tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538892869884508212024-02-20T10:16:53.841-08:00TerrierblogTerrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-8149511583471472482017-03-03T14:52:00.002-08:002017-03-03T14:52:36.058-08:00Fog on The KilnerGood morning, welcome to another crunch match day for Huddersfield Town. Today we welcome Newcastle United to The John Smith's stadium, who are fresh of the back of a morale boosting winning away at Brighton. Whilst <strike>we've</strike> <i>our reserves</i> have just been given a bit of a lesson by Manchester City. What effect will this have on the game? For us, zilch, nada, the only thing to have come out of the midweek trip to Manchester, is that our first-team players will be fit, refreshed and ready for today. Newcastle however, will surely be on a massive high. Let's start by analysing our opponents.<br />
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Fresh from relegation, Mike Ashley secured a massive coup by somehow convincing Champions League winner Rafa Benitez that Rotherham and Burton are must-see destinations. He promised the Spaniard investment in a bid to book an immediate return to the greedy league, and boy, did he back him. Scottish international Matt Ritchie and Howard the Duck impersonator Dwight Gayle both joined for £10 million each. Ciaran Clark, Mo Diame and Grant Hanley came in at around £5 million a piece, and Newcastle finished their spending spree at a modest £54.74 million.<br />
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Then the season began and the #RafaRevolution was underway, kicking off with back to back defeats, away to Fulham and then at home against, you guessed it, us. What a fantastic day that was, "Jack Payne, bottom corner, f*ck off" as one of my friends repeated for a solid two hours on the way home. Since then however, Newcastle have galvanised and moved to where they really should be. On Monday night they leapfrogged Brighton into top spot and currently sit 8 points clear of us.<br />
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The last time they were in this division, they walked it, never once looking back and rising back to the Premier League with consummate ease. This year though, there seems to be a different narrative amongst fans and pundits with comments such as;<br />
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Well firstly, they're well on course to finish with over 100 points this year and probably won't be too far off the total figure (102) they finished with almost seven years ago, not that bad, and they actually haven't spend as much money as say Aston Villa. Which, just on a sidenote, gives me the opportunity to say, isn't Steve Bruce an ugly man? Yes, he is, let's move on.</div>
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Secondly, if Newcastle are on a wobble, I'd love to see them in top form, for the past 10 games in the championship they're 2nd in the table, only behind ourselves. When you consider the teams they've played in the last 10 it's even more impressive: Brighton (A), Norwich (A), Derby(H).</div>
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They do present a very real threat to us today and probably should be considered favourites, all things included. Which reminds me, their away form...</div>
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Played 17, Won 12, Drawn 2, Lost 3....Ominous</div>
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Enough of the ominous stats and the fawning now, back to focusing on ourselves, something which the manager and the team have done very well this season. Maintaining our identity, the terrier spirit and sticking to our overall plan.</div>
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Christoph Schindler, Izzy Brown and Chris Lowe all look set to return to starting line-up this evening and perhaps even more importantly Jonathan Hogg could be set to start a match for the first time since his injury. If he does start the match I think it will be a massive boost to our chances of success in this game. The man is everywhere, he touches every blade of glass, mops up loose balls and cuts out attacks before they've even begun. For me he is our most important player and his work in the centre allows our flair players to monopolise the ball and work the opposition defence.</div>
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David Wagner has called on the crowd to make another special atmosphere in the stadium, akin to the one that we had last month when we beat the champions of Europe 2-1. A loud, rocking stadium, out singing the Geordies will enable us to get on the front foot as we've done in many big games this season. I believe the key to this game will be starting with a high intensity and ripping into Newcastle as soon as possible. We all know that Benitez is an astute tactician and will be instructing his team to continue their swift counter attacking game plan put to such great use at the AMEX.</div>
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But if we get into them quickly, unsettle them, get an early goal and muzzle Dwight Gayle the three points can be ours, cutting the gap to the leaders by 5 points with a game in hand and further putting the frighteners up Brighton. I fully expect us to do this, and can already hear Oggy screaming, "Ant and Dec, Paul Gascoigne, Gaz Beadle, youuurr boyyyss toook one hell of a beating!!"</div>
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Until next time, UTT</div>
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Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-53288674534132498162017-03-01T14:19:00.000-08:002017-03-01T14:21:12.527-08:00FA Cup Dream DiesWell that's that, the FA Cup dream died tonight away at Manchester City, and in truth, who really cares? I for one, certainly don't mind too much at all. With the team that City put out, and the team that we put out, there was only going to be one winner tonight.<br />
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Fantastic play by Billing in the first half ended with Harry Bunn sending a squirming shot through the legs of Claudio Bravo, that was six minutes in, and I must admit, it felt 'BUNN-tastic' (sorry, I couldn't help it!). I was dancing around the living room at this point, high on the drug that is the Wagner revolution. I dared to dream, to believe.<br />
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Within ten minutes however the reality set in, Manchester City are a fantastic team and after all this is our second string. Cranie looked shaken, caught out of position at times, Lolley looked clumsy, Stankovic, well the less said the better really.<br />
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The Citizens began to stamp their authority on the game, within eight crazy minutes a combination of terrible defending, lack of composure and quality play by the opposition had seen the scoreline change to 1-3, and then the game was over. It was a matter of damage limitation.<br />
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In the second half I was calling for the introduction of Hefele, but Wagner stuck to his plan and kept his team the same after the break. City slipped from fifth gear back into third, they held us at bay and controlled the game for 20 minutes. Yes there were chances, and Lolley should really have scored but the Citizens displayed some great game management.<br />
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Hogg, Smith and Van La Parra were all introduced as the second half wore on, largely to add some solidity to the team and try and keep the score down. There were two more goals for City and a glaring miss from Collin Quaner. As soon as the fifth went in, the referee rather kindly blew the full-time whistle, and the game finished 1-5.<br />
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Now, here's 4 things that we learnt from this evenings game;<br />
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<b>1) Stankovic Isn't Ready</b><br />
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A rather unsurprising point if you follow me on twitter (@terrierblog btw). The 21 year-old Slovenian has given Town fans many hairy moments this season when he's played and tonight was no different. Miss-placed passes, poor positioning, weak challenges and silly decisions summed up his game. He was punished for nearly every mistake he made tonight. The one bonus is that for all of his misgivings tonight, they are avoidable and can be worked on, he has natural ability and with more time under Wagner he could well turn into a decent centre-back.<br />
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<b>2) Billing Is Budding</b><br />
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Whilst Danny Murphy waxed lyrical about the Dane, to me, he confirmed something that he has been showing us all in the absence of Hogg. He is an excellent player, and he's maturing fantastically with his tactical awareness and positional play. Cutting out dangerous balls, mopping up loose passes and then, offensively playing defence-splitting passes. This boy is on his way to something very special, whether it is with us or not, he will play at the top-level.<br />
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<b>3) Middling Quaner</b><br />
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I think we all want to love Collin Quaner and get thoroughly behind him, but whilst we do I think we also have to accept his limitations. Whilst he's energetic, powerful and a real presence, to me there are three key limitations to his game;<br />
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<li><b>His Gait:</b> Collin's running style, wide, limbering legs, hunched shoulder and head down really do limit his effectiveness, often leading him into blind alleys and meaning he falls short of a through ball.</li>
<li><b>His Composure: </b>With almost every chance that has been presented to him in his short time with us, he has chosen the wrong option. Whether that's not hitting it first time against Leeds, taking an extra touch at Oakwell or getting under the ball tonight, he just doesn't seem to have that natural ability to adapt his finishing.</li>
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Yes, these are things that can be learned and worked on, but it strikes me that he just misses that natural air and confidence to his game. He has something to bring to the team and can help us going forward, but he is some way of Wells.</div>
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Whilst it's nice to be on the television and receive all the praise from the pundits and the media for pushing City all the way or pulling of an upset, it doesn't mean zilch in the grand scheme of things. Promotion is the only thing on our agenda, and if we beat Newcastle on Saturday, or achieve promotion in May no-body will give a Witch's tit about the result of this game. That's how it should be, yes it feels strange, as in recent years we'd have gone bonkers if we'd played our second string in a game like this, but it's right. We need all of our players fit, fresh and ready for the weekend.</div>
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Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-56844546908120239022017-02-28T13:29:00.000-08:002017-02-28T13:29:46.745-08:00Manchester City (A) PreviewThis evening the team travel to the Etihad Stadium along with around 8,000 Town fans, most of which travel there with hope rather than expectancy. In the first game, both teams fielded rotated squads and played out a 0-0 draw with not much incident.<br />
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The way that Town's rotated squad coped with their more illustrious opponents was highly commendable, and had it not been for a mistimed wander from Van La Parra we may just have emerged victorious. The replay, for me, is a hard one to judge.<br />
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Obviously if we had of got this tie in recent years, I would have been brimming with excitement, barely able to contain myself and hoping that we give a good account of ourselves and sing our hearts out. Now though, my concerns are not suffering any injuries and not been on the wrong end of a confidence draining defeat. The ideal situation is of course a Huddersfield win in 90 minutes, but if we leave with a 0-1, 0-2 defeat with a rotated team then I'll be happy and ready to move on to Newcastle.<br />
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Make no mistake about it, the game against Rafa's men at the weekend will be the biggest game of the season, at time of writing (I generally do these the night before) 'The Toon' are losing 1-0 at the AMEX. If the result stays the same and we win at the weekend we'll have our metaphorical foot fully on Newcastle's neck.<br />
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Right enough of the hyperbole for now, let's get on to the match at the Etihad itself. Pep perhaps dropped a reference that he could use this match as an opportunity to blood a few younger players, in his pre-match preview challenging the youngster's, "<i>Show me what you can do".</i><br />
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We know already that Wagner will favour a weakened starting eleven, and some players, such as Kachunga and Van La Parra seem in need of a bit of a rest. We can only hope that City do give a chance to more of their academy players; the last time they did this in the cup they were on the end of a hiding away at Stamford Bridge.<br />
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Amongst his joking about his touchline ban, Brexit and fines in his pre-match preview, Terriers chief Wagner said that Huddersfield will go to the Etihad and <i>"play with total freedom" </i>and "<i>show their identity".</i> Town's identity has been clear for all to see this season and if we show it this evening then there is absolutely no doubt we will make everyone associated with Huddersfield Town proud.<br />
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Mark Hudson, Stankovic and Coleman are all likely to be recalled to the squad and will need to be in fine fettle to repel a rampant City. Their players come into this game on the back of a 5-3 hammering of Monaco in the Champions League and a break in Abu Dhabi. Whilst the 5-3 might be ominous, we all remember what happened last time City took a mid-season break before an FA Cup tie. Let's hope we benefit in the same way as Bamford, Karanka and co did that day.<br />
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Until next time UTTTerrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-44535444851264808982017-02-28T12:56:00.000-08:002017-02-28T12:56:31.234-08:00Wagner Handed Touchline BanToday the FA confirmed that David Wagner will serve a two-match touchline ban for his conduct in the derby day victory over the champions of Europe. Wagner was reprimanded by the FA for entering the field of play for the second time this season without permission: when he hurtled onto the pitch to celebrate the late winner.<br />
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The Terriers head coach will be forced to watch on from the sidelines as Town take on Manchester City on Wednesday and face off against Newcastle on Saturday. Both clubs were given a £10,000 fine for failing to control their players in the incident initiated by Cardinal Garry Monk.<br />
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Whereas whiter than white Monk received a £3000 personal fine, Wagner was slapped with a £6000 fine for having the audacity to contest the charges against him. I think we can all agree that Wagner was in breach of the rules when he entered the pitch and that perhaps placing his hands on Monk was a misjudgement. However the timing of the ban certainly rankles a bit, for the coach to miss an important cup game and one of the biggest remaining league games is frustrating indeed.<br />
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Garry Monk, who received a one match touchline ban, will watch from the stands as his side face Birmingham on Friday. Missing your managers presence against a terrible team manged by the witless Zola doesn't seem to be too much of a hardship.<br />
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Zola will undoubtedly be delighted though, that he doesn't have to share the touchline with Monk and risk having his humility called into question in the form of a shoulder charge. The effect that the bans will have on the teams remains to be seen, I'm confident Town can continue their good form and use this as an opportunity to rally around a man they clearly respect.<br />
