Steve Agnew was part of the Hull City backroom team plotting an unlikely promotion out of the Championship six years ago. Now, as Sheffield Wednesday’s caretaker boss, he is determined to halt the Tigers’ latest unexpected charge for the Premier League. City host the Owls on Saturday aiming to record a sixth consecutive league win after transforming their season with victories over Brentford, Swansea, Preston, Leeds and Bolton. That flawless festive campaign has hauled Nigel Adkins’ men to within seven points of the play-off places and extending the winning run at home to Wednesday could well see the gap trimmed further. Standing in City’s way this weekend will be a host of familiar faces. Former players Michael Hector and George Boyd are expected to be among the starting XI, while two-time promotion-winning boss Steve Bruce will be calling the shots from afar ahead of his official appointment as Wednesday manager on February 1. Former City first team coach Stephen Clemence will be alongside Agnew in the dug-out upon their return to the KCOM Stadium and it promises to be a Yorkshire derby packed with sub-plots. “We had good times at Hull with promotions, cup finals and qualifying for Europe,” said… Read full this story
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