A former Sheffield Wednesday boss has endured a tough start to life at his new job.
Sheffield Wednesday have had their fair share of managers over the years.
Since the start of 2010, the Owls have hired 12 permanent managers; Alan Irvine, Gary Megson, Dave Jones, Stuart Gray, Carlos Carvalhal, Jos Luhukay, Steve Bruce, Garry Monk, Tony Pulis, Darren Moore, Xisco Munoz, and now Danny Rohl.
Rohl replaced the unsuccessful Munoz back in October after Munoz failed to win any of his 12 games in charge, drawing two and losing the remaining 10.
It came after a turbulent summer following promotion from League One; Moore left amid a feud with owner Dejphon Chansiri, taking the Huddersfield Town job in September.
Darren Moore struggling since Sheffield Wednesday exit
Moore looked like a solid appointment for Huddersfield Town.
But after 23 games at the helm and just three wins, Moore was sacked at the end of January.
Just two weeks later though, Moore was back in the dugout with League One outfit Port Vale. Though after four games, Moore remains winless.
Moore’s Vale side were ahead in his opening game in charge vs Cheltenham Town, though the League One strugglers came from behind to kick-start a run of three-straight defeats for Moore’s side.
Then last night, Moore claimed his first point as manager with a 2-2 draw at home to relegation-threatened Fleetwood Town, who last year hired former Sheffield Wednesday favourite Ross Wallace as a first-team coach.
Vale now find themselves in 22nd place of the table and four points adrift with 13 games left to play.
Moore facing relegation to League Two after turbulent 12 months
Just last summer, Moore masterminded one of the greatest comebacks in Football League history, watching his Sheffield Wednesday side overturn a four-goal deficit against Peterborough United in the play-off semis.
But that widely publicised feud with Chansiri followed a sudden exit from Hillsborough. Then came his forgettable Huddersfield Town stint, and now it looks like Moore could oversee Port Vale’s relegation to League Two.
The club are winless in 2024 and have won just one of their last 13 fixtures in League One, now needing to close what is currently a four-point gap to Reading in 20th before the end of the season.
For Moore, who was handed a five-and-a-half year deal at Port Vale this moth, it’s been a tough start, and matters could get even tougher if the club are relegated.