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fantastic result and you certainly can't deny the team spirit and yes I am still buzzing after yesterday and the Liverpool game. However, taking a step back I think there's some massive problems with Jessie's team and tactics. The amount of times in that first half where we tried to play through a crowded centre and as a result the move repeatedly broke down. To play that way you have to have magicians who can operate in very tight spaces. We have no width and you've got Harrison playing as a No 10 through the centre. It's madness and surely Jessie will have to learn from this. I'm expecting a different team to start against Spurs but will he adapt these very narrow tactics which don't work? So no surprise we were 3-1 down just after half time. Let's be honest, it should have been 5 or 6. Gnonto came on for Harrison (not Roca) and Bournemouth started to look slightly tired which opened up the game and gave us a bit of room to work in. Greenwood came on for the hapless Roca and almost immediately stuck the ball in the net with a great left foot shot. People talk about Roca's left foot but he's certainly not done anything like that. Greenwood for me any day of the week. The boo boys suddenly turned into cheerleaders and we were on the march. They crumbled under the pressure and looked out on their feet. Cooper scored from a corner then the goal of the season as Willy ran the length of the pitch and played in Jimmy for his 3rd in 3. Absolutely unbelievable. Scores: Meisler - 6. One good save but looked all at sea for their first. Rasmus - 5. All over the place in the first half. Ayling is a better option any day of the week Struijk - 7. For me he's our best defender at the moment. Koch -5. His worst game this season. Really unsure in the first half although the system makes it difficult for the centre backs when they have the ball. Bielsa provided options on the wing and Philips just ahead. There's nothing for them in this system. Cooper - 6. Good goal but contributed to defensive lapses. Adams - 7. Great battling performance. Wasn't strong enough for their 3rd. Roca - 1. This guy is the modern day Mark Aizlewood. Strolls around looking the part but never actually does anything. The game totally passed him by again yesterday and the onky surprise was that Marsh left it to 50 mins before subbing him and not dragging him off at half time like he has done before. There's one thing for certain, we look a better side without him. He offers nothing. We've bought a dud I'm afraid. Harrison - 4. Out of position. Jimmy - 8. Scored one , made one. Looks comfortable on the ball. Will only get better. He's a real star. City will buy him in Jan for £60 million. Rodrigo - 5. One of two moments and converted the pen with ease but he isn't offering enough as a centre forward. Aaronson - 7. Worked hard as usual. Subs: Gnonto - 8 What a run, what a player Greenwood - 8. Pleased that he scored, Hopefully can push on but please don't ever play him in midfield with Roca like against Fulham. Poor lad. Joffy - not on long. Jessie keeps his job but he needs to have a long look at this game. On Sunday, 6 November 2022 at 09:44:58 GMT, Ted wrote: Nice one Dave. Spot on as per. After 50 mins I was miserable and thinking "what the hell am I doing here (again!) I've watched MoD twice, the full match and this morning I'm still beaming. I'll enjoy the moment and leave questioning Marsch's tactics for another day. Ted H. On Sun, 6 Nov 2022, 09:30 nattan--- via Leedslist, wrote: > My wife often asks me " why do you keep going when it makes you so > unhappy? Its daft to have a hobby that makes you miserable "Well at times > yesterday I was agreeing with her but when I got home I said " that's > why, because on days like today it is the best feeling in the world " > Fans were certainly put through the ringer with every emotion yesterday > but after the awful non event watching the u21s at crewe this is a game to > savour and remember for ever. > I had barely got in the ground when Summerville strode into the box and > was upended- a penalty, and though I feared the worst after Tuesdays > penalty debacle and Bamfords miss last time Rod did the business- 3 in 3 > for him ( still dont rate him mind you The best possible start and the one > we had all asked for pre match "we need to score first so they can't sit > back" wa the general opinion. Be careful what you wish for. After the goal > all the failings of our personnel and worse, the system, became evident. > A ball over the top and down the flank got us time after time and what > seemed like the blink of an eye , they were 2 1 up with 2 totally unmarked > players belting it past Meslier. It could have been worse as a corner to > us finished with 2 of them ahead of the chasing defenders but Meslier timed > it brilliantly coming out of his area. They missed another guilt edged > chance when another forward was
