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Aug202020 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

HTAFC transfer opinions – Ward’s arrival, Brown’s departure, contract news, Arsenal snap up our youngster and Sohbi saga continues…

Matches, Opinion

Everything still feels like it’s happening at a very slow pace behind the scenes at Huddersfield Town. By this stage, I would have hoped that the majority of Town’s business would be concluded and Corberán would be given time to get his ideas over to the whole squad in advance of the season starting. But as it stands we’ve only one deal in done and only rumours of more to follow. Here’s a roundup of some of the business that has happened and what I think about them all. Danny Ward’s arrival - solid but uninspiring business I'm neither under or overwhelmed by this signing. It's not a stunning piece of business or an awful one. It's the exact kind of signing we need. While it won't set pulses racing, its not likely to blow up in our faces either. The fact he's arrived on a free is obviou...

Aug152020 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

The best Huddersfield Town XI currently available to Carlos Corberán

Matches, Opinion

We all know that Huddersfield Town’s current squad is likely to be very different to the one we have when the transfer window closes in October. However, I thought it might be interesting to look at the best starting eleven that could be put together based on the current squad. I’ve used the 4-3-3 system, as the club has been very vocal about playing attacking football using this system. It does make it hard to fit players like Alex Pritchard into the system but he’s going to have to adjust if he wants to get game time at the club. Goalkeeper: Schofield This is an area that we are likely to strengthen but, as it stands, I’d like to see Ryan Schofield given a shot at the number one spot. We don’t know much about him but he’s always highly spoken of by coaches that he’s worked with. Hamer...

Aug132020 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Who was missing from Huddersfield Town’s first day of training video?

Matches, Opinion

An annual ritual for Huddersfield Town is to put out a video of the first day of preseason training. They aren't the most interesting things to watch but given the complete lack of Town related news lately, I watched it anyway. I know it’s a bit sad to then check off which players were and weren’t training but I did it, so here we are. Criticise me all you like but I did it find interesting seeing which players weren’t in the video. Quite a few of the first team squad didn't feature. This may be for innocuous reasons but you look at the list it seems to correlate with players that could be leaving Town this transfer window. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2RyDAp9kkc Which players didn't feature in the video? Here's a list of the players I couldn't see: Elphick - No huge surprise that...

Aug162019 by Terrier Spirit8 Comments

Should Jan Siewert be sacked as Huddersfield Town manager?

Opinion

It’s amazing how quickly things change in football. Less than two weeks into the new season and the cautious optimism surrounding Huddersfield Town’s Championship campaign has dissolved into widespread animosity towards the manager and chairman. It’s been a poor start to the season and tonight’s game against Fulham at home could be Jan Siewert’s final chance to prove that he’s got what it takes to lead Huddersfield Town. Three sub-par performances so far this season have led to many questioning the German manager’s ability to stablise Huddersfield Town after last season’s relegation. Here a few of my thoughts of the situation... Siewert needs a result AND a performance to turn the tide Like many fans, I’m pretty sick of hearing the talk about “that winning feeling” returning to Tow...

Aug52019 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to face Derby

Matches, Opinion

Here’s is the selection that I think Jan Siewert will go with to take on Debry tonight. I’m usually pretty hopeless at accurately predicting lineups, so I wouldn’t hold too much stock in what you read below. With that disclaimer in mind, here’s my prediction: Goalkeeper: Grabara The massive keeper comes on loan from Liverpool with quite a lot of hype but not a lot of experience. He looked very good in the short amount of time I saw him during preseason and could be a key player for Town this season. Watch out for his kicking, as it’s rumoured he can pick players out accurately deep in the opposition half. If this is true then I suspect we’ll try and use this long, flat kicks to launch counter attacks. Defence: Kongolo, Schindler, Elphick, Hadergjonaj I think I’d prefer to see Kongol...

Jul312019 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

A theory about tomorrow’s Huddersfield Town announcement

Opinion

Sean Jarvis, Huddersfield Town’s Commercial Director, has been hyping up tomorrow (1 August 2019) for the last week without giving any specific details. In this article I’m going to try to predict exactly what this announcement is going to involve. https://twitter.com/SeanMJarvis/status/1156460427439747073 Regular readers of this blog may remember that my article about the Paddy Power shirt sponsorship deal accurately predicted that Town wouldn’t have the bookmaker’s logo on their shirt. Drunk on the success of my previous prediction, I’m going to try and guess what will happen for tomorrow’s announcement. 1st August = 3rd kit reveal It’s widely expected that the announcement tomorrow is going to be the reveal of the third kit that Huddersfield Town will play in next season. Given ...

Jul282019 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

6 things we’ve learned about Huddersfield Town this preseason

Opinion, Transfers

Town completed their preseason friendlies with a 1-1 draw with Montpellier FSV in a game that wasn’t all that exciting but contained some interesting moments. Clear cut chances were in short supply, but Grant made the most of the single opportunity he was given but Diakhaby and Hadergjonaj both spurned Town’s two best other chances. It’s important not to draw too much from preseason friendlies, but here are a few things I’ve picked up from the things I’ve seen so far... Lewis O’Brien is ready for the first team After a season on loan at Bradford City, the Town youngster has returned looking like a seasoned pro and has turned in some eye-catching performances this preseason. He has mostly played as one of the two more advanced midfielders but could be equally effective in the deeper, J...

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’...

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...

Dec282018 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Defeat at Man United, preview of Fulham, and a transfer rumour roundup

Matches, Opinion, Transfers

I’m a bit pushed for time, so this is going to be a lightning quick post about Town’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester United, a brief preview of the Fulham game, and some of the transfer rumours I've heard about that involve Town. Enjoy! Some random thoughts about Manchester United 3-1 Huddersfield Town Normally I’d flesh these ideas out into full, semi-coherent paragraphs, but here are the bullet points: The atmosphere at Old Trafford is abysmal. Town fans did an excellent job of out singing the rest of the stadium. I guess they call it “The Theatre of Dreams” because you can have a nap in peace for 85 minutes of every game. On a similar note, when the board went up to announce the injury time the stadium was half-empty. The people in the home end weren’t really Manchester United “fans...