Spot on Dave! Nights like that make up for all the miserable ones we have to endure!
A nice few weeks, a once in a lifetime 7-0 (unless you're an old git like me, then twice in a lifetime!) and an ending like last night. Effin' brilliant. Ted On Tue, 18 Feb 2025, 11:27 nattan--- via Leedslist, <[email protected]> wrote: > John Helm in 1989 asked " have you ever seen a better goal , and have you > ever seen one better timed ?" We have now, John, certainly as far as timing > goes- last seconds of the match > What an ending, what a result, what scenes, what an atmosphere. This is > what makes it all worth it - I've lost count over the years how many times > my wife has asked why do you keep going when it makes you so miserable? > Tonight dear is the reason. There is nothing like it. > > A fairly humdrum, even boring match for the most part , them clinging on > to their lead, us huffing and puffing and trying to break down a stubborn, > well organised and resolute defence, on a day when none of our players were > quite 'on it' - Tanaka, James , Solomon all that bit off, Piroe back to Mr > Invisible and Gruev having a poor game. > But who gives a toss when it ends like that. > Sunderland to be fair did start brightly and took the game to us, Meslier > having to make a couple of routine saves before awful defending by Ampadu > let their lad through to shoot and in it went off the post, no idea ( > given what came later with DF) how he avoided being booked for over > celebrating, goading the fans , then having a prayer? > After that we pretty much camped in their half but never created any real > chances. > We were shouting for Rothwell to replace Gruev but had to wait for the > customary 70th minute for it to happen . Just for self praise I will > mention that as the 70th minute approached I speculated that he may also > take off the tired looking Tanaka and bring on Struik so Amps could go to > midfield > As our corner / free kick count began to add up my son started with " this > is the one - 9th time the charm" " this is it 10th is the charm" - Well it > got to " 14th is the charm" as Rothwell came over to take a free kick near > the corner , in it wentat pace and Stuik leapt up and nodded in 1-1. Get in > Would we be happy at a point at that stage , maybe since we never looked > liked scoring. Then on the 94th minute my lad with " everything after 14 is > the charm" - a corner by Rothwell a total mishit by Ramazani, back to > Rothwell, a great ball in and Struik again, and then absolute mayhem on the > pitch and in the stands > To be followed with I predict a riot, MOT, Leeds are falling apart, and > Dan with his " oi oi oi" - amazing stuff > Got in watched the last 15mins on sky and the post match scenes- loved > hearing Warnock slagging off the officials for booking Dan " they don't > understand the game " > So Sunderland out of the picture and Burnley 7 plus GD behind us - in > reality it means we need to lose 3 times when they win, plus match us for > the other 10 games- a massive ask for them Got to admit I am quietly > confident of promotion now but we need to go on and grab it > > Brilliant night > Dave > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > The Rev, John Lee. Now spinning the platters in the holy discotheque of > the real man. Yorkshireman. May that lucky pizza and a bottle of Grolsch be > waiting for you with the Celestial Lards R.I.P. _______________________________________________ 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/ The Rev, John Lee. Now spinning the platters in the holy discotheque of the real man. Yorkshireman. May that lucky pizza and a bottle of Grolsch be waiting for you with the Celestial Lards R.I.P.
