Deon Burton was Sheffield Wednesday's hero against Norwich
Brian Laws compared his achievement in keeping Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship with anything achieved by Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho.
"Under the circumstances, and I'm not patting myself on the back, but if Mourinho was here I don't think he could have done any better," said Laws.
The Owls beat Norwich 4-1 on Sunday to secure survival, and Laws was upbeat.
"We've had everything thrown at us and yet everybody has stayed calm and very focused. We never threw in the towel."
The Owls have been decimated by injuries to key players this season, while boardroom disquiet - chairman Dave Allen and long-serving director Keith Addy both departed - and never-ending takeover speculation have done little to steady a lurching ship.
But Laws said: "The camp is united and certainly the glue to it all is certainly the support we have had.
"The fans have been magnificent and would have been forgiven for turning on us all, the players, manager, because the results haven't matched their drive.
"This week feels like a month, waiting for the game to come about, knowing we were going to have a sell-out."
He had to watch his team concede an early lead to the Canaries, but they hit back in fine style, Deon Burton scoring two of the goals.
"The nerves, particularly in the first half, were there for all to see. We had young players out there and they looked very nervy and were panicking on the ball," he said
"We've got a good squad of players here, if everybody's fit, and if we can add one or two to bolster that I believe we will have a much, much better year next year."
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