Darren Purse leaves Wednesday by mutual consent

Darren Purse has left Sheffield Wednesday in the last hour by mutual consent. Purse has been linked with his home town club Millwall today and it looks as if his departure from the Owls is clearing the path for him to sign for the team he supported as a boy. Purse's time at Wednesday has been full of ups and downs, he has been an admirable leader but unfortunately led the team to relegation from the championship last season and hasn't been the same player this time round. The end looked near for Darren Purse at last Saturday's Hillsborough fixture against Charlton, in which his own fans turned on him. The club released a statement saying:


 'Sheffield Wednesday can confirm that defender Darren Purse has left the club by mutual consent.'

It continued: 'Sheffield Wednesday would like to thank Darren for his services and wish him the best of luck for the future.'

On the positive side Purse's departure will allow first team experience to come in bundles for likes of new signing Michael Morrison, Reda Johnson and Mark Reynolds adding to the already young and talented Defender Mark Beevers. Some Wednesdayites will be dissapointed at losing an experienced head and the club captain but Reynolds, Johnson and Morrison all have a lot of experience themselves for such young players and could also prosper from Darren Purse's departure. The only question remaining unanswered on this subject is where does the captaincy go? The likes of Tommy Miller and Nicky Weaver have got to be contenders for the arm band, both first team regulars and important players in the squad.

Good luck wherever you end up Darren Purse, but like many other Owls I felt the time was right for him to move on to the next stage of his career.