Quick update on previous e-mail (attached. Discussion on WACCOE attributing 16 (yes sixteen) goals to Dickie & Liddie. Naylor 7 and Collins 9. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:30:33 +0000 > Subject: Re: [LU] Leics report > > > I haven't read anything so far that I disagree with about last night's > "performance"? > > Anyone want to put a score on the door for our manager, he should take most > of the blame. He keeps talking about defensive mistakes. It's the same 2 > players and yet he continues to pick them. If I were Bruce or Bromby I would > be forming a line outside his office today. > > I did say last night that if Naylor plays again I'll stop going. I've calmed > down now but I don't think that Grayshon is being fair to Naylor. His > confidence must be shattered. He's had his day, give him a picture of a > spitfire and a gold watch and say goodbye. Collins isn't even a has been. I > don't even want to think about what Bellamy will do with these 2 if either > are playing next Monday. Rape alarms at the ready. How many of the goals we > have conceded are directly contributable to both or either of these 2 (both > have scored O.Gs before you start). If you studied them it would be > frightening. > > McCartney is also crap, Faye was out of sorts and as most of us having been > saying he cannot play Howson before Kilkenny. We nearly got a very undeserved > draw after his late introduction. I really don't know how good Leicester > were, it was like the reserves (us) standing off the 1st team (Leicester) in > a traning game to make them look better and build their confidence. Someone > said their 1st half possession was nearly 70%. It ended up nearer 60%. This > performance put the Barnsley & PNE ones in the shade. We should have been 4-0 > after 10 minutes. > > If I was Kisnobro I would refuse to play with either dickie or liddie when > back to fitness. He could do a better job now with the medical clog on his > foot.............. > > MOT > > > Phill > > > Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:57:40 +0100 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [LU] Leics report > > > > Although, for health reasons,I never got to do a Boro match report both the > > result and the performance on Saturday had me looking forward to the Leics > > game,and that anticipation was raised when I saw,despite supposed > > injuries,that we had the same starting eleven. > > 15 mins after kick off I was totally shell shocked and disbelieving both in > > the manner of our performance and theirs,and in the fact that we were not 3 > > or 4 down.They came out of the blocks like a team possessed and totally > > passed us off the pitch - very impressive. Whilst we were like the walking > > wounded, looking slow, cumbersome, unfit and totally devoid of ideas. When > > the subs board went up after 30mins we all expected Faye to be the man > > going off - he was awful. On Sat,my lad christened him Mr Bump - he walked > > round bumping into people and somehow winning the ball without ever giving > > the impression that he knew what he was doing. Last night he was so far off > > the pace that a lad picked at random from the crowd could not have looked > > more at sea. It was like we had only 10 men out there. In fact it was the > > equally unfit and ineffective Watt who was subbed, as Johnson came on and > > we also dropped Somma into midfield (although he spent a fair bit of time, > > second half at left back). The changes did give us a bit of a foothold and > > we did apply a bit of pressure with a header by Collins and a couple of > > attempts by Johnson almost making Leics regret their earlier failure to put > > away any of a host of chances. > > Second half saw a repeat of the first 30mins as again we were on the back > > foot chasing shadows. Naylor especially getting the brunt of the criticism > > of the fans. He did make a few awful mistakes albeit on one occasion he > > corrected it with a great saving tackle. > > Their goal when it came was no surprise but owed a lot to luck and a lot to > > terrible defending.The winger skipped past Somma in the full back position > > then beat a challenge by McCartney which can best be described as badly > > timed and powder puff and his shot deflected off Collins to give Brown no > > chance. The second was after a comedy of errors with first Howson and then > > Naylor making bad mistakes to let Howard clear on goal and he finished well > > (I said he would score as soon as he came on) > > We had brought on Kilkenny and Gradel for the hapless Faye and poor Snoddy > > and they began to make their mark. Kilkenny seeing lots of the ball and > > passing it to white shirts, and Gradel his usual mix of direct play and > > over elaboration. A good first time cross by Gradel found Becchio who > > headed home- all those who had just left ER must have been kicking > > themselves and we found some fire and determination and tried to get what > > would have been a totally undeserved equaliser. > > Overall very disappointing indeed - Leicester team and fans as good as any > > seen at ER for some time - Leeds team woeful and the fans worse,very quiet > > and getting on the team and individual players backs. Yes we were dreadful, > > but given that we are, for the vast majority, claiming to be happy with > > mid-table , why are so many so critical of the team and booing when it is 0 > > 0 at half time ? > > The Topsy turvy season continues > > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: > > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected]
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