Huddersfield Town owner Kevin Nagle's financial admission and message to agitated supporters

Nagle's third anniversary in charge arrives in June.

He inherited a Championship club, but Town are currently struggling to escape the shackles of League One in their second season back in the third tier following relegation in 2023-24.

Favourites for promotion back in August, Town moved back into the final play-off position following last weekend's 1-0 win over relegation-haunted Rotherham United, ahead of Tuesday night's programme.

Boos reverberated around a sparsely-populated Accu Stadium at half-time on Saturday - and there were even some jeers at the final whistle after the hosts claimed a fortuitous three points.

Nagle has stressed he is aware of the levels of disappointment among sections of the Town fanbase, but has been stung by some of the criticism.

The US-based entrepreneur, speaking via his latest video diary, said: "We get up in the morning on a Saturday whether it's 4.30 in the morning or whether it's 7 o'clock and I've never missed a match.

"I've watched everything. I will tell you this much. It's likely after the game, win or lose, that Chris Markham and Jake Edwards will get a phone call from me. Both of them are usually on the call, and we break down the game.

"Usually, it's been me of late being very critical and there's just no question about that.

"I know that there seems to be (some) fans that sort of question (me). I see that 25 per cent of our fanbase is just phenomenal. They're going to be there one way or another.

"I think those are actually the fans that are really there on Saturday, because there's a lot of frustration with the fans watching the match.

"But I think there's a 50 per cent that really can be affected one way or another and they were largely absent on Saturday, and then you have (another) 25 per cent.

"Unfortunately, they're just those people who are the naysayers and they may not even be happy with a really good win. That's just the nature of sports and people in general, so I don't hold it against anybody.

"We try to work harder to earn their trust, but I think more than anything else - I feel like a broken record - we have 10 matches (left). We need our fans to support us to the very end, because we're still in the fight."

While no supporter can doubt the extent of Nagle's financial outlay, a number have openly questioned his decision-making, specifically in terms of the appointment of Lee Grant - handed his first senior head coaching role last summer - and regarding player recruitment.

Speaking last April, Nagle revealed that the money he had spent would 'approach £50m pretty soon'.

Twelve months on and that amount is likely to be considerably above that, with little return for his investment thus far with the club likely to post another significant loss in its next set of accounts.

Despite that, Nagle remains wholly committed.

Nagle said: "I'll give people a little bit of an idea on investment into the team and the organisation at large.

"I've spent tens and tens and tens and tens and tens and tens and tens - keep going - of million pounds investing in the organisation so far and taking zero out of it."

On the club's overall position on and off the field, he continued: "I don't know what the exact number is, but there's a substantial number of League One teams that are financially distressed and up for sale.

"That is a shocking number that I heard. And it was bothersome.

"And I don't know how many Championship teams are as well. But what I'm saying is it takes a little bit of investment and time and discipline and frustration. And actually, I would say maybe thankfulness.

"We've got a team that's in really solid shape. We're not in the worst position. Everyone's moving together. Everyone's aligned. Give us the benefit of the doubt.

"Because I think by and large, your team is a really pretty solid shape compared to those other teams that I referenced that might be up for sale."