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Aug202017 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

Huddersfield Town v Newcastle – Player ratings

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Huddersfield Town played their first ever Premier League home game against Newcastle United and came out on top thanks to an Aaron Mooy strike. Town have won two out of two in the Premier League and find themselves second in the table. It was another excellent performance from Town and the scores for the players reflect another good day's work for the squad. Nobody had a bad performance and a few were exceptional. Let's hope Town can keep up this level of quality for as long as possible. Lössl - 8 out of 10 The game would have been completely different if Lössl didn't make the brilliant, full-strength save from Matt Ritchie’s strike. His distribution was very good, again. I'm delighted that a deal is in place to make his loan move permanent at the end of the season if we want to. He ...

Aug182017 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

PREVIEW – Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United

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Life in the Premier League for Huddersfield Town got off to an amazing start last weekend, with a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Town’s next opponents had more of a struggle in their return to the Premier League, as Newcastle United were beaten 2-0 by Spurs. The result wasn’t the only bad news for Newcastle fans, as Jonjo Shelvey was sent off and Dummett and LeJeune both left the pitch injured. This means that three key players for Newcastle will be unavailable for their trip to the John Smith’s Stadium this Sunday. It’s Huddersfield Town’s first-ever Premier League home game, so it’ll be a momentous occasion regardless of the result. It’s also the first of many games that Town will be playing on live TV, so an international audience will be watching the game. Hudde...

Aug132017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

5 talking points from the Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town game

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Before the Palace game kicked off, nobody really knew what to expect in Huddersfield Town's first game back in the top-flight for over 40 years. Few expected a 3-0 victory for the Terriers. Here are a few thoughts about this incredible game. 1. Maybe the Premier League isn't ready for us I got a bit sick of hearing ill-informed pundits talk about how we aren't prepared for the Premier League. They grumble that we've not signed experienced Premier League players and write us off because of our negative goal difference last season. The expectation was that we were unprepared and would be the league's whipping boys I think Palace weren't prepared for us. We didn't give them chance settle and made the most of the chances we created. On the strength of this performance, I think a few Premi...

Aug132017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Crystal Palace 0 – 3 Huddersfield Town – Player ratings

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It was an incredible Town performance against Palace, so the player ratings are high across the board. I genuinely don't think a single player had a bad game. If we can keep on performing with every player at their peak then we could be in for a good season. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'opcylhn3RCJV0SwqIdrqag',sig:'Z_xmlFy-uzy8QYL9emyYERaGMbt0LKYWd1mK4oXei7o=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'830716714',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })}); Lössl 8 out of 10 Made an incredible reflex save from a corner that looked a certain goal. Distribution was first class. Came off his line well apart from one unconvincing flap. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).pu...

Aug132017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

MATCH REPORT – Crystal Palace 0 -3 Huddersfield Town

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Huddersfield Town won away at Crystal Palace. We won our first Premier League game. We won 3-0. I still can't believe it. I wasn't sure if I'd ever see Town play in the Premier League in my lifetime, so to see us not only play but win convincingly was amazing. Pundits and bookies were not ready for this. We're supposed to be the whipping boys. Our lack of Premier League experience should mean we get walloped by established teams like Palace. David Wagner and his players haven't read the script though, they decided to do things differently. It was a great Huddersfield Town performance and summed up the kind of football we've aimed to play during the Wagner era. We weren't always pretty and we rode our luck at times, but we played at a high-tempo, took risks and stopped the opposition from...

Aug112017 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

PREVIEW – Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town

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It's been a long wait over the summer, but Huddersfield Town's return to the top flight of English football is finally almost here. We travel down to Crystal Palace for our first ever match in the Premier League and I can't wait for this game. Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town - Match details Kickoff: 3pm, Saturday 12 August Stadium: Selhurst Park Tickets: The match is sold out in both home and away ends, so if you've not got one you're stuck. This was the first match to test out the new away ticket priority system. It seemed to work as it should, the allocation sold out just after going on sale to Priority 4 fans. I was one of the lucky few to get a ticket in that final band of people, so maybe my opinion of the system is biased. Travel info: There's some information on getting to...

Jul232017 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

MATCH REPORT: Barnsley 0 – 1 Huddersfield Town – pre-season friendly

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Huddersfield Town won a relatively entertaining friendly against Barnsley by a single Steve Mounié goal, scored in the final minute. It was a deserved victory over a Barnsley team that worked hard and forced Town to up their game. Town victorious after testing first half It was a fairly slow start to the game and Barnsley pressed well, forcing quite a few sloppy mistakes from Town in possession. If this was a competitive game it might have been a concern that we misplaced so many passes in the first half but this kind of rustiness is to be expected in pre-season friendlies. Town struggled to build meaningful chances in the first half and the best chance of the half came from a cross-come-shot from Philip Billing which went wide of the post. Barnsley nearly scored themselves from a hea...

Jul212017 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

MATCH PREVIEW: Barnsley v Huddersfield Town pre-season friendly

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Huddersfield Town make the trip to South Yorkshire to play Barnsley for their fourth pre-season friendly. Now we’re getting slightly further into the pre-season schedule it’s likely a few players will make it through 90 minutes for this game and the tempo might be getting closer to competitive football. The relatively short journey to Barnsley and the number of fans on lower priorities worrying they’ll not get to see many away games this season makes me think there will be a strong Huddersfield Town following at Oakwell on Saturday. Barnsley v Huddersfield Town - Match details Kick-off: 4pm - The tickets say 3pm because the time was changed after printing but it is definitely a 4pm kickoff. Venue: Oakwell Stadium, Grove Street, Barnsley, S71 1ET Ticket prices: Adults: £12 / Over-65s...

Jul162017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

PREVIEW: Bury v Huddersfield Town – Pre-season friendly

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After all the hoohaa about away ticket priority, it’s nice to get back to talking about football. The football in question is a friendly between Huddersfield Town and Bury at Gigg Lane. Here’s a match preview with all the practical details, stats, opposition info, and idle speculation that you’re likely to need. Match details Kick-off: Sunday 16 July 2017, 3pm Ticket prices: Adults: £10 / Over-65s and under-23s: £5 / Accompanied under-12s: free of charge / Ambulant disabled & wheelchair-bound supporters: £5 with a free carer Town fans can pay on the day for the same prices as above. Travel info: The Football Ground Website has some useful information about how to get to Gigg Lane. It sounds like parking is tricky, as there’s virtually no official club parking, so you’re left to...

Jul142017 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

Away ticket priority – Who are the winners and losers?

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Huddersfield Town have confirmed the priority system for their forthcoming season in the Premier League. As predicted in my earlier article about the difficulties in working out an away ticket priority system, many fans have been left feeling aggrieved. There are winners and losers with the system that’s been announced but I personally think that the club have done a good job of trying to make a system that gives everyone a chance but rewards fans that have followed the club for the longest. The system isn’t completely fair though, so here’s my interpretation of the winners and losers. Embed from Getty Images The winners in the away ticket priority system Blue and White Foundation members, Terriers on Tour members or patrons that have had a season ticket for the last three ...