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Until next time UTTTerrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-63825876926421633272017-02-24T03:28:00.000-08:002017-02-24T03:28:11.809-08:00Barnsley (A) PreviewSo, tomorrow we travel to Oakwell for a Yorkshire derby, which is sure to be full of thrills and spills, and once again, will be hugely important. On Tuesday we overcame a rugged, determined Reading at the John Smiths with a late Billing goal sealing the three points for Town.<br />
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It was a game that was relatively low on real quality, but in so many other ways it was remarkable. The wind was howling around the stadium, rain was going horizontally and for large parts of the game the ball was at home 15 metres in the air. Town adapted to the conditions and the opposition fantastically, after an assured first 20 minutes the game became fractured and awkward, then Rajiv Van La Parra did what everyone thought he would do, and missed our only penalty of the season.<br />
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After that Town would have been forgiven for losing their heads and losing the game as a result, but they weathered a brief Reading storm and came out in the second half in fine spirits. Schindler was amazing, heading and kicking anything that came anywhere near him, Billing was dominant, barely missing an interception and Wells was constantly threatening.<br />
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The result was great testament to the belief and tenacity of this team, a further badge of honour for Wagner and his men. It keeps the pressure up on the top two and makes us almost nailed on to finish at least in the play-offs. The courage, character and belief of this team will be tested greatly on Saturday in what is sure to be a fiery affair.<br />
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Barnsley are a team that are eyeing the play-offs themselves, even in the face of worrying player sales, Winnall, Hourihane and Mawson have all left the Tykes this campaign, yet they still continue to linger around the play-off spots. They will be looking to keep up their good home record in Yorkshire derbies this season, after hammering Rotherham 4-0 and dispatching Leeds 3-2.<br />
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There is talk of the game been a sell-out crowd, a chance for Barnsley to show their fans they're still up for the battle this season after losses at home to Brighton, Wolves and Blackpool since the turn of the year. They will be geared up for this game, ready to make it a fight and get in our faces from the off. It will be important for the players to win their individual battles before they try and take control of the game. Tom Bradshaw will undoubtedly provide a big threat to our defence, the Tykes leading scorer has been in fine form this season.<br />
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Having said all of that, there really is nothing to fear, we are in the form of our lives, six straight wins in the league, including very impressive performances. Barnsley have been in stuttering form at home in the league since the New Year as well. With all things considered, if we play our game and to the levels that we have been recently, we should come home with three points. Tick off another tricky away game and continue in our pursuit of Brighton and Newcastle.<br />
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Whatever the result, I know we'll see maximum commitment, effort and passion from the players, and that is very satisfying in itself. UTTTerrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-861007528506916042017-02-21T06:30:00.000-08:002017-02-21T06:30:06.143-08:00Reading (H) PreviewAfter holding Manchester City to a goalless draw at the John Smith's on Saturday, we now have a top of the table clash to look forward to. Even writing the previous sentence seems utterly surreal, considering where we were as a club this time twelve months ago.<br />
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Wagner rung the changes for the cup clash against City, and many of the squads understudies stepped up to the plate and performed admirably. The risk with Wagner's team selection was that we would take a hiding on Saturday and therefore be low on confidence for the visit of The Royals. This wasn't the case, in fact the entire squad, management and club should take enormous confidence from their achievements at the weekend. I expect the team to be back to full strength today, refreshed and ready to get at Reading from the very off.<br />
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As is the case with every game from now on, tonight is massive, win and we reaffirm our ambitions to catch the top two, lose and that becomes a tad more difficult. In Reading we are facing a strong team, perhaps buoyed by their very own last-gasp comeback last week at home to Brentford. Danny Williams and Roy Beerens sealed a stunning comeback for the The Royals on Valentine's day, and as we are high on the crest of a wave following Tommy Smith's last minute winner, they will be too.<br />
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Reading's last five games highlight their strength, after slipping up at home to QPR and narrowly missing out against Derby they have won 3 of their last 5, drawing the other 2 against Barnsley and Ipswich respectively. Although they are in good form, they haven't been beating the best teams in the division. Also, their away record at some of the better teams makes for interesting reading (no pun intended!);<br />
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Derby 3-2 Reading<br />
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Add into these, their cup performances and their heavy defeat to Brentford, they seem shaky against better opposition, out of their comfort zones and under pressure from the off. Whilst we also took a tonking at Craven Cottage, Reading seemed to struggle enormously with the high press employed by Fulham that day. On their trip to Elland Road, their propensity to keep possession without any real purpose saw them countered ruthlessly twice by Leeds. At Newcastle, their defence completely surrendered and fell to the relentless pressure. All of this makes good reading for Town fans, if we get at them from the very beginning with our usual pressing style and the crowd creates a good atmosphere then Reading could buckle quite substantially, a view shared by many of their supporters.<br />
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My feeling on this game however is two-fold, looking at the form of the teams, their styles and past results this season I feel there is only one winner and that Town will prevail, however there is a part of me that knows our recent good run can't go on forever, and tonight could be the night that it ends. If Jaap Stam is looking for any inspiration he may study the approach of Sheffield Wednesday earlier in the season. The Owls came to Huddersfield, were strong, organised and penetrating on the break. They bullied us that day and took their opportunity when it arose. If Stam sets up a team in his own image, with a solid defence and two holding midfielders they may well frustrate us and come away with the win.<br />
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Until next time UTTTerrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-84101086272159512272017-02-17T13:57:00.000-08:002017-02-17T13:57:31.388-08:00Manchester City PreviewToday, we welcome one of the giants of English football to the John Smith Stadium, Manchester City, coached by the fabled Pep Guardiola and boasting a squad of internationals. Over the past 10 years The Citizens have risen from mid-table mediocrity to a European giant, make no mistakes this will be a tough, tough game.<br />
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In recent years, many fans, including myself have bemoaned our poor FA Cup form and our less than inspiring draws, with Birmingham and Arsenal been the two stand-out ties of the past 15 years. As Dean Hoyle mentioned on TalkShite radio earlier this week, our FA Cup run has come at the time we least wanted it. Flying high in the league and chasing down the top two, added fixtures and the possibility of a heavy defeat in the cup aren't exactly what this squad needs.<br />
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However, this is a huge opportunity to boost confidence, raise our profile and test our wits against some of the best players in Europe, and probably the best manager on the continent as well. It is for this reason that I don't want to see drastic squad rotation from Wagner, a much-weakened eleven will do a disservice to a sell-out crowd and put us at peril of an embarrassing reverse. There will be no Mooy, we know that already, and certainly no Hogg, the two players who have been at the heart of much of our recent positive work, how their replacements fare will have a huge impact on the final result.<br />
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Firstly, let's analyse City and their potential approach to this game. With hopes of the premier league all but gone in Pep's maiden season, the champions league surely takes on much greater significance to them than the pursuit of glory in an increasingly devalued cup competition. On Tuesday evening they will take on Monaco in the last 16 of Europe's premier competition, eager to avoid the same fate as Arsenal did a few years ago. Exit at the last 16, to a second tier European club would be seen as a massive underachievement for Pep, so all of their focus must turn to Tuesday's game.<br />
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In the City chief's press-conference yesterday, he alluded to the possibility that rotation may be at the forefront of his mind when speaking about the injury to Gabriel Jesus;<br />
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Highlighting the idea that Pep will view this as a game to give more minutes to some of his fringe players, with the hope of keeping them happy and fresh for the rest of the season. The fact that Guardiola is highlighting Iheanacho and Nolito indicates that Sergio Aguero will not feature, surely a massive boost for messrs Wagner, Schindler and Hefele.<br />
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When asked about the Terriers in the press conference, after watching their victory over Leeds on television Pep said;<br />
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Explicitly this snippet of analysis does not provide too much, but implicitly I feel it reveals quite a lot. The question asked by the reporter referenced the fact that Guardiola had watched us on television against Leeds. He hadn't been to the stadium, he hadn't watched us against Rotherham, QPR or anyone else. He had seen us in a West Yorkshire derby, a game with blood and thunder and thumping challenges. He then qualifies this with questioning the state of our pitch after a recent rugby match. All of this signals to me that he is expecting a very different game to the one he is going to get.<br />
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Perhaps to the Catalonian, this is a trip to a lower league tub-thumping, heavy-handed traditional English club, instead of a match against a team well-versed on the tactical nuances of Gegenpressing, high on quality, skill and footballing intelligence. Maybe he's expecting to see Alan Lee elbowing Otamendi, Tony Carrs two-footing Delph and David Mirfin snapping Nolito in two, if he is, he will certainly be in for a shock.<br />
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All of this provides me, and us with a real cause for optimism ahead of the game, as do recent trends. We all know that Guardiola teams like to monopolise possession, wear their opponents down and employ a fast, sharp press high up the pitch, but so do we. None of our current players will be shocked, or flustered to find three Manchester City players pressing them at once, none of our players will be shy of keeping control of the ball and countering City's dominance.<br />
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Guardiola has done exceptionally well as a coach, dominating Europe with his Barcelona team and sweeping all before him as head coach of Bayern Munich, therefore, trying to highlight weaknesses in his style seems absurd, but there is one constant theme. The high press, this has proven to be the most successful tactic employed against any Guardiola team in the past seven years. In Germany, Bayern under Pep and Dortmund under Klopp faced off against each other eight times in total, sharing the spoils with four wins each. No team in the Bundesliga, barely even in Europe came close to this level of parity with the Bavarians, with Klopps high energy and high intensity pressing game seeming to disrupt the flow of the Tiki-Taka. Take this forward into the premier league, teams who have tried to outplay City or sit deep against them have come undone, notably Arsenal and a host of others. Whereas the teams that have pressed them and got at their back four have had great success, Liverpool, Spurs and Everton.<br />
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This has to be our blueprint going into the game, living up to our identity and leaving everything out on the grass as Wagner says will be our biggest key to success. With the right tactics, team-selection, desire and backing from the stands little old Huddersfield have every chance of taming one of the big beasts of English football. I'll leave the final words of this post to David Wagner;<br />
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<i>"To say that we will beat Manchester City is unrealistic, this is totally unrealistic, is it possible? Yes it is possible, because in football nobody knows the result before the game"</i>Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-31619828421939280472017-02-15T13:29:00.001-08:002017-02-15T13:29:40.897-08:00Rotherham (A) ReviewWell, I said this game could be defining, and be the Blackburn to our Chelsea in their maiden title-winning season and it definitely feels like that. Tommy Smith calmly slotting a half-volley into the far corner in the dying embers of the match, clutching victory from the jaws of defeat and making ground on the top two, all in all a fantastic evening in Rotherham.<br />
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David Wagner made five changes to the team that bested QPR at the weekend, and from the early signs, it hadn't impeded on the teams performance ; Izzy Brown looking dangerous and Town taking the game to the opposition early on. However after an early flurry of Town pressure, Rotherham grew into the game and began to look a threat from set-pieces ; a long hoof causing chaos in the Town box. This early indecisiveness was a sign of things to come and should have served as a warning to the Terriers. However, the lessons were not learned as Ajayi turned in from close range after Joe Lolley made a hash of clearing an effort from a corner. Town were 1-0 down, this wasn't going to plan, the replacements began to look ropey and there were groans of discontent.<br />
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Then, with the hallmarks of every good team, Town drew level with a lovely measured finish from Joe Lolley, atoning for his earlier indecisiveness. Huddersfield certainly hadn't been in top gear, but they'd managed to draw level after flattering to deceive for much of the early exchanges. The first half petered out without much more incident, several efforts from Town were either beaten away by O'Donnell or blocked by a despairing defender, but there were no clear-cut chances.<br />
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As soon as the sides emerged for the second-half, it was clear that Town had plenty more urgency, as they began to stamp their authority on the game and peg Rotherham back. Whilst there was plenty of gusto from Town, there was relatively little to shout about until the introduction of Wells and Van La Parra, the latter completely changing the complexion of the game. Van La Parra's aggresive running and direct approach nearly led to Town's second, when he found Kachunga who somehow managed to send his header wide from barely five yards out.<br />
