I can concur Sean, I am a Glass Half full Leeds fan AND on various sorts of Mood-altering Drugs. I was angrier with the first Mackems goal that the second, because the first was a failure to defend by the whole defence after a brilliant save by Meslier, the second a once in a career fuck up.
-----Original Message----- From: Leedslist <[email protected]> On Behalf Of seanscribe--- via Leedslist Sent: 05 October 2024 17:07 To: Robert Heath <[email protected]> Cc: leeds list <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] 2- 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! 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