Huddersfield Town head coach Liam Manning was left to savour the “special feeling” of victory after his side edged past Peterborough United.

Manning’s reign has got off to a strong start but the Terriers have not been taking the easy route to victories.

After beating Bradford City and Luton Town with 10 men, Huddersfield allowed a two-goal lead to slip away against Posh.

However, Cameron Humphreys struck in the 89th minute to ensure three points were going back to West Yorkshire.

Liam Manning’s verdict

Manning said: “We’ve not made it easy on my heart this week. When we’ve had a week like we have, after getting through extremely tough games against teams that are around us, and obviously Peterborough are on a really good run of form…to come away with nine points is incredible.

“We have to give the lads a huge amount of credit. To go from two up, to then get back to 2-2, the way we responded just speaks volumes about the group again.

“Whether it’s subs coming on, or people coming into the squad being ready to have an impact, when you look at the week we’ve had, we couldn’t have had a probably better example of it.

“That’s an experience that will help us in the future. It takes two seconds to score a goal, so like we said to the lads, we haven’t got time to feel sorry for ourselves. You have to keep fighting to the end. Never give up, and you get rewards.

“We should never, ever turn your nose up at three points. It’s a special feeling. I’m sure the lads will go home and hopefully have a beer or two and enjoy their weekend.”

Luke Williams reflects

Lasse Sorensen and Radinio Balker had put Huddersfield two goals up before Peterborough fought back through Kyrell Lisbie and James Dornelly.

Posh boss Luke Williams was left to rue a “big blow” after seeing Humphreys undo his side’s good work.

He said: “It was such a tough game, but I was so impressed with the response after conceding the second goal. I really feel for the players, because I think they deserve the point. That’s a big blow for us.

“You can’t always play your best. I’ve never doubted their quality, their talent, their commitment to the team, far from it, not one bit. They’ve done fantastically well.

“But their last goal is avoidable because it’s a marking issue and I don’t think there was something so clever that it was difficult to get to grips with what they’d done, because they make a trick action or something and free up the play.

“There’s a ball slung into the box, and a player has got across one of ours and got the first contact. It’s tough to take that – and, of course, it happens at all levels in football, but when you’re on the receiving end, it hurts.”

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, situated approximately two miles north west of Huddersfield town centre. Lindley is the location of Huddersfield's main hospital, the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which was opened in 1967 after ten years of construction.

The name Lindley is said to have come from the Saxon word, "Flax Meadow" and is believed to have been established by the Angles in the 600s as a farming community.

The Terriers host the Bantams at the Accu Stadium in a big Yorkshire derby

Huddersfield Town skipper Ryan Ledson believes there is “no better game” than Saturday's West Yorkshire derby against Bradford City for his side to get their season back on track.

The Terriers host the Bantams at the Accu Stadium in a lunchtime kick-off, in what will be new head coach Liam Manning’s first game in charge.

Town head into the derby under new management following Lee Grant’s sacking, with the former boss dismissed after Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Burton Albion.

The club have moved quickly to secure their replacement, with the Terriers turning to ex-MK Dons, Oxford United, Bristol City and Norwich City head coach Manning.

The 40-year-old has had spells at the top end of League One with MK Dons and Oxford, while the head coach guided Bristol City to the Championship play-off places last campaign. However, Manning was sacked by Norwich in November with his side second from bottom in the second tier.

The new boss now inherits a side who are sixth in the League One table, level on points with seventh-placed Luton Town and ten points adrift of the automatic promotion places.

Town are seven points behind Saturday's visitors, who also have two games in hand, while the Bantams were 3-1 winners in the reverse fixture in September.

Speaking following Saturday’s loss at Burton, Ledson told BBC Radio Leeds: “I’ve said in there (the dressing room), we’ve got 19 games to go, and no better game than next weekend to really turn our season around.

“We know how much that means, and after what happened last time, I think the best thing will be to get in, work hard this week, and really go for it next weekend, and that can change a season that game.”

Will Alves, Lasse Sorensen and Cameron Ashia all netted for Huddersfield

Author: Matt Soanes

Huddersfield Town have booked their place in the quarter finals of the League Trophy, thanks to a 3 - 0 win over Rotherham United last night.

The Terriers were 2 - 0 up at the break thanks to goals from Will Alves and Lasse Sorensen, with Cameron Ashia adding a third to seal a dominant display at the Accu Stadium.

The last 8 continues to take shape, with Port Vale getting past Bolton, Swindon beating Luton, Stockport County winning against Harrogate and Plymouth coming out on top 4-3 against Bristol Rovers.

