Carlos Carvalhal, who led Sheffield Wednesday from 2015 to 2017, has been keeping a close eye on developments there.

The Hillsborough outfit is still in administration and has already been demoted to League One, but they recently recovered some prestige by drawing 0-0 with Championship leaders Coventry City on Saturday.

Henrik Pedersen’s side are looking for only their second win of the season when they play Charlton Athletic this weekend, despite having a negative points count due to deductions.

Wednesday has not yet been subject to a takeover, but David Storch’s Arise consortium is making progress toward completing their transaction.

Exiting administration will allow the Owls to look forward to a brighter future, despite the fact that they will be punished 15 points next season since Storch’s proposal fell short of the amount required to pay creditors at 25p per pound.

Carlos Carvalhal makes Sheffield Wednesday’s Premier League entrance.

One of the most heartbreaking parts of Wednesday’s current situation is that they have one of English football’s most well-known names and were a founding member of the Premier League.

The Owls have not won a trophy since winning the League Cup in 1991, but they have maintained a devoted and sizable fan base that has supported Pedersen’s team despite this season’s difficulties.

Carvalhal expressed his affection for the Championship, saying, “I stay in love with the Championship. Of course, the Premier (League) is the Premier, but the Championship, I stay in love with the teams and the fight.”Especially with the supporters, since I was with a club that is a big, and they have a huge fan base, even though they will be in League One. It’s a Premier League club for me, but I’m very passionate about it. I watched the last game. I believe they played away; they have a full allocation. “It is unbelievable.”

As Carvalhal mentioned, Wednesday fans sold out their Coventry tickets last Saturday, despite the fact that their club appeared doomed to lose against a far better squad.

Pedersen and his team returned their fans’ trust with a 0-0 draw against the Sky Blues, who have all but clinched their place in the Premier League next season.

Sheffield Wednesday supporters will always be grateful for Carlos Carvalhal’s efforts.

The current season has been one of the most difficult in Wednesday history, and fans will be relieved that it is coming to a conclusion shortly.

Dejphon Chansiri, the former Owls owner, has caused long-term damage to the South Yorkshire club by forcing them into administration, and fans will never forgive him.

However, the Thai businessman’s eventual failure coincided with Carvalhal’s relatively successful tenure in the Hillsborough dugout.

The Portuguese manager guided Wednesday to the Championship play-offs in 2016 and 2017, a feat they have never repeated since.

While the current season has brought agony to a proud fan base, Carvalhal’s tenure as manager of the Owls provided supporters with some memories for which they will be eternally thankful.

The Hillsborough faithful will remember the 3-0 triumph over Arsenal that their team achieved under Carvalhal’s guidance in October 2015.