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The signs were all good and it was surely only a matter of time before we got the second, and then Adeyemi found himself in space 25 yards out after Billing had been dispossessed cheaply, the Rotherham midfielder sent a rasping effort past the Town keeper, and all of a sudden everything was going very very wrong.<br />
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Results elsewhere were begging for Town to take advantage, and yet they were trailing 2-1 to the rock-bottom club. After dominating the match, a weak bit of play had led to an average player scoring the goal of his life and knocking the stuffing out of Town. <i>"We all know how this ends, we've seen it before" </i>I thought. Classic Huddersfield, bottling it, been fantastic against the big-boys and then slipping away to the weakest teams. I'd barely began to explore the full extent of my self-wallowing before Kachunga had sent the ball into the back of the Millers net.<br />
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A pinpoint delivery from an Arron Mooy corner was not dealt with by the home defence and Kachunga was on hand to stoop and head the ball into the goal, the comeback was on, this wasn't typical Town after all. As the clock ticked on I became more and more confident of the inevitable winning goal, wave after wave of attack was sent at the Rotherham backline. The defence stood strong, the shots arrowed wide- or high, very high in VLP's case- the goalkeeper procrastinated, but still, you sensed it was coming.<br />
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The only surprise was who it came from, a brace of lucky ricochets in the corner eventually led to Jack Payne looping a hopeful boll into the box, it evaded everyone but Tommy Smith. The right-back lingering on the edge of the box caught the ball sweet on the half-volley and arrowed it into the far corner, sending the travelling fans into raptures. As soon as that goal went it, it hit me, <i>"This is something special"</i>.<br />
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Yes, a last-minute winner against 'dead man walking' Rotherham isn't exactly a massive statement to the rest of the league, yes the defending from set-pieces was worrying, but, this could be the defining moment of the season. As I said in my previous post, this was certainly no glamour tie, but it was a real test of our character, desire and belief. Town passed this test with flying colours.<br />
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In years gone by, we would have lost this match 3-1, licked our wounds, bemoaned our bad luck and carried on without too much thought to the result, but this team does not lie down, this team does not give up. Whether it's Kachunga chasing O'Donnell to take his goal kicks, Mooy clawing back the ball or Van La Parra straining to beat one last man, every single player in this team gives their all.<br />
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Huddersfield Town are something special this season, there's a purpose to this team, and they will take some stopping. The journey's not over yet, it's only just begun and hopefully in May, we can look back on this night and say, <i>"That was our Blackburn."</i><br />
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I'll be back to preview our next match against Manchester City in the next couple of days, until then UTT.Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-63858380890332231892017-02-13T09:34:00.000-08:002017-02-13T11:23:09.136-08:00The Comeback TourGood Morning, good afternoon, good evening and welcome to everyone. This blog post marks the comeback for 'TerrierBlog' after almost five years in the wilderness, and good Lord, how things have changed.<br />
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On Sunday, 8th April 2012 I wrote a post entitled, 'Play-offs' from a grubby computer in the University library, lamenting the defending of Tom Clarke, and the lack of impact from Diego Arismendi against our big Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday. I remember sitting in the stands that day and thinking, 'Christ, another play-off defeat to look forward to'.<br />
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Things at that time did indeed look bleak, the sacking of Clark looked to have backfired and the style of football had also suffered, BUT, fast-forward almost five years, and what a difference ey? Huddersfield Town currently sit third in the table, managed by a highly regarded German coach, playing continental, fast-flowing football. If only I'd have known that back in 2012.<br />
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It hasn't been easy mind, a heart-stopping play-off final shootout against Sheffield United eventually sealed our fate that season, as Steve Simonsen sent his penalty into orbit, Huddersfield Town shot up into the Championship, for the first time in around a decade. All of a sudden exciting names such as Keith Andrews, Kevin Phillips (well, not exactly a new rumour) and Manuel Almunia were been linked with Town. The early signs were promising, we clambered into the top reaches of the league after beating Blackpool away, it was so good, I almost began to believe!<br />
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But then, in true Terrier's fashion, we came crashing back down to earth, Simon Grayson was sacked, after 424,312 games without a win, and after insisting on blaring out 'Marching on Together' over the tannoy system at canalside. In stepped Lillis as caretaker, followed by a string of different managers, all slightly improving on each others achievements.<br />
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Then, we were left with Chris Powell, a man seemingly at odds with the board to keep hold of his best players and struggling against the tide to keep 'little old huddersfield' in the Championship. The ticket prices rose, and the standard of football plummeted. I am not ashamed to admit, I skipped out on many a match in the Powell regime, as I simply thought, 'if he can't be arsed, neither can I!'<br />
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And so, this story of mediocrity and rubbish continued, with me regularly remarking to friends, family and anyone that would listen, <i>"There's no fun in football anymore, my club can never, ever compete with some of the bigger clubs out there"</i>, as I was brainwashed into thinking.<br />
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Then, it happened, Powell was gone, an unknown German was in charge, results didn't necessarily change overnight, but the style of play did, the outlook of the fans did and the future all of a sudden looked a whole lot brighter.<br />
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Now, we sit on the precipice of something great, something noble, magical and unheard of in these parts- we can see promotion to the promised land, forget Rochdale, Shrewsbury and Port Vale, give me, give us, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal!!! Never in my time as a Huddersfield fan have I been so excited, but, as with every fairy tale, our story today starts from the most humblest of places...<br />
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<b><u>Rotherham Away</u></b><br />
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That's right, the Terrierblog fairy tale starts here, at the New York stadium (wtf?), after putting Brighton, Leeds and QPR to the sword, the terriers must go to Rotherham to continue their march to promotion. The game on Tuesday will be an interesting one, especially with the Manchester City match on the horizon. What does David Wagner do? Prioritise one match over the other, or treat both as equals?<br />
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Personally, I believe Wagner will see the match against Rotherham as a chance to rotate the squad and rest some of our more important players before the FA Cup match. With the Millers sitting rock bottom of the league and almost certain of relegation, this is surely the best time to rest some of our players. However, let's have a little look at Rovrum's recent home form;<br />
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11th Feb 1-1 Blackburn Rovers<br />
28th Jan 0-1 Barnsley<br />
14th Jan 2-1 Norwich City<br />
29th Dec 1-2 Burton Albion<br />
26th Dec 3-2 Wigan Athletic<br />
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This all makes for fairly standard reading for a rock-bottom club, however the one result that stands out there is the 2-1 victory over Norwich in mid January, which highlights that they are not just cannon-fodder. Yes, we should beat Rotherham convincingly and cement our position in the league, but we will need to be at 100%.<br />
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Whilst wins over Brighton and Leeds are enormously satisfying and show off our promotion credentials, game like these symbolise a massive test for the squad. Unlike the previous two home games, there is no glamour about a valentines trip to South Yorkshire and no added motivation. This will be a difficult test for Wagner managerially, and for all the players involved. It is imperative that we take full advantage of these type of games and gain as many points as possible.<br />
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In Mourinho's first season in charge of Chelsea when they won the league, an away match at Ewood Park was seen as the moment that they really took hold of the league and gained the belief that they could be champions. On paper, Chelsea should have walked that match, but they didn't, they had to battle, fight and scrap for every inch before finally scraping the result that provided the springboard for the rest of their season.<br />
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This is the importance of the Rotherham game to us, lose or drop points and this will undo much of the hard work put in by the squad over the past week and a half. Win, however and this will boost the confidence amongst the players and the staff and show that the Huddersfield steam-train is still gathering momentum. Here's what Millers assistant coach Matt Hamshaw has had to say about the game;<br />
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<i>They're on a good run and we've not been on a great run but I think we saw an improvement in that second half. We just can't afford to wait as long tomorrow night as did in Saturday's game to get started."</i><br />
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So, I think we can all agree that Rotherham will be up for this right from the very off and we'll have to match their fight and grit, certainly in the first 15 minutes, before hopefully stamping our authority on the match and taking control. I shall be at the match tomorrow evening, much to the displeasure of my fiance! Hopefully I shall be streaming some of the match on periscope, which you can see from my twitter profile (@terrierblog).<br />
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I shall be blogging much more regularly now, and will have a post-match blog up within the next couple of days, I certainly won't be leaving it another five years until the next blog, but wow, imagine where we could be by then....<br />
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<li>We're an average team</li>
<li>Sacking Clark seems like the <u style="font-weight: bold;">WRONG</u> decision</li>
<li>We'll be in the play-offs, with probably little or no expectations</li>
<li>If we don't go up via the play-offs we'll lose Rhodes</li>
<li>Alan Lee is terrible</li>
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All of these facts hit me with a horrible suddenness when Nile Ranger bumbled past Tom Clarke and swept the ball past the onrushing Alex Smithies. I put the question out there yesterday on Twitter, when was the last time you saw Town play that badly? I know there'll be those of you thinking Oldham away, Rochdale away, Peterborough away etc, but in a big derby match I haven't seen Town flounder like that in a long time. This blog entry will go over a few things, the match itself, Simon Grayson, and the play-offs, so i'll start at the beginning with the match that was.</div>
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The line-up looked a particularly attacking line-up, if not leaving us a little lightweight in the centre of midfield. To compensate for this Novak dropped into the position of a defensive winger at times, he chased the ball down, harried defenders and worked hard. His affect however was minimal, he can't cross a ball and doesn't possess the trickery or pace to beat a full-back; therefore putting Novak in this position completely nullified his attacking threat. Danny Ward had potentially one of the worst games I have seen him have in a Town shirt, his crosses and free-kicks rarely beat the first man, and only met a Town player by sheer luck. His first touch was horrendous, on too many occasions he merely touched the ball ahead of himself and forgot to run. Recalling the match between these two at the Galpharm from last season completely highlights the difference between Pilkington and the man brought in to replace him. Ward can have good games, and good spells in matches and he can even hit the occasional screamer; but he cannot influence a match in anywhere near the same way as Pilkington could. Alan Lee continues to baffle me, his first season yielded zero goals in 28 league games.....for a striker, FOR A STRIKER!!!! Then this season he has amazed everyone and scored 7 goals, bringing his total to 7 in 51 league games. Yesterday he looked like someone who had won a competition to play with his heroes, as he bumbled into their centre-backs and on one occasion, fell over the ball. This left Jordan Rhodes relying on the supply from Lee, who could barely stand up, Novak who couldn't cross a ball, and Ward who couldn't control the ball, the outcome was barely surprising. On reflection of the game itself, I think the tone was set fairly early on, Wednesday looked very dangerous when they ventured into our half and our defence looked like headless chickens when they were trying to deal with them. Madine forced a good save from Smithies in the first 10 minutes, but from then on the half descended into a bit of a battle. We looked like gaining the upper-hand midway through the first-half when a string of Novaks attempted crosses hit the first man and went for corners. From these corners our centre-backs came perilously close to connecting but didn't, leading to plenty of 'oooohs' and 'ahhhhs' around the ground. Then came the moment of the first-half, excellent play by Rhodes led to Ward bearing down on the Wednesday area, he made space for himself and blasted narrowly wide. This was our best moment of the half, and brightened up a pretty dull 45 minutes of football. In the second-half it seems that Dave Jones had noticed our lack of numbers in the middle of the park, and informed his players to exploit it after the restart, and they duly did. Wednesday came out looking like a completely different team, as Arismendi tired and Kay missed tackle after tackle the Wednesday midfield ran through us with ease. The free-kick leading to the goal was debatable, and highlighted another decision from the referee that came under scrutiny in a pretty poor display of officiating. The goal felt pretty inevitable, Llera had his sighter in the first-half, and if a centre-back is going to take a free-kick you know he must be pretty bloody good. So he lifted it over the wall and placed it in the bottom corner, Smithies' positioning may have been questionable but I don't think we can have any complaints about the finish. After Wednesday scored we completely imploded, blunt, boring repetitive attack after attack followed, interjected by cutting and incisive Wednesday break-aways. However hilarious it was when Ranger hit the cross-bar and Antonio blazed over, it should be noted that this was an example of amateur defending. Minutes or so later Tom Clarke tried what can be only explained as a stupid ball, (it also beggars belief that the RB was trying to spray balls around the park from the centre of the pitch) Nile Ranger broke away, Tom Clarke feebly tried to take him down to no avail and the Wednesday man scored, ending the game. The rest of the match passed by and as I heard one Wednesday fan remark, our desperation was shown when we threw on Cadamarteri. Wednesday could and should have won by more in the end, and now they enter into an exciting showdown for second with their city neighbours. After yesterdays performance and their recent form I would definitely back them to pip United to second. As for us, it's play-offs and after that performance I wouldn't expect us to progress past the semi-finals. The lack of fight, organisation and skill from Town yesterday was almost as embarassing as the string of deserting fans been greeted to a chorus of 'IS THERE A FIRE DRILL?" by the away fans.</div>
