Yep, been to 4 ‘finals’ now with Leeds and have yet to see us score. I can’t be doing that any more. Combined with whole shithousery that being in London and Wembley just is.
Still it was nice to see a few familiar faces in some pub in Marylebone. Southampton have us properly figured out this season. Sharp attacks, good finisher, and then a bus parked across the back. Some of their tackling was borderline, to say the least. But they knew they needed to keep Gnonto, Summerville and Rutter quiet and the rest would take care of itself. They only wobbled those few times when we upped the tempo, and brought a little chaos to things - mainly around Dan James - up to that point Firpo had been just about our best attacking threat. Kamara, is half a midfielder - he does the defensive stuff fine, but he is gash at going forward - Batty, Dacourt, Philips all knew a good forward pass when it presented itself. This is one of the reasons Archie must be midfield regular next season. The idea of replacing Farke is nonsense. That points tally is a record for not achieving promotion. Massively fucked off on the game, but the longer outcome is not so bad, supposing we keep a decent core of these players, and the finances are not shot to shit by this failure to get promoted, as is being mooted in some places. Nick Sent from my iPad > On 27 May 2024, at 11:43, Richard Walker via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > wrote: > > It was interesting arriving at Baker Street - the Globe was packed and the > atmosphere frantic with the expectation levels high. Couldn't get a drink so > went over the road to the Soton pub and in there it was easy to get a drink > and felt like it a relaced Sunday afternoon in a beer garden with the > occassionally when the Saints go marching in. Maybe it's that level of > expectancy that get's to the players and causes our downfall. The Saints fans > seemed much more relaxed to me .... and so did I after 6 pints > On Monday 27 May 2024 at 11:22:44 BST, nattan--- via Leedslist > <leedslist@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > Well this was the archetypal " a great weekend spolit by 90mins football " - > been there , done that so many times in the past , including but not limited > to 3 play off finals this century without a single goal to cheer > Despite misgivings over the stuff surrounding this " final" i was fully on > board and was massively up for it. The area around Paddington and then Covent > Garden were turned into leeds united territory as our fans massed together > and, much to the delight of tourists taking photos, we sang, danced and > jumped around going ' fuc8ing mental" > So a great Saturday evening, followed by a 50/50 split in afew pubs on Baker > Street and 100% leeds united Globe ( when it emptied enough for us to get in) > We all wanted to win, obviously , but were not so impressed with what would > come next - an attempt to be the 4th worst team in the prem, hardly a great > ambition , > As for the game, as they say in boxing , styles make fights, well ours and > Southampton styles make a bore- fest in which they always had the edge. once > they scored it genuinely felt like game over, DJ tried his best to change > that but we never really looked like getting the goal(s) we needed. > So LUFC set another unwanted record ( most play offs without a victory, so > ive been told) and its another year ( my last on my 20yr ST) in the champo. > Such is life. > I have got up today in absolute agony due to various health issues and did > amuse myself by singing " for the sake of leeds United i have broke (sic) > myself in two" even if im not a red headed dynamo. > Final point i hope Saints fans can learn at least one other song , the only > time i heard them in the pub or in the ground was that dirge , oh when the > saints, sung at half speed- tedious > Roll on 24/25 season it will be our year ( honest) > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > 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! R.I.P. > _______________________________________________ > 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! R.I.P. _______________________________________________ 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! R.I.P.
