Well it would not surprise me if he has 3 games to save his job ! Might sound a bit dramatic but so is our turn around in results. Our next 3 games are at home now - Leicester, Ipswich and Huddersfield - the crowd for Leicester this Saturday is likely to be small (compared with recent 30k turn outs) - and whilst the early morning kick off and live on Sky will affect it badly I think GFH will be getting itchy feet. They will be just as concerned that Brian has 'lost the fans' as they are about the football cliche 'losing the dressing room' If any of these games lead to anything like the abuse Brian and the team received at Rochdale then the pressure really will be on him
Hopefully we will play well, put in good exciting performances, and pick up enough points to turn things around and Brian can get on with doing his job For the record I am still 100% behind him and hope he has a long and (therefore) fruitful career at Leeds United Dave ________________________________ From: Robert Heath <[email protected]> To: leedslist <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, 16 January 2014, 9:45 Subject: [LU] I wonder what Brian has been up to all week? I think we will see on Saturday if this Mr. McDermott really does have anything about him as a manager. (I believe it is live on Al Jazeera again, although I hardly dare watch!) Hopefully, he will have done some serious work on the training ground. IMHO he needed to address two issues: 1) our defensive configuration, both in MF and at the back, and 2) the general lack of confidence running throughout the side. (Oh, and 3......familiarising the new gentlemen with the group.) After a couple of questionable lineups in recent games, he really needs to get his selection right for this one. Amongst other things, he needs to decide: a) Whether to stick with 3-5-2. (FWIW I would say no.) b) Whether to drop Zaliukas. He's been our best player for a couple of months, but he had a total nightmare at Hillsbrough. Was that a one-off, or has he got the yips? c) What to do about a midfield that can neither create nor defend. I wouldn't be surprised to see Brownie back in. And did I see that Green has been injured all this time, but is now fit again? His return would be positive. d) Surely he's got to find a way to have Sam Byram starting. e) Whatever line-up he selects, I just hope it does not include Pughie. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
