More romantic than Lincoln City's or Sutton's FA Cup run this season is Huddersfield Town's promotion to the Premier League today. They finished 19th last year and have always been a team that in many people's heads drifted throughout the different divisions. They were just a team that made up the numbers, one of the 92 league teams.
Many years ago, many, we (my brothers and I) bought a couple of new Subbutteo teams, probably after we had too many players that couldn't handle another gluing together. I cannot remember where they were bought or why but one of the teams was Rochdale, as in they were Rochdale colours. Rochdale? I knew nothing about Rochdale and never found out anything spectacular about them. They were just there, in the 4th division, making up the numbers. That's what I always thought about Huddersfield. Now there they are in the Premier League.
They made it on a similar minuscule budget as Bournemouth and Burnley. They are surviving in the Premier League. And I laughed when Bournemouth were promoted. They would finish rock bottom, with a record low amount of points, I thought. And here they are, moving into their third season. It can be done without money after all.
Every home match is going to be a Cup Final for Huddersfield next season. Huddersfield-Chelsea. Huddersfield-Liverpool, -Man United, -Man City. And I hope their fans enjoy every last minute of every match. Lucky them.
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