Once again Dave...........on behalf I'm sure of all expats, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your reasoned and entertaining match reports.
When I was scandalously thrown off this list a few months ago despite being the totally innocent party, I thought meh, WTF, that list is nought but a feeble pathetic creature these days, so I didn't bother to try to resubscribe. But I found after a while that I could not live without your match reports, so I signed up again. On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 5:10 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > I have got to agree- Ayling made a massive difference and showed just how > much we missed him. He was very good today and really drove the team on, he > always wanted the ball and always tried to do something positive with it. > We also commented on how good he was with the young lad (Edmunson) when he > came on, we had a corner and as he stood in the box Ayling went right to > him and patted him on the shoulder and had a word in his ear - real > captaincy / old hand stuff > Forshaw also impressed again and brought the best out of Vieira who > continued his recent return to form - these two at the heart of midfield > next season could be the solid base we need > QPR were already on their holidays and made it easy for us today and so it > is hard to read much into the result or performance - we did go out on a > bit of a high though so that was good. Like QPR though many fans were there > in body only. We got to the ground right on kick off (so missed the > applause and the reason for it) and noticed lots of fans stayed in the > Fanzone finishing their drinks rather than going to watch the game and > then, of the 5 of us 3 were in the bar / food area so missed the second goal > Nothing much happened in the first 20 or so minutes, Matt Smith caused us > a few problems but did not hit the target, then a great run and cross by > Pearce led to an almighty goal mouth scramble that led to 2 or 3 players > failing to score when they perhaps should have done. Then from the corner > taken by Forshaw, Phillips won the first ball and headed towards goal where > Roofe was stood with his back to goal and pulled off a brilliant overhead > kick that gave the keeper no chance - a brilliant finish and his 11 th of > the season making him our top scorer (not the 20+ that Wood got last year) > That almost finished it as a contest as they had nothing to offer and we > took total control without being particualry good. Pearce had a rasping > shot and we had a few half chances > Second half started in a bizzare fashion - we should have had a corner but > the ref gave them the goal kick which the keeper hit straight to Phillips > who shrugged off the nearest defender and did a clever little turn before > scuffing his shot into the net 2 -0 > We continued to dominate with little real attempts on goal - Edmundson > came on and nearly scored but his shot was deflected - cannot believe he is > only 16 looking at the size of him and he gave it plenty of effort. Alioski > nearly scored direct from a corner but the keeper tipped it over the bar > and he had one other shot - a great move and cross found him unmarked in > the six yard box but his strike was right at the keeper who blocked it > A very decent sized crowd enjoyed the day in the sun and a decent victory > > We did not stay for the post match "lap of appreciation" and the game was > too little too late really and often had the feel of a pre season friendly > but it was nice to finish on a bit of a high and to see BPF get his first > clean sheet > No idea how many of this lot will still be with us next season - the > introduction of o'Kane was met with more than a few boos - and no one will > be that unhappy to see the end of a season that, once again, promised much > (remember when we were top of the league and Saiz and Alioski looked like > tearing this Division apart) and delivered nothing > Some big decisions to be made - starting with do we keep Heck (whose old > Barnsley side were relegated today) > I am glad that this season is done with but will, no doubt, be itching to > get back to ER and LUFC in a few weeks time > All the best to you all over the closed season > Dave > > From: David W <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, 6 May 2018, 13:26 > Subject: [LU] What a difference an Ayling makes > > We’re not suddenly world beaters, and QPR are insipid, but Ayling makes a > massive difference to the team. > > Forward drive and urgency which is lacking almost everywhere else. > _______________________________________________ > 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
