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This one looks to be a good'n!

Who's going then??

Went last year, nice ground, nice town, fucking bunch of happy clappy fans though: doing mexican waves?

Won't be there this season, got to try and save some cash.

Been to the Mcalpine/Galpharm a few times,shit fan's nice ground,can't go this time tho,mrs want's a new bathroom suite,so away days on hold this season.

Oh to be young again and living at home with plenty cash in one's pocket.

Tell her to shit in the garden and go to the game instead.

:D Ideas welcome

Get a portaloo

takes too long on the choo choo and i hate driving so i aint going.will go to orient instead

Did I mention I was going to Australia this weekend?? ;)

Yep..my good wife is Australian...we have thaught about moving there a few times in the past.we hope to go on a tour of the area she was from in the next year or so..really wanted to tie it in with the Ashes series...have a good time.

Yep I'm going. get into Manchester about 12, and into The Head of Steam in Huddersfield around 12.45, anyone know best way back after the game? i.e. buses etc. I'll probably cab it from the pub about 2.50 going to the game.

I've still never been to Huddersfield. Unfortunately I have essays to write and a lack of cash, so TEF updates only for me!

I've been but yet again, I have no spare cash for virtually any away days this year.  I wish I had realised how fortunate I was when I used to be able to afford it regularly!

Im in college on sat! So I can't go.  Its only 20 miles down the road as well!  College on a sat, what were they thinking!!

I went last season. Ended up in some pokey working mens club where everything sold came with a portion of mushy peas.

cheap though.

been once never again, might as well be in scotland.

Nah.

Laying veneer flooring, servicing cars, general stuff and listening on the ray-dee-oh instead. Mind you, sticking pins in my eyes would also be a better alternative.

Why are you so hard up this year Luci, out of interest? Saving for something?

We are having our best season in ages, and this is our biggest away game in ages and it sounds like barely anyone is travelling - 'I've been before' sounds like a pretty lame excuse to me.

I'm going. Its a ground Ive always avoided in the past, but this should be a decent game.

It will be a good test and as you say should be a good game of football between 2 good sides.

My fathers family and my family name originate from this area. My grandfather and his father were regulars at the old Leeds road when they used to play to massive crowds. But I havnt been to the Town since I was 8 years old. Never seen a game up there before.

It's a long way, be a 12 hour day for me and not cheap, will probably cost me about £120, It will also be bloody cold, there i've nearly talked myself out of it!

I'm thinking about driving up, it should be a good game! Hmmmm decisions

Working in nam till 2.  Dont think ill make it.

That war ended ages ago mate, did no-one tell you?

I'm going to Stamford Bridge  :(
I'll take my internet phone with me  :)

thick cunt

I wouldn't worry. Barely anybody on here seemed to be going to Southend and there was a reasonable turnout - good support that day.

Trust me, I am not worried!

They will make you sit down - and the home fans. Did enjoy 'Sing when you're standing, you only sing when you're standing', might have been a KT original.

The mexican waves were very irritating though.

Not sure if it'll help anyone.. possibly london based reds.. but London Midland are offering unlimited travel on their trains for £10 13-21 February.. They seem to go as far as stoke/crewe/liverpool etc..
It'd be a round-about route but fuck it, it could work out cheap..

http://www.londonmidland.com/

Haven't looked into it in too much depth as I'm not going..

Cheers already got mine though £27 return from manchester. If anyone does go spur of the moment, the Manchester/Huddersfield return leg is also £10

Unfortunately, I can't go, but if I was, I'd be drinking in this pub.

http://www.groveinn.co.uk/

I've never been, but if anyone goes let me know if it's any good.

Can't wait for this one now. Never been to Huddersfield before, hope we have good support!

Terriers fan in peace here!

