What 'impatient' Kevin Nagle thinks about Huddersfield Town and a Premier League return | OneFootball

The Huddersfield chairman has outlined his ideal plans for the future of the club

Huddersfield Town CEO Jake Edwards has stated that Chairman Kevin Nagle is "ambitious and impatient" when discussing the club's long-term goals.

The American businessman took over the club in the summer of 2023, and whilst his time at the club has so far seen a Championship relegation and then a disappointing first year back in the third tier last year, things are looking overly positive right now.

The club finally became the sole owners of the Accu Stadium last week, marking the first time the club have owned their ground since they moved there from the old Leeds Road in 1994.

Plus, the financial backing in the summer in the lead up to what has been a positive start to the season has many feeling that the Terriers will be there or thereabouts when it comes to challenging for the League One title.

Ultimately, that's the short-term goal, getting back into the Championship, but the higher-ups at Huddersfield don't appear to want to waste any time there before they lead the club back to the Premier League.

Huddersfield Town's long-term Premier League dreams outlined

Speaking to Yorkshire Live, Huddersfield CEO Jake Edwards stated that the club are currently "laser focused" on a Championship return, with a desire to then continue moving forward into the Premier League.

"We've got our dream of what it might look like (long term), and the chairman is ambitious and impatient, and he won't want to wait ten years," he said.

"We're clear, we want to get this team back to the top division, and we want an infrastructure in place that supports that, and we want to create a destination within our town for concerts, events, retail, sporting excellence — we want this to be the place to come and have a great experience."

Ultimately, the Accu Stadium has been a place where famous musicians have played. The likes of Little Mix, Take That, and Bon Jovi have all graced Huddersfield's ground with their music, but now it's about ensuring that football matches reach that level of stardom.

The Terriers got a taste of that when Manchester City came to town in the EFL Cup third round, and Edwards stated that "those are the nights we want to have more of, and everyone's working in that direction."

Unfortunately, those games haven't been regular since 2019, when Huddersfield's brief two-year stay in the Premier League ended; something that Nagle and co want to bring back.

Whilst it's always good to have ambitious long-term goals, you can only get there if you complete the short-term ones, and right now, the goal for Huddersfield is ensuring that they make it back to the Championship at the soonest possible moment.

The current League One campaign looks as competitive as ever, but luckily, they seem to be right in the thick of things when it comes to early-season promotion credentials.

It hasn't been perfect, and I'm sure that Lee Grant will be hoping that his side's away form can begin to match their almost perfect run at home through the early stages of the campaign, but as a first-time manager, he's showing plenty of positive signs, and the news about the stadium purchase will only serve to give Huddersfield a much-needed boost.

Right now, it's a case of walking before they can run, but you get the idea that, once allowed to run, it won't be long before Kevin Nagle's lofty expectations are met on the field.