is it a blip, a hiccough or a full on collapse ? Leds are falling apart againWas it 2 points dropped or one point gained ?Have the crowd turned a bit on Bielsa or was it just the decision to take off Bamford that brought the boos ?Ironically most fans wanted Dallas to be the man subbed and yet he turned into our saviour The Boxing Day fixture is the one I always look at first because there are no trains, so over the years I have misssed one (Chelsea 4 1) , got a coach to one and left 25 mins early to get home (Graysons first game in charge) Got Rob wood ex lister out of his voluntary Bates inspired exile (Coventry ?) and then last season got my daughter in law to sit outside McDonalds whilst we wathced the bet 5 minutes of the season (Blackburn)This year we found a Manchester based Leeds fan to take us - only snag he set off a speed camera so we had all the 3 pts in the bag already and today is a real 6 pointer jokes. A visit to the Drysalters put us back in the Christmas mood, a mood that did not last long If any team has got the measurre of us this season it is Preston - up yours Swansea and Fulham managers your 'plans' only worked due to a missed penatly and a ridiculous one - Preston know how to stop us playing and then shithouse their way to a point or two. For me they are this seasons Birmingham against us . a team that prevented us playing and caught us out, so at least we have 2 points v Preston as opposed to the two defeats v Brum last time We started poorly as they denied us time and space, we all new they would not be able to keep it up for 90 mins so it was important we did not go behind and give them something to cling to. Unfortunately they got a good breakaway, ran through the middle of our non existent midfield and ended with a man over who fired into the net 0 1 We did get a bit of a grp in the last 15minutes but never looked like scoring really the second half was similar, they bullied, harried and harassed us, getting away with lots of niggling fouls, play acting and time wasting in front of a very lenient referee who seemed content to allow it The presssure did begin to build and despit a poor performcne this team do have spirit and character and never give up. Bamford was oddly subbed for eddie as the crowd cheered his name and booed the decision. Eddie tried to score a goal to leave us on a high (if he is going to go) and we got closere and closer to th equaliser. Many fans thught it was not going to be our day as Alioski had a header well saved, then another chance was scrambled round the post and then when he hit the post with a rasping shot, we all thought that was that, aas Preston defended like demons - i bet they do not win on Saturday ! But as I say we are built of sterner stuff this year and with a bit of luck , a massive deflection, a fierce shot by Dallas in the 89th minute went flying into the top corner and limbs went flying all round the ground. More relief than cellebration but it keeps Preston away from us and keeps our 8 point gap So a poor performance by too many players - Alioski, Harrison and Bamford all worked themselves into the ground, others had a day to forget We need to get Roberts fit or find anothere solution to the abscence of Pablo if thsi blip is not going to become more serious Dave Sent from Sky Yahoo Mail on Android _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected]
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