No pressure, but we expect you to be best in the league!

Published date23 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The central midfielder impressed on loan at the CNG Stadium in the second half of the campaign, particularly during a run the 20-year-old had in the starting lineup late in the season

And that has prompted the fourth-tier side to secure him for another year.

Joining him this time will be Terriers left-back Jaheim Headley, who Weaver acknowledges was his top target for the position from the get-go this summer.

"Josh's attitude was absolutely first class and he just got better and better throughout his loan last season, the last five or six weeks he just seemed to go from boy to man and absolutely excelled on the pitch," said Weaver.

"He's gone away for the summer and got stronger in his physique, he's over 6ft1ins and a real ball player, so it's a massive result to be able to bring him back in.

"Even good team players should have individual aims and he'll be looking to be one of the best central midfielders at this level without a doubt next season.

"Jaheim we watched last season and we know his qualities are his strength and his pace, he's a very dynamic and powerful left-back.

"(Assistant manager) Paul Thirlwell and I both earmarked him early on as the one, if we could get him, would be so exciting.

"If we can get the best out of Jaheim he'll be hard to stop.

"Like we saw last season, it helps players settle in quicker when they have a connection with someone, it's not a hard group to be accepted into, but it does help, especially as a young player."

Austerfield revealed his delight at returning to Harrogate, and says he has something to prove.

"I want to come back and show that I am a better player than before," he said.

"I loved every minute there last year whether I was playing or not.

"The gaffer and Thirs believe that

I can keep improving on what I showed at the end of the season, they wanted me back and that was a big positive for me."

Headley signed a...

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