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Matchday Thread PNE v Huddersfield Town - 9/4/24 - KO:7.45pm - Championship

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Matchday Thread PNE v Huddersfield Town - 9/4/24 - KO:7.45pm - Championship

Gerona said:
Always nice to beat Huddersfield. I remember the bricks lobbed at us from the back of the open end at Leeds rd as a teenager.
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I also remember the bricks and stones raining down on us from the bus depot at The Shay, Halifax, also being stood at Mill Hill railway station, Blackburn and Oldham train station being pelted waiting for special trains
 
January 1972, FA cup 3rd round v Bristol City, I was sat in the old West Stand when a ball came over from the left back position over to the right wing where George Lyall hit a thunderous volley from the touch line and over the keepers head into the Town End goal. North End then went 2-1 down, until 7 mins from the end, up step Gerry Ingram with a 7 minute hat-trick to set up a 4th round home tie with some team called Manchester United, George Best, Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and don't forget Alan Gowling
 
Bullmassive 61 said:
I also remember the bricks and stones raining down on us from the bus depot at The Shay, Halifax, also being stood at Mill Hill railway station, Blackburn and Oldham train station being pelted waiting for special trains
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In the game at The Shay in 1987, I looked up at who was doing the throwing and there stood amongst them a little old lady who must have been about 70!
 
Ando60 said:
I have just had a peep on the Norwich forum to see if there is any reference to the upcoming game against us but there is no mention yet…..

However, there is a thread which is about “ Play Off Tickets priority “ during which they debate how many tickets they will get for the away leg …..

How entitled and arrogant is that ?

One poster even talks about needing a bigger Wembley because they would easily take 45,000…..
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To be fair, there are plenty on there concerned about Saturday too...
 
Fantastic three points coupled with results elsewhere means our season goes on a little longer, for now at least. Despite the position we are in there is still that annoying feeling of what could have been. Losing to Stoke at home, Brum away, QPR at home and Sheff W at home stand out as real stinkers.

Last night was a strange and somewhat chaotic match. At times neither team could control or pass a ball but yet it produced 5 goals.

I thought Huddersfield were by far the better side first half and deserved their lead, even though it was another defensive calamity of a goal to concede. Their movement off the ball and pace in attack was far superior to ours - until we equalised out of nothing. Keane showed great perseverance to ‘win’ the penalty - seen it back and its soft to say the least. Lets be honest up until that point we hadn’t looked like scoring.

From the equaliser though there was only one team going to win. It felt as though Huddersfield had no confidence after conceding and basically capitulated, allowing us to gain full momentum. Goals change games and although Lowe made the right changes, stating the obvious, it wasn’t a tactical change/masterclass that turned the tide.
 
Bullmassive 61 said:
I also remember the bricks and stones raining down on us from the bus depot at The Shay, Halifax, also being stood at Mill Hill railway station, Blackburn and Oldham train station being pelted waiting for special trains
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wld said:
In the game at The Shay in 1987, I looked up at who was doing the throwing and there stood amongst them a little old lady who must have been about 70!
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When you looked up, you would also have seem me stood up there too!
I had turned up not knowing that the game was all-ticket and was very happy that I had a (free) option to watch the game. I felt in a pretty compromised position to see those around me chuck stuff down at my fellow Northenders!
The other thing I remember was that Alan Kelly was a teenager- unusual for a keeper- and he really did look fresh faced. As he ran out towards us at the start, and they read out the teams, some old timer next to me said to his mate “Is that the Alan Kelly who played for them in the ‘64 cup final?” 😜
 
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Whydoibother said:
Are you still in contact with Abiks, I would have been stood very close to you?
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Sadly no .I haven heard or seen of him in s fifty years plus .. Abiks lol . the old reverse words !! Haven’t seen that in nearly sixty years .. i went to blessed John south worth .. Sean whelan
Naes Nalehw .. who said nostalgia is a thing of the past ?
 
Watched highlights a few times from other night, amazed at their no 7’s volleyed pass/cross for their goal ?
If that was a shot he needs his radar sorting out !
 
