> Correct - well, definitely the best result since
> Wise took over anyway, does
> one swallow make a summer though?
No it doesn't but I think it shows what Wise is aiming
for and what we are capable of with him in charge.
>
> > This was the most passion and commitment I've seen
> > from a Leeds team for about 4 years.
> > We scored two goals from open play to come back
> from
> > being 1 down at half time - unheard of since we
> were
> > relegated.
>
> Not quite - I seem to remember a game at St Mary's
> last season......
I don't know if you were at that game but by all
accounts we were very poor first half. I'm not on
about the result and coming back from being behind I'm
on about 'passion and commitment' and to get a
standing ovation despite going in a 1-0 in the current
anti-Wise/BAtes climate is impressive.
>
> > We played some decent pass and move football that
> > actually produced some decent chances.
> > We harried a lively Preston side from the off -
> never
> > let them settle and really scared the shit out of
> > them.
> > We showed good fitness levels and good stamina
> levels.
> >
> > That's 4 games unbeaten with 2 wins and 2 draws -
> > promotion form.
>
> Can't argue with any of that but why has it been so
> long in coming?
> More importantly can Wise and Poyet repeat the
> achievement for the next 6
> games?
> If we'd played anywhere near that well ever since
> Wise took over we'd be
> pushing for the play offs instead of staring down
> the barrel of relegation.
Well , 5 months is not long in footy management and
when you consider the mess Blackwell left us in with a
bunch of old has beens it's no surprise to me that the
recovery has been slow.
Will they repeat it for the last 6 games ? Who knows
but if they play like they did on Friday they will
stay up. If they don't we'll go down. Interesting int
it ?
>
> > If we're going to compare like for like
> performances
> > which I believe some of the Blackwell fans who
> didn't
> > think he would be sacked before Christmas like to
> do ,
> > then let's compare Preston at home in the play
> offs
> > and last night.
>
> Selective comparisons, very clever - What about
> Preston away in the Play
> Offs though?
> Or Southend 2 weeks ago and Wednesday a month ago
> with the same fixtures
> last season?
Yes , well I thought it was a relevant comparison
especially when last year we were surposed to have
been riding high and marching on to the premier
league. This time around we're struggling like fuck
and some Leeds fans are shouting for the manager out -
so I think it's a valid comparison. Also, the away leg
at Preston - I thought we didn't play well that night
- just showed a lot of commitment that got us through.
>
> > A world apart. Blackwell could never
> > get that same performance out of his players and
> yes
> > we are second bottom and struggling to stay up but
> for
> > me if Wise can achieve this performance with this
> > group of players having only been in the job 5
> months
> > then he's the man for me.
>
> ONLY 5 months!!!! ONLY half a season?!?!?! Your bias
> knows no bounds, does
> it?
It's not bias Paul, it's optimism and a feeling that
we have got better than Blackwell and we are heading
in the right direction. Come on Paul, you must have
been sick to the back teeth of watching Crainey,
Butler and Gregan every week.
>
> > All the above should be credited to Wise and
> Poyet.
> > I've said all along I'm not a Wise fan but rather
> than
> > "Chelsea boys are taking us down" it should be
> > "Chelsea boys are putting a bit of pride back into
> > Leeds".
>
> Where was that pride against Wednesday or
> Southend?!?!
> Why has it taken FIVE whole months for him to find
> it?
Ups and downs Paul, ups and downs - as in the song. 4
unbeaten games, near the top of the form charts and
you're only as good as your last game and we were
fucking brilliant.
>
> > Last night was f'cking brilliant - that's
> BRILLIANT.
> > When Healy got the winner with a real strikers
> goal we
> > were dancing and hugging each other in the stands
> like
> > 10 year olds. Only 18,000 crowd but the atmosphere
> was
> > like a Euro champs night - it was that good.
>
> Definitely the best result we've had under Wise - as
> good a feeling as
> Reid's Arsenal away win.
Hurray we agree and you said you felt like you did
when we beat arsenal - well Paul, have you felt like
that under Blackwell ? Even the Preston away win last
season - it was good for a night but every knew we
were going nowhere. Like you it was the best feeling
for years - credit to Wise.
>
> > Scores on the doors - I'll give everyone 10 for
> effort
> > cos that's what won the day last night.
> >
> > Gray - 10. What a performance. MOTM. A loanee
> putting
> > himself on the line like that was spectacular. He
> > wasn't just playing left back last night, he was
> > leading the team, charging forward, tracking
> runners
> > and putting in superb tackles all over the park.
> It
> > was a captain's performance and it really rubbed
> off
> > on the rest of the players.
>
> I seem to recall him being on loan here before - I
> wonder which manager it
> was that signed him then and was desperate to keep
> him but Ken wouldn't pay
> his wages?
>
> > Douglas - 5. I just don't rate him and from the
> > comments from around us last night neither do a
> lot of
> > people. I even thought his workrate was as good
> last
> > night but that was probably because everyone else
> > raised theirs. He lacks quality - he plays heavy
> balls
> > forward that haven't a hope in hell of finding
> their
> > target, his shooting his woeful but yet he
> continues
> > to try and put the ball in the net from 40 yards.
> He
> > makes aimless runs and has this habit of being in
> the
> > wrong place at the wrong time. Whilst off the ball
> -
> > watch him. He actually spends a lot of time
> walking
> > around doing nowt. He's a weak link. I was amazed
> when
> > Blackwell gave him a 3 year contract and even more
> > amazed that Wise hasn't seen through him yet.
>
> Wise being the excellent judge of character we know
> he is has made him
> captain so he'll probably ask for a loan move to
> Southend next week.
>
> > Wise and Poyet - 10. Fantastic.
>
> Why? What did they do exactly? Finally inspire this
> bunch of loanees that
> they have assembled into playing football?
No easy task mate !!
>
> > Crowd - brilliant atmosphere.
>
> Wonder if Wise thinks we're as good as the Norn
> Irish crowd though?
I think Wise probably thinks we're a bunch of wankers
- that's ok 'cos we think he's a wanker. In fact he
probably knows he's a wanker.
>
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