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<b><u>Simon Grayson</u></b></div>
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A lot of abuse has been aimed at him over recent weeks, notably after the two recent defeats and after the two horrendous disasters that were Stevenage and Bury; but I certainly don't think this abuse has been fair. He was instated as Huddersfield manager in late February, and has had the chance to make only one addition to the squad. On top of this he has had the pressure inadvertently placed on him by Dean Hoyle to gain automatic promotion, the stigma of being a Leeds man and the crazy boasts by Lee Clark about the certainty of promotion for the Terriers. He has performed certainly no better than you would have expected Lee Clark to do, and perhaps worse. The problem with Simon Grayson for me is that he was given the job at the wrong time, had Clark being dismissed in early January then it would have been perfect for a new man to come in and immediately stamp his authority on the squad. This however was not the case, Clark was allowed to bring in more players and because of this he should have been given to the end of the season, with perhaps the exception of getting Warnock in. I know that Dean Hoyle certainly tried to get in Warnock, but perhaps he could have tried harder. It's common place now for chairmen to consult other managers and test the water before they have dispatched the current manager; Dean Hoyle should have done this with Warnock, and if he wasn't interested he should have kept his faith in Clark. As it is we find ourselves in a position that would have been the least we expected from Lee Clark, and our future lies on the fate of the play-offs. If we go up via Wembley then sacking Clark will have proved to be the right decision by Hoyle, but it is a very big if.</div>
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<b><u>The Play-Offs</u></b></div>
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It looks as if we'll be playing MK Dons in the semi-finals of the play-offs, a fixture which we have been very successful in over the last few seasons. A return to Clark's 4-5-1 formation would likely see us prosper in this semi-final as it has certainly done us well against the Dons in recent seasons. If we overcome the challenge of Milton Keynes, it would most likely be a trip to Wembley to face one of the Sheffield clubs, or perhaps one of the play-off gatecrashers (Carlisle, Brentford or Notts County). If it is the latter we will be facing a team high on confidence, and most definitely in form. If it is the former we will be facing a wounded team, hopefully still reeling from the race for second place. However if recent form suggests against the Sheffield clubs, then we will be hard pushed to emerge with a victory. I have slightly more faith in Grayson in the play-offs than Lee Clark, however on yesterdays showing I think this Huddersfield Town team will be very lucky indeed to be playing Championship football next season. Of course I hope we will go up, and I shall be at the play-off games, and I desperately pray that we can fulfill our potential and make it third time lucky, but all logic and common sense tells me we won't.</div>Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-56367974249551126612012-04-03T07:20:00.002-07:002012-04-03T07:30:16.203-07:00The Smithies Dilemma and Leyton OrientGood afternoon my fellow Town fans, on an afternoon where we stand 8 points behind second spot and look hopelessly destined for the play-offs, ahhh the play-offs.... In this blog I'll be rambling about Carlisle at the weekend, Smithies and his Teflon gloves, and our likely fate this season.<br />
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No-one could have envisaged an easy trip to Brunton park with the cumbrians returning home fresh from 4 well-earned points on the road at Colchester and MK Dons respectively. However, the way the season has gone and the position we were in, I thought it was pretty much sh*t or bust, especially considering both Sheffield clubs won. When I heard we'd pulled back to 1-1 on the radio I was delighted, but still aware that a draw wasn't ideal; we needed a win, at this stage of the season wins are what count, not draws. However we couldn't hold on for our favoured result and we ended up losing; in bizarre fashion. A short free-kick was attempted, Novak cleared the ball up field and it returned into the Town half from high in the sky accompanied by a fresh slice of snow. The ball sailed over the back four, evaded our hapless and hopelessly incompetent 'keeper, bounced of the top of their strikers bonce and ended up in our net. Now, I could be describing a goal scored at Lindley rec, Netherton rec, Hackney marshes, in fact any amateur Sunday league venue across the country. Instead I'm describing a goal conceded by our team, a group of players paid a considerable amount of money to kick a football; yet they conceded an amateur goal.<br />
I have grown very tired of watching this team defend like amateurs over the course of this season, anyone who cares to disagree need only look at all four of the goals conceded at Hillsborough for a more perfect example. How are these players paid? How has Dean Hoyle not walked into the dressing room and kicked them in the head? On the wee bit of a form that says 'Occupation' do they write 'footballer' or are they more honest and write 'impressionist'? ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH<br />
So that was that, and we lost to Carlisle, and in the wave of depression that was engulfing me I had to take several looks at the league table to remind myself that we are in fact fourth, and second spot is still (very remotely) in touch.<br />
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<b><u>Leyton Orient</u></b><br />
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Tonight's game against Leyton Orient seems relatively straight-forward, as the O's are far from the force that they were last season; narrowly missing out on the play-offs and holding Arsenal to a draw. However the O's are capable of pulling off dazzling performances, and have done so this season; their main problem has been inconsistency and a poor start. The hosts are 5 points above the drop zone and could go some way to retaining their league one status tonight with a victory. To beat them we'll need to perform proffesionally, efficiently and put in a good defensive performance. There is no doubt of the quality in the Orient team as we have seen numerous times over the past few seasons, especially at home, but this is a game we should be winning if we are to meet our goals this season. It will be a tough game, but one I expect three points in; if we don't return with all three points then we may as well start printing play-off tickets.<br />
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<b><u>Alex Smithies</u></b><br />
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There's been a lot of talk on twitter and DATM recently about whether or not to keep Alex Smithies in the starting line-up, or replace him with Ian Bennett. Now I'm of the opinion that both of them are excellent goalkeepers at this level, with different skill sets. Alex Smithies can pull off miraculous saves, shots that seem destined for the goal can be clawed back by the young 'stopper. Ian Bennet imbues upon the team a placid calmness and never seems flustered, making everything look effortless. Due to Bennetts age there are of course times when a shot will evade him, which Smithies may have saved, however I think all in all Bennett is of more benefit to the team than Smithies. For the last 7 games we are going to have to play very well, and there will be no room for passengers. Smithies mistake at Colchester arguably cost us two points, and his cock-up at the weekend cost us another two; so for the rest of the season I think we need to have Bennett in between the sticks.<br />
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<b><u>The run-in</u></b><br />
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Never have I found myself at this stage of the season, supporting a team in the play-off positions filled with so little confidence and expectation. Perhaps it's the result of previous play-off campaigns tarnishing my belief, a lack of faith in the management or the schizophrenic nature of our performances. Either way, I sit here writing this part of the blog, focusing on the run-in without the slightest scrap of hope, or even the temptation to deface this blog with 'BELIEVE'. We're eight points behind second spot Sheffield United, who have shown themselves to be nowhere near as formidable as last-seasons rivals Southampton. We have a very winnable game in-hand this evening against Leyton Orient, and a ix pointer against the Owls on Saturday. This time next week we could be two points of the automatic places, but for us to clinch that place I firmly believe we'll have to win all of our remaining games. That means winning seven games in a row, resisting the temptation to to hand out points to the opposition, and getting of our backsides and playing with heart and spirit for the next seven games running. After everything we've seen this season I think that looks highly improbable, and that the play-offs once again will decide our destiny. If we continue in a similar vein of form, it's likely we'll have to face MK Dons, and then possibly Sheffield Wednesday in the final (led by serial play-offs victim Dave Jones). Strangely enough if this were the case, I would find myself missing Mr Clark somewhat, who over past seasons has held a taboo card over MK Dons, and certainly knew how to beat them. The 3-1 victory down at their place last season highlighting for me a real triumph of tactics. I don't have a clue how Grayson will fair for us in the play-offs, but seen as though there has been no great upturn in fortunes since Clarks departure, I suspect it would be no different than under Clark...<br />
In summary, for the rest of the season we COULD win our remaining games, we COULD grab second, we COULD fulfill our potential, but I think it's much more likely we'll be in the play-offs...<br />
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I remain unconvinced and downbeat, until next time!<br />
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BELIEVE :DTerrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-45670619985024499552012-03-30T13:42:00.000-07:002012-03-30T14:57:42.889-07:00Guest Blog: Charlton revisited and Carlisle by Ash Thompson<span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">The Galpharm always comes alive when top of the league comes to town and the visit of Charlton Athletic was no exception. I will not give a blow by blow account of the game, but all I can say is WHY DO TOWN ALWAYS DO THIS TO ME?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;"> 8 games left and after that defensive display, they give us a glimmer of confidence that they are the best team in League 1. On Saturday we proved that we CAN be a solid defensive unit. Hunt was his usual solid self, Clarke put his body on the line as usual. Sean Morrison was an absolute revelation and fully deserved his MOTM award. Dealt with the aerial threat of Hayes well. One other name worth a mention is Diego Arismendi. A very impressive debut in my eyes. He did the simple things well, was tidy on the ball, and most of all, gave Roberts and Ward the ball to attack down the wings. Overall it was a very professional performance against a good side. If we can perform like that we will finish 2nd, no doubt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;"> A quick mention of Simon Grayson's start to his reign now. Unbeaten yes, but ask a certain Lee Clark what that stands for! The first game I saw was the Rochdale and I think he will be the first to admit that he got it wrong. However, a decent win away to Chesterfield, a crazy game away at Colchester and now a win vs Charlton seems to me like he is getting used to the Bluer and Better side of West Yorkshire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;"> On to this weekends fixture and a trip to the notoriously tricky Carlisle United. One of the form teams in the league at this point and it's fair to say that they will not fear Towns visit. They are currently in 6th place and look a pretty good bet that they will be there come the end of the season. They got a very handy 2-1 win away at MK Dons last weekend and will be a tough nut to crack thanks to their imperious home form. Currently 15 games unbeaten at Brunton Park which is a decent record by anyones standards. Another fact worth mentioning (especially with our record of throwing leads away) is that Carlisle have won 24 points from losing positions this season. I think we can go up there and win, but it will take a hell of an effort. Elsewhere, I fully expect Wednesday to pick up 3 points at home to preston. United face a potential banana skin in an away trip to Hartlepool. We can only hope that Jeff Stellings beloved Pool can turn them over but I wouldn't be surprised to see both Sheffield clubs pick up 3 points.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;"> On Tuesday we travel to the capital to face Leyton Orient for our game in hand. Brisbane Road is never a nice place to go and we've had our fair share of poor results there over the seasons. However, they are currently in very shabby form themselves are sliding slowly towards the dreaded dotted line. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;"> Let's finish on a bright note and say that we could be in the automatic promotion places on Wednesday morning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Follow Ash on twitter, @AJT1892</span>Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-23094843682408766552012-03-08T06:45:00.000-08:002012-03-08T06:45:00.640-08:00The Wonder of Lee<br />
Hello to you all on a very much more upbeat Terrier blog than the previous one. The reason for this? We're currently celebrating a clean sheet coupled with 3 points, and invaluable points gained on Sheffield United. The blog today will look back on the game against Hartlepool, but will also be focusing on the run-in.<br />
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<b><u>Hartlepool</u></b><br />
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This was a hugely important game following a week when we imploded in two consecutive away games, the stakes were high and the team were looking to bounce back. However straight forward a home tie may have looked against Hartlepool it was clear that there was a high level of trepidation amongst Town fans. Large numbers of fans had swarmed to social networking sites and DATM to air their discontent at the manager and the team, and Hartlepool was that chance to respond.<br />
The team could easily have displayed that same mental fragility against the monkey hangers on Tuesday night and folded under the pressure, but this time they stood up to the task. Hartlepool approached the game in much the way that many visiting teams at the Galpharm do, with their eye on a point or a tight smash and grab victory. Football under these circumstances can be particularly tough, as we know all too well. The match in itself was fairly uninspiring, there were few chances for Hartlepool and occasional forays into the Town penalty area. The match facts themselves tell a story, 60% possesion, 7 more shots than the opposition, and hilariously Alan Lee topped the fouling charts after just over half an hours play. As the manager and players have said following the game, promotion is the most important thing, how we play isn't. I for one wouldn't care one bit if we won every game from now until the end of the season 1-0 and went up, now isn't the time for entertainers it's a time for bottle, determination and results.<br />
It was brilliant to see the team respond positively following the disappointing week we had just endured, the clean sheet was perhaps most pleasing considering we had shipped 5 goals in 2 away games. Even more impressive was the goal, a fantastic raking ball played over the top by Joey Gudjonsson, immaculate control off the chest by Alan Lee and a pinpoint finish. Remarkable! The ball by Gudjonsson highlights to me his importance to the team, his creativity is in my opinion much greater than anything on offer from the other central midfielders. The control and finish by Alan Lee was fantastic and somewhat shocking, for some time now I have viewed Alan Lee as a player devoid of any technique and simply a big lad that tries hard. With this goal he showed me and others who see him as a figure of derision that he is actually a competent footballer, who needs Jordan ey!?<br />
