West Yorkshire derby an 'absolute bear pit' - Glennon

Former Huddersfield Town goalkeeper Matt Glennon has described his experience of playing in the West Yorkshire derby against Bradford City as "an absolute bear pit".

Glennon has played for both Huddersfield Town and Bradford City but only featured in the derby while at Town.

"I can still taste [Dean] Windass' elbow across my chops now from that game", Glennon told BBC Radio Leeds about Town's 1-0 victory over City at Valley Parade in League One in 2006.

"It's a proper derby where you can [feel] the hairs on the back of your neck when the crowd starts singing [and] you just know that everybody wants those three points."

Glennon also featured in the return fixture when Town beat City 2-0 to claim the West Yorkshire derby double during the 2006-07 season.

That season was the last time Huddersfield and Bradford played a league derby, so Glennon provided BBC Radio Leeds with a taste of what can be expected this Saturday.

"It's all action. It was saves, it was shots, it was tackles, it was elbows, it was stamping and it was an absolute bear pit," he added.

"That's exactly what you want and I'm expecting it to be the same with a massive crowd [this] weekend."

"I'm hoping it's going to be really tasty."

Glennon, like many Terriers and Bantams fans, is hoping for the gritty, aggressive West Yorkshire derby seen in the past, but cannot predict what will happen on Saturday.

"Talking to people around Huddersfield, they're a bit nervous about it. I think because Bradford have started so well, but promoted clubs do.

"It's going to be 'right this has been a while, who's taking home the spoils?' I do expect Huddersfield to do that, I expect Huddersfield to win that game but it's not going to be all their own way."

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