With the first competitive game of the season just days away and the transfer window about to enter its final month, Steven Chicken is joined by Opta analyst David Hartrick and his fellow Yorkshire Live writer Elliott Jackson to discuss where Huddersfield Town stand.How does the squad look position by position? Who has impressed in pre-season to push for a place in the side? Where does more work ideally need to be done? And what are we expecting from Town in the season ahead?

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Squad Depth, Danel Sinani and Season Preview

In the final episode of the 2020/21 season, Examiner writer Steven Chicken and Opta analyst David Hartrick embark on a mammoth bumper episode.We briefly talk about the final day of the season before quickly shifting our attentions to the retained list: who's staying, who's going, and what that tells us about the work Huddersfield Town have to do in the transfer market this summer.We then go through a bit of a season in review, discussing the many negatives and few positives of a difficult campaign. Where do things stand now and what can we expect for next season?And with voting for Player of the Year now open, we make the case for a few of the leading candidates for this year's crown.

Retained List, Season Review and Player Of The Year

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick discuss what there is to discuss about the 1-1 draw with Coventry City.Is the fans' treatment of Danny Ward a bit unfair? What are the plans for the summer? And has this season effectively been a nil-nil that the Terriers just had to get through?

Coventry, Safety Confirmed and Danny Ward

Examiner Live's Steven Chicken and Opta's David Hartrick look back on the 5-2 defeat to Blackburn, why it was the source of such angst despite Town's survival hopes being helped by other results on the day, and where the club go from here.What does this tell us about where Town are? What's the feeling about things within the club? How can they fix it? And is there a chance this short-term pain could be to long-term gain?

Blackburn, Carlos Corberan and Recruitment

Huddersfield Town have had a very Huddersfield Town week, taking a deserved 0-2 win away to Nottingham Forest before putting in a poor performance in a single-goal defeat at home to Barnsley that should have been about 0-3.What went right against Forest that they didn't do against Barnsley? Was playing long against Barnsley the wrong approach altogether? And how important could the return of Carel Eiting be over the remaining three games?We also touch on the disastrous European Super League plans, how it might have affected a club like Huddersfield Town and what the fans can learn from the fact that it collapsed so quickly.

Forest, Barnsley, Carel Eiting and Fan Power

Yorkshire Live's Steven Chicken and Opta analyst David Hartrick run the rule over a lucky, lucky goalless draw against struggling Rotherham and a defeat against Bournemouth that owed a lot to cheap opposition goals.Where did things go wrong against the Millers? What did they do better in the second half against Bournemouth? Are things over-complicated?We also have to talk about Carlos Corberan's standing with the fans and how his future looks, plus an examination of an increasingly worrying league table. Are we still confident Town will beat the drop?

Rotten vs Rotherham, Bit Better vs Bournemouth and Relegation Run-In

Yorkshire Live's Steven Chicken and Opta analyst David Hartrick run the rule over the Terriers' last two games - that's right, they have in fact played twice over the Easter weekend fixtures - to discuss what went right against Brentford and then, much more lengthily, what went wrong against Norwich.Where does this rate among the Terriers' various troughs this season? Why have Town's fortunes swung so extremely this season? And where does this leave Carlos Corberan ahead of a big game against Rotherham at the weekend?

Brentford Boost, Norwich Nightmare and Endless Extremes

Opta analyst David Hartrick takes on the hosting duties for our latest Terriers Q&A episode, with Yorkshire Live's Steven Chicken his guest.It's an absolute bumper episode thanks to all your lovely questions, from topics as diverse as club communications and season ticket policy to Oumar Niasse and Yaya Sanogo's prospects and who will be at the club next season.Thank you ever so much for contributing your questions - hope you enjoy!

Q&A: Recruitment Policy, Contracts and Carlos Corberan

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick discuss the 1-1 draw away to Sheffield Wednesday and (once again) what that means for the relegation picture.We take the opportunity of the international break to run the rule over Carlos Corberan and the job he's done so far - what's gone well, what's gone less well and where things go from here.We also talk through the recently-released minutes of the latest ATT meeting and what it told us about the club's ambitions, as well as a recent podcast interview with former Terriers chairman Dean Hoyle.

Relegation Picture, Dean Hoyle and Huddersfield Town's Ambitions

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick are back once again with the ill behaviour to discuss Huddersfield Town's 1-0 win away to QPR.Did we see this coming? Why have Lewis O'Brien and Naby Sarr suddenly got back to their best? Was Sarr even Town's best defender on the day?Most importantly, what does the recent upturn in form tell us about Town's survival prospects, and why is one of us much more convinced than the other that safety is now all but done and dusted?

Lewis O'Brien, Apologies To Richard Keogh and QPR

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick go through a goalless draw against Cardiff that was more interesting than the scoreline might suggest, not least because Huddersfield Town continued to adapt to a more pragmatic approach.We talk about Alex Vallejo's form and where he might fit in when Jonathan Hogg is fit and able to return (hopefully against QPR at the weekend), Yaya Sanogo's impact up front and whether Corberan should stick with the back three as his default formation for the foreseeable future.We also have a bit of a chat about what that change of approach means for the summer's recruitment plans and how Jordan Rhodes might (or might not) fit into that.

Cardiff, Survival and Jordan Rhodes

Steven Chicken and Opta's David Hartrick look back on the 3-0 defeat at Preston and the 1-1 draw against Birmingham and try to pick out what Carlos Corberan changed in his approach to the two games.We also talk about Pipa's recent decline in form, Town's best formation in the here and now, the influence Richard Stearman has on the side, and whether some fans might be going a bit hard on Ryan Schofield.

Something Old, Something New

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick had been looking forward to talking through Huddersfield Town's 4-1 win over Swansea but that all went out the window after they took another step back against Derby County on Tuesday afternoon.How should the responsibility be split between Carlos Corberan and his players? Why do they have such a hard time against deep-lying opposition? Is Ryan Schofield the main issue or can his teammates do more to help? And what do we make of the arrival of Yaya Sanogo?

Swansea, Derby and Yaya Sanogo

Huddersfield Town are in trouble as the hunt for a first win of 2021 goes on.Steven Chicken and David Hartrick wonder if that was a new low for the Terriers this season? Where is the next point going to come from? And how worried should we be about the threat of relegation?

Wycombe Collapse And Deep Concerns

Steven Chicken and David Hartrick discuss the 1-1 draw with Luton Town and where it leaves Huddersfield Town, who are still looking for their first win of 2021.Why has Naby Sarr been making so many errors? How do Town turn this around? And could we have seen this bad run of form coming?We also discuss Harry Toffolo's red card and the implications his potential suspension might have, look ahead to the Wycombe game and run the rule over potential new signing Oumar Niasse.

Luton Town Away Isn't Such A Fun Song Anymore

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