Diary incoming

[Detective Boyle]

Are we any closer to getting rid of the leeches/rank bad attitudes amongst the playing squad?

[Justasmithers]

May 27, 2024 19:37:00 GMT 1 utttrooper said:

What's Kev having for tea?

I would assume….tea?

[irverino]

May 27, 2024 22:47:41 GMT 1 Justasmithers said:

May 27, 2024 19:37:00 GMT 1 utttrooper said:

What's Kev having for tea?

I would assume….tea?

In these parts tea is dinner, dinner is lunch & breakfast is breakfast, don't ask me why........Plus our teacakes don't have currents in them!

[Jello Biafra]

May 27, 2024 22:47:41 GMT 1 Justasmithers said:

May 27, 2024 19:37:00 GMT 1 utttrooper said:

What's Kev having for tea?

I would assume….tea?

In case you are not aware of the difference(s) in language between Yorkshire and the rest of Britain (including the colonies, such as the US), I’ll clarify:
Meals in Yorkshire - Breakfast, Dinner, Tea, Supper.
Elsewhere - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Jellied Eels.

Utttrooper wanted to know the contents of Kev’s evening meal, not his choice of herbally-infused beverage.

As you were.

[Justasmithers]

May 27, 2024 22:59:12 GMT 1 Jello Biafra said:

May 27, 2024 22:47:41 GMT 1 Justasmithers said:

I would assume….tea?

In case you are not aware of the difference(s) in language between Yorkshire and the rest of Britain (including the colonies, such as the US), I’ll clarify:
Meals in Yorkshire - Breakfast, Dinner, Tea, Supper.
Elsewhere - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Jellied Eels.

Utttrooper wanted to know the contents of Kev’s evening meal, not his choice of herbally-infused beverage.

As you were.

Thank you.

I must confess, I picked up on that earlier this year, I just reject it.

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Also ok- brunch, dessert.

Tea is something you drink, though the severe lack of iced tea over there is still the biggest shock of all to me.

Another one I can’t deal with?

A garden.

I believe you refer to your backyards as “gardens”, which made “sitting in an English garden” sound different (always wondered why the Beatles were relaxing amongst vegetables”.

For example, this morning I watered my garden (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, grapes, strawberries etc). My garden is located IN MY backyard.

I think when I asked “so what do you call the spot you grow vegetables in your garden?”……I was told an “allotment”??

Backyard = yard behind your house

Front yard = yard in front of house

Garden= growing vegetables, fruits, herbs etc

I think I’m going to recommend a proper garden be the new team badge and change the tea name to the Town Dinners (final meal of the day).

Not to be confused with Town Diners, which are places you might grab a bite to eat late at night

[Fish & Chips]

What does a typical breakfast consist of for Kevin?

[rubicon]

May 27, 2024 23:39:48 GMT 1 Justasmithers said:

May 27, 2024 22:59:12 GMT 1 Jello Biafra said:

In case you are not aware of the difference(s) in language between Yorkshire and the rest of Britain (including the colonies, such as the US), I’ll clarify:
Meals in Yorkshire - Breakfast, Dinner, Tea, Supper.
Elsewhere - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Jellied Eels.

Utttrooper wanted to know the contents of Kev’s evening meal, not his choice of herbally-infused beverage.

As you were.

Thank you.

I must confess, I picked up on that earlier this year, I just reject it.

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Also ok- brunch, dessert.

Tea is something you drink, though the severe lack of iced tea over there is still the biggest shock of all to me.

Another one I can’t deal with?

A garden.

I believe you refer to your backyards as “gardens”, which made “sitting in an English garden” sound different (always wondered why the Beatles were relaxing amongst vegetables”.

For example, this morning I watered my garden (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, grapes, strawberries etc). My garden is located IN MY backyard.

I think when I asked “so what do you call the spot you grow vegetables in your garden?”……I was told an “allotment”??

Backyard = yard behind your house

Front yard = yard in front of house

Garden= growing vegetables, fruits, herbs etc

I think I’m going to recommend a proper garden be the new team badge and change the tea name to the Town Dinners (final meal of the day).

Not to be confused with Town Diners, which are places you might grab a bite to eat late at night

Well we think calling it a "yard" is a bit weird too. Back Yard sounds like a scrap yard over here, and it just generally sounds untidy as though there's nothing there.
Also does Kevin only use a fork, stabbing at food like a bird, after having cut it up like we would for a child? Nothing meant, but all the U.S.programmes like Young Sheldon etc, drive me nuts with that, let alone using the fork upside down like a spoon.( Just get a Spoon.)
I'm hoping not, as many in the big Cities on the east and west coast have travelled extensively and can now use two implements at the same time. ( You are the only country does this, even Canada using them the same as Europe does, knife in one hand, fork in the other.)

