Well, no sooner moaned about than removed as a contender - Sky saying Scheuber (sp?) is no longer in contention for the Leeds job.
Probably no bad thing. Sent from my iPad > On 13 Feb 2023, at 13:45, seanscribe--- via Leedslist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > It's true that "our subs made us worse," but I think it's equally true that > Man U's subs made them better (in each game), or at least relatively better > than us in the latter stages of each game. This is simply down to the > financial disparity between the two clubs, which is compounded by our > injuries. Robles, Kristensen and Aaronson aside, our bench was just kids. I > saw some supporters criticizing Skubala for taking Bamford and Harrison off, > but I presume he did that because he knew they were knackered (coaches these > days having so much data at their fingertips telling them exactly how many > thousand meters each player can run before his levels drop). The simple fact > is that not only did we have nobody on the bench to change things, we didn't > even have players on the bench who could do the same things at the same level > as the players we took off. That's why in a game like this, when the > opposition will use their wallet to bludgeon us late in the game, we need to > have given ourselves a cushion when it's first XI vs first XI. For me, the > game turned on Summerville's miss in the first five minutes. Put that away > and we might at least have gained a point. > Cheers! > Sean > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon McNally via Leedslist <[email protected]> > To: Greg Adams <[email protected]>; [email protected] > <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Feb 13, 2023 6:10 am > Subject: Re: [LU] Match v " team of weirdos " > > I think he has done well in these two games . We definitely have more > structure and shape and certainly haven’t given up as many big chances after > losing the ball like we did under Marsch. > On the other hand, we failed to cope when the scum changed tactics and our > subs made us worse. This was all too familiar under Marsch. > My worry would be that he lacks the experience and know how to go up against > other managers in the key games we’ve got coming up. > The bloke that was sacked at Ajax though looks a nightmare. Won the league at > Club Brugge, but they always win the Belgian league. Think one team pub > league like Scotland and Austria. He managed to alienate the players and fans > at Ajax and led them to their worst start to a season in years. He sounds > like another Marsch, all excuses and talk about how he’s pleased with the > progress etc. > So if it’s a choice between him and Skoobs, I’d keep Skoobs. > Hopefully though, the geniuses running the club have got someone better lined > up. > On recent track record though I’m not confident! > Marsch should have gone after the Fulham game but them waiting for so long > has made it harder to recruit a new manager and cost us points. > > Sent from Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ________________________________ > From: Leedslist <[email protected]> on behalf of Greg Adams > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 11:00:54 AM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] Match v " team of weirdos " > > Just to be clear - I was not implying that Dave or anyone on the list is > writing Skoobs off. I am just curious to know whether we think he has > done enough already to justify waiting a bit longer to get someone or > rushing to get anyone with first team experience. > > >> On 13 Feb 2023 12:50, Greg Adams wrote: >> >> /On 13 Feb 2023 12:23, nattan--- via Leedslist wrote:/ >> >> /Let's get the new manager in quickly and hope he us the right man, >> this team could be decent / >> >> >> Are we writing off Skoobs already? I thought the last two games showed >> immense improvement in tactics, style and shape when defending. For >> me the key thing to get right now is the right man for the job. Get >> the wrong guy, and it's back to the drawing board. This guy who Ajax >> fired a couple of weeks ago looks like a disaster waiting to happen >> judging from the comments I read from Ajax fans / dutch supporters. I >> would be happy to go with Skoobs for a while if it means waiting for >> the best guy for us. >> >> >> >>> As the chant went " follow follow follow, you're a team of f@cking >>> weirdos, Ronaldo's a rapist, greenwoods a rapist and Scholes just >>> loves to suck toes"Made me laugh even if none of them actually play. >>> Very low key police presence at Piccadilly early on, and only a >>> handful of fans on our train, met by a handful of coppers at Leeds. >>> Then massed ranks of police at the barrier and even stranger ( I >>> wondered for a second if the pub had been given to them) 5 vans and >>> 15 or so police outside the west Ridings. This was the scum >>> game.Team news was as expected but the bench showed how we are >>> suffering yet again with injuries as Gyabi, Monteiro, Joseph and >>> Mullen all made the bench. Not much there if we needed a boost. >>> At the bus queue my lad got into it with some knob ( unfortunately >>> not the only one as it turned out) who sang the runway song, then >>> after my lads comment, tried to double and triple down with version >>> of Daisy daisy and the laughing policeman ( not putting words on >>> here) - no one joined in as we berated him , his " excuse" one of >>> them was buried in a cemetery near him and it got attention. What a >>> dick. He later remembered it was David Pegg ( buried in Doncaster) >>> Inside the ground it was the right type of hostility near us, the new >>> song as above , we all hate scum etc, with lots of backing for us " >>> Billy bremner's barmy army" - great stuff. The cheer when Adams >>> thundered into the first tackle leaving their player on the deck was >>> brilliant >>> We really got at them and Summerville missed an easy chance early on, >>> and he had another before half time in a half of few chances, >>> Meslier had to save with his feet as s woeful pass from the mainly >>> excellent Wober let in that hateful Fernandes what a horrible player >>> he is whining moaning and trying to referee it >>> Second half ( till last 10) was even better as we created lots of >>> half chances, summerville had a save, Harrison had a flick just wide, >>> koch had a header blocked,Ayling came closest with a shot that >>> ricocheted through a scum players legs and went wide, he followed it >>> up with a great overhead kick that unfortunately went straight to the >>> keeper. We pressed and pressed but it was not to be. At the other >>> end their first attack led to them hitting the bar, then on 80 >>> minutes it all fell, apart. We had made changes Harrison and Bamford >>> off for Rutter and aaranson and it didn't work and tiredness crept >>> in. We left Rashford clear in the box and a good cross found him 0-1 >>> , minutes later their sub zoomed past Koch and his shot sneaked in. >>> Game over. It could have been worse as they put it in twice more but >>> both offside. So a 2 - 0 defeat in a game we could have won >>> The now familiar comment after the game " play like this and we >>> will be all right"Trouble is , so far we have only played like that v >>> good teams and have not a lot to show for it , defeats by Arsenal, >>> Spurs, scum ( ok win v Chelsea and liverpool).We need to play like >>> that v poor teams starting with the next two and we need to score >>> when on top >>> All the players gave their all and before Wednesday, a point and >>> only minus 2 in the goals column may have been acceptable but not >>> when 2 up in the first game and the better team for 80 minutes of >>> the second. >>> We need to get points , at least 4 in the next 2, and turn things >>> around. This week has given us more hope but not much more than >>> that. Summerville and Gnonto are brilliant to watch and Adams and big >>> boy McKinney give us a strong base in midfield and Wober has improved >>> us at the back, so it is not a lost cause by any means,. >>> Finally a well done to Firpo best game yet ( albeit a low bar) he >>> was ok defensively and offered more than Struijk going forward >>> Let's get the new manager in quickly and hope he us the right man, >>> this team could be decent >>> Dave >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leedslist mailing list >>> Info and options:https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >>> To unsubscribe, [email protected] >>> >>> Find us on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ >>> >>> Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! 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