Re: [LU] Bournemouth
Nice one Dave. Spot on as per. After 50 mins I was miserable and thinking "what the hell am I doing here (again!)" I've watched MoD twice, the full match and this morning I'm still beaming. I'll enjoy the moment and leave questioning Marsch's tactics for another day. Ted H. On Sun, 6 Nov 2022, 09:30 nattan--- via Leedslist, wrote: > My wife often asks me " why do you keep going when it makes you so > unhappy? Its daft to have a hobby that makes you miserable "Well at times > yesterday I was agreeing with her but when I got home I said " that's > why, because on days like today it is the best feeling in the world " > Fans were certainly put through the ringer with every emotion yesterday > but after the awful non event watching the u21s at crewe this is a game to > savour and remember for ever. > I had barely got in the ground when Summerville strode into the box and > was upended- a penalty, and though I feared the worst after Tuesdays > penalty debacle and Bamfords miss last time Rod did the business- 3 in 3 > for him ( still dont rate him mind you The best possible start and the one > we had all asked for pre match "we need to score first so they can't sit > back" wa the general opinion. Be careful what you wish for. After the goal > all the failings of our personnel and worse, the system, became evident. > A ball over the top and down the flank got us time after time and what > seemed like the blink of an eye , they were 2 1 up with 2 totally unmarked > players belting it past Meslier. It could have been worse as a corner to > us finished with 2 of them ahead of the chasing defenders but Meslier timed > it brilliantly coming out of his area. They missed another guilt edged > chance when another forward was unmarked on the penalty spot but his shot > was very weak. So fairly muted boos at half time- had it been 3 1 at that > stage good booing would have been much worse. > Second half and Greenwood for Harrison who is having a tough time. It > didn't do mu h to start with as another break lead to the 3rd as the > Bournemouth player got ahead of Adam's to flick it in. Head in hands time. > Then things changed and how. The ball ricocheted off a defender and fell > to Greenwood, who did for the first time as a prem player, what I have > seen him do loads for u23s, he picked his spot with style and skill, a > great finish and we were back in it > Soon after we scored from a corner, yes you read it correctly, we scored > direct from a corner. Greenwood crossed it in and Liam, for once headed it > downwards and in. Pandemonium. My mate said " would you settle for a > draw?" " yes, no, God knows, maybe" > The game flashed past and then the moment to savour - Gnonto broke and > ran with the ball brilliantly, picked his time and the weight of pass to > perfection and Jimmy slotted home ( 3 in 3 for him as well ) and the game > was won. > I joined in the less than perfect Gnonto song " willy Gnonto, willy > Gnonto, he eats spaghetti, drinks Moretti , and his c**ks f**king > massive" - like I say ' problematic ' to quote modern parlance but it > raised the roof. > We all left the ground still singing, laughing and cheering. This my > darling wife is why I go !! > Bad points some awful defending and a weakness in the system but > > good points, Gnonto showing useful cameo again, Greenwood proving he can > do it st this level Summerville showing he is a real talent , and most > importantly the spirit of the team and the fact they are behind the manager > Dave PS massive thanks to my mate, Dave and my daughter in law Laura for > taking / bringing us home due to train strikes . > ___ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat! ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat!
