Two weeks exactly since the last Terrier Blog came bulldozing into your computers, and an awful lot has happened with HTAFC since that last blog. In the month so far, our league form reads P 4 W4 F 13 A 2. That is impressive reading, augmented by the fact that we have beaten some pretty decent teams during this mini-run, and that in doing so we have maintained our unbeaten run, which now stands at a staggering 39 games; 3 of Forests record.
Anyway, on to the match down at St James’ Park against an out of form Exeter City, a game which I expected us to win in, but could equally see it causing us a few problems. However two goals either side of half-time, including a superb hat-trick from the talismanic Jordan Rhodes ensured all three points, even Alan Lee scored!!! An emphatic victory for Town which propelled us up to 2nd in the table, and a truly enjoyable weekend all round. The two recent away victories to Exeter and Brentford have reminded me of Southampton’s form last season, when they simply brushed off sides with ease. Now, I wouldn’t be a Town fan if I was inclined to get so easily carried away, and I am indeed very wary of a catastrophic loss of form. Perhaps a loss of form could be precipitated by the ending of our phenomenal unbeaten record, which I thought may have been in jeopardy against Preston. But then I remembered that they’re under the stewardship of a tactically inept, sickeningly orange C U Next Tuesday, and I was suddenly re-invigorated with confidence! Then on to the match, and an early mistake was pounced upon by who else, but Jordan Rhodes. A second was to follow from the head of our top goal scorer, leading to a flood of #heplayshescores trends on Twitter. After the break it almost seemed inevitable that JR would complete his third hat-trick for club and country in recent work, and that he did, with a calm cool and calculated finish. Although the result was slightly tarnished with a consolation goal from Preston, the points were in the bag, and the result was emphatic. Our recent form, and publicity has sent shockwaves out amongst league 1, and has seen us installed as favourites for the league with many bookies, Paddypower placing us as 2/1 favourites for the championship! The bookies don’t often get it wrong, and I have often used their odds as a barometer of our hopes and ambitions, so let’s hope their right!
Scunthorpe and Yeovil on the cards next for the in-form Terriers, and hopefully we can return from these two games with at least 4 points. The Yeovil game is distinctly winnable, whereas the Scunthorpe game poses much more of a threat. We all know they’re capable of playing very good football, and perhaps later in the season they’ll climb much further up the league, so we’ll have to be at our best. It’s good to see Jordan Rhodes says he’s focusing on the Scunthorpe game more than extending his spectacular goal haul. I for one would love another few hat-tricks from Jordan over the next two games though. ‘Till next time...
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