I echo others comments re the reports Dave, and others - always read and appreciated, if not necessarily agreed with :-)
I don't particularly trust Cellino, and therefore am dubious about the ST offers, but if it comes off then fine. The £5 on the day surcharge, or join the membership scheme for £x, really bugs me, and has stopped me buying tickets too. It feels like a rip-off, and I try not to do rip-offs! Wood had clearly been told to shoot from anywhere last night, and was both unlucky and rubbish. He sometimes looks like a footballer, but at other times looks very ordinary indeed. 11th in the table had me looking at the top 6 for a second last night, until common-sense kicked in. What might have been eh? I thought Rosler was the right man and look how that turned out :-( Sent from my iPad > On 20 Apr 2016, at 10:50, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > No problem - generally enjoy doing them (sometimes a bit of a bind) and it is > hard to get the chronology right on occasionAs for next season, I am a fan of > Evans for the most part and we have had times, like second half last night, > when we look more than decent. Our record against the top teams seems to show > that we can compete at this level BUT we need to be much better at home and > find a way of beating the poorer teams. > I think the ST initiative is an amazing idea and I really hope the fans get > behind it and smash the 15,ooo barrier that would trigger 50% if things do > not work out. > I do worry about Cellino, there is so much baggage and you cannot run any > business with knee-jerk decisions, BUT I think his 'lies' are more like > 'truths that don't happen' - something I get in trouble off with my wife - I > promise something and mean it when I say it but then things intervene and it > looks like I lied (eg. 'I am going out but will only have one pint') His > promises re ground were true but then things happened (other debts) that > stopped him doing it. > He has learnt some lessons - he thought Serie B was the same as Championship > and bought good Serie B players , then when he realised his mistake he > allowed Rosler to buy decent proven Champ players - Wood, Dallas and Adeyemi > were all good buys at the time - even if they have not quite worked out for > diffferent reasons. We have got Diagourara and Carayol by beating off > oppostion by paying more. > This ST idea means either the end of him or he will have to put his (and our) > money where his mouth is and really go for it next season. > I hope the boycotters and anti Cellino mob give him a chance - if we have > been conned so be it , we will know soon and then be able to get rid , and if > he is genuine then surely that is all we really want, a team to be proud of > and get behind. > The fans group are claiming '£20 is plenty' well , £445 for a Kop ST with 23 > games is just under £20 so that is fine with the promise of pretty huge > refund if we are not successful. A mate of mine is back after 5 or 6 years in > Australia and he thinks he was paying around £700 for a East Stand ticket > before he left, under Bates, so prices have come down (for home fans anyway - > the £30+ for away fans is steep and I do not like the £5 surcharge on pay on > the day-but I have no idea if it is working for either the club or fans) > > Dave > > From: rhys hodge <[email protected]> > To: Leeds List <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 10:20 > Subject: Re: [LU] Wolves report > > Thanks for the report Dave. Those of us overseas really look forward to > these. I have enjoyed your reports throughout the season. I am ready to get > shot down in flames, but Something in my gut tells me we may do something > next season > > MOT > Rhys > -------------------------------------------- > On Wed, 20/4/16, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Subject: [LU] Wolves report > To: "Leeds List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, 20, April, 2016, 7:49 PM > > This game had all the cliches 'end of > season stroll' 'game of two halves' 'goal worth the > admission fee on its own'and my view / opinnions reflected > that. > One of my mates on entering the pub asked who we were > playing - that pretty much givens an idea of our level of > enthusiasm > We spent most of the pre match talking about the new ST deal > - all 5 of us thought, on the face it is great but a bit > worried it will not work out, but since 2 of us own 20yr > ones and the other 3 were going to renew whatever it makes > little difference to us and we could not decide if other > fans would be persuaded to buy one. > Anyway on to the game and a paltry crowd of 17k were treated > to as poor a first half as you could get. We were awful, no > passion, no pride, no passing no movement, no anything. > Coyle was a fish out of water at right wing, Erwin looked > like he had never kicked a ball before and the whole team > played as if they had never met. We were terrible and looked > like they thought the season was already over. Thankfully > the Wolves strikers had the same malaise as they missed a > couple of great chances, on one occasion the lad falling > over when it looked easier to score. > > So thanks to their profligacy in front of goal we managed to > go in at 0 0 - those who could be bothered did boo, most of > us just stood numb and uninterested thinking at least there > is only 45minutes of this dross left. > Then an amazing transformation - Cook suddenly became the > player of the season that he is, Murphy turned up and the > whole team got a new lease of life. We looked lively and > were running into space, finding passes and generally > looking good. > > Then the icing on the cake, on came Dallas, a player for > whom the jury is still out really, and he was brilliant, > making runs , wanting the ball and delivering crosses and > passes into the danger area. Not sure what Evans said or put > in their tea but this was (cliche) chalk and cheese from the > first half. > Then with about an hour gone the goal worth the admission, a > looped cross over the top (Dallas?) fell to Bamba and he > took it on his chest and absolutely lashed it into the top > corner - an amazing goal from him (in some ways , perhaps > cos I thought it would go miles wide /over in both cases , > reminded me of Bradley Johnson v Arsenal > Then a few minutes later game over, or it should have been, > A decent move and Cook put it a hard low cross that was met > by Diagourara on the penalty spot and he hammered home - a > goal machine. One in 5 years for Brentford or something, 3 > already for us. > We continued to play and create and both Botaka and Bridcutt > came on. Before he was subbed the first half hapless Erwin > did a couple of turns and passes that made me think he can > play a bit > Then the inevitable - they broke forward, the defence stood > and watched and they pulled one back. Cue a nervy finish ? > Not tonight. We carried on as if nothing had happened and > Dallas hit the bar and in a brilliant, what would have been > goal of the season, Cook won the ball, beat 4 or 5 defenders > as he sprinted forward, he fed Wood whose lay off to Botaka > was perfect and Botaka hit a lovely strike that clipped the > bar - sublime stuff. > So when the final whistle went it was applause and cheers > all round - a great second half - more please. > Dallas made the real difference but all of them were good > second half - Botaka again showed in flashes that he does > have something special but also showed he is a bit too > lightweight at times - he could become a real star for us. > So lets see if the ST innovation and 3 wins in a row (with 5 > goals in two home games) does enough to convince the > doubters to stay / come back and for the anti Cellino > boycotters to take him at his word (yeah, I know) and take a > chance, as my son who renewed yesterday said it is win, win > , winIf we get top 6 - winIf we fail top 6 - money back - > winIf we do not get the money back - Cellino cannot survive > - win > 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
