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Post by Richard1986 on Jun 2, 2023 16:38:42 GMT 1
Ken Davy was alright.
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Post by htafcokay on Jun 2, 2023 16:41:01 GMT 1
The thing was no Town player scored a goal? ? No Town player scored a goal in open play at all. We also didnt have a positive goal difference, all good pub questions for the future.? No it wasn't, all anyone says is "We went up without scoring a goal", which is bollocks.
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Post by runner76 on Jun 2, 2023 16:49:31 GMT 1
Been thinking about a few hottakes lately about Huddersfield lately and wanted to see if anyone had any, I’ll start: The atmosphere of the ground used to be one of the best in England, but the last few seasons I think it takes us a goal to get going and has been a bit quiet. I don’t blame it to be honest, the football has been mostly shite for a few seasons now, but it’s nowhere near as good as it used to be, even when we got battered every week in prem. not sure that is controversial, just not accurate! Not sure I have ever thought of Town as one of the best atmospheres for a ground........ore often as a reasonably lively wake......!!! Promotion season under Wagner it started being decent and we were, in the PL, a pretty decent ground for atmosphere, but speaking generally I would never, ever say 'The atmosphere of the ground used to be one of the best in England' There you go, controversial
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Post by galpharm2400 on Jun 2, 2023 16:55:39 GMT 1
The thing was no Town player scored a goal? ? No Town player scored a goal in open play at all. We also didnt have a positive goal difference, all good pub questions for the future.? No it wasn't, all anyone says is "We went up without scoring a goal", which is bollocks. I dont find it wholly true or not..its nuanced to be amusing, or not if you like..? Wish they had given it to Wells to be honest..
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Post by 28901 on Jun 2, 2023 17:06:16 GMT 1
Been thinking about a few hottakes lately about Huddersfield lately and wanted to see if anyone had any, I’ll start: The atmosphere of the ground used to be one of the best in England, but the last few seasons I think it takes us a goal to get going and has been a bit quiet. I don’t blame it to be honest, the football has been mostly shite for a few seasons now, but it’s nowhere near as good as it used to be, even when we got battered every week in prem. not sure that is controversial, just not accurate! Not sure I have ever thought of Town as one of the best atmospheres for a ground........ore often as a reasonably lively wake......!!! Promotion season under Wagner it started being decent and we were, in the PL, a pretty decent ground for atmosphere, but speaking generally I would never, ever say 'The atmosphere of the ground used to be one of the best in England' There you go, controversial Factual I'd say But to be honest watching championship football on sky 90 per cent are played to a background of silence.
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Post by 28901 on Jun 2, 2023 17:10:06 GMT 1
No it wasn't, all anyone says is "We went up without scoring a goal", which is bollocks. I dont find it wholly true or not..its nuanced to be amusing, or not if you like..? Wish they had given it to Wells to be honest.. We did score though. Its a Town goal. It doesn't matter who they put it down to. What is bizarre is that we went from 4th division to Premier League without scoring or conceding a goal in open play. Over 360 minutes. And in the last 4 finals Town haven't scored but been promoted 3 times.
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Post by crux on Jun 2, 2023 17:12:10 GMT 1
What happened to the guy that used to shout - "Give us a "H" - Gives us a "U" etc etc He got asthma and moved to Hull. Best reply to a post ever! Absolutely laughed my head off and spilt my drink of tea. PS: I have Asthma 🤣
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Post by twyford on Jun 2, 2023 17:23:19 GMT 1
I dont find it wholly true or not..its nuanced to be amusing, or not if you like..? Wish they had given it to Wells to be honest.. We did score though. Its a Town goal. It doesn't matter who they put it down to. What is bizarre is that we went from 4th division to Premier League without scoring or conceding a goal in open play. Over 360 minutes. And in the last 4 finals Town haven't scored but been promoted 3 times. Wasn't it 0-3 at Old Trafford? So haven't scored in the last 5 finals (penalty shoot outs aside).
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Post by CurlyWurly on Jun 2, 2023 17:32:34 GMT 1
NickHudds wasn't that bad
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Post by ball on Jun 2, 2023 18:03:42 GMT 1
Toffolo and O’Brien sale wasn’t that bad a deal
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Post by Orinoco on Jun 2, 2023 18:09:41 GMT 1
How many shirts did you buy at the Portacabin when we almost went bust, and flogged em on eBay labeled up years later?!!
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Post by galpharm2400 on Jun 2, 2023 18:53:27 GMT 1
I dont find it wholly true or not..its nuanced to be amusing, or not if you like..? Wish they had given it to Wells to be honest.. We did score though. Its a Town goal. It doesn't matter who they put it down to. What is bizarre is that we went from 4th division to Premier League without scoring or conceding a goal in open play. Over 360 minutes. And in the last 4 finals Town haven't scored but been promoted 3 times. Its just an amusing pub quiz question, we know we scored but no Town player scored? ??
