Sheffield Wednesday have their feet very much back on the ground now in the unfolding Championship race to stave off the drop, the Owls cut open at will last time out as automatic promotion hopefuls Ipswich Town won 6-0 at Portman Road.
Such a devastating loss could really dent Danny Rohl’s men psychologically, with the German boss no doubt wanting his players to remain focused on the task of staying in the division regardless even as the international break grinds second-tier games to a temporary halt.
Rohl won’t have been pleased with some notable underperformers that flopped against the Tractor Boys, mainly one fringe figure who could be offloaded in the summer owing not just to his dire performances this season but also due to his hefty wage.
According to Capology, Mallik Wilks – despite making only 14 appearances in the Championship this campaign – rakes in a handsome pay packet of £11.9k per week.
The former Hull City man has started remarkably only one of those games, with the 25-year-old winger just blending into the background at Hillsborough consequently instead of taking his stuttering Owls career by the scruff of its neck.
Wilks’ lacklustre 37-minute run-out at Portman Road won’t exactly be demanding that Rohl starts selecting him from the get-go more often either, failing to hit a single on-target effort on the Ipswich net from his forgettable second-half cameo alongside managing just three passes.
It’s his extortionate salary compared to other more bright members of the Wednesday camp that will rile those with connections to the South Yorkshire side further, with the 6 foot attacker boasting a far heftier pay packet than rising Owls star Bailey Cadamarteri despite the teenager offering so much more for his relegation-threatened side.
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