Captain Ready For Blackpool Test

Clarke not fearing a tough away trip to Blackpool

Peter Clarke has been impressive in The Championship so far and he is aiming to carry on the terriers recent good form when he leads his team out at Bloomfield Road. The skipper has played for the seaside club in his career and he is looking forward to returning to the West Coast on Monday night;

"I had the best part of two years with Blackpool and have some very fond memories from my time there. When I first signed for the Club it was struggling, but we managed to stabilise matters. Players and clubs move on though and I moved to Southend to better myself and play at a higher level."

Peter Clarke is yet to miss out on a game for Huddersfield Town this season and the 'heart on his sleeve' defender is hoping that he can keep a clean sheet against Blackpool in order to continue Towns unbeaten run to six games;

"We are carrying good momentum at the moment and we are doing ok. We have made a decent enough start and we will go into the Blackpool game full of confidence. They are a very good side and we will show them the respect that they deserve; they are up near the top end of the league on merit and have been for the past couple of years. We will go there with the belief that we can get something out of the game. Blackpool has aspirations to be in the top league, so it will be a tough game. Whether it will prove as a marker of where we are at, I don’t know - it is still early days and the League is only just starting to take shape. Collectively we have given a good account of ourselves and personally I am very happy with how things are going as I am playing well – long may it continue on all fronts."

Clarke couldn't resist but express his delight with the midweek victory over Sheffield Wednesday where the terriers managed to overturn the Owls on their home turf, Hillsborough, emerging 3-1 victors at the final whistle;

"It was a terrific win, thoroughly deserved. It was a very workmanlike performance at times and although they had a lot of possession we made it difficult for them to break us down. After we had weathered their early storm we got the ball down, played some football and got our noses in front. We were disappointed with the goal that they scored, but overall very happy with the victory."