GIVEN Kevin Nagle's angry missive last weekend - not for the first time in his Huddersfield Town tenure - then the dangers of an 'on-the-beach' showing by Terriers players should not need to be spelt out today.

Town's chairman/owner took to social media to lambast home players after the club's poor 4-1 home reverse to Mansfield Town and said that he would be watching their performances 'very carefully' at AFC Wimbledon today - when he views events back in the US.

Interim joint head coach Jon Stead insists that Nagle was well within his rights to do that with it up to those in Town colours to heed the warning and perform accordingly in their final-day assignment in the capital - the last game of another season which has ended in failure.

Stead said: "I think a lot's riding on it. I think there's a lot of things around staff riding on it as well.

Kevin Nagle has fired a warning to Huddersfield Town’s players.

placeholder image — Kevin Nagle has fired a warning to Huddersfield Town’s players.

"There's (also) things about players' decisions for their futures. So, I think everybody's got real things to play for.

"So in terms of how we look at it and how Kevin looks at it - there's everything to play for. That should be the case every game. That's what this business is about.

"That's why we do it. It's because everything is on the line every time you walk through the door here and it should be like that because you need to have that to be in an elite environment and that's what we're looking to build and create."

On whether he has directly spoken to Nagle, Stead, who has defender Radinio Balker available following a knee issue with Jak Alnwick (back) being assessed - Lee Nicholls is still missing under concussion protocols - added: "There's not been many conversations but I don't think there needs to be because I think the tweet was very clear.

Jon Stead and Martin Drury are in temporary charge of Huddersfield Town.

"Everybody needs to be on it. You need to show how much you're committed. It needs to be shown.

"It needs to be felt and seen and heard by outside in that stand.

"So, the pressure is on in terms of that because everybody is playing and competing and working hard for the futures and If you want the future to be with Huddersfield Town, then you've got to put it in."

Town break new ground today with their maiden visit to the new Plough Lane stadium in south-west London.