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Jan62025 by Terrier Spirit9 Comments

Notes on Huddersfield Town’s draw with Rotherham

Matches

There’s a saying about how you shouldn’t argue with a fool because they’ll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. To paraphrase that expression, Huddersfield Town allowed themselves to be dragged down to Rotherham’s level in Saturday’s match and let the game to be played on their terms. Because of this we were treated to a pretty unappealing game of football to watch, where the quality of the football was low and the pushing and shoving were high. Town’s cause wasn’t helped by our new left wingback getting sent off within minutes of coming on. Add to that Lonwijk’s injury in the first minute of the game and the continued aversion to scoring from our forwards and it’s no huge surprise that Town could only come away with this game with a point. What was this...

Aug302024 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Rotherham

Matches

As, at the time of writing, there was no new striker to do a blogpost about, I thought I might as well write an article about the players Huddersfield Town actually do have on their books. So strap yourself in for a predicted lineup article for our encounter with Rotherham at the New York Stadium. Steve Evans’ men have had a rocky start to life in League One, with one draw and two defeats so far with no goals in any of their opening three league games. But Rotherham-based stats nerds may take some consolation in the fact they top the league's xG table, which suggests they've had the best chances out of all the teams in the league, even though they've failed to finish any of them. I don't know if that means we should fear them or pity them. Obviously, it's likely that getting all ...

Sep202023 by Terrier Spirit13 Comments

Thoughts on Warnock leaving Huddersfield Town, who might be next, the upcoming Stoke game and the win over Rotherham

Matches

In an ideal world, our manager leaving, last weekend's victory over Rotherham and tonight's game against Stoke would all get their own individual article. But we don't live in an ideal world, so time limitations mean I'm having to consolidate these three topics into one easy-to-swallow package. I'll start by looking at the biggest news, which is Warnock's departure, as it's hard to talk about anything else without first covering that. Then maybe speculate a bit about what we might expect to be coming next, manager-wise before sharing my thoughts on the win against Rotherham and looking ahead to this evening's game. Warnock: a true Huddersfield Town legend These days it's easy to over use the word legend. If someone gets you a timely cup of tea you'll thank them by saying, "You're...

Dec292022 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Rotherham

Matches

Town face Rotherham tonight in their middle game of three game week, after beating Preston on Boxing Day on Monday before facing Luton at home on Sunday. Mark Fotheringham’s selection for tonight will be interesting as he’ll have to decide whether to trust the fitness and momentum of the players that won the last game or whether to freshen things up and use his squad. This isn’t a game for taking risks either, as any mistakes could be huge at the end of the season as Rotherham could end up being one of the teams we are grappling with for survival. We’ve already given them three points earlier in the season in the reverse fixture, so getting the team selection right tonight is vital. It’s not just a question of fresh legs either, should we play it safe or throw caution to the wind...

Apr112021 by Terrier Spirit13 Comments

“Sloppy and didn’t create enough” Huddersfield Town player ratings following their dismal draw with Rotherham

Matches

Huddersfield Town were incredibly lucky to come away from their game against Rotherham with a point. A couple of sitters were missed, Ryan Schofield made some lovely saves and the ref denied them a clear penalty. While Town haven’t always had their share of luck this season, it may be that we were saving it all up for this game. Town conceded seven fewer goals in this game than on Tuesday night, so that’s some progress but the quality of the football suggests that we may have to be patient as Town slowly inch their way to safety. Here’s what I made of the individual performances in this game. Ryan Schofield - 8 out of 10 Made at least one excellent save and two or three others that were bordering on excellent too. He also just about did enough to deal with the aerial thr...

Apr102021 by Terrier Spirit8 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Rotherham

Matches

This is it! The big one! The most important game of the season so far for Carlos Corberán and his (occasionally) tricky Terriers. Today's game against Rotherham is a chance for Town to put some breathing space between us and the bottom three. But Rotherham will be desperate to get the three points themselves, to help with their survival struggle and to pull Town back into the scrap at the bottom. There's additional significance to this game due to the fact Town are coming off the back of their worst defeat for decades after Tuesday's 7-0 spanking from Norwich. The team selection for that game was seen as a major part of why it went so wrong. Here's the lineup I think Carlos will go for today… Goalkeeper: Ryan Schofield Illness ruled Schofield out at the last minute ag...

Oct52020 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments

8 of the best tweets following Town’s draw with Rotherham

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Here's a quick round up of some of the best tweets about Saturday's last-minute draw against Rotherham. Joy and desolation captured in one image https://twitter.com/SkyBetChamp/status/1312427443597307906 I love this picture as it really sums up how football is often a zero-sum game - your moment of exhilaration and joy is coming at the expense of the other team's dismay and frustration. When you're used to being on the other side of that transaction it becomes even sweeter to snatch a point when it looked like all was lost. Retired blogger gives Rotherham some credit https://twitter.com/JohnInGlenavy/status/1312422771968937985 John, who used to run the TerrierBlog website, gave Rotherham the credit they deserved and attracted some stick from fellow Town fans. I thou...

Oct42020 by Terrier Spirit17 Comments

Giants, a weak bench, Naby’s magic wand, fluffed lines, moaners and happy clappers – Rotherham reactions

Matches, Opinion

Town earned a draw in the dying moments of yesterday’s game against a resolute Rotherham side. It was a game that Town could, and perhaps should, have won but there were still plenty of positives to take from the game. Problems in front of goal persist but Carlos Corberán’s tactics are producing some eye-catching football at times. Here are a few of my thoughts from this game, in no particular order or logical structure... Land of the giants! I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a tall and strong team before. At set pieces it looked like David and Golliath when Hoggy was battling in the air with a towering Rotherham player. My initial thought was to bemoan how our taller players hadn’t picked up the big guy, then I looked at the other players in the box and every Rotherham player seemed to...

Oct42020 by Terrier Spirit7 Comments

“Weak and ineffective” – Player ratings from Huddersfield Town’s draw with Rotherham

Matches

Huddersfield Town drew with Rotherham yesterday thanks to a last gasp equaliser that was deflected into the goal from a shot that was going harmlessly wide. It was a piece of good fortune that was earned by a second half of sustained pressure on Rotherham’s back line despite the final cutting edge still proving elusive for Huddersfield Town. This was a decent point and an even better performance from Town against a Rotherham side that were limited but effective. Here are my ratings for each Town player yesterday. Ben Hamer - 7 out of 10 It’s hard to rate him any better than a seven when he had so little work to do. Rotherham’s goal came from a good strike from distance which very few keepers would have been able to keep out. The only other threat was a regulation save at a comfortable h...

Oct32020 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Rotherham

Matches

Carlos Corberán will be hoping to build on last weekend's first win of his tenure with another good performance at Rotherham later today. The Yorkshire derby will be Town's final game before the international break so we'll have a fortnight to wait after this game before we see Town on action again. There are a few selection headaches facing Corberán as more of his squad become available to him. Here's how I think Town will line up. Goalkeeper: Hamer After a brilliant performance last weekend there is no doubt that Hamer deserves to keep his place in goals. The two saves he made in the first half against Forest gave Town the platform to push on and win the game. Hamer was refreshingly honest after the game and admitted that his previous form at Town hadn't been good enough. Last week h...