Agree Dave, going to be an interesting evening. I don't like this "2 games to save his job" business that the club seem to have put out there. I think it's weak management and not really fair to Farke. Either he is the man they believe in to keep the club up , in which case they should come out and back him or he isn't and they should sack him. I'm like your mate, id have got rid after the Southampton playoff final but this uncertainty does no one any favours. Its like the summer when the club leak some info to gauge the fan reaction. For the game, I really hope we make a game of it. I really hate Chelsea. There's so much to dislike about them. Racist fans, Ken Bates, John Terry, Mourinho, dodgy russian money, Ken Bates etc. I'm not sure it will matter how we set up if Chelsea play at their best but I'd like to see us set up more aggressively with two up top. If he starts Aaronson again he deserves the sack!
Sent from Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ From: Leedslist <[email protected]> on behalf of Robert Heath <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 12:15:04 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: leeds list <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] Chelsea/ Farke D Day Yeah the lineup will be very interesting tonight. One of Farke's favourite phrases is that he doesn't want to be "a flag waving in the wind", which I take to mean that he has a plan which he is confident will be the best for this squad in the long term, and he won't deviate from it because of any short term setbacks (such as losing 6 games in a row!) I think in his mind the ht switch at Maine Road was a good bit of ingame adaptation, but does not detract from the long term approach. (I tend to agree with him, BTW.) So I think he will revert to the 4-1-2-3 tonight. I also think he always planned to use Brenda in this match and, esp. with James crocked again, he will start with him. I fear that when that lineup is announced the so-called "Best Fans in the World" (yeah the BFITW who sang "you're not fit to wear the shirt" at the players not too many months ago) will become openly mutinous. And as Dave says, how it pans out will be massive. Chelsea are a bloody good side. They did play a bruising encounter, 60 mins with 10 men, just a few days ago, and one of their best players is suspended, but unfortunately, since the PSR rules that have hamstrung us and brought points deductions to others don't seem to apply to them for some reason, they've got any number of 70 million quid players they can draft in. Could be a very interesting evening. On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM nattan--- via Leedslist < [email protected]> wrote: > Massive game tonight both in terms of our season and in terms of Farkes > future.No doubt the 49ers will be aware of the Bournemouth and Liverpool > results that kept Marsch in a job and how that worked out , so they will be > reluctant to make a decision based on one or two games, but tonight could > be the final push one way or another > The fans are certainly split ( both on here and in real life) with me and > my mates pretty 50/50 , one wanted him sacked after Southampton play off > and never really changed his mind, 2 wanted him sacking post promotion as > not being good enough, 4of us felt he 100% deserved his shot and are still > behind him but very much wavering. > The city performance has given us all hope and his future may depend on > how DF reacts to it. Revert to his old system and make subs on 70mins, > include Aaronson and Harrison in the line ups, and he is toast UNLESS we > win ( then all is forgiven for a week , or till Saturday this time) > Go for it with 2 up top and he will be OK as long as we look competitive > and give them a game- a draw or win obviously will help him massively > > I'm not sure how much this " lost the dressing room " is a real thing and > how much just a pundits fall back cliché, but, if true, it seems as if > the team are still very much on his side and giving him their all , so the > 49ers will not be in any rush to sack him unless the fans turn. > The fans reaction from the start will depend on his team selection/ > formation keep the 3 at the back and 2 strikers and the fans will be right > behind then from the off, revert to type and there will be moans and groans > and the fans reaction will be totally linked to the match itself , > scoreline and how we play > The slightly later kick off and under the lights, plus a history of hatred > between the teams ( see lufc Lewis recent YouTube offering about the > rivalry) should mean he atmosphere starts well but could turn quickly > A game, a season perhaps, and a managers job all in the balance tonight > Can't wait > Come on leeds > 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/ > > Rest In Peace Steve "Score one, score one more!" Gillen. _______________________________________________ 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/ Rest In Peace Steve "Score one, score one more!" Gillen. _______________________________________________ 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/ Rest In Peace Steve "Score one, score one more!" Gillen.
