VALIANT OFFER TEMPTS MOORE

DARREN Moore has expressed his delight at making a quick return to management with Port Vale – and believes he is ‘perfectly aligned’ with the club’s long-term ambitions.

- John Lyons

The 49-year-old was axed by Championship strugglers Huddersfield just under three weeks ago. He won just three of his 23 matches at the helm in all competitions after replacing Neil Warnock at the Terriers in September.

Some may have felt Moore – who won promotion from League One with Sheffield Wednesday via the play-offs last term before departing soon after – would have wanted to take a breather after that bruising experience, but he has decided to jump straight back in.

Aspirations

He replaces the sacked Andy Crosby and his short-term task will be to lift the Valiants out of the relegation zone. However, he has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract and is more than happy to be working on a long term project.