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Cannot wait for our trip to Huddersfield next week. Win and we're safe, draw and we may be safe, lose and we're f*cked.

Really hope the 'massive' club from Sheffield manage to fall into the bottom three. Every time I've seen them this season they've been awful.

What are your predictions for Saturday tm? P.s. where's good for a few beers in Huddersfield?

Predict a 2-0 Barnsley win. Get the feeling we'll choke on the day (because we always do at home in the pressure games in front of big crowds), and almost every side involved in the battle has a history of getting one over us (yourselves, Peterborough, Millwall, Crystal Palace). But I'm hoping that Peterborough get hammered, we're leading with a few minutes to go and can let one in to save yourselves and put Posh down.

I would recommend the Gas Club, but I've not been there in ages, and I'm not sure what the police arrangements will be. WYP overreact to anything more threatening than a child's balloon (or an Oliver Norwood floated corner), so 4,000 Barnsley fans descending on Huddersfield will have them panicking. They've already stipulated the home ends will have to be all-ticket, probably limiting the crowd to 17,000 rather than the 20,000+ it could have been.

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By terriersmad | Permalink | On 29 April 2013 - 19:57 PM

Predict a 2-0 Barnsley win. Get the feeling we'll choke on the day (because we always do at home in the pressure games in front of big crowds), and almost every side involved in the battle has a history of getting one over us (yourselves, Peterborough, Millwall, Crystal Palace). But I'm hoping that Peterborough get hammered, we're leading with a few minutes to go and can let one in to save yourselves and put Posh down.

I would recommend the Gas Club, but I've not been there in ages, and I'm not sure what the police arrangements will be. WYP overreact to anything more threatening than a child's balloon (or an Oliver Norwood floated corner), so 4,000 Barnsley fans descending on Huddersfield will have them panicking. They've already stipulated the home ends will have to be all-ticket, probably limiting the crowd to 17,000 rather than the 20,000+ it could have been.

We've sold out today, and we can't have anymore tickets. I'd imagine that's just the usual away stand we've got then?

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29 Apr 2013 21:08:21

Yep, the South Stand. No way we really could offer any more tickets, unfortunately for your fans. It'll be a big home turnout, hopefully, so we'll need the capacity. Shame it couldn't have been pay on the day.

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30 Apr 2013 20:50:55

Millwall drew 0-0 with Palace tongiht and are still in the relegation fight.

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30 Apr 2013 21:04:50

Palace to lose and one of Bolton and Forest to win please. Brighton v Palace playoff final. I need this.

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30 Apr 2013 21:06:13

Yeah, Millwall haven't made the most of the these three consecutive home games they've had at all. They'll stay up though, I think.

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By Phoenix Arrow | Permalink | On 30 April 2013 - 22:04 PM

Palace to lose and one of Bolton and Forest to win please. Brighton v Palace playoff final. I need this.

i agree

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30 Apr 2013 22:10:26

Went to the first leg of the playoffs betweem Halifax and Guiseley in the BSN. Finished 1-1, but Guiseley deserved far far less, we hit the post, bar and Guiseley's keeper made 2 or 3 really good saves. Also should have had a penalty when the Guiseley keeper practically rugby tackled Lee Gregory when he was through on goal. They had one chance from a very soft free kick and scored it which was gutted.#

Really enjoyed it though, lower league football is fab, some brilliant songs/chants from the Town fans.

Also an attendance of 2358 is fantastic for a team at this level, especially considering Guiseley only brought about 200, and we're fully expected to outnumber them on Saturday at their place. Just wish I could get a ticket for it

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Burton are winning at Valley Parade. Come on you Brewers!

Edit: 2-0 Now, get in!

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02 May 2013 19:46:22

3-1 Burton.

Booking my trip to MASSUF BRATFUD next season early.

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02 May 2013 20:06:26

Robbie Fowler is rumoured to be announced as our new manager in the next few days.

