I would argue that the players have known for some time that they are basically playing for McDermott's future. I think that the Watford game should have come into this category and Blackpool absolutely does.
If Leeds lose on Saturday he should be sacked, end of conversation. > Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 12:09:37 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LU] Watford > > Give Brian the Blackpool game on Sat then if we win he has at least kept us > up in a difficult season. Then whatever the result get rid of him and bring > in the next manager , gives him chance to assess the squad and decide who to > keep - Ross and maybe Bryam, Mowatt, Smith at a pinch and possibly Murphy and > Pearce. > Feel sorry for Brain and he has had a hard job but this run of defeats and > the manner of them cannot be turned round by him now. > > The new manager, in addition to all the other problems has to rectify our > other ongoing problem, irrespective of manager and players and that is the > way we fall apart after Christmas - in the -15 season we were top at > Christmas and then failed to make the top 2, the year we did go up we were > top by miles at New Year and had just beaten scum but ended up scraping into > second place. Last season under Warnock we were well set in January and all > felt with a good transfer window we would be in the play offs at least, then > ended up in a relegation fight. Same this season, in January the play offs > were a real possibilty and now we are working out if we have enough to avoid > relegation. There must be something in the culture of the club that leads to > this 'collapse' > > Looking forward to Saturday in a way - surely we can beat a Blackpool team in > the same free fall as ourselves. > > Not sure about the 3.07pm kick off - Hillsboro was awful but is it any worse > than Bradford fire (56 dead) which gets no recognition at all (and other > football disasters - Bolton 1946 (33 dead) > > dave > > > ________________________________ > From: Richard Naef <[email protected]> > To: 'leedslist' <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 11:18 > Subject: Re: [LU] Watford > > > Matt, statistically we've got to win a game eventually, trust in rational > thought and science and go along! > > Also, when we are European champions for the 5th Successive time, you can > say "I was there at the beginning" > > ttfn > > Richard > > ps. yup, latest crop's come in....... > > > > > Who do we get in place of him? Realistically? > > > > Defo pro bmd but any manager who loses 8/9 can't expect to keep his job. > > > > It's the same problem as warnock at this time last year. I can't see where > the > > next point is coming from. > > > > Am in Leeds for rare occasion this weekend and I'm not sure whether to > > bother going! > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
