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Post by runner76 on Feb 29, 2024 17:36:11 GMT 1
I accept we are the underdog but ‘David and Goliath’ isn’t appropriate. Maybe if it was Fleetwood vs Man City…..
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Post by royrace on Feb 29, 2024 17:55:57 GMT 1
He was pointing out the obvious disparity in squad value on paper and wage budgets, no problem at all with that and was very positive throughout about our squad and the fact that we are fully aiming to get the 3 points (not a 'result', but 3 points). Nobody should be getting their knickers in a twist about his David v Goliath comment if they have seen it in the context of the whole press conference.
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Post by westislandterrier on Feb 29, 2024 17:59:27 GMT 1
No idea, but it's about time we snapped out of it. Shouldn’t be difficult as we are Terriers after all ! 😉 |
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Post by Detective Boyle on Feb 29, 2024 18:03:40 GMT 1
I hate the underdog bollocks as much as anyone but I think in this instance as previously mentioned it was used in the context of squads.
I hope if anything what Smithers and Kev can take away is that we don’t want to see any small club, underdog rhetoric coming out of the club again.
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Post by detox on Feb 29, 2024 18:04:30 GMT 1
we've still spent 38 seasons in the top flight and 43 in the 2nd tier in our 109 seasons...that's not a minnow, a small club or a 'David'
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Post by westislandterrier on Feb 29, 2024 18:07:37 GMT 1
He based it on squad budgets, he said there's was worth 200 million ours 30. He wasn't referring to club size or stature. People need to relax and let him do his job, also remembering there is a language barrier. In that case he’s been very truthful and got it spot on I guess... Shortly I’m gonna take a wee run up to the shop in the motor, I’ll be in Huddersfield Town attire and will time it for when Lewis the Leeds fan next door comes home from work at Kilchoman Distillery - I’ll be saying to Lewis to ‘Go easy on Huddy Town’ on Saturday... He’s a modest and not in any way arrogant lad (probably because he’s not from Leeds even though he very much supports them)... He’ll probably tell me he’d be happy with a draw - I certainly will be - though a win will be bloody pure exquisite indeed !!! 👍 😊 |
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Post by terriersyndrome on Feb 29, 2024 18:07:38 GMT 1
It was in relation to squad budgets, which he's right.
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Post by Sio on Feb 29, 2024 18:12:20 GMT 1
He based it on squad budgets, he said there's was worth 200 million ours 30. He wasn't referring to club size or stature. People need to relax and let him do his job, also remembering there is a language barrier. In that case he’s been very truthful and got it spot on I guess... Shortly I’m gonna take a wee run up to the shop in the motor, I’ll be in Huddersfield Town attire and will time it for when Lewis the Leeds fan next door comes home from work at Kilchoman Distillery - I’ll be saying to Lewis to ‘Go easy on Huddy Town’ on Saturday... He’s a modest and not in any way arrogant lad (probably because he’s not from Leeds even though he very much supports them)... He’ll probably tell me he’d be happy with a draw - I certainly will be - though a win will be bloody pure exquisite indeed !!! 👍 😊 Please stop calling us Huddy |
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Feb 29, 2024 18:21:58 GMT 1
The club and the manager obviously can't win with some fans. All this whining about feeling "belittled" is f**king tiresome. If André had made out that we were the "Goliath" no doubt there'd be some accusing him of having a "Billy big b*ll*cks" attitude (even though Leeds United wouldn't exist without Huddersfield Town).
