As always........thanks are due from the expat brigade to all who wrote reports.
Brilliant to read so much encouraging stuff. I have just one question...........to Rich Walker; You mention all the players by name in your report and are very positive about them..........oh, all except one actually.........er, Jonathan Douglas? Other people have commended him for his display. But what did you think? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Walker Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 7:45 PM To: list leedslist; DAVID NATTAN Subject: Re: [LU] Orient Dave, I was there yesterday and would agree with your assessment and optimism. Having had to give my Donny ticket away mid week I was looking forward to seeing Huntington and how he would play with Lubo. Also I did mention during my match report against Brighton that Mcallister should have a look at Prutton's role because for Kilkenny and Howson were the ones suited to Mac's style and Prutton really doesn't have that ability. I think it all came together yesterday and to be honest if we keep improving I can't see us losing that many points between now and the end of the season. Carlisle at home on Saturday looks interesting. Apparently their snapping up tickets from for the SOuth stand .... Other plus points for me yesterday - Howson again. He's got it all this lad and I think he'll have a load of big clubs after him very soon. I notice a lot of people are starting to rave about him now. Also, Kilkenny played well again. I think him and Howson are are cut above in this league. I still think we lack width and I don't think Johnson did that much to be honest although he has got a nice left foot. Up front Beckford was lively and Freedman who played his usually intelligent role. As for Huntington and Lubo , yes they did well although there were 1 or two moments. Would I bring Rui back ? Yes, but I really don't know who I would drop ? I'm not going to do a full match report 'cos I'm knackered and I was also a bit worse for wear at the game after a good drink in London after coming down on the train. Going back to Kings Cross was interesting with a lot of groups of lads from other clubs knocking around - Sunderland, Barnsley, a few Cardiff etc. Good job the police were out in force. I thought the support at Orient was brilliant - I haven't sung so much for years. Got a really bad sore throat this morning. So why did I decide to come out of away game retirement for this one - well, no one else has mentioned it on here but it's 8 years since the Turkey murders and I went out of respect for the two lads. RIP. We're Leeds Utd , we'll never be defeated. --- On Sun, 6/4/08, DAVID NATTAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: DAVID NATTAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [LU] Orient > To: "list leedslist" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, 6 April, 2008, 12:46 PM > Brilliant, fantastic, awesome, superb. excellent !!!! > > > OK it was not quite that good but not far off. Unlike > Richard Young I have been lucky (?) enough to have been to > 35 plus games this season and yesterdays display was > without doubt the best 90mins from us. > From first whistle to last we totally dominated - think > Northampton and Walsall at home and Carlisle first half > away and double it. > > We played some really incisive, fast flowing, passing > football - we looked like a football team with no round > pegs in square holes for once. OK we still have no real > width but the movement in midfield of Kilkenny, Howson and > Johnson more than made it for it. > > We could and should have won by a bigger margin. Freedman > put the ball in the net with a volley from the outside of > his boot that was just exquisite - it deserved to be a > goal, offside or not. Howson could have had a couple, one a > particularly bad miss after some great approach work - he > really has blossomed into a good player and when he adds > goalscoring to his other attributes we will be hard pressed > to keep him. Freedman and Beckford also had other chances > and at 2-0 there was the longest \ best goal mouth > scramble I have seen for ages with us (Howson, Beckford > & Kilkenny, I think, ) coming close from a yard out but > somehow they got it away. > At the other end I can only remember them having one good > chance and that came when Casper and Frazer got in each > others way due to poor communication and the ball broke to > one of them with Casper out of his goal, but they wasted > it. > As for the goals , the first was a tremendous free kick > from Johnson on our right hand side level with the penalty > area by the touchline ,which he hit with such power and > precision that it was bound to end up in the net - the only > question whether a striker or defender would be the one to > put it there or whether it would go straight in. In the > event Hunty (can I call him that ?) was first to it and got > his head to it, the power of the cross doing the rest. > At half time our only concern was that it was only 1 -0 > but there was no need to rue the missed chances - after > about 5 mins Freedman picked up the ball wide , left the > defender for dead -brilliant to see- and picked out Becks > who blasted it into the roof of the net - game over. > Roared on by nearly 3,000 (kick off had been delayed due > to congestion!) we continued to pour forward in search of > another goal. Johnson, Becks & Kilkenny the latter two > after taking knocks went off to be replaced by Hughes, > Prutton and Kandol to no real detriment. I would have > preferred to see Elding brought on to see what he can do > but Kandol despite a mixed reception from fans did OK. > We went through the whole repertoire in the stands > including a full half time waccoe and the now obligatory > "we filled your ground for you" and totally > drowned out some of the quietest home fans I have ever > (not) heard !. > All 14 players did well but special mentions for Freedman > and Howson who look class, Becks who worries defenders with > his pace, Douglas who again was everywhere and who is great > when he sticks within his limits but is awful at other times > with a shot 30 yds wide and a couple of cross field passes > which went badly astray - message to JD, break up the play > and then get rid of it to nearest Leeds shirt, Get hold of > a video of Batty and see how you should play (yes I know it > is almost sacrilege to mention them in same sentence but you > get my drift) > At the back Lubo is starting to improve (4 clean sheets > on the bounce testament to that) and Hunty looks a class > apart (sorry Rui but I would not bring you back when fit). > Sheehan again proved how much better we look with a genuine > left back - he even had a now trademark freekick which he > nearly scored from - Macca bring back Parker on that > emergency recall thingy for Carlisle and Hudds, don't > mess about with Hughes or Frazer there. > > As for the rest of the season a lot will depend on how > serious the Beckford injury is - it may be the difference > between promotion and staying down ! Let's also hope > Kilkenny is fit for next Sat. > > Optimistic - you bet I am after 6 well-deserved points > from 2 tough away games where we have played some great > football > > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!! > DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!! ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! For Good helps you make a difference http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/ _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. 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