Schofe said:
Fantastic three points coupled with results elsewhere means our season goes on a little longer, for now at least. Despite the position we are in there is still that annoying feeling of what could have been. Losing to Stoke at home, Brum away, QPR at home and Sheff W at home stand out as real stinkers.

Last night was a strange and somewhat chaotic match. At times neither team could control or pass a ball but yet it produced 5 goals.

I thought Huddersfield were by far the better side first half and deserved their lead, even though it was another defensive calamity of a goal to concede. Their movement off the ball and pace in attack was far superior to ours - until we equalised out of nothing. Keane showed great perseverance to ‘win’ the penalty - seen it back and its soft to say the least. Lets be honest up until that point we hadn’t looked like scoring.

From the equaliser though there was only one team going to win. It felt as though Huddersfield had no confidence after conceding and basically capitulated, allowing us to gain full momentum. Goals change games and although Lowe made the right changes, stating the obvious, it wasn’t a tactical change/masterclass that turned the tide.
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Really? Was it not a tactical change to change positions for Holmes and Brady and to bring on Browne and Osmajic ?
 
rem said:
Really? Was it not a tactical change to change positions for Holmes and Brady and to bring on Browne and Osmajic ?
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To me thats more personnel change not tactical - we started in a 3-5-2 shape and ended in a 3-5-2 shape. The personnel changes worked a treat but the main factor of the win was getting the equaliser, at the time out of nothing. The whole game momentum changed.

Im not having a go at Lowe here by the way, but first half we were wide open in midfield and Huddersfield got a fair bit of Joy and were in truth the better side.

Some would argue Brady has been one of our better players recently so why move him to RWB (square peg round hole) and move Hughes into LWB (someone who has played LCB all season do square peg in a round hole) to accommodate a 3-5-2 shape?? There are two sides to every debate.

Our subs were certainly of more attacking note with Holmes moving to RWB and Brady at LWB in place of Hughes who is more defensive minded and offered little in attack down that flank.
 
Schofe said:
To me thats more personnel change not tactical - we started in a 3-5-2 shape and ended in a 3-5-2 shape. The personnel changes worked a treat but the main factor of the win was getting the equaliser, at the time out of nothing. The whole game momentum changed.

Im not having a go at Lowe here by the way, but first half we were wide open in midfield and Huddersfield got a fair bit of Joy and were in truth the better side.

Some would argue Brady has been one of our better players recently so why move him to RWB (square peg round hole) and move Hughes into LWB (someone who has played LCB all season do square peg in a round hole) to accommodate a 3-5-2 shape?? There are two sides to every debate.

Our subs were certainly of more attacking note with Holmes moving to RWB and Brady at LWB in place of Hughes who is more defensive minded and offered little in attack down that flank.
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You can make tactical changes within the same overall formation.
 
Schofe said:
To me thats more personnel change not tactical - we started in a 3-5-2 shape and ended in a 3-5-2 shape. The personnel changes worked a treat but the main factor of the win was getting the equaliser, at the time out of nothing. The whole game momentum changed.

Im not having a go at Lowe here by the way, but first half we were wide open in midfield and Huddersfield got a fair bit of Joy and were in truth the better side.

Some would argue Brady has been one of our better players recently so why move him to RWB (square peg round hole) and move Hughes into LWB (someone who has played LCB all season do square peg in a round hole) to accommodate a 3-5-2 shape?? There are two sides to every debate.

Our subs were certainly of more attacking note with Holmes moving to RWB and Brady at LWB in place of Hughes who is more defensive minded and offered little in attack down that flank.
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He changed his tactics from the Watford game by playing 2 8’s and a 4 instead of 2 4’s and a 10
 
Ando60 said:
I tell you what Joe , me and you must have gone to a lot of the same games in the late 70’s and 80’s
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More than likely Ando, certainly the 'specials' organised via Peter Hill.
Mercers /Premeir coach firms as well.
First away game was Carlisle October 67 ,lost 1-4!
 
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