No problem - generally enjoy doing them (sometimes a bit of a bind) and it is hard to get the chronology right on occasionAs for next season, I am a fan of Evans for the most part and we have had times, like second half last night, when we look more than decent. Our record against the top teams seems to show that we can compete at this level BUT we need to be much better at home and find a way of beating the poorer teams. I think the ST initiative is an amazing idea and I really hope the fans get behind it and smash the 15,ooo barrier that would trigger 50% if things do not work out. I do worry about Cellino, there is so much baggage and you cannot run any business with knee-jerk decisions, BUT I think his 'lies' are more like 'truths that don't happen' - something I get in trouble off with my wife - I promise something and mean it when I say it but then things intervene and it looks like I lied (eg. 'I am going out but will only have one pint') His promises re ground were true but then things happened (other debts) that stopped him doing it. He has learnt some lessons - he thought Serie B was the same as Championship and bought good Serie B players , then when he realised his mistake he allowed Rosler to buy decent proven Champ players - Wood, Dallas and Adeyemi were all good buys at the time - even if they have not quite worked out for diffferent reasons. We have got Diagourara and Carayol by beating off oppostion by paying more. This ST idea means either the end of him or he will have to put his (and our) money where his mouth is and really go for it next season. I hope the boycotters and anti Cellino mob give him a chance - if we have been conned so be it , we will know soon and then be able to get rid , and if he is genuine then surely that is all we really want, a team to be proud of and get behind. The fans group are claiming '£20 is plenty' well , £445 for a Kop ST with 23 games is just under £20 so that is fine with the promise of pretty huge refund if we are not successful. A mate of mine is back after 5 or 6 years in Australia and he thinks he was paying around £700 for a East Stand ticket before he left, under Bates, so prices have come down (for home fans anyway - the £30+ for away fans is steep and I do not like the £5 surcharge on pay on the day-but I have no idea if it is working for either the club or fans)
Dave From: rhys hodge <r.ho...@xtra.co.nz> To: Leeds List <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Sent: Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 10:20 Subject: Re: [LU] Wolves report Thanks for the report Dave. Those of us overseas really look forward to these. I have enjoyed your reports throughout the season. I am ready to get shot down in flames, but Something in my gut tells me we may do something next season MOT Rhys -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 20/4/16, nat...@sky.com <nat...@sky.com> wrote: Subject: [LU] Wolves report To: "Leeds List" <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Date: Wednesday, 20, April, 2016, 7:49 PM This game had all the cliches 'end of season stroll' 'game of two halves' 'goal worth the admission fee on its own'and my view / opinnions reflected that. One of my mates on entering the pub asked who we were playing - that pretty much givens an idea of our level of enthusiasm We spent most of the pre match talking about the new ST deal - all 5 of us thought, on the face it is great but a bit worried it will not work out, but since 2 of us own 20yr ones and the other 3 were going to renew whatever it makes little difference to us and we could not decide if other fans would be persuaded to buy one. Anyway on to the game and a paltry crowd of 17k were treated to as poor a first half as you could get. We were awful, no passion, no pride, no passing no movement, no anything. Coyle was a fish out of water at right wing, Erwin looked like he had never kicked a ball before and the whole team played as if they had never met. We were terrible and looked like they thought the season was already over. Thankfully the Wolves strikers had the same malaise as they missed a couple of great chances, on one occasion the lad falling over when it looked easier to score. So thanks to their profligacy in front of goal we managed to go in at 0 0 - those who could be bothered did boo, most of us just stood numb and uninterested thinking at least there is only 45minutes of this dross left. Then an amazing transformation - Cook suddenly became the player of the season that he is, Murphy turned up and the whole team got a new lease of life. We looked lively and were running into space, finding passes and generally looking good. Then the icing on the cake, on came Dallas, a player for whom the jury is still out really, and he was brilliant, making runs , wanting the ball and delivering crosses and passes into the danger area. Not sure what Evans said or put in their tea but this was (cliche) chalk and cheese from the first half. Then with about an hour gone the goal worth the admission, a looped cross over the top (Dallas?) fell to Bamba and he took it on his chest and absolutely lashed it into the top corner - an amazing goal from him (in some ways , perhaps cos I thought it would go miles wide /over in both cases , reminded me of Bradley Johnson v Arsenal Then a few minutes later game over, or it should have been, A decent move and Cook put it a hard low cross that was met by Diagourara on the penalty spot and he hammered home - a goal machine. One in 5 years for Brentford or something, 3 already for us. We continued to play and create and both Botaka and Bridcutt came on. Before he was subbed the first half hapless Erwin did a couple of turns and passes that made me think he can play a bit Then the inevitable - they broke forward, the defence stood and watched and they pulled one back. Cue a nervy finish ? Not tonight. We carried on as if nothing had happened and Dallas hit the bar and in a brilliant, what would have been goal of the season, Cook won the ball, beat 4 or 5 defenders as he sprinted forward, he fed Wood whose lay off to Botaka was perfect and Botaka hit a lovely strike that clipped the bar - sublime stuff. So when the final whistle went it was applause and cheers all round - a great second half - more please. Dallas made the real difference but all of them were good second half - Botaka again showed in flashes that he does have something special but also showed he is a bit too lightweight at times - he could become a real star for us. So lets see if the ST innovation and 3 wins in a row (with 5 goals in two home games) does enough to convince the doubters to stay / come back and for the anti Cellino boycotters to take him at his word (yeah, I know) and take a chance, as my son who renewed yesterday said it is win, win , winIf we get top 6 - winIf we fail top 6 - money back - winIf we do not get the money back - Cellino cannot survive - win Dave _______________________________________________ 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