[LU] Bournemouth
My wife often asks me " why do you keep going when it makes you so unhappy? Its daft to have a hobby that makes you miserable "Well at times yesterday I was agreeing with her but when I got home I said " that's why, because on days like today it is the best feeling in the world " Fans were certainly put through the ringer with every emotion yesterday but after the awful non event watching the u21s at crewe this is a game to savour and remember for ever. I had barely got in the ground when Summerville strode into the box and was upended- a penalty, and though I feared the worst after Tuesdays penalty debacle and Bamfords miss last time Rod did the business- 3 in 3 for him ( still dont rate him mind you The best possible start and the one we had all asked for pre match "we need to score first so they can't sit back" wa the general opinion. Be careful what you wish for. After the goal all the failings of our personnel and worse, the system, became evident. A ball over the top and down the flank got us time after time and what seemed like the blink of an eye , they were 2 1 up with 2 totally unmarked players belting it past Meslier. It could have been worse as a corner to us finished with 2 of them ahead of the chasing defenders but Meslier timed it brilliantly coming out of his area. They missed another guilt edged chance when another forward was unmarked on the penalty spot but his shot was very weak. So fairly muted boos at half time- had it been 3 1 at that stage good booing would have been much worse. Second half and Greenwood for Harrison who is having a tough time. It didn't do mu h to start with as another break lead to the 3rd as the Bournemouth player got ahead of Adam's to flick it in. Head in hands time. Then things changed and how. The ball ricocheted off a defender and fell to Greenwood, who did for the first time as a prem player, what I have seen him do loads for u23s, he picked his spot with style and skill, a great finish and we were back in it Soon after we scored from a corner, yes you read it correctly, we scored direct from a corner. Greenwood crossed it in and Liam, for once headed it downwards and in. Pandemonium. My mate said " would you settle for a draw?" " yes, no, God knows, maybe" The game flashed past and then the moment to savour - Gnonto broke and ran with the ball brilliantly, picked his time and the weight of pass to perfection and Jimmy slotted home ( 3 in 3 for him as well ) and the game was won. I joined in the less than perfect Gnonto song " willy Gnonto, willy Gnonto, he eats spaghetti, drinks Moretti , and his c**ks f**king massive" - like I say ' problematic ' to quote modern parlance but it raised the roof. We all left the ground still singing, laughing and cheering. This my darling wife is why I go !! Bad points some awful defending and a weakness in the system but good points, Gnonto showing useful cameo again, Greenwood proving he can do it st this level Summerville showing he is a real talent , and most importantly the spirit of the team and the fact they are behind the manager Dave PS massive thanks to my mate, Dave and my daughter in law Laura for taking / bringing us home due to train strikes . ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat!
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I think it's great they are up, most commentators say they are a good footballing team and Howe seems like a nice bloke. However read somewhere They'd spent £14M on the team, including £3M for Wilson, and they only just passed the FFP threshold, so they aren't a little team in any respect, except for their fanbase. It just shows again that you need to spend money for any chance of going up - Bates never understood or cared, I just hope Cellino does. ttfn Richard -Original Message- From: leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org [mailto:leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org] On Behalf Of Conker Sent: 29 April 2015 00:13 To: leedslist@gn.apc.org Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth Bournemouth beat several bigger clubs to Wilson ' signature so they clearly have some financial clout but to be fair However has done a brilliant job. I think they might be another Wigan, chair will bankroll them but ultimately lack of support will find them out. This isn't sour grapes but whenever I watch them they don't half get looked after by referees. Having said that yes we took 6 points basically by playing superb over 90 minutes in both games. 2nd half down there and 1st half at our place. They are certainly not shite, good footballing team all very comfortable on the ball. Better than either Burnley or Leicester teams that went up last year and streets ahead of QPR. Nice to see Millwall relegated tonight. MOT --- Original Message --- From: Alec McQueen alec...@gmail.com Sent: 28 April 2015 23:33 To: [broken-address] forzale...@aol.com-is-broken.gn.apc.org Cc: leedslist@gn.apc.org Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth They didn't look like journeymen to me, and I bet they are not on next to no wages. I have to declare an interest here... Bournemouth is my home town club, and have always looked for their result immediately after the Leeds result. I honestly never thought I would see the day when Bournemouth reached the PL. The club only just squeezed through FFP last round (apparently). So they ain't doing what they are doing on a shoestring. But it is a small club that has found a formula that works. A good manager, an owner prepared to invest (millions, not billions), a chairman prepared to take the rough with the smooth, and a fan base that although is small is very loyal (ref the club having to be bailed out by supporters a few years ago). I had hoped with MC coming in we were on a similar track, but it was all too much to hope for. But it does show what we could be if MC gets it right with someone as coach. Is that going to happen? My view is no. MC seems to want to be a football manager, and I am not sure he has the right skills. Cheers Alec On 29 Apr 2015, at 8:00 am, [broken-address] forzale...