Why we are

play-off contest just a few weeks ago.

To begin with, Kempson highlights all the good work Town and Dean Hoyle have done since earning a spot in the top flight praising the Terriers for their summer transfer business and nailing head coach David Wagner down to a new deal.

That is where the love stops, however.

The crux of Kempson’s argument is that Hoyle has shot himself in the foot by deeming Wagner ‘untouchable.’

Earlier this summer, the Town owner said: “Me and David have an understanding. Regardless of what happens, David will be our manager at the end of the season.”

The Reading journalist believes this commitment by the chairman will inevitably lead to disaster - predicting that a ‘Wagner Out campaign’ should results not go Town’s way.

That, Mr Kempson, misunderstands the Terrier identity.

Town have been out of the top flight for 45 years and they looked destined for another relegation scrap last term. What the German head coach has done at this club can only be likened to one other footballing miracle in the Premier League era - Leicester City’s journey to the title.

But even then, the Town story differs from the Foxes.’

Claudio Ranieri delivered an incredible league championship to the East Midlands club in 2015/16, winning over an army of supporters along the way.

That feel-good story turned sour shortly afterwards however, with Ranieri’s sacking - a move which benefited Leicester on the pitch and in the bank, but cost them a great deal of affection from football fans across the UK.

With that decision, they