Absolutely spot on Rich. Last night makes all the shit times seem worth it - that's what makes us keep going.
When Archie's goal went in, it was mental. One of the best times ever at ER. All 4 sides of the ground singing "let's go fukcing mental"! Unbelievable stuff. MOT Ted H On Sat, 24 Feb 2024, 13:04 Richard Walker via Leedslist, < leedslist@gn.apc.org> wrote: > Very special night - right up there cos I just didn't see it coming. I > thought we might scrape an equalised towards the end but the subs were > inspired if not obvious. Bamford is a different level to Piroe and if > there's one guy who is struggling in this team it's Piroe. He hasn't get > the legs to harry and hassle and looks like someone who doesn't know how to > play as a no 9 at this level. Shame, cos he knows where the goal > is. Anyway, back to the night and I was in the West Stand in front of some > old kid who commented that he'd never experienced anything quite like this > in the West Stand. Everyone stood up for long periods dancing and singing > "Let's go f;cking mental' . Archie's goal for me is in the top 10 goals of > all time. I just love the bloke, so talented and for me he plays in > midfield not as a right back (or left back). When that goal went in I > hugged the bloke next to me and lifted him up, I think he was a taken aback > but then for the 3rd he pounced on me. Fun in the stands that I haven't > experienced for a while .... and in the West Stand !!!! > I thought Leicester were great for the first 60 mins. Stopped us playing > our game and basically stamped all over us. Summerville hardly touched the > ball in the first half and Rutter was losing possession and marked out of > the game. Their defence looked top draw and in Dewsbury-Hall (weird name, > has anyone been to Dewsbury Town Hall ?) they had the best player on the > pitch and arguably the best I've seen this season. Great passer , mover and > can go past people with ease. Needs to be playing in the premier league. > Hang on a minute though, there is another player just as good at going past > people with ease and that's Rutter. After a poor first half he came alive, > winning balls, setting up attacks and beating people. When he danced > through the middle and was taken out for the 3rd goal free kick, surely > that was a red card. He would have scored ! Anyway, didn't matter. > How Leicester didn't finish off the game was beyond belief. Firpo was > taken off as he was a liability and kept losing the ball (I don't think we > can have him in the team cos he can't defend) and they had chance after > chance including a disallowed goal that wasn't. If they'd got that 2nd I > think it would have been a different result. They didn't and the rest is > history. Nights like this are what you live for. > Scores: > Meslier - 8. Kept us in it with good saves in each half. > Gray - 7. Torrid time against a good Leicester winger but he stuck to his > job and did a better job than Firpo at left back. Shame his goal is going > down as an OG. > Firpo-5. Struggled 2nd half, looked tired and ragged. > Ampadu - 7. Had to work hard but I loved the way he drove forward in that > 2nd half making you realise that we do lose a bit of that without him in > midfield however I think his contribution to the defence speaks for itself. > Rodon - 7. Had a few moments and also was given the runaround a few times > which we haven't really seen before but he stuck to the task. > Gruev - 8. Worked tirelessly and drove us back in the game. What a great > player he is. > Kamara - 7. He was all over the place, lost some duels, won some but it > was definitely a fully committed performance. > Rutter - 8. Poor first half but that was mainly down to how good they > were. 2nd half he just ran them ragged. They've never come across a beast > like Rutter. What a player and what a sight when he's in full flow. I'm not > sure I've seen a player like him before. Ok, we're in League 2 but he is > mesmerising to watch. > Gnonto - 5. Definitely not his night but again I just think that's down to > how well they defended. He hardly got a kick. > Summerville - 6. Quite night. They did a good job on him for 60 mins but > he came into it and nearly scored. > Piroe - 3. It's sad to see one of the players really struggling and > everyone just wants Bamford back asap. He's going to be warming the bench > for a while and when we get promoted I think he's one who definitely won't > be able to play in the PL. > Subs: > Bamford - 8. Brilliant performance. Made a massive difference and > unsettled them from the minute he walked on the pitch. > James - 8. Same. Really lively. He can't be left out. > Roberts - 8. What a goal ? and what a tackle on Dewsbury-Hall (I think ?) > - nearly decapitated him. Probably a red. > and the Leicester fans sang "Where's your famous atmosphere?" - I know for > sure, they've never experienced anything like that. Filbert street was a > morgue and the new stadium is awful. > Leicester may still win the league but they can't beat us ! 6 points, > thank you v.much, > Ended up in the Green Room (next to West Riding) till the early hours - > just buzzing. Even with a hangover today I'm buzzing and just keep watching > all of the clips on X. > What a season ! What a manager ! What a team ! but we've still got it all > to do. Can you see us losing a game now though ? I can't, but we are Leeds > United. > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! 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