cheers for that, good read! So you didnt see BMD or could tell us who managed LUFC on this very day?
On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 8:09 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Well what an absolutely crazy and amazing day > As I posted first thing I was not sure what to think about it all - should > I be booing some Italian who may have the money we need but is of dubious > moral character, should I be cheering for a sacked manager who was skating > on thin ice with recent results? > Is Varney a villain or just someone looking after his own career ? Was the > phone call to Sky from Ross the emotional outpouring of a Leeds United hero > or the selfish rantings of someone who wants to desert a sinking ship ? > I discussed all the above with my son on the train to Leeds and during the > journey the 'facts' kept changing. Everyone in the pub was talking about > the takeover and sacking, the landlord of the Ridings told me that Cellino > was worth £25million and that 2 Italians were playing today under the > manager Festa. Every conversation with different acquaintances brought new > 'info' - Hunt was sacked re-instated and sacked again. Haigh resigned but > it was not accepted etc etc and then to cap it all Gary Kelly was quoted on > Sky as wanting to be the new manager ! > Then the team news came through, not sure who had picked the team but it > looked like 4 5 1 with 2 wingers flanking the 3 in midfield of Mowatt, > Murphy and Austin and with Ross on his own up front. > We all agreed on 2 things, 1 only at Leeds United could such a fiasco take > place especially after the last 10 years of ups and downs and 2 - the only > thing that REALLY MATTERS - is what happens on the pitch , all we care > about is what the eleven players get up to for the 90mins of the game. F > the rest > We also were in agreement that this game would not be 0 0 - this had the > feelings that one team would get stuffed, may be us, may be them (we were > right) - I said whoever scored first would go on and win - if we went > behind I could not see any way back (I was wrong) > So on to the game, we had seen pictures of mass demonstrations and even a > car on fire in ER car park, not sure if these pictures were true since when > we got to ER at the much earlier time of 3.40 or so there was nothing > happening apart from lots of fans queueing to get in. > The bus we should have got on, left with no passengers but we saw that > they were using it for Hudds fans, who were surrounded by police near the > bus stop and who were put on it - mind you when it set off there were as > many police as Hudds fans. > The game kicked off following a rousing MOT and soon the ground was > echoing to 'ooh Brian McDermott'. Surprisingly there were no anti Italian > or anti Cellino chants , just lots of pro Brian stuff ("we want our Brian > back") and a bit of "what the f is going on". We started brightly and saw > one of the best moves of the season as Kebe and Byram linked up brilliantly > along the right touchline , passed it to Murphy who moved it quickly to > Stewart who had made room for himself on the left, his shot went wide, but > had it gone in it would have been a beauty. Then we lost our way a bit and > they had a couple of half chances and took control a bit, and then scored > (to be honest I can remember little about it) the game was nearly put > beyond control but a brilliant one handed save by Kenny , they also hit the > post and Nanki Wells fired into the side netting. It is going to be 5 0 I > thought. Then just before half time as I was getting ready for the boos we > had a ball > into their box, Kebe crashed into the keeper and the ball bounced about > and was prodded home at head height by Ross. Huddersfield fans had sung at > him something about him not wanting to be here and we responded in kind > So half time and all square albeit we were lucky not to be behind > No-one expected what happened next. > I am not sure who gave the half time team talk but whoever it was, it > worked , and how !! > We had a 30min spell that matched that against Watford. Ross put the ball > through and Kebe ran onto it and clipped it over the keeper, this is why we > bought him! > Not long after came the move and the goal of the game, Austin got the ball > in our half and rampaged forward, and for once, he looked up and picked out > a lovely pass to Byram who took it in his stride and went to the byline > where he also looked up and put in the perfect cross to the oncoming Ross > who could not miss, and he didn't he put it in to send the crowd delirious. > 3 1 up and it was great. > Then came his hat-trick and our 4th, a lovely ball across the area fell to > Ross who rocketed to the goal , it hit the post but rebounded into the > opposite side net - unbelievable > After that a clearance led to their keeper on the floor as the ball fell > to Mowatt who, with great skill and aplomb chipped it into the empty net ! > Wow 5 1 > The crowd of over 30 thousand were beyond ecstatic, all the nonsense of > the take over etc was forgotten, all we care about is what happens on the > pitch today was a good day > Ross was just brilliant - who cares what Jordan said on Sky yesterday, > this is a player at the top of his game who loves being at Leeds and being > captain (even if he would have gone) > Austin was back to the player we know he can be, but who we have not seen > for a while. > Byram after glimpses in the last few games is back to his best > Kebe and Stewart both showed, at least in patches, why Brian has brought > them in > Murphy also showed why he was much sought after and showed that he does > have a future at ER > > So the end of an amazing and topsy turvy day. > Who knows what the future will bring and what will happen with Brian and > the takeover, all I know is that today was fantastic (at least the second > half) - to score 5 goals in one game, to beat our local irritants, for Ross > to get a hat trick and Mowatt to get off the mark. It does not get any > better than this > > 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
