Hi, I'm not sure it is a good or a bad thing that Leeds rarely seem to partake in the over-hyped fiacso that is Deadline Day. On one hand we are all aware of the requirement for certain improvements to the squad. On the other we didn't lose anyone important.
It is all a bit crap anyway, as half the deals done on deadline day are loans, and the loan window opens again in a few weeks time anyway. So where are we now? 3 live games + a few highlights have given an armchair like me the chance to have a good look. Defence:- IMO looking better than it has done for years. Peltier is looking like a right back finally, Byram coming back, Warnock and Drury both steady. At Centre Back Pearce is looking better, a bit slow, but has other attributes that a C Half needs. Wooton and Lees looking steady too. Kenny is quite a good keeper, but I'd have blamed him for QPR's goal on Sat. Midfield: - Looks solid but uninspired. McDermott seems to have tweaked his 'Diamond' a bit after getting outflanked in the first half at Ipswich. Green & Austin look strong but short on creativity. I think Murphy has a bit to offer - good touch etc, but is out of position on the left side. Need some width. I'm not sure what happened to Hall who was regarded as quick with a decent scoring record when we signed him, unless we actually got the rugby league player instead. Tonge hasn't done much wrong and looked good in the first game. I'd try to find a place for him. Forwards: - Disappointing both in terms of goals and general play. As Rich W says I don't think anyone knows what position to play McCormack in. He is almost the type of player you have to build the team around. My preference would be to play him 5-10 yds further forward than he is, behind one striker. The trouble is none of the forwards we have can give us pace, goals and be a lone target man. (or even 2 of those 3). Overall I'd like to see McDermott just try Diouf (who looked useful on Saturday)or Tonge on the left and kick Hunt out of the team, pushing Ross a bit further forward. Looking at the team/squad I reckon it is definitely top half, possibly play-offs, but no chance of the top 2 or 3. KOT. Kevin Lewis System Administrator UK SBS Tel: 01793 867086 Mobile: 07776 182996 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> UK SBS, GFW, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FF [cid:[email protected]] ____________________________________________________________ UK Shared Business Services Ltd. Registered in England and Wales as a limited company. Company number 6330639. Registered Office: North Star House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 1FF. UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) is the new name for RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd. While we migrate all our materials to the new name and new identity please bear with us. This email and any attachments are intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify UK SBS immediately and do not disclose, distribute, or retain this email or any part of it. While UK SBS has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise risk of this e-mail or any attachments containing viruses, the recipient should carry out its own virus checks before opening the attachments. The Company does not accept any liability for any losses or damages which the recipient may sustain due to presence of any viruses. Any opinions expressed in this email (including attachments) are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the company's opinions. We will not accept responsibility for any commitments made by our employees outside the scope of our business. The Company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks for the purposes of preventing and detecting crime. ____________________________________________________________ This message has been scanned by the iCritical Email Security Service. For more information please visit http://www.icritical.com ____________________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 9481 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/leedslist/attachments/20130903/14e0f4b2/attachment.png> _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
