I should have stayed on my sofa! A few drinks round Leeds was the only highlight - then 3 hours to get home.
We are relegation fodder. Good job we got a few points early on. On Sat, 17 Mar 2018, 21:21 Damian Walsh, <[email protected]> wrote: > 2013 Barolo (Fontafredda, so cheap) for me tonight. Nice enough but more > interesting was the 1990 Armagnac afterwards. > > However it is looking like it was a big mistake to sack Christiansen. And > instead of new manager effect, we have full-on instability effect - I don't > entirely agree with Rich that the players aren't good enough, I think that > they could be better, very much better, under different circumstances. > > Glad that Grot scored - I hope he will get some support from the terraces. > But otherwise it is a depressing time. Who would have thought that we would > go bckwards? > > Damian > > On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 8:24 PM, {broken-address} Richard Walker < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Too right Dr Mike, they were trying, trying their arses off but isn't it > > completely obvious that most of the players in that team are nowhere near > > good enough to play in a team who has top 6 ambitions. We've relied > heavily > > on Siaz and Hernandez this season and when they've been absent or having > a > > nightmare as Hernandez did today we look clueless. > > I was supposed to be staying out in Leeds for a few beers tonight but > > after that I just did a swerve for the train and I am now sat a bit > happier > > with my glass of vino tinto. > > But reflecting, just makes this worse. One fact, which I'm sure everyone > > who was at the game today will state is that Sheff Wed were the poorest > > team that have come to ER this season and yes that includes Burton. They > > were clueless, slow and had a big lump up front who gave us more problems > > that he should have. George Boyd who I thought was a decent player looks > > finished and in general they looked like a team incapable of winning this > > match. > > So what does that say about us ? For me, Hecky is turning us into > > Barnsley. I don't see any signs that he is having a positive affect ? > > There's been absolutely no 'new manager affect' and if anything I see a > > system and players that appear far more pedestrian than they did under > the > > hapless Thomas Christiansen. Hecky's main changes have been the keeper > (yes > > that was forced) and bringing back Dallas and Ekuban. It hasn't worked > and > > today and whilst Dr Mike was right in that there was clearly a lot of > > effort there was nobody capable of hurting Wednesday. > > Their goals were really worrying. Pennington for me has failed. I thought > > he looked like a player but their second showed he hasn't got the > strength > > or the defensive nouse to be a top defender. You also have to ask where > he > > was for the first goal ? The defence was all over the shop today not > helped > > by bringing in a yound lad for his debut. Like a lot of modern day, young > > defenders, Pearce looks the part and to give him credit he showed second > > half that he has a nice left foot, but FFS he's a defender and to be > honest > > I think I know how to defend better than him and the number of times he > put > > his defence under pressure with stupid back passes. A poor debut for me. > > I was hoping it might get snowed off second half. It was a miserable > > afternoon even a goal from Grot couldn't cheer things up. He's worth a > > start now though and I do think with confidence he will make it despite > > some horror shows this season. > > Scores: > > Farelly Peacock - 5. Made a couple of saves. He's not the answer for me > > though. > > Beradi - 4. Tried as captain to get things going but he couldn't also > > suspect defending. > > Pearce - 3. Poor defending. He's not in the team to play 40 yard left > foot > > passes. > > Jansson - 5. I thought he looked shaky but not surprising given his > > co-defenders > > Pennington - 2. Really poor. I think he will going back to everton at the > > end of the season and they wil surely terminate his contract if they've > > been watching him. > > Forshaw - 7. I thought that was possibly his best game for us. He really > > worked his arse off and actually drove forward whe he could. > > O'Kane - 2. Did he do owt ? > > Dallas - 2. Come on Hecky ? You've given this guy a chance but he's > > clearly got nothing to offer. A totally average player. In fact average > is > > flattering him. > > Hernandez - 5. Had more of the ball than anyone but he just kept giving > it > > away. Not a good day for Pablo. > > Allioski - 5. First half he tried but just didn't have the ability to > hurt > > them. > > Ekuban - 1. Had the chances , missed them. Poor. > > Subs: > > Lasogga - did make a difference > > Grot - scored . I think that's the 7th goal of his career > > Philips - why ? > > Crowd - big, cold and pissed off. > > Hecky - if Cellino was in charge he'd be a gonner and that might not be a > > bad call ? > > More red wine for me ... > > > > On Saturday, 17 March 2018, 17:05:11 GMT, Michael Benjamin < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I cannot remember laughing at a defeat. > > The worst thing was they were trying. > > Something is awfully wrong. Bit I am not smart enough to say what > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Leedslist <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > > {broken-address} Richard Walker > > Sent: 17 March 2018 18:20 > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: Leeds List <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [LU] Oh great > > > > Don't think I've seen anything as bad as this > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On 17 Mar 2018, at 08:46, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > What a great start to the day - look outside and it is trying to snow > > > (as the saying goes) then to make it worse I find that there is a huge > > > problem on trains between Stalybridge and Huddersfield which has led > > > to some trains being cancelled and others very late So it is going to > be > > a real hassle getting to ER Thankfully it is all worth it to watch a > > Yorkshire derby and to see a play off challenging team Whatever I should > be > > able to get there and get there in time for a few beers, it is what > > Saturdays are made for ! > > > Love it > > > Dave > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leedslist mailing list > > > Info and options: > > > https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