The game seemed to last an eternity, and although I didn't think so at the time those five minutes at the end of the game may have been a blessing in disguise. That we had to face 5 minutes of stoppage times and hold onto a slender lead was a frightful experience, and it no doubt played on the minds of the Town players. However we held on for the victory and hopefully the players have banished that monkey on their backs, and they may be able to hold onto leads between now and the end of the season.<br />
So the game finished 1-0 to Town and we kept a clean sheet, just the tonic and hopefully we can kick on now starting with Rochdale at home. It's clear that drawing too many games at home in the past has been a problem for us, and if we can win two in quick succession then we may have well turned a corner.<br />
As the players left the pitch on Tuesday night the glorious news of Sheffield Uniteds demise at the Bescot was reaching us, making our result even more important. We're now within two points of the blades with 12 games to go, which isn't an unattainable gap. Besides that Charlton lost, and though it is highly improbable there is still a slight chance that we could catch them, but it is slight. So onto Rochdale at home, a game which was marred by the injury of Anthony Pilkington last season, but hopefully this season it will be remembered solely for a Town victory.<br />
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<b><u>The run-in</u></b><br />
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At the moment the top of league 1 is a very congested place, barring perhaps Charlton Athletic who have forged a gap at the summit. The table as it stands is below;<br />
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<table class="table-stats" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; width: 336px;"><tbody style="width: 336px;">
<tr class="team first" style="background-color: whitesmoke;"><td class="position" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 36px;"><span class="no-movement" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/1.3.8/desktop/styles/img/framework/sprites/bespoke_icons_sprite_sport.png?jcb=1330604726); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px -27px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #1c1c1c; display: block; float: right; height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; right: 8px; text-indent: -999px; white-space: nowrap; width: 10px;">No movement</span><span class="position-number" style="color: #1c1c1c; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 0px; right: 8px; white-space: nowrap;">1</span></td><td class="team-name" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px; width: 134px;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/charlton-athletic" style="color: #1c1c1c; text-decoration: none;">Charlton</a></td><td class="played" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">35</td><td class="goal-difference" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">39</td><td class="points" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">78</td></tr>
<tr class="team" style="background-color: whitesmoke;"><td class="position" style="background-color: gainsboro; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 36px;"><span class="no-movement" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/1.3.8/desktop/styles/img/framework/sprites/bespoke_icons_sprite_sport.png?jcb=1330604726); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px -27px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #1c1c1c; display: block; float: right; height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; right: 8px; text-indent: -999px; white-space: nowrap; width: 10px;">No movement</span><span class="position-number" style="color: #1c1c1c; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 0px; right: 8px; white-space: nowrap;">2</span></td><td class="team-name" style="background-color: gainsboro; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px; width: 134px;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/sheffield-united" style="color: #1c1c1c;">Sheff Utd</a></td><td class="played" style="background-color: gainsboro; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">34</td><td class="goal-difference" style="background-color: gainsboro; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">27</td><td class="points" style="background-color: gainsboro; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">65</td></tr>
<tr class="team divider" style="background-color: whitesmoke;"><td class="position" style="border-top-color: rgb(79, 77, 75); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 36px;"><span class="no-movement" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/1.3.8/desktop/styles/img/framework/sprites/bespoke_icons_sprite_sport.png?jcb=1330604726); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px -27px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #1c1c1c; display: block; float: right; height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; right: 8px; text-indent: -999px; white-space: nowrap; width: 10px;">No movement</span><span class="position-number" style="color: #1c1c1c; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 0px; right: 8px; white-space: nowrap;">3</span></td><td class="team-name" style="border-top-color: rgb(79, 77, 75); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px; width: 134px;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/sheffield-wednesday" style="color: #1c1c1c; text-decoration: none;">Sheff Wed</a></td><td class="played" style="border-top-color: rgb(79, 77, 75); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">35</td><td class="goal-difference" style="border-top-color: rgb(79, 77, 75); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">17</td><td class="points" style="border-top-color: rgb(79, 77, 75); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">64</td></tr>
<tr class="team" style="background-color: whitesmoke;"><td class="position" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 36px;"><span class="no-movement" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/1.3.8/desktop/styles/img/framework/sprites/bespoke_icons_sprite_sport.png?jcb=1330604726); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px -27px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #1c1c1c; display: block; float: right; height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; right: 8px; text-indent: -999px; white-space: nowrap; width: 10px;">No movement</span><span class="position-number" style="color: #1c1c1c; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 0px; right: 8px; white-space: nowrap;">4</span></td><td class="team-name" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px; width: 134px;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/huddersfield-town" style="color: #1c1c1c; text-decoration: none;">Huddersfield</a></td><td class="played" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">34</td><td class="goal-difference" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">30</td><td class="points" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">63</td></tr>
<tr class="team" style="background-color: whitesmoke;"><td class="position" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: left; width: 36px;"><span class="no-movement" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/1.3.8/desktop/styles/img/framework/sprites/bespoke_icons_sprite_sport.png?jcb=1330604726); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px -27px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #1c1c1c; display: block; float: right; height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; right: 8px; text-indent: -999px; white-space: nowrap; width: 10px;">No movement</span><span class="position-number" style="color: #1c1c1c; display: block; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 0px; right: 8px; white-space: nowrap;">5</span></td><td class="team-name" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px; width: 134px;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/milton-keynes-dons" style="color: #1c1c1c; text-decoration: none;">MK Dons</a></td><td class="played" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">34</td><td class="goal-difference" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">26</td><td class="points" style="border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right;">59</td></tr>
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The gap between us and Charlton is 15 points now and our ambitions of top-spot seem out of reach, which is also true of the chairmans ambition of one hundred points which is now mathematically impossible, although I'd be happy with 99! The threat at the moment for the second spot is clearly coming from the two Sheffield clubs, I think it may just be out of reach for MK Dons, as they would be relying on a huge implosion from the three clubs directly above them. Below are the run-ins for us, Sheffield United and Wednesday;<br />
<b><u>Huddersfield Town</u></b><br />
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<table cellspacing="1" class="fixtureList" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: url(http://www.htafc.com/javaImages/a3/57/0,,~8869795,00.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><tbody style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 10</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Rochdale</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 17</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.cu-fc.com/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Colchester</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Tue 20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">19:45</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Chesterfield</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 24</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.cafc.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Charlton</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 31</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Carlisle</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowHeader" style="background-color: #003698; color: white; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td colspan="10" style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">April</td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Tue 3</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">19:45</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.leytonorient.com/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Leyton Orient</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 7</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">12:30</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.swfc.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Sheffield Wed</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Mon 9</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.afcb.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bournemouth</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 14</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.pnefc.net/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Preston</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 21</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Scunthorpe</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 28</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.saddlers.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Walsall</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowHeader" style="background-color: #003698; color: white; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td colspan="10" style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">May</td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 5</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.ytfc.net/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Yeovil Town</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td></tr>
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<table cellspacing="1" class="fixtureList" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: url(http://www.sufc.co.uk/javaImages/a3/57/0,,~8869795,00.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><tbody style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 10</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Brentford</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Tue 13</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">19:45</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.cu-fc.com/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Colchester</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 17</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Tranmere</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Tue 20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">19:45</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Notts County</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Wed 28</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">19:45</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Chesterfield</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 31</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Hartlepool</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowHeader" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td colspan="10" style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">April</td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 7</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.afcb.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bournemouth</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Tue 10</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">19:45</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Rochdale</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 14</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.leytonorient.com/" style="color: #cc0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Leyton Orient</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 21</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.mkdons.com/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">MK Dons</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 28</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.stevenagefc.com/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Stevenage</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
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<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 5</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Exeter City</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td></tr>
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<table cellspacing="1" class="fixtureList" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: url(http://www.swfc.co.uk/javaImages/a3/57/0,,~8869795,00.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><tbody style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 10</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.afcb.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bournemouth</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 17</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Notts County</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Tue 20</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">19:45</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.saddlers.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Walsall</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 24</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.leytonorient.com/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Leyton Orient</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 31</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">12:45</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.pnefc.net/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Preston</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowHeader" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td colspan="10" style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">April</td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 7</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">12:30</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.htafc.com/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Huddersfield</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Mon 9</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">12:45</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Oldham</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 14</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.cu-fc.com/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Colchester</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 21</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Carlisle</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
