good scout report on him here (from March 2021): -

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I hope we turn out to be the Carpathian.
Close to the Titanic when it went down but not close enough to be effected by the drop.

In fairness, there isn't a club in the league he has half a chance of playing for who don't have half a chance of going down. His level is Newcastle, Southampton, Palace, Burnley, Brentford, Watford, Norwich, maybe Wolves. He wouldn't play regularly for Everton, West Ham, Leeds, Leicester etc. with the options they have.

Even in that group you have Ruben Neves, Joe Willock, Ward-Prowse, Cantwell and a couple of others who'd be deemed superior to him.

26th January 2010 - Enter Administration
2nd May 2010 - D-Day 1 - Survival at Hillsborough
1st June 2010 - D-Day 2 - Survival at Lloyds
7th June 2010 - CPFC2010 exchange contracts.

Wasn't in the Huddersfield side today that got thumped by Fulham.

Whether that's a sign he's leaving or maybe injured I don't know.

Alan Nixon, who despite working for the Sun, seems to be pretty pally with Dougie and has the inside track on some bits due to their relationship, said that it was either or for Hughes or O'Brien.

I like Hughes in that he reminds me a bit of Michael Hughes, good on the ball but also a little terrier too. Not going to set the world alight but solid and a bit more composed on the ball.

I think, given our needs, Hughes is the more likely of the two if we can get it done, as we need someone who can play now, whereas O'Brien is likely going to be much more raw and one for the future in comparison.

I have always thought Hughes looked like the Albino from Me, Myself and Irene though.