In a word. Yes. Not got the digest yet but from memory, the online thing said something about the 'penalty'. Just got it - yes. Al's assessment is fair - based on that game/1st half. Nervy, [badly] mistimed 1st few minutes tackle. I thought it was a pen. Looked all at sea for 15 mins - as did the rest, to be fair. I have no idea what we were playing at for the 1st half an hour. Butler does that annoying pointing 'thing' that Gregan loves. Usually it's at the space where someone ghosted in.
He did get better (Killa) and looks calmer going forwards but really, we were all over the shop yesterday. If it was Butler and Gregan, then they would have got a Walker roasting (tm). P'raps his mind is elsewhere. Butler was poor, stand out was a rash fresh air challenge in the 1st - waaaay out on the touchline, they had a clear run on goal but fluffed it. The problem as I see it, is that Butler is so immobile that the other 3 have to do his running - and the midfield support was lamentable - even with a five! I think this may be why Bakke went off. They certainly grew in confidence and threw caution to the wind, once we scored. Hard to tell [who was worse] second half, as there was a bloody pillar in the way. I couldn't see at the time who gave the pen away, I'd assumed Butler (unfairly) but Crainey was remonstrating. -----Original Message----- From: Richard Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 August 2006 16:47 To: Skinner, Joe CemF Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LU] RE: Queens Park Strangers Joe, Was Killa as bad as Al made out ? Rich --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> I think Carole is a better right midfielder than > Healey don't > you?<<< > > He played Healy on the right wing again, last night. > > Predictably, he didn't do that well. He did look ok when he moved up > front for a spell 1st half. Then he played on the left for a bit in > the second, then back on the right. > > Have to say that Lewis looked ok/good but a bit powder puff - and he > quite often doesn't track back. When we were playing well second half, > he was at the heart of most things - as was Westlake when he was on. > Stone too, but he was huffing and puffing > (understandably) after 65 > mins. > > Carole didn't look especially fast, skilful or tricky but he put in a > few blocked crosses. Don't want to write him off over 20 mins but he > was far from convincing - I'd say he looked a bit lazy. > He was ambling > around in the warm up. Short and a bit fat. > > Not sure why Horsfield came off - or why Blake didn't come on. Moore > was utterly anonymous but then we played the last 15 mins (4 stoppage > time) in our own half, they missed 2 ABSOLUTE sitters (open goal and 2 > one on > ones) > > Ironically, Horsfield's goal looked offside - the only time he wasn't > actually offside! The ref was picky and seemed to give a lot of fouls > against him, for doing nothing/being fouled himself. > A lot of the > service was predictable - HOOF from Crainey, or speculative punt from > defence. > > Derry was quiet/ineffective. Bakke annoyingly frustrating. > > I wasn't drinking and was being objective. I don't mind admitting when > we're in the wrong, and their pen was fair but a bit harsh. I thought > Killa could have given one away in the 5th minute but the ref evened > it up by giving him a non descript card 5 or 10 mins later. > > I was a bit nervous in the last 30, more down to their fans going > apoplectic with rage for some divvies celebrating the goals > 'enthusiastically' in the home end. I was resigned to a draw/loss when > they got the pen, in reality we'd started to play in our own half, > thinking the job was done. > > We have a team seemingly petrified of shooting. We hardly did anything > for 30 mins, and what we did do through the game was all in the 6 yard > box. They could have scored a couple in the 1st half, if they had some > conviction. Some say Butler is a colossus but on last night's > performance, I'd say more Colossus of Rhodes. > > Don't want to labour the point but we were piss poor for most - > passable/good at this level for about 20-30 mins. > Tops. That's not to > say we can't play better but it wasn't enough to make me renew and > I'll be back up North after Xmas. > > P.s. Sign Warner. Even if he is obsessed with mud on his boots. > > P.P.s. Not sure what TV/press/radio have said about game/team. Only > read BBC's scanty review. > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list > administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions > of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > oh alright then :-) > ___________________________________________________________ Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail. "The New Version is radically easier to use" - The Wall Street Journal http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-)
