Sheffield Wednesday managerial latest as Owls eye Darren Moore replacement before players return
The Owls surprisingly parted ways with Moore earlier this week despite him having secured promotion into the Championship via the League One play-offs, leaving them without a man at the helm just six weeks before the 2023/24 campaign gets underway.
Club chairman, Dejphon Chansiri, stated recently that he hoped to get the new manager in before the players returned for preseason at the end of the month, though there is now only a week left before July gets underway.
A whole host of names have been mentioned in the conversation surrounding Wednesday’s next boss, however The Star understands that the club are still in the shortlist phase at this point in time, with interviews set to follow once the undoubtedly long list of submitted CVs has been whittled down.
Carlos Carvalhal’s name was taken off the list of potential recruits when Chansiri said there was ‘no chance’ of him coming back, while names such as Nathan Jones, Steven Gerrard and Bruno Lage all feature amongst the bookies favourites at this point in time. Portuguese manager, Vitor Campelos, is known to have applied for the job as he eyes the next step in his career.
It’s now 42 days until Wednesday’s opening game against Southampton at Hillsborough, and fans are desperate to see new faces through the door as soon as possible – both in terms of the manager and his technical team as well as playing personnel.
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Sheffield Wednesday chairman Dejphon Chansiri insists Darren Moore exit had ‘nothing to do with budgets for the season ahead’
Moore’s exit came as a shock to Owls supporters, who had been left jubilant by the 49-year-old’s overseeing of promotion back to the Championship. Chansiri fielded questions from supporters at Hillsborough earlier this week and has now expanded on information he provided with an additional Q&A shared by official club channels online.
Responding to a question asking for details on Moore’s departure, Chansiri said: “First of all, let me make it clear that Darren’s departure had nothing to do with our recruitment process. That applies to the January transfer window and the process we will follow in the summer window. It was also nothing to do with budgets for the season ahead.
“Regarding January, the recruitment team – which the manager has always been a part of since I was here – identified targets. We got Aden Flint over the line and were very close on one more that Darren wished to bring in with my full support. Unfortunately, the club who we were negotiating with changed their mind at the last minute and we were unable to complete the deal, but this is football.”
He also claimed “the majority” would agree with the reasons for Moore’s mutually agreed exit if they were to be revealed. He said: “I was asked the question on Tuesday – ‘do you think fans would agree with Darren leaving if I clarified more?’ I said some fans may, some may not, it would depend on personal opinion.
“I said I do not like to talk too much about personal situations and I stand by that. The only thing I can add is that if I revealed the reasons, I am sure the majority would agree why we mutually agreed to go our separate ways.”
