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Aug292024 by Terrier Spirit9 Comments

New arrivals soften the blow of bruising defeat to Walsall

Matches, Transfers

I had a much gloomier article planned about Town's miserable Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Walsall, where Matty Pearson's silly red card incident led to Town going 2-0 up then collapsing to a 3-2 defeat. But Town made a double loan swoop from Wolverhampton Wanderers yesterday which addressed some of the biggest issues raised by the game on Tuesday night, so perhaps the tone of this article can now be a bit chirpier. Which is nice. So this is a two-in-one article, where I'm going to look back on the dismal night's work on Tuesday and take a look at the two new players that arrived at Town on Wednesday. Town deserved to be dumped out of the cup Despite being 1-0 up at the time of Matty Pearson's red card, they were second best even before being reduced to ten m...

Jul52024 by Terrier Spirit20 Comments

Antony Evans – Who is he, what do Bristol Rovers fans think of him and how will he fit in at Huddersfield Town?

Player profiles, Transfers

Antony Evans has become Huddersfield Town's fourth summer signing after his arrival from Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee (believed to be £450,000). He joins Lasse Sorensen, Mickel Miller and Herbie Kane as the club continue to build a squad that they hope will give Michael Duff the tools he needs to mount a promotion tilt in the coming campaign. And, it has to be said, the quality of the signings and fact they're coming in relatively early in preseason, bodes well for Town. Evans is Bristol Rovers reigning Player of the Season and is highly rated by their fans. So it seems like we've got a very promising player on our hands. In this article I'll dig a little bit deeper on our newboy. What is Antony Evans’ history? Evans came up through Everton’s youth ranks, playing i...

Jul42024 by Terrier Spirit13 Comments

Herbie Kane – Who is he, what do Barnsley fans think of him and how will he fit in at Huddersfield Town?

Player profiles, Transfers

Huddersfield Town have signed central midfielder and part-time Phil Collins impersonator, Herbie Kane on a free transfer following his contract expiring at Barnsley. Despite bearing a striking resemblance to the singer/drummer from Genesis (someone on Down At The Mac pointed it out and I can't unsee it now), this looks like a great signing for Town. So with no legitimate concerns about this bit of business it leaves unfortunate bloggers like me little material to write about oth(er than personal remarks about the player's physical appearance. We’ve been crying out for some creativity in the middle of the park for years and it seems like this signing could bring it. We also have a head coach that can get the best out of him too, as Duff worked with Kane at Barnsley two seasons ago...

Jul22024 by Terrier Spirit13 Comments

Mickel Miller – Who is he, what do Plymouth fans think and is he a good signing for Huddersfield Town?

Player profiles, Transfers

Huddersfield Town announced their second summer signing yesterday evening. Not Alfie May, the Charlton striker we’ve been linked with for weeks but are now likely to lose out on to Birmingham after they turned on the money hose and we were shut out of the deal. The new signing is Mickel Miller, a left wingback who arrives as a free agent after running down his contract at Plymouth. The twenty-eight-year-old arrives on a two-year contract after turning down a new deal at his previous club and rejecting interest from others, reportedly including other Championship teams. In terms of his credentials, he’s won promotion from League One twice, with Rotherham and Plymouth and then played a good number of games last season in the Championship too. There are, however, a few question mark...

Jun292024 by Terrier Spirit7 Comments

Alfie May… or may not sign, training returns, Sorba’s narrative, home kit, first friendly & Kev’s gesture – A Hudersfield Town roundup

News

The bit after the season ends and before the next season starts is always a slow period for Town related stuff. But now we're entering into preseason the trickle of Town news is now starting to accelerate. So to celebrate, I thought I'd do an article to summarise my thoughts on the recent Town-related goings on. There isn't really a theme to all this stuff, it's just everything that I've nearly, but not quite written a dedicated article about in the last week or two. Now we're into preseason and the transfer market is hotting up so there should be more to write about in the coming weeks. But for now, here's my roundup of all the recent Huddersfield Town news. Alfie May… or may not sign for Town I had a whole section written about Alfie May's potential transfer being up in t...

