Sheffield Wednesday interim manager Lee Bullen believes those in charge of the club will be happy with The Owls' start to the season under him, but says the decision over whether he is given the job full time is not his to make.

Bullen has made a near-perfect start to his time as interim manager of the Yorkshire side, following Steve Bruce's controversial departure to Newcastle United earlier in the summer.

With Bullen in temporary charge, Wednesday have won their opening two games of the season - away at Reading and at home to Barnsley - for the first time in 13 years, and currently sit top of the early Championship table.

Despite that impressive start to the campaign, Bullen is making no assumptions about his chances of getting the job in the Hillsborough hot-seat permanently, as he told The Yorkshire Post: “It is for other people at the club to make any sort of decision on that and I am sure they are relatively happy with the way things are going at the moment.

“I will come in on Monday morning and prepare a training session and try to beat Millwall next week and that is all I can do."

Explaining his approach to the situation at the club, Bullen added: “As a coach, you control what you can control and that is picking a team and trying to keep players fit.

“We have a tough, tough game down at Millwall next week and my aim is to try and put a team out that can, hopefully, win three points down there.”

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Wednesday are not in EFL Cup action during midweek due to the postponement of their clash with crisis-hit League One club Bury, meaning they have a full week to prepare for their trip to Millwall on Saturday afternoon.

The Verdict

I think Bullen is probably right with what he says here.

Given the uncertainty there was around the club following the departure of Steve Bruce, it would be hard not to be happy with the job Bullen has done since the start of the season.

Not only has he steadied the ship and put together a squad capable of competing in the Championship this season despite a lull in the Owls' transfer window immediately after Bruce's departure, but he has also ensured that The Owls have hit the ground running now the season itself is underway.

Considering that perfect start to the campaign, it would seem strange to now upset that good feeling around the club by bringing someone into to replace Bullen, making it a move that would surely be hard to justify, and I'd be surprised if Bullen wasn't at least given the opportunity to take on the role on a longer-term basis.