Huddersfield Town defender Sean Roughan on 'pressure' ahead of return to old club Lincoln City
IN his time at Lincoln City, Huddersfield Town defender Sean Roughan was part of a group of players who were able to fly under the radar in their quest for success in the third-tier.
His current employers do not have that luxury and despite the fact that expectation has been generated amid an outstanding season at Lincoln, who find themselves in the second automatic promotion slot at the start of 2026, more of the pressure remains on the shoulders of Lee Grant's side.
Town, who secured a third successive league win for the first time since last December in Monday night's 2-0 success against Northampton – to move back into the top six - head to Sincil Bank on New Year’s Day in good order.
It's just as well, given the fact that the Imps are in fine fettle themselves, having won their last three outings and five of their past six league matches.
Roughan, part of a Town defence who registered back-to-back clean sheets on Monday for the first time since early August, said: "There's all different types of pressures at different clubs.
"Obviously, this club was not so long ago in the Championship and the Premier League. That's one pressure that's different to Lincoln. It's about trying to get back there and I think all the fans want that.
"It (Huddersfield) is a massive club and most teams do come here and probably have an extra step in their step than other teams in the league.
"But we've got to try and focus on our own game and don't really look into that too much because we know ourselves if we do everything that we can do in our power, we'll win most games.
"But we need to be on our game 24-7 because no game in this league is easy. Everyone has their different threats that they pose in each game so we've got to try and nullify that. It's big pressures, but I think as a team we do like it."