Alan Biggs: What Dejphon Chansiri needs to do to get the best out of Darren Moore

It’s surely intended as a long-term appointment in a here-and-now crisis, which can be the most risky of mixes, but I applaud Dejphon Chansiri for that.

For having the courage of his convictions and for demonstrating that, whatever gets flung at him, he’s looking beyond the short term perils at the club.

Now what matters - even more than the immediate results in some ways - is creating the right environment for the new boss, effectively the Owls’ fourth of the season, to succeed.

Top of the shop is the relationship between Moore and Chansiri himself. Not since Carlos Carvalhal at the outset of the owner’s reign has this looked to be harmonious.

The fact the chairman highlighted some “laughter” in their talks is promising in that regard.

Former Owls boss Gary Megson, who worked with Moore at West Brom, feels the same. Megson told me: “Darren’s one of the most genuine people I’ve ever met. He’s really enthusiastic and likeable. I hope he gets the time to put things right.”

Absolutely, Gary. Reviving Wednesday has to be a medium-to-long-term undertaking.

Importantly, the appointment appears to recognise, if not accept, that the Owls could be playing in League One next season.

Not that relegation is inevitable and “new manager bounce” happens too often to be coincidental.

From what I saw of Moore’s Doncaster Rovers, the players at Hillsborough will enjoy working for him. The former Baggies boss, harshly sacked at The Hawthorns, allows expression and a silky passing style, as I’ve witnessed on several occasions at this season.

There will certainly be nothing so abrupt as this season’s ill-fated switch to Tony Pulis.

What also impresses, and surprises, is that Chansiri moved for an in-work manager, which hadn’t been expected considering the complications of compensation and the Owls’ financial circumstances.

Whether anything changes in terms of off-field structure with this appointment remains to be seen. I think there is a big opportunity for that.

It’s fair to criticise a model if it doesn’t work. Hopefully Moore will be in a position to drive his own destiny.

That said, it’s unfair to suggest the owner interferes in football decisions, team selection, tactics etc - other than being in a position to hire a manager for a certain style.

Where transfers in and out are concerned, managers have always had an involvement in the Chansiri model. I’ve simply queried - and still do - whether those transfers should be delegated completely to a manager-led recruitment team within a budget set from the top.

This job needs a structure and a vision, tackled in the round rather than piecemeal.

However, in wishing Moore the best of luck and without going over old ground on excellent out-of-work managers, I reckon this is pretty close to the best appointment Wednesday could have made in the circumstances.