It seems to me, from afar and not having been to any games this season (but seen 3 or 4 on telly), that the problem is way more than Collins. We don't seem to have ANY fit defenders who can, er, defend! Connolly, Bruce, Naylor, Collins, Hughes, Bessone & McC have, at one time or another, all looked hopelessly inept, both individually and collectively.
Bromby and the lad who started out at RB last season whose name inexplicably has eluded me at the mo both seem way out of favour (although it is hard to imagine they could do much worse than the above shower.) Crowe, of course! The only solution I can think of, short of picking up a few shit-hot teenagers from some PL team#s academy on loan, is: 1. Get bloody Scmeichel fit sharpish. 2. As I have suggested before, didn't Faye play CB at some point in his past life? Get him in instead of Collins. 3. Pair him with Bromby in the middle. 4. Maybe stick with Connolly at RB, or try Crowe. 5. Play Johnson at LB. 6. Try Clayton holding in MF, with Kilkenny pulling the strings. 7. Employ a witch doctor to speed up Paddy's recovery. P.S. Clutching at straws Department: I don't suppose we have got any brilliant young neo-Woodgates of our own who could be fast-tracked into the 1st team? _____ From: Richard Walker [mailto:[email protected]] To: Phill Shields [mailto:[email protected]], [email protected] Sent: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:57:16 +0200 Subject: Re: [LU] FW: Leics report I'm still amazed that Collins appears to be hiding from all the criticism. Naylor is taking the brunt because at leas the doens't hide. As you say Dave, there was one bad mistake which he chased back 50 yards and won the ball back - I've never seen Collins do that. All he does is stand off players, hide and point at others. A really poor player in my book and surely by a process of elimation Grayson will finally tie some of out defensive frailities to Collins. I'm losing a bit of faith in Grayson. ----- Original Message ---- From: Phill Shields <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 20 October, 2010 13:46:12 Subject: [LU] FW: Leics report 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] 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] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