[dbterrier32]

May 27, 2024 20:00:13 GMT 1 htafcokay said:

Are there any plans for a Huddersfield Town museum? Or at least a space accessible for supporters on matchdays to look at different exhibits from the club's history, such as the Tommy Wilson and Roy Goodall memorabilia recently acquired by the club?

If town were to get hold of the Cinema building, I think this would be a great place for something like this. They could create a new Megastore, Supporters Pub and Museum in that space easily.

[Justasmithers]

May 28, 2024 2:44:43 GMT 1 rubicon said:

May 27, 2024 23:39:48 GMT 1 Justasmithers said:

Thank you.

I must confess, I picked up on that earlier this year, I just reject it.

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Also ok- brunch, dessert.

Tea is something you drink, though the severe lack of iced tea over there is still the biggest shock of all to me.

Another one I can’t deal with?

A garden.

I believe you refer to your backyards as “gardens”, which made “sitting in an English garden” sound different (always wondered why the Beatles were relaxing amongst vegetables”.

For example, this morning I watered my garden (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, grapes, strawberries etc). My garden is located IN MY backyard.

I think when I asked “so what do you call the spot you grow vegetables in your garden?”……I was told an “allotment”??

Backyard = yard behind your house

Front yard = yard in front of house

Garden= growing vegetables, fruits, herbs etc

I think I’m going to recommend a proper garden be the new team badge and change the tea name to the Town Dinners (final meal of the day).

Not to be confused with Town Diners, which are places you might grab a bite to eat late at night

Well we think calling it a "yard" is a bit weird too. Back Yard sounds like a scrap yard over here, and it just generally sounds untidy as though there's nothing there.
Also does Kevin only use a fork, stabbing at food like a bird, after having cut it up like we would for a child? Nothing meant, but all the U.S.programmes like Young Sheldon etc, drive me nuts with that, let alone using the fork upside down like a spoon.( Just get a Spoon.)
I'm hoping not, as many in the big Cities on the east and west coast have travelled extensively and can now use two implements at the same time. ( You are the only country does this, even Canada using them the same as Europe does, knife in one hand, fork in the other.)

Wait let me get this straight

You cut, for example a steak, and then use a spoon to pick up the steak pieces from your plate to your mouth?

And again, what do you call the place you might grow vegetables in your backyard/garden?

[rubicon]

No, I never said that. We use a knife and fork together, not separate. We cut the steak as we go, not all at once beforehand. We just use a fork the proper war round. What I said was, if you're going to use it like a shovel, you may as well use a spoon. Whatever we grow, we still call the area a garden. Some people prefer flowers, shrubs etc, some prefer vegetables. All grown in the garden.
An allotment is completely different. It's an area of waste land, leased usually by the local Council, divided into plots for various people who want to grow more vegetables. Rather like a collection of market gardeners.

[Justasmithers]

May 28, 2024 3:31:31 GMT 1 rubicon said:

No, I never said that. We use a knife and fork together, not separate. We cut the steak as we go, not all at once beforehand. We just use a fork the proper war round. What I said was, if you're going to use it like a shovel, you may as well use a spoon. Whatever we grow, we still call the area a garden. Some people prefer flowers, shrubs etc, some prefer vegetables. All grown in the garden.
An allotment is completely different. It's an area of waste land, leased usually by the local Council, divided into plots for various people who want to grow more vegetables. Rather like a collection of market gardeners.

No, we cut the meat as we go. Cut, bite, cut, bite.

So wait- your garden is in your garden?

As in:

“OI Mate! Let’s go out to my garden and I’ll show you my garden?”

[Deleted]

You will hear the term "Vegetable Patch" for an area of your garden where you grow stuff

[Essex Terrier]

May 28, 2024 3:14:17 GMT 1 Justasmithers said:

May 28, 2024 2:44:43 GMT 1 rubicon said:

Well we think calling it a "yard" is a bit weird too. Back Yard sounds like a scrap yard over here, and it just generally sounds untidy as though there's nothing there.
Also does Kevin only use a fork, stabbing at food like a bird, after having cut it up like we would for a child? Nothing meant, but all the U.S.programmes like Young Sheldon etc, drive me nuts with that, let alone using the fork upside down like a spoon.( Just get a Spoon.)
I'm hoping not, as many in the big Cities on the east and west coast have travelled extensively and can now use two implements at the same time. ( You are the only country does this, even Canada using them the same as Europe does, knife in one hand, fork in the other.)

