Bloody hell Nick, that me me laugh! Keep up with the reports - you don't want to be bottling all that angst up - let it go, let it go :-) Agree about Mowatt too - he makes McPhail look like Linford Christie!
11 points of the play-offs :-) Sent from my iPad > On 24 Jan 2016, at 12:17, Brendan Osborne <[email protected]> wrote: > > Me too! Well written Nick. :-) > >> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:04:09 +0000 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LU] Bristol >> >> I loved this from Nick - as he says if things continue as they are this >> could be any one of us very soon >> Dave >> >> >> From: Nick <[email protected]> >> To: leeds list <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, 24 January 2016, 11:48 >> Subject: Re: [LU] Bristol >> >> A few minutes after our goal I headed down to the gents in the Kop…and >> approached the doors with some trepidation as there sounded to be proper old >> barney going on in there…screaming and shouting and all the rest. Some >> things being more important than others, I carried on in, pushed the door >> open and peered round the corner to where all the troughs are…and inside >> there in one fella all on his own…standing there pissing, facing the wall, >> jabbing his finger at the bricks yelling (really yelling!) “…and who thought >> buying that fucking Carayol was good idea eh…useless twat, Huddersfield must >> be laughing their cocks off at us…at least fat bastard has subbed him >> off…and that's another thing, that fat bastard…how can you be manager of a >> fucking football team and that fucking fat…I fucking ask you we’re a fucking >> joke…what a fucking joke this club is…” then he notices that I’ve come in >> and am going to have a piss and he just says, “alright mate” and starts >> whistling a happy tune. >> >> This was by far the most interesting thing about yesterday’s game. >> >> We have now had a run of 4 or 5 home games - unbeaten - in which we have had >> fewer shots on goal than actual goals we have scored. It really takes some >> doing. Yesterday, 1 shot on goal. 1 goal. And it was the winner, so yes, 3 >> points and yes a clean sheet. But fucking hell this is unmitigated garbage >> we are being forced to endure week after week. >> >> So what is wrong - some of it is confidence - see Silvestri for this one - >> he is a good keeper, in the main, yes he needs to command his box a bit >> more…but the one thing he does not need is barracking, because he just >> folds…show him a bit of love and he will do well. There was a pretty hard >> core Anti-Kaspar Schmeichel brigade…look where he is now. >> >> But most of it is the way the team is set up at home - 4-5-1 - especially >> with someone who is not an out and out striker as your front man. It is an >> appallingly defensive mindset and hands the initiative to the visitors. If >> you then have visitors who want to defend and play on the break (because >> this is Elland Road after all…) then you are set up for a turgid stalemate. >> We need 4-4-2 at the very least. And one of those 2 being Antenucci - he has >> a bit of guile and can hold the ball (yes, getting him to let go of the ball >> is our major problem with him) - I have no great love for Wood but bloody >> hell it shows where we have sunk to that people we relieved when he came on. >> Some will point to him “making things happen” in the run up to the goal…and >> that is certainly one interpretation; the other is that he is a big lump who >> stumbled around in the box trying to get on the end of the cross, when the >> ball bounced off him and fell kindly to Doukara, who slotted it home first >> time…decent finish. >> >> I don’t know what it is about our midfield…we seem to be turning Bridcutt >> and Cook from being useful tenacious little players with an eye for a good >> pass into a couple of players who expend tons of energy achieving nothing, >> losing the ball needlessly, playing dangerously bad passes to team mates, >> then charging recklessly into challenges and getting booked. Adeyemi, I was >> never particularly convinced by, but he seemed to be more at home supporting >> the front guys and had a decent couple of games just off there, so we drop >> him. Murphy flatters to deceive, but at least works hard when he’s trying to >> close down their play. Dallas - has flashes of good play, mixed with long >> periods of anonymity - which is pretty much the JD of a winger. Mowatt has >> finally decelerated so much that he is overtaken by growing grass. Oh, and >> we sold Byram…(photo of him in the WH game in our paper this morning, did >> nothing for my mood). Carayol - only 2 games (that I’ve seen) so far and one >> moment of brilliance…and what of Botaka? >> >> Then there is Scott Wootton…this is one