You're not the only one Rich. Bates out! Sent from my iPhone
On 11 Feb 2012, at 20:31, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This for me was very > depressing stuff. I've heard how good we were against 9 men Bristol > City but fact is we're making the same mistakes and it's the same > players are just not up to the job. > > There's one good thing > that came out of this game ….. Neil Redfearn is not the man. Maybe > harsh to judge a man taking over a failing team in only his second > game but there were some real tell tale signs and moments in this > game where you saw what he was about and the future would not be > pretty under him. > > First of all, if I > didn't know better I'd say he came into this game looking not to lose > rather than win. I think is way of trying to steady up the defence > is to keep the full backs deep and not push on. Could be a sensible > tactic if you're looking, George Graham style, to first and foremost > keep a clean sheet. However, in a team that lacks pace, lacks > movement up front and overall lacks the ability to get from defence > to attack then this tactic is going to cause you problems. I've never > seen Snodgrass and White so isolated. Snodgrass actually struggled > today as everytime he got the ball he was surrounded. He had little > chance all afternoon. Aidan White on the other side, started off > lively but with Danny Pugh sitting back there was little chance for > him to get anything going down the left wing unless he got the ball > and beat 4 men, which to his credit he did try a couple of times and > nearly got some luck. > > Redfearn also showed > he's all about stability, composure and being 'thorough' (listen to > his post-match press conference with Eddie). It was no surprise to me > thatson is no longer he's fallen for the Pugh / White gives us > stability argument. It doesn't work, it never will and the main > reason why is that Pugh is not a left back, Pugh has no pace and > cannot defend when put on the back foot … in summary, Pugh is not > good enough and why we spent (wasted) money on him is reason enough > for me why Grayson is no longer at the club. First half , their right > winger ran at him. It was like the ground was swallowing Pugh up, he > was running in treacle, he was skinned. I find it completely > incomprehensible that people who have been in the game for so long > put their reputations on the line by buying and putting faith in > players who can never succeed. We need to cut Danny Pugh loose, he > isn't good enough. > > Redfearn then showed > that he really hasn't a clue how to use his subs (DOL style). We were > struggling, we were huffing and puffing, we couldn't get beyond them > and couldn't get round the back. It was painful to see us have > possession but no cutting edge at all. He didn't change anything, not > a thing and as the clock ticked down I really felt that he was going > to be happy with a 0-0 draw. It was very frustration. But then he > came to life, Andros was stripped and ready to come on. What was the > trigger ? Did he want to push for the win ? No , they scored. > > Townsend wasn't put > immediately, we kicked off, won a corner and yet the sub still didn't > happen – why ? What the fuck was he waiting for ? Then we scored, a > lovely Becchio header and we were going to go on for the win. Get > Townsend on, and go for the jugular. Nah. He sat him back in the > dugout, as if the goal was going to change everything ? The only > thing that happened is we slipped back into our predictable, square > pass , formation and Brighton suddenly realised that there was only > one winner. They pushed forward, Townsend got his blanket out on the > bench and our weak defence went to sleep, we gave their man the > freedom of the park and he took a potshot. 2-1 and game over. However > Neil, then put Townsend on – we were then into injury time. What a > joke and this clearly demonstrated that Neil is out of his depth. > > So whilst we're on the > subject of the new manager, what are we to make of the situation ? > Grayson sacked – we can't really argue with that despite most fans > liking him and respecting him for what he's achieved, but what was > Bates's plan ? Did he have one ? Was he considering options ? He's > now put Redfearn on trial for 3 games ? What does this mean ? Is this > his plan ? Has it now gone wrong ? Does he have a plan B ? > > For me this situation > just says everything we know about Ken Bates ? He is touted as a > football man ? But does he really have Leeds Utd at his heart ? Or is > he just playing with us ? Making sure he doesn't bankrupt himself > whilst antagonising the fans to the hilt ? I really can't work him > out ? Shaun Harvey is apparently on holiday at the moment. > > Come on , even people > who think Bates is an 'average club owner' must be asking the > question – 'WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON ?' > > It was like a morgue > today, everyone is down hearted, the heart is being ripped from the > club. Fans like me who have watched Leeds for over 40 years are > wondering if the club has a future ? Can I continue to turn up and > pump money into Bates's pocket. He