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Begin forwarded message: > From: Richard Walker <[email protected]> > Date: 3 March 2013 18:09:38 GMT > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] Becchio Watch > > Do you think we're worse ? If you think back to Hull, Forest, Barnsley, > Watford , Derby where we offered nothing in games and I mean nothing. > > Now we've got 3 clean sheets ( ok by a good bit of luck but still they are > clean sheets), unbeaten in 3 playing much better, we were the better team > and unlucky against Cardiff and would have beaten Wolves if we'd seen it > out.also beat Spurs at home. > > I'd say we're much improved .... That isn't saying too much I know but we are > definitely a more settled , improved team. Anyone who says we aren't is > kidding themselves and are probably the type who are sat in their bedroom , > singing the Becchio / Berbatov song by the side of posters of Becchio kissing > the Leeds badge. Incidentally Berbatov has scored 10 in 23 for Fulham this > season. The song seems more ridiculous than ever. > > Sent from my iPad > > On 3 Mar 2013, at 17:49, Dr Michael Benjamin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Bottom line is that Becchio was bad in fact terrible. But no one is better, >> we're worse of without him. As for respect for Colin. Absolutely nil. >> Complete and inconsistent bullshit artist at best. IMO a bloody good liar. >> Especially about strikers, wingers and replacements at all. He toes the >> party line no matter what. One he'll of a lousy way to end an illustrious >> career >> >> On Mar 3, 2013 5:43 PM, "Richard Walker" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> There's always someone to trot out the argument ... He must be good cos >>> Simon Grayson, Gary Mccallister , Warnock and Chris Houghton picked him. >>> >>> Well, Grayson has just been sacked by Huddersfield , who are going down >>> this season. >>> >>> Macca was sacked by us in League One. >>> >>> Chris Houghton had nothing to lose - he shipped out a crocked Championship >>> striker and bought in an 'in form' championship striker with a good >>> reputation - even Don Goodman on Sky think he's dangerous in the air. You >>> cant argue with expertise like that. Chris has now relegated him within 3 >>> games to the bench behind Kamara. I think he's seen enough already and I >>> think Becchio ought to be looking for houses in Middlesborough in prep for >>> the Summer. >>> >>> As for Warnock, he gets my total respect for dispelling the myth that is >>> Luciano Becchio. Despite scoring a hat full of penalties Warnock got rid >>> because he knew he was limited, couldn't hold the ball up and was >>> effectively a dud. There's more to this story and I think more will come >>> out when Warnock has completed his stint at Leeds. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 3 Mar 2013, at 14:41, Matt Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > You don't get to be a professional footballer without having some skill >>> > or talent let alone a premiership one. >>> > >>> > Either that or becchio has pictures of macca Grayson warnock and houghton >>> > pleasuring goats and he is blackmailing them. >>> > >>> > We have had plenty of shit footballers over recent years, however crap he >>> > was he scored goals and most fans loved him. >>> > >>> > Can't we just remember the good times and move on and hopefully fluke our >>> > way out of this league (upwards) and never need to be in the position of >>> > needing to buy becchios again >>> > >>> > Sent from my iPad >>> > >>> > On 3 Mar 2013, at 17:04, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> >> If we're quoting stats Paul, lets get them right. Becchio had scored 15 >>> >> league goals (hes not having that Brighton goal). and more than a third >>> >> of them were pens. So lets not get carried away with his scoring >>> >> prowess. He has never scored 20 league goals in a season in his life. In >>> >> the season he played with Beckford he got 15 and Beckford got 27 , >>> >> another striker not good enough for the PL. >>> >> >>> >> Ricky Lambert was not in the premiership when Soton bought him, he was >>> >> in League One playing for Bristol Rovers and he cost 1 and a half >>> >> million , only twice what we paid for Danny Pugh. Good business that and >>> >> a