An FA Cup tie with Spurs is like a date with a young hottie - you really pull out the stops as you know you probably won't get another chance for ages.
A Championship fixture against fellow fading Northern strugglers is like being dragged by your fat old missus round the supermarket for the millionth time. Nigel. On 28 January 2013 09:24, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > > Well bloody hell that was good...how come we only get a performance like > that > once every three years? Clearly the players can do it, the team has it in > it...as a regular attending supporter days like this do my head in - the > unalloyed joy of the moment twinned with the sour realisation that we'll > get a > proper tumping next week. > > We earned that; we matched em. Bloody well done lads. You've all seen the > game > and the goals, so I'll not bang on about that, except to say, how nice to > see > some football from this team...wonder what's changed recently. There were > some > long balls but there were also some intelligent balls over the top, that > turned > the defence and led to 2 goals and almost a couple more. > > how bad was the ref? There were a lot of decisions we didn't get that we > should > have. > > PLAYERS.... > > ASHDOWN - solid game - couple of decent saves, took some high balls well, > seemed > to instil confidence in those around him...should be our number 1 choice? > > BYRAM - this was an 18 year old kid half way through his first season up > against > one of the hottest properties in European football and, in boxing parlance > they > stood toe to toe and fought to a stand-still - superb game from this fella > - he > got done a couple of times and if I'm being hyper-critical was half a yard > too > far off Bale when he crossed for the goal...but still superb...my MOTM > > WHITE - the other full back - he did a similar job on Lennon (in fact I > reckon > the good form of both FBs was why Spurs switched Bale and Lennon after 20 > minutes.) His pace being easily his most useful asset yesterday > > LEES/PELTIER - absolutely rock solid - blocking everything - winning > headers - > getting the tackles in - the goal and game saving challenge from Peltier > with > about 5 minutes to go, was as astounding as the goals. This is our CHalf > pairing > from now on. > > In fact this is our back 5 from now on. > > GREEN - was quietly effective plugging away in midfield, filling gaps, > covering > Byram (particularly in the last 10 minutes when he got cramp) > > BROWN - I really dislike him...but this was his best game for us by a > country > mile...here there and everywhere annoying Spurs in general and Scott > Parker in > particular...which has to be worth something on its own...so can he do this > every week...? > > AUSTIN - really put himself about - possibly trying a bit too hard at > times - > but put in a really good shift...ref should have left it 5 more seconds > before > blowing and he would have had a goal from the half way line at the > end...told > you the ref was a bastard. > > VARNEY - won everything in the air - astonishing leaps - scored a great > goal...had a long time to think about it, but slotted it away nicely after > running 40 yards with it...which is just as well cos Ross McC was > screaming for > the square ball. > > DIOUF - magnificent - as with Brown, as we going to see this level of > commitment > every week - winning headers, chasing down and all the rest of it - you > got the > feeling he really enjoyed himself yesterday > > MCCORMACK - couple of really good chances he should have scored from, one > stone > wall penalty, and a cracking goal - excellent all round performance, lots > of > movement...pulled their back 4 all over the place. > > Somma and Pearce came on towards the end but didn't really contribute much. > > We played some really great stuff and got properly stuck in when we lost > it - > fantastic team performance. > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- vectoria.co.uk concentrichron.com -- Mindbrix -- Dream it, draw it, build it, love it 69 Derby Street Beeston Nottingham NG9 2LG +44 7905 311 352 [email protected] www.mindbrix.co.uk Skype: ntbarber twitter.com/mindbrix _______________________________________________ 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
