Sheffield Wednesday 'can start to think big again' with David Storch takeover signed and sealed
Sheffield Wednesday will be able to think big again with David Storch as owner, according to manager Henrik Pedersen.
The Owls have been in survival mode since a summer which saw players go unpaid for five out of seven months, before going into administration in October.
But Storch’s takeover is set to be announced before the final game of the season kicks off at 12.30pm tomorrow against West Bromwich Albion at a sold-out Hillsborough, when Pedersen expects some tears after a tough season.
He is looking forward to being able to raise standards again.
“It will mean that we can start to think big again,” said the Dane. “We don't have to go through daily life with the minimum.
“We have to have a big mindset for the future, because we want to come back to a high level.
“For this, you need to have big thoughts, big dreams. And at the same time, you need to have a big understanding of where you are starting (from).
“(Until now) nobody could think longer than to the end of the season so to have a strategy for the future has been difficult.
“There was no strategy where we want to be in two years, three years, four years.
“We're all looking forward to making new standards for what is okay, what is not okay. We're all looking forward to taking the best solution and not just the surviving solutions.
“We're all looking forward to a strong top (leadership) with good human quality and good strategy, good perspective.
“With David (Storch), with Michael (his son), with Tom (Costin, their business partner), we get three top humans.
“(It will give us) that ability to move forward and put what's been a very difficult 12 to 18 months behind the football club and start afresh. You can feel everyone is looking so much forward so we can start this rebuild of Sheffield Wednesday.”
The problems the Owls have faced have led to relegation and a record-low tally of minus three points with one game to play.
“I think some people will start to cry because it has been so tough,” commented Pedersen. “If you've not been here, you cannot imagine how tough it has been.
“But how we have grown as a club, together with the fans. How we all have grown together has been amazing.
“There probably will be a few people who shed a few tears, whether that's staff or supporters.”
Late yesterday afternoon the Owls tweeted a picture of Storch clinking champagne glasses with administrator Kris Wigfield.