> But although there were some "Bates out" calls, I'm pleased > "Wise out" didn't get much traction with the crowd. (OK, so > the "Chelsea boys are taking us down" was well adopted and is > also targeted at Wise...) What the hell is the point of > getting on the back of the manager at this stage? We've just > got to face the fact: he's our manager until the end of the > season at least, and we may as well get behind the team. Once > again, we proved what effing fantastic fans we are, > especially away from home, and although we're right to be > gutted about what's happening right now, we have a choice: we > can niggle and bicker and slag off our team (which can only > weaken our slim chance of staying up); or we can sing our > hearts out for the lads and stiffen their resolve to complete > what would be a great escape. Why not adopt that classic > England theme at our remaining games to gee them up?
I've come to the conclusion that fans have no affect whatsoever on players. I think we're deluding ourselves if we think singing will lift our players and make them perform better. I'm not saying don't sing, especially if you enjoy it and it adds to your experience, but watching those players on Saturday I can't see how us making noise would make them any better. > Final point on yesterday. The tactics were basic - hoof it for Kandol > (leaping) and Cresswell (running). I know more seasoned > observers are going to slag off Kandol. But I think I know > why Wise persists: he leaps like a salmon. I was impressed > with that, if not his composure in front of goal or his first > touch on the ground. And percentage football is probably the > right call in our predicament. We were a tad unlucky > yesterday, and although I'm not absolving the players or the > manager from that shite in the second half, I just think what > they're trying is is a reasonable strategy. How can you defend Kandol or Wise? I can't really blame Kandol for being shit, he was born that way and it's not his fault. I can get frustrated at his lack of ability, and particularly his inability to head a simple ball which he did on Saturday and consistently fails to do, but I can get really mad at Wise for playing him instead of Healy - even a pissed off couldn't care Healy is better than Kandol. I admire your optimism Richard, and I'm not being patronising, I mean it, but we were shite, and the last minute hand ball notwithstanding we didn't really do enough to win, didn't look like we had enough ability or desire to win, and I can't really see this team either keeping us up, or doing anything other than the same next year, if by some miraculous change of fortunes we don't go down. I have to say I'm very depressed over football this morning. DRB _______________________________________________ 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 it's a God awful small affair
