Ooh To Be A Terrier

Steven Chicken, David Hartrick and Matt Shaw take you through a comprehensive review of Huddersfield Town's 2019/20 season with a firm focus on what the Terriers need to learn for next season. There's then a lengthy discussion on what we see in the future under Carlos Corberan. What are the positives we can already see so far this summer, what still needs to change, and who is ultimately accountab...

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick have just one discussion point on this episode: the appointment of Carlos Corberan as Huddersfield Town head coach. What does this say about the club? What do we expect from Corberan? And do Terriers fans have good reason to feel excited? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Chicken speaks to Mel Booth and David Hartrick about the shock announcement that Danny Cowley is no longer Huddersfield Town manager. This episode is divided into two parts: first the initial reaction from Steven and Mel within half an hour or so of the news breaking. That's then followed in part two by your more usual podcast experience as Steven and David talk through the news having had...

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick talk through Huddersfield Town's pretty horrendous 2-0 defeat to Luton Town. What went wrong? Why have Town not scored from open play since February, and how do they fix it? Are we confident they can still get the three points that would probably see them safe? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Chicken is joined live and direct from a disused tin mine by David Hartrick to talk through Huddersfield Town's 3-0 away win over Birmingham City - their biggest away win for over two and a half years. What was the difference from those Wigan and Nottingham Forest games? Are Town's worries now over (and why not)? What do we expect against Preston? How big a loss will Jon Gorenc Stankovic be...

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick don't often struggle to offer postives, but even they are at a bit of a loss for over half this week's episode after Town suffered a third consecutive defeat away to Nottingham Forest. This was always going to be a tough game: how far should the criticism go? Have the anomalies become the pattern? How much issues off the pitch passed onto it? And can Town get back...

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick take a deep dive into the awful 2-0 defeat to Wigan. What went wrong? Can it be fixed, and will it be fixed? And after last episode's big old dose of positivity, are we still quite so confidence that Town will still be a Championship club next season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick talk about the EFL's decision to resume the Championship season but not Leagues One or Two - and what that might mean for Huddersfield Town should the campaign be curtailed once more. There will be a transfer window at some point. What will that look like for cash-strapped Championship clubs, are Town better or worse off than their competitors in that regard, and...

Having recently covered all the reasons to be cheerful about Huddersfield Town's season, Steven Chicken is joined by David Hartrick and Jim Chisem to run through the negative side of things. What went wrong? What were the low points? Who has been a disappointment? And have Town shown signs that they have learned from those mistakes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

Your regular hosts Steven Chicken and David Hartrick are joined by Matt Shaw from And He Takes That Chance to run through their respective dream 25-man Huddersfield Town squads for next season.13 players get the nod from all three of us but there is quite some variety as to the depth of the cuts each of us would make to the squad and who we would get to replace them in this semi-realistic dream sc...

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick can't help but talk about the season's unprecedented postponement and why the 2019/20 season must be completed. But we know you've had your fill of that kind of talk, so we've decided this week should mostly be regarded as an opportunity to take stock of the positives for Huddersfield Town. Which players have we especially enjoyed watching this season? How does th...

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick discuss the 2-0 defeat at Elland Road, the fans' reaction to it, and Danny Cowley's praise for Leeds United after the game. We then turn our attentions to the upcoming games against Wigan, Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City. What should the points target be? Is Wigan a must-win? How many games will Emile Smith Rowe play, and who should replace him if and when h...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the season of light, it was the season of darkness. We had everything before us, we had nothing before us. David Hartrick joins Steven Chicken once more via his dodgy 1982 Cup Winners Cup microphone to talk through Huddersfield Town's limp defeat to Swansea City and their triumphant win over Bristol City. See, th--that's why we called thi...

David Hartrick joins Steven Chicken to talk through Huddersfield Town's poor 3-0 home defeat to Cardiff. What went wrong, what could have been done differently, and how worried should fans be by what this represents? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Chicken is joined down the line by a storm-ravaged David Hartrick to review Town's 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers. We look at: - Harry Toffolo's impact from left-back - Elias Kachunga's confidence - Steve Mounie's form - Town's midfield options - Lewis O'Brien's general brillianceWe then talk about how close Town are to that 50-point target - and whether quite so many as that will even be...

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick catch up on a very exciting final day of the transfer window that saw the return of old favourite Jonas Lossl and the arrival of Benfica winger Chris Willock as well as Huddersfield Town's trips to Hull and Fulham. - What can we expect from those new signings? - How good was the transfer window as a whole? - Is Steve Mounie currently undroppable? - What do the sta...

In this week's Ooh To Be A..., Steven Chicken and David Hartrick talk through Huddersfield Town's awful defeat to Barnsley and the extremely respectable draw against Brentford. Of course, the latter performance was helped along by four new faces in the Town line-up. We talk through that quartet and how they did and talk about what else the Terriers might need in this window. Plus we talk about Kar...

Steven Chicken, David Hartrick, and Matt from out of off of the And He Takes That Chance podcast gather at Magic Rock in Huddersfield to talk through Town's back-to-back defeats against Stoke and Southampton and the January transfer window. How do we explain Town shipping five goals at home? Are people too glum about the Southampton match? And what expectations should fans have from this transfer...

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick talk through Town's 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough and their 2-1 comeback win over Blackburn Rovers. Has Steve Mounie done enough to keep his place? How far can Lewis O'Brien go in this game? Are expectations on Trevoh Chalobah too high? And how much childish sniggering can two grown men do? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn m...

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick talk for longer about the 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest than we think we have about any other game this season. To be fair, there was plenty to go at. We also look ahead to what Town can expect for the rest of the season and where we expect they will finish come the end of the season. Ho ho ho! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy...

David Hartrick joins Steven Chicken to talk about Huddersfield Town's 1-1 draw against Wigan, Kamil Grabara's error, Karlan Grant's brilliance, and how the ongoing injury crisis is affecting the side. We then turn our attentions to the January transfer window. A couple of names have already been linked - but are they the kind of players Town need? For information regarding your data privacy, visit...

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick review the derby defeat to Leeds and the away win at Charlton, featuring plenty of chat about the youngsters that have stepped up into the first team. We then look ahead to Saturday's upcoming game against Wigan and the somewhat more generous fixture list over the next month or so, before finishing up with a discussion of the potential departures - and arrivals -...

Steven Chicken is joined by Jim Chisem to talk about the 5-2 defeat to Bristol City, Danny Cowley's stern words after the game, and what we can expect from the big derby against Leeds on Saturday. The link to donate for the sponsored walk is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/charity-walk-from-elland-road-for-foodbanks For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more a...

In this week's episode, Steven Chicken speaks to his boss, Mel Booth, about his 34 years covering Town for the Huddersfield Examiner. We talk about how he got started, his early memories covering the club, how the industry has changed in the internet era, his favourite players, how he once become Neil Warnock's lucky mascot, the future of the club, and where that famous mullet went.... For informa...

After a very brief review of the Preston game, Steven Chicken and David Hartrick answer YOUR questions on this week's podcast. The January transfer window is top of your mind but we cover a wide variety of topics, from thoughts on the season so far, what the Cowleys have brought to the side, and the worst games we have ever seen... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/priva...