Dave, he also said Pearce looked a little dodgy?? Sent from my iPad
On 12 Aug 2012, at 11:28, DAVID NATTAN <[email protected]> wrote: > When I heard the station announcer say the next train at platform 2 is the > 10.42 to Hull calling at Huddersfield LEEDS and ... I knew that the season > had arrived for me. By 12noon I was in the pub pint in hand talking about > Leeds United and listening to those around me do the same. Of course the > Olympics got a mention but it was mainly take overs, new players, Warnock and > Diouff. > When I arrived at the ground and got my first sight of the pitch , that was > it, I was home. I am 53 now and been going to ER week in week out (or at > least fortnightly) since 1975 and I still get a buzz. Never mind Bates and > the fact that we are still in the second division and that I did not > recognise the players in white - this is what it is all about. > Lees has sustained an injury and so Peltier was moved to centre half, this > meant a chance for young Bryam at right back one of 8 in the starting line up > making his competetive debut in a Leeds shirt - that figure went up to 10 > when Diouff and Poleon came on. White was preferred to Drury at left back , > with Pearce making up the final member of the back four. In midfield captain > for the day Norris was in the centre with Austin (the player everyone was > most excited about) with Varney and Green out wide. Up front it was old > stalwarts Becchio and McCormack ,the latter being the fulcrum of the team > now - he took corners, free kicks etc. > Not surprisingly we got off to a bit of a mixed start (indeed the whole > perfomance was a bit of a curates egg - good in parts / bad in parts) with > some decent play mingled with mistakes and a lack of understanding. Kenny > made a good low save low down and then the defence disappeared as they got > the ball into the box, somehow Kenny managed to save it right on the line. In > our next foray forward the ball came to Austin who drove forward with the > cries of 'shooooot' echoing round the ground (or at least those bits that > were open - South Stand was shut) as a decent crowd of 18,000 created a > decent atmosphere. Austin duly obliged and, not for the first time, we were > the grateful recipient of poor defending by them. The keeper failed to hold > it and parried it straight to the centre half whose awful header fell to > Becchio. Even Rich W knows what is likely to happen when Becchio has the ball > in the six yard box , and he duly obliged with a good finish. > 5 minutes later the game was over as a contest as more poor defending allowed > McCormack and Varney to play a one-two three with the ball also bouncing off > defenders, McCormack looking suspiciously offside then unselfishly played it > across the 6 yard box for Varney to tap in. > For the rest of the game we were pretty much in control and knew we would > win. A scuffed shot from Norris and then a penatly secured the win. The > penalty was given when a lovely chip over the defender towards Becchio and a > probable goal was deliberately handled - not sure why no red card. At the > other end Shrews had one good move when the lad went through and had his > shorts pulled on the edge of the area and was then fouled inside the box but > he continued with the ball and the ref let play go on - there was no > advantage to Shrews as his shot went wide. > Then on came Diouff to a 'mixed reception' at best. A lot booed and jeered , > others tried to drown the boos with shouts of Diooooouff which also sounded > like booing, One lad in the Kop (N10) just abused him for the rest of the > game at the top of his voice - some agreed with his sentiments, others tried > to shout him down. On the pitch Diouff himself looked Ok , one outrageous > back heel (exactly the sort of guile we are lacking) was followed by a > blatant dive (not the way to get the fans behind you) > On the train home I sat with 3 Shrews fans who kindly shared their beer with > me. After telling me they were robbed by ref and deserved to win they > admitted that 2 0 to us would have been fair > So 4 goals scored and all 3 main goal threats on the score sheet, a clean > sheet at the other end, and a full game playing together. All in all a decent > day - but it was against lower league opposition and in a crap tournament one > step above a friendly > There is plenty of work to do during the week to be ready for Wolves on > Saturday > Dave > _______________________________________________ > 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
