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Martin Sykes

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Amateur scribbler about Huddersfield Town (but less committed these days).

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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Important win. Not around for Wednesday and Plymouth. #htafc #BURHUD htfcreports.com/2026/10/04/a...
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Addai in the life
If Huddersfield Town were ever to be the subject of an episode of Sesame Street, it would surely be brought to us by the letter B. Town’s aversion to beating teams whose name begins with B away fro…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
That was depressing and embarrassing #htafc htfcreports.com/2026/09/20/g...
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Good grief…..
In the world of comic strips, perhaps one of the most famous running jokes was Charlie Brown being constantly duped by Lucy, who insists that, this time, she won’t take away the football as he goes…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
10 bloody men again. Surely we can find a way at some point? Apologies for crap, upside down photo - done at airport. #htafc htfcreports.com/2026/09/13/a...
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All sweat and no guile
Unbeaten Huddersfield Town came away from Field Mill with a point after being largely wrong footed by the disadvantage of The Stags going down to 10 men for virtually the whole second half. Slow, p…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Still unbeaten but not quite at it yesterday. #htafc htfcreports.com/2026/09/06/o...
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Où sont les neiges d’antan
Earlier this week, as optimism continued to tentatively grow following the vanquishing of Oxford United, Twitter algorithmically spewed out a YouTube link all the way back to January 1973.&nbs…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The rain will be the abiding memory of this slop. But winning slop. @htafc htfcreports.com/2026/08/30/s...
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Sodden Mediocrity
Sodden Mediocrity  To win when you have played badly is, according to the cliche and, indeed, Martin Drury, a sign of a good team. The flaw in this observation, just 3 games into the season, i…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A good point which should’ve been more #htafc #MKDHUD htfcreports.com/2026/08/23/m...
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Mixed Bag
Equal parts encouraging and concerning, Huddersfield Town’s first away point of the season would have been welcomed before the game but frustrated at the final whistle. Dominant in a first half whi…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It’s been a while #htafc #HUDWIM htfcreports.com/2026/08/16/d...
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Deja Vu once more
Deja Vu once more A convincing, sometimes thrilling, demolition of limited opposition launched Huddersfield Town’s latest attempt to escape the dreary confines of English football’s third tier. Fiv…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
frustrating point, but a point nevertheless. #htafc And with that, I’m off skiing. See you at the end of March. htfcreports.com/10-out-of-12...
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10 out of 12 ain’t bad
10 out of 12 ain’t bad While Liam Manning couldn’t match Michael Duff’s four opening wins as a new Town manager, a rescued point against a surprisingly strong Blackpool side — given their league po…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
An excellent start for Manning and a hugely enjoyable derby #htafc htfcreports.com/sweet-revenge/
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Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge The revolving door to the manager’s office at Huddersfield Town has rather taken the lustre off the traditional introduction of the next victim to take charge, and this was doubly so …
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
No report as I’m away but he has to go now. The lifeline of flat track bullying and scraping a draw at Lincoln has not been grasped - another woeful display against anyone half decent - which is barely what Stockport were. #htafc
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Very late Exeter report #htafc htfcreports.com/2026/01/06/w...
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We won’t get fooled again (we will)
We won’t get fooled again (we will) Hugely questionable substitutions by Lee Grant in a very disappointing second half gave a competent, disciplined Exeter side the impetus to grab a deserved point…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Platform built, now finish the job #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/12/30/e...
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Ending the year on the up
Ending the year on the up With a third win in a row against opposition who could be described as the bad, the grim and the ugly, Town enter 2026 with renewed optimism, sitting in the top six and ca…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Excellent win and entertainment at last #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/12/27/t...
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Town hammer the not too Valiants
Town hammer the less than Valiants Three bursts of intensity buried an abysmal Vale side to give Town a potential platform for an assault on this mediocre league in 2026. One game remains of a dism…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Can Grant build on this one, as the flat track bullies strike again? #htafc Merry Christmas htfcreports.com/2025/12/21/f...
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False dawn klaxon?