bit of a fuck up on our part. Althoughy Danny Pugh did give us >>> >> stability on the left hand side. >>> >> >>> >> Jordan Rhodes has scored 22 league goals ( according to BBC ) this >>> >> season in a struggling Blackburn side. He ain't no world beater but he >>> >> can trap a ball. >>> >> >>> >> Glen Murray shows you what you can do being an average player , with a >>> >> bit of composure and skill in the Championship. >>> >> >>> >> Charlie Austin, Tom Ince all can play a bit and will score way over 20 >>> >> goals this season - Austin already has. >>> >> >>> >> Kevin Nugent, he'll score 20 this season- a bit of pace, skill , control. >>> >> >>> >> There's fucking loads of players at Championship level that would help >>> >> us get promotion. Becchio couldn't. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Sent from my iPad >>> >> >>> >> On 3 Mar 2013, at 12:16, "Paul Cundell" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> Very selective of you Rich, Becchio scored 19 by the end of January THIS >>> >>> season in the championship. >>> >>> Ricky Lambert is in the premiership, I think, and Jordan Rhodes was >>> >>> until >>> >>> relegated and has never scored 20 goals in the championship. >>> >>> McCormack scored 18 last season not 20 and is nowhere near achieving >>> >>> that >>> >>> this season (3), had that been Becchio you would have called last >>> >>> season a >>> >>> flash in the pan. >>> >>> Morison scored 20 goals in League One and 15 in the Championship for >>> >>> Millwall. >>> >>> Lambert played 90 minutes yesterday, didn’t score and couldn’t avoid >>> >>> getting >>> >>> beat by QPR. >>> >>> Rhodes played 90 minutes, did score but couldn’t avoid defeat by >>> >>> Peterborough. >>> >>> >>> >>> So by your own admission we really have one example of a footballing >>> >>> goalscorer and neither of us can remember his name – old farts that we >>> >>> are – >>> >>> Glenn Murray >>> >>> >>> >>> I never thought Becchio was premiership standard either but that he was >>> >>> a >>> >>> decent second division goalscorer. >>> >>> >>> >>> Our current goal drought against poor form teams leads me to believe >>> >>> that we >>> >>> should be careful what we wish for. >>> >>> >>> >>> As for Macca’s pen being on target, that’s all it was – otherwise it >>> >>> was one >>> >>> of the weakest attempts I’ve ever seen and if it had been Becchio you >>> >>> would >>> >>> have been calling for his hanging. >>> >>> >>> >>> Rich W wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> of course you can have a goalscorer who can trap a ball , play a pass >>> >>>> and >>> >>> score goals at Championshiop level. Ricky Lambert is one and Morrison >>> >>> has >>> >>> proved for Millwall that he can do it too (45 goals in 2 seasons). Also >>> >>> our >>> >>> own McCormack has proved it can be done scoring 19 the previous season. >>> >>> If >>> >>> you look around there are others - the bloke from Palace who has nearly >>> >>> 30 >>> >>> goals already, Jordon Rhodes and many others. Yes some of these cost a >>> >>> bit >>> >>> of brass but that's the sort of player we need to take us up. >>> >>> >>> >>>> and it's funny you talk about Becchio as if he's a proven 20 goal a >>> >>>> season >>> >>> scorer - he never managed 20 in one season in League One and got 11 >>> >>> season >>> >>> before last so don't make out he's something he's not. >>> >>> >>> >>>> the Becchio watch thing is to demonstrate that this guy is just not up >>> >>>> to >>> >>> the premier league, in fact he's not even close. I never said he single >>> >>> handedly could avoided getting beat against scum but he would have >>> >>> managed >>> >>> the team or maybe the first striker sub if he was showing some promise. >>> >>> >>> >>>> and of course Becchio would have scored both pens yesterday - not if he >>> >>> took it like the one he missed v Yeovil. At least Macca got it on >>> >>> target. >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Leedslist mailing list >>> >> Info and options: >>> >> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >>> >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >>> >> >>> >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leedslist mailing list >>> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >>> >>> MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
