My match report from the armchair hasnt appeared ?
> On 23 Nov 2019, at 18:09, Nicholas Armit <arm...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > All celebrating!! > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > On Saturday, November 23, 2019, 12:57 PM, Richard walker > <richleed...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > Is the list down ? > > > > > On 10 Nov 2019, at 17:30, Nicholas Armit via Leedslist > > <leedslist@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > > > Thanks Dave great to read as always. > > Nick > > On Sunday, November 10, 2019, 04:17:52 AM EST, nat...@sky.com > > <nat...@sky.com> wrote: > > > > Another home game and another win , 4 on the bounce now, and this result > > coupled with QPR last week makes the two away draws good results, 8 pts > > from 4 games. > > Once again we were the better side and once again we failed to really > > capitilise on it, albeit it did look at one stage as if this was the game > > when we were going to hand out the drubbing we have been expecting all > > season. > > We started slowly but they had nothing to offer really and it was no great > > surprise that we went ahead. A lovely chipped ball by the , once again very > > impressive, Roberts fooled their defence and as Ayling went after the ball > > he was taken out , a definite penatly. On the train my lad and I had been > > discussing who should take any penalty we got today, he wanted Kilch to > > have another go, I said Bamford should take it if he felt confident enough > > - a pen is almost a free goal for a striker and Bamford needed a goal. The > > downside of that of course would be if he missed, what would the crowd's > > reaction be ? Those at the games have been very much behind him, > > appreciating all his effort and what he brings to the team. the twitter etc > > fans only look at his very poor scoring record. Would a miss change those > > dynamics inside ER and what about the affect on Pat himself? Anyway no need > > to worry, he stepped up and sent the keeper the wrong way and stroked it > > home - there is still someting not quite correct when you see a left footed > > player take a penalty. > > So 1 up and as in all previous games the general feeling was we need > > another. well lo and behold we got one, and very soon after and what a > > goal. A brilliant cross field pass by the Yorkshire Pirlo was brilliantly > > controlled by Bamford and rolled with perfect timing and weight into the > > path of Harrison, who continured his own great run (2 goals in 2 and 5 or 6 > > asssists in 5 or 6 games) and he passed it into the net via the post. > > Great, game over, lets enjoy it all now and get a few more goals. Well > > that did not happen as we let them get one back almost immediatley. Again > > pre match we had been talking and sayng how odd it was that our defence > > was, statistically the best in the top 6 divisions, and how that did not > > feel like the case. We agreed that we were still vulnerable at corners but > > even then it had been scruffy scrambles not straight free headers that had > > cost us. Well yesterday was a straight free header - lad ran in unmarked on > > the pentaly spot and headed home with power. So we then had to spend the > > next 50 or so minutes only one goal up, hoping against hope that if we > > didnt get the next goal we would at least not concede. > > The second half passed wtihout much incident, or none that I recall (the > > extra half time pint not good for my memory ) Bamford shot wide, Roberts > > shot at the keeper, Harrison flashed a shot cum cross just wide of the post > > as Bamford could not quite reach it. Perhaps the best chance fell to > > Harrison but for once, probably the best player in the League for first > > touch control, took his eye off the ball and the chance went begging. Berra > > came on for the injured Cooper and blasted a tackle / interception into the > > top tier of the West Stand. The huge crowd, we even had some of the away > > seats again, was very quiet as we ground out the result. So all in all > > whilst we do not have the exceitemnt and verve of last season we do seem > > have better game management. Costa continues to improve, Roberts showed us > > what we have been missing, and Ben White showed why he will get 50 England > > caps. So 2 weeks off now, time to get Cooper fit and hopefully time for > > Forshaw, Alioski, Pablo, Shackleton and of course Eddie to get fit and give > > Bielsa some real seletcion head aches. Whne we come back we have the chance > > wiht the games we have coming up to pile on a few points and join maybe > > West Brom in getting away from the packDave > > > > Sent from Sky Yahoo Mail on Android > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