False dawn klaxon? Somehow, Lee Grant has survived yet another run of poor results with an expensive, misfiring squad still searching for form and consistency in a league of muddled mediocrity, but…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Thoroughly depressing afternoon and surely Grant’s swan song as Town manager? #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/12/14/i...
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It’s Over
It’s Over The latest in a litany of errors and missteps during Kevin Nagle’s tenure is surely about to come to a head, with Lee Grant heartily booed by a worryingly thin crowd, thoroughly unconvinc…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Recovering 3 times should’ve been a cause for celebration. It most definitely wasn’t! #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/11/30/t...
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Treble Trouble
Treble Trouble Calamitously poor defending from Huddersfield Town overshadowed some encouraging positives in a hugely frustrating performance against AFC Wimbledon. Sadly for manager Grant, most at…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
A very late report on a very encouraging performance #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/11/23/a...
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An excellent Stag do
An Excellent Stag Do For 30 minutes, Huddersfield Town excelled in murky Nottinghamshire, obliterating Mansfield Town by scoring three times in 15 minutes—and they could quite easily have doubled t…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Better. Now build on it. #htafc #HUDPLY htfcreports.com/2025/11/09/t...
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Town sink poor Pilgrims
Town Sink Poor Pilgrims Sometimes, adversity becomes the mother of invention, and Town’s familiarly dire list of injuries finally forced Lee Grant to make changes that have seemed glaringly obvious…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
A worrying and hugely disappointing evening #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/10/17/g...
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Grant exposed
Grant Exposed Huddersfield Town’s annual collapse has come a lot earlier than usual this season, with the (admittedly limited) initial promise extinguished before the clocks go back. Another Kevin …
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
St Greg’s (Huddersfield) had a magnificent football team in about 1973 which got to the semi final of the English Schools cup with Tony in it. I remember getting the afternoon off to watch it. His good friend Gerry Quinn, also in the team, managed Emley against West Ham in the FA Cup 3rd round.
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Bad day and too many parallels #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/10/05/s...
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Same old song
Same Old Song Concern has turned to worry at the Accu Stadium as the 25/26 season begins to mirror last season’s unacceptable disaster. A promising start is dissolving, with goals drying up, injuri…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
A good 3 points and excellent away trip #htafc #EXEHUD htfcreports.com/2025/09/28/d...
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Dominance rewarded
Dominance Rewarded Though unnecessarily fraught at the end of a game which could have been resolved several times over, Town’s much-improved energy and intent deservedly delivered three points away…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Tourist game for tourists #htafc #HUDMCI htfcreports.com/2025/09/25/t...
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The big yawn
The Big Yawn Relentless, metronomic, and efficient, Manchester City brushed aside a committed but hopelessly outclassed Huddersfield Town in a yawn-inducing encounter that ended the Terriers’ unusu…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Apologies for delay (jet lag, nephew’s engagement party, late up Sunday morning….). Grant needs solutions and soon. #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/09/22/b...
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Brewing up a stinker
Brewing up a stinker Even a convincing win against lowly Burton Albion wouldn’t have absolved Town from the ignominy of defeat at Valley Parade seven days earlier. That derby capitulation crystalli…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Last one for a while (away for next 2 league games and not giving any credence to that midweek abomination) #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/08/31/t...
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Tangled up in ecru
Tangled up in ecru For the second successive away trip in the league, Town self-immolated in bizarre fashion, handing their hosts a deserved, but not particularly hard-earned, victory. The majority…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Not the greatest watch but an excellent result #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/08/24/t...
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Town topple table-toppers
Town topple table-toppers A second hard-earned win in the space of a few days, against in-form opposition, thanks to the predatory instincts of Alfie May, lifted Town above all except Cardiff in th…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
2nd best, 3 bonus points #htafc #drfc htfcreports.com/2025/08/20/d...
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Donny kebabed
Donny kebabed For at least 70 minutes of a keenly contested game, Doncaster Rovers displayed all the characteristics of a team in fine form: momentum, sharpness, and a desire to compete in this div…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Back down to earth. Lots of work to do. #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/08/17/b...