Wait let me get this straight

You cut, for example a steak, and then use a spoon to pick up the steak pieces from your plate to your mouth?

And again, what do you call the place you might grow vegetables in your backyard/garden?

Veggie plot.

Simples.

[boooothy]

May 27, 2024 21:13:19 GMT 1 artysid said:

May 27, 2024 18:18:10 GMT 1 johnnyx said:

Thanks for the continued communication it really is appreciated.
Are there any plans to change the away ticket priority scheme.
The current scheme is seen as unfair especially by those who attend the majority of away games or like me who live away from the area but still do a decent amount of away games.
If we are successful in this league then the away support will come back to previous levels.
My suggestion would be to start the points system again but to start from nil so that everyone has a chance at the beginning, and as we are currently at a bit of a low ebb it will reward fans who stick with the club.
Also ticketmaster are a nightmare, the system crashes whenever there is any decent demand.

Justasmithers

Don’t assume that because one group of fans consider a particular scheme unfair, that we all do.

The current scheme gives priority to Season ticket holders who are also willing to provide additional funding to the Club via the B&W Foundation scheme.
I don’t go to many away games nowadays myself but I have lots of friends who still do and they are all happy to pay £2 a week ( a miniscule amount in the scheme of things for those travelling to lots of away games) to get priority for tickets.

It is possible that ending this benefit could result in some fans leaving the B&W scheme and therefore the Club losing revenue.

Being a season ticket holder is always likely to be the minimum of requirement of any priority scheme, and since anyone regardless of where they live can join the B&W scheme I do not understand why anyone not living in the area would feel disadvantaged by the current scheme.

The simple fact is that on the rare occasions that demand for tickets outstrips supply some loyal fans are always going to feel they’ve been unfairly disadvantaged by the current allocation scheme whatever it is.

It’s the sole reason i’m in the Blue and White and would certainly cancel if it was removed.

[paderbornterrier]

I'd like to know why I should renew my season tickets? And how many have been sold.

How are we getting on recruiting a cheerleading squad? Can I be involved in the selection process.

Have you checked the baseline IQ of the squad/management and is this easy gain/win something your considering implementing?

Have we come up with anything new in terms of the recruitment system? A new moneyball or are we just chasing the same players every computer is throwing up?

[benhomly]

May 27, 2024 23:39:48 GMT 1 Justasmithers said:

May 27, 2024 22:59:12 GMT 1 Jello Biafra said:

In case you are not aware of the difference(s) in language between Yorkshire and the rest of Britain (including the colonies, such as the US), I’ll clarify:
Meals in Yorkshire - Breakfast, Dinner, Tea, Supper.
Elsewhere - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Jellied Eels.

Utttrooper wanted to know the contents of Kev’s evening meal, not his choice of herbally-infused beverage.

As you were.

Thank you.

I must confess, I picked up on that earlier this year, I just reject it.

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Also ok- brunch, dessert.

Tea is something you drink, though the severe lack of iced tea over there is still the biggest shock of all to me.

Another one I can’t deal with?

A garden.

I believe you refer to your backyards as “gardens”, which made “sitting in an English garden” sound different (always wondered why the Beatles were relaxing amongst vegetables”.

For example, this morning I watered my garden (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, grapes, strawberries etc). My garden is located IN MY backyard.

I think when I asked “so what do you call the spot you grow vegetables in your garden?”……I was told an “allotment”??

Backyard = yard behind your house

Front yard = yard in front of house

Garden= growing vegetables, fruits, herbs etc

I think I’m going to recommend a proper garden be the new team badge and change the tea name to the Town Dinners (final meal of the day).

Not to be confused with Town Diners, which are places you might grab a bite to eat late at night

Don't go out in Huddersfield late at night expecting to do anything mate, it's shut.

As for gardens I was talking to an old lady whilst walking the dogs a few days ago and she told me she was hoping to tidy her front garden later on. A bit too much information I thought to myself.

[kwami-hodouto]

May 27, 2024 15:33:18 GMT 1 Justasmithers said:

Going to slot one for early this week.

The last one was, for obvious reasons, much more serious in tone than usual. Since summer is now beginning in earnest, we’ll probably knock one out every 3-4 weeks.

