 During the 2009–10 season, he did not play a single minute of football for the club and only made one substitute appearance in the UEFA Europa League the following season.Osbourne was loaned out on 30 January 2011 to League One club Sheffield Wednesday, managed by Alan Irvine.After Irvine was sacked and replaced by Gary Megson, Osbourne was dropped out of the first team, with Megson preferring to bring in his own players.