When David Wagner, Jürgen Klopp’s friend, was brought in as Huddersfield Town manager in 2015, the club’s ambitions were big. In the 2017/18 season, the big step came to the Premier League. Here, Huddersfield survived in the top division, in what The Guardian described as “the Premier League’s greatest survival story”. Then came the relegation in 2019, since then Huddersfield have lost contact with the Premier League. On Saturday, it was a former Manchester United goalkeeper’s turn to be “thanked for the attempt”.
Lee Grant ended his career as a reserve goalkeeper at Manchester United in 2022, in May 2025 he was brought in as head coach of Huddersfield with a view to promotion from League One. Experience as an assistant coach for Ipswich was the 42-year-old’s background. On Saturday, the club lost 1-3 to Burton Athletic and are currently sixth in the table. Not approved when the supporters still remember rounds of Premier League games.
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Grant was fired on Saturday.
“When we went into the season with renewed optimism and hope for a transformation of the first team this summer, we were very clear about our ambitions. Unfortunately, these goals have not been achieved, says chairman and owner Kevin Nagle to the club’s website.
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