So that being said, I always appreciate being able to count on my friends here for some good questions. I hate the whole “his mate is interviewing him so we won’t get tough questions”, all are welcome.

And they don’t all have to be serious here, we’ll throw in some random ones as well. Please just pop them below if you wish.

As always thanks and take care.

You might have seen the thread further down about the club badge and the debate around modernising it at some point.

It could be that at some point a few different designs are put to the fans to vote on, before the winning one is put to the vote against the current one.

I'd be interested to see what Kevin thinks about it all.

[castlehillterrier]

sure many of these have been covered but.

- Update on the stadium and any time line on this.
- Update on a new supporters bar (maybe cinema complex)
- Update on changes at Canalside
- New kits when will they be shown
- Season tickets sales update
- Away ticket system for next season as it will be more difficult to get tickets.
- Up the town any more news about bringing it back or doing another one behind the scenes or something else with some interest to one of the big streaming networks (Sac / HTAFC mix to get US and UK both watching)
- New coaching team for MD ?
- Transfers anything close ?
- Hogg staying or leaving ?
- Injury Tom Lees how bad I was told he may miss most of next season or even not play again.
- AB has he spoken with MD or will he, as I am sure you left on good terms ?

[Wingman]

May 28, 2024 9:08:17 GMT 1 kwami-hodouto said:

May 27, 2024 15:33:18 GMT 1 Justasmithers said:

Going to slot one for early this week.

The last one was, for obvious reasons, much more serious in tone than usual. Since summer is now beginning in earnest, we’ll probably knock one out every 3-4 weeks.

So that being said, I always appreciate being able to count on my friends here for some good questions. I hate the whole “his mate is interviewing him so we won’t get tough questions”, all are welcome.

And they don’t all have to be serious here, we’ll throw in some random ones as well. Please just pop them below if you wish.

As always thanks and take care.

You might have seen the thread further down about the club badge and the debate around modernising it at some point.

It could be that at some point a few different designs are put to the fans to vote on, before the winning one is put to the vote against the current one.

I'd be interested to see what Kevin thinks about it all.

Nice idea.

Only one option needed; remove the shield, go back to the old dog, and have the badge embroidered!

[terryya]

May 27, 2024 15:33:18 GMT 1 Justasmithers said:

Going to slot one for early this week.

The last one was, for obvious reasons, much more serious in tone than usual. Since summer is now beginning in earnest, we’ll probably knock one out every 3-4 weeks.

So that being said, I always appreciate being able to count on my friends here for some good questions. I hate the whole “his mate is interviewing him so we won’t get tough questions”, all are welcome.

And they don’t all have to be serious here, we’ll throw in some random ones as well. Please just pop them below if you wish.

As always thanks and take care.

Definitely more often than that during the close season.

[johnnyx]

Apologies as i accept that it is my opinion that the current away ticket allocation is unfair and it mat not be anyone else's.
However i think that priority should be given to those who regularly attend games. May be if the points system was re-introduced with double points given for fans who purchase an away ticket but are also in the B&W.
This would mean that anyone in the B&W that also attends away games would very quickly be in the top priority category.

[Henry Mcgee]

May 27, 2024 23:39:48 GMT 1 Justasmithers said:

May 27, 2024 22:59:12 GMT 1 Jello Biafra said:

In case you are not aware of the difference(s) in language between Yorkshire and the rest of Britain (including the colonies, such as the US), I’ll clarify:
Meals in Yorkshire - Breakfast, Dinner, Tea, Supper.
Elsewhere - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Jellied Eels.

Utttrooper wanted to know the contents of Kev’s evening meal, not his choice of herbally-infused beverage.

As you were.

Thank you.

I must confess, I picked up on that earlier this year, I just reject it.

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Also ok- brunch, dessert.

Tea is something you drink, though the severe lack of iced tea over there is still the biggest shock of all to me.

Another one I can’t deal with?

A garden.

I believe you refer to your backyards as “gardens”, which made “sitting in an English garden” sound different (always wondered why the Beatles were relaxing amongst vegetables”.

For example, this morning I watered my garden (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, grapes, strawberries etc). My garden is located IN MY backyard.

I think when I asked “so what do you call the spot you grow vegetables in your garden?”……I was told an “allotment”??

Backyard = yard behind your house

Front yard = yard in front of house

Garden= growing vegetables, fruits, herbs etc

I think I’m going to recommend a proper garden be the new team badge and change the tea name to the Town Dinners (final meal of the day).

