Well as List Optimist! Just remember, last night was simply about the result. The loss on Saturday is, I think, a good thing. The kick up the arse that we need. A gentle reminder that, despite all the opposing fans denying this fact and constantly harping on about us not being a big club anymore and how they will get us to their place and thrash us, before meekly protesting that they should have hammered us and they can't believe how bad we were ... We will have 23 FA Cup ties away from home. Universally attracting whatever club we visits highest crowd in x years the opposition will undoubtedly 'up' their efforts. What we're seeing is a well organised, but distinctly average (By Championship/Premiership standards) football team, do a job. Defend in numbers, make it difficult for the opposition to break through and use two effective (again at this level) front men to their best purpose. What I cannot wait for (And maybe I'm being over optimistic here!) is January. IF Wise is canny then his rebuild for next year (i.e. Strengthening) starts then. I would expect 3 or 4 excellent signings to be made, pushing the team to a higher level (and therefore finishing the season even stronger and putting in performances that ARE above this level) and paving the way to an additional 5 or 6 signings in the close season (Providing of course we do indeed fulfill this promise and go up). The view from the Bar in the Dump says the exit door is ready and waiting for the likes of Richardson, Douglas, Clapham, Hughes and even one out of Kandol and Constantine. What I'm saying is, in the big picture, the footy is poor but the results are absolutely everything right now and, whether it be by riding our luck or just sheer grit and determination, let's just pray it carries on to the end of the year because (I genuinely believe) THAT is when the real footballing renaissance of this club can take place. If it doesn't, SERIOUS questions have to be asked of the management teams 'vision'.
Toodle Pip StigOfTheDump > Pleasure, Mike. The good news is that we've played like that before Gus's > departure, so it's probably nothing to do with a destabilised dressing > room. > I think people on the list have said before that we need to guard against > getting too big for our boots this season. Saw a bit of that last night. > Becks often tried to do just a little bit too much himself, and while it's > good that he gets frustrated when clever things don't work, it'd be nice > if > we could get the basics right as well. (Actually, after we'd gone three up > and Bournemouth had given up, he did a lovely back heel to put Da Costa > into > the box...) > > -- > Richard Young > Freelance writer and editor > _______________________________________________ > 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!