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Post by paulmat on Feb 29, 2024 18:25:22 GMT 1
Lets also remember here. David beat Goliath. This isn't a 'we can't compete' message in the style of Chris Powell
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Post by westislandterrier on Feb 29, 2024 19:05:53 GMT 1
In that case he’s been very truthful and got it spot on I guess... Shortly I’m gonna take a wee run up to the shop in the motor, I’ll be in Huddersfield Town attire and will time it for when Lewis the Leeds fan next door comes home from work at Kilchoman Distillery - I’ll be saying to Lewis to ‘Go easy on Huddy Town’ on Saturday... He’s a modest and not in any way arrogant lad (probably because he’s not from Leeds even though he very much supports them)... He’ll probably tell me he’d be happy with a draw - I certainly will be - though a win will be bloody pure exquisite indeed !!! 👍 😊 Please stop calling us Huddy Ma humble apologies for pissing you off Sio... so once again Sorry ! But it is a very 🏴Scottish🏴 description of Huddersfield Town, HTAFC, Town, Huddersfield Town AFC, Hudders, The Terriers - Whatever... It will be used by around 30 folks in the best footy bar in The Whisky Isle on Saturday and sorry if this causes upset - but it probably will be used there forever more or at least until I kick the bucket anyway as that’s what they address me with every Saturday and personally I’m fine with it and obviously use it back... I could if you desire show them your opinion Sio, but of course I’d only do it with your prior permission and of course if it’s a problem then obviously I wouldn’t dream of doing it - but regardless folks are set in their ways here and I doubt they’d give the request one second of thought to be honest... It’s just a Scottish kinda language thing to be honest words that are nicknamed up up to end in ‘Y’ and it’s rife in Scotland especially here in The West - And of course while you’d be very welcome in Scotland 🥃 🥃 - I’m not so sure you’d enjoy it that much - especially the way us Jocks Folks speak !!! 😬 😉 |
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Post by Jimuano on Feb 29, 2024 20:31:59 GMT 1
It was Wagner, some fans, and the media in our promotion season. With Wagner it started off as this galvanising 'terrier spirit is when the small dog fights the big dogs' or whatever it was. The fans and media bought into that, and the narrative was compounded by us having one of the smallest budgets in the championship that season. Then Wagner arguably took it too far once we'd been promoted, repeatedly telling the world we were a small club in a big league to take the pressure off. When we almost went up again a couple of years ago, that narrative was nowhere to be seen to be fair. The new ownership seem intent on changing the remnants of that culture. Maybe today's another stage in the death of the little old Huddersfield myth, here's hoping. I think the ankle biting tiny terrier in a cage with much bigger dogs gubbins was of it's time - it worked well because it suited us perfectly in 2017 and the following year or two. But NOW we are rich beyond our wildest dreams, not afraid to spend our way to the top and shout about it whilst doing so  |
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Post by bentley316 on Feb 29, 2024 20:37:51 GMT 1
Managers been in not even two weeks. This David and Goliath stuff is a quick, easy motivator for the dressing room and as others have said. David won.
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Post by mightyterrier on Feb 29, 2024 21:27:49 GMT 1
I accept we are the underdog but ‘David and Goliath’ isn’t appropriate. Maybe if it was Fleetwood vs Man City….. Does it really matter? In terms of the league it probably is! He’s playing mind games, enjoy it, he’ll probably do it a lot. Warnock was the master, Wagner did it too! |
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Post by rubicon on Feb 29, 2024 21:35:01 GMT 1
I blame the rebranding of the early seventies. I've never referred to Town as the Terriers and never will. Other teams are named after predatory beasts like Wolves, Tigers, Eagles and Hornets, or weapons like Gunners, Blades and Hammers, while we're named after a little yappy dog with a girlie haircut that when wet looks like a small piece of alien gristle. It could be worse, we could be named after little chickens (bantams) or in L666ds case small penises (peacocks) Or even crustaceans as in Southends "Shrimpers" . My son supports them, accident of birth and my work, but good for him, and yes the hats have a shrimp on them. Always Town to me, but nowt wrong with a Terrier, especially as Huddersfield is where Yorkies come from. |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Feb 29, 2024 21:39:22 GMT 1
“ It doesn’t matter how big you are, or how experienced you are, if you have passion and desire, you have no limits”
Press Conference: Before beating Man Utd at home.
David Wagner.
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Post by Sio on Feb 29, 2024 21:52:33 GMT 1
“ It doesn’t matter how big you are, or how experienced you are, if you have passion and desire, you have no limits” Press Conference: Before beating Man Utd at home. David Wagner. But that mentality embedded and arguably killed us moving forward. It's fine for quick wins but you can't build the club foundations on being a little underdog, especially when you aren't one. |
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Post by colnevalleyblue on Feb 29, 2024 22:17:04 GMT 1
Hes trying to explain to his players that unless we put on the best performance so far this season, we will get beaten.
Even then, it might not be good enough BUT if we do lose, it might be because Leeds are a very good side this season and not the end of the world or condemned to league one if we get beat.