<tr class="rowLight fixtureFL1" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 28</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">A</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Brentford</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> </td></tr>
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<tr class="rowDark fixtureFL1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">Sat 5</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; vertical-align: top;">15:00</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">H</td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wycombe</a></td><td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">FL1</td></tr>
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<br />Out of all of the run-ins I think ours looks the toughest, we have three very difficult home games to contend with ( Charlton, Wednesday and Scunthorpe), further to that we have extremely difficult away games to contend with at the likes of Preston, Bournemouth and Leyton Orient. The game against Sheffield Wednesday at home will undoubtedly be a big game in the promotion race, however how we fair overall in April will perhaps decide whether we finish 2nd or not. April could prove to be a tricky month for the other two clubs as well, but if we can emerge at the end of the month undefeated then it will certainly give us an edge.<br />
Looking at the fixtures for us and the Sheffield clubs does not fill me with confidence, but I'm of the opinion that we haven't seen the best of this Town team yet, and if they can realise their potential in the next 12 games then we will be celebrating promotion on May 5th.<br />
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Tables and fixtures courtesy of;<br />
<a href="http://www.swfc.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0,,10304,00.html">http://www.swfc.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0,,10304,00.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.htafc.com/page/Fixtures/0,,10312,00.html">http://www.htafc.com/page/Fixtures/0,,10312,00.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0,,10418,00.html">http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0,,10418,00.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-one">http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-one</a><br />
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Thanks to Callum Wrigglesworth for match report contributionTerrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-90032213827777028342012-03-04T17:10:00.004-08:002012-03-04T17:19:56.579-08:003-0 and we ****** it up.....Good morning my fellow Huddersfield Town fans, and what a brilliant Monday morning it is after the thrilling weekend of football, Sheffield United lost at home and we gained a point on them after a battling performance at Gigg Lane, oh wait...<br />
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You see that's the problem, had anyone said to you before Saturday that we'd get a point at Bury and move a point closer to Sheffield United, then most of you would be fairly happy, right? Well no, none of us are happy, not even slightly happy, because yet again this team of ours have squandered a lead and this time it was a 3 goal lead. It's very difficult for us to try and make sense of what happened on Saturday, and for me to do so I'm going to break this down into sections, so I don't go off on a tangent. So here it goes;</div>
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<b><u>FIRST HALF</u></b></div>
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Over 200 walkers descended on Gigg Lane from Huddersfield, a truly epic achievement to be part of an away crowd of 3,270, outnumbering the home fans by around 500. A good sign I thought, the boys to be roared on by a vociferous away following and surely one that would intimidate the opposition. Well that's certainly what it looked like after 21 minutes when Sean Morrison handed Town the lead in scrappy fashion marking the beginning of a crazy 8 minutes that would see us emerge with a three goal lead. Who got the other two goals? Well who else? Jordan Rhodes, on the day that Robin Van Persie proved to be invaluable to Arsenal, Rhodes did the same for us. The way that he seems to interject some of the truly atrocious football in this league with moments of class and genius is remarkable. His first goal was a joy, a perfect header steered into the far corner beyond the reach of the keeper, and his second was an example of a diamond in the rough. Grotesque defending, and frenetic attacking culminating in a delicious finish from the leagues most potent player. For the past two seasons we have always known he's capable of grabbing a goal or two, equally capable of missing a few chances, but I never saw him as something special. This season however, he's scored all sorts of goals, from impossible angles, impossible situations and a few easy ones too, but he really has shown his class, and keeping hold of him might also prove to be impossible. But there we stood, on the precipice of another Wycombe, or Stockport. As I tweeted at 2-0, I wouldn't be comfortable until we got a third, and I was fairly comfortable for around 3 minutes, when Steven Schumacher clawed one back for the shakers. Now this wasn't a moment to worry, I thought that'll simply be a blot on the result, a convenient part that we'll disregard when we're basking in the glory of a 7-1 victory. Well the rest of the half passed with barely anything of note, we had conceded and this had perhaps dampened our spirits going into half-time, but it seemed everything would be fine.</div>
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The worry at the beginning of the second half was that we were in an all too familiar position, we had a two goal lead to hang on and plenty of time to mess things up. However, I was very confident that after the events of midweek that we would have learnt, and would have been much better equipped this time to hold off such a disaster. Oh, and Bury are shit. So as the game meandered for the next 20 minutes or so, with not much occurring other than the occasional half-chance, I rubbed my hands with glee, we seemed to be killing the game off. Then it happened, Town began to self-abuse, we were left bamboozled down the flanks by a very poor attempt at skills by a Bury player, (the likes of which you might see down any given park in the country) the cross came in and a rather tame effort evaded Smithies and found its way into the back of our goal. This on the 70th minute allowed plenty of time for Town to implode, and so they did, however this time in even more spectacular fashion than you might think. After clawing the game back to 3-2 you'd think that Bury would have been right on it, and followed up that goal with another quick one, setting the scene for a dramatic late winner. This did not happen, and Town managed to weather the worst of the storm, and even had a very good chance themselves to score another, and thus kill the game. However, greed, arrogance or stupidity meant that we did not take advantage of this. So Danny Ward limped off with cramp, and we began to fall further and further back, before conceding once again to even things up at 3-3. The equaliser for me epitomizes Huddersfield Town this season, just when we needed to be strong, organised and think with our heads, we let someone loose at the back post and he tucked one away. This left even a little time for Bury to snatch an unthinkable winner, fortunately they didn't although I think it would have been befitting given our performance in the second half. The referee blew his whistle, Bury celebrated like they'd won the FA Cup droves of Huddersfield fans left in stunned silence, and a few misguided souls began to launch abuse at Danny Hoyle and Joe Grayson on twitter, both the sons of Dean Hoyle and Simon Grayson respectively.</div>
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So that's how it finished, a week that started with such high hopes and two games that started with similarly high hopes have finished with a feeling of suicidal disbelief. The manager came out after the defeat and said that he has now seen the very best and the very worst of Huddersfield Town, and I for one would be tempted to agree with him, however I've seen us play a lot worse in the past! The reaction to this week is the most crucial for us, as results go we've probably had two of the most demoralizing possible in a short space of time, and how we react psychologically is very important. You often hear managers talking about mental strength in football nowadays, and it is clear from the past week and possibly even the past few seasons that this team really does lack it. When our backs are up against the wall, when all things are conspiring against us and when the stakes are high, we have rarely come out on top. For evidence of this all you need to look at is Millwall away in the play-offs, Peterborough in the final last year, and the string of draws that we have managed after been in control of matches. The current manager is not at fault in my opinion, he cannot help that his players lack mental strength and a determination to succeed, he can only try and fix this, and the loan market is the only way I think he can this season. </div>
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On a recent podcast I heard Lee Dixon discussing how he was physically threatened by Paul Davis and Tony Adams before a North London derby, that if he didn't play his heart out then they would batter him. Now, I'm not condoning bullying or physical intimidation, but I am definitely calling for strong heads and leaders in this squad. We need someone out there on the pitch to motivate the lads when things are going wrong, and to get them playing well. I've said it before, but if we had someone with the same mentality of Roy Keane on that pitch do you think we would be squandering leads so willy nilly? No, we wouldn't because the players would be so scared to turn off, even for a moment in case they were to suffer the wrath of that man. </div>
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Can Simon Grayson be this man? I don't think so, all you need to do is look at his record at Leeds, and it becomes only too apparent that he's the type of manager accustomed to overseeing horrendous comebacks from the opposition. Can he bring in the right type of players to combat a lack of mental strength? Well he did with Leeds, after they were beaten by a Millwall side who were no doubt less talented than them in the play-offs, he went out and augmented his squad with characters that ultimately saw Leeds promoted automatically the following season. This year however I don't think we'll be celebrating a promotion, Grayson hasn't the time to install his own players into the squad, and even if he does bring in a few loan signings they'll only be temporary. The players he has, and will predominantly have until the end of the season are Lee Clarks, the ones who are all to adept at bottling matches and throwing away opportunities. </div>
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If we are to go up, as highly unlikely as it would seem at present time we're going to have to either dramatically and miraculously improve, or beat one of if not both of the Sheffield clubs on the way. Now if Grayson can get a few characters in a make his mark on the squad then I think we do stand a chance of promotion. But as it stands I think there are a few other clubs better placed than us to gain promotion, and with the crowded fixture list awaiting us, it doesn't give Grayson and his management team much time to change things.</div>
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We have to make something positive from this week, and we can look back on Saturday as bizarre as it seems and say we gained a point on Sheffield United, perhaps an invaluable point. Shame and anger are great motivators, two emotions the players should be feeling right now, and hopefully they can channel these emotions into two positive results this week. If they can't get over this week and respond positively for the rest of the season, then I suspect it will be the play-offs for us, and we all know what happens in the play-offs.</div>
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It was brilliant to see Joey back in the starting line-up for the match down at the Lamex this evening, possibly that lynch-pin in the centre of the park that would offer us more stability, as oppose to Anton Robinson... The two goals came and the team seemed to b playing well, but then it happened as it has 14 times this season. That's right we've drawn 14 times this season, 13 of which have come from and the one we didn't mess up was that horrible evening at Victoria park, when my highlight of the day was eating not one but two pies.<br />
So we did it again, and it's now becoming inevitable and to an extent mildly amusing how we always manage to shoot ourselves in the foot. There will be many of you reading this that are still incensed by what happened, but I have now become far too accustomed to this sort of result that I can type this without rage ebbing through my veins.<br />
The management need to address this problem as soon as possible, as it's clear that Lee Clark could not find a way to fix it during his time at the club. The solution is not so easy however, as I think it is largely a mental problem that the players have. Are we a team full of losers? A team full of bottlers? Or do we simply fall into an arrogant complacency? These are issues that Simon Grayson, Glyn Snodin and 'Dusty' Miller need to sort out. My method would be to get the players in tomorrow morning and spend the entire day playing out small matches off attack and defence. It might be an idea to give the defending team a match situation to envisage, let's say perhaps that of defending a 2-0 lead, on the other side we would have our most potent attacking threats, and practice this scenario until they got it right. If they don't get it right, then Grayson and company should berate them and go ape-sh*t at them, and maybe in a match they might be able to see out a lead through fear of what may be waiting for them in the dressing room if they don't<br />
You don't see a Manchester United team regularly doing this sort of thing, because the players know for a fact if they did that Ferguson would destroy them in the dressing room, and maybe this is what we need.<br />
The play-offs are a certainty for us this season, as we clearly don't posses the mental strength to secure second spot, and we all know what happens in the play-offs. As Larry has said himself, we won't begin to see his influence on the team until probably the start of next season, I don't know if this is a pre-excuse, but hopefully for us he's wrong. Hopefully his influence rubs off on the team in time for the play-offs, and we can shake off the ghost of Lee Clark, the one that is prone to self-destruction and falling at the final hurdle. Hopefully, just hopefully.Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-51815734614694244912012-02-20T12:14:00.000-08:002012-02-20T12:14:09.788-08:00I'm back, and by God things have changedHello and welcome back to TerrierBlog, after taking a sabbatical longer than Kevin Keegans I'm back to rant and rave about Huddersfield Town. I the meantime an awful lot of things have gone on at the Galpharm, and as I write this now 'Thimon Gwayson is the new Town chief, and Lee Clark is being touted as the next Mourinho.<br />