Not to be confused with Town Diners, which are places you might grab a bite to eat late at night

If your front and back gardens are only a yard then how do you fit anything in them?  Your veg patch (garden) must be really tiny and your garden (yard) furniture must be squashed right up against the house wall.

[Mastercracker]

Justasmithers

This is a small country with a lot of folk crammed in compared to the US. Houses don't come with anywhere near as much land as you would be used to. Generally gardens or 'back yards' here aren't big enough to start having different areas.

A yard here would usually belong to a small terraced house (row houses I think you call them?) and be entirely paved. Could be front or back or a house may have both. Once it gets a bit larger and usually has a grassed area it transitions from yard to garden.

For some reason the Instagram algorithm has recently decided I need to be fed a load of vids showing various houses for sale in Texas or Florida. They are all about twice the size of my house, have 4 times the garden space, and cost less than mine.

[runner76]

May 28, 2024 10:12:07 GMT 1 Mastercracker said:

Justasmithers

This is a small country with a lot of folk crammed in compared to the US. Houses don't come with anywhere near as much land as you would be used to. Generally gardens or 'back yards' here aren't big enough to start having different areas.

A yard here would usually belong to a small terraced house (row houses I think you call them?) and be entirely paved. Could be front or back or a house may have both. Once it gets a bit larger and usually has a grassed area it transitions from yard to garden.

For some reason the Instagram algorithm has recently decided I need to be fed a load of vids showing various houses for sale in Texas or Florida. They are all about twice the size of my house, have 4 times the garden space, and cost less than mine.

but on the plus side, your statistically less likely to get shot when you leave home……

[ram]

I don,t have any questions,I am still pissed off with being relegated!

[dugnet]

May 28, 2024 10:01:37 GMT 1 johnnyx said:

Apologies as i accept that it is my opinion that the current away ticket allocation is unfair and it mat not be anyone else's.
However i think that priority should be given to those who regularly attend games. May be if the points system was re-introduced with double points given for fans who purchase an away ticket but are also in the B&W.
This would mean that anyone in the B&W that also attends away games would very quickly be in the top priority category.

I have posted before that the alignment of away ticket priority with the B&W foundation is fundamentally flawed. I have posted my reasons before so I won't do so again but as someone who is a B&W foundation member, and would also have a significant number of points (had that been maintained), it doesn't work for me and is grossly unfair on those who regularly attend away games.

[nicovaesen]

May 27, 2024 16:23:28 GMT 1 Fish & Chips said:

May 27, 2024 15:59:32 GMT 1 nicovaesen said:

Was AB justified in what he said about the players attitudes or was he just looking after himself for future employment by blaming others?

That’s a positive way to start Duff’s reign with a question like that, and to unleash AB’s lawyers upon us 🤦🏻‍♂️

so basically AB can say what he wants but KN can’t?

[nicovaesen]

May 27, 2024 16:23:28 GMT 1 Fish & Chips said:

May 27, 2024 15:59:32 GMT 1 nicovaesen said:

Was AB justified in what he said about the players attitudes or was he just looking after himself for future employment by blaming others?

That’s a positive way to start Duff’s reign with a question like that, and to unleash AB’s lawyers upon us 🤦🏻‍♂️

Plus as a business man AB’s comments could have severely dented the value of some of his assists maybe? As in the players we might be looking to sell on so yeah I believe KN has every right to either defend his team and club at the expense of someone who has done a terrible job blamed everyone else but himself and jumped ship

[ambryboy]

May 28, 2024 7:22:45 GMT 1 Essex Terrier said:

May 28, 2024 3:14:17 GMT 1 Justasmithers said:

Wait let me get this straight

You cut, for example a steak, and then use a spoon to pick up the steak pieces from your plate to your mouth?

And again, what do you call the place you might grow vegetables in your backyard/garden?

Veggie plot.

Simples.

...and if you can't find it you've lost the plot

[townarentbest]

May 28, 2024 10:12:07 GMT 1 Mastercracker said:

Justasmithers

This is a small country with a lot of folk crammed in compared to the US. Houses don't come with anywhere near as much land as you would be used to. Generally gardens or 'back yards' here aren't big enough to start having different areas.

A yard here would usually belong to a small terraced house (row houses I think you call them?) and be entirely paved. Could be front or back or a house may have both. Once it gets a bit larger and usually has a grassed area it transitions from yard to garden.

For some reason the Instagram algorithm has recently decided I need to be fed a load of vids showing various houses for sale in Texas or Florida. They are all about twice the size of my house, have 4 times the garden space, and cost less than mine.

The commute would be expensive though.