Mandaric quashes Megson dismissal rumours at Sheffield Wednesday

The Owls suffered a fourth consecutive defeat when beaten by bottom of the table Chesterfield at the weekend but Mandaric said: “He is our manager and at the moment we have no other plans.”

Mandaric confirmed that he had met Megson yesterday but stressed that it was not for talks about his future.

It is understood the Owls’ boss is keen to progress a loan deal for Reading winger Michail Antonio before this weekend’s Steel City derby against Sheffield United after losing winger Jermaine Johnson to a knee injury.

Former Wednesday academy director Clive Baker has died, aged 74.

Baker spent 20 years with the Owls and was a member of the club’s backroom staff under managers Howard Wilkinson, Ron Atkinson, Trevor Francis and David Pleat.

He was appointed academy director in 1998 before retiring in 2004.