We were a poor team that never looked like getting near promotion to the Premier League with Becchio.
Having him back suggests to me that BMcD is happy with mid table mediocrity, which is pretty much what we look like we will be for the foreseeable, especially if Becchio returns to get some tap ins to paper over the cracks. On 1 October 2013 11:07, Richard Naef <rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk>wrote: > c'mon Rob, surely you can't blame our win/loss just on Becchio? He did > what > he was paid to do - score goals - at our level lge 1 & championship - I > think that is what you should expect from a player. He mispassed, fell > over, > moaned, but he rarely missed when given an opportunity. He scored those > goals under several different managers under different playing formations > with different partners. I remember that lazy fat tax avoiding bastard > yeboah, but fuck did he score some belters and I'd give your right hand to > have him back (in his 90's guise obviously) > > ttfn > > Richard > > Triumph Computer Services > 01273 505214 > 07974870424 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org [mailto:leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org] > On > Behalf Of Robert Heath > Sent: 01 October 2013 10:54 > To: Sutton / Smail > Cc: Leeds List (Post to list) > Subject: Re: [LU] Luciano! > > This is the 21st Century. The modern striker (alright not that modern, it's > been like this since at least the days of Allan Clarke) must do so much > more > than score goals. Becchio has one huge and pivotal > weakness............dreadful ball control. This means that 95% of the time > when the ball is played up to him, we lose possession. No decent team can > play with a striker who cannot hold the ball up. > > He may have scored a lot of goals (some of which were surprisingly > brilliant) during his years at Elland Road, but what was our win-loss > record > over that time? Not great. > > > On 1 October 2013 12:45, Sutton / Smail <dsm...@dsmail.plus.com> wrote: > > > I think it's unfair to dis-associate the goals from the player. I'm no > > particular fan of his, but if he does score and that's what he's paid > > to do, then what's wrong with that? > > Goodness knows we need goals from somewhere, anywhere, I'm not fussy! > > We are toothless up front inspite of BMD encouraging more of a > > passing approach which I think is good, we can pass across the pitch > > (and back) all day and achieve nothing. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Morrish" <edmorr...@gmail.com> > > To: "Sutton / Smail" <dsm...@dsmail.plus.com> > > Cc: <errand.fivef...@talk21.com>; "Leeds List (Post to list)" < > > leedslist@gn.apc.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 9:59 AM > > Subject: Re: [LU] Luciano! > > > > > > "Love the goals, not the player"? > > > > On 1 Oct 2013, at 09:52, "Sutton / Smail" <dsm...@dsmail.plus.com> > wrote: > >> > >> I'd have him back if he can muster a few goals again. We don't have > >> many other options. > >> > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.** > > uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist<http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/l > > istinfo/leedslist> To unsubscribe, email > > leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.**org<leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org> > > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
