Winger Lionel Ainsworth has told htafc.com that he is looking forward to going back to his former club Hereford United as a Huddersfield Town player this weekend.
The 21-year old speed merchant has enjoyed two separate spells with the Bulls and will return to face his former employers for the first time at Edgar Street this weekend.
"It will be exciting to go back to Hereford from my own point of view," Lionel admitted. "If it is a ground you have never been to, you immediately notice the great atmosphere. It isn't the biggest of grounds, but they really make the best of what they have down there and they will make it a tough game for us.
"You are never down until it is mathematically possible and their win on Tuesday night has given them a real chance of survival. It would be easy to crumble and just think that they are down, but I still obviously know a few of their players and they are doing very well at the moment - they are keeping their heads up.
"Hereford is a nice, relaxing place and everyone seems to know one another. The town is full of polite people and they all wish you the best when they spot you in the town, which is exactly what happens in Huddersfield too."
Having played with the majority of Hereford's current squad, the Nottingham-born midfielder knows exactly where their threats lie.
"I have spoken to Fabien Brandy, their loanee from Manchester United, on a few occasions and have seen him play too. Hereford have a few silent assassins - all their players are decent and wouldn't be playing in this League if they didn't have quality."
Lionel ended his spell on loan at Hereford in January and subsequently moved to Town for an undisclosed fee from parent club Watford - a decision he is very happy with.
"I had to further my career and to do that, I had to move on. I would like to have scored for Town by now, but I am enjoying it here and hopefully I can stay here for a long time. This is my team and my family now, just like it used to be at Hereford and Watford.
"I was very happy at Hereford - it was the best possible career move for me to join them from Derby. Hereford gave me the chance to play football and the fans really took to me and I have gone onto bigger things because of my spell there. I enjoyed my loan spell there this season as well and I was a little sad to leave, but I had to move on.
"I said to my brother earlier this week that if I do score this weekend, I would be happy inside but I wouldn't celebrate. I have respect for the Hereford fans, just as I think they have respect for me."
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