Who, obviously Replay results dependant, is less than ecstatic about the 3rd round draw? I mean, the eternal optimist inside me says "When we win it'll be the best feeling in YEARS" but the realist in me is racked with doubt as to whether or not I can stomach; A). Man U fans taunting us for 2 hours about our current position, their trophy haul etc. What's our comeback? B). The media fawning all over them and yet again regurgitating the bl**dy "Champions League Semi Finalist and now look at them" angle. C). They'll field a second string so we're in a no win situation anyway, lose and it'll just add fuel to their taunting fire! Win and they've got a ready made excuse. D). And probably the most contentious (Dunno but would be interested to see), it only re-ignites this small club mentality of many Leeds fans which we pour scorn on when it is turned against us. I mean, take a look at message board everywhere and there'll be Bradford, Huddersfield and Sheffield fans all making derogitory comments about L**ds (They can't stand to spell it out they find it just too repugnant) and I think to myself "You sad tossers" but then you take a step back and think "Well hang on, there's a bloody big majority of Leeds fans who have exactly the same attitude to Man U and I ask myself WHY? Why are we so fixated with this club? Is it jealousy? Is it inter city rivalry fuelled by inter county rivalry? What exactly is it that creates this? In years gone by I've watched us get all gee'ed up for "Playing the Scum" and seen the fans and team get whipped into frenzy and celebrate like we've never celebrated before if we manage a win. The next week we'll lose pathetically to the likes of Boro or Villa and no-one will bat an eyelid because it's all OK "We beat the Scum". It's a monkey on our back we need to get rid off. We need to treat every single team with exactly the same levels of dislike/respect to regain a position at 'the top table'.
IMHO of course!!! StigOfTheDump _______________________________________________ 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 Volame vsechny Cechy