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http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2013/05/03/travellers-move-onto-john-smith-s-stadium-car-park-hours-ahead-of-20-000-fans-arriving-for-huddersfield-town-v-barnsley-86081-33278803/#ixzz2SEIcwbOC

Hope you're not on a coach, Ad. Buggered if I know where we'll be able to put the away coaches. 21,000 tickets sold - should be the biggest crowd of the season.

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03 May 2013 17:05:38

Hope both Hudds and Barnsley stay up. Don't mind Peterborough either. Wolves are 99% down so I wouldn't mind maybe Millwall joining them, Sheff Weds was a decent away trip this year (despite the score).

I'm off to Birmingham tomorrow, hope we can end with a win. Would like Rhodes to get top scorer too

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Hoping for Wolves, Millwall or Peterborough dropping tomorrow, be nice to have all the local matches next year especially with Donny coming up.

Middlesbrough seem to be putting out a young team tomorrow because of injurys and there loan players returning to there parent clubs already. We'll still make a meal out of it and struggle.

At the other end I think Hull will bottle it and Watford will end up 2nd

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As a Walsall fan I'm obviously hoping the custard shirted bastards go down, not least as we will get a black country derby for the first time in a decade next season in League One.

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COME ON YEOVIL!

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By NiceLad | Permalink | On 03 May 2013 - 19:35 PM

Hoping for Wolves, Millwall or Peterborough dropping tomorrow, be nice to have all the local matches next year especially with Donny coming up.

Middlesbrough seem to be putting out a young team tomorrow because of injurys and there loan players returning to there parent clubs already. We'll still make a meal out of it and struggle.

At the other end I think Hull will bottle it and Watford will end up 2nd

Have you seen Middlesbrough's away form of late? Last 14 games away from home, 1 win, 1 draw. Don't think it matters who they play. Their form has been staggering this second half of the season - 11 points in 17 games since January.

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By terriersmad | Permalink | On 03 May 2013 - 20:40 PM

Have you seen Middlesbrough's away form of late? Last 14 games away from home, 1 win, 1 draw. Don't think it matters who they play. Their form has been staggering this second half of the season - 11 points in 17 games since January.

Yeah its crazy how bad they are away from home, it's in more bizarre how bad they've done in 2013 considering when they beat us 3-1 in November they went top! Seem to have gone in free fall from then on. The only worry is we're usually good at ending bad runs for opposing teams

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CHAMPIONSHIP AS IT STANDS
PROMOTED: Cardiff, Hull
PLAY-OFFS: Watford, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest
RELEGATED: Huddersfield, Wolves, Bristol City

It's been a crazy afternoon so far and I'll be surprised if it stays this way.

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It's ridiculous how close the championship is. 11 points between 22nd and 6th

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By Number 1 | Permalink | On 04 May 2013 - 13:20 PM

It's been a crazy afternoon so far and I'll be surprised if it stays this way.

It's changed. Leicester are now in the playoffs at present. They lead 2-1 at Nottingham Forest.

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04 May 2013 12:38:51

Watford just levelled against Leeds with a superb goal.

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04 May 2013 12:41:23

Yup, Leicester in play-offs despite Bolton coming from 2-0 down to equalise v Blackpool, while Peterborough are now in the bottom 3.

16 minutes added time at Watford... that's fucking crazy. Though of course, it looked like a horrible injury for the Watford keeper.

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04 May 2013 12:57:21

1-0 to Cardiff. So as it stands Watford are going up.

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04 May 2013 13:26:56

I don't even like football any more :<.

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04 May 2013 13:32:47

I find it quite bizarre that there's been so many turns and twists but as it stands the key positions will end in the exact same way. Unless of course there's a change... don't rule it out.

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04 May 2013 13:45:28

So Hull get a penalty in the last minute, miss it, Cardiff go up the other end and get a penalty which they score. 2-2 FT.

Watford have 10 minutes or so to score to get into the Premiership. Christ. Come on!

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04 May 2013 13:46:16

This is crazy. If Watford go up it will somehow be even more absurd than the Brentford/Doncaster game last weekend.

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