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Jul142019 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

4 standout performances in the Town v Hamburger SV friendly

Matches

I don’t particularly like friendlies, but I still found myself tuning in to watch Town play Hamberger SV on the club’s official live stream. Town ran out 1-0 winners in a solid but unexciting performance against a decent second-tier German team. Here are a few of the players that caught my eye during the game. It’s worth remembering that preseason doesn’t count for a great deal, but until the season starts it’s all we have to go off. Lewis O’Brien I was very impressed by O’Brien’s work rate and composure in his first-half performance (the entire XI was switched at half-time). He aggressively pressed the opposition, made some smart tackles and looked comfortable in possession. The year on loan at Bradford must have done him a lot of good, as he looks like a professional footballer o...

Jul122019 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

5 reasons for Town fans to be optimistic

Opinion

Huddersfield Town will return to the Championship in a few weeks time, following their relegation from the Premier League. The 2018/19 season was a dismal one for Town fans, with just three victories to celebrate all season and some embarrassing low points along the way. While some fans may see relegation to the Championship as a terrible thing, I’m feeling positive about the forthcoming campaign. Here’s a list of reasons why I think we’re going to have a good season. More games where we’ve got a good chance of winning While it was nice to have a couple of years in the top-flight of English football, the last season was awful to watch for the majority of the time. While it would be daft to think Town are going to be competing at the top end of the Championship, it’s almost certain we’...

Jun272019 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

Which Huddersfield Town players want to leave, who might stay and which ones have something to prove?

Matches, Transfers

There's not been a Town game for months now and it still feels like there's a long time to go until the season kicks off, so there's not a lot going on apart from endless transfer speculation. To help my organise broadly where Town's squad stands at the moment I've put all our players into six categories. Doing this helps to show that there is likely to be significant comings and goings before the end of the transfer window. Every summer transfer window is vital to the success of the forthcoming season, but this year it's bigger than ever. We need to try to keep our best players, get rid of the players that no longer want to be here and bring in enough fresh faces to make us genuinely competitive. There also needs to be more focus on getting the right characters into the team and changi...

Jun112019 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Huddersfield Town Chief Executive reveals transfer plans, including FIVE potential signings

Transfers

Julian Winter, Huddersfield Town's Chief Executive, gave an interview to the club's official YouTube account which revealed the clubs current transfer dealings, the status of the club's ownership and the ongoing search for a head of football operations. Town closing in on FIVE new players The biggest revelation in the interview was that Town are currently in talks with five players that they are hoping to sign soon. It's hard to know how close these players are to signing on the dotted line, but Winter described them all as "in transit". These signings are replacements for the eight senior players that left the club at the end of the season due to contracts running out and loans expiring. There are plenty of rumours knocking around at the moment about who these players could be, but W...

Jun62019 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Huddersfield Town confirm plans for next season’s shirt badge

News

In the most recent ATT Voices Panel meeting Huddersfield Town confirmed that they will NOT be using the "Terriers" dog logo on next season's shirt and will instead be reverting to an embroidered badge of some sort. The were few details, but it was clear that the logo on last season's shirt is now going to be a one season experiment rather than a permanent change of shirt badge. Luke Cowan, the club's Retail Manager, confirmed that: "The Terrier Dog was only for one year." Sean Jarvis made similar comments in the "And He Takes That Chance" podcast last week, but I believe this is the first time it's been confirmed in writing by the club. What badge will be on next season's shirt? There's very little detail about what the terrier badge will be replaced with, but it seems likely that a r...

Apr72019 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

Huddersfield Town 1-4 Leicester City: Town can’t shake the losing habit

Matches, Opinion

Huddersfield Town were convincingly beaten once again in the Premier League. This time it was Leicester that willingly took advantage of Town’s generous nature. Despite Town’s hard work, there was a lack of creativity and trickery that made Leicester’s afternoon far easier than it should have been. Löwe and Mooy start on the wings I think Siewert’s team selections so far have been good. He’s been willing to drop established players in favour of those he thinks can do a better job and has shown he’s got different ideas to David Wagner about how to get the best out of this squad. Having said that, I think he made an error in putting Mooy and Löwe on the wings at the start of yesterday’s game. I wouldn’t say either of them had a bad game, in fact Löwe was picked for Man of the Match, but...

Feb222019 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Newcastle United

Matches

I’m laughably bad at predicting Huddersfield Town lineups, but that doesn’t stop me giving it a go anyway. With so little Huddersfield Town news for the last couple of weeks due to our early exit from the FA Cup, it’s nice to be able to have a game to look forward to this weekend. In case Town fans have forgotten, we’re still on a disastrous win-less run that goes all the way back to the victory over Wolves last November. I remember coming away from the game in Wolverhampton feeling confident that performance was a turning point for our season. Sadly it would be David Wagner’s last victory as Huddersfield Town manager. New boss Jan Siewert has a few selection decisions to make ahead of the Newcastle game in pursuit of his first victory. Here’s how I think we’ll lineup. Lössl to retu...

Feb32019 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

Town swept aside by Chelsea in a 5-0 drubbing

Matches

Huddersfield Town continued their miserable run of form with a 5-0 thumping at the hands of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The key features of a Huddersfield Town game in the 18/19 season: While the scoreline was heavier than usual, everything about this game felt familiar: an early opportunity spurned by Town (Mooy’s header) a relatively soft opening goal (a good finish, but Lössl left his near post unguarded) Spells of positive play by Town let down by a lack of attacking intent in the final third A controversial refereeing decision goes against Town at the worst possible moment (Kachunga’s clumsy challenge is given as a penalty when it should have been a free kick) A Huddersfield Town penalty appeal is dismissed (Kachunga involved again, this time going down ...

Jan62019 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

Bristol City dump Huddersfield Town out of the cup and expose how badly things are going wrong for Town

Matches

The FA Cup could have provided Huddersfield Town with a welcome diversion from their troubles in the Premier League. Playing a team in a lower division should have allowed an opportunity to express our footballing philosophy and maybe even score a few goals. The sad truth is that the game at Bristol just highlighted the problems Town have at the moment. Confidence is through the floor, our attacks are predictable and our defence shaky. Despite Jason Puncheon and Jon Stankovic receiving praise from Wagner after the match, I don’t think a single Huddersfield Town player came out of this game with any credit. The fringe players were universally poor David Wagner likes to shake his team up for cup competitions, so it’s a chance for players on the edge of the squad to stake a claim for a p...

Jan52019 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to face Bristol City – Wagner set to rotate his team

Matches

Huddersfield Town head into the third round of the FA Cup against Bristol City, hoping that a decent cup run might offer some relief from their torrid league form. David Wagner made it clear in this pre-match comments that he'll field a team he believes is strong enough to win, but he'll also be likely to give some of the fringe players a chance. Here's what I think Wagner will do with the team tomorrow... Goalkeeper - Ben Hamer This isn't in any doubt, as David Wagner confirmed that Hamer will be given a chance in this match. Despite starting the season as first choice, Hamer's opportunities have been limited after a couple of shaky games. Left back - Chris Löwe The German is the most obvious choice in the left flank, as Kongolo is likely to be pushed in field to cover Schi...