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Firstly, I'll start with my views on Lee Clark, and his somewhat shock sacking last Wednesday! I'd like to state that I am fully behind the decision of Hoyle to sack the geordie and get someone else in, however I must say I was shocked that it happened when it did. At Meadow lane was the first time I began to hear genuine unrest amongst fans towards the manager. As those of you who follow me on twitter will know (@TerrierBlog) I was informed by a gentleman in the toilets at half-time, that Clark was on his last legs and that O'Driscoll was the man to lead us to promotion. Unfortunately my rest-room confidante was not 100% right, but this signalled to me the beginning of the decline for Clarky. As we all know Lee spent an awful lot of money, at times looked out of his depth, and tactically inept. I did expect his sacking to come at the end of the season, after what I imagine would have been another unsuccessful promotion campaign. Fortunately in my opinion, Dean Hoyle spotted the potential for failure and acted quickly to change things, hopefully for the better.<br />
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Now onto the new manager, Simon Grayson from our arch-rival Leeds United, not for me my first choice, but still a very good manager. Myself, like many Town fans was hoping for Neil Warnock to come in, however it seems we were beaten by that shady fellow from up the road. However many people dislike Grayson for his Leeds United connections, need to embrace him, set aside their gripes and get behind the team and the manager for the crucial run-in. As we have all seen, Grayson masterminded the first cautionary steps of Blackpool into the big time. He was backed quite well by the owners of Blackpool, invested his money wisely and took a relegation threatened team into the Championship. On the way he employed a very entertaining style of football, based on hard-work and organisation but also combined with pragmatic attacking which led to a flurry of goals. Then, he took the reigns at Leeds and managed to do what previous regimes had failed to do, get a big team with high expectations out of league 1 (see the parallels?). Last season Leeds came close to the play-offs with limited funds, and looked well set to at least equal that this season. Along the way he masterminded some fantastic, entertaining results and brought the spotlight to Bell-end road with a few cup runs, and that huge victory at Old Trafford.<br />
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Although he did seem to tail off towards the end of his career with the whites, conceding bucket loads of goals and suffering embarrassing defeats, it's clear there was something sinister at play...Ken Bates anyone? I think if he can emulate even 70% of his past success then we will be very well placed to achieve promotion, hopefully this season and if not the next. I lost the belief at Old Trafford, although it came back in patches throughout the season I don't think I'd ever have had that belief under Clark, but it's back now.<br />
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Well it’s been some time since my last blog to you folks, in
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beaten Nottingham Forests 42 league unbeaten run. We made it to 43, but
unfortunately lost to Charlton, in reality thinking back to it, I don’t think
anyone was too confident of us beating Arsenals record considering our tough
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Anyway 43 league games unbeaten is a wonderful thing, and
something that will be remembered for some time to come. However, the loss to
Charlton could be a blessing in disguise. We are no longer the focus of media
attention, we no longer have to continue running battles with Adrian Durham and
Gabriel Zakauni over twitter; and most importantly we can focus on winning
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Unfortunately for us, we have a rather long wait before we
can attempt to put this right and bounce back, Bournemouth is next on the
agenda, and is in my opinion a must-win game. Not only for the 3 points, but to
show we have reacted properly to this setback, and to set us up nicely for the
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A mention must go out to the unbeaten run, and it should be
commended. We went nearly a year without losing in the league, however we didn’t
achieve our ultimate goal of promotion in May, and we still haven’t. We can
look back on it with pride, however if we don’t win promotion this season, then
it will lose significance. Not losing isn’t everything, winning is what
matters, and if any further proof of this was needed, then look no further than
Sheffield Wednesday; a side tanked 5-1 by Stevenage but still sitting pretty in
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Now onto the game itself... I think we dominated the game
for large periods, but when the first goal came in I never thought we would get
back into. With this Town team it seems possible to gauge their fortunes very
early on. Our attacks were repetitive and predictable and our defence failed on
two occasions. A goal early on in the second half may have changed it, but as
time wore on, and passes were misplaced my hopes of a result dipped. Yes we had
much more possession than Charlton, and yes we dominated the second half, but
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pleasing to see Charlton give us so much respect in the second-half, and credit
must be given to them for the result. The first was the result of a fantastic
delivery, and their defensive display was nothing short of fantastic. They
stood firm, resolute and gave their all, and for that they thoroughly deserved
their victory. Perhaps we played the way we did because of the pressure
regarding the unbeaten run, and the added intensity of being live on sky, or
maybe it was just a bad day at the office. Oh well we move on, one result doesn’t
decide the season and we must put it behind us and kick on now. We all remember
how strong we were in the second half of the season, and If we do that this
season then there is no doubt we will be promoted, so fingers crossed.</div>
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On to the signings made, Jon Parkin and Alex Bruce on loan
from Cardiff and Leeds respectively. Two very astute signings I think, Parkin
is a similar player to Lee, and will probably provide more of a goal threat
than the big Irishman. Alex Bruce is a competent defender, and will hopefully
provide some stability to the defence, regardless of his family connections. It
wasn’t shocking to see Mccombe go to Preston on loan, as I think he has perhaps
found himself marginalised after his sending off against Orient. So if Parkin
and Bruce fit in, and play to their capabilities the team will be improved,
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footballer, talented young manager and model professional who sadly passed away
last weekend. Thoughts must go out to his family and friends at this time. A
great shame and a very sad time for the world of football.</div>
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RIP Gary Speed</div>Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-44646312713037856082011-11-14T08:44:00.001-08:002011-11-14T08:59:55.245-08:00England 1-0 SpainA different topic here for Terrier Blog, but we're all England fans as well, and I felt that this result required special attention. On Saturday at Wembley, one of the worst England teams in recent memory recorded a 1-0 victory against the best team in the world. Before the game the talk from so-called pundits was of how England were going to keep the score down. However 90 plus minutes passed by, and Joe Harts net was not breached once by the Spanish masters. Up the other end however, Englands much maligned captain Frank Lampard headed the winner into an empty net.<br />
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Now it would be easy to over-react to this result, as I'm sure many in the media have already done in the past few days, but it is important to remember that we have just beaten the world champions and the hot favourites for the upcoming Euros. The style employed by England during the match was not easy on the eye, it was not satisfying or mind-blowing, but it was damned effective. Over recent years we have seen Barcelona, the only team in the world better than Spain, beaten very rarely. However whenever they have been beaten, the style of play pioneered by Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan has always been used, and so Capello opted for this style himself on Saturday.<br />
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A committed, well drilled, and technically solid display by the Three Lions, and perhaps most pleasing was a clean sheet. Fabregas can have his opinions about who deserved to win, and which side played the football. But lest we forget this has often been the view of Fabregas at Arsenal whenever a team didn't roll over and let them play. If this is the way we have to play to be successful against better teams, then I for one am fine with it. If we can play expansive football against lesser ranked teams and come away with a victory then fantastic, but against better and more technically gifted teams we will have to play like this, and it was very encouraging to see that we could play this way successfully.<br />
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This is by no means a marker for the England team, or a hint at their future fortunes at the European Championships, but it is a confidence booster, and gives us hope that if we play to our strengths against better teams, then we can get a result. South Africa 2010 we played the same players, in a rigid 4-4-2 formation and were humiliated in front of the world. Since this Capello has experimented, brought in new players and tried new tactics. If this continues in the European championships, then I am confident that we can progress to the latter stages of the tournament. I don't believe for one second that we will return from Poland and Ukraine with the trophy, but I think if Capello keeps it together we can progress to the latter stages.Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-16473131754016519192011-11-14T08:21:00.001-08:002011-11-14T08:43:22.453-08:0042 Unbeaten but cup catastropheHello and welcome back to the Terrier Blog. A few things have changed since the last post, courtesy of a friend with a penchant for design, so hopefully you enjoy the new interface.<br />
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Anyway, on to the most important thing of all football. Since the last blog we've equalled Nottingham Forests run of 42 league matches unbeaten (contrary to anything Adrian Durham says), and we've crashed and burned down in Wiltshire.<br />
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The record deserves special mention, to equal such a fantastic record is an achievement to be rightly proud of, 7 years ago when Arsenal matched Forests record they were justly praised, and I hope the same happens to us . In the future we will lose a league game, and I hope that the lads are applauded of the pitch afterwards in recognition of what they have done since Southampton. Now onto the game against Walsall, a false result in my opinion. We dominated the game and, had we taken our chances the scoreline would have been very different. However we didn't and we had to settle for a draw, but thankfully we managed to consolidate 2nd position. After the work against Walsall was over, the next task was a tricky looking FA Cup tie away to Swindon Town, for which Lee Clark decided to ring the changes.<br />
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Regardless of the changes made by Clark, the team that faced Swindon on Saturday should have been capable of recording a victory, and they didn't. A string of defensive lapses, a blunt attack and a lack of concentration cost us dearly. From the beginning of the second half it was clear to all to see Swindon's game plan, they intended to shut us out and hang out to what they'd got. We just needed a bit of creativity, a bit of imagination and invention, but instead we got misplaced passes and predictable attacks. It was no shock when the Robins broke away and added a third (offside) goal. Another lapse in concentration and a goalkeeping error led to the fourth, which slightly flattered them considering their second-half approach.<br />
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A humiliating defeat at the hands of a team the league below us, and a worrying insight into the strength of our squad. However, I don't feel that this is too much of a blow, we have been at the wrong end of embarrassing defeats before under Clark, but thankfully this was not in the league. This was in a cup which we had no chance of winning, and are not reliant upon for income. So yes it is disappointing to lose in this manner, but we have to get over it, regroup and come back stronger in the league. There will be no glamour trips to the Emirates, no poundings at Brunton Park and no 5-1's at Goodison park, but is that really so bad? 29 more cup finals to come, and hopefully they'll see us to where we all want to be, the championship.<br />
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Notts county, Charlton and Bournemouth are next up for the Terriers, and they will be massive games, if we can come through them with 7 points, I for one will be delighted, and I'm thoroughly confident that Lee Clark can steer us to the promised land. Until next time.....Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-29459511361696612062011-11-03T12:45:00.000-07:002011-11-03T12:49:03.791-07:00Lee Clark stays-fact!!<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">After countless days of speculation, misleading tweets (some of them mine) and fretting over potential managers, Lee Clark has ended speculation and has committed himself to the club. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">"I want to put an end to this speculation - I am not interested in the Leicester vacancy. All I am interested in is moving forward with the job at hand at Huddersfield Town.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">"My sole focus is on taking Huddersfield Town forward and achieving the goals that we are all so desperate to."</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Very encouraging stuff coming from our Geordie manager there and it is nice to see that he has committed himself to the foreseeable future. However I think that there are several factors at play with this recent speculation. I’ll start from the beginning, Leicester’s interest, and the media. I think there would have been no interest for Clark had the unbeaten run been sullied with one defeat. Furthermore, the recent media coverage of this feat has raised the profile of Lee Clark and of the club, increasing speculation in the manager and players alike. Now to the media, and their consistent misinterpretation of the facts, I was sickened by the amount of times I saw Lee Clark portrayed as a ‘talented manager working on a shoe-string budget’. A talented manager he may be, but a shoe-string budget he certainly has not had. And there is the crux of the matter, had there been one loss in the past 41 league games, then I’m almost certain there would have been no interest in Clark, and that he would be portrayed rightly, as a decent manager on a learning curve.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">However, I think I’ve been far too morbid and cynical in the earlier part of this blog, so I’ll switch to the positive. We’ve got a manager that has rejected the very appealing lure of championship football and a very healthy pay-packet. We’re second in the league, unbeaten since last year and look very well set indeed to gain promotion at the end of the season. After a fantastic end to last season (barring OT) and a good start this season, it is apparent that we’ve got the right man in charge, and a fantastic chance of achieving our goals this season. It’s fantastic to see that the speculation is over and hopefully it won’t have any effect on the players, and we can record a victory against Walsall this weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">As for Leicester it looks likely to be a two-horse race between Mark Hughes and Roy Keane, for their sake I hope they choose the former, although I doubt they’ll be entirely happy with anyone other than Martin O’Neill. So fingers crossed for 3 points at the weekend, ‘till next time...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-91348172749869688062011-10-31T07:28:00.000-07:002011-10-31T07:28:24.522-07:003 points at Yeovil as Clark keeps hiush over foxes job<div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">As I write this in a darkened room, banishing the last remnants of an apocalyptic hangover, the question over Clarks future at our club still remains unanswered. With Leicester City prowling around like an urban fox around a dustbin (you see what I did there), there’s only one thing left to do, wait and see.