@aol.com-is- broken.gn.apc.org wrote: There has to be something wrong in the game though when clubs with the support and history of Leeds, Wolves, Forest are unable to compete against a team with a 10,000 capacity ground and a team supposedly put together from journeymen on next to no wages - I wonder what a FFP investigation would reveal - apart from the fact that Leeds, Wolves and Forest are all chronically mismanaged and run. -Original Message- From: Ed Morrish edmorr...@gmail.com To: Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.com CC: LEEDSLIST leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:30 Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth As are Leeds. On 28 Apr 2015, at 17:21, Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.comwrote: It's and old joke. On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:05 John Leebruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: You see if I was a psychiatrist, I'dmake the glib comment that it all comes back to sex for you! That'llbe £100, and close the door on the way out. -- *From:* Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.com*To:* John Boocock j...@boocock.net *Cc:* LEEDSLISTleedslist@gn.apc.org *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 14:22 *Subject:*Re: [LU] Bournemouth And our Redfearn doesn't pull anyone off after anhour-- she does the whole lot at at halftime? Dr Michael Benjamin,Community Psychiatrist -- - myRay: On-lineSelf-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com http://www.myray.com/http://www.myRay.org http://www.myray.org/-- Mental Health:http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com Auditing|| Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/http://www.mydoctorexplains.c om/alamo/ Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com http://www.drmichaelbenjamin.com/ On 28 April 2015 at 14:27, John Boocock j...@boocock.net wrote: On 28/04/2015 12:22, David Brennan wrote: I don't really know muchabout Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were onthe brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in thePL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, goodmanagement, training
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We hammered them, they are shite! On 28 Apr 2015, at 12:22, David Brennan d.r.bren...@leeds.ac.uk wrote: I don't really know much about Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were on the brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in the PL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, good management, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both on and off the pitch. Be nice to have some of that at our place for a change. ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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And our Redfearn doesn't pull anyone off after an hour-- she does the whole lot at at halftime? Dr Michael Benjamin, Community Psychiatrist --- myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com http://www.myRay.org -- Mental Health: http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com Auditing || Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/ Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com On 28 April 2015 at 14:27, John Boocock j...@boocock.net wrote: On 28/04/2015 12:22, David Brennan wrote: I don't really know much about Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were on the brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in the PL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, good management, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both on and off the pitch. and a rich Ruski with a fat wallet who lets his wife give the half time team talks :-) Betty --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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Amazing what stability and faith in the manager can bring eh? We have to live that vicariously through others - it's never happening to us again. On 28 April 2015 at 12:31, John Lee bruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Well she appears to be good at it! From: John Boocock j...@boocock.net To: leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 12:27 Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth On 28/04/2015 12:22, David Brennan wrote: I don't really know much about Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were on the brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in the PL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, good management, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both on and off the pitch. and a rich Ruski with a fat wallet who lets his wife give the half time team talks :-) Betty --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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Not as shite as us over the season though Rich. Or does their promotion just illustrate how cack the quality of football in this league is? -Original Message- From: Richard Walker [mailto:richleed...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: 28 April 2015 12:24 To: David Brennan Cc: leedslist@gn.apc.org Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth We hammered them, they are shite! On 28 Apr 2015, at 12:22, David Brennan d.r.bren...@leeds.ac.uk wrote: I don't really know much about Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were on the brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in the PL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, good management, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both on and off the pitch. Be nice to have some of that at our place for a change. ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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best football team I've seen at ER this season. Based on last night's chants not forgiven us for that Bank Holiday Monday. ... Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: David Brennan d.r.bren...@leeds.ac.uk Date: 28/04/2015 13:05 (GMT+00:00) To: 'Richard Walker' richleed...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: leedslist@gn.apc.org Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth Not as shite as us over the season though Rich. Or does their promotion just illustrate how cack the quality of football in this league is? -Original Message- From: Richard Walker [mailto:richleed...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: 28 April 2015 12:24 To: David Brennan Cc: leedslist@gn.apc.org Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth We hammered them, they are shite! On 28 Apr 2015, at 12:22, David Brennan d.r.bren...@leeds.ac.uk wrote: I don't really know much about Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were on the brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in the PL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, good management, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both on and off the pitch. Be nice to have some of that at our place for a change. ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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They didn't look like journeymen to me, and I bet they are not on next to no wages. I have to declare an interest here... Bournemouth is my home town club, and have always looked for their result immediately after the Leeds result. I honestly never thought I would see the day when Bournemouth reached the PL. The club only just squeezed through FFP last round (apparently). So they ain't doing what they are doing on a shoestring. But it is a small club that has found a formula that works. A good manager, an owner prepared to invest (millions, not billions), a chairman prepared to take the rough with the smooth, and a fan base that although is small is very loyal (ref the club having to be bailed out by supporters a few years ago). I had hoped with MC coming in we were on a similar track, but it was all too much to hope for. But it does show what we could be if MC gets it right with someone as coach. Is that going to happen? My view is no. MC seems to want to be a football manager, and I am not sure he has the right skills. Cheers Alec On 29 Apr 2015, at 8:00 am, [broken-address] forzale...@aol.com-is-broken.gn.apc.org wrote: There has to be something wrong in the game though when clubs with the support and history of Leeds, Wolves, Forest are unable to compete against a team with a 10,000 capacity ground and a team supposedly put together from journeymen on next to no wages - I wonder what a FFP investigation would reveal - apart from the fact that Leeds, Wolves and Forest are all chronically mismanaged and run. -Original Message- From: Ed Morrish edmorr...@gmail.com To: Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.com CC: LEEDSLIST leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:30 Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth As are Leeds. On 28 Apr 2015, at 17:21, Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.comwrote: It's and old joke. On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:05 John Leebruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: You see if I was a psychiatrist, I'dmake the glib comment that it all comes back to sex for you! That'llbe £100, and close the door on the way out. -- *From:* Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.com*To:* John Boocock j...@boocock.net *Cc:* LEEDSLISTleedslist@gn.apc.org *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 14:22 *Subject:*Re: [LU] Bournemouth And our Redfearn doesn't pull anyone off after anhour-- she does the whole lot at at halftime? Dr Michael Benjamin,Community Psychiatrist --- myRay: On-lineSelf-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com http://www.myray.com/http://www.myRay.org http://www.myray.org/-- Mental Health:http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com Auditing|| Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/http://www.mydoctorexplains.com/alamo/ Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com http://www.drmichaelbenjamin.com/ On 28 April 2015 at 14:27, John Boocock j...@boocock.net wrote: On 28/04/2015 12:22, David Brennan wrote: I don't really know muchabout Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were onthe brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in thePL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, goodmanagement, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both onand off the pitch. and a rich Ruski with a fat wallet who lets his wife givethe half time team talks :-) Betty --- This email hasbeen checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.http://www.avast.com ___ Leedslist mailing listInfo and options:http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe,email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER___ Leedslist mailing listInfo and options:http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe,email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER___ Leedslist mailing list Infoand options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Tounsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ONTOGETHER___Leedslist mailinglistInfo and options:http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslistTo unsubscribe, emailleedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.orgMARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Re: [LU] Bournemouth
