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Post by joek on Jul 27, 2024 22:50:22 GMT 1
How about this for a side? Joel Pereira Kwame Hodouto Gordon Tucker Mark Jackson Kevin Sharpe Simon Davies Chris Hurst Michael Williams Des Hamilton Michael Midwood Craig Whittington Crazy to think Des Hamilton was once called up to the England U21 squad. Sure he scored in last minute in a 2-2 draw at Wolves once. Remember an old boy coming in to loo after game and saying the shoeing we were about to get outside was worth it after his equaliser! Going through that subway to get back into Wolverhampton city centre was terrifying then and still was on my last visit in 2013 when we dicked them and crowd invaded the pitch. Sorry for derailing thread! |
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Post by Tinpot on Jul 27, 2024 23:30:19 GMT 1
How about this for a side? Joel Pereira Kwame Hodouto Gordon Tucker Mark Jackson Kevin Sharpe Simon Davies Chris Hurst Michael Williams Des Hamilton Michael Midwood Craig Whittington Crazy to think Des Hamilton was once called up to the England U21 squad. TBF he was a talented footballer. Just didn't click here. How much of that was due to him being a Bradford lad I'm not sure... |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Jul 27, 2024 23:44:40 GMT 1
Is that all he scored? Sure he scored more than that. Htfcokay might interview him one day and we can get the lowdown on his time at Town. Interviewed him two years ago. Where's the interview mate? I'd like to read it. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Jul 27, 2024 23:46:00 GMT 1
Crazy to think Des Hamilton was once called up to the England U21 squad. Sure he scored in last minute in a 2-2 draw at Wolves once. Remember an old boy coming in to loo after game and saying the shoeing we were about to get outside was worth it after his equaliser! Going through that subway to get back into Wolverhampton city centre was terrifying then and still was on my last visit in 2013 when we dicked them and crowd invaded the pitch. Sorry for derailing thread! I was at that game as well. Didn't Kevin Gray score with a header and weren't we 2 nowt down, I maybe wrong on that though. |
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Post by htafcokay on Jul 28, 2024 0:44:16 GMT 1
Interviewed him two years ago. Where's the interview mate? I'd like to read it.     |
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Post by shawsie on Jul 28, 2024 5:48:52 GMT 1
How about this for a side? Joel Pereira Kwame Hodouto Gordon Tucker Mark Jackson Kevin Sharpe Simon Davies Chris Hurst Michael Williams Des Hamilton Michael Midwood Craig Whittington Would have given some of the teams we fielded last season a good game I reckon. 🤣 Ive known middy for years now - great lad and v talented...... just found beer too attractive sadly! And even though he didnt play a full game for the club.....still better than jon newby! |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Jul 28, 2024 7:49:52 GMT 1
Would have given some of the teams we fielded last season a good game I reckon. 🤣 Ive known middy for years now - great lad and v talented...... just found beer too attractive sadly! And even though he didnt play a full game for the club.....still better than jon newby! I'm sure Michael Midwood started down at Oxford on a baking hot opening day, whether he finished, I do not recall. |
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Post by joek on Jul 28, 2024 9:21:30 GMT 1
Sure he scored in last minute in a 2-2 draw at Wolves once. Remember an old boy coming in to loo after game and saying the shoeing we were about to get outside was worth it after his equaliser! Going through that subway to get back into Wolverhampton city centre was terrifying then and still was on my last visit in 2013 when we dicked them and crowd invaded the pitch. Sorry for derailing thread! I was at that game as well. Didn't Kevin Gray score with a header and weren't we 2 nowt down, I maybe wrong on that though. Just looked and big Kev equalised then scored an OG 5 mins later. Was over 25 years ago. Wowser. wolvescompletehistory.co.uk/huddersfield-town-h-1998-99/ |
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Post by shawsie on Jul 28, 2024 12:58:13 GMT 1
Ive known middy for years now - great lad and v talented...... just found beer too attractive sadly! And even though he didnt play a full game for the club.....still better than jon newby! I'm sure Michael Midwood started down at Oxford on a baking hot opening day, whether he finished, I do not recall. Was on the bench fella |
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Post by kayeb222 on Jul 28, 2024 22:42:49 GMT 1
I was at that game too. One or two seasons earlier we actually lost by the exact same scoreline. Season after. I've just looked at my old programmes and you are correct. I actually went to the 6-0 defeat and not the 6-0 win!! I don't know how I forgot that. Selective memory obviously!! Lol |
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Post by football on Jul 28, 2024 23:52:47 GMT 1
Wasn't it followed by the 4-4
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Post by kayeb222 on Jul 29, 2024 0:34:37 GMT 1
Wasn't it followed by the 4-4 Possibly. Unfortunately that was around the time I briefly lost interest in football and started going to raves for a few years!! Lol |
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Post by Bubbles on Jul 29, 2024 8:11:00 GMT 1
I've just looked at my old programmes and you are correct. I actually went to the 6-0 defeat and not the 6-0 win!! I don't know how I forgot that. Selective memory obviously!! Lol Went to all three (6-0,0-6,4-4),and because Town fans were chanting 6-0 at the Bury fans before kick off (about the game the season before),you kind've knew what was about to happen... |
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Post by Richard1986 on Aug 3, 2024 14:26:27 GMT 1
Letting Rhodes go was a huge mistake.
