I hear what you're saying danril and you are right that the club has been through alot of crap and the fans who have stood by the club through thin and thinner are very special, rugby league diehards. I do think era of the biff has a valid point though, far too many of the 'fans' who came to the final were daytrippers who wanted to see wembley and have a day of fun in the sun. Sat in the stand the saints fans we had sat with us made more noise for the Giants than the bulk of Giants speccies in our block and it really does my nut. I'm not really bothered about how many trophies we win or whatever because like you I will stay Huddersfield come what may, I love the club. Admission is cheap, we have great deals on season tickets and family ticket packages but all of this has not done as much as it should to get a really strong, loyal following. I feel for Davy, he has my total respect....he must feel like calling it a day every now and again when he looks at the empty portions of stands and then see's support like the wolves today. Huddersfield is a soccer town, sad but true.

Just thank the Lord that you are'nt an Hull F.C supporter, we are served up the same crap every week, just have a peep at our forum to get a flavour!

At times it is really, really annoying.

To a degree I think we do need to improve our marketing of the games though. We could take a leaf out of Wigan's book, their marketing is the best in the game IMO. I also think there should be some central marketing arm with the RFL that could go and work with all the clubs.

Having said that, you will be getting Tickle next season!

Bloody hell that's a bit unfair on Salford isn't it?

We wouldnt have won a Challenge Cup tie this weekend no matter who the opposition playing as we did today. Salford beat us the other week - a sign of things to come.

Looking at the players today - has NB lost the dressing room one wonders. I know its only one game but if we play like that next week we'll get another tonking against the pies.

With regard to marketing I dont think the club can do much more - lets just face it the people of Huddersfield just cant be bothered!?. Cheap season tickets, etc etc and walking through Town today they would much rather go shopping or watch it on TV. I sell Golden Gamble tickets before the game with my seven year old son who stands with me freezing cold (it was cold today) collecting the money because we care about the club. We only come from Shipley but we still make the effort, Durham obviously comes a long way good on him as do other supporters, and people who buy golden gamble tickets care about the club - they are a quid for goodness sake but for those that buy them I salute you - thank you.

It saddens me however that a Town with such proud sporting traditions of the past breeds such apathy.

Couple of points on this thread that deserve commenting on. You won't talk to any Wire fan who was expecting that today - we've known for a while we've had it in us & you only have to look at Lee Briers pulling out the bag of tricks in the 2nd half to appreciate that it was one of those special days for a rugy team where everything works. However we certainly didn't expect a performance like that against a team like the Giants & will expect a much more competitive game in a fortnight.

As has been said also, it was a game where as much as everything went right for us, nothing went right for you. Silly errors, knock-ons, missed touch, bounce of the ball & 50/50 decisions all went against you. Your players were off the boil & while you can afford to carry a couple in a game not firing on all cylinders you can't afford to have 12 or 14 having a bad day as you did today. 12 months ago Harlequins (yes Harlequins) put 60 on us at the Stoop & we moved on - same as you will move on from today. You have a rotten schedule of fixtures playing us & Wigan twice each in 4 weeks, but then us & Wigan would say the same to play you twice would be difficult games. You'll bounce back I have no doubt.

As for fans, well it was a pretty poor turnout today - 6000 with half being away fans is a pretty poor show. However scheduling a cup round the week after Magic Weekend isn't the greatest idea ever. And 20,000 at Wembley, well so what if they were glory hunters - had you won you'd be over 10k average attendance this year and at least you can fit them all into the ground! We took 30,000 and can only squeeze 14k into our ground so plenty of glory hunters there!

Good luck v pies next week & see you in a fortnight.

Salford battered us at theirs too!

Salford knew we were disrespecting them with the squad we put out and went right at us and we had no answer. That was a shocking decision by Nathan to rest the players he did, Salford are a bit of a bogey side for us as well. I was happy for Salford that day, good club and decent fans and we got exactly what we deserved. Although to be fair our support that day was great. Typical the time we get a good away following, the team cacks it's pants.

something has gone terribly wrong at Huddersfield
strangely enough since you signed a certain Danny Brough...

Spot on by Magic Piano

Bad day at the office. All those who are about to slit their wrists get a grip.

Onwards and upwards.

