He'll need to be as their loan players won't be there.
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Huddersfield - Jonathan Hogg and Jon Gorenc Stankovic
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LondonTown
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- Mar 13, 2017
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Pun intended?He'll be raring to go to spearhead the Terriers' promotion push in 2017-18.
Furthermore, thirteen is unlucky, according to many, so I am making this fourteenth post in the hope of Town not picking up any more injuries this weekend.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Having lost Duffy for basically all of April now, I can sympathise to some degree. Also, last year our terrible run of injuries right at the business end of the season proved critical. It's the way it goes I guess, que sera, sera.
Wardy's twin
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- Oct 21, 2014
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I don't expect this unfortunate injury to have too much affect, I think HT have quite a few players to slot in from their reserves including those wanting to prove a point or earn a new contract.
Machiavelli
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Hogg is a big blow for us. Not the most technically gifted, but very hard working. He gets the tackles in, plays the simple balls, and covers a lot of ground. An unselfish Claude Makelele type player. Hogg and Mooy were one of the best midfield partnerships at this level, IMHO. We have other midfielders ready to step in. Billing is skilful but less defensive minded. Kyle Dempsey is decent, but currently on loan at Fleetwood, and maybe not quite ready for this level yet. Dean Whitehead is experienced, but knocking on a bit now and prone to mistakes of late.
Thanks for this, and I'd go along with that Hogg and Mooy duo assessment: they seem to have been the foundation from which so much you do springs. Last year, it was our central midfield duo of Kayal and Stephens that really drove us up the table, and those two seem to have done something similar to your stunning climb up the table this season.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Neither will be the guy who finds them as their Director of Football is on the way to Norwich
BensGrandad
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Hopefully not have enough time to influence Norwich before we get there but I think it will be our most difficult game that is remaining.
Peter Grummit
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Stankovic (Hudders squad defender) has done his cruciate in training for Slovenia U21s.
Out for 10 months, poor chap, hope he makes a full recovery.
PG
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Out for 10 months, poor chap, hope he makes a full recovery.
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Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
They're planning for next season now
Bring back Bryan wade!!
I wanna caravan for me ma
12 1st team appearances this season
symyjym
Banned
Yep, my only sympathy is with his injury type, it sounds nasty. Apart from that I wish them every hamstring, groin, pulled muscle, ligament damage etc possible.
Anyway I wish Hogg a speedy recovery in time for their pre-season.
Farehamseagull
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Mooy would be a bigger blow. He's the best opposition player I've seen this season, a class above.
The Hogg injury is/was horrific and will affect our run in. We have replacements in Whitehead and Billing, but neither sum up the 'terrier identity' like Hoggy. It's really gutting, but we will push on and see what happens. This season is already a success greater than we could ever have dreamed, so anything from here on in is a bonus - there's still a lot of games (and potential injuries) to go!
The Stankovic injury is also really gutting, less from a first-11 view but more for his own development. He's a 'world class' centre back in the making (according to Wagner), who we brought over from BVB. To pick up such a bad ACL at the age of 20 could be really destructive for his career. Here's hoping he can recover and push on.
EDIT: For those asking about Mooy, he has been back in Huddersfield for a few days now (seen buying a ring for his fiance), after picking up a yellow int he last Oz game and very handily getting a suspension.
The Stankovic injury is also really gutting, less from a first-11 view but more for his own development. He's a 'world class' centre back in the making (according to Wagner), who we brought over from BVB. To pick up such a bad ACL at the age of 20 could be really destructive for his career. Here's hoping he can recover and push on.
EDIT: For those asking about Mooy, he has been back in Huddersfield for a few days now (seen buying a ring for his fiance), after picking up a yellow int he last Oz game and very handily getting a suspension.
James Bond's body double
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Not against Bristol City, long may it continue.
Was the yellow deliberate?
crookie
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Probably just a lucky coincidence, like Dunk's against Fulham
I have no sympathy with the CLUB that they suffer a few injuries, but of course DO have sympathy with the actual players. Never nice.
As good as Hogg may be, I think they are very well covered in the case of injuries. Didn't they field virtually a full second team in their very successful F.A. Cup exploits? I guess we can disregard any help in our quest for the Premier league from this disappointing injury for them and have to just get on with the final run in and make our own luck with our own efforts. I wouldn't want it any other way. If we can achieve the prize let's earn it.
Not really, defensive midfield is a key position which is sometimes underappreciated. They have Billing who is decent going forward but doesn't have the defensive discipline of Hogg, which can be key to a team like Huddersfield who have had a lot of 1-0 wins.