Probably because they had to be shaved and neutered before they were allowed in by the West Yorkshire overreaction squad.
-- On 2 Feb 2013, at 19:32, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > I forgot to score Barkley - I'd give him 7 for first half - some good play , > second half 3 . He kept losing possession. > > 446 Cardiff fans apparently - that is really poor. > > > > On 2 Feb 2013, at 19:20, Nicholas Armit <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ok the first half wasn't so bad and I thought Barkley was the bright spot >> along with Peltier. But Brown is just fucking annoying sorry. He could have >> had no complaints if he had gone after 2 minutes. He looked at the player >> first then went straight in with an elbow. I don't mind dirty fuckers as >> long as they can play, he just runs around trying to niggle everyone. Poor >> man's Dennis Wise. >> >> Second half we resorted to pretty aimless hoofs again which rarely came to >> anything, hence Barkley disappeared from the game. Brown was non-existent >> and I agree with Rich Austin was poor. >> >> Now I am a supporter of Diouf as he has touch, skill and a brain. But >> unfortunately I am coming to realize he is just not dangerous and is very >> rarely a goal threat. Shame. >> >> Nick >> >> From: Richard Walker <[email protected]> >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, February 2, 2013 1:37 PM >> Subject: [LU] Cardiff >> >> Didn't deserve to lose this game, but I disagree with Colin's post match >> comments that we deserved to win. Yes, they only had one chance and that was >> from a bad mistake and we missed an open goal but in general our play was >> littered with poor passing and mistakes, I think we're trying to play more >> football and in the first half we were by far the better side with Varney >> providing the pace and movement. I think the issues are: >> >> 1. the lack of pace and similarity of Diouf and Macca >> 2. The similarity and limitations of Brown and Austin in the centre of the >> park. Surprised Green was dropped. >> 3. No natural width to the team. Barkley is not a winger and he really >> suffered today on the right wing. >> >> The positives for me came from e central pair who were outstanding >> especially Lees who was really dominant throughout and in the first half we >> moved the ball well and showed high energy. >> >> Second half, they looked sharp on the break without worrying Kenny. Our game >> disintegrated, Austin kept giving the ball away and after Byram's mistake >> for the goal he seemed to lose confidence. Hopefully, only a temporary blip. >> >> Colin didn't change things though and maybe that was because there weren't >> really any better options on the bench. He eventually put Haribo (no idea >> what his name is and to be honest I don't really care) on but he had no >> impact. >> >> There's not much else to say really, Cardiff are the leagues runaway leaders >> but on this performance we are as good. >> >> Scores: >> >> Kenny - 6. Nothing to do ,, kicking a bit dodgy. >> >> Byram - 5. Bad , bad mistake for their goal as he played the ball across his >> own penalty area straight to Bellamy, who I'm sure tried a shot which he >> dragged across goal to Campbell who slotted home. >> >> Peltier - 8. Did well, showed good strength and good pace. >> >> Lees-9. Man of the match. Dominant display. >> >> White - 7. Got skinned early on but stuck to his task and in general did >> well. He tried to push forward second half but it wasn't effective. >> >> Brown - 5. Pedestrian. >> >> Austin - 4. Put a lot of effort in and did do a few decent tackles however >> his shooting and passing today were woeful. >> >> Diouf - 6. He is an intelligent footballer but I sometimes find it hard to >> watch him cos he just can't do the things he wants to do. Also, his falling >> over antics annoy me. >> >> Varney - 6. Whilst Diouf is a clever player with no pace Varney is lively, >> unintelligent player. First half he was arguably our best player but he >> lacks awareness, plays with his head down and at times his composure isn't >> great. >> >> Mcormack - 7. Worked hard but had few opportunities. >> >> Subs: >> >> Haribo -0 absolute garbage based on these 20 minutes. Ungamley is the word I >> use to describe him. He doesn't like a footballer, he's 6 ft 4 but looked >> shite in the air. To be honest he just didn't look like a footballer. A bit >> premature maybe to make a judgment but instinct tells me we shouldn't be >> wasting money paying this guy and should ship him back to Belgium pronto. >> >> Crowd - 19,000, poorish atmosphere and very few Cardiff fans. >> >> Comparing this to some (probably most) our performances this season it was >> pretty decent but there's still a lot of work to do. Hopefully Morison can >> provide some pace up front but I'm not sure what he can do with the midfield. >> >> What's wrong with Somma? I can't believe Haribo took his place. If I was >> Somma watching that I'd go and jump off a cliff. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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