of the longest running jokes in >> recent history…other teams actively leave him alone so that we pass to >> him…it is like putting the game on pause…as the “converted centre half” >> tries to work why this round thing keeps coming back to him cos he’s sure he >> kicked it away only a few minutes ago. >> >> The other problem is our inherent negativity…the passing goes along our back >> four minute after minute until one of the witless fuckers gets bored and >> thumps a punt out towards a corner flag. Even when we have made a sudden >> break and turned play and are heading into the opposition half, the odds are >> that one of ours when he gets the ball will turn around and play it back…and >> further back…eventually ending up with the keeper. It is demoralising stuff. >> There is value in keeping the ball, yes, but there is even more value in >> scoring a goal or two. I can’t believe this is the “natural way” this group >> of players play the game, this has to be a directive from the coach. Just >> look at how we take all 11 men back into penalty area when the opposition >> get a corner/free kick. just having numbers in there solves nothing - they >> have to actively defend, mark a man, watch the runners etc - never mind that >> it leaves us with no outlet. >> >> And yesterday, we win a corner 5 minutes from time and we are so scared that >> we leave 7 men back around half way…just in case…the City defenders were >> looking round to see what was going on. >> >> So, in summary, Evans is out of his depth, he has been reasonably lucky but >> it won’t continue and we look to be a good bet for 15th again…and next time >> it will probably be me yelling at the walls in the gents... >> >> Rarely have I “enjoyed” a victory so little. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 23 Jan 2016, at 20:38, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> On my way to the bus stop one of my neighbours asked if I was off to the >>> game and who were we playing. I said 'yes' but could not recall who our >>> opponents were. That reply was about right in so much as I will have no >>> recollection of this match come Monday.One the one hand we won, we kept a >>> clean sheet and Doukara scored with his only shotOn the other, it was dire >>> and the goal was the only shot we managed all game - they had 2 chances in >>> the first half and missed a sitter (header) in the second. It really was >>> awful stuff. If anyone was taking a friend / relative to this as their >>> first ever football game they would never come back for another one. From >>> first to last minute it was terrible, two bad teams playing poorly in front >>> of 20 thousand uninterested bored supporters, who struggled to raise any >>> enthusiasm.We won and the three points will help make sure we do not get >>> dragged into a relegation fight (you can forget the play offs) but this was >>> as bad as it gets (add this to MK dons and Preston) and it is 2 shots in 3 >>> home games (MKD was an own goal)I would give Dallas half his wages and the >>> rest 30% tops. None of them did anything to deserve the wage packet they >>> will be picking up - Ok maybe give Doukara 50% too since he did score.In >>> fairness he did put it away nicely when the ball fell to him in the area >>> and it was the only chance that fell his, or any other Leeds players >>> way.There was a total lack of desire, skill or cohesion in the first half >>> and we went in to a chorus of deserved boos at 0 0 only because they were >>> as bad as us. This was not the team that beat Hull and were unlucky not to >>> beat Derby, two of the better teams in this league.To be fair Evans (again) >>> realised this was not good enough and changed things early in the second >>> half bringing on Wood and taking off the totally ineffectual Carayol. The >>> fact that the under fire Wood was greeted with cheers and sighs of relief >>> shows how bad things were.We offered nothing and did nothing. Then a ball >>> in the area fell to Doukara and he hit it into the corner of the net - a >>> good finish. Would we go on and win 3 or 4 nil or would we shut up shop and >>> keep the points we had . >>> Really we did neither - we did not put our foot on the gas and go for it >>> but we did not settle for the point either, we just continued plodding on >>> not sure what to do and got a lucky escape when they missed a free header. >>> The players played as if the season was over and the crowd bought into the >>> 'nothing to play for vibe' that surrounded the whole set up We really need >>> an exciting signing or just something for the fans to buy into or this >>> season really is over wiht a long way to go >>> As bad as it gets for a win and 3 points >>> 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
