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Jul72017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

SIGNING: Zanka – Who is he and how will he fit in at Town?

Huddersfield Town have today signed Mathias “Zanka” Jørgensen from FC Copenhagen for a fee reported to be £3.5m. The Danish international defender usually referred to as Zanka, arrives at Town with a reputation as a great defender and a big personality. Having read up a bit on him I'm convinced he's going to tear up the Premier League for Town. What kind of a player is Zanka? Zanka, 27, usually plays on the right side of central defence. He’s made over three hundred career appearances, mostly for FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superligaen. He’s won the Danish league five times, the Danish Cup five times for FC Copenhagen and the Dutch Super Cup in his spell at PSV Eindhoven. He’s played in the Champions League for FC Copenhagen and even made the Champions League team of the week last Sep...

Jul62017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Scott Malone – Joe Lolley’s tormentor returns to Town

News, Player profiles, Transfers

Huddersfield Town have signed Scott Malone, 26, from Fulham for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £3.2m. The left back signed a three-year contract with the Terriers having an option to add an extra year if they wish. Town fans may remember his goal-scoring performance for Fulham in April 2016, where he absolutely destroyed us. While Joe Lolley’s suspect positioning helped him, Malone marauded up and down the left wing that day and caused us a great deal of misery. I don't think I've ever seen a full-back so consistently make a winger look silly as that day. I'd genuinely like to see Joe Lolley's reaction when they meet each other on the training ground for the first time. Embed from Getty Images What kind of a player is Malone? As mentioned above, Malone is a modern type ...

Jul12017 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

The best Huddersfield Town accounts to follow on Twitter

News, Social media

Twitter is a great social media platform to find out about what’s going on at Huddersfield Town. It can be hard to know which accounts to follow. Here’s a rundown of all the Town Twitter accounts I thought would be useful. You can also see a lot of Town chatter by following the #HTAFC hashtag on Twitter. Official club accounts The official Huddersfield Town Twitter channel - obviously the first account to follow on Twitter The HTAFC Ticket Office - A good account to follow for updates on ticket availability The Huddersfield Town Megastore - Updates on official merchandise HTAFC Canalside - The account for the training ground, sports and recreation club for Huddersfield Town HTAFC Academy - News about the young uns The Town Foundation - The clubs official charity. They do good work ...

Jun302017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

SIGNING: Jonas Lössl joins HTAFC on year-long loan from Mainz

News, Transfers

Huddersfield Town have signed Jonas Lössl on loan from Mainz. The goalkeeper joins for the 2017/18 season with Town having an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the loan period. This article looks at who he is, what’s his history, how he’ll fit into the team and includes some tips on how to get those two little dots over the O in his surname. Embed from Getty Images Who is he? Jonas Lössl is a 28-year-old Danish goalkeeper. He’s six foot five and has played over 250 games in his career so far, all in the top-flight of either Denmark, France or Germany. From reading a few posts on the Mainz fans forum it seems that he was well liked by their fans and they wished him well in his move to Huddersfield. It’s quite revealing that no fans were distraught to be losing him though,...