At least I had to smile reading Stotty's report. Thanks Alick, at least you havn't lost your sense of humour, it is the only thing to smile about concerning Leeds at this time. They have struggled to get just 11 points from the last 36 possible. Played 12, won 2, lost 5, drawn 5. Fuck knows what's going to happen next. Maybe the second lot of the Easter fixtures will put us back in second spot and pigs may fly. The people who are worrying about losing in the play-offs may be worrying for nothing, we may not make the play-offs at this alarming rate. If we lose two thirds of the next 21 possible we could end up with only 78 points and end up seventh. Have a nice pleasant evening, no yelling at the kids or missus. Thirkers ===================================== On 3 Apr 2010, at 18:42, Alick Stott wrote:
> I said after the Brighton game that we wouldn't go up. We looked devoid of > ideas then and I've seen nothing to change my mind since then. Today was > laughable at times. > > Swindon were a reasonable side - not great by any stretch of the imagination > but they did the basics right, had a good shape and had 2 players up front > who could head the ball and shoot. > > Leeds probably shaded the first half and could easily have been ahead but our > best chance fell to Hughes and he hit it straight at the keeper when 8 yards > out. Leeds were dominating down Swindon's left (Sheehan wasn't allowed to > play!) but for some reason Grayson had our best wide player (Snoddy) in the > hole in the middle. Very odd indeed. Hughes was the only threat on the right > and he did a few good crosses before reverting to type and hoofing it into > the South Stand. > > Grella worked hard and got the ball to feet and tried to get things going. > Beckford has now given up. He doesn't challenge and is always waiting for the > defenders to make a mistake so he can pounce. This doesn't happen much > against the better teams in this league. > > Swindon slowly go into the game and dismantled us in systematic fashion. Bang > Bang Bang 0-3 in the blink of an eye. First goal Hughes slipped and the > striker cracked it off the floor into the top corner. Flukey but hell fire it > was a shot - not summat we know much about. The 2nd again a bit lucky as a 20 > yarder clipped a Leeds player and went in. The 3rd a free header as Leeds > just simply gave up. > > The team are a mess. The shape and tactics are gone and the confidence has > simply drained away. The bottom line is the players are simply not good > enough - good teams evolve over a season and we have gone backwards. > > We're a poor team but our fans were superb today. Great backing. > > Higgs 5 - let 3 in - not all his fault though. > > Hughes 6 - Our best player in the first half but messed up for the crucial > first goal. > Lowry 3 - Not good enough at left back and not good enough in the middle when > he played there when Naylor went off > Naylor 4 - He's legs and brain have gone. > Collins 5 - A big lump. > > Kilkenny 4 - Had to play in a 3 man midfield and looked lost > Doyle 4 - Had to play in a 3 man midfield and looked lost > Howson 5 - Had to play in a 3 man midfield and looked lost > > Snodgrass 2 - Played in a bizarre position and persisted in doing silly > flicks that never came off. Looks shagged out. > > Beckford 3 - No service but his mind is elsewhere now. > Grella 7 - Zero goal threat but worked very hard and picked the ball up > nicely. Too clever for our team. > > Subs > ------- > Parker 5 - looks rusty > Gradel 4 - waste of money > Dickov 5 - nasty piece of work but did one lovely through ball late on. > > > Grayson 3 - poor tactics again. > > We are on our knees now and promotion looks a zillion miles away. > > _______________________________________________ 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 and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
