Darren Moore notes that Huddersfield Town’s needs for transfers are “evident.”

The January transfer window is still quite a way off but the Terriers squad needs new additions, with the manager already fairly clear on his wish list even this far out

The Terriers are anxiously awaiting their next chance to bolster a small roster, and manager Darren Moore says the team’s priorities are starting to become more obvious. The club has its sights set on the January transfer window.

Even before the injury crisis that limited Huddersfield Town to using just six replacements against Watford on Saturday afternoon, the club was in dire need of reinforcements. Luke Daley and Tom Iorpenda, two players from the B team who had never appeared in a senior match for the club, were among the six substitutes.

With Jonathan Hogg back from suspension, David Kasumu and Josh Koroma hoped to be close to returning from injury, and Kian Harratt potentially able to return after missing the weekend’s goalless draw for personal reasons, Moore hopes to have several first-team players back in time to play Hull City the following week.

Owner Kevin Nagle and sports director Mark Cartwright, among others, have admitted since the summer that they would have preferred to have completed more business during the pre-season transfer window, and they are now ready to attempt making up for it in January.

Before the team’s goalless draw with Watford on Saturday, Moore was asked if the team already knew what they wanted out of the transfer window. He said, “Yes, we do now.” After spending, what, six weeks in the building, I believe that things are now obvious and plain to me in terms of the areas that we’ll try to strengthen, if that’s feasible.

You may decide that “yes, we’re going to strengthen these areas,” but there are a lot of different dynamics that could occur, so it won’t be for lack of trying.

Moore added that after seeing almost all of his players on matchdays, whether by choice or by being compelled to choose them due to the kind of availability problems they experienced on Saturday, he now has a better idea of where their strengths and weaknesses lie.

 

 

“You have to try some things that have been kind of forced because of the situation and the circumstances, but in doing so you develop a learning and an understanding,” he added. “You try some things that you want to try.”

In my opinion, that’s the most significant factor pertaining to our current situation and the choices we’ve had to make. We’ve had to essentially roll the dice and adjust our strategy when it comes to handling and controlling games.

 

However, when it comes to comprehending the group, naturally, after six days or seven days, you hear from them that there’s a deeper comprehension when you work with the group, and you see them on the athletic field.