Five conclusions as Jon Worthington's caretaker revolution pays off again

The temporary gaffer and his staff have overseen a dramatic improvement over his three games in charge and claimed the benefits of that again with victory over Sunderland

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Just a quick note before we start to say that for unforeseen scheduling reasons we may need to delay this week’s edition of the We Are Terriers podcast until Friday, rather than Thursday as we said earlier in the week — apologies for the delay.

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1. Jon Worthington and his coaching staff have set the blueprint for the rest of the season

Starting with the obvious elephant in the room: it’s been two and a half weeks since Darren Moore was dismissed, and we are still waiting for any kind of news as to who will replace him in the longer term.

In the meantime, though, Town have enjoyed a dream of a spell under the caretaker management of Jon Worthington and his academy coaching staff – to the extent that he has now become the odds-on bookies’ favourite to take the job full time. Many will have left the John Smith’s Stadium thinking that may not be such a bad idea.

However, Worthington has been pretty clear, repeatedly and consistently, that he does not want the job permanently, while the club spoke upon Moore’s dismissal of wanting to appoint someone as a long-term replacement, not a short-term stopgap.

Wherever things go from here, Worthington and co have done a fantastic job of not only steadying the ship, but pointing it in the right direction and blowing wind into its sails.

21.6% of the Championship goals Town have scored this season have come in Worthington’s three games in charge, as have 33% of the clean sheets they have kept in the league.

Their three games under Worthington have seen them claim their biggest win for two and a half years (against a relegation rival, no less), put in their most impressive away performance, and win at home against a current top-half side for the first time this season. All of that while playing exactly the kind of bold, attack-minded football the fans – and the chairman – want to see.

Whoever is in charge this Saturday or next, Worthington and his temporary staff have shown the ways that Town can break out of a miserable slump that has lasted all season long and fire themselves up the table. Town could not have asked for any more than that – bravo.