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Feb152021 by Terrier Spirit26 Comments

My opinion on Phil Hodgkinson’s statement about Huddersfield Town’s finances, transfers and the running of the club

Opinion, Transfers

Last Friday, Huddersfield Town released an article on their website that was written by Phil Hodgkinson, providing details about how the club is currently being run. Here are a few of my thoughts on the things contained within the statement. Click here to read the statement if you haven't seen it yet. Monthly updates Committing to monthly updates is a good idea as it will help with the communication between the club and the fans. Clearly it would have been better to have done this a long time ago but better late than never. I think live Q&As with fans or interviews with the press would be better than releasing prepared statements every month but otherwise it’s a step in the right direction. Talking with fans or the press allows more opportunity for uncomf...

Feb22021 by Terrier Spirit17 Comments

“Dithering could prove costly” – A review of Huddersfield Town’s January Transfer Window

Transfers

The transfer window slammed shut last night and ultimately ended in disappointment for many Town fans who hoped an additional striker would have been added to the ranks. Despite extensive links to a wide variety of forwards none of the rumours materialised into actual signings. From the outside it came across as an unseemly scramble to try and court multiple players that ultimately led to us getting nobody through the door. While this transfer window will be remembered because of our inability to bring in someone to provide competition and support for Fraizer Campbell in the striker role, I thought it would be worth looking at the business we actually managed to conduct. Arrivals - 6 new players coming through the door The disappointment of deadline day makes it easy to forget t...

Feb12021 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments

Transfer rumour roundup – Who might be coming to Huddersfield Town today?

Transfers

The transfer window slams shut tonight at 11pm and many Town fans will be hoping to see some new faces between now and then. But who are Town looking to bring in? Here's a roundup of all the latest rumours involving Huddersfield Town. Lee Gregory from Stoke The 32-year-old striker has struggled at Stoke and has suffered a persistent groin injury, so it's not a huge surprise that this rumour hasn't set pulses racing. However, he's got experience of the Championship and has previously been highly rated. Given that Fraizer Campbell is knocking on in years and Danny Ward is currently plagued by niggling injuries, it makes sense to get in another striker but Gregory doesn't represent the statement of intent many fans are hoping for. On the other hand, our recruitm...

Jan252021 by Terrier Spirit10 Comments

Odd deal structure and Derby fans’ anger adds interest to Duane Holmes arrival at Huddersfield Town

Transfers

After over a week of speculation he was on the verge of signing, Huddersfield Town have finally announced the acquisition of Duane Holmes from Derby County. As usual, both clubs have said the deal involves an "undisclosed fee" but Ryan Conway of The Athletic has tweeted about the structure of the deal. Conway suggest that there is no upfront fee involved in the arrangement between Derby and Town, instead there are triggers agreed that will lead to payments down the line if certain milestones are met. https://twitter.com/RJConway92/status/1353659456698122244 What are the triggers that will lead to fees being due? There are no details about what these specific triggers are but it's likely they will be based upon Holmes having a successful career at Huddersfield Town. So thin...

Jan52021 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

Why Huddersfield Town should be cautious this transfer window

Transfers

The January transfer window has opened and fans are ravenously consuming every scrap of a rumour they can lay their hands on. Instead of engaging in the usual tittle tattle, I’ve written a two-part post about whether it would be wise for Huddersfield Town to spend some money on new players this transfer window. The first part argued that now is the right time to invest in the playing squad, if you’ve not read it yet you can check it out by clicking anywhere on this sentence. In this second part we’ll look at the argument for Phil and the board keeping their hand on their collective tuppence when it comes to this transfer window. It’s never exciting to argue for restraint but there are some solid reasons for Huddersfield Town to show some caution in this transfer window. Here are my main r...

Jan52021 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

Why Huddersfield Town should spend some money in this transfer window

Transfers

This article is the first of a two-parter where I'm going to look at both sides of the argument about whether Town should have a modest transfer window this January or whether they should spend, spend, spend. This one will make the case for why now is the time to get some money spent. Last transfer window, fans often fell into two distinct camps of those that defended the club's hierarchy for keeping their hand on their tuppence and those that wanted at least some of the money received in transfer fees and reduced wages to be reinvested into the playing squad. It's transpired that the business Town did in the last window was generally very good and we picked up some shrewd signings. Though I do often wonder if we would be even better placed if we'd have brought in two or three more attac...

Dec172020 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Danny Grant confirms he’s leaving Bohemians and rumours suggest he’s heading to Huddersfield Town

News, Transfers

Danny Grant, the talented 20-year-old winger, had confirmed on Twitter that he will be leaving Ireland to continue his career overseas. This tweet suggests a deal has been done and the youngster will be officially announced soon. There have been significant rumours that Huddersfield Town have wanted to sign him, including reports that a bid from Town was rejected earlier this week. While Hull have also allegedly been sniffing around the player, it's possible that the allure of Championship football with Huddersfield Town will prove to be too tempting. Not to mention the undoubted splendour of Huddersfield that must help draw players to our club like moths to a light bulb. A fond farewell to his old club There is a touch of class to the way that Danny Grant has s...

Oct172020 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

A Huddersfield Town fan’s opinion on Terence Kongolo’s move to Fulham

Transfers

Terence Kongolo completed his move to Fulham last night following months of speculation linking them and the player. The deal represents a significant loss from the £18m Huddersfield Town spent on the defender a couple of seasons ago but at least gets him off the wage bill. The deal was only confirmed hours after the five pm deadline after many had thought the deal could have fallen through at the last minute. Thankfully it all went through OK in the end and Huddersfield Town have offloaded another one of their expensive signings that didn’t work out. Here are my thoughts on Terence Kongolo and whether this transfer is a good move or not. It’s easiest to break Kongolo’s time down into three periods to properly sum up his time at Town. Kongolo's early day at Huddersfield When Kongolo ca...

Oct162020 by Terrier Spirit14 Comments

Karlan Grant’s transfer to West Brom – who got the best out of the deal?

Transfers

Huddersfield Town finally sold Karlan Grant to West Bromwich Albion last night for an undisclosed fee that is rumoured to be around £15m. It's a transfer saga that has rumbled on for almost the entirety of this window so it's a relief to be able to move on from this story and to talk about something else. Before we do though, I'm going to take a look at who got the best out of this deal. Karlan Grant I'd say the most obvious winner is Grant himself. He's signed a six-year deal at his new club which is a huge commitment from West Brom. Not only that, Grant is almost certainly going to be getting a massive pay rise out of this move. I saw a rumour that he'll be earning £60,000 a week at West Brom, which may not be true but if it's remotely close to the figure he's going to be paid then h...

Oct112020 by Terrier Spirit17 Comments

Why are there so many articles about Karlan Grant’s move to West Brom but so little progress?

Transfers

The ongoing story of West Brom’s pursuit of Huddersfield Town’s Karlan Grant has long since passed into the realm of being a “saga”. Every single day for the last few weeks there are headlines about the potential deal being on the verge of happening. Despite the player wanting the move, Huddersfield Town being willing to let him go and West Brom desperately needing a striker the move seems to be stuck. While there hasn't been any discernable change in the status of this move for week, we still get a deluge of articles commenting on the proposed transfer. Here are a few of the reasons why there are so many articles written about this potential transfer and so few genuine changes in what’s happening. The deal is genuinely stuck It feels like most transfer deals have taken longer than us...