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Oct62026 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

“He’s the future of Huddersfield Town” – Predicted HTAFC XI to take on Rochdale in the EFL Trophy

Huddersfield Town take on Rochdale tonight in the group stage of the Jersey Mike's Trophy. Nope, I'd not heard of Jersey Mike's before either but they're the sponsor of this competition and, apparently, a sandwich shop. Given this competition lacks credibility at the best of times, constantly changing sponsors from one obscure company to another doesn't help to build name recognition or prestige. Anyway, Martin Drury has already made it clear that he intends to give his fringe players a run out in this game, so it should be a chance to have a look at some players that aren't getting many minutes in the league right now. Despite not being included in the submitted squad for league games, I believe Herbie Kane would be eligible to play for Town in the trophy games due to their d...

Oct22026 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Burton Albion

Matches, Predicted lineups

As much as watching Huddersfield Town can be an unpleasant experience at times, it’s still annoying when the international break gives a pause to the football. Thankfully neither Burton or Huddersfield Town had enough internationals to justify calling off this Saturday’s game, so we’ve only missed one weekend of football. As a fan, I haven’t enjoyed the break in club football but I can see how some extra time on the training ground and a break from competitive games was a good thing for the team. After a very promising start to the season, our last three results had been two draws and a defeat against three teams that varied from poor to average. Burton Albion might not be the league’s most fancied teams but they’ve accumulated the same number of points as Town this seaso...

Sep182026 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Bromley

Matches, Predicted lineups

Huddersfield Town head to Bromley on Saturday afternoon. It’s the first ever time the two teams have met in a competitive game, which is hardly a surprise given that Bromley’s first season in the football league came in 2024. More surprising is that Bromley were founded in 1892, so have a longer history than Huddersfield Town (founded in 1908) even if they've spent the vast majority of their time at non-league and amateur regional league level. It's not all that long since Huddersfield Town were in the Premier League and playing against the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool, so it feels a bit sad that we're now facing up against Bromley FC. Though, I remember the smug and patronising comments bigger teams’ fans made about us in those Premier League years, so it's worth p...

Sep112026 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Mansfield Town and pre-match talking points

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Huddersfield Town take on Mansfield Town this afternoon and will be hoping to continue their unbeaten start to the season. Mansfield have won two and lost three of their opening five league games this season, among those results, a 5-2 win over Luton showed they're a threat but their 5-0 defeat against Reading suggests they've also got significant weaknesses. Martin Drury may have had his selection choices complicated for this game by some decent performances by backup players in the midweek game against Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Trophy. As well as a preview of today's game, I'll also look back in the 3-1 win over Doncaster. Before that, here's my predicted XI for today's match… Predicted Huddersfield Town team to play Mansfield Goalkeeper: Young Defence:...

Sep82026 by Terrier Spirit7 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town lineup to take on Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Trophy and 5 reasons to bother watching

Matches, Predicted lineups, Talking points

Huddersfield Town launch their EFL Trophy campaign tonight when they travel to Doncaster Rovers for their first group stage fixture. It's easy to ignore these games and focus on the more serious business of the league but I'll talk later about why I think these cup games can be a good thing. Before that, here's who I think Martin Drury will pick for tonight's fixture. I'm assuming he'll use the match as a chance to keep our fringe senior players match fit and to blood a few youngsters who have potential to break into the real first team at some point in the future. Goalkeeper: Alnwick Some managers prefer to keep their first choice in the team for the cup games but the majority give their backup options a run out. It was Jak Alnwick on the bench on Saturday, so I presume he's the...

Sep42026 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Notts County and pre-match talking points

Matches, Predicted lineups, Talking points

Huddersfield Town host Notts County on Saturday afternoon and will be hoping to extend their unbeaten start to the season and to strengthen their position at the top of the League One table. I used to think league tables were pointless so early in a new season but now I think they're very very useful and relevant. Town being top may have been a factor in my change of heart. Our opponents in this game are also unbeaten in the league so far, with three draws and one win. Two of those draws were against Luton and Leicester, so they've proven they can get results from the leagues most fancied teams. Here's my prediction of our starting eleven and a few pre-match talking points. Predicted lineup Goalkeeper: Young Defenders: Bronkhorst, Balker, Wallace, Bowat ...

Sep12026 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Oxford United

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Huddersfield Town started the season with a double-header against Wimbledon and the team that stole their old club's place in the league, MK Dons. The following two fixtures of our season see Town in a double-header against places better known for their universities than their football teams, with last Saturday's trip to Cambridge and tonight's visit of Oxford. This fact isn't related to football, but I was surprised to see that Huddersfield University has almost as many students (20,000ish) as Cambridge (25,000ish) and Oxford(27,000). So if you judge a university's quality purely on the number of students studying there, we're not actually that far behind these more established university towns. Apologies for the weird digression, here's the predicted lineup… Goalkeeper:...

Aug282026 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Cambridge United

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Huddersfield Town take on Cambridge United on Saturday afternoon and will hope that they can continue their unbeaten start in League One. We're still finding out what kind of team Martin Drury's Huddersfield Town are going to be this season but the early indicators are promising with a few nagging doubts. The attacking side of Town's game has been particularly impressive, with Fletcher being the exact kind of striker we've been missing for years, Fernandes looking like an exciting player with genuine goal threat and Joe Taylor suddenly looks like the player we hoped he would be when we first signed him. In defence of Taylor, Drury is the first manager to play to Taylor's strengths, so it's not exactly a surprise that he's looking more dangerous when the service he's receiving helps him...

Aug212026 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town lineup to play MK Dons and pre-match talking points

Matches, Predicted lineups, Talking points

Huddersfield Town head to Milton Keynes on Saturday afternoon for their first away trip of the season. The fixture computer has thrown up a strange one-two combination for our opening games, with last weekend featuring AFC Wimbledon and this weekend seeing Town take on the town that bought the old Wimbledon club and moved them up to Milton Keynes. The sort of franchise move is relatively common in the US but it feels wrong in England, even if it did take place decades ago. After a marvelous opening day victory against Wimbledon last weekend, Town will be looking to build upon that with their first away points of the season. MK Dons are likely to be a tricky opponent though and should provide a stern test for Martin Drury's Town team. Rather than only doing a predicted lineup, I've wr...

Aug142026 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on AFC Wimbledon

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Huddersfield Town open up their League One campaign on Saturday afternoon, when they take on AFC Wimbledon at the Accu Stadium. After blowing a 1-0 lead in injury time against Preston North End last week, Town will be hoping to put their Carabao Cup exit behind them with a positive result against AFC Wimbledon. In all honesty, few people would have been that bothered about losing in the league cup apart from the fact it was another game where we conceded a late goal from a winning position. Wimbledon aren't a hugely fancied team in League One but they are a physical side that will fight hard, so Town will have to win their battles in order to earn the right to play football. Martin Drury's job will be to select a team that's able to deliver that combination of work ethic and razzle dazz...