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Post by Captainslapper on Mar 1, 2024 1:02:33 GMT 1
Please stop calling us Huddy Ma humble apologies for pissing you off Sio... so once again Sorry ! But it is a very 🏴Scottish🏴 description of Huddersfield Town, HTAFC, Town, Huddersfield Town AFC, Hudders, The Terriers - Whatever... It will be used by around 30 folks in the best footy bar in The Whisky Isle on Saturday and sorry if this causes upset - but it probably will be used there forever more or at least until I kick the bucket anyway as that’s what they address me with every Saturday and personally I’m fine with it and obviously use it back... I could if you desire show them your opinion Sio, but of course I’d only do it with your prior permission and of course if it’s a problem then obviously I wouldn’t dream of doing it - but regardless folks are set in their ways here and I doubt they’d give the request one second of thought to be honest... It’s just a Scottish kinda language thing to be honest words that are nicknamed up up to end in ‘Y’ and it’s rife in Scotland especially here in The West - And of course while you’d be very welcome in Scotland 🥃 🥃 - I’m not so sure you’d enjoy it that much - especially the way us Jocks Folks speak !!! 😬 😉 Do you live in Scotland? Surprised you havent mentioned that.  |
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Post by Captainslapper on Mar 1, 2024 1:07:52 GMT 1
Leeds are a much bigger club than us..no point in denying that, though he probably was thinking of the squad value when he made that comment. What did he say,,£30m compared to £200m ? It is a bit David and Goliath when you look at it like that.
I like that we're the size of club we are...small enough to have that 'family' feel to it, a local club, where just about all the fans live or were born within a few miles of the ground...but big enough that we can still get somewhere if enough things go well.
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Mar 1, 2024 1:40:20 GMT 1
“ It doesn’t matter how big you are, or how experienced you are, if you have passion and desire, you have no limits” Press Conference: Before beating Man Utd at home. David Wagner. But that mentality embedded and arguably killed us moving forward. It's fine for quick wins but you can't build the club foundations on being a little underdog, especially when you aren't one. That quote doesn't play on being the underdog at all- "it doesn't matter how big you are" literally discards the underdog mentality. What killed us wasn't the head coach trying to motivate... it was the naivety and lack of experience in the boardroom and behind the scenes, leading to money being spaffed up the wall on shite like Diakhaby and Mbenza, and on mercenaries like Pritchard and Kongolo. |
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Post by westislandterrier on Mar 1, 2024 2:07:47 GMT 1
Ma humble apologies for pissing you off Sio... so once again Sorry ! But it is a very 🏴Scottish🏴 description of Huddersfield Town, HTAFC, Town, Huddersfield Town AFC, Hudders, The Terriers - Whatever... It will be used by around 30 folks in the best footy bar in The Whisky Isle on Saturday and sorry if this causes upset - but it probably will be used there forever more or at least until I kick the bucket anyway as that’s what they address me with every Saturday and personally I’m fine with it and obviously use it back... I could if you desire show them your opinion Sio, but of course I’d only do it with your prior permission and of course if it’s a problem then obviously I wouldn’t dream of doing it - but regardless folks are set in their ways here and I doubt they’d give the request one second of thought to be honest... It’s just a Scottish kinda language thing to be honest words that are nicknamed up up to end in ‘Y’ and it’s rife in Scotland especially here in The West - And of course while you’d be very welcome in Scotland 🥃 🥃 - I’m not so sure you’d enjoy it that much - especially the way us Jocks Folks speak !!! 😬 😉 Do you live in Scotland? Surprised you havent mentioned that. When I used to go to Oxford and Abington Capt, to visit a lassie from The Whisky Isle that lived down there for a few years they used to say “Ah C**** your back down from Jockland again” Abingdon is a garrison town and in The Mucky Duck (The Black Swan) they used to ask me did I know anyone from The ‘Swaety Sock’ regiment of The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (ma second cousin was a Seargent Major in it) and the next trip when I was asked where I was from I said SOCKLAND !!!! 😊 |
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Post by westislandterrier on Mar 1, 2024 2:26:18 GMT 1
note to Andre for the next conference when we play Leeds.....please do not refer to 'David and Goliath'....... that plays us down and them up!On Saturday - André will be The Grand Old Duke Of York (Shire)... He’ll March (Leeds) up to the top of the hill and He’ll March them down again ! 😉 |
