Eh up John, no problems with you posting the reports to the list and its no big deal to me about the list , who is on it , who should be banned etc I just haven't got the time or energy to waste reading drivel from nomarks who really haven't a clue. They know who they are and they don't do your list any favours.
Sent from my iPad On 19 Mar 2012, at 23:33, John Boocock <j...@boocock.net> wrote: > The result of these childish spats mainly caused by one idiot are that we are > denied the likes of the following rather good match reports. > > The idiot is now on moderation. Rob you will stay that way you have caused > too much trouble for my liking. > > now read on..................... > > > West Ham Match Report > Posted on March 18, 2012 > > Everybody was buzzing for this one. The pubs in Leeds were brimming early > doors and the pre-match excitement factor was back. > > Warnock decided to go unchanged after the excellent performance against Boro > but having seen their result today you wonder how good they really were ? Or > did we break their spirit ? Let’s assume the latter for now. > > We started with a 4-4-2 with White taking up his new right wing role. It was > obvious from the start that this was going to be a battle and definitely more > of a contest than the Saints game. I hate managers of teams who win the toss > and make us play towards the Kop first half. It might seem like a small > factor but second half, when players are getting tired, the Kop can suck > goals in -I am convinced of that. > > There was no space on the pitch. Snoddy was well marked and Clayton and Brown > scrapped like terriers in midfield. The main tactic seemed to be hit it long > to Becchio and whilst he won his fair share of balls in the air, his knock > ons were aimless and usually ended at the feet of a Hammers player. > > Warnock tried to switch it, putting Snoddy on right and Aidy on the left. It > still didn’t work, we couldn’t create any room and the game just continued to > be a stalemate. We defended really well restricting them to over hit crosses > and passes, their only real chance coming when they broke through on the > left, Robinson appeared to be outpaced but Lonerghan came out bravely and > smothered the ball. > > Our best chances came when Becchio blatantly pushed a West Ham player out of > the way to nod on for Snoddy who clipped it into the net and then the > excellent Clayton who managed to create a shooting chance when there were > bodies all around him, unfortunately it went wide. The only other chance > worthy of note was a Snograss free-kick which narrowly missed with Robert > (“you let yor country down”) Green floundering. > > As the half progressed I thought we ran out of ideas, Becchio started to > revert to his old trick of trying to dribble his way out of trouble which > just results him in losing the ball , the rest seemed to get involved in > petty squables with the opposition. It was a fascinating half, loads of > effort and commitment from both teams yet little quality. > > Second half and Warnock tried something different again. He put Ross out on > the left, Snoddy on the right and Aidy in the hole behind Becchio. Ross and > Becchio in my eyes doesn’t work, there’s no pace or cohesion between the two, > I think the best I can think of is Becchio’s goal at Boro which Macca’s fed > him on a plate but that was a Boro error rather than good interplay between > the 2 strikers. > > I think it was an attempt to get Aidy on the ball more and try to use his > pace through the middle. Lets face it neither Luc or Macca are going to > outrun the defence. It didn’t work, although Aidy did see a bit more of the > ball and did have one or two runs he was generally crowded out by 2 or 3 > Hammers players. His best effort resulted in an ambitious cross goal effort > which in the end went well wide. In general they seemed bigger than us. Nolan > and Faye were disappointing but they have a big presence on the pitch and > don’t get pushed off the ball too often. > > We huffed and puffed, so did they, the game became more and more fractious > resulting in bookings on both sides. Robinson showed the Leeds fans in the > North East corner what he is all about. He was on a yellow card but still > went in all guns blazing for a 50:50 challenge and won it. Stupid maybe ? But > it certainly got the crowd going. > > With 15 mins to go Warnock went for a double substitution. Webber for White, > who had worked hard but to be honest didn’t have enough physical presence in > a game like this. Second sub was Forsell for Macca, who again had worked hard > but not had his best afternoon. > > Webber immediately looked lively an won a corner after a good run. We pushed > forward and I did feel that West Ham were vulnerable against crosses and > corners especially Green (“You let your country down”) who doesn’t command > his area at all. > > One cross found Green flapping to get it away only to Connolly who headed > against the bar. Fortunately for us the ball rebounded to Becchio, who really > couldn’t miss from 1 yard out. > > I think we were all confident that we would hold on. Then George McCartney > (remember him ?) came forward, completely sliced his cross which turned it > into a shot. Lonergan played the percentage game and tipped it over. If he > knew what was coming maybe he may have trie another option. Having said that > how can you legislate for 2 Leeds players allowing Collins to have a free > header into the net? It was all in slow motion and all far too easy. > > So a 1-1 draw. We were marginally the better team throughout and in many ways > continued with our recent improvement. You’re never going to get an easy ride > against a big Sam team. I wonder what the Hammers fans really think about him > ? He’s not really a good fit in my opinion. > > Player ratings: > > Lonergan -6. Not a lot to do, would question him for the goal but that may be > a tad harsh ? > > Connelly -7. I think he looks like a different player, meaner, fitter and > leaner. > > Robinson -7. The new Vinnie? I am slightly worried about his lack of pace but > in general he is exactly what we need. Highlight of the game was him turning > around to the North East, clenched fist, shouting “Come On!” .We responded. > > O’Dea – 6. Couldn’t really pick an incident where he was totally at fault but > I just get a feeling he’s too much if a plodder. He has definitely upped his > game but I think we should be looking at other options to play alongside Tom > Lees. > > Lees -7. Marked down for losing his man or their goal but in general I > thought he was solid and quick to react to situations. I heard Warnock > slagging him off for he goal and that’s fair enough but what were the other > players doing ? > > Clayton – 8. I thought he was superb first half, breaking up moves, getting > stuck in and pushing us forward on every occasion. He tired second half but > he was our best player throughout. > > Brown -6. Couldn’t fault his effort but I dont see a lot of ability on the > ball and I wonder whether he has the legs. If he’s not performing it puts too > much pressure on Clayton. > > Snodgrass -7. Worked really hard throughout. He was marked tightly and on > occasions tried to take on one man too many. > > White -6. Again can’t fault his effort but I thought he looked a bit > lightweight. Also needs to improve his shooting and final ball. > > Macca – 6. Not his day today, it never works when he is pushed out wide – he > doesn’t have the pace to be effective as a winger. > > Becchio – 6. Worked hard throughout and deserved his goal for pure hard work. > He ran himself into the ground (slowly). He won a lot of headers first half > but nothing came of them. In general though I am not a fan. He showed time > after time that his general control and skill levels are below what is > expected at this level. I can only think of Carlton Palmer that would give > him a run for his money on worse first touch of any Leeds player. He has no > pace at all and is vastly overrated in the air. We will not get promotion > with Bechhio up front -fact! > > Subs - > > Forsell – no impact. > > Webber – lively and brought some much needed pace. > > Crowd -great atmosphere, the Cockneys got a bit over excited At times and > ended up being locked in for 30 minutes after the match. > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
