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May132024 by Terrier Spirit11 Comments

Who are the favourites to be the next Huddersfield Town manager?

News, Transfers

Andre Brietenreiter has deemed League One beneath a coach of his abilities, despite the fact he signed a two and a half year contract with a team hovering precariously about the relegation zone to League One, then could only manage two victories in 13 games in charge. I'm glad the German has left now and given us time to achieve a fresh start but it seems a bit rich that he's walking away because he thinks he's too good for the level the club is playing at, when he had a part in us ending up at that level (though obviously there are many, many other factors in Town's relegation). Breitenreiter walking away from Town after guiding them to League One feels a lot like someone soiling their own bed and then complaining about the smell. So you can probably sense that I'm not too disap...

8 revelations from Andre Breitenreiter’s press conference & 2 hints he might be leaving

News

Prematch press conferences can be quite dull affairs, where the manager will go out of his way to evade questions and give the least interesting answer possible. Darren Moore was a master of giving the longest possible response to every question without revealing anything meaningful and I can imagine journalists would end his forty or fifty-minute sessions wondering how they could scratch together an article or two out of his wittering. Andre Breitenreiter did the absolute opposition in his pre-Ipswich press conference and used it as an opportunity to vent all his pent-up feelings about the no-good players he’s had to make excuses for these past few months. It had a similar feeling to Father Ted accepting the Golden Cleric award, if anyone remembers that scene from the 90s sitcom. ...

Will new job title affect how Huddersfield Town approach transfers?

Matches

In the wake of Danny Cowley’s sacking as Huddersfield Town manager, it has been widely reported that the club are now looking for a head coach rather than a manager to come in. We're going to take a look at the difference between these two roles and what is might mean for Huddersfield Town and Phil Hodgkinson's "vision" for the club's future. The difference between a head coach and a manager The two roles are very similar, as both are the person that takes charge of the first team, picks the tactics and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the football team. It gets a bit different when it comes to off the field matters, particularly recruitment of new players. The manager would expect the pick the players the team buy whereas a head coach is only part of the group if people...