How do you work that out? We've just recorded our 2 biggest average attendances ever in the last 2 seasons when we finished 11th and 12th

It's a good job Warrington didn't have a goal kicker

Top post. No-one saw that result coming today. Let's face it, Brett Hodgson wasn't fit to play and you made so many unforced errors in your own 20. You met Wire on a day when absolutely no-one would have beaten us. I did think that the problems you've had in the last couple of weeks might have an effect, but everyone from Warrington thought it would be a close game.
The only thing you can do now is to get back on the horse and give the Pies a hammering next week.

thats why bretts leaving

You can take it how you want today - but as Ive said to a mate (who might not now go down again in the foreseeable) in 62 years a fan this was as far down as Ive witnessed --even when we were struggling for survival and there were only a few more on the terraces than there were on the pitch!!

In those bad times the club and its few diehard fans were in dire straits --and the team most weeks on a hiding to nowt--but I`ll tell you summat ---they didnt throw the towel in !!

and thats what hurts --!!
If it was just today --then it could be classed as a blip !

But Salford / Edinburgh / and today have I feel been indicative of some underlying prob
Plus the errors re Hodgson`s leaving and the timing of the announcement

But what saddens me most is not missing out on another Wembley visit
Its the "manner" in how it happened --and all the other erosive events

Has it not occurred to anyone else that Nathan might be a bit "edgy" and miffed that he HAS lost his captain /man of steel. and Mr Consistent??
Might this have happened because the "1 year" deal was based not on fitness or ability but purely financial
Some of our other "strengthening" might be a little below our ambitions and [uhis[/u shopping list??
And as such -- he might feel that promises made when he got the job havent been fulfilled like the Whitehall mob we`ve listened to regularly lately!!

Just a thought!

A few more things sicken me!

DG and Faraway make regular trips of nigh on 200 miles to watch their team and have done for seaons
Theyre proud of their allegiance and rightly so

But in these depressed times to spend their hard earned cash travelling to Edinburgh and the Galpharm to watch PROFESSIONAL ???? sportsmen play with so little pride passion and skill is an insult to their devotion

I felt that at half time last week --we were in with a chance

--not so
I felt that this week, at half time, the game was probably out of reach --a game that a trip to Wembley hinged on !
Did that not provide enough incentive to these fellas??

In a one off game like this -- what would they have to lose by coming out for the second half and throwing it about
If Wires had intercepted and scored --so be it --it couldnt have been much worse

but hell ...................give it a go and ..............and if they`d got somewhere near they might have gained some respect

Instead - it was down the middle boredom
They were playing a cup tie -on TV -and representing the claret and gold ...................................and showed as much fire and spirit as a sleeping tortoise

We were considered (by such as Phil Clarke) as a side who had raised our image and made great strides

Sadly last week and this the image was tarnished and the strides for me were backwards
and whatever the reasons , which the poor fans may never get to know,...................it sure as hell sickens me !--- probably KD----and many many others I fear!!!

This is pathetic to read, almost as pathetic as your team was today, yes TODAY.
this months a time to 'find yourself' or you could get a couple of hidings.
But jesus, you're 4th in the table, only lost a few, how on earth can the season be 'over already'.

Seriously, get a grip the lot of you.

And Whatuira better than Bridge??



please..

Simple answer - dont read it then!

Oh I found it quite amusing.
Still pathetic though.

given the number of traveling supporters, i think you are kidding yourself.

10 quid to get in, and 2 'top' SuperLeague sides playing.... your support (numbers wise) was abysmal.

A more reasoned version of what i was saying in my last post.

He is right. Your chairman deserves a medal.

True again. And Salford at home are never a pushover. Their crappy old ground isn't that hard to generate some atmosphere in, and they should never be underestimated, even though they are (on paper) not strong with loads of journeymen and not a lot of individual class.

As a unit, they can be pretty effective at home.

fickle or easily led?
beat st helens on their own ground were world beaters, beaten by salford, crusaders and harlequins were pap!

I made young Raaaaymond still 'til the end, it's character building. Plus, for all the years of watching us get hammered, he now knows how I felt. What is really annoying is the fact thay are professional players today and that performance was far from it.

Hat's off to Wire, Briers kicked us to bits and every one of their players looked up for it from the start. I thought luke was our best player today (if you could pick one), Mase and Aspy put some effort in also but the rest just went thru the motions. I was hoping Brett would be going back to Warrington on the players coach but maybe that's a little harsh.
Kevin Brown and Robbo just seemed to click and it was all going well at the start of the season but the wheels are starting to coming off. Whether that is because Danny Brough has arrived or because of Hodgy going and NB's position is uncertain I don't know? What a day to put in a performance like that though, on TV, with a very poor crowd, again!!! That's not going to bring in new fans, although a fantastic performance on TV against HKR didn't bring any in today, so we are going to have win the Playoffs instead . Oh well, chin up and roll on next week, I wouldn't want to be Wigan, having to face us after a drubbing like that.