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Jul142018 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Who is Erik Durm and how will he fit in at Huddersfield Town?

Huddersfield Town have signed Erik Durm from Borussia Dortmund for an undisclosed fee. The German fullback was a part of the World Cup winning German squad in 2014 and was considered a hot prospect back then. Bad luck with injuries has meant he’s not yet fulfilled that promise, but he’s back to full health now and ready to get going for The Terriers. Here are a few bits and pieces that you might like to know about our latest signing. What kind of player is he? Durm is a fullback that can play on either flank. His playing style is a hard-pressing, physical, and energetic type of football that should naturally suit Town’s playing style. He likes to get forward and is known for his energy, that allows him to burst up and down the wings. Durm started as a striker, but converted to full...

Jul32018 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

Which Town players might leave this summer?

Opinion, Transfers

Yesterday I wrote about the areas of the pitch that Town need to strengthen, so today I thought I’d write about who we might be losing this window. I’m not saying these players should leave, or criticising their efforts for Town, it’s just speculation about who might be on their way before the window closes. If I was in Wagner's position, I'd be reluctant to disrupt the squad with wholesale changes. The team we had last season was good enough to keep us up, so we don’t need to get rid of too many. Players that might leave Here are my thoughts about players that might leave… Rajiv van La Parra It wouldn't surprise me to see van La Parra leave in the summer if anyone comes in for him. The talk in the papers about him wanting to move to a bigger club was widely mocked when it came ...

Jun202018 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Juninho Bacuna – Who is he and how will he fit in at Town?

Player profiles, Transfers

Juninho Bacuna has signed for Huddersfield Town from FC Groningen for an undisclosed fee. Unlike other recent “undisclosed” transfer fees, there’s no mention in the press of how much we’ve spent. The Transfer markt website values him at £1.35m, but I suspect we’ll have paid more than that. Who is Juninho Bacuna? He’s a promising 20-year-old Dutch footballer that has played a surprising number of games for his age. Bacuna has played all his career at FC Groningen, but has experience of playing youth international football for the Netherlands, and was selected for the U21 team as recently as last March. He’s played over 80 times in the Dutch top-flight, so has been playing first team football for a number of years. To put that into context, Philip Billing is two years older and has ...

Jun122018 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

Ramadan Sobhi – Who is he, and how will he fit in at Huddersfield Town?

Transfers

Huddersfield Town have completed the signing of Ramadan Sobhi from Stoke City for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be £5.7m. The Egyptian international winger has been linked with Town for weeks now, so it isn't a huge surprise that he’s committed his future to the Terriers. The deal won’t complete until the end of the World Cup, which means Stoke can trouser the FIFA compensation money for him and Town can (presumably) pull the plug on the deal if he picks up a nasty injury. Who is Ramadan Sobhi? Despite looking a good deal older, Sobhi is just 21 years old and is relatively inexperienced. He started his career playing for El Ahly Cairo in the Egyptian Premier League, where he earned the reputation of being one of the hottest talents in the country. Stoke snapped him up a coupl...

Jun112018 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

Some thoughts on Town’s amazing signing of Terrence Kongolo

Transfers

Huddersfield Town have signed Terrence Kongolo from Monaco for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be in the region of £17m. The Dutch international joins Town on a permanent basis after an influential loan spell in the second half of last season, where he quickly became a fans’ favourite. Here are a few of my thoughts on the transfer... The difference last season It’s not a coincidence that Town conceded far fewer goals when Kongolo was involved. The left back position had become a source of concern for Town, with Löwe’s form being wobbly and Malone looking erratic. While left back isn’t Kongolo’s preferred position, he adapted to it well and we looked a lot more solid when he came in. Don’t believe me? Check out this stat: Goals conceded per game without Kongolo: 1.63 Goa...

Jan62018 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

NEW SIGNING: Terence Kongolo – who is he and how will he fit in at Town?

Player profiles, Transfers

Huddersfield Town have signed Terence Kongolo on loan for the rest of the season from AS Monaco. He moved to Monaco from Feyenoord for £13.5m in the summer but has only played six times so far this season, so is coming to Huddersfield to get regular football. He can play at either centre-back or left-back but has played more games as a central defender in his career. He’s 23 years old and has a handful of caps for Holland. Unfortunately, his loan deal doesn’t include an option to buy at the end. It seems it’s a genuine loan rather than the hire purchase types of deals we’ve done for Lössl and Hadergjonaj where we can buy them at the end. This post will look a bit further into who he is, where he's been and what we can expect from our new loan signing. What does Kongolo bring ...

Aug292017 by Terrier Spirit7 Comments

6 reasons Robert Green is a good signing for Huddersfield Town

Transfers

Huddersfield Town have signed Robert Green after his contract at Leeds was mutually terminated. He comes in to provide experienced cover for Jonas Lössl and potentially even push the Dane for a place in the starting XI. Not every Town fan has been happy about his arrival because he's come from Leeds, has made some high-profile errors in the past and will limit Joel Coleman's chances in our first team. I think he's a great signing, here are six reasons to be pleased about Green becoming a terrier: Robert Green is still a good keeper The main reason I'm happy to have Green arrive at Huddersfield Town is that he's still a very good keeper. He played every league game for Leeds last season and managed to pull off some impressive saves. YouTube highlight reels are notoriously unreliable ...

Aug252017 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

Who is Florent Hadergjonaj and how do you pronounce his name?

Transfers

Town’s need of a backup right-back was the worst kept secret in football this summer. We’ve had failed bids, failed trials and failed medicals. Finally Town have secured a right-back to compete with Tommy Smith. Better still, he looks like a good one. Welcome to Town Florent Hadergonea… Hadagoodgo… Haduken… Hader... Welcome Flo! Seriously though, his name is Florent Hadergjonaj. It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but I’m sure we’ll get used to it pretty quickly. Particularly if this young right-back is as good as he looks. How to pronounce Hadergjonaj Who is Florent Hadergjonaj He’s an attacking right-back that Town have signed on loan from Ingolstadt with an option to buy him at the end of the season. A similar deal to the one we struck with them for Elias Kachunga. And that w...

Aug232017 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

Who is Abdelhamid Sabiri and how will he settle in at Huddersfield Town?

Player profiles, Transfers

Huddersfield Town have signed Abdelhamid Sabiri from FC Nurnberg for an undisclosed fee. The deal was rumoured to be happening weeks ago, but had gone cold until a resurfacing this week. The fee is rumoured to be around £1m, but I’d expect the relatively low initial fee will be bolstered by add ons and sell-on clauses. Sabiri is 20 years old, plays in the number 10 role and has is highly rated in Germany. He was born in Morrocco but has dual citizenship, as he’s lived in Germany since he was three. He’s signed a three-year contract, with Town having the option to extend by a further year. He's the tenth player to sign for Town this summer (not including Kachunga, who's loan became permanent in July but was agreed in the spring). He’s not played many senior football games, but last seaso...

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...