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Sep172017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

6 talking points from the Leicester home game

Matches, Opinion

Huddersfield Town drew one all with Leicester in their latest Premier League game. It was a relief to see Huddersfield recapture their “terrier spirit” after a lacklustre performance in their defeat against West Ham. Here are some of the major talking points from the game... Kachunga’s “offside" goal and the case for video refereeing Elias Kachunga nodded in from Zanka’s strike and had the goal disallowed. In the stadium, I thought the linesman had made a good call because he was on his own when he headed home. However, the replay shows it was incredibly tight and was most probably onside. Two points could be the difference between survival and relegation for Town (or Champions League or Europa League qualification). It seems cruel that such fine margins could have such a huge influe...

Sep122017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

8 positives from the defeat at West Ham

Matches, Opinion

Huddersfield Town were beaten 2-0 away at West Ham and it hurt to see us lose our first Premier League game. Particularly as Town lacked their usual terrier spirit, and struggled to cope with West Ham's physical approach. It wasn't all doom and gloom though. Here are some of the positives from the game... Town's fans are building a great reputation I was at the game, so couldn't hear how we sounded on TV but my brother said we came across as creating a good atmosphere. From my position in the stands, it sounded like each and every Town fan was singing and cheering the team along. It's easy to give passionate support to your team when things are going well, but when the game turned against us the singing continued and the players got every bit of support we could give them. Our vocal s...

Aug202017 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

Huddersfield Town v Newcastle – Player ratings

Matches, Opinion

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 ...

Aug92017 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

Huddersfield Town’s transfer business: an intelligent gamble

Opinion, Transfers

Huddersfield Town’s summer transfer dealings came thick and fast in early July, with 9 players either bought or borrowed in the space a few weeks. It's 10 transfers if you include Kachunga, but the intention to make his loan permanent was decided long before July so I don't think he counts A flurry of early transfer activity made us one of the big spenders in the Premier League and has some rival fans and media pundits suggesting we were panic buying. Less charitable pundits likened us to contestants on Dale Winton’s Supermarket Sweep, with David Wagner cramming every available player into his trolley as he raced around the aisles. Time will tell whether this was a fair assessment but I feel certain it’s wrong. As does sports writer Raj Bains: https://twitter.com/BainsXIII/status/88262...

Aug12017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

SQUAD REPORT: Do Huddersfield Town have 2 players for every position?

Opinion

Since the flurry of transfer activity in early July, Huddersfield Town have more than enough players to name in their 25-man squad for their first year back in the top-flight. However, are they all Premier League standard players? In this article, we'll look at each position in David Wagner's 4-2-3-1 formation to see if there are two players for each position on the pitch that are good enough to compete in the Premier League. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'RbGpwZlPTaJ5GWBrUGth1Q',sig:'L_k7J64HVlzk8a2Egmf1tBVf9ptlfe8oEORG9nwb1_I=',w:'594px',h:'421px',items:'821847968',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })}); Goalkeeper With Danny Ward going back to Liverpool we were always going to need to str...

Jul142017 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

Away ticket priority – Who are the winners and losers?

Matches, Opinion

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 ...

Jul132017 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Six things we learned from the Accrington Stanley friendly

Matches, Opinion

As I said in my preview of the Accrington Stanley friendly, I'm not a big fan of preseason games. I find them frustrating to watch even though I know that they're meant for building fitness rather than entertaining the crowds. Having said that, there are a few things we can take away from the game which are quite interesting. Here are six things I noticed: Embed from Getty Images Nahki Wells may have to play deeper to get game time Last night Nahki Wells played in the second-half 11, alongside Laurent DePoitre. I thought this may have represented a change in formation to accommodate two strikers but it seems that Nahki played deeper, as a number 10. He later played in central midfield when Kasey Palmer replaced Mark Hudson. I don't think he's likely to play in the midfiel...

Jul92017 by Terrier Spirit16 Comments

Away ticket priority for 2017/18 – Who should be at the front of the queue?

Matches, Opinion

This season will see David Wagner and his team coming up against some of the best teams in club football and have to solve problems that seem impossible. Before any of that, the club have a problem to solve that's as tough as any of the tactical challenges in the Premier League. Away ticket priority. Town will receive a maximum of 3,000 tickets for away games in the Premier League next season. It seems very likely that demand will outstrip supply and some fans will be left disappointed. The dilemma for the club is how to divide the tickets up fairly. Or if some people will miss out, who is the most deserving of a place at the front of the queue? Embed from Getty Images Who are the different groups of people with a claim to priority tickets? There is a thread on Down At The Mac wh...

Jun302017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Why Huddersfield Town should NOT sell Michael Hefele

Opinion, Player profiles, Transfers

There is speculation in the papers today that a host of Championship clubs are looking to buy Michael Hefele from town. After his key role in helping Town to promotion last year, he’s become a target for aspirational Championship teams that want to follow Huddersfield to the Premier League. It’s understandable that other clubs would see the contribution Hefele made last season and want to bring him to their clubs. However, it’s essential that Huddersfield keep hold of Hefele, even if it means giving him a new contract on higher wages. Here’s why he’s such an important piece of our team. Embed from Getty Images Hefele’s getting better and better Hefele had a slower start to his Town career than some of last season’s other signings. He had to be patient and work hard to get a chance...