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Favourites to become new Huddersfield manager as club sacks Darren Moore

The favourites to become new Huddersfield Town manager has been revealed as the club sacks Darren Moore from first team duties.

Darren Moore leaves having only picked up three wins, eleven draws and nine defeat leaving the Terriers sitting 21st in the Championship table with 28 points from 29 games played, three points above 22nd place and Sunday’s opponents QPR, who got a very late equaliser.

The 49-year-old, who guided Sheffield Wednesday to promotion to the Championship last year, came in to replace Neil Warnock back in September.

CLUB STATEMENT:

Manager relieved of his duties.

– Club statement from Huddersfield Town
– Manager Darren Moore relieved of his duties
– Comments from Kevin Nagle and Jake Edwards

Darren Moore has been relieved of his duties as Huddersfield Town Manager today (Monday 29 January 2024).

about:blankThis decision was taken after our Sky Bet Championship draw at Queens Park Rangers on Sunday, which took Moore’s record as Town Manager to three wins, 11 draws and nine defeats in all competitions.

Huddersfield Town owner and Chairman Kevin Nagle commented:

“We have to make this decision to give us the best chance of maintaining our Sky Bet Championship status come the end of the season.

“Darren is a fantastic man, and he has worked tirelessly since taking the job back in September. I know I speak for everyone at the club in wishing him the very best for the future.

“We appointed Darren on the strength of his credentials as a manager, but it is now clear that this has not worked as we envisaged and hoped. There have absolutely been mitigating circumstances, such as the high number of injuries that Darren has had to cope with, but we have still not seen enough on the pitch in terms of results or the direction of travel in playing style and performances.

“I believe that our current squad is capable of more, particularly on the back of the work we have carried out in this transfer window, and we’re quickly moving to identify the right person to lead them through a crucial period of the season. We hope to make that managerial appointment soon.”

Chief Executive Jake Edwards added:

“I want to begin by echoing the Chairman’s comments in thanking Darren for his total commitment to the club during his time here.

“This was not a decision that we made lightly, but we believe it is one that we had to take. We still have 17 games to be played this season, and that still gives us the chance to positively impact our results and position in the league table.

“We’re looking for our next appointment to have a big short-term impact, but also to fit with our longer-term strategy of building an attack-minded, progressive style of football over a number of seasons.”

FAVOURITES TO BECOME NEW HUDDERSFIELD MANAGER:

BetVictor – 29th January – 12:40pm
John Eustace – 5/1
Nathan Jones – 6/1
Gary Rowett – 6/1
Steve Cooper – 8/1
Michael Duff – 8/1
Alex Neill – 8/1
Paul Heckingbottom – 8/1
Nigel Pearson – 12/1
Neil Lennon – 14/1
Mark Warburton – 16/1
Lee Johnson – 16/1
Daniel Stendel – 16/1
Chris Hughton – 16/1

Sky Bet – 29th January – 2pm
Paul Heckingbottom – 4/6
Michael Duff – 5/1
John Eustace – 6/1
Neil Warnock – 9/1
Alex Neil – 10/1
John Mousinho – 11/1
Nathan Jones – 12/1
Wayne Rooney – 14/1
Mark Warburton – 16/1
Frank Lampard – 20/1
Nigel Pearson – 20/1

Moore said to Sky Sports after the draw against QPR: “We set our stall out to come and win the game and even our subs were to win the game. So when you get a goal in the latter part of the game you hope to win. I don’t remember Lee Nicholls having to make any saves.

“The players are a wonderful group to work with. They’re honest and committed to the job. We need to keep looking onwards and upwards.

“Hopefully [the chairman] saw the performance, that we were committed and should have won the game today.”

Darren Moore hoped that the point would be enough to keep him in his job, yet club owner Kevin Nagle said himself that his side “have to win” against QPR.

Nagle wrote after the game: “What a disappointing ending!!! That was tough to watch the last five minutes.

“Players battled. We should have won again instead [of] hanging on for a draw after dominating much of the match.”

This is how fans reacted with the favourites to become new Huddersfield manager revealed as the club sacks Darren Moore…

@awaydaytown: A decent bloke I’m sure we’ll all agree, just didn’t seem to inspire the group of players he had. Wish him all the best 💙

@lsm_21: Eustace or Heckingbottom please. #htafc

@ben_simons23: Thank god, next appointment massive now.

@kasooomooo: Feel bad for him but needed for the club to move forward. Was dealt a bad hand. Wish him the best for the future

@gnocurfew: Last time I’ll say it. One of THE worst business decision I’ve witnessed when you removed Colin so quickly. Gut says, blame Cartwright for that. I 100% want us to stay in the champs. The decision makers deserve relegation. #htafc #utt

@Billo20Four7: About time. Nice fella but tactical decisions, formation setup & players out of position even when fit very questionable. Even yesterday, subs made too late. But his departure gives the club half a chance of staying up. Massive appointment now & has to be the right one. #htafc

@mwwhtafc81: Unfortunate but not surprised. Good luck Darren

@MarcusMib: About bloody time – get the right man in to steady this ship and get us out of the relegation battle!

@VedCoxWil: He maybe a nice guy but the fans and myself knew from the start thatvhe was the wrong choice. Bye bye Darren and it’s a fuck off from me #htafc #mooreout

@tiger_newy: A nicer guy you could not wish for. But football is about performance and results and no matter what injuries we have had, on the pitch has been totally unacceptable. Big appointment decision. Hope this time, it’s a good one! Thanks to Moore for his efforts. UTT

@GmflooringGuy: Should of happened six weeks ago but at least Nagle was true to his word after saying QPR was a must win – hopefully we get it right this time

@SANDRA_HTFC: Kev gave him a fair chance IMO but hasn’t dwelled too long. I know most wanted him gone a number of games ago but it would have been harsh to axe him prior to the window without any new recruits. HAS to get this next one right now… #htafc

@stevvy1986: Unfortunately he had to go. Results, performances, tactics, in game decisions, all meant that he had to go. A nice guy I’m sure, but we couldn’t leave it any longer

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