Yes I do call Taylor Parker frequently. Old age.
> On 3 Jan 2016, at 11:26, "nat...@sky.com" <nat...@sky.com> wrote: > > Agree totally Rich (and just to prove I actually read your reports) I assume > you mean Taylor when you refer to Parker a few times ? Mind you Parker was > bad too. > > I watched the 'highlights' on Ch5 and they showed every single bit of action > - all 4 of them- bar the definite penalty. The summariser / commentator was > obviously not at the match as her remarks led you to believe we were > battering them in search of an equaliser. > > I saw the match stats on BBC page had us with 2 shots, neither on target. One > was Taylor free kick against the post, the other escapes me unless it was the > Antenucci one shown on TV that the defender tried to score an own goal with > (possible truth in Rich's betting scandal comment ?) > > It really was awful and I , too, blame the players. > > Dave > > > > From: Richard Walker <richleed...@yahoo.co.uk> > To: Simon McNally <simon_mcna...@sky.com> > Cc: "<leedslist@gn.apc.org>" <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > Sent: Saturday, 2 January 2016, 20:52 > Subject: [LU] WimbleDons > > Like others I was well up for this game and was thinking a 3-0 win would put > us above Wolves and we would be on the way to the play offs in the Summer. > Then we had 95 minutes of this game which once again reminded all us Leeds > fans that we are a very average team with very average players and really can > only expect inconsistency week in week out. When I think back to the > Rotherham game which really was a game when I thought enough is enough with > regards to shelling out £30 every other week to watch I can't say anything as > moved on since then. Yes there was commitment today but similar to Rotherham > I thought we were outplayed and outfought and today we really deserved > nothing and MK Dons have been robbed. > > I think in this league a bit of pace up front and on the wings is terrifying. > MK Dons had 3 players who in a straight 100 metres sprint would have murdered > all of our back 4 and it showed. Everytime they got the ball they looked > dangerous and we looked very vulnerable. In fact, I think we looked more > vulnerable and shaky today than I've seen and I would question whether some > of those back 4 looked after themselves as they should have done over > Christmas / New Year. Bamba and Cooper were particularly poor. Actually > that's been fat too nice, they were both f'cking shit and deserve dropping. > > The tone for the game was set when we kicked off and passed it back to Sol > Bamba. It controlled it nicely, looked up and played a lovely 5 yard pass to > a red shirt. Just a blip we thought, but then he did it again 5 mins later > and then again and suddenly he seemed to be our main outlet. It was truly > unbelievable. Sol Bamba has been in the piss over the New Year. I know he's > had some off days but none like this, he looked fat,slow and careless ..... > Hungover. > > He was not the only one, we seemed incapable of simple 5 yard passes all over > the pitch. When we did string a few passes together it was predictable and > pedestrian. Cook to Bridcutt, Bridcutt to Dallas, Dallas back to Taylor, > Taylor inside to Cooper, Cooper to Bamba , Bamba 5 yard pass to a red shirt > ... Repeat. > > And when MK Dons got it they terrified us because they weren't afraid to run > with the ball and the best we could do was hack them down. From my seat it > looked like they should have had 2 blatant penalties. Parker and Cooper just > couldn't handle their right winger and when Parker hacked him down in the box > it was a definite pen. I think Parker has done well but for me on the back > foot he is suspect. > > Compare this to the few breaks we had in the first half where Lewis Cook was > charging forward. He didn't have the confidence or the know how to go it > alone or pick out an intelligent pass. > > It was no surprise when they took the lead with a brilliant goal. Again they > broke down our left and their winger picked out another red shirt in the box > who drilled it into the bottom left hand corner. A great goal and full > deserved. I should point out that both Cooper and Bamba were stood either > side of the scorer. > > Many will point to the team selection and tactics for the defeat. I think > they contributed because as good as Doukara has been as a second half sub > coming on to play as a deeper striker he showed all his weaknesses trying to > play as a lone striker in a 5-4-1. Little pace, automatically drifts to the > wings and no killer instinct in the box. Having said that, the support was > totally lacking. Dallas had his worst game in a Leeds shirt - another one I > would question with regards to his holiday diet and Sam Byram did nothing to > convince me he is a right winger. Can we give up on that one now please. > Surely we have to be more adventurous against teams at home , 5-4-1 has never > really worked at Elland Road. > > Fair play to Evans