out for six weeks with an ankle injury, the 26-year-old looks set for a lengthy spell partnering Purse at the heart of the defence.

"I was delighted to score," he said. "It wasn't a pretty game to watch but the most important thing was we got the three points. I have not played centre-half for a while so it hasn't been that easy for me, but the more I play there the better I will get.

"It was a scrappy game and we weren't passing the ball well, so the crowd were going to be unhappy. I think we lifted it in the second half, it still wasn't great, but the goal lifted us, relaxed us and gave us something to hold on to.

"We are just a couple of points off the automatic promotion places and we will just take the three points. Everyone knows there is a long way to go and we can't afford to slip up too many times if we are to get one of those top-two places. We didn't move the ball well, or quick enough, some sloppy passing."

Sheffield Wednesday: Weaver, Otsemobor, Purse, Buxton, Spurr, Miller, Potter, O'Connor, Teale, Morrison (Mellor 78), Tudgay. Unused substitutes: Jameson, Hinds, Jones, Sedgwick, Johnson, Heffernan.

Leyton Orient: Butcher, Omosuzi, Chorley, Fobes, Cox (Tehoue 87), Dawson, Chambers, McGleish, Revell (Walker 71), Daniels, Spring. Unused substitutes: Lovelock, Brown, Jarvis, Cestor, Smith.

Referee: G Eltringham (Tyne and Wear).

Man of the match: Nicky Weaver.

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