TheMaestro
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Chapter 1: The Beginning
Throw it back to just a few months ago and Huddersfield Town were 90 minutes away from Premier League football again. However, a controversial 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest in the play-off final, which I'm sure many Huddersfield fans are still bitter about, saw them remain in the Championship division for at least another season. However, as of right now, and the club are at the wrong end of the table. They sit rock bottom of the Championship, having played 20 games, and are now fighting to stay in the division rather than to get out of it.
Despite this complete contrast of fortunes in a short space of time, it has not exactly come as a total shock that it has happened. They sold off two of their best players to Nottingham Forest, with both Harry Toffolo and Lewis O'Brien leaving for Premier League football. The signings they have made have not necessarily been awful, but they could not be called inspirational either. It seems that previous manager Carlos Corberan, who got them all the way to the play-off final, knew exactly what he was doing when he stepped down from his managerial role in the summer.
Simply put, the finances are not in place to sustain promotion challenges, and, as a result, the club has risked being left behind others in the division.
With that said, I've stepped into the role with the aim of fixing just that. There is the potential for this side to be in a better place than they are currently, and, although it will not be easy to restore some of the problems that exist within the club, I'm willing to take on the challenge.
Throw it back to just a few months ago and Huddersfield Town were 90 minutes away from Premier League football again. However, a controversial 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest in the play-off final, which I'm sure many Huddersfield fans are still bitter about, saw them remain in the Championship division for at least another season. However, as of right now, and the club are at the wrong end of the table. They sit rock bottom of the Championship, having played 20 games, and are now fighting to stay in the division rather than to get out of it.
Despite this complete contrast of fortunes in a short space of time, it has not exactly come as a total shock that it has happened. They sold off two of their best players to Nottingham Forest, with both Harry Toffolo and Lewis O'Brien leaving for Premier League football. The signings they have made have not necessarily been awful, but they could not be called inspirational either. It seems that previous manager Carlos Corberan, who got them all the way to the play-off final, knew exactly what he was doing when he stepped down from his managerial role in the summer.
Simply put, the finances are not in place to sustain promotion challenges, and, as a result, the club has risked being left behind others in the division.
With that said, I've stepped into the role with the aim of fixing just that. There is the potential for this side to be in a better place than they are currently, and, although it will not be easy to restore some of the problems that exist within the club, I'm willing to take on the challenge.