Largely in agreement with KOT here.I think TC was unlucky and probably didn't
deserve the sack and that Hecky is a decent choice for new manager - if we can
be patient.
Picking up on the general point around strikers, I think we may have been
spoiled by the goals that McCormack and Wood scored in recent goals but you
don't necessarily need 20 goals a season and in this league most successful
strikers are a bit of a gamble. McCormack and Jordan Rhodes have both proved
that even if you spend a lot of money there is no such thing as a sure bet.
Looking at the Top Scorers in our league 2/3s of the way through the season.
Vydra has 16, Leon Clarke 15 and no-one else has more than 12.We have Roofe on
8, despite only playing half the games upfront and Lasogga on 7 despite only
playing half the games and only trying in about a quarter of them.
Of the top scorers Vydra scored goals for Watford but Derby paid £8m for him
and he had barely scored for 2 years before this seasonLeon Clarke is 32 and
most famous for having a fight with Di Canio, spent most of his career in lower
leagues and has never been prolific.
Of the other Top Scorers, the much touted Hugill only scored 8, yet got a
transfer to the Premier League and the list is full of old lags at this level,
Sharp, Garner, Waghorn, Hooper, Madine, Grabban with around 10 goals and a few
young midfielders we could never afford Bowen, Sessegnon, Maddison.
So I think what I am saying is that is Hecky can put a rocket up Lasogga we
might have the right player and although Roofe is not good enough for Leeds
fans, he probably is good enough for this division.
Matt
From: Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 13:28
Subject: Re: [LU] Interesting read
Well I'm a lot happier that Hecky has the job rather than McLaren or Stam. I
like Simon Grayson as I still cling onto the victories at Old Scumford and the
promotion winning match v Bristol Rovers as being Leeds' great moments of the
last 15 years, but I don't think going back to Grayson would have been a good
idea.
TC was hard-done-by in a way. He may not have had full control of signings,
but most of us could see that we were a C Back short from the numbers point of
view. We need another Bartley to take control during Jansson's regular
injuries and suspensions. Cooper and Pennington are just a step down.
Shaughnessy is really an under 23 prospect, not a back-up CBack.
Similar story up front. Grot is work in progress and both Ekuban and Lasogga
were gambles to replace Wood. I've not given up on either, especially now we
have a left-footed left back to put balls in from that side. I do fear it may
be next season before either one comes good, remember Wood missed a lot more
than he scored in his first season.
What I cannot forgive TC for is the ridicule he subjected us to with the side
he picked at Newport. He should have understood that the result goes on the
Club's record forever -long after he's gone. Making the play-offs and putting
up a good show, would have justified it in his eyes, but instead we still have
not recovered from that fall-out.
KOT.
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