Dave......... NEVER apologise for one of your match reports being too long!
Sorry about your pain though. This sounds a lot more positive than the bloody jinxmeisters on the radio made it sound, I must say. I know I am a thousand miles away and hardly qualified to judge, but it did seem to me that the game was crying out for a double sub at ht of Diouf for the hapless Hunt, and Byram for Peltier. If the FBs were getting all that space, surely Byram would have been a more creative option than Peltier? I'm starting to worry about Mcdermott. As I predicted............get ready for the NME on sat. Last night, the Brolly Wally went into the dressing room at ht for his first teamtalk.........result: The Prams came back from 1-4 to grab a draw. I seem to remember Warnock doing the same thing just after he was appointed, although we came back from 0-1 to win 2-1 I think. P.S. Anybody know why Cairns has replaced Ashdown on the bench for the last few games? On 2 October 2013 06:31, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Well we had enough chances to win three games tonight and should all be > back home celebrating a 4 or 5 goal victory - instead we spent the last few > minutes of the game hanging on, groaned when the ref added 5 minutes (and > panicked a bit) and then heaved a huge sigh of relief at the final whistle. > So what went wrong ? Well nothing really in some ways , every player bar > maybe Hunt had a good game and we scored 2 good goals but we just cannot > find the net often enough. Would Becchio have made a difference - who knows > > McDermott had the bravery to drop both his 'big money signings' Murphy and > Wootton and to keep faith with Mowatt and recall Green and allow McCormack > to play up front with the recalled Hunt , and it largely worked. I was very > impressed with Mowatt on my first proper look at him and the energy he, > Austin and Green supplied in midfield allowed Tonge to stroll around and > largely control the game. > We looked decent from the start and missed two sitters as the ball fell to > McCormack in the 6yd box but his poor attempt was straight at the keeper > and the rebound fell kindly to Austin who must surely score - but no, his > even worse attempt was shot straight at McCormack who was now yards > offside. Hunt also had a header wide as we started brightly enough. Then on > 30mins Hunt was put clean through and rounded the keeper and was brought > down - nailed on penalty and since the ref (unlike myself) thought that > Hunt would have scored a red card too. Bournemouth avoided a double > punishment when Ross's shot low and in the corner but a bit soft was well > saved. We continued to press and had a two minute spell of pinball in their > six yard box and area which actually brought smiles to our faces so > ridiculous was it that the ball never ended in their net. At the other end > Bournemouth offered next to nothing and so we all thought it was just a > question of time and > that a 3 goal win was imminent. Second half we did most things right - > Warnock (my man of the match) rampaged forward down the left wing and > Peltier got forward on the other flank as we did what teams are supposed to > do against 10men - spray it around, keep the ball and get some width. > Despite that we just could not get either the final ball or the final > attempt on goal correct. Rudy even had a long range shot on target but it > was a weak one not his usual thunderbolt. Then the breakthrough - a cross > by Warnock was swept it at close range by Ross. This is it now we thought, > floodgates open. Instead we continued to miss chances or make the most of > opportunities. Despite them being mostly toothless and content to sit back > we suddenly stopped playing and there was a feeling of inevitability when > they scored. Rudy made a really stupid tackle on the half way line when > their player was going nowhere and Rudy just ploughed into the back of him > , a daft > challenge and a stupid booking. We just stood around as the player got > treatment and were half asleep as Ian Harte (who else) hit the free kick > into the box and they won 2 headers and then it fell to a another one of > theirs who poked it home. Similar to QPR, Sheff Wed and Reading goals this > season(If I remember them correctly) > Whilst this was going on we took off Hunt - I am not at all convinced by > him - and brought on Poleon and the game continued in much the same > fashion. Then we had a corner and McDermott was about to bring on Smith and > Diouff as a last throw of the dice, they were not to be needed and both sat > down again as the ball came to Warnock whose cross was met by Pearce who > headed it back across the box and Poleon waited for it to bounce at the > right height and volleyed it in with great power - a really well taken goal. > This still did not kill off a by now stubborn Bournemouth and a Harte > corner right under the bar caused us problems and then Kenny was forced > into making a great diving 'photograph' save to his left. > I am not sure what Poleon has done wrong (his push at Watford perhaps?) > but referees do not seem to like him.He gets no decisions his way as he is > kicked pulled and generally fouled. Last night he was running alongside > their forward , there was minimal contact and Poleon had been matching him > stride for stride and yet, to everyones surprise the ref gave a foul and > even more bizzarely gave him an undeserved yellow ! > > So a welcome return to winning ways but no where near as convincing as it > should have been. Warnock man of the match, followed by Mowatt and Tonge, > Mowatt does look to have it all. Lees and Pearce did well apart from the > goal (that is our other major flaw, apart from goal scoring) that one lapse > of concentration that costs us. Ross missed a few including the pen but > did score again when played as a striker (a lesson there) > > One final point, at a time when we are complaining about chants against us > (and I know a few of you disagree with me on that one) we totally blow it > by starting (adopting it from City rather than making it up I think) about > Fergiescum and Moyes being peadophiles !! > > Sorry this has been long but it is 4am and I cannot sleep due to pain and > over medication so am lying in bed typing this drivel to take my mind of it > all > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > 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
