The off-the-field "will-it-won't-it" saga regarding the ownership of the club has taken more twists and turns than an Alton Towers rollercoaster over the past few seasons, much to the chagrin of long-suffering Wednesdayites.

On the pitch at least, Brian Laws and his troops have made light of their financial situation this term – despite the Owls boss being hamstrung in terms of room for manoeuvre in the transfer market until a new buyer is found.

The Owls' encouraging start to the Championship campaign – a world away from the tumult of 12 months ago –- has seen them claim a top-10 berth.

But keeper Grant feels that rivals, awash with sizeable transfer funds, could leave the cash-strapped club trailing in their wake come the January transfer window.

With Wednesday's squad thin in comparison to a host of other Championship clubs – with the Owls' legendary injury curse having exacerbated matters – Laws will have it all to do to keep the club in the play-off hunt if he isn't handed cash in the new year.

And Grant, 26, like Owls fans across the Steel City and beyond, is keeping his fingers crossed that the ownership issue is resolved sooner rather than later.

He said: "It would be nice if we had a few quid to spend, like other clubs seem to be getting.

"It will be difficult for us in that respect as come January they'll be going out and spending another couple of million and looking to push on.

"We've proved as a squad that we're capable of hanging around those play-off spots. But there'll certainly be no talk of finishing in the play-off positions from the players and you probably won't hear much of that coming from the staff.

"The main objective has certainly got to be staying in this division. Especially when you look at the strength in depth that some of the squads have, such as Birmingham, Derby, QPR and Wolves.

"The list goes on and there's probably another three or four clubs to add to that who have gone out and spent millions of pounds.

"But if we can keep Lady Luck on our side in regard to injuries, you never know.

"The takeover may happen and there may be cash available somewhere down the line.

maybe we can get a couple more players in."

Despite the off-the-field angst, at least the Owls can console themselves going into the international break that their fortunes on the park are a world away from last term, when they lost their opening six league matches and were down among the dead men for most of the season.

The Owls' home form – an Achilles heel in recent seasons – has raised smiles amongst fans, with the club unbeaten on their own patch in the league this term.

It's not been so rosy on the road with the Owls coping 4-1 and 4-0 reverses at Wolves and Plymouth respectively, not to mention a 6-0 drubbing at Reading when their pre-match plans were ravaged by a horror seven-hour journey to Berkshire.

But Grant feels the Owls are going in the right direction. He said: "Obviously, we have to put our start into perspective, considering what happened last season.

"Pre-season went very well and we got some good results, the squad seems to be very together.

"They are an honest bunch of lads here. The mood's been good and that's helped. It's shown in our start to the season with a few good results that we've picked up.

"But there's obviously been games where we've underperformed, especially away from home and we need to work on that."

Grant is enjoying life at the Owls and is firmly ensconced between the posts, having coped frustration in his final season at previous club Derby.

The 26-year-old, who joined the club from Pride Park in the summer of 2007, added: "Personally, it's been fairly consistent for me so far.

"The main aim when I came to the club was getting a regular spot. It was never going to be a foregone conclusion because I came in along with another goalkeeper.

"But I've managed to get my foot in the door and, touch wood, have never looked back. If I can keep getting games under my belt, it all helps.

"The manager has had faith in me and hopefully, I've now paid him back."