Danny Röhl takes rare swipe at controversial decision after...

In Sheffield Wednesday’s late loss against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, Danny Röhl was irritated by the

amount of time it took for referees to save a possibly game-changing goal.

The decision to disallow Djeidi Gassama’s second-half goal, which would have given the visiting Owls a goal after

they withstood a dominant Baggies first-half performance, left the German manager, who has made it a point to

avoid publicly criticising refereeing performances since arriving in England in October 2023, baffled.

The suggestion is that the goal was scrubbed out thanks to a run made by Josh Windass across the run of play – with

the Wednesday captain on-the-day ruled to have been interfering with play. Referee Tom Nield spent some time

looking over to his assistant before whistling, leaving Owls players confused. Speaking to The Star, Röhl suggested

his own frustration.

You have known me well over the past 16 months (since his arrival at Wednesday), and I usually don’t talk about

choices made on the pitch because I accept them because they always go by so quickly’, the Wednesday manager

stated. We wouldn’t have any issues taking the flag if the assistant referee waved it. However, 16 seconds passed

between the goal and the offside call. This indicates that it is not entirely apparent.

Over the past 16 months (since his arrival at Wednesday), you have gotten to know me well. I normally don’t discuss

decisions made on the pitch because I accept them because they always pass by so fast’, the Wednesday manager

said. If the assistant referee waved the flag, we wouldn’t have any problems taking it. The goal and the offside call,

however, were separated by 16 seconds. This suggests that it is not totally obvious.

Danny Röhl takes rare swipe at controversial decision after Sheffield Wednesday strike-off at West Brom