Terrier Spirit

Apr62021 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

How much has Huddersfield Town’s starting XI changed since their opening day defeat to Norwich?

Matches

Huddersfield Town take on Norwich tonight in a game that is likely to be tricky for the Terriers given the Canaries sit top of the table by a comfortable margin, have some excellent players among their ranks and are in the habit of winning most of their games. Town are unbeaten in five games though, so know at least that they can make themselves difficult to beat at the moment even if that comes at the expense of playing pretty football. This unbeaten run has a bit of a Lee Clark feel to it, given we've drawn four and only won one of them. It's still a decent achievement given its helping us to slowly drag ourselves towards the point where we can consider ourselves safe from the threat of relegation. Rather than try to predict tonight's lineup, I thought it might be interesting to...

Apr32021 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Brentford today

Matches

Huddersfield Town return from the international break this lunchtime with a televised game against Brentford at the John Smith's Stadium. The Bees are the Championship's top scorers so far this season but a few poor results leaves them needing a good run to keep their automatic promotion ambitions alive. Town will be hoping they can add points to their tally to reduce our relegation fears. Though it's likely to be a tough test for Corberán's men, as the away fixture against Brentford saw us handed a footballing lesson in a game where we barely laid a glove on the Bees. Trying to be positive, the international break has seen some injured players move closer to fitness. So Carlos has more competition for places and should be able to choose a decent starting eleven today. H...

Apr22021 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

Four things Huddersfield Town need to do between now and the end of the season

Opinion

Huddersfield Town’s season will be defined by the collective outcome of their next nine games. If we go on another winless run like the one we had after Christmas then relegation beckons. But if our form is more like it was in the build up to Christmas then a respectable midtable finish is possible even if it wouldn’t fully paper over the cracks that were exposed during that bad run in the early part of the new year. I’ve quite enjoyed not thinking about Town for this last couple of weeks during the international break but now things are gearing back up for another intensive period of games I thought I’d look at what these nine matches could potentially mean for Huddersfield Town and what they need to do between now and the end of the season. Achieve safety as soon as possible T...

Mar202021 by Terrier Spirit16 Comments

Finger pointing, Sarr’s redemption, The Quaner effect and picking over the remains – Notes on Town’s draw with Sheffield Wednesday

Matches

The dull draw with Sheffield Wednesday is most likely already only a vague memory for most Town fans and one they aren't likely to want to revisit. So it barely seems worth bothering publishing this very late write up but it's done so I thought I might as well put it out. With no Town game to watch today you can at least relive some of the tedium from our midweek game. If you think this article seems like a deliberate attempt to alienate my readers you may be right but it's nothing compared to the series of Mick Wadsworth articles I've currently planning on putting together during the international break. (Not a joke!) Until then, here are my notes on the draw with Sheffield Wednesday… One of *those* games This was a poor game played out by two poor teams and it's unlikely...

Mar172021 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Sheffield Wednesday tonight

Matches

Huddersfield Town will hope to make it back-to-back wins when they take on Sheffield Wednesday tonight. The relegation-threatened South Yorkshire side come into the game on the back of a losing run of games but will be hoping the new manager bounce might finally start to kick in after Darren Moore has seen his new side lose the first few games of his tenure. Carlos goes into the game with a few interesting selection decisions, thankfully for the right reasons and we can enjoy seeing how he juggles his available players to come up with a plan to beat the "Massive" club. Unfortunately Colin Quaner won’t be available for Carlos as he now plays up in Scotland, so he’ll have to find his own Hilsborough Hero out of our current crop of players. With the international break coming after thi...

Mar152021 by Terrier Spirit8 Comments

5 final thoughts on Huddersfield Town’s 1-0 win over QPR

Matches

Huddersfield Town won their first away game in 5 months on Saturday, when they beat QPR 1-0. It was a good all-round team performance and relied on grit and organisation more than attacking flair to get the result over the line. Before our thoughts turn to Wednesday's crucial clash with Sheffield Wednesday, here are some of my final thoughts about last Saturday's game. A competent 1-0 win was better for confidence than a big win Keeping a clean sheet again and finally managing to successfully defend a narrow lead will have done wonders for our confidence. Town haven't won many games 1-0 this season, mostly because we have tended to try to score more after going ahead and that has also led to conceding more too. A comfortable victory would have been nice but ...

Mar142021 by Terrier Spirit11 Comments

“Brilliant but frustrating” Player ratings for Huddersfield Town’s win against QPR

Matches

Huddersfield Town beat QPR 1-0, ending our long wait for an away win with an assured performance which saw Town surrender possession in favour of staying organised and hitting QPR on the break. The three points is huge for our survival bid and if we can follow it up with a win against Sheffield Wednesday in midweek then I think our relegation worries can be mostly set aside (providing we don't implode over the remaining games) . This result came from a strong disciplined, team performance rather than dazzling individual brilliance, so expect to see lots of seven out of tens rather than any huge scores for individuals. Ryan Schofield - 8 out 10 His save and clearance double movement to deny Kane was superb and kept us in the game. His goal line heroics were as good as scori...

Mar132021 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

Predicted starting XI, score and key talking points for Huddersfield Town’s trip to QPR

Matches

As Alan Partridge once said, "Go to London! I guarantee you'll either be mugged or not appreciated. Catch the train to London, stopping at Rejection, Disappointment, Backstabbing Central and Shattered Dreams Parkway." Let's hope that Huddersfield Town's trip to Loftus Road this afternoon doesn't result in shattered dreams but given the recent form of the home side and our pitiful away record it's likely to be another big ask for Town to come away with anything. Read on to find out my thoughts on who Town will select this afternoon, my prediction for the outcome and some of the key talking points ahead of the match. Predicted Huddersfield Town XI Goalkeeper: Schofield Defence: Edmonds-Green, Stearman, Sarr Midfield: Rowe, Hogg, O'Brien, Bacuna, Pi...

Mar122021 by Terrier Spirit7 Comments

8 revelations from Dean Hoyle’s podcast interview and what to make of them

Opinion

Ex-Huddersfield Town Chairman, Dean Hoyle, gave an interview to the little-known Looks Good On Paper podcast on Thursday this week. During his time as Chairman at Town Hoyle was known for his frank and open approach to communication and in this interview he showed his skill at putting forward his point of view and revealing just enough information to win over Town fans. Hoyle’s legacy has been somewhat tarnished by the events of recent seasons, with many of the millions of pounds Town have received through parachute payments and player sales being funneled into debt repayments to him while the quality of the playing squad has steadily deteriorated. However, in my eyes he’s still the person that can take the most credit for Town’s rise to the Premier League, even more so than David Wagn...

Mar62021 by Terrier Spirit10 Comments

“More than just a carthorse” Player ratings for Huddersfield Town’s 0-0 draw with Cardiff

Matches

After a run of dismal performances from the Terriers it was nice to see plenty more spirit and organisation in last night's draw with Cardiff. The obvious main talking point is Sanogo's penalty miss but my big takeaway was tgay it was the first time I've watched Town since the Swansea game where I've not come away feeling annoyed and frustrated with the team. There were green shoots of better things to come on display in this game even if some of our bad old habits weren't completely eradicated. The improvement on the pitch can largely be attributed to Carlos switching to a more pragmatic approach that more resembled Danny Cowley's Huddersfield Town rather than Carlosball but we're now at a stage where points on the board matter more than philosophy(which was also true for Cowley...