Love Leeds. Love life. 2009/9/24 Nigel Barber <[email protected]>
> Happy in life. Unhappy in football. Seen better. Know better. > > Nigel. > > > 2009/9/24 Tim Leslie <[email protected]> > > > As Dave Lee Roth so rightly said once "some people aren't happy unless > > their unhappy"! ;-) > > > > > > > > > > On 24 Sep 2009, at 19:15, Nigel Barber <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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 > >> > >> > > > -- > 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. 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