Doncaster Rovers also also into the quarter finals thanks to a 3-1 over Fleetwood.

AFC Wimbledon knocked West Ham's U21s out 4-2 on Monday night, with the victor of Northampton vs Walsall to complete the quarter finalists tonight.

Town Manager Lee Grant said: “We are obviously delighted with the result and the performance. It’s hugely important that we took the next step in the competition."

"The group have set their stall out this year, and we know that playing at home to League One rivals, and having to go to Lincoln in the last round are all important games, and not easy games.

“We made tonight look and feel easy because of the speed we played at, the intensity that we played at, and the dominance and control that the group were willing to impose onto the game. That was really good, and a really pleasing aspect of it.”

The draw for the next round will take place on Saturday.

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Campaigners put forward new six-week plan for Huddersfield's historic market

Campaigners fear that Kirklees Council could wipe out Huddersfield’s "most successful attraction" if its plans for the open market go ahead, and are urging bosses to take a new approach.

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The group say that the future of the market could be resolved within six weeks, leading to a planning application that has the full support of traders, visitors and event organisers, but only if the council changes its approach and works with them. So far more than 1000 people have signed a letter supporting the way forward proposed by campaigners.

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The council secured £16.5m from the government’s Levelling Up Fund to revamp the historic market at Northumberland Street in 2023. Under its plans, which are awaiting a decision, the new-look market would place a greater emphasis on food and drink and provide a range of market stalls, outdoor market yard, and space for events.

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But campaigners want the council to pursue a co-design process that "properly values" the expertise and experience of traders, market visitors, event organisers, architects and planners. They say that the local authority has been aware of their proposals since October 17, but has not responded.

Andrew Wilson, director of West Yorkshire think tank Same Skies, who drafted this potential solution and is coordinating the campaign, is a weekly shopper at the market. He said he felt there were two problems with the council's design process - the first being that there is “no recognition” of the strength of the current market, especially the Saturday collectables and second hand market.

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Mr Wilson continued: "The Saturday market is the crown jewels of Huddersfield town centre. It is something that Huddersfield has got that nowhere else has, bringing in visitors and spending from all over the north of England and beyond. If your design is going to wipe out your most successful and unique tourist attraction, then that is bad design. Luckily the planning process is in place to stop bad design happening."

The second issue, according to Mr Wilson, is that the design process didn't draw on the expertise of the people who understand markets and what makes them successful. "The experts about markets are the people who make a living in them and buy from them,” he added. “Any good design process would be based on making the most of that knowledge.”

Mr Wilson made clear that such a process was different from a consultation and said that in his opinion, consultation is used as a tick box exercise when an institution has already decided what it’s going to do. He said the case of the open market proved his point.

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He added: “The council claimed 100 per cent of traders supported their plans, but within 10 days of that claim, almost every trader had signed a letter objecting to the plans and calling for a constructive way forward. Clearly the so-called consultation failed to uncover the truth.”

According to Mr Wilson, the preparatory work done by architects will not be wasted because it has allowed a London-based firm to familiarise themselves with the physical aspects and social context of Huddersfield's unique open market. "I can't see any reason why the future of the market can't be resolved in six weeks,” he said. "It's only the failed design process that is getting in the way."

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Lorraine Howell, who has been trading on the Saturday collectables and second hand market for more than 10 years, said there was complete agreement among traders about rejuvenating the market. "Everyone who loves the market knows the building needs some TLC." she said. "I could show David Shepherd, Kirklees Council's Director of Place, everything that needs some investment in 10 minutes."

"The council plan is for a food and drink market and events space but that is exactly the same as they are building in the old Queensgate market, which is five minutes walk away." Ms Howell pointed out that with the opening of the new Lidl there are no fewer than five national supermarket chains within 10 minutes walk of the proposed food and drink market.

She continued: "Is the market really going to survive by selling food and drink when it is surrounded by supermarkets? The council talks as though its designs for the new market are bound to be a success, but clearly there is good reason to doubt that."

Councillor Graham Turner, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Finance, said previously: “Our markets aim to be family friendly, safe spaces which offer unique and personal shopping experiences. We want them to be a place full of opportunities to test ideas, eat, learn, be entertained and most importantly create a space that facilitates economic growth and support traders.

“Collaborating with the architects, we have developed plans to restore and improve the market to future proof it for generations to come. Huddersfield has and always will be a market town, these improvements will allow the market to continue being a key place for the people of Huddersfield to visit, and a space where local businesses can thrive for many more years to come.”

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