Huddersfield Town have made the right call in appointing Danny Cowley as their new manager, ex-Terriers defender Frank Sinclair has claimed.

Cowley experienced a baptism of fire in his first game in charge of Huddersfield on Sunday, as his side suffered a 2-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday, leaving them 23rd in the Championship with just a single point from their opening seven league games.

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The 40-year-old is currently managing in the Championship for the first time in his career, having guided Lincoln City from the National League to League One in just over three years at Sincil Bank since May 2016, and Sinclair believes that experience could stand Cowley in good stead at the John Smith's Stadium, despite the size of the job at hand.

Speaking to The Examiner about Cowley's appointment, Sinclair, who made 48 appearances for Huddersfield between 2007 and 2008, said: "It's a big step up and a tough ask. It's a big change for Huddersfield as well. I don't think they have had a manager like Danny Cowley in the last few years."

Discussing Cowley's credentials for the role, Sinclair continued: "I hope he does well because he deserves the opportunity for what he did at Lincoln City, which was remarkable really considering what he had to work with.

"It will be a tough ask because it's a massive jump up to the Championship and to face that level of opposition week in week out."

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Despite that challenge, it seems Sinclair is already impressed with what he has seen from Huddersfield under Cowley, as he added: "I think he can do well there and even just looking at the body language of the players already, it's a fresh start for them and they seem like they are thriving on that."

Assessing what Huddersfield's ambitions for the season should be, the former Chelsea man concluded: "For me first and foremost, financially and just generally they have to stay in the Championship."

Huddersfield are next in action on Sunday afternoon, when they travel to The Hawthorns to face unbeaten West Brom.

The Verdict

I do agree with Sinclair here.

There is no doubt this is going to be a challenging job for Cowley, and you only have to look at Huddersfield's record over the past year and a half to see that this is a situation that has been building up for some time now.

It seems, therefore, that there is going to be no quick fix for Huddersfield, and that means that they may well need to patient with Cowley as they go in search of an upturn in results.

Given the way that Cowley has adapted to rising through the divisions with Lincoln City, you do feel as though he will be capable of lifting the clubs fortunes, so long as he is given the time to do so.