We lost. We're still in League 1. Ken Bates is still chairman.
Nigel. On Thursday, September 24, 2009, Tim Leslie <[email protected]> wrote: > I was specifically saying rubbish to the no honour in ANY defeat, which is > complete tosh and, as I later expained, not taking the bigger picture in > to account. > 2 years ago we got stuffed 3-0 by Portsmouth in the 3rd round > Last year we got all excited and then lost to Derby (2-1 I think, but it > should have been 3 or 4 if memory serves me right) > Both games we pretty much rolled over and the reality check that we were > an average 3rd div team kicked in. > This season, we've comfortably got to here and then given a team that > started with FIVE regular Premier players, and 3 regularly on the bench in > PL games (so this 'Reserve' team tag is actually bollocks) a damn good run > for their money and probably deserved something out of the game ... Honour > in defeat in my eyes. > "Play fought with us for a while before FLOORING us" ???? Utter tosh. Some > of the passing from us was definitely that of a decent Championship level > team, hope surely for what we are really aiming at this season? I'd hardly > call 1 goal and throwing on one of your best, international, players at > the end to help shore it up (As well as another PL regular) a flooring! > > > >> Yes it was. The original question was about honour in defeat - or heroic >> failure. I'm reminded of how excited we got when Frank Bruno managed to >> land >> one on Mike Tyson. It's a momentary delusion. Liverpool turned up, patted >> us >> on the head, play fought with us for a while before flooring us - and >> we're >> still too groggy and star struck to realise we lost. >> >> Nigel. >> >> >> >> 2009/9/24 Tim Leslie <[email protected]> >> >>> >>> >>> Is that aimed at me? I'm getting confused now! >>> If so, then sit back and be mightily impressed: >>> >>> Airedale & Wharfedale U18 Fielder of the year 1980 (Yeah, who's laughing >>> now pal, this is the serious stuff) >>> Leeds Combination League Div 4,3,1 winners and Div 2 Runners Up with the >>> once mighty Abbey Wanderers >>> AWFC Goal of the season twice >>> AWFC Top goalscorer twice >>> Leos RUFC Decker Hall winners 6 times >>> Leos RUFC top points scorer twice >>> Leos RUFC Top try scorer once >>> Yorkshire Old Boys League Div 4 runners up and Hancock Cup winners with >>> Leeds Medics & Dentists FC >>> and finally, forget your Champions League, forget your world cups ... >>> The Wetherby League Tuesday night Reserve Cup (No, sorry, no autographs) >>> >>> And How do I know all this ... My downstairs loo is a shrine to sport >>> and >>> holds every trophy and award this sad little fcuker has ever won! >>> >>> StigOfTheSaddoDump! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:leedslist- >>> >>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Nigel Barber >>> >>>> Sent: 24 September 2009 11:03 >>> >>>> Cc: Leeds >>> >>>> Subject: Re: [LU] L'Pool >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Pathetic answer. Have you ever won anything yourself? >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Nigel. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> 2009/9/24 Tim Leslie <[email protected]> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Mindbrix: Web design, building, e-commerce, promotion, consultancy... >>> >> Happiness at Work Studios >>> >> 1 Green Bank >>> >> Wapping >>> >> E1W 2PA >>> >> [email protected] >>> >> www.mindbrix.co.uk >>> >> T:+44 20 7480 5638 >>> >> M:+44 7905 311 352 >>> >> Skype: ntbarber >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> 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 >>> >> http://www.worldnet.org.uk WorldNET2009 >>> >> >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > 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] > -- Mindbrix: Web design, building, e-commerce, promotion, consultancy... Happiness at Work Studios 1 Green Bank Wapping E1W 2PA [email protected] www.mindbrix.co.uk T:+44 20 7480 5638 M:+44 7905 311 352 Skype: ntbarber _______________________________________________ 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 http://www.worldnet.org.uk WorldNET2009
