Every comment I read about "when" we are in the premier league.........the players we will sign and the stadium improvements we will make etc......I am reminded of last year when the press started printing all those articles about Bielsa being in the PL and that idiot Noggy actor started mouthing off.........and I get VERY nervous!
On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 5:51 AM David Smail <[email protected]> wrote: > Great minds think alike – I have raised this with a small group of > supporters at work. > > I too would have happily taken promotion as a result of season early > termination based on the fact that we’ve done enough already. > > All this talk of purity and finishing the season could be disaster for us > as you say if we fold again under the pressure. It’s the equivalent of > starting a new season. One thing we have in our favour is that we do tend > to make good starts in the early weeks of new campaigns, so I hope this > continues. > > All teams will be pumped up after the enforced break, however, we don’t > generally get on well in Wales. > > Sadly we don’t have a points cushion to help us ease back in and there is > no guarantee that we will continue our winning streak especially with no ER > home support I’m sure MB has all this in hand, We are well versed with > disappointments over the years – perhaps we can shake these off and see it > through. > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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
