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OWLS BID STRONGER IF THEY’RE ON RIGHT RHODES

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Chris Dunlavy 

JORDAN Rhodes, the Sheffield Wednesday striker, has played in the EFL for roughly 14 years now.
You’d think that was more than enough time to realise that he wasn’t, isn’t and never will be a target man.
But no. On Wednesday night, as the Owls laboured to a 3-0 defeat against Brentford, there he was.
Chugging around.
Losing headers. Making pointless runs.
Hoofing the ball at Rhodes is like playing a backpass to Joe Hart. He’ll deal with it to the best of his ability, but he’s not Manuel Neuer. And no amount of training or education will...

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