Thousands of people turned out to celebrate Palmer’s Owls career on Saturday afternoon, a fixture against LaLiga outfit, Leganes, that ended in a 0-0 draw at Hillsborough in what is the club’s final preseason outing before next weekend’s clash with Plymouth Argyle.
Palmer started, of course, donning the captain’s armband, and was substituted late in the game to a standing ovation – also being met with a big hug from the manager as he left the field of play.
For Röhl he was pleased with how everything played out, on and off the pitch, and also spoke of how impressed he was to see photos of a young Palmer in his Owls kit in the matchday programme.