"Well, having dragged myself off my sick bed again (it's pneumonia, but the antibiotics are helping :) "
What did I say about that bastard Flu jab? Hopefully you are under 60 and will not die! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Emmott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Leeds List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 7:28 AM Subject: [LU] Carlisle 3-1 Leeds (a game of two halves) > Well, having dragged myself off my sick bed again (it's pneumonia, but the > antibiotics are helping :) ) and made the scenic trip up the A65 and M6 to > Carlisle I'm not as down hearted as the score line might suggest. The > worst thing was I couldn't sing more than half a line of MOT without > having a coughing fit... Oh, and have I mentioned this terrible ache I get > in my side... and while I'm here doctor, since I don't come very often... > > Strange happenings before kick off. They put goals out to the side of the > actual match ones for the 'keepers' warm up. Casper used them a bit, but > as is usual for his routine wanted to use the main goals. Their > groundsman was very unhappy with this and him and his cronies had a row > with our coaching staff and then stood on the goal line behind Casper as > he saved all the stuff being fired at him in the warm up (they had to duck > a fair few times). In the end Wise and then the fourth official got > involved and told them we had to be able to prepare as we wished. The > groundsmen still stood next to the goal looking miserable, though. Either > they can hold a professional football match on that pitch or they can't. > Embarrassing. > > In the first half we battered them. Casper didn't have a save to make, > while Carole had a looping effort headed off the line, Douglas had a > superb curling shot just tipped over, Beckord put the same just wide and > Beckford again (I think) had a great effort somehow saved. On top of that > were a load of half chances and we were very, very good value for a 1-0 > lead at half time. The players that particularly caught the eye were > Douglas and Heath. > > In the second half we seemed to want to sit back and hit them on the > break. It failed, but we were unlucky too. Prutton was had a soft foul > given against him - a poor decision it seemed but we were at the far end > of the stand (it's a bit like the southern end of our west stand, if we'd > sat in our seats looking forward we'd have been looking at the side of a > sports centre all afternoon!). The cross came in and comfortably headed > clear, but it fell to one of their players on the edge of the box and he > hit a sweet shot inside Casper's R hand post. It was their first effort > on target and a superbly taken goal. > > For the second, Richarsson (who had a poor game) tried to head a cross > back to Casper, but put it well wide for a corner. To be fair, there was > a man behind him and it looked like nobody gave him a shout. I think they > took a quick, short corner (the corner flag was obscured because of our > strange seating position) and one of the shortest (but probably best) > players on the pitch, their left winger Garner, headed into the roof of > the net. We still created some chances, one when Kandol dribbled into the > area. It looked like he couldn't see an opening, so he played a neat pass > to the unmarked Carole who hit a very tame curling shot straight at the > keeper - I think he was trying to curl it over him and into the far top > corner. Then later on Beckford beat three men, but instead of cutting the > ball back to Constantine he hit it straight at the keeper at the near > post. Constantine was rightly furious. > > The third came as we pushed forward in injury time and and was very rough > justice. > > Overall this was a reasonable performance, but the referee (The > Premiership's Phil Dowd) really lost the plot in the second half. We > couldn't make any kind of tackle without conceding a foul. This was > epitomised when a ball was played to Constatine with his back to goal in > their box. He stood his ground while their keeper jumped over him to > punch the ball clear, flattening him in the process. I was disappointed > we didn't get a penalty. I was fucking raging (and coughing) when he gave > them a free kick. > > They couldn't have complained if we'd taken at least a point from this. > The unbeaten run had to come to an end eventually, it might as well be > away to the league leaders. The real test for Wise now is whether he can > lift the team for Bournemouth (another piece of creative fixture > generation from the FL, playing 2 away games 360 miles apart in the space > of 3 days. Cunts). > > All in all, definitely not a performance that mirrored the score (check > out the stats I copied from the BBC website). "Lucky Leeds"? don't you > believe it. > > Casper - 7: Very hard to tell if he had any chance with the goals, but > otherwise tidy enough. > Richardson - 5: Really struggled against Garner (who was lightning quick > and tricky). All their goals came from their right - were they targeting > him as a weak link? Didn't manage to get forward much. > Marques - 7: > Heath - 7: In the first half this pair looked rock solid and were working > very well together - we were defending the far end in the second half, so > it was more difficult to see who was doping what > Clapham - 7: Steady, got forward to support the attack well. > Carole - 4: very subdued, and struggled to make an impact. > Prutton - 7: Worked hard, tidy,has settled in well and is becoming a key > player > Hughes - 6: a big-hearted performance as always, but it was his first > match back and he wasn't quite up to pace. > Douglas - 8: Covered a lot of ground, tackled well, and I don't remember > him misplacing a pass. Do all his better performances come away from > home? > Kandol - 7: worked hard, won his share of the ball, held it up well, got > nothing from the referee but kept his discipline. > Beckford - 8: took his goal well after a goal mouth scramble, silky skills > but lacked vision at times > > SUBS: > Da Costa - 6: struggled to make an impact, but I'd start him on Tuesday > instead of Carole. he looks skillful and trcky and he has very quick > feet. He might take time to settle, but I do think that when he does > he'll be something very special. > Constantine - 6: Once fit I'm sure he'll be in instead of Kandol. Looked > to have a good touch, took up good positions and was strong in the air. > > Wise - 5: what did you say at half time? > > Fans - 8: a bit quiet after the second went in, but 99% stayed after the > final whistle for a chorus of MOT and "15 points who gives a fuck?" while > the team had their customary on pitch huddle at the end. > > There might have been a bit of bother pre-match - as we walked down to the > ground there were flashing blue lights and all the local residents were > stood in their doorways as if they'd been watching some entertainment. > But nobody I talked to had seen antything and despite plenty of robocops, > horses and dogs the Leeds fans were in pretty good humour. One of their > lot was carted out by stewards after the second goal, and there were a > couple of bottles thrown. in the ground. I think this was Carlisle fans > though: bizarrely it seems that some of Englands most (in)famous hooligans > are Carlisle fans. > > > > BBC's match stats: > Carlisle Leeds > Possession 46% 54% > Shots on target 5 8 > Shots off target 4 5 > Corners 6 6 > Fouls 9 17 > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > 6 in a bloody row! _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist 6 in a bloody row!
