huddersfield predication thread

[Phil Sayers]

2-0 City win.

1-0 half time lead with nerves only slightly calmed by news that Stockport are still holding Tranmere, we then come under an awful lot of pressure for most of the match and finally euphoria when we grab a second against the run of play on 78 minutes. It's written in the stars.

 

[BUDLEIGH RED]

CITY 2-2 Huddersfield, but Stockport to finish the season with a 3-0 victory.... [party]

 

[Grecian_In_Exile]

I'm not even going to bother with the 1st 85 mins; oh it's gonna be nailbitingly; & trouserfillingly tense; but it's gonna be 0-0 in this; and the game up in Greater Manchester.

However!!

On 86 mins supersub 'Richard cometh the hour cometh the man Logan' glances in a near post header; from a Harley corner, to send 3 sides of the ground into raptures. Uddersfield pile forward & pile on the pressure; yet can't break through our solid 'Taylor Marshalled Defence'. The fourth official holds his board up; 6 mins of extra time has been added by the referee; you can hear the mindset of our fans "oh f*ck" as the perverbial pin drops.

We're encamped in our half; news from Greater Manchester is still good for us; still 0-0, but another corner to Uddersfield, the ball is lofted once again into our 6 yard box; there's a header towards goal; it's cleared off the line; we break out; the ball is put back over the top by Roberts; Rhodes is clear; was he offside? the officials say no; Cozic gets back & looks to have won the ball; yet the linesman is furiously flagging; the ref consults with his assistant; and points to the penalty spot; 90+3 mins played; more pants are browned on the BB. Tisdale is furious; he remonstrates with the officials; he throws his hat at the linesman; and for this Tis is sent to the stands. Robinson cooly slots the penalty past the despairing dive of Jonah, 1-1, but worse is to come; Tranmere have scored in injury time at Stockport; and have won the game 1-0. We push forward; Harley hits the post on 90+7mins; they scramble the ball away for a corner; the last throw of the dice; Jonah comes up for the corner; 22 players in and around the Udders penalty area; Harley whips the ball across; Taylor heads goalwards; it hits the bar, it drops to Jonah, who slams the ball home; but what's this the ref has already blown for full time; the goal doesn't stand it ends 1-1; we're doomed to league 2. Tis is the first onto the pitch; he grapples the ref to the ground; his chequered cravat wrapped around the officials neck; Perryman pulls him away; Tis is once again sent to the stands; with a court date of June 18th, meaning he misses his summer holiday in the Algarve.

 

[huddersfan]

Bloody hell! It made me all tense reading that!!

 

[tonythegrecian]

ECFC 0-1 Huddersfield.

 

[angelic upstart]

This is what actually happens is this.

Prior to the game, both sets of supporters in good voice, the game gets underway, both sides tense, City fans are buoyed that Novak starts in place of Rhodes, however, Novak glances a free header wide after just two minutes. News filters through that Tranmere have scored. City fans go quiet, in fear. The game goes into a lull, Huddersfield fans here that Leeds are two up at Rovers and they know automatic promotion is out of the question. Despite this, they remain resilient, and City have rarely threatened. 5 minutes before half time and Edwards gets turned by Robinson, Friend fouls him and Hudds get a penalty. It is a hotly disputed penalty as it appears at first glance that Friend got the ball first. Robinson himself, dusts himself off and despatches the penalty into the bottom right corner, Jones, as excellently as ever, gets to the ball and puts it out for a corner. The resulting corner sees another header go over the bar. City fans nervous that we haven't had a chance all game and are currently going down get agitated. Jones then rolls the ball to a free Tully, Tully then despatches a long hopeful ball up towards Taylor, turns his man and puts hrough a free Barry Scorr, Scorr is through on goal and hits a low, powerful drive under Smithies and City go one up.

The second half gets underway, Sercombe, Taylor and Dunne all on bookings early doors as Huddersfield pile on the pressure. City are resilient, if uninspiring, this continues for 35 minutes. Fearing another Swindon the games again become restless. After a long, seemingly pointless Edwards ball substitute Logan is fouled, in a dangerous position too, Harley drifts the ball in Taylor for the first time in the game misses the header, there's a melee. But Smithies gets to the ball. City fans galvanished by this sing a weak version of "we're the red and white army" in response. News filters through that Stockport have scored and it is now 2-1 to Tranmere, Stockport getting a consolation. All of a sudden Hudds split the City defence and Novak is through on goal and it's 1 a piece. Tis fearing relegation takes off Edwards for Fleets and Dunne for Burnell the fans aren't happy with the Burnell substitution. 5 minutes and all to play for Hudds seem happy enough with the draw, City, despite there best efforts pass well but lack the killer ball. City get a corner, 2 minutes to go, plus injury time. Harley crosses another melee, everything seems in slow motion the ball flies out of the area, Harley picks it up, edge of the area, and curls one into the top corner, cue pandemonium, some fans run on the pitch, grown men hug random strangers, people clunch their fists and move there elbows towards themselves saying yesssss. City are staying up. Harley is our hero, the whole ground sings together for the first time in years. What we hadn't noticed is Hudds are back on the attack, Lee Clark, the most animated man in the World (He really is isn't he Hudds fans) shouting at Pilkington, his run is timed to perfection, and Hudds equalise. City are down.

What people had forgot during the previous two minutes is that Tranmere had conspired to implode with a comical own goal with their game finishing two a piece and City actually manage to stay up, Citys game finishes with happiness all around, fans binge drink whilst the lonely few exeweb snipers complain that it was luck and that Tis is sh*t, and how we'll struggle next season etc etc. No one cares except themselves. On Sunday a hungover Upstart makes pointless points to the snipers which are never answered because they can't answer the question. The rest of Exeweb doesn't care either, because City remain in League One and have Argyle to look forward too....

 

[finetime]

City 1 - 4 Huddersfield

Tranmere to win 3 - 0

Don't feel at all confident

 

[grecianfaniow]

City 1 - 4 Huddersfield

Tranmere to win 3 - 0

Don't feel at all confident

AGGGHH! (homer simpson style)

Delete this post!! before the bloke upstairs see it! :S

 

[exetergrecian]

Game abandoned in second half, with us one nil up, due to waterlogged pitch.
Exeter awarded win, under Duckworth Lewis method.

Several needing rescue during pitch invasion by RNLI.

 

[Hants_red]

We go 6-2 down. When it seems to be all over, City fans quiet and despondent, some leaving SJP. We start to pull the goals back. A minute to go and its 5-6, we get a penalty, but Ryan misses! However, 3 minutes in to extra time, he gets the equaliser! Finishes 6-6. Nah, you just don't get games like that, do you?