As a paid up member of the Grumpy Old Men Society, it is not surprising that I mutter "the world's gone mad" about three times a day.........but having said that, I really do think that the amount of delusional thinking in all walks of life nowadays has reached, well dare-I-say-it pandemic proportions.
And one example of such is all these Leeds fans and players who are blathering about wanting the season to be completed and to "earn promotion on the pitch." They are completely deluded. If it does restart, this huge hiatus will have only ramped up the psychological pressure on the Leeds players. After weeks of reading and hearing how a) promotion was almost in the bag when it stopped, b) if it starts again promotion will be a formality, or c) the season should be stopped and Leeds should be handed promotion already, there will be massive pressure on the players if they actually do have to go out and do it on the pitch. I could easily see a superhyped-up Cardiff beating us in the first match. Imagine if we then do one of our classics and batter Fulham but fail to finish any moves and they get two chances all game and Mitrovic puts them both away. PRESSURE! And we showed in the playoffs last year that we have the capacity to completely fold when the pressure really mounts. Pablo, for example, was a complete liability in those last few games. A bowl of jelly would have contributed more. Dallas, with his experience of big International occasions, was the only player who reacted well to the pressure. Anyway, that's why I've got everything firmly crossed hoping the season will NOT get finished. _______________________________________________ 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 Norman MOT