Need a target man and a fast goal scorer. I understand goal scorers are difficult and expensive to buy - but can’t be that hard to sign a big lump of a target man from abroad or domestically.
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Post by rougeboy31 on Aug 3, 2024 14:44:23 GMT 1
Letting Rhodes go was a huge mistake. Need a target man and a fast goal scorer. I understand goal scorers are difficult and expensive to buy - but can’t be that hard to sign a big lump of a target man from abroad or domestically. Towns fans eh? I can’t imagine the backlash on here if we signed a 34 year old striker who had been injured for the last 6 months. Oh wait that’s Jordan rhodes. Come on we need better, fresh legs and fresh ideas. |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Aug 3, 2024 14:56:57 GMT 1
Letting Rhodes go was a huge mistake. Need a target man and a fast goal scorer. I understand goal scorers are difficult and expensive to buy - but can’t be that hard to sign a big lump of a target man from abroad or domestically. You say we need a target man and fast goalscorer. You also say letting Rhodes go was a mistake Those two sentences simply do not compute |
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Post by Richard1986 on Aug 3, 2024 15:26:52 GMT 1
Letting Rhodes go was a huge mistake. Need a target man and a fast goal scorer. I understand goal scorers are difficult and expensive to buy - but can’t be that hard to sign a big lump of a target man from abroad or domestically. You say we need a target man and fast goalscorer. You also say letting Rhodes go was a mistake Those two sentences simply do not compute A forth or fifth choice striker who was one of the top goal scorers in this league last season makes perfect sense to me. |
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Post by rougeboy31 on Aug 3, 2024 16:51:02 GMT 1
You say we need a target man and fast goalscorer. You also say letting Rhodes go was a mistake Those two sentences simply do not compute A forth or fifth choice striker who was one of the top goal scorers in this league last season makes perfect sense to me. fourth or fifth choice wouldn’t be playing much so his wages would be wasted, would rather strengthen somewhere else and have a young quick striker on loan or from the academy who gets minutes when we’re winning |
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Post by Boaty McBoatface on Aug 3, 2024 18:20:30 GMT 1
Can anyone explain to me why Rotherham are bigger favourites for promotion than Town?
I assume it's linked to the fact that we don't have a decent striker and they do.
It's disappointing with 1 week to go that we still haven't resolved this rather basic problem once again.
We really should be bigger favourites than the likes of Rotherham.
