Double-goal hero Proudlock, so often the scapegoat of the fans, has now turned into the excellent player he has so often threatened to do so since his initial loan spell in 2003.
And Branston, recently back from injury, did not break sweat as he comfortably dealt with City’s attack.
Whelan told Footymad: “Adam is there to score goals and he did that well, he will take what he did today week in, week out.
“With Guy, he is big and strong and won’t let any centre forward push him around and it was proven as Steve Brooker is one of the best strikers in this league at the moment and he didn’t have a sniff against Guy.”
The young Irishman has impressed this season and is becoming one of Wednesday’s most important players, but says that the team’s confidence is a major factor of their recent good league form.
He added: “I think we worked hard. W
“We could have lost that game a few weeks ago but we didn’t because of our renewed confidence and that we just believe that we are not going to get beaten.”