Last updated: 13th May 2008
Skarz has new deal
Huddesfield defender Joe Skarz is relishing starting the new season after signing a new contract with the club.
The 18-year-old on Wednesday put pen to paper on a new three-year deal which will see him stay at the Galpharm Stadium until 2011.
Now he has secured his future, Skarz admits that he cannot wait for the next campaign to begin.
"The original offer was made a few weeks ago but with the new manager coming in obviously it stalled things a little. However, I'm really pleased to have it sorted now," he told the club's official website.
"I'm delighted to have my future secured for the next three years and my focus is to continue to develop as a player within that time.
"I'm going to recharge my batteries for a few weeks, but I'm already thinking about next season. Hopefully I'll be ready to help us gain promotion when August comes around."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 8th August | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 12:45 | Southampton vs Millwall |
| 15:00 | Brighton vs Walsall |
| 15:00 | Bristol Rovers vs Leyton Orient |
| 15:00 | Carlisle vs Brentford |
| 15:00 | Charlton vs Wycombe |
| 15:00 | Gillingham vs Swindon |
| 15:00 | Leeds vs Exeter |
| 15:00 | Milton Keynes Dons vs Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Norwich vs Colchester |
| 15:00 | Oldham vs Stockport |
| 15:00 | Southend vs Huddersfield |
| 15:00 | Yeovil vs Tranmere |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Brentford vs Brighton |
| 15:00 | Colchester vs Yeovil |
| 15:00 | Exeter vs Norwich |
| 15:00 | Hartlepool vs Charlton |
| 15:00 | Huddersfield vs Southampton |
| 15:00 | Leyton Orient vs Oldham |
| 15:00 | Millwall vs Carlisle |
| 15:00 | Stockport vs Bristol Rovers |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Millwall 2 - 3 Scunthorpe | |
| Friday 15th May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Milton Keynes Dons 0 - 0 Scunthorpe | |
| Thursday 14th May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Leeds 1 - 1 Millwall | |
| Saturday 9th May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Millwall 1 - 0 Leeds | |
| Friday 8th May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Scunthorpe 1 - 1 Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Saturday 2nd May | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Brighton 1 - 0 Stockport | |
| Peterborough 2 - 2 Swindon | |
| Yeovil 0 - 2 Colchester | |
| Hereford 0 - 1 Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Carlisle 2 - 0 Millwall | |
| Bristol Rovers 4 - 1 Hartlepool | |
| Leyton Orient 1 - 1 Huddersfield | |
| Crewe 0 - 3 Leicester | |
| Scunthorpe 1 - 1 Tranmere | |
| Walsall 1 - 2 Oldham | |
| Southend 2 - 0 Cheltenham | |
| Leeds 3 - 0 Northampton | |
| Tuesday 28th April | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Northampton 0 - 1 Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Scunthorpe 3 - 0 Cheltenham | |
| Saturday 25th April | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Colchester 0 - 1 Peterborough | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brentford | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Millwall | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Southend United | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Walsall | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Yeovil Town | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Southampton | 0 | -10 |
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