Really looking forward to this one! I notice some of you don't have many positive things to say about previous visits to the Galpharm which is surprising because most fans for other clubs usually do! Apart from the stereotypical up- t'north jibes I would expect you to have a fairly good time up here. I'd say our fans are pretty friendly and like to chat and exchange views with away fans too. The only time we get trouble here is when away fans come looking for it and show no respect! Generally though it's fine!

Our recent drop in home form has meant the atmosphere has dropped quite a bit mainly because we were winning games 7-1, 6-0 and 5-0 etc and since the goals have been harder to come by, the crowd has lost some of it's voice. That said, I wouldn't say we're 'happy clappy', so much as we we tend to muck about with the Mexican wave because we're bored. Post-Modern irony of the Yorkshire kind! :D

I wouldn't read too much into what most of the miserable sods on here say AT, they are all Leonard Cohen advocates '). I'm looking forward to it, any recommended bus routes back to the station after the game? I'm normally a liitle "tired and emotional" come final whistle. Tomorrow is what football tension is really about, could go either way imo, should be a cracking game.

It really is a short walk to the station (10 mins) and by the time you've waited for a bus in all the traffic you could have been up to the station and on your train.

Have a safe journey! I notice you mention calling at the 'Head of Steam', the one at the other end of the station forecourt called the Kings Head is very good too. It's has a sign with Jimi Hendrix on it!

Regards

AceT. :D

What's the pub for away fans then?

i see FGG gives about 3  ???

I'll make sure i try them both out. Cheers for the info, walk it is.

As far as I know there's not really a designated 'away fans pub/s' full stop. I suppose the Market Tavern on Leeds Road used to be a place where the fuzz would guide away fans to but I'm not sure these days. Our fans tend to booze in the town centre and arrive at the Stadium 10/15 minutes to kick off, so if there's a large away following most of the pubs near the ground are full of away fans.

Best places for a sensible, non-confrontational drink are the ones I've mentioned above plus one of two others, which I'll post if you're interested.

AceT :D

OK but where are the best places for a confrontational drink? For example if people are reading this and fancy taking over "your pub" and potentially instigating a ruck where should they head for?

Lick my Arse Orifice!!  :D

I don't recommend you 'kicking-off' anywhere mate! - Yorkshire men everywhere, strong in't arm and thick in't head! :D

Cant see us taking more than 250, and 100 of those will be the dribblers on the coaches.

Have you got any dribblers in your team then? :D

An affectionate name for our hardcore older fans who travel hell and highwater to every away game, look out for badge lady!

Iris???

Iris can swear with the best of them :) she brought my boy a birthday present when he was younger and yes she goes to every game.

Im not sure if she wears badges tho that maybe her friend, I cant quite remember to long ago now.

I used to be a dribbler I suppose!

At one time I'd done all 92 ground watching the Terriers but I packed in religiously traveling to every away game about ten years ago. I still have a season ticket but these days I just pick and choose away games that take my fancy. I'll be at Gillingham in early March mainly because I've not been for years but after that, who knows? I've always really enjoyed the London matches. Train to Kings Cross from Leeds, few drinks before the game, a few more after, up Brick Lane for a Curry, then home on the last train half cut, great stuff! Over the years I've met some strange and wonderful football fans from all over the place. Like the Bristol Rovers fan who lives on Holy Island in Northumberland and has a season ticket and the Hartlepool fan who lives in Newton Abbott in Devon and travels to every game. Now if they were Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool or Chelsea fans then maybe I could understand it more but Jeeeesus, League One clubs? No way! The power of the beautiful game hey? Or are we all just f**kwits? :D

A certain dribbler once phoned up diamandis mobile phone day and night :)

I'm going to head to this one. On a 4 match away winning streak currently ;D saying that I've seen us lose comfortably in the past two seasons at Huddersfield, but fancy us to get something tomorrow.

Where's everyone going before the game?

Good Evening

We used to have a fantastic and quite famous hooligan pub just down from the railway station called the Crescent but alas it is no longer

A quality pre and post match pub is the Vulcan if you want to mix with some old school fans. The Gas club is for the happy clappers.

