Can't disagree with anything Dave (or the ghost of Richard Walker) says...except that I agree with Dave about Aidy White - left side or nothing and let him learn the job, Colin's doing him no favours buggering him about at R side midfield - I think it is actually a tacit recognition that we need pace up front to hurt people and Aidy is the nearest thing we have to that...but that lad is lost.
so I'll chuck in a few more thoughts: - We now have the 3rd worst home record in the league (only Bristol and Forest are worse)...we have lost more at home than we've won... - Colin's two "trademarks" as a manager has been to get the team fit and battling and in the opposition's face for 90 minutes and use of the long ball. I've seen nothing of the first at Leeds so far - yesterday was pathetic, spineless, gut-less (and lots of other body parts-less) - we lost our prime on-the-pitch motivator when Bates fucked up Howson's contract negotiations - now we have Michael Brown...We gave up huge areas of the pitch to Watford and all the second ball knock downs. Warnock has not moved on since Wilko circa 1996...and we sacked that bugger back then - we are giving the long ball a go...all the time...regardless of results...we keep giving the long ball a go...it is painfull - if Colin is still in post by August we will have a team of 6 footers chasing hoofs from Lees, O'Dea etc (we actually missed O'Dea yesterday - another one of those sentences that should never be written.) Won't that feel like value for money. - Becchio is a huge problem - but now so are, Brown, Connolly, Robinson, Aidy White (at right side), Clayton has nowhere to go, and Ross McCormack - I include our leading scorer because a) he's not half of what he thinks he is, but b) more importantly he is absolutely as guilty as Becchio of throwing himself to the ground at every opportunity and then spending 5 minutes sulking when he doesn't get the kick...in that aspect, he is an embarrassment. They are all charlatans masquerading as footballers. - still at least Colin's sorted out the defence...yesterday? fucking shambles...no other description suffices - they could have had 4 or 5...and Watford are crap. - the life is being sucked out of the club...where are the youngsters...on the pitch or in the stands...kids can't afford to pole up and watch Leeds on a whim...never mind that we're so shit they could probably think of many better ways to spend £20-30...Bates' pricing policy for next season is already leaving us shafted...he's lost 30% of STs, so I understand, but he won't be able to drop match day prices to try and attract waverers, we're absolutely stuffed on that front...so crowds of the high teens will be the norm, unless we go on an unprecedented winning streak. Where is the pride the spirit, the guts, the blood and thunder...nowhere...it is a sorry time...you guys not going regularly do not get to feel this kick in the stomach every two weeks and know that there is no-one at the club (with the possible exception of Snodgrass...and he's bound to get naffed off with watching the ball sail over his head week after week) with a clue how to go about turning it round. - I'm glad we've only got 3 home games left...and, let's be real, we won't be in the play-offs and on this showing I'm chuffing glad about that, cos the sooner this charade of a football season closes down at this shadow of a once-great club, I can start my summer long fantasies about how next year, it might just be different. On 01 April 2012 at 11:13 DAVID NATTAN <david.nat...@btinternet.com> wrote: > I have to say that I agree totally with Rich - his report was spot on. > > Dave _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
