So when whispers started doing the rounds that Danny Rohl could be Sheffield Wednesday’s next manager, the forward went into fan mode, straight on the phone to learn more about a little-known 34-year-old. It was time well spent because the rumour mill was on its game, and Rohl will take charge of the Owls for the first time at Watford on Saturday, with Windass fit again after aggravating a dead leg, hoping he has shown in training he has quickly understood what is required by the new manager.
'I did google and stuff like that as I'm sure all football fans did. 'It's been a pleasure to work with him the last few days and his CV speaks for itself. 'The level of players he has been coaching these last four or five years, if he's teaching them things, all he can do is make us even better because we're not at the level them players are at.