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">However on a positive note, we’ve returned from Yeovil with a vital three points, which has managed to keep us in touch of the leaders, and extend our<span> </span>unbeaten run to 41 matches, yes 41 matches! It would be safe to say that this match was not the best, but we won the match and that’s what champions do.... I hope. As the game reached its end, the cameraman went crazy, and Anton Robinson steered the ball into the glovers net.<span> </span>My favourite moment of this match however, was seeing the passion exhibited by Lee Clark when we almost conspired to concede, this to me is not the behaviour of a man on his way. Anyway 3 points done, and in the words of Lee Clark ‘job done’.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Now onto the small matter of Lee Clark and Leicester City... Having lived in Leicester for around two years, and been subject to dogs’ abuse for supporting Town, then seeing Peltier leave this summer, it is another reason behind my burning hatred of the foxes. The word on the street, I am led to believe from my fox-loving friends and family, is that Mark Hughes will be their next manager and not our lord and saviour Lee Clark. However it would seem that the word on the street and the word from the press are a different thing altogether. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">“It is understood City held off an approach before Huddersfield's weekend match at Yeovil to avoid unsettling Clark.</span>” Leicester Mercury, 31/10/2011<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Now this coupled with the ever-shortening odds at the bookies make for startling reading, and as you well know if you’re a regular reader, I tend to infer a lot from what the bookmakers are saying. Also Clarks rather obtuse response to the questions regarding his future has filled me with great doubt regards our chances of keeping him. Unfortunately all we can do now is wait, and hopefully the board will be making contingency plans if the worst were to happen. I’d love to see Clark stay, but if not we have to act swiftly and intelligently and bring in a manager to carry on our promotion hunt. Mistakes cannot be made, ‘till next time...</span></span></span></div>Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-54627582144283451972011-10-24T09:16:00.001-07:002011-10-24T09:16:39.507-07:00Phil Browns Perma-tan and Jordan Rhodes<div class="MsoNormal"> 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.</div><div class="MsoNormal">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 2<sup>nd</sup> in the table, and a truly enjoyable weekend all round.<span> </span>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!</div><div class="MsoNormal">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...</div>Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-49748727224822910802011-10-10T06:41:00.000-07:002011-10-10T06:41:23.854-07:00Battered Bees, buoyant Bantams and 'shakegate'<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The unbeaten run continues!!!! In the league... a feat which has got us notable recognition across the footballing world... Well, across some platforms have taken notice, ‘The football ramble’, and the Guardians ‘football weekly’ were just a few of the podcasts covering our unbeaten run. Better still, The Sun lead with a headline in their pullout of, ‘played 36, lost NONE’. Anyway I was mightily pleased to see us dismantle Brentford down at their place, and then return home to edge out Stevenage.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The only downside was that during the week we were beaten by Bradford City, albeit on penalties, but a defeat is a defeat nonetheless. So, onto Griffin Park, a game which I looked on with trepidation, and would definitely have settled for a point beforehand. However that was not the case, as our talisman Rhodes returned, and wreaked havoc on his former club, a fantastic three points and a brilliant performance by the team. To beat Brentford away from home is an achievement, but to come away with a clean sheet and four goals is really impressive. Post match Uwe Rosler had good things to say about us.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">“ </span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">They <span> </span>are clever, they know what it takes, and they targeted players, and did their homework."</span><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Hearing this from an opposition manager is encouraging, as it shows we are thoroughly examining the opposition prior to games, and that now we are managing to exploit opponent’s weaknesses. Anyway, following the victory down south, I was in euphoric mood regarding all things Town related, and I’ll be honest, I wrote the Bradford match of as an easy fixture and a guaranteed win. How very wrong I was. We came up against a side playing with a lot of desire and commitment, make no mistake, this game was massive for the Bantams.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">"I think it just summed it up for me towards the end of normal time when a shot came in and both Andrew Davies and Guy Branston flung themselves at the ball to block it.</span>”<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">These comments from Phil Parkinson, emphasise the commitment, passion and desire of the Bradford players to get one over on us. They fought for everything, and in the end we cannot begrudge them their victory, however much it pains us to admit it. But that’s it, the JPT is over for another season (hopefully the last), and the Wembley dream is shattered, however it’s not the end of the world. Last season we played around 60 games in all competitions, and hopefully a swift exit from the JPT this time around will aid our push for promotion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">After the midweek derby against Bradford, it was on the grind of the league, and we welcomed Stevenage Borough to the Galpharm. A team not renowned for their passing ability, but more their capacity to win games by any means possible. This threw up a challenge for the squad, as our home form so far this season (and towards the end of last), hasn’t been totally convincing. After Robbo had fired us into a half-time lead, it seemed to feel inevitable that Stevenage would equalise, and I was the picture of rage when Scott Lairds cross-come shot nestled in the bottom corner. The response was not was I was expecting, I’ve grown all too accustomed in recent times to us conceding an equaliser, and then becoming blunt and sterile up front. I’m delighted to say I was wrong, and Super Novak then tapped in the equaliser from close range. Even then we still conspired to nearly f*ck things up, when a raking long ball caused confusion, and culminated in Anthony Kay conceding a penalty. “There we go, we’ve thrown away another f*cking lead at home, whyyyyyyyyyyy!?!”, I found myself saying. However, John Mousinho’s penalty was fired high into orbit, and is probably circling around a Russian space station as we speak. On the face of it, we got a well-earned victory against a tricky side, in reality we scraped past them by the skin of our teeth, but I’ll take it! Then at the final whistle, Lee Clark hurtled over to the Stevenage bench, theatrically rotated his arms, shook Westley’s hand, and then failed to secure a handshake of his assistant. Now this whole business about shaking hands really does my head in, managers should shake each other’s hands, and that’s it in my opinion. There’s no need to shake everyone’s hand, otherwise it would resemble David Cameron shaking hands with the unemployed :p. A melee ensued, and there was lots of ‘evil eyes’ and ‘lingering stares’, but nothing substantial really occurred. Hopefully we can use this whole forgettable issue as some sort of a mobilising force, and perhaps create a siege mentality, that will fire us on to the 100 point marker....<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Anyway, a very eventful week or so for Huddersfield Town, a resounding victory away, a nail-biting loss to our rivals, and a win marred by controversy. Oh well, it’s all part and parcel of supporting this team, and I think there will be plenty more twists and turns before the seasons up. Exeter, Preston, Scunthorpe and Yeovil up next, should be interesting if nothing else, till then.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-41570890707170076582011-09-26T10:45:00.000-07:002011-09-26T10:45:01.620-07:00Sqaundered oppotunites<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Well, well, well, the last tie Terrier Blog came to you, we’d just dispatched of Sheffield United in emphatic style, and surely the good times would continue to roll, right? But in a fashion befitting of Huddersfield Town, we conspired to turn two winning positions into draws. But at least we’re unbeaten, and we’re still in touch, just, with the top of the table.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Anyway onto the game down in Milton Keynes, a game I eagerly anticipated, and because of this, I decided to take my Dad (a spurs fan), along to try and convert him to the religion of HTAFC. But a flowing game, and an advert for league 1 football, it certainly was not. There seemed to be inevitability about the game from the moment Danny Wards thunderous volley crashed off the crossbar and evaded Novak. The first half was possibly the most dominant I have seen us in a long time, however a blunt attack spearheaded by Novak and Lee failed to capitalize on our superiority. The second half came, and we seemed to play with an air of complacency, which was confirmed when the vibrantly ginger Dean Lewington hit home from a corner. Although we huffed and puffed from then on, but for me, we rarely looked like scoring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However with four minutes remaining, MK Dons seemed to hand us the 3 points on a plate, when Mackenzie took a disliking to Alan Lee, a cardinal sin! Now I must make special mention of what I believe was some excellent refereeing here, all too often we have seen incidents like this go unpunished. Cast your minds back to St James Park in August, when referee Peter Walton inexplicably failed to give Arsenal a penalty when Joey Barton dragged Gervinho up by his head. Anyway, saviour this moment because it’s highly unlikely I’ll be bigging up anymore officials this season.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">The penalty was missed, and we failed to get the three points, however 4 points from 2 very difficult fixtures is an admirable return, and in honesty we would have probably settled for that before the games, a thought echoed by Lee Clark. However, it did irk somewhat that we drew a match, which I think we dominated. Oh well, 4 points gained and a fairly routine home game around the corner, things were looking very rosy indeed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">So the game against the O’s seemed to be fairly routine, and things were indeed looking rosy. Jack Hunt scored a screamer, and even the big man Alan Lee got him on the scoresheet, things couldn’t get much sweeter! But, then it happened, boom boom saw red, both literally and metaphorically, and we somehow managed to let a two goal lead against Orient slip for the second time this year. A crushing and horrible feeling descended on every Town fan when Ben Chorley (BEN F*CKING CHORLEY) steered in an equaliser. In my personal opinion, the sending off represents a great deal of indiscipline from Jamie Mccombe, and is even more disappointing considering what happened and Stadium:MK a week prior. Something Lee Clark seems to agree with,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">“When you have indiscipline in your group that’s what happens. He has killed us. He will be fined the maximum and I think 100 per cent he will struggle to get his place back in the team now,”</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">However I think it’s slightly harsh<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to lay all the blame at his door for our loss of points, as any decent team with 10 men, a 2 goal advantage and ten minutes remaining, should be able to hold on against the basement boys. But that seems to be the way of our club over recent times. With every dropped point the promotion dream seems to become just that, a dream, but hope springs eternal.</span></span></span></div>Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053889286988450821.post-42964944537292632732011-09-15T03:28:00.000-07:002011-09-15T03:28:01.056-07:00Sean Bean, Paul Heaton, Danny Wilson, your boys took one hell of a beating!<div class="MsoNormal"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">An ever-growing unbeaten run and an away trip to our table-topping rivals Sheffield United filled me with trepidation. Could this be the Manchester United to our Arsenal? Could the unbeaten run come crashing down around our ears? These questions were answered emphatically by Lee Novak, Oscar Gobern and co. “£28, you’re having a laugh!”, was the sound frequently echoing around Brammall Lane, in between bouts of “United” and “SHIT!”. But I bet all the Town fans that forked out for that trip will consider it 28 British pounds spent very wisely indeed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Now onto the match itself, as I sat down in my living room and plugged in ‘Town player’, I strangely felt no nerves at all, whether this was down to the 5 pints I had previously consumed, or the strength of our team, we will never know! However as the game went on, and Oggy’s voice pitched and wavered, we grew into the game, and even began to dominate. The goals came thick and fast, first a brace from Novak and then a powerful header from newbie Oscar Gobern. At any other club, we would think that’s it, done and dusted, the game is over. However as we all know, with Huddersfield Town, things are never straight forward, so I sat there nervously for another half, refusing to celebrate three points until the very end of the match. But there were no mess-ups from Town this time, no lapses in concentration, just solid defending and cut-throat attacking, the only thing that was missing was a goal for big Alan!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Although this result was monumental and fantastic, I don’t think we can celebrate it vigorously until we’ve gone down to Milton Keynes and returned unscathed. However important this victory may have been, it will lose significance if we go down to Stadium:MK (eurgh) and lose. This game however, fills me with more confidence than you might think, as I believe if we play 4-5-1, we have the perfect formation to stop MK Dons and beat them. If we do as we did last year, shut them out and hit them on the break, then I think we’ll be on to something, hopefully....</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Now, in all the furore of the Sheffield United game, it can nearly be forgotten that we played Tranmere Rovers at the weekend. Who, lest we not forget are always a very stubborn opponent, especially on our own patch. We rode our luck at times, especially with the penalty claim, but we came through with two fantastic strikes from Roberts and Arfield, showing the quality of our squad. If we cast our minds back to last year, then we can remember how many times we had no game-changers on the bench, fast-forward a year though, and the strength of our squad means that, if things aren’t going particularly well, we can always bring on fresh-faces and change a game.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The 2-0 victory as oppose to the feared 0-0 greatly pleased me last weekend, and is further proof of something I have been rambling on about for quite some time. That we have finally learnt to overcome stubborn teams, who come to the Galpharm with one sole aim, to frustrate us. As my twitter followers (of which there are so many) will have seen me say, we should be beating any team with Lucas Akins in it! And we did, which was then augmented by the result on Tuesday night, hopefully we can make it a very successful 7 days, by dispatching Franchise FC down at their place on Saturday.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Anyway that’s all for this week, hope you all enjoy the trip on Saturday, I’ll see you down there!</span></div>Terrierbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728325962432742539noreply@blogger.com0