BUT remember the feeling just last week when Tonge's goal went in? Moments like that are what it is all about.
Sent from my iPhone On 26 Oct 2012, at 12:41, "Nigel Sykes" <[email protected]> wrote: >> I thought it was getting old and finding things like football less > important but if everyone feels like this maybe I'm not > > Yeah - I feel pretty much the same. I am SO tired of this take-over > nonsense that I've come to expect nothing at all. And the team - well, I'm > completely nonplussed. In the last year, I have at no stage even considered > going to a game and it'll take something fairly mighty to change my > attitude. > > Over the last few years I've found myself watching other sports much more > (RL and American Football particularly, even Baseball!) and I find my levels > of excitement to be much higher these days with those teams than they ever > are with Leeds anymore. I don't think my heart rate even went up when they > scored against Wednesday last week. > > One of the main things that strikes me, in comparing the various teams I > follow, is that all the others are always doing everything they can to > improve their chances. Even if they're at the top of the tree (e.g. Leeds > Rhinos), then they don't rest on their laurels. I'm a 25-year supporter of > the Washington Redskins, who in a startling piece of coincidence, last won > anything in 1992 (I also got married in 1992, and the coincidence has not > been lost on me - she's clearly a fecking jinx!). There have been many, > many bad years as a Redskins supporter since then, but no matter what, every > season has brought new hope and a belief that they are at least trying to do > something to make themselves winners again. I'm not saying that Leeds > United don't try to improve, or win games. But the level of ambition in > evidence has dwindled to an all-time low under Bates to such an extent that > you can barely see the dot of light from the bottom of the well we find > ourselves in. How we're as high in the table as we are is a complete > mystery. Please, please, please let the new owners (IF they ever complete > the take-over!) show some ambition and get us all believing that they at > least want us to succeed... > > Nigel > (the Dublin one) > > _______________________________________________ > 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
