Lifelong Huddersfield fan Phil Hodgkinson confirmed as new chairman

Phil Hodgkinson has been confirmed as the new Huddersfield chairman.The takeover has received approval from the EFL with Hodgkinson taking a 75 per cent controlling stake in the club, while outgoing chairman Dean Hoyle will retain the remaining 25 per cent.Hodgkinsons company already had links with Huddersfield as the title sponsor of the clubs academy.The new owner was a Terriers season ticket holder before his companys involvement. He has also previously held shares at non-league Southport.Huddersfield start 2019-20 in the Sky Bet Championship following their relegation from the Premier League with 16 points and, in an interview on the clubs official website, Hodgkinson said: Its about moving everything forward.Its about probably putting my spin and my stamp on it to a degree but what Dean (Hoyle) and his family have done over the last 10 years for this football club and this town has been phenomenal. Its just important we continue and take it forward and try and take it to the next level.Im incredibly excited, Ive watched some training sessions and Ive been around Jan (manager, Siewert) and the players.What was important for me was when I was watching training and its pleasing there are lots of smiling faces, theres lots of work going on.Its important we came back from last season with a different mindset.He was fined 1,500 by the Football Association in May for a breach of betting regulations.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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