Two observations to the factors behind our collapse:
1. We needed real strengthening in the January transfer window and didn't get it. Petdraza and Barrow have really not made much of a difference. We needed a striker to cover for Wood and a center-half to cover for Wood and Bartley. (Cooper is useless - worth a goal to the opposition every game, I reckon.) 2. Our form has slumped since whatever happened behind the scenes caused Monk to drop Jansson. We've gained seven points from the seven games since, compared with 11 from the seven prior. Absolutely essential that the owners pull out all the stops now to (a) keep Monk and as much of the spine of the team (Green, Pontus, Bartley [who's just a loan player] and Wood), and (b) strengthen early in the transfer window, so that Monk doesn't have to spend the first month of the season bedding the new players in and figuring out his best formation. Cheers! Sean -----Original Message----- From: nattan <nat...@sky.com> To: Leeds List <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Sent: Sat, Apr 22, 2017 12:09 pm Subject: [LU] Fun whilst it lasted Ok that defeat means that realistically (if not yet mathematically) certain that we are coming 7thYes, I am gutted like everyone else but it has been looking dodgy for a few weeks yet.Overall it has been a good season even if we were just that bit short in the end. It has been a season when we got a bit of pride back and fans came back in droves.The question now is can we push on from here or will it be back to square one ?Can we keep Monk and the big players - Wood, Bartley, Jansson, Vieira etc or will we lose them all to Prem clubs and be scrabbling around for players to replace them ?Will all the fans who have returned in recent weeks, stick around and buy Season tickets for next year (as they would have done if we had gone up)?Will Cellino make good on his 25% refund on this years STs or will he further alienate the existing loyal fans ?Lots of question to be answered over the next few weeks - will this be the springboard for a real push next time or just remembered in years to come as 'so near, so far' ?Whatever, it has been a season when we regained some pride and for that, Gary Monk and all the players I thank you.daveDave_______________________________________________Leedslist mailing listInfo and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslistTo unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.orgMARCHING 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
