Well that was as bad as it gets - in some ways it was even worse than Blackpool 
!Yes the ref was terrible and seemed against us, yes the first goal was caused 
by a slip by Sam and then a mishit, yes the second was a Rachubka-like save by 
McCarthy,yes the weather was wet windy and wild and so hard to play football 
inBUT - we were awful, totally awfulFor me, of the midfield and front 9 (inc 
subs) only Howson who was outstanding and Snoddy earned their wages: the rest 
of them should be ashamed when they pick up their pay packets / bank 
statements. Total lack of effort and skill. A lad behind (admittedly for my 
benefit) shouted " come on Clayton you lazy Manc bast*ard" and I had to 
agree.Sam and Becchio, the two players who were fighting for their places 
looked totally out of their depth and looked like they did not want to be in 
the first team !It was a 3pm Saturday kick off - a rarity these days - against 
local rivals and yet the atmosphere was so low key
 it was unbelievalbe , it really was like a library for the most part. The idea 
of putting away fans in the West Stand so that Leeds have behind both goals to 
boost the atmosphere, really is not working. I never heard the Barnsley fans 
but at least they looked like they were getting behind their team unlike both 
the Kop and South Stand who watched in almost complete silence (with a few boos 
for Lloyd Sam)On the bus back to Leeds fans were split over whether it was the 
fault of Grayson, Bates or the players. Whichever it was a poor day out and I 
doubt if any Leeds fan enjoyed it at all.Our goal for what it was worth was a 
lovely free kick by McCormack. Nunez should have scored at the end to draw the 
game but we did not deserve anything from today.Howson really gave it 100%  in 
a proper captains performance, trying everything he could to get the rest of 
the team fired up but to no avail. Snoddy looked dangerous throughout - if he 
had pace he really would
 be a top player, but the rest were a total wash out.So to sum up, in case you 
have not got it yet - we were dreadful, the game was dreadful and unless we can 
up our game  and get Clayton playing properly again then our time in the play 
off zone will be short lived
Dave
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