Sheffield Wednesday supporters have been slightly more upbeat in recent times after seeing their side end a damaging losing streak in the Championship at the weekend.

Jos Luhukay’s men went into their encounter with bitter rivals Sheffield United at Bramall Lane having lost each of their previous four league games, and thus seeking to bounce back against Chris Wilder’s high-flying Blades. And while the Owls didn’t win the game, they fought hard to earn a 0-0 draw from their trip across the city, a result which kept them 17th in the Championship table, but did at least halt their woeful losing run.

Thus, there have been many satisfied Wednesday fans up and down the country in recent times, although several are growing increasingly frustrated with manager Luhukay, who doesn’t appear to be the man to take the Owls forward.

As such, the club’s hierarchy simply must seek to cut their losses and relieve the Dutchman of his duties, with former Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy the man they have to turn to as soon as possible if they are to climb up the second tier table.

Ultimately, Luhukay was appointed as Carlos Carvalhal’s successor back in January of this year with the club 15th in the Championship table, and that is exactly where they finished after an indifferent second half of the season under the 55-year-old, who won just one of his first ten games in charge before winning five of their last six matches of the campaign.

Yes, the transfer embargo that crippled them for much of the summer certainly didn’t help Luhukay’s cause, and a three-match winning run between August and September underlined his capabilities, but they have been particularly poor lately in winning just one of their last eight games to suggest that he is not the answer to the Owls’ problems.

And while ex-Ipswich boss McCarthy was hounded out of Portman Road at the rear end of last season, he does appear to be the man Sheffield Wednesday need to not only get them out of a rut, but to also move them up the division.

The 59-year-old spent six years in charge of the Tractor Boys and did a marvellous job in not only making sure they stayed up every season on a shoe-string budget, but he even led them to the Championship play-offs back in 2015, which sandwiched two other top ten finishes.

Add in success in leading Sunderland out of the second tier in 2005 and then Wolves four years later, and not only does McCarthy know what it takes to remain in the division, but he also has succeeded at the other end of the table as well – there aren’t many better Championship managers out there at present.

Yes, one of the big concerns Ipswich fans had later on in his reign was the style of football implemented by the former Republic of Ireland manager, but things aren’t much better at Hillsborough under Luhukay now – the only difference being that McCarthy might get results where Luhukay hasn’t.

Thus, with the Owls stuck in a rut and 55-year-old Luhukay seemingly not the man to lead them out of it, the Sheffield Wednesday hierarchy must seek to make a change, with 59-year-old McCarthy the man they simply have to turn to.

Sheffield Wednesday fans… what do you think? Let us know!