Jun182024 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

Who is Lasse Sorensen and will he be any good for Huddersfield Town?

Transfers

Huddersfield Town are currently being heavily linked with Lincoln City wingback Lasse Sorensen. And not the kind of wishful thinking rumour, dreamed up by a 14-year-old who opened a Twitter account last week, more the sort of rumour that gets out because he's done his medical and is about to be announced. Though any transfer can fall apart at any stage until it's officially announced I suppose, but this seems more all but certain to be confirmed in the next few hours, if it hasn't already by the time you read this introduction. In this article I'll dig into who Lasse Sorensen is, imagine how he will fit in at Town and comment on whether it's a good signing for the new-look Terriers going into our first season back in League One. Who is Lasse Sorensen? Sorensen played youth footb...

May12024 by Terrier Spirit16 Comments

Should they stay or should they go? Trying to predict Town’s summer squad overhaul

Transfers

It’s likely to be another summer of change at Huddersfield Town, as we prepare for a new life in League One and hopefully a more positive season after a pretty dire run of results in 23/24. Before we get to next August there will have to be some work done to build a squad that is up to the challenge of League One, which will be a tricky job, particularly if the club needs to cut its cloth according to the reduced revenues that relegation brings. With that in mind, I’ve had a go at trying to predict what might happen to Huddersfield Town’s squad over the summer. There are likely to be some high-profile exits, hopefully some of our better players will stick around too and a few fringe players may step out of the shadows to take on more prominent roles at a lower level. The retained ...

Jan32024 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

Who is Alex Matos and will he be a good signing for Huddersfield Town?

Transfers

I was just about to publish my article about Town's defeat to Leicester on New Year's Day when I saw Town are on the verge of making their first January signing, so I've decided to write about that first and will put up the post about Monday's game later today. Apparently we're about to sign 19-year-old Chelsea winger, Alex Matos on loan for the rest of the season. I wouldn't usually write about unconfirmed transfer rumours but this one has been put out by Fabrizio Ramono on Twitter (or X if you prefer) who is usually fairly reliable. Or at least, I doubt someone who typically breaks stories of ginormous transfers would bother making up stories about a Chelsea youth player going to a struggling Championship side, so it seems likely to be true. It's also been picked up and reported by t...

Feb12023 by Terrier Spirit7 Comments

My thoughts on the 22 ins and outs at Huddersfield Town in the January transfer window

Transfers

Huddersfield Town’s January transfer window was certainly busier than most fans expected when Mark Fotheringham said there wouldn’t be any activity this month. Whether that was him playing mind games with the board, other teams or he was just talking rubbish is hard to say but, in fairness to the club's hierarchy, they have been very active in the January market. On a more critical note, the activity at this stage looks like a confused mess of bargain bucket purchases and weird decisions with the odd promising acquisition thrown in. With all the loan players being recalled and sent out again, I’ve genuinely lost track of all the movement in and out of the squad this month. So, to get some clarity in my own mind, I’m going to go through all the transfers the club have made this month. T...

Jan62023 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

Thoughts on Kamberi, Lowton, Luton, HTSA questions, loan recalls & January transfer window

News, Transfers

Rather than try and rush out five blogposts on various different Town-related topics in one day, I thought I’d do a quick roundup article to cover off all the relevant goings on that occurred this week for Town. It’s been a pretty busy week, with the aftermath of the Luton game to pick over, two new arrivals, the supporters’ association publicly demanding a meeting with the club and plenty of transfer rumours and plenty of loan recalls. Here are my thoughts on the latest Huddersfield Town goings on, in no particular order… Looking back on Luton I’m way too late to get too deep into the Luton game last Sunday and I think the bones have already been picked over that game. Here are my bullet point thoughts on the game: Luton had more cutting edge in the final third and that...