As far as auditions are concerned, Mark Hudson's attempt to secure himself the role as manager of Huddersfield Town on a full-time basis probably hasn't gone the way he would have hoped.

Since stepping in following the sacking of Jan Siewert, Hudson has overseen back-to-back defeats to Cardiff City and Reading for the Terriers, leaving them 23rd in the early Championship standings.

Admittedly, against a side they came down from the Premier League with last season, and a Reading team who look to be brimming with confidence after picking up some of the most impressive results in the division right now, it was never going to be an easy assignment for Hudson, although that is unlikely to do him any favours when it comes to the club deciding who to appoint as a permanent replacement for Siewert.

The fact of the matter is, in football results matter more than anything, and right now, Hudson has not delivered the ones that suggest he is capable of taking the reins at the John Smith's Stadium on a permanent basis, regardless of how much he himself apparently wants the role.

It does however, seem as though there may be one more chance for Hudson to show that he has the capability to get Huddersfield out of this rather sorry mess.

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According to recent reports, the Terriers could wait until the September international break to make their decision on Siewert's replacement, which gives Hudson one more game in temporary charge of the club.

That game sees them travel to Luton Town, and Hudson will be under no illusions as to the importance of that meeting, both for him, and the club.

Not only do the newly promoted Hatters - who have one win, one draw and three defeats from their opening five games of the league season - pose arguably the best opportunity for Hudson to get off the mark with the club, but you feel it is vital for the Terriers themselves to start to rediscover that winning mentality that so unexpectedly helped to get them out of this division and into the Premier League in the first place, and kick-start the process of finding their feet at this level once more.

If Hudson is able to get those all-important three points at Kenilworth Road on Saturday, then he may just feel he has put the thought in the mind of the decision-makers at the club that he has the capabilities to get Huddersfield out of this rut they have been in for so long now.

If he doesn't however, then with managers including Gary Rowett and Nigel Adkins - both of whom have plenty of Championship experience on their CV - among those linked with the job, Hudson may be forced to accept that, for all his efforts, he simply hasn't been able to do enough to get the Terriers back on track, and that one of those more familiar with the division may be better suited for the role.

That is something that will no doubt be difficult for Hudson to do, but with just four league wins in the past 53 games, it is clear that something has to change for the Terriers, and if he can't do, then someone else surely has to be given the opportunity to try and do so.

Having seen the club at both its best and its worst as a player, coach and manager since joining in 2014, Hudson will surely be ready to help make that happen, even if it does come at his own expense.