Sheffield Wednesday: How Darren Moore really feels about Dejphon Chansiri | OneFootball

The former Owls boss has opened up on the departed owner.

When Darren Moore guided Sheffield Wednesday back to the Championship in the most dramatic of circumstances in 2023, it seemed the only way was up for the Owls.

However, after one of the most turbulent seasons in the club's history, the South Yorkshire club are heading back to League One three years later after finishing rock-bottom of the table thanks to the consequences of Dejphon Chansiri's actions.

Of course, anyone involved with the club will know that Chansiri's ownership has led them to this point, but most were bemused when Moore left Hillsborough straight after earning promotion to the second tier three years ago.

Now, Moore has opened up on his time at Sheffield Wednesday, while giving an honest assessment of the club's departed owner.

Darren Moore opens up on former Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri

Cast your mind back to 2023, when Wednesday completed the greatest turnaround in play-off history.

Having been humbled 4-0 by Peterborough United in the first leg of their League One play-off semi-final, it would have been safe to assume that Posh would waltz to Wembley Way, but Moore's men had other ideas.

In the second leg at Hillsborough, Liam Palmer's 98th-minute goal took the clash to extra time before Callum Patterson's effort cancelled out Lee Gregory's to take the game to penalties, where the Owls triumphed 5-3.

The drama was not over there, though, as Josh Windass' effort clinched promotion in the final with the last action of the game in extra-time against Barnsley.

Fast-forward just a month, and it was reported that Moore had left the South Yorkshire club by mutual consent along with his backroom staff, with Wednesday's then-owner claiming he asked for a new contract that was four times the size of his existing deal.

The circumstances seemed odd at the time, but now Moore has revealed exactly why he left, as well as his feelings towards the owner at the time in Chansiri.

"I didn't want to leave," Moore told the Daily Mail.

"It's only now people can see what happened. He wanted me out of the club, and he got me out. I wanted to build in the Championship and go forward. I was gutted when he didn't allow me that and showed me the door.

"A lot of people don't realise that, and I had to stand back and listen to him say things about me that were quite hurtful. But in the end, what's come through is that now everyone can see where the club was at."

How things have unravelled for Darren Moore since leaving Hillsborough

While Moore did not get the opportunity to lead Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship, he did get the chance to manage one of their division rivals, Huddersfield Town.

Moore replaced Neil Warnock at the Accu Stadium in September 2023, but only lasted four months after taking just 20 points from 23 matches.

However, he was not out of a job long as he took charge of struggling Port Vale, but he was unable to guide them clear of safety as they were relegated to League Two.

Vale bounced straight back, though, as the 52-year-old led the club to a second-placed finish, only for them to be relegated this campaign following Moore's sacking in December.

Since leaving Vale Park, Moore has been out of a job for five months, which is the longest gap he has had between managerial roles.

There has been no indication that the former West Brom boss will return to the dugout anytime soon, but with the summer approaching, an opportunity could arise in the lower tiers.

Indeed, there is every chance that he could return to Hillsborough in the opposite dugout, while if Henrik Pedersen were to leave his post, it would be interesting to see what his stance would be on a potential return.