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Apr272022 by Terrier Spirit9 Comments
Would promotion to the Premier League be a good thing for Huddersfield Town? 

Would promotion to the Premier League be a good thing for Huddersfield Town? 

Opinion
Huddersfield Town were everyone's pick for relegation favourites earlier this season and few Town fans grumbled because they expected much the same. So it's marvelous to be looking forward to a playoff campaign in a few weeks time, especially as Town have qualified with two games to spare.  I've said in the past that I don't really want Town to go up this season because our relegation season in the Premier League was so miserable and I wouldn’t want to spend a year being the whipping boys again. In an attempt to change my own mind, I'm going to write about all the reasons promotion will be a good thing for Huddersfield Town.  This squad has defied expectations and could do so again One of my big concerns about going up is the possibility of having to overhaul the squad ...
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Feb222019 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments
Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Newcastle United

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Newcastle United

Matches
I’m laughably bad at predicting Huddersfield Town lineups, but that doesn’t stop me giving it a go anyway. With so little Huddersfield Town news for the last couple of weeks due to our early exit from the FA Cup, it’s nice to be able to have a game to look forward to this weekend. In case Town fans have forgotten, we’re still on a disastrous win-less run that goes all the way back to the victory over Wolves last November. I remember coming away from the game in Wolverhampton feeling confident that performance was a turning point for our season. Sadly it would be David Wagner’s last victory as Huddersfield Town manager. New boss Jan Siewert has a few selection decisions to make ahead of the Newcastle game in pursuit of his first victory. Here’s how I think we’ll lineup. Lössl to retu...
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Sep152018 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments
Selection headaches facing David Wagner against Crystal Palace

Selection headaches facing David Wagner against Crystal Palace

Matches
After a seemingly endless international break, Huddersfield Town return to Premier League action against Crystal Palace later today. Town’s last game was a promising performance against Everton, but we're still waiting for our first victory of the season. A key part of getting a good result against Palace will be to get the team selection right. Here are a few of the tricky decisions David Wagner is facing when he picks his team… How does Kongolo fit into the defence? Terence Kongolo has been one of the standout players for Town so far this season, so it seems unthinkable to drop him. However, it also seems unlikely that the pairing of Zanka and Schindler would be broken up either. The lack of a high-quality left-back allowed the option of playing Kongolo in his less favoured posit...
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Aug102018 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment
PL Predictions: Liverpool to win it; Town safe; Brighton, Southampton and Newcastle down

PL Predictions: Liverpool to win it; Town safe; Brighton, Southampton and Newcastle down

News, Opinion
Everyone else seems to be doing Premier League predictions, so with the new season just hours away, I thought I’d do mine. I’ve got absolutely no more insight into these things than the average fan, so don’t expect me to be even close to being accurate. In fact, you’re welcome to save this link and set a reminder on your phone to mock me for my stupidity in May next year. Here’s how I think the league is going to shape up. It’s a long image, and if you scroll past it my explanations for these predictions at the bottom. Where will Huddersfield Town finish in the Premier League? I’m thinking we can finish thirteenth this season. This would put us safely clear of the relegation scrap and proving we’re capable of staying in the Premier League for a little while longer. This may be a t...
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Jul312018 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment
5 reasons to believe Huddersfield Town will stay up this season

5 reasons to believe Huddersfield Town will stay up this season

Opinion
A ball hasn’t yet been kicked in the 2018/19 Premier League season and Huddersfield Town have already been written off by many, including the bookies. You can’t blame them really given Town's lowly status, but I still think they’re wrong. Here are five good reasons Town could do better than expected this season. We’ve got David Wagner I genuinely wouldn’t swap Wagner for any other manager in the world right now. There might be better managers out there, but there aren't any better managers for Huddersfield Town. The way he’s turned the club’s fortunes around is incredible and I feel like he’s not yet finished the job yet with Town. He’s consistently managed to overcome expectations and he may just do the same again this coming season. I think David Wagner will perform even better i...
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Jul272018 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment
Have Huddersfield Town too many foreign players for the Premier League rules?

Have Huddersfield Town too many foreign players for the Premier League rules?

News, Player profiles, Transfers
Most Town fans will have noticed that our current squad has a far more cosmopolitan feel to it these days. One of the reasons we’ve achieved so much in recent seasons has been our ability to pick up players from abroad at a fraction of the cost their English equivalent would be valued at. Has delving into foreign markets left Town in a position where they could fall foul of the Premier League’s rules about homegrown players? Could Town be forced into naming a smaller squad than they could because of the lack of homegrown players on our books? If you can’t be bothered reading the whole article, the quick answer is that our current squad is almost perfectly balanced between homegrown and non-homegrown players, but any transfers could muck this up and mean we have to move players on. W...
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Aug182017 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments
PREVIEW – Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United

PREVIEW – Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United

Matches
Life in the Premier League for Huddersfield Town got off to an amazing start last weekend, with a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Town’s next opponents had more of a struggle in their return to the Premier League, as Newcastle United were beaten 2-0 by Spurs. The result wasn’t the only bad news for Newcastle fans, as Jonjo Shelvey was sent off and Dummett and LeJeune both left the pitch injured. This means that three key players for Newcastle will be unavailable for their trip to the John Smith’s Stadium this Sunday. It’s Huddersfield Town’s first-ever Premier League home game, so it’ll be a momentous occasion regardless of the result. It’s also the first of many games that Town will be playing on live TV, so an international audience will be watching the game. Hudde...
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