YP Comment: Team spirit of Huddersfield
HUDDERSFIELD Town has already enjoyed a special place in the hearts of football devotees; this, after all, is the club which will always be synonymous with names as illustrious as Herbert Chapman, Denis Law, Bill Shankly and, of course, England's 1966 World Cup hero Ray Wilson.
Yet the club’s return to football’s top flight for the first time in 45 years, and which was greeted with scenes of disbelief and delight at last night’s homecoming parade, was not just a triumph for the underdog Terriers; it was a victory for the sport’s romantics. Despite having the fourth-smallest budget in the Championship, Huddersfield’s team spirit was priceless thanks to the players, back-room staff, supporters and entire community buying into the philosophy of owner Dean Hoyle and head coach David Wagner pulling the strings.
Though it might be too much to expect Huddersfield to now do a Leicester City and win the Premier League, they have earned the right to live the dream. Long may it last.