doesn't like me, I am a Leeds fan, > he thinks I'm an animal and I firmly believe that we have to hound > him out. My suggestions are: > > 1. Assassination – he's probably got bodyguards so not an option and I'm > not sure anyone is prepared to do life (maybe 10 years ?) > > > 2. Every Leeds fans doesn't renew and nobody buys a tickets for any future > games. This problem puts the club at risk but surely Ken would do a runner > and do we really care if we go back to Leeds Utd, Northern Counties league ? > I'd take that any day over what we have now. > > Back to the game … > this is a match report afterall. > > First half I thought we > did ok, lots of possession, Brighon hadn't realised that they were > better than us and were cautious. All we had to do is score a few > goals. Easier said than done. We were doing well with our hands tied > behind our backs. Adam Smith is obviously a natural attacking full > back but he wasn't doing it. Delph and Clayton saw lots of the ball > but they had few options. Ross and Becchio up front doesn't work. > Neither has any pace … especially the donkey. Neither is making > runs behind the defence and neither has the acceleration to spark a > move into life and scare the opposition. So the best chances we had > were from crosses and set pieces. > > Our best chance came > after 3 mins and 53 seconds. Snodgrass, lovely pin point cross to > Becchio in the 6 yard box. Easy chance , he placed it accurately into > the South stand and then stood there arms out stretched moaning he > should have had a corner due to a delection which caused the ball to > deviate from the back of the net to the South stand. We all laughed > especially when the large screen showed that the striker who cost > less than Berbatov but scores more goals placed it unaided into the > SS. That's why I hate Luciano Becchio. > > Other chances in a > first half of few chances fell to Tom Lees – another header which > should have gone goal bound and a Snodgrass freekick which went over. > > Brighton had not yet > found their feet but still had the better chances. > > Second half – much of > the same except Brighton came more into the game. They had lively, > pacey players especially the bloke on the left wing against Smith. He > made Smith look pedestrian and believe me Smith isn't slow. I > couldn't believe it when Poyet dragged him off. Lonergan kept us in > it with a great save after a Brighton man was left free in the area. > The sign of things to come. > Brighton were all over > us , Lonergan then nearly dropped a bollock when he dropped a simple > take. We needed a sub on but Redders was obviously going to gamble > that we could hold on. > > Didn't work, the rest > is history. > > So what were the > positives. Were there any ? Not really. I thought Clayton and Delph > were busy but didn't have the invention around them but that's about > it. > > Scores: > > Lonergan – 5. Good > save, but I thought he could have saved their second. > > Smith – 4. Don't > think the game plan suited him. > > Pugh – 2. > Disgraceful, woeful, lacking performance. Never a left back in a > month of Sundays. > > Lees – 4. Not sure. > > O'Dea – 2. Am sure, > he's crap. > > Delph – 7. Best > player on the park. Nobody around him though and nobody with any > invention in front of him so had to be content either driving forward > himself or playing a simple square ball. > > Clayton – 7. Lively, > but outplayed towards the end as he tired. > > Snodgrass – 6. > Isolated and fairy ineffective. > > White – 4. Started > well, but then never really saw any of the ball. Still like him. > > Ross – 6. Lively > throughout. Getting nothing from his strike partner, playing alone up > front, he had a few moments but never really came close. > > Becchio – 3. If I > said that his goal was really well taken and that he showed one or > two half decent touches would people say that I don't think > everything he does is shit ? > > However, for every half > decent touch, there were 4 shit ones, you know the ones where he > falls over, or loses control, or just heads it to the opposition. > Then there's 2 other easy chances that he scuffed, then there's > raising his hands to the opposition where he should have been red > carded, moaning about a deflection when it was just his header which > was shit. > He's got no pace, no > acceleration, no invention, no control. His arse his fat , he's > static and for me has no future in the game. He is without doubt the > worse player (in terms of footballing skills) that has ever worn the > white shirt (I include John Pearson in that assessment). A complete > fucking imposter and the sooner we get rid the sooner we can look > forward in terms of our attacking play and options. He really is > holding us back. The worse thing about today was his goal – > completely papers over the cracks. > > Subs – not on long > enough > Redders – out of his > depth. > Ref – Bloody awful. > > Crowd – all > depressed. > > This is the most > depressed I've been watching Leeds. I am pretty depressed and I know > I'm not the only one. Make of that what you want. > > BATES OUT !! > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
