I would argue that if you've been supporting Leeds United for more than half a
century (as I have - and I believe I'm far from the longest-serving supporter
on this list!) and you're not a glass-half-empty person, then you haven't been
paying attention (or are on some sort of mood-altering drugs). I said to my dad
with five minutes to go yesterday, words to the effect of, "You know they're
going to score, it's just a question of how." (I also told him a few minutes
before that, "It's the hope that kills.") Supporting Leeds United is just
committing to a life of disappointment. We've achieved what I would call
something worth celebrating (a trophy won or a promotion gained) only five
times in 51 years of support. In that time we have never, ever won a knock-out
tournament.
On Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 11:30:10 AM EDT, Robert Heath
<[email protected]> wrote:
"Of note, we've played four of the other five in the top six and have failed
to beat any of them. "
Oooh that's a bit glass half empty!
One could also say we have already visited 3 of the top 5 and are unbeaten in
those games.
On Sat, Oct 5, 2024 at 4:23 PM seanscribe--- via Leedslist
<[email protected]> wrote:
Whoever told you that the worst we could end up at the end of the weekend is
4th is not to be trusted with any sort of responsibility that involves
mathematics. If West Brom get at least a point, and if Blackburn win their game
and the 'Boro/Watford game has a winner, we're down to seventh.
At the time of writing we're 5th in the live table. Of note, we've played four
of the other five in the top six and have failed to beat any of them. We play
the only remaining team in that group next.
Cheers!
Sean
On Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 07:46:12 AM EDT, John Lee via Leedslist
<[email protected]> wrote:
OK, the final 2 minutes took the gloss off the performance, but otherwise it
was a very impressive performance against the top of the table side, albeit
they look a bit crap imho.
Weird things happen re the bounce of the ball, spin, divots etc, and given
Meslier didn’t lay a finger on the ball suggests some Shane Warne style
skulduggery in play. Just unlucky, and 99% of other goalies would have suffered
the same fate - split-second bounce and it’s in! Memories of Seaman and the
ball bouncing over his arms after hitting a divot!
I’ve never been a big Gnonto fan, but I thought he was excellent last night
and, somewhat surpringly, kept his cool despite the repeated attention he got!
I also thought Tanaka and Rothwell did pretty well - let’s hope that
partnership develops and stays fit! Aaronsen still runs around like a headless
chicken, panicking both sides in equal measure :-) I like him tbh, but him in
particular, and others, give the ball away far too often for my liking.
I blame not getting 3 points on the overly cautious tactics once we’d got the
second - they were there for the taking, but once again we didn’t go for it -
it’s a bad habit, and 1-goal leads often come back to bite you!
I can’t really fathom bringing Joseph on ahead of Bamford. Piroe did ok, got a
good goal, albeit possibly offside, but Bamford is a far better defender at
corners, and better at closing men down. I like the look of Schmidt in the very
brief cameos he’s had so far too.
Someone posted that the worst we can be after the weekend is 4th, so it’s not
all doom and gloom, despite THAT goal.
Finally, what a joy it was to see all those Wearside maggots slinking out after
80 minutes, leaving the stands half empty by the end. They knew they’d been
tupped!
> On 5 Oct 2024, at 11:25, nattan--- via Leedslist <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Its a team game so always hard to blame an individual especially for one
> error. Having said that it was a huge mistake and very costly since we had no
> time to change the result Overall Meslier has not been impressive or lived up
> to his early promise. His saves / goals xg or whatever it us for keepers has
> been one of the worst in the division. At one point something like 16 shots
> on target from 17 went in the net - not greatThe main problem is he is so
> much better than his would be replacement, Darlow, who is awful
> Whether the 2pts from these games is sufficient only time will tell but we
> could and should have won them both so there is lots to be happy about
> especially given our injuries - 2 from 4 wingers out ( hopefully DJ and
> Solomon will be back for Sheff game) and 2 of 4 midfielders out for months
> Heads up and go again in 2 weeks - hoping that the likes of Tanaka and
> Aaronson dont suffer on international dutyDave
> On Saturday, 5 October 2024 at 08:48:59 BST, [email protected]
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Well, we would have taken a draw before kick off, so there’s that. It is a
> good result. First points they’ve dropped at home, I think.
>
> And yeah Meslier, something weird happened on the spin / flight of that ball…
>
> But it’s team sport and if we are blaming him for costing us 2 points last
> night, then we are also blaming Aaronson for the 2 points lost against
> Portsmouth, Solomon for the 2 (at least) lost against Burnley, and Rodon
> against Norwich. Aren’t we?
>
> It’s a good result, especially given our suddenly threadbare midfield.
>
> Nick
>
> Sent from my iPad
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