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Post by hthp on Mar 27, 2023 13:31:29 GMT 1
Is that not including the massive capital gains tax Potless told us we had to pay for him meaning we had nothing to spend from his fee?? Did he announce this from West Vale Squash Club? Or the terrace at Maine Road when he was soaked?
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Post by pinstripe on Mar 27, 2023 13:36:52 GMT 1
Rajiv van la para.
Nah just messing with you probably Mooy, maybe Schindler, shout out to O’Brien, Hogg and Rhodes
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Post by stinkypete on Mar 27, 2023 13:44:18 GMT 1
Got to be Mooy, a joy to watch.
If we’d have gone up last season, value for money would have to be Nicholls.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2023 13:47:28 GMT 1
Nobody mentioned Alan Lee!
Just kidding, I would have to say Mooy in terms of class, Rhodes in terms of best finisher.
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Post by turbo2 on Mar 27, 2023 13:48:00 GMT 1
There’s been loads of good ones. Too many to mention. But many were at L1 level.
For no other reason than I never thought I’d ever see a town player so good it has to be Mooy for me
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Post by Sparrow on Mar 27, 2023 14:00:11 GMT 1
Stuart Webber.
It was him that brought Webber to Dean Hoyle and told him to trust him and appoint him.
Webber and Wagner then went and recruited the likes of Schindler, Hef, Lowe, Ward, Palmer, Kachunga, VLP & Mooy...And the rest is history.
Without Webber it's highly likely we remain a League 1 club who'd got promoted to the championship and focussed purely on punching above out weight and surviving
Kudos to Hoyle for appointing Webber to replace Ross Wilson and to trust Webber and appoint Wagner.
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Post by runner76 on Mar 27, 2023 14:39:12 GMT 1
The contract he’s just signed
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Post by goodbet on Mar 27, 2023 15:56:52 GMT 1
Without doubt Jordan Rhodes You do mean first time round, don't you.
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Post by terriersyndrome on Mar 27, 2023 16:32:25 GMT 1
Without doubt Jordan Rhodes You do mean first time round, don't you. I could be wrong but I thought Hodgkinson brought him in the second time?
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 27, 2023 16:35:42 GMT 1
The cheque for the bar tab at Leyton Orient or Captainslapper.
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Mar 27, 2023 16:51:39 GMT 1
1. King David 2. King Mooy.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2023 16:54:09 GMT 1
1. Mooy 2. Hogg 3. Peter Clarke
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Post by Sugy , Paignton Devon Terrier on Mar 27, 2023 17:15:30 GMT 1
The signature on the agreement which included writing off the clubs £40 million debt which saved the club going into administration and a 12 point deduction
He provided hope for the club in the survival race for mistakes mainly made by him
Had some great times at the club under Hoyle and the best was watching town winning the championship play off at Wembley
We wish him well.
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Post by Orinoco on Mar 27, 2023 17:17:16 GMT 1
1 Breakfast clubs, the foundation. 2 Town v 100 kids. 3 The kids Xmas parties. 4 School promotions in FML.
Dean made it into a family club, it got my kids into Town, that seemed to disappear once we got promoted to the greedy league, like i say it got my kids into supporting Town, put a smile on their faces being involved in the club activities away from matchday. For me that needs to return back to the club under the new owners, but seems like a distant memory, the club needs to get the young supporters back on board, only time will tell i suppose. This and the next generation of kids in Huddersfield need to be wearing Town tops with pride, not Man Utd and Liverpool kits.
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Post by rickrast on Mar 27, 2023 17:51:55 GMT 1
Signing the lease on his first retail outlet? The start of establishing the fortune which eventually allowed him to buy HTAFC, etc, etc.
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Post by 3Pipe on Mar 27, 2023 18:40:41 GMT 1
Pole added
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Mar 27, 2023 18:56:13 GMT 1
Pole added Who the lech is that?
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Post by Orinoco on Mar 27, 2023 19:13:08 GMT 1
Pole added Who the lech is that? Is it Ted Roache out of the Bill?☺
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Post by 3Pipe on Mar 27, 2023 19:25:08 GMT 1
Too soon.
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Post by 4 pts on Mar 27, 2023 19:27:50 GMT 1
If Wagner is classed as a signing then I'll go for Webber. I'm not sure the couple of years in the Premier League would have been possible without him.
As for players I don't think you can look any further than Mooy. Roughly £8m for that man is relative peanuts in this day and age
I think a signing that was pretty important at the time and contributed to our survival was Beckford. Only scored 8 but imo played a vital role with Vaughan
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Post by waggers on Mar 27, 2023 21:00:02 GMT 1
I love Schindler but has to be Wagner and Mooy. Never seen a player with Mooy's ability in my lifetime and Wagner goes without saying. I know he's involved in some errors towards the end of his time with us but still.
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Post by Amigo on Mar 27, 2023 21:14:04 GMT 1
For "best" I'm going for the ones I'm most grateful for which would be Wagner and Mooy.
Wagner changed the whole club and got everyone together creating the best atmosphere every game we'll probably ever see. Mooy the best player, he could have 3 players on him and still look like he had 2 minutes to decide what he was going to do so if having time on the ball is the sign of a brilliant player then he was incredible.
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Mar 27, 2023 21:19:10 GMT 1
Pole added We need a bit of Solidarity on this thread.
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Post by Flowerdisco on Mar 27, 2023 21:59:15 GMT 1
Favourite player ever 💯 percenter Put his head in where others wouldn't put their foot in. A true leader and a guy you'd want in the trenches with you
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Post by drewden on Mar 27, 2023 22:26:07 GMT 1
That whole team and manager in 2017, will never be beaten.
It had the lot, graft, togetherness, leaders, the knack to win games, I could go on, my best year of watching Town, and 1970 a close 2nd.
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Post by space hardware on Mar 27, 2023 22:48:55 GMT 1
Mooy.
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Mar 27, 2023 23:01:03 GMT 1
Wouldn't have been promoted without him... bloody glad it was Schindler on the final pen at Wembley and not Big Collin though!
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Post by specialun on Mar 27, 2023 23:23:14 GMT 1
Best player? Mooy
Best signing? Wagner - Water into wine, made the sum better than it’s parts, got every last % out of the squad
Runners up - Schindler, Hefele, Hogg, Rhodes part 1, Clarke all for different reasons
(And Webber - responsible for a lot of the good above been downhill ever since he left. Yes he left before we got promoted, his work was done - Wagner’s magic got us over line & somehow even more incredibly kept us up)
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Post by Captainslapper on Mar 28, 2023 10:21:07 GMT 1
trying to think of my best team of the best signings. Not necessarily the best player in each position but the best signing. Like Peter Clarke wasnt as good as some other centre backs weve signed but in terms of the contribution he made, he gets in there for me.
........................Nicholls
Smith........Schindler....Clarke.....Lowre
Pilkington....Hogg....Mooy....Billing....VLP
................Rhodes...Grant
manager: Wagner
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Post by Captainslapper on Mar 28, 2023 10:31:57 GMT 1
Was he? Not sure. Lossl then if not Nicholls. and yeah..I like the 452 formation!! LOL
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