Unfortunately like many other clubs we have become a bit happy clappy in recent years with the cheerleaders and drumming etc, though I think the Mexican wave was tongue in cheek, though still cringeworthy. The tiny away followings from there being so many southern teams doesnt help. The atmosphere does alter however, when the bigger clubs/followings are in Town.  Hopefully Swindon will bring a few tomorrow due to the importance of the fixture this season. See you in the Vulcan

Want to start saving and reduced my loan repayment period down to two years (only got one year left now) so I'm hardcore paying it off!  Come Feb 2011 I'll be free of it!  

Leaves me with bugger all spare unfortunately but hopefully worth it.

I'm starting in the head of steam near the station for my first, round about 12.45, after that i'll prob try the jimi hendrix pub, ace tripper suggested and then follow my feet.

What would you regard as a good away following tomorrow just out of interest?

Come out of the 'King's (Jimi's) Head' down the side of the square, past the George Hotel and turn left, walk along that road under the railway arches and at the traffic lights you'll find another real ale gem 'The Sportsman'. Owned by a mate of mine so take it easy! Might drop in there myself at some point so if you see and old giffer in a fishtail parka, it'll be me. Come and have a word or two! :D

Sounds like with all these pubs, you're trying to get me drunk to take advantage of me....ok then!  Take more than 3 though, i've recently been christened swindons thirstiest fan, i'm not too sure whether to be proud or offended :)

fuck huddersfield get voting on hardest animals!!

Is it rocking robin?

The beer up t'north holds many qualities my friend, one of them being the ability to turn the ugliest lasses in the entire world into Cheryl Cole. Why not come test that theory with me tomorrow mate? I promise it's truly amazing! Trouble is you might end up missing the match and coming to your senses at about 5pm only to reaiise the Terriers have hammered your lads 6-0 and your 'afternoon escort' is in reality Jo Brand! :D 

 Beer down south does the same....the simple solution is you pass through life permanently pissed.

I'm getting Carlisle deja vu, bar the 6-0 obviously, and the fact that the beer didn't change the impression that most i saw there were right rotters, Carlisle station on a sunday morning looked like there had been an escape of  mass medical experiments.

well.... I would expect 250-300 minimum from a club of your standing anyway,
extra interest, good run, play off rivals ..500-700?

Incidently according to figures from Football Forum we average about 400 visitors fans at the Galph, and take 1300 average on our travels this season (Yes I know we never take many to Swindon - not sure why, we've taken good numbers to Oxford in the past, perhaps its a better day out...sorry)

well youre guranteed a win in oxford

We have good support in general away, but if gauging interest on here is to go by, it may be a little too cold, too far, too expensive, too likely to see a bad result, to get everyone fired up, 350 max i reckon.

No mate, the fact is Cheryl's definitely a northern lass and Jo's obviously a waaaaay down south gal! I lived in Oxfordshire for three years and believe it or not the old 'reversal fluid' that normally worked wonders up here, actually worked in reverse down there. Bizarre or what? :D

Anyway boys and girls! Time for a night cap at my local! (19 second out my back door). Full of Leeds Utd fans at this time no doubt but hey I love baiting those mutts. Safe journey to everyone traveling up for the game and have a great (but not too great a day) in Yorkshire. :banana:

AceT :D

i would like to go tomorrow, but over 4 hours each way on the train is too much for me.
i fancy us to win.

Got my daughter up this weekend otherwise i might of made it........ Enjoy it people of TEF (that are going) the rest can hopefully enjoy the result!

Oh do fuck off

Nice! ???

I guess only a couple of hundred traveling then hey? One thing for sure, those who do travel up will be made to feel very welcome.

