After his first three games in charge, Chris Powell was left with a fairly paltry return, points-wise.
There were certainly mitigating circumstances to be had from the first of that triple header, with a moment of naivety on Tommy Smith's part costing his side a draw against Middlesbrough in a 2-1 defeat.
Admittedly, Boro were the better side in that game. But Town had a scarcely-deserved but hugely welcome point in their grasp before the late gaffe, which presented Grant Leadbitter with the chance to stroke home a stoppage-time penalty and take the spoils back to Teesside.
A turgid goalless draw with Wigan Athletic followed, before the nadir of Powell's tenure so far with the humbling 3-0 defeat at arch-rivals Leeds United.
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But what has followed has been nothing short of remarkable from the Terriers manager, who has orchestrated an unbeaten run which has featured free-flowing football, defensive resolve and goals from all areas of the pitch.
The players certainly deserve credit too. Suddenly the Terriers are exuding a confidence rarely seen in the infant stages of the season and it has had a direct correlation with their ascent up the league standings.
Powell clearly has his charges onside, a point reinforced by Grant Holt's take on the new regime after the 2-2 draw at Ipswich Town and the striker's voice appears a pertinent one given that his arrival has coincided with the six-game sequence without defeat.
But how has Powell sparked the revival which has seen Town move away from relegation trouble and closer to the upper echelons of the Championship?
Here are three key factors behind the Terriers' new-found consistency since defeat at Elland Road.
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Familiarity with the players
On reflection, the week in between the Leeds disaster and the first buds of recovery at home to Millwall was the crucial phase in Powell's tenure to date.
His arrival as the permanent successor to Mark Robins during the international break before the Boro game allowed him a brief bedding-in period to both acclimatise to new surroundings and get to work with his new team, but in truth it was always going to be a be a tall order for him to come in and hit the ground running.
His first three games came off the back of one another and the highly-charged nature of a derby game fell perhaps too early for him. The next seven days, however, would prove vital to his side's impending return to form.
Powell even admitted that those seven days felt like some of the longest in his career but they enabled him to truly get to work out what tools he had at his disposal.
That much was reflected in the experimental nature of some of his opening team selections, with the likes of Lee Peltier, Danny Ward and Jonathan Stead initially entrusted with starting roles before he truly settled on a nucleus of first-teamers.
Tactically outsmarting his managerial rivals
A comparison with Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is fanciful in the extreme, but Powell's managerial methods in preparing his side for each match have been as curious as they have been meticulous.
And this is exactly where the comparison with the Blues boss comes into practice, as Powell has left his Championship counterparts guessing over his tactics, formation choice and personnel by adapting to each task he has faced in this unbeaten run.
Against Millwall, he plumped for the 3-5-2 to both hand Nahki Wells a strike partner in attack after his isolation up front against Leeds and to quell the threat posed by the Lion's own twin strikeforced.
Controversy reigned at in-form Wolves when Wells, scorer of both goals against Millwall, was dropped to the bench but the 4-3-3 employed by Powell saw Town cause multiple problems for the hosts' back four in a 3-1 success.
His increasing reputation for being a tinkerman refused to go away thereafter either, with further switches to 4-4-2 at Blackburn Rovers, a defensive version of the three in midfield and attack against Brighton and Hove Albion and another trial for the three-man backline at Ipswich.
The latter example caused slight consternation amongst the fans before kick-off, but Powell showed his managerial nous to respond and swing it the other way and hand his side an attacking impetus in subs Sean Scannell and Harry Bunn, who helped yield two goals to keep the run going.
Emergence of key individuals
Part of Wells' success under Powell has been as a result of the man-management he has received which has kept the Bermudian fit, fresh and firing even though game time has been at a premium on occasions.
It has been hard to argue with the treatment of him, however, given his goalscoring exploits on two of the three times he has started since starting and struggling at Leeds.
He is one of many who have stepped up to the plate as they bid to impress their new boss and he is extracting the best out of each of them, with his signing of Holt proving an inspired one and equally as crucial as the decision to intervene on Sean Scannell's rumoured exit to Millwall on deadline day.
Bunn and Scannell have been grateful recipients of plaudits in recent weeks, with Powell apparently drilling defensive qualities into their respective skill sets as well as handing them the platform to thrive from an attacking perspective.
Jacob Butterfield has also been another to thrive under Powell's guidance and the fact two clean sheets have been secured since he took charge indicate a desire to rid Town of their early-season problems at the back, even if a few flaws still need to be ironed out.
Town go in search of their longest unbeaten run since returning to the second tier in 2012 when they host Nottingham Forest this weekend.
It would surely be the perfect way to cap Powell's impressive start to life in the John Smith's Stadium hotseat if they were to land that feat.
