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It was a little past 5am when the phone of a member of Sheffield Wednesday’s backroom staff lit up the bedside table with a text from his boss.

It was the morning after the night before and – as has already been catalogued in these pages – Darren Moore was up, unable to allow his mind to rest as he plotted an impossible comeback. Wednesday were 4-0 down in the League One play-off semi-finals. There was no time to waste and the rest is the most feted of history.

The text displayed a level of commitment not especially out of the ordinary for the Owls boss. He’s a tireless grafter and though you’d suspect he wouldn’t use the word himself, he comes across as a workaholic who often finds himself unable to unwind or take days off during the season.

Lonely coffees and 5am texts: Workaholic Darren Moore has grafted non-stop for shot at Sheffield Wednesday’s Championship return