Bournemouth beat several bigger clubs to Wilson ' signature so they clearly have some financial clout but to be fair However has done a brilliant job. I think they might be another Wigan, chair will bankroll them but ultimately lack of support will find them out. This isn't sour grapes but whenever I watch them they don't half get looked after by referees. Having said that yes we took 6 points basically by playing superb over 90 minutes in both games. 2nd half down there and 1st half at our place. They are certainly not shite, good footballing team all very comfortable on the ball. Better than either Burnley or Leicester teams that went up last year and streets ahead of QPR. Nice to see Millwall relegated tonight. MOT --- Original Message --- From: Alec McQueen alec...@gmail.com Sent: 28 April 2015 23:33 To: [broken-address] forzale...@aol.com-is-broken.gn.apc.org Cc: leedslist@gn.apc.org Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth They didn't look like journeymen to me, and I bet they are not on next to no wages. I have to declare an interest here... Bournemouth is my home town club, and have always looked for their result immediately after the Leeds result. I honestly never thought I would see the day when Bournemouth reached the PL. The club only just squeezed through FFP last round (apparently). So they ain't doing what they are doing on a shoestring. But it is a small club that has found a formula that works. A good manager, an owner prepared to invest (millions, not billions), a chairman prepared to take the rough with the smooth, and a fan base that although is small is very loyal (ref the club having to be bailed out by supporters a few years ago). I had hoped with MC coming in we were on a similar track, but it was all too much to hope for. But it does show what we could be if MC gets it right with someone as coach. Is that going to happen? My view is no. MC seems to want to be a football manager, and I am not sure he has the right skills. Cheers Alec On 29 Apr 2015, at 8:00 am, [broken-address] forzale...@aol.com-is-broken.gn.apc.org wrote: There has to be something wrong in the game though when clubs with the support and history of Leeds, Wolves, Forest are unable to compete against a team with a 10,000 capacity ground and a team supposedly put together from journeymen on next to no wages - I wonder what a FFP investigation would reveal - apart from the fact that Leeds, Wolves and Forest are all chronically mismanaged and run. -Original Message- From: Ed Morrish edmorr...@gmail.com To: Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.com CC: LEEDSLIST leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:30 Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth As are Leeds. On 28 Apr 2015, at 17:21, Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.comwrote: It's and old joke. On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:05 John Leebruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: You see if I was a psychiatrist, I'dmake the glib comment that it all comes back to sex for you! That'llbe £100, and close the door on the way out. -- *From:* Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.com*To:* John Boocock j...@boocock.net *Cc:* LEEDSLISTleedslist@gn.apc.org *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 14:22 *Subject:*Re: [LU] Bournemouth And our Redfearn doesn't pull anyone off after anhour-- she does the whole lot at at halftime? Dr Michael Benjamin,Community Psychiatrist --- myRay: On-lineSelf-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com http://www.myray.com/http://www.myRay.org http://www.myray.org/-- Mental Health:http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com Auditing|| Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/http://www.mydoctorexplains.com/alamo/ Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com http://www.drmichaelbenjamin.com/ On 28 April 2015 at 14:27, John Boocock j...@boocock.net wrote: On 28/04/2015 12:22, David Brennan wrote: I don't really know muchabout Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were onthe brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in thePL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, goodmanagement, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both onand off the pitch. and a rich Ruski with a fat wallet who lets his wife givethe half time team talks :-) Betty --- This email hasbeen checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.http://www.avast.com ___ Leedslist mailing listInfo and options:http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe,email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER___ Leedslist mailing listInfo and options:http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe,email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING
Re: [LU] Bournemouth
Hallelujah to that DRB. That said, from the limited amount I've seen from the Championship, I don't think there's an outstanding team in it, and certainly Bournemouth aren't. Then again, they're 16 places or the like better than us, and it does show that IF you can get the pieces in place you can progress. I doubt they'll stay up for long though. From: David Brennan d.r.bren...@leeds.ac.uk To: 'leedslist@gn.apc.org' leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 12:22 Subject: [LU] Bournemouth I don't really know much about Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were on the brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in the PL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, good management, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both on and off the pitch. Be nice to have some of that at our place for a change. ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Re: [LU] Bournemouth
