[Lord Snooty]

May 13:

Back in the 20s and 30s, we had a great rivalry with Arsenal. A shared manager in Herbert Chapman, a Cup Final, the largest crowd at Leeds Road, etc. Many, many years later, the rivalry nothing but a distant memory in old Pathe Newsreels, the Arsenal came back to Huddersfield for the final game of our first Premier League season, on this date in 2018.

It was to be the last match as Gunners manager for Arsene Wenger, his 1,235th game in charge, and the Town fans gave the sanctimonious Arsenal fans a good old ribbing about their feigned admiration for him.....

"YOU WANTED HIM OUT
YOU WANTED HIM OUT
YOU TWO FACED BASTARDS
YOU WANTED HIM OUT!"

Us Town fans didn't care. We were in party mood, after securing our Prima Donna status and when Arsenal took the lead in the 38th minute through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from a low cross by Aaron Ramsey, the party just kept on going.

Our own Aaron, the much more talented Aaron Mooy, crashed a shot against the bar as Town almost equalised, but as far as 1-0 defeats go, this was certainly nothing to worry about and gave us all confidence that this time next season, we would be stronger and better and definitely in the top half of the Premier League.

What could possibly go wrong?

David Wagner: "I think these players, the backroom staff and all the families deserve it for what they have done this season. They have worked very hard from day one.

"We're happy our supporters have something to celebrate. It is the best lap of honour I've ever had.

"I think staying up is a huge step for the football club. It was a massive step to get promoted last season and to keep our status is even bigger. To finish 16th is huge, an incredible achievement for this football club."