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Post by mosher on Mar 1, 2024 9:55:37 GMT 1
He was pointing out the obvious disparity in squad value on paper and wage budgets, no problem at all with that and was very positive throughout about our squad and the fact that we are fully aiming to get the 3 points (not a 'result', but 3 points). Nobody should be getting their knickers in a twist about his David v Goliath comment if they have seen it in the context of the whole press conference. Modern life, context isn't allowed mate. |
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Post by mosher on Mar 1, 2024 9:58:27 GMT 1
In that case he’s been very truthful and got it spot on I guess... Shortly I’m gonna take a wee run up to the shop in the motor, I’ll be in Huddersfield Town attire and will time it for when Lewis the Leeds fan next door comes home from work at Kilchoman Distillery - I’ll be saying to Lewis to ‘Go easy on Huddy Town’ on Saturday... He’s a modest and not in any way arrogant lad (probably because he’s not from Leeds even though he very much supports them)... He’ll probably tell me he’d be happy with a draw - I certainly will be - though a win will be bloody pure exquisite indeed !!! 👍 😊 Please stop calling us Huddy Why? It's Scottish vernacular and as has been argued many times on here westislandterrier can call us what the hell he likes with the amount of money he pumps into the club, including travelling down a couple of times a season. Leave him the fuck alone. In fact, from now on I'll be calling us the same, if only to piss people off who keep telling him to stop it. Huddy Town Will Fucking Rise Again!!!! |
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Post by mosher on Mar 1, 2024 9:59:21 GMT 1
Please stop calling us Huddy Ma humble apologies for pissing you off Sio... so once again Sorry ! But it is a very 🏴Scottish🏴 description of Huddersfield Town, HTAFC, Town, Huddersfield Town AFC, Hudders, The Terriers - Whatever... It will be used by around 30 folks in the best footy bar in The Whisky Isle on Saturday and sorry if this causes upset - but it probably will be used there forever more or at least until I kick the bucket anyway as that’s what they address me with every Saturday and personally I’m fine with it and obviously use it back... I could if you desire show them your opinion Sio, but of course I’d only do it with your prior permission and of course if it’s a problem then obviously I wouldn’t dream of doing it - but regardless folks are set in their ways here and I doubt they’d give the request one second of thought to be honest... It’s just a Scottish kinda language thing to be honest words that are nicknamed up up to end in ‘Y’ and it’s rife in Scotland especially here in The West - And of course while you’d be very welcome in Scotland 🥃 🥃 - I’m not so sure you’d enjoy it that much - especially the way us Jocks Folks speak !!! 😬 😉 Ignore the haters mate, Huddy Town are here to stay. |
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Post by Sio on Mar 1, 2024 10:02:31 GMT 1
Please stop calling us Huddy Why? It's Scottish vernacular and as has been argued many times on here westislandterrier can call us what the hell he likes with the amount of money he pumps into the club, including travelling down a couple of times a season. Leave him the fuck alone. In fact, from now on I'll be calling us the same, if only to piss people off who keep telling him to stop it. Huddy Town Will Fucking Rise Again!!!! Please stop calling us Huddy |
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Post by mosher on Mar 1, 2024 10:03:00 GMT 1
Why? It's Scottish vernacular and as has been argued many times on here westislandterrier can call us what the hell he likes with the amount of money he pumps into the club, including travelling down a couple of times a season. Leave him the fuck alone. In fact, from now on I'll be calling us the same, if only to piss people off who keep telling him to stop it. Huddy Town Will Fucking Rise Again!!!! Please stop calling us Huddy  nice one mate |
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Post by cyberman on Mar 1, 2024 10:37:20 GMT 1
Got some Beestonites at work and they all say this will be a tough game - lets hope so - we got gubbed at their shithole earlier in the season.
Play with a bit of pride and passion here and we might be surprised
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Post by cyberman on Mar 1, 2024 11:24:44 GMT 1
For me one match in, he is already light years in front of the dogshit manager that he took over from. Anyone who wear a "bit of stone-island" is a top geezer !
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nice one mate