Well she appears to be good at it! From: John Boocock j...@boocock.net To: leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 12:27 Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth On 28/04/2015 12:22, David Brennan wrote: I don't really know much about Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were on the brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in the PL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, good management, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both on and off the pitch. and a rich Ruski with a fat wallet who lets his wife give the half time team talks :-) Betty --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Re: [LU] Bournemouth
On 28/04/2015 12:22, David Brennan wrote: I don't really know much about Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were on the brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in the PL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, good management, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both on and off the pitch. and a rich Ruski with a fat wallet who lets his wife give the half time team talks :-) Betty --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
[LU] Bournemouth
I don't really know much about Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were on the brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in the PL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, good management, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both on and off the pitch. Be nice to have some of that at our place for a change. ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Re: [LU] Bournemouth
Rich Russian owner! Sent from my iPhone On 28 Apr 2015, at 12:22, David Brennan d.r.bren...@leeds.ac.uk wrote: I don't really know much about Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were on the brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in the PL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, good management, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both on and off the pitch. Be nice to have some of that at our place for a change. ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Re: [LU] Bournemouth
Maybe elanora giving the team talk will help us Sent from my iPhone On 28 Apr 2015, at 12:37, Andy Clayton andyclayto...@gmail.com wrote: Amazing what stability and faith in the manager can bring eh? We have to live that vicariously through others - it's never happening to us again. On 28 April 2015 at 12:31, John Lee bruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Well she appears to be good at it! From: John Boocock j...@boocock.net To: leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 12:27 Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth On 28/04/2015 12:22, David Brennan wrote: I don't really know much about Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were on the brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in the PL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, good management, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both on and off the pitch. and a rich Ruski with a fat wallet who lets his wife give the half time team talks :-) Betty --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Re: [LU] Bournemouth
There has to be something wrong in the game though when clubs with the support and history of Leeds, Wolves, Forest are unable to compete against a team with a 10,000 capacity ground and a team supposedly put together from journeymen on next to no wages - I wonder what a FFP investigation would reveal - apart from the fact that Leeds, Wolves and Forest are all chronically mismanaged and run. -Original Message- From: Ed Morrish edmorr...@gmail.com To: Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.com CC: LEEDSLIST leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:30 Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth As are Leeds. On 28 Apr 2015, at 17:21, Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.comwrote: It's and old joke. On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:05 John Leebruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: You see if I was a psychiatrist, I'dmake the glib comment that it all comes back to sex for you! That'llbe £100, and close the door on the way out. -- *From:* Dr Michael Benjamin m...@myray.com*To:* John Boocock j...@boocock.net *Cc:* LEEDSLISTleedslist@gn.apc.org *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 14:22 *Subject:*Re: [LU] Bournemouth And our Redfearn doesn't pull anyone off after anhour-- she does the whole lot at at halftime? Dr Michael Benjamin,Community Psychiatrist --- myRay: On-lineSelf-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com http://www.myray.com/http://www.myRay.org http://www.myray.org/-- Mental Health:http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com Auditing|| Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/http://www.mydoctorexplains.com/alamo/ Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com http://www.drmichaelbenjamin.com/ On 28 April 2015 at 14:27, John Boocock j...@boocock.net wrote: On 28/04/2015 12:22, David Brennan wrote: I don't really know muchabout Bournemouth's history, only what I've heard today - that they were onthe brink of extinction 7 years ago, and are now going to be playing in thePL. I can only imagine this is down to sound financial activity, goodmanagement, training, and a team and organisation playing together, both onand off the pitch. and a rich Ruski with a fat wallet who lets his wife givethe half time team talks :-) Betty --- This email hasbeen checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.http://www.avast.com ___ Leedslist mailing listInfo and options:http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe,email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER___ Leedslist mailing listInfo and options:http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe,email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER___ Leedslist mailing list Infoand options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Tounsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ONTOGETHER___Leedslist mailinglistInfo and options:http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslistTo unsubscribe, emailleedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.orgMARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Re: [LU] Bournemouth (or can we play the leaders every week)