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Blackpool Rock Town back
Blackpool Rock Town Back Within 12 minutes of a torrid first half by the seaside, Huddersfield Town’s encouraging, if not flawless, start to the season was called into serious question as the home …
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Great second half. Deservedly through. #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/08/14/o...
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Outfoxing the Foxes
It seems that all the values conspicuously missing for at least two years have begun to flood back into this Huddersfield Town incarnation as they entertainingly overcame a strong Leicester side in…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Solid, not entirely convincing, yet encouraging win #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/08/10/b...
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Brimming with possibility
It feels different. Last season’s attempt at revitalisation crashed against the rocks of years of mostly bad — and far too numerous — managerial choices, a naïve new owner compounding those errors…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Good start, proceed with caution #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/08/03/o...
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Omens and demons
Omens and Demons The last time Town dispatched an opening day opponent who had soundly defeated them on the last day of the previous season was in 2016.  This may seem portentous, but Lee Gran…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Echoed (apart from the books part as I’ve none to sell)
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
First for a long time and last until next season htfcreports.com/2025/04/19/n...
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Nadir
An embarrassing defeat at Burton, which fully exposed a squad of pea hearted losers, had put Town’s 24/25 campaign on life support with fingers hovering over the switch. While the vast majority of …
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Unspectacular step in right direction. Last one till April - Colorado beckons ⛷️⛷️ htfcreports.com/2025/02/16/a...
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A little light pokes through the gloom
An away win at a venue which has very often proved too challenging for Huddersfield Town teams of the past, serves as a balm for the painful and bruising recent events.  While temporarily soot…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Good luck to Paul Ramsden after 17 years service and an integral part of the “matchday experience” as they insist on calling a day out at the football. #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/02/09/m...
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Moving in the wrong direction
Without a home goal in 2025, and with the last one scored being an exceptionally fortunate gift from the opposition, Town’s imploding season is beginning to limp well below acceptable levels. A lon…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Go watch A Complete Unknown. I’m no Barry Norman but it’s bloody gorgeous. #dylan
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
All the doubts confirmed in last 2 games. #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/01/29/a...
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Auto dreams extinguished
It is always surprising how quickly a very good unbeaten run becomes an extremely worrying slump, and as Huddersfield Town’s form has dropped off a cliff, even the modest ambition of a play off pla…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Disappointing. Too much eyeing up Birmingham game? #htafc #HUDBOL htfcreports.com/2025/01/26/w...
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Weary Town surrender record
Town’s unbeaten run, which has been tottering for a while despite a couple of important wins at Wycombe and against Stockport, was ended by a committed Bolton side who bullied their hosts and fully…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Last one for a while. Hopefully get a striker by next time. #htafc htfcreports.com/2025/01/05/d...
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Double Dutch drawbacks
A reasonably entertaining Yorkshire derby produced no goals but several problems for Town as double Dutch trouble further weakened an injury ravaged squad. The welcome returns of Hodge, Evans and H…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
A predictable stumble. #htafc Happy New Year all htfcreports.com/2024/12/30/f...
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Frailties bubble up against Brewers
As Danny Ward hobbled off the pitch shortly after incurring a freak injury instead of putting Town one up, as perhaps he should, Michael Duff turned, no doubt despairingly, to his bench to decide b…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Not much beats a Boxing Day game. Is it time to fully embrace Michael Duff? I think so. #htafc htfcreports.com/2024/12/27/d...
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Duff delivers
A misty, atmospheric John Smith’s Stadium saw a disciplined, pragmatic Town side overcome a technically superior Stockport County in a fascinating contest only lacking in goalscoring opportunities.…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
First one on here and first game since Charlton #htafc htfcreports.com/2024/12/16/w...
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Within spitting distance
A creditable comeback by Town after a quite dreadful first half performance nevertheless failed to banish the doubts which are never too far away from this squad. An unbeaten run of 10 games, inclu…
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Outplayed (to put it mildly) by a team without a shirt sponsor. #htafc
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Martin Sykes @gledholtsykes.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
How’s it going over there @yorkie77.bsky.social ?😳
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