Now THERE'S a man bites?dog story...a Brit missing an American's wry humor.? ;-)
MAG -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 9:31 am Subject: Re: [LU] Yoevil Hmmm, sense of humour eh, well, I for one wouldn't really like to be a merkin as it means something completely different on this side of the water.? ? Cheers? ? Chris? ? ----- Original Message -----? From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? To: <[email protected]>? Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 5:23 PM? Subject: Re: [LU] Yoevil? ? > Please tell me this is some of that dry English humour I keep hearing > about > but can't ever understand because I'm a 'merkin.? >? > MAG? >? >? > Message: 11? > Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 10:10:08 +0100? > From: "Luisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? > Subject: Re: [LU] Yoevil? > To: "Alec McQueen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "list leedslist"? > <[email protected]>? > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";? > reply-type=original? >? > Personally I have always felt that Ken was here for the fun and enjoyment? > not money.? > I have suffered for my opinion but stood by it and am glad now that others? > are finally seeing the light.? > Ken and Den 9and Gus) will see us back to the prem in successive seasons.? >? >? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alec McQueen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? > To: "list leedslist" <[email protected]>? > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 11:01 PM? > Subject: Re: [LU] Yoevil? >? >? >> Sign of a team that is going to win the league? Winning matches that? >> should? >> have been lost/drawn.? >>? >> I am now at the stage where I believe we WILL win the league. I am also? >> now? >> a total Wise convert. He is everything our previous few managers were >> >> not,? >> most of all he is a fighter, has passion, and clearly expects this from? >> his? >> players. If they don't provide this, then they are given the message....? >>? >> Dare I say it, Leeds are on the up again. And despite what everyone else? >> will say, I think SOME of this has to be due to Bates. I have always >> >> liked? >> people who don't give a Flying F*** what anyone else thinks, and Bates is? >> clearly like this. I am sure he has made some mistakes along the way, but? >> I? >> simply do not believe he is in this for his own pocket. Who in their >> >> right? >> mind would invest in Leeds United when he did if he was seriously only? >> interested in their own pocket? Did he do some stuff to try to protect >> >> his? >> investment, yes he probably did. But overall, I think he has tried his? >> best? >> to bring Leeds back to stability and growth.? >>? >> You have to admit, he has done this.? >>? >> Lit blue touch paper, stand back....? >> Alec? >>? >>? >>? >> On 07/10/2007, DAVID NATTAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:? >>>? >>> Pubs in town were buzzing again before the game , lots of singing and? >>> everyone still on a high from Tuesday night.? >>> In pre match discussion we tried to work out what team we would put >>> out? >>> - all expected Tres & Becks to be recalled, but would Westlake's heroics? >>> keep him on the bench or ever better ? Would Hughes, at times on Tuesday? >>> a? >>> fish out of water stay at left back or would Clapham get the nod ? >>> >>> Would? >>> Dennis grasp the nettle and make Thommo pay for such a poor performance? >>> on? >>> Tuesday ? Would De Costa get on the bench ? What would he do with the 2? >>> on? >>> loan strikers ?? >>> So for a change lots of decisions to be made? >>> In the event Clapham was restored to usual back 5, Kandol & Becks were? >>> both back, Hughes back in midfield with Prutton, Douglas and Carole -so? >>> no? >>> place for Thommo at all and even more surprisingly the 'injured' Flo was? >>> on? >>> the bench alongside De Costa and De Vries got the nod instead of >>> >>> Andrews.? >>>? >>> I have reported so much on pre match because the game itself was a >>> huge? >>> disappointment. The game never got going and the crowd was the quietest? >>> it? >>> has been all season. Up front our much vaunted and so far excellent? >>> pairing? >>> were subdued beyond belief and at times Kandol was the Kandol of last? >>> season? >>> - yes he was that bad.? >>> Yoevil surrendered midfield possession and territory to us and we did? >>> not have a clue what to do with it - at times the back four were giving? >>> it? >>> to the midfield begging them to do something with the ball but the? >>> midfield? >>> kept giving it back to them. with the end result a hopeful hoof from? >>> Heath? >>> or Casper to our lethargic strikers - not good.? >>> Although it was obvious they had come for a nil nil Yoevil did catch? >>> us? >>> out on a couple of occasions - once when the ball was hit straight at? >>> Casper, another time he pulled off a good save and then finally with 10? >>> mins? >>> to go their totally unmarked forward missed an open goal. At the other? >>> end? >>> we did pretty much nothing.? >>> Then just as the game was petering out we realised that this is Leeds? >>> United 2007 managed by Dennis Wise and not Leeds United 2005-6 under? >>> Blackwell? >>> Wise brought on Flo and De Vries and just as we were debating which of? >>> the strikers was coming off or would it be both as a straight swap - the? >>> board came up for Prutton and Carole - we were going with 4 big men up? >>> front? >>> - and f**k me it worked !!? >>> First a cross was met by Kandol and their keeper pulled off his first? >>> good save of the game , then with minutes remaining Douglas crossed into? >>> the? >>> crowded box and De Vries put it in - another last minute winner !! >>> >>> Forget? >>> the Scousers of the 80s or Scum of the 90s this team are the last minute? >>> specialists !! Cue delirium all round with fans and players going >>> >>> mental.? >>> OK? >>> they had one more good chance in the 4 mins of time added on because of? >>> their time wasting but the lads header went past the post.? >>>? >>> Are you lucky if they miss sitters \ have shots cleared off the line \? >>> hit the post \ keeper pulls off a great save or is it good defending \? >>> poor? >>> attacking ? That seems to be the story of our season so far - I am at? >>> present going with the "you make your own luck" theory.? >>>? >>> Dennis has a team that runs and fights till it drops and that knows it? >>> is not over till the final whistle goes. Added to that the fact that he? >>> himself is willing to gamble for a win , throwing on extra forwards >>> >>> means? >>> we? >>> will always be a danger in the closing stages.? >>>? >>> So all in all not a great game but yet again another great ending? >>>? >>> We are Leeds !!!? >>>? >>>? >>> Dave? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? > ________________________________________________________________________? > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - > > http://mail.aol.com? > _______________________________________________? > 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? > 6 in a bloody row!? > ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. 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