Barry Bannan's promotion confidence as midfielder reiterates reason behind decision to stay

Barry Bannan has reiterated his desire to do everything he can to help Sheffield Wednesday achieve promotion back to the Championship.

The Owls captain was the star of the show once again as his second-half penalty against Wigan made it four consecutive wins for Darren Moore’s side.

Wednesday look to have put their previously indifferent form behind them and are now one of League One’s in-form teams having won five of their last six games.

As mentioned, it was Bannan who delivered the goods at Hillsborough as he found the back of the net from 12 yards after Massimo Luongo was adjudged to have been fouled in the penalty area.

In his post-match interview, the former Scotland international was keen to reinforce what he has said previously about helping Wednesday out of the third tier.

“I said at the start of the season what my aim was and what the club’s aim was and it’s not changed,” he told BBC Radio Sheffield.

“Maybe a few weeks ago when I said it, people started to laugh. It just shows you a couple of weeks down the line and people are starting to think ‘here they go, they’re coming now’.

“Obviously there’s still a lot of work to be done, it’s going to be hard but we’re quietly confident of getting out of this league.”

There were worries that, after relegation from the Championship was confirmed at the end of last season, Bannan would be a player who would leave in order to stay at a higher level.

However, his commitment to the club has not wavered and he claimed: “[Wanting to earn promotion with Wednesday] is why I’ve stayed. I felt I owed it to the club to get them back to where we belong and I won’t stop trying until I’m finished.”

The victory against high-flying Wigan was the Owls’ ninth at home this season, a