Just about to start my pre-match ritual. I've walked the dog already so I'm now on duty with the breakfast shift, which is the least I can do to say I'll be out for the day. Trouble is I always have about three different sittings as my family all get up at different times. At about 9.30am I think I'll watch a DVD of the Wycombe game to put me in the right frame of mind (we won 6-0) then a little bit of Soccer AM (don't know why really). Then it's a quick shower and off to the local for a 'brightener' at mid-day. Followed by the train to Dewsbury (nice real ale bar on the Station), then on to Hudders for yet more 'singing juice'. I tried watch 'em sober once - Nightmare! Then, it's over to you Mr Clarke and the Terrier Boys! What will today bring I wonder?

Obviously we both need a win so may the best team do so! Have a good day! ;)

:D My comment was not directed at you.It was directed at Flash.......Enjoy soccer AM have a good day ace.

Last time I went to see Town against Huddersfield was in Iffys season in charge when we came away with a 1-1 draw.  Spent the evening in Huddersfield with a couple of my cousins (one being a local) and went to one of the local gentlemens clubs. One of the dancers thought it would be seductive and sexy to bite my cock through my trousers as hard as she could, at the end of the dance (me with tears in my eyes) asked if I wanted another, I never waited to find out if she meant dance or bite.

It's a mean sexy old scene in Hudders mate!

On the the subject of Iffy and trousers, he used to live just down the road from me in Churwell Nr Leeds and I used to chat with him as he jogged past my house, usually on a Sunday morning. One day saw him coming out of a local taylors shop in the Town and I said Hi as usual and as I walked past the shop the taylor was standing in the doorway, so I asked "Iffy got some new pants then!" and he replied, "Nope I was letting the legs out so the fitted him better!"...

Big lad Iffy was :D

Wish i could be going today, other commitments im affraid.

Always liked going to Huddersfield, not sure why...

Good to see some away fans on here that aren't total nobs and add to the football banter.

Will be interested to hear your feedback after the game Hudds fans.

Oh, I nearly forgot. I went on a Hudds site when we beat you earlier in the season and we were referred to as 'tinpot'.

1-1 draw today methinks.

I didn't realise they hadn't lost at home all season.

Heres hoping we can change that record.  Ive never seen us win at Huddersfield so perhaps as i'm not going this year, we might!

Anyone know if Lucas is back in out of interest?

Cheers Mate, I always try to be as objective as possible pre and post match. During the game's a different matter mind you. I see no point in slagging off your opponents either. I'd never call Swindon Town 'tinpot' and what matters todays is 3pts. Post-match I usually call it as fairly are possible so I'll post a Terriers view on here if that's okay with you all. Bare in mind I will say how I saw it, so if you play shite I'll say so and visa versa of course. Have a good game, I'm really looking forward to it, so good luck after 5pm. :D

is Ace the Huddersfield Smeeton?

Is that the Smeeton in the Kaiser Chief song I predict a Riot? :D

Where is the matchday thead?

The threadstarter is probably still shagging

How selfish is he!

we will win 3-2 anyway, so fuck the selfish bastard  :D

KoT knows we'll probably lose this one, so is waiting for someone else to start it so he can claim we lost because he didn't start it.

Or he got pissed last night and hasn't woken up yet.

He's been making fucking threads about animals all morning!

Plus, KoT match day thread draw to win ratio probably isnt as great as he makes it sound!

just woke up sorry. pissed and shagging but in my defence it was a friday and she was nearly my age.

Well, Leicester station looked like one of those had travelled to Leicester, by the time I got off the train. :-[

Viagra took a while to kick in for both of you then?

Suprised at how relaxed it was today. Loads of stewards, but never saw any police at all.

Last time we went to Barnsley they had police on horseback. I was expecting it to be more like that.

The stewards were pretty good, I got  some beers and a balti pie at HT, and asked if i could nip out for a fag. The main one said, oh no cant do that....but we dont check the toilets ever!

What? Real people? Humans? In this day and age? They didn't follow protocol? Wow, i like Huddersfield. :)