who changed things immediately at half time to move to > 4-4-2 by bringing on Antenucci for the hapless Murphy. How many times will I > have to type those words 'hapless Murphy'. Surely Crewe would have him back > for £50k which I would consider a bargain for us. Evans then realised that > Doukara today was a fail and dragged him off for Lee Urwin. > > The formation change didn't really improve things for us which is why I think > Evans could have played a diamond, sweeper, counter attacking or any > formation today and it wouldn't have made the slightest difference because > when your players can't do the basics you're goosed. > > Antenucci did give us a bit more up front but on the flip side Lee Urwin > contributed absolutely nothing. Again you could point to the service but he > looked like a non- league striker to me. > > Second half we had a lot of possession but created nothing. The best we could > muster was a decent free kick from Taylor which hit the post. MK Dons on the > other hand threatened us every time they attacked and nearly put the game > beyond us as they broke through with pace for a one on one. Sylvestre saved > us with a top class save to push it around the post for a corner. Great save. > > I said to my mate at 85 mins that we wouldn't score in this game if we kept > playing all night. We had nothing to offer. And so it was, MK Dons through 2 > points away by heading a cross into their own net. One of the weirdest own > goals I've seen and I reckon the betting shops need to check any weird bets > on a draw. > > With 5 minutes of extra time the crowd anticipated a win but the extra time > fizzled out as same as the previous 90. > > I don't need to tell anyone that the mood at full time was of total > frustration. Bridcutt clapped all 4 sides of the ground as if he was going ( > Evans says otherwise post match). Everyone else just left dejected. This was > unbelievably poor and whilst you just get used to being kicked in the teeth > by LUFC this was hard for take ... And we didn't even lose. > > Scores: > > Silvestre - 8 . Our best player, sorry only player. His save second half save > earned us a point. > > Wooton - 5. I liked someone else's comment on the list who said yes he had a > lot of the ball but only because they didn't mark him because they knew he > was shit ( or words that implied this). He wasn't our worst defender but it > is frustrating to see him on the ball in an advanced position because you > know he's going to throw in a crap cross. > > Taylor - 6. I thought he really struggled on the back foot against a bit of > pace which wouldn't be the first time. His best contributions for me were in > the second half when he was pushed into midfield. Decent free kick second > half which hit the post. He is one of our most consistent performers but I > didn't think he looked fit today. > > Cooper - 2. I thought this was his worst game for Leeds. All over the shop. > Tried to come forward at times but to no affect. Also, the way he dummies a > thrown in was brilliant. He actually just let it go through his legs. Another > one who looked pissed. > > Bamba - 0. Awful, terrible, miserable. From the first minute to the last he > looked off the pace. Also should have been sent off. No pace. Definitely > pissed. > > Cook - 4. I'm this lads biggest fan but I am beginning to question his > ability. Also I'm beginning to question whether he has a brain. He constantly > gets into good positions but fails to chose the right option and the move > breaks down. He made some good runs today but you knew that nothing would > come of them. On one occassion in the second half he brilliantly charged down > their attack and was off on a counter. If he'd gone alone it would have been > a one on one ( which he would have missed) instead he looked for a pass but > only succeeded in toe poking it to a red shirt. Wasted. I think he's > beginning to doubt himself. > > Byram - 3. Very disappointing for me. One or two bits and bobs in the first > half but apart from thT he looked off the pace ( pissed ?). If any premier > league scout was watching this game there's no way he will be going anywhere. > Not a right winger but what is he ? > > Bridcutt - 7. Our best outfield player but today he did look limited which > was probably due to the shite around him. Hope he stays. > > Murphy - 2 hapless. He ran around, usually after lost causes but on the ball > he can't do anything. He's fucking rubbish. How many chances does the lad > want ? Evans dragged him off at half- time. > > Dallas- 1. Bloody awful. > > Doukara - 1. Bloody awful. > > Subs > > Erwin - 0 did nothing > > Antenucci - 6. Troubled them without looking dangerous. > > Coyle - 6. Looked tidy. > > Evans - got it wrong today but his players let him down. He'll be sacked if > we play like this again. Saved by the one goal. We deserved nothing. > > Happy new year - FFS. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> 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
