Luckily I was only 6 then... On 29 January 2014 08:03, Robert Heath <[email protected]> wrote: > I bet I'm the only bloke on this list who was at the game in Casablanca > against Morocco in about 1981..............THAT was a crap > team..............loads of lads with names beginning with H............Hird, > Hamson, plus a couple more...............Butterworth, I think......a way > past-it Eddie Gray. Dreadful. > > > On 29 January 2014 10:41, Jim Moran <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'm trying to think if I've ever seen a lower quality bunch if players >> turn out for Leeds and I can't say I have. The league 1 Leeds would beat >> this team hands down. >> >> Depressing. >> >> -- >> >> > On 29 Jan 2014, at 07:38, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Well I may have been looking forward to this pre match but after about >> > 10minutes I was looking forward to the final whistle, so poor was the fare >> > on offer. >> > 2 poor teams, playing poorly does not make for a great spectacle >> > especially in the rain. >> > As expected we began with the same team as started against Leicester, >> > the only change being Diouf for Varney, who did not even make the bench, >> > giving credence to the Varney to Blackburn rumours. >> > Against Leicester we started with passion and commitment and some flair >> > creating chances galore early on - yesterday by half time our sum total was >> > a shot by Austin that then keeper saved down to his right but which looked >> > like it was going wide anyway, plus McCormack could only skim with the top >> > of his head a too high cross. They were no better and also created little >> > in >> > a game littered with odd off sides - I say off because there were so many >> > of >> > them, mainly within a few yards of the halfway line and not appealed for by >> > either team. >> > The only bright point were a couple of nice triangles between Kebe, >> > Byram and Diouf along our right touchline which came to nothing - not >> > helped >> > by the linesman who was 2 yards away but was the only one who did not see >> > Byram 'taken out' when going for a one two. >> > Diouf clearly has more class and skill than the rest of the team but I >> > am not sure what actual use he is in the present line up. His lack of pace >> > and lack of goal scoring threat makes him a luxury we do not need. >> > The 20k crowd (up to you if that is good or not) greeted half time with >> > muted applause and a few boos. These boos were really ramped up fairly >> > early >> > into the second half when a long range shot should have caused Kenny no >> > worries but he somehow let it go through him and into the corner of the net >> > - shocking mistake. This brought chants of 'we all love Leeds' from our new >> > singers in the South Stand whereas the Kop responded with 'what the F is >> > going on' for a few minutes before getting behind the team again. Things >> > then improved slightly when Stewart who had got some real stick off the >> > crowd a few minutes before for checking back and passing the ball to them >> > ,when the chance was there for him to have a run at them, did just that and >> > although he seemed to have run out of space and lost a bit of control in >> > the >> > box he was tripped and we got the nailed on but soft penatly >> > Capt Ross hit it home and McD brought on Mowatt and Poleon - who were >> > about to be brought on before the penalty >> > This injection of youth and pace roused the crowd and Mowatts prompting >> > passing and Poleons direct running did liven things up a bit but to say >> > that >> > the last half hour was entertaining would be stretching a bit >> > At last the final whistle put us out of our misery and it was a point >> > apiece - all either team desreved on a night that will soon be forgotten. >> > The applause at the end was subdued and there were a few shouts of abuse >> > but mainly fans were just apathetic - they are fed up to the back teeth >> > with >> > the take over nonsense and the lack of transfers despite all the big talk >> > from Haig >> > The five minutes or so between the goals showed that the fans are >> > desperate to get behind the team and support them BUT that patience has >> > worn >> > out, 10 years of dross has made fans patience wafer thin >> > >> > Anyway roll on Saturday and 3 points :-) >> > >> > Dave >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 > > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected]
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