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Post by rougeboy31 on Aug 3, 2024 18:36:58 GMT 1
Can anyone explain to me why Rotherham are bigger favourites for promotion than Town? I assume it's linked to the fact that we don't have a decent striker and they do. It's disappointing with 1 week to go that we still haven't resolved this rather basic problem once again. We really should be bigger favourites than the likes of Rotherham. we should be but in fairness rotherham have more recent experience in this league. I don’t know much about Rotherham’s squad but I guess they’ve been able to get rid of more dead wood and players who couldn’t be bothered. Plus one of the things I think is going overlooked is just how bad Nicholls was last season, worst save percentage in the league and a leaky defence. As town fans we might see Nicholls as being a class above but without the blinders on it’s clear to see he caused some of our problems. |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Aug 3, 2024 18:57:14 GMT 1
Anyone refering to it as a strike force should be done under the trade descriptions act
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Post by htafcdreams on Aug 3, 2024 21:12:19 GMT 1
Can anyone explain to me why Rotherham are bigger favourites for promotion than Town? I assume it's linked to the fact that we don't have a decent striker and they do. It's disappointing with 1 week to go that we still haven't resolved this rather basic problem once again. We really should be bigger favourites than the likes of Rotherham. I assume the difference is they have signed a decent striker in Clarke Harris in terms of a goal scorer |
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Post by htafcdan on Aug 3, 2024 21:17:06 GMT 1
Can anyone explain to me why Rotherham are bigger favourites for promotion than Town? I assume it's linked to the fact that we don't have a decent striker and they do. It's disappointing with 1 week to go that we still haven't resolved this rather basic problem once again. We really should be bigger favourites than the likes of Rotherham. I assume the difference is they have signed a decent striker in Clarke Harris in terms of a goal scorer id say healey isn’t far off 🤷♂️ |
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Post by htafcdreams on Aug 3, 2024 21:32:04 GMT 1
Agree mate. I’d say Healey is better.
The only trouble with him…will he be able to be fit for more than 20 games or more
Same with our friend Danny Ward
Leaving Koroma and Harratt interms of decent robustness in keeping fit game after game
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Post by 28901 on Aug 3, 2024 23:17:41 GMT 1
How about this for a side? Joel Pereira Kwame Hodouto Gordon Tucker Mark Jackson Kevin Sharpe Simon Davies Chris Hurst Michael Williams Des Hamilton Michael Midwood Craig Whittington Dominic Werling to come on as late sub to help us hold on to a 1 0 lead. |
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Post by keefer on Aug 4, 2024 2:28:45 GMT 1
Can anyone explain to me why Rotherham are bigger favourites for promotion than Town? I assume it's linked to the fact that we don't have a decent striker and they do. It's disappointing with 1 week to go that we still haven't resolved this rather basic problem once again. We really should be bigger favourites than the likes of Rotherham. Is that a serious comment or are you taking the piss? |
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Post by Convictatthemac on Aug 4, 2024 7:16:05 GMT 1
So this seems to be taking far longer than we hoped.
I’m sure we have a list of attainable strikers, who fit our wage structure and cost. The question I’ve got, as we work through our list, is there a point where we get to on the list, where we are better off blowing our wage structure and cost? In other words, where the striker doesn’t really meet our needs, think like a Simpson or Hudlin where they are more project than ready for the now of firing us to promotion.
I personally think we need to find the right striker or if they aren’t available we need to spend more than we had hoped. The excuse of the right striker in our wage structure and price wasn’t available, that’s not really an excuse we can afford. We only have to look at last season where we had no money to spend in the summer and if cost us big time. A list of our previous strikers that we brought in, that is the snapshot of why we are in League 1, let’s not make the same mistake again.
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Post by Jimuano on Aug 4, 2024 7:53:37 GMT 1
Healey is an actual goal scorer, playing well in preaseason and should score plenty this coming season, however, he's not a forward who will press continuously as required by MD's system.
His partner in the front 2 has to be someone with speed, stamina and who is able to finish. Perhaps if we sign the guy from Southampton he'll be the one to provide this.
(With the current squad, Koroma and Harratt are the closest options, and the best option alongside Healey.)
If we don't sign 2 forwards, Ward could be utilised as a man with experience to help see out games when we're 2 up, really not sure where Bojan fits in.
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Post by Boaty McBoatface on Aug 4, 2024 7:53:37 GMT 1
Can anyone explain to me why Rotherham are bigger favourites for promotion than Town? I assume it's linked to the fact that we don't have a decent striker and they do. It's disappointing with 1 week to go that we still haven't resolved this rather basic problem once again. We really should be bigger favourites than the likes of Rotherham. Is that a serious comment or are you taking the piss? It's half serious and half taking the piss. Hope that helps. |
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Post by Tinpot on Aug 4, 2024 8:13:38 GMT 1
How about this for a side? Joel Pereira Kwame Hodouto Gordon Tucker Mark Jackson Kevin Sharpe Simon Davies Chris Hurst Michael Williams Des Hamilton Michael Midwood Craig Whittington Dominic Werling to come on as late sub to help us hold on to a 1 0 lead. If you think we'd have a 1-0 lead with that team, you haven't understood the post. |
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