A number of Sheffield Wednesday supporters have been reacting to the latest confirmation from Derby County manager Wayne Rooney that Jack Marriott is to return to the Owls for the second half of the campaign.

Marriott made the move to Sheffield Wednesday in the summer window aiming to get some regular game time and help to ease some of the Owls issues in the final third. However, the 26-year-old struggled to make much of an impression during his loan spell in the first half of the campaign and failed to score in any of his seven Championship appearances.

Including the four appearances he has made in the Championship for Derby so far this term the forward has averaged just 13.5 touches, 0.7 shots and 0.3 key passes per game in his 11 league matches (Sofascore). That shows how much the forward has struggled to make an impact this term and he will need to show more if he is to help Sheffield Wednesday improve in the final third.

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Marriott had returned to Derby after he picked up a calf injury that ruled him out of action for the Owls over the festive period. That left the Rams with a decision to make over whether they recall him from his loan spell or allow him to remain at Sheffield Wednesday despite them being relegation rivals.

Speaking to the media ahead of Derby’s meeting with Rotherham United on Saturday, Rooney confirmed that the decision had been made to allow Marriott to remain at Sheffield Wednesday because he could not guarantee him game time in the second half of the campaign.

Some Sheffield Wednesday fans were left frustrated by the news, while there others who remained hopeful he could return with a point to prove.

Here then, we take a look at some of the best reactions on social media…