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Aug252025 by Terrier Spirit16 Comments

One for the purists, Lee Grant’s outbursts, promotion possibilities, an odd news story & keeping control – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s win over Stevenage

Matches, Notes

Huddersfield Town beat Stevenage 1-0 on Saturday afternoon, which most people who click on this article will already be fully aware of. However, it feels a bit weird just jumping straight into the article without a bit of preamble at the top, so that's why I like to start these posts by stating the bleedin’ obvious. Stevenage didn’t live up to the billing of being the league’s best team, and the suspicion that their four wins were more to do with a kind run of fixtures rather than them being anything special. In fact, I’d say Stevenage were the most average, most League-One-est opponent we’ve faced yet this season. They worked hard, were organised but lacked flair or attacking intent, possibly because Town worked equally hard as a unit to deny them openings. The fact that Town man...

Aug212025 by Terrier Spirit28 Comments

Whining McCann, why we struggled, how we won and rebranding subs – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s win over Doncaster Rovers

Matches, Notes

Huddersfield Town beat Doncaster Rovers 2-0 with two late goals sealing the win after Town weathered a storm in the first half, during which Doncaster played Town off the park. The game made clear that Doncaster Rovers are a very good team at this level but Town did (just) enough to keep them out and stayed in the game long enough for the quality on our bench to make the difference. This wasn’t a fluent display of attractive football but we did show some nice moments in the second half and the struggles in the first half were at least punctuated by some excellent last-ditch defending and decent stops from Goodman. It's good to be back to winning ways after the defeat to Blackpool but this was a performance that raised more questions than answers about this new-look Town team. H...

Aug182025 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

Toothless – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s defeat to Blackpool

Matches, Notes

Huddersfield Town lost their first game of the season against Blackpool on Saturday afternoon. It was a game of three distinct parts, with Town dominating the opening stages, then losing their heads for a spell where they conceded three goals, and after pulling a goal back and a Blackpool red card, the game settled into a dismal attack and defence training exercise where Town repeatedly failed to find a way through Blackpool's defence. While Town's toothless attacking play was a concern, the three quick goals they conceded is just as worrying. After talking so much about how things feel different at Town, this game was eerily similar to the type of football we saw last season. A blistering opening The first few minutes of this game were brilliant to watch from a Town p...

Aug152025 by Terrier Spirit9 Comments

Control vs Chaos, winning with kids, enjoying penalties and rival manager remarks – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s cup win against Leicester City

Matches, Notes

Going to midweek cup games can be a real gamble with your time. It’s very easy to come away from these games feeling like you’ve wasted your evening, particularly if you get the impression that the players cared even less than you did. The fact the attendance was around a third of a typical league game tells you that many fans are not up for the cup. Thankfully, those fans that did turn up to watch Town play Leicester on Wednesday night were treated to an excellent evening’s entertainment. Town fought back from behind to draw the game 2-2 in normal time and then went straight to penalties and won 3-2 thanks to some heroics from Lee Nichols. While the competition might not be a priority, seeing a youthful Huddersfield Town team go toe to toe with one of the bigger Championship teams show...

Aug112025 by Terrier Spirit13 Comments

A kamikaze keeper, winning moments, Ashia bursts onto the scene and passing problems – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 2-0 win at Reading

Matches, Notes

Huddersfield Town kept their 100% win record on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Reading. The performance was not always fluent but the dedication and effort were consistent across the players involved. The scoreline hints at an easier victory than this game actually was but I think Town did enough to deserve all three points. Town now sit top of the embryonic league table and are showing signs of being a strong team this season. It’s very early days but all the current indicators point towards huge potential. There will be tougher tests ahead for Town this season but I’m really pleased with how well they’ve navigated their two tricky opening games. Here are some of my thoughts on this Reading win… A tight game, decided by 3 moments There are millions of variables that ...

Aug52025 by Terrier Spirit7 Comments

Optimism, a penalty, partnerships, & the fan contribution – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 3-0 win over Leyton Orient

Matches, Notes

Huddersfield Town opened their season with a 3-0 against Leyton Orient on Saturday in glorious sunshine and even scored a penalty. After finishing last season so pathetically, particularly in the final home game against Leyton Orient, this game went a long way to emphasise that we’re now in a new era at Huddersfield Town. Lee Grant fielded eight debutants (not debutantes, as I spelled it in my last article, suggesting Grant was introducing young ladies to polite society) but against a Leyton Orient side that was also full of new blood, Town looked the more cohesive team of the two. It’s early days obviously, but there was a lot to like about this performance even if we still look to be gelling as a group. How the game unfolded The game started at a frenetic pace,...

Jul222025 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

Nastiness, The Radulovic Redemption, an injury crisis & transfer news – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 1-0 win over Greuther Furth

Matches

Huddersfield Town were 1-0 winners against Greurther Furth on Saturday, in their final friendly of their Austrian tour. It was a scrappy, bad-tempered and low quality game of football but Town just about deserved the win against a team that is technically playing at a level above them (the German second tier). Here are some of my thoughts about the game… Another rough and tumble encounter The most memorable thing about this friendly game was how unfriendly it was. Just like against Young Boys of Berne, Town got right up in the faces of their opposition and made life difficult for them. The physical treatment we handed out was perhaps a bit over the top at times and Kasumu could have seen red for some of his challenges he put in while on a booking. After seeing...

Jul182025 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

Pressing, passing and aggression – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 1-1 draw with BSC Young Boys

Matches

Huddersfield Town put in their best performance of preseason on Tuesday with a 1-1 draw against the Young Boys of Berne, a Swiss team once managed by David Wagner and a regular competitor in European competition. Town were not intimidated by the step up in competition and dominated the early parts of the game thanks to an energetic press that stopped their opponent getting a foothold in the game. Young Boys finished the stronger of the two sides as Town's multiple changes meant we lost our rhythm and energy. The game had some interesting and encouraging moments as well as some causes for mild concern. Yep, “encouraging moments” and “mild concerns” are about as hyperbolic as you can get about a friendly. Here are my thoughts in a bit more detail. A pressing matter This was the fir...

May62025 by Terrier Spirit7 Comments

Huddersfield Town’s season ends with a whimper ahead of a summer of change

Matches

At least the weather was nice Huddersfield Town’s end-of-season collapse was brought to its conclusion on Saturday with a 4-1 defeat to Leyton Orient on Saturday. While Leyton Orient weren’t exactly world beaters, they were organised, fit and effective. They played like a team and actually cared about the outcome of the game. Town were the opposite. Despite having the better players on paper, there was only ever going to be one winner of this game. It’s a shame that Jonathan Hogg ended his Town career at this point, with this squad of players, after 12 years of loyal and dedicated service. The team on the pitch had very few of the attributes that Jonathan Hogg has displayed over his Town career, the passsion, work rate, aggression and discipline were absent from a team of players tha...

Apr162025 by Terrier Spirit34 Comments

What is going wrong at Huddersfield Town? 7 areas where the club is failing

Opinion

I was going to do a write up about the 3-0 capitulation to Burton Albion on Saturday but the performance was so bad that it defies analysis. Burton is famous for brewing huge quantities of beer and the only plausible explanation for Town's performance would be them spending the morning getting sloshed in the nearby brewery. Only that doesn't seem plausible, as someone at the club have had to organise a booze up at a brewery - which based on recent evidence we are incapable of doing even this. Town were disgusting to watch, literally. I felt sickened by the half-hearted slop that the team collectively served up. If you have any doubts about how bad Town are right now, watch the second goal on the highlights below. https://youtu.be/WP4wzBXFy3s?si=M2mtjsaP3h026xPZ Instead of ...