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Post by terriersyndrome on Jun 2, 2023 19:44:07 GMT 1
I prefer the new club badge over the old one.
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Jun 2, 2023 20:36:18 GMT 1
I dont find it wholly true or not..its nuanced to be amusing, or not if you like..? Wish they had given it to Wells to be honest.. We did score though. Its a Town goal. It doesn't matter who they put it down to. What is bizarre is that we went from 4th division to Premier League without scoring or conceding a goal in open play. Over 360 minutes. And in the last 4 finals Town haven't scored but been promoted 3 times. If we "didn't score" at Hillsborough in 2017, then by the same standards we DID score at Wembley last year.
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Post by drayltonboy (independent) on Jun 2, 2023 21:20:30 GMT 1
Nowt against Peterborough or Forest. Town fans are just chippy poor losers
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Post by supercol23 on Jun 2, 2023 22:10:57 GMT 1
Warnocks taking us to the top flight.
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Post by Sio on Jun 2, 2023 22:25:05 GMT 1
Warnocks taking us to the top flight. He said controversial
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Post by terriers2000 on Jun 3, 2023 8:20:41 GMT 1
Bring back moaner
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Post by Leporid on Jun 3, 2023 8:45:10 GMT 1
The proportion of pissed up, thick, middle aged blokes and coked up young men is higher at away games though. It's bad enough at the fucking home games. Indeed.
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Post by Wingman on Jun 3, 2023 9:12:24 GMT 1
Nowt against Peterborough or Forest. Town fans are just chippy poor losers I'd say I hope that was sarcasm but it's quite a put down of your fellow supporters.
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Post by 28901 on Jun 3, 2023 12:27:54 GMT 1
We did score though. Its a Town goal. It doesn't matter who they put it down to. What is bizarre is that we went from 4th division to Premier League without scoring or conceding a goal in open play. Over 360 minutes. And in the last 4 finals Town haven't scored but been promoted 3 times. Wasn't it 0-3 at Old Trafford? So haven't scored in the last 5 finals (penalty shoot outs aside). Actually yes, I'd forgotten about the Forest one. Last 5 finals, no goals for, 4 against and yet 3 promotions.
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Post by sabailand on Jun 3, 2023 12:44:15 GMT 1
The town programme is a fantastic read and is great value at £3.50 for pages of club propoganda and adverts.(Just to add i dont buy them anymore but flick through my mates occasionally).
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Post by galpharm2400 on Jun 3, 2023 12:51:19 GMT 1
Wasn't it 0-3 at Old Trafford? So haven't scored in the last 5 finals (penalty shoot outs aside). Actually yes, I'd forgotten about the Forest one. Last 5 finals, no goals for, 4 against and yet 3 promotions. You would back us at 0 0 after 90 minutes..its just getting there🙄
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Post by sapphireblue on Jun 3, 2023 13:06:03 GMT 1
Surely the front of the North Stand Lower tier is closer to the goal mouth action? Well yes. I meant to say the North Stand is the closest to the goal mouth. But the back of the North Stand gives the optimum closeness vs height factor (I think its the steepest stand in the ground, so you're closer to the front at the same height than you would be anywhere else in the ground too). The South Stand is set back quite a bit further from the goal-line, and is shallower, so get up to optimum height and you're even further away. The end stands should have been built in reverse...it would have made access to the upper tier easier as well, given you go downstairs to get to the top of the South Stand - 3 or 4 walkways and you'd be straight into the South Stand Upper as opposed to the limited access just from the two extreme ends of the North Stand Upper as it is now. But you wouldn't be able to see the pitch.
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Post by torchlight on Jun 3, 2023 13:14:21 GMT 1
the round badge we had in the rubery era was the best badge we've ever had.
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Post by galpharm2400 on Jun 3, 2023 13:25:53 GMT 1
The beige shirt with a maroon and green hoop was 'ahead of its time'🤔
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Post by Captainslapper on Jun 3, 2023 13:41:24 GMT 1
Though not 'regular' season league games, play off games are obviously league games as they are part of the league season, effect league standings and are named after the league division theyre for! Lee Clarks long 'unbeaten' run had a defeat in the middle of it!
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Post by josiegee on Jun 3, 2023 13:49:27 GMT 1
Friendlies are a true reflection of how Town will get on in the following season (I know they are not but the reaction when we win or lose you would think so)
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Post by htafcokay on Jun 3, 2023 13:51:51 GMT 1
Though not 'regular' season league games, play off games are obviously league games as they are part of the league season, effect league standings and are named after the league division theyre for! Lee Clarks long 'unbeaten' run had a defeat in the middle of it! Nonsense.
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Post by nicovaesen on Jun 3, 2023 14:10:50 GMT 1
Selling Stewart was a master stroke and brought out the best in offside Clyde
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