Top report young man - an uplifting sermon indeed :-) From: Nick n...@6haroldplace.co.uk To: leeds list leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Wednesday, 21 January 2015, 7:23 Subject: [LU] Bournemouth (or can we play the leaders every week) And the difference was, get a plan, pick a team to execute that plan…then go out and do it (and ride your luck). 5 across the midfield - Byram, Cook, Murphy, Austin and Mowatt - after initially being overrun they got to grips with the game and began to control midfield hence the game. They’re young, mobile and in the main comfortable on the ball. The midfield was fluid, switching about, covering each other…great stuff (total football?). Austin’s brief was to push up from the middle as soon as their back 4 were on the ball and harass them. He did this with some assistance from Morrsion and it unsettled them. All the midfield pinged the ball around on the floor and kept Bournemouth moving and tracking shadows. This whole plan must be seen as 1-0 to Redfearn - he’d done his homework and came up with the strategy to defeat them. The game plan involved a hell of a lot of work from the front 6 - Morrison was dead by half time…the rest ran out of steam by about 65 minutes and from then on it was nearly all Bournemouth but somehow we contrived to keep a clean sheet. Or to be more accurate Bournemouth to contrived to miss the goal from just about every angle and in every way possible…including of course a penalty 5 minutes form the end - a charmed life doesn’t come near describing the luck our goal had last night. But what the hell, it is up to them to score. That number 13 - who was a nightmare for our CHalfs in every way - cannot have missed as many clear chances in his life. All the midfield were superb last night, but special mentions must be made for Cook, who was immense playing centrally - when we were in control of the game, he was the conductor - for one so young he took the game by the scruff of the neck and ran it; the other special mention is the much maligned Murphy who has now had his two best performances for us in consecutive games - he was everywhere, tackling, prompting, pushing measured balls through the back line for Morrison etc to run onto - and of course there was his goal which was simply top drawer, left foot 22 or so yards from goal, hit on the run with the outside of the boot so the ball faded away from the keeper into the top corner. It wouldn’t do to fail to acknowledge that Silvestri also made a few very good saves…Bournemouth didn’t just fail to score because they couldn’t shoot straight, a good deal of the praise for the clean sheet must be given to the keeper, some excellent/desperate reflex saves. All of them were stars yesterday - except Bellucci who was out of his depth and basically an accident waiting to happen - he had no reply to the 13’s speed and direct running with the ball. We’re just lucky we didn’t have to play more than 10 minutes with only 10 (knackered) men. It was bloody cold last, it snowed for much of the second half, the crowd was sparse (I was going to say thin…but on looking round that would be a lie) but like somebody said at the end, “a game hasn’t felt this good since we beat MancU in the cup” and think that was just about right. ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Re: [LU] Bournemouth report
Good point and I am not having a go at the 'foreign players' cos they are foreign more that they lack Championship experience as Redfearn himself has said. Like you said the Derby win was with a number of new players. Whilst the jury is still out on a number of them, I think this squad (and team) is far better quality, in theory, than we have had for many years. This was the team that played Leicester this time last year but we had more points than this year: ChampionshipJan 18 Elland Road Leicester City (H) 0-1 (L) 22,678 12 Team: Kenny, Byram, Pearce, Lees, Warnock, Brown, Austin, Kebe, Stewart, McCormack, Varney. Subs: Peltier/Kebe, Diouf/Varney. I know which team I would prefer. That subs bench is desperate! Mike On 21 Jan 2015, at 15:05, Nicholas Armit arm...@yahoo.com wrote: The resurgence first time around under Redfearn was with the foreign players. The two/three best games I saw earlier in October/November was with the foreign players. All the following played in the victory against Derby which everyone said was an excellent performance: Silvestri, Bellusci, Bianchi Adryan , Antenucci, Doukara. I think the players that came in the Summer are as good if not better (maybe Doukara excepted) than some of the dross we have had in the last few years. Nick From: Mike Houston l...@talktalk.net To: Leeds List leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 4:28 AM Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth report Interesting to note that last night's team and ones in recent games have been with mostly with players who were here last season/come through the ranks and the large amount of Summer (foreign) signings largely discarded or on the bench (all bench payers were summer signings and only 3 summer recruits playing, one of whom is an english based player). Coincidence that we have picked up points in recent matches and seem to be paying better or just wishful thinking? Mike On 21 Jan 2015, at 07:48, Ted tedhea...@gmail.com wrote: Top report Dave, and spot on! For me it was nothing we don't deserve this season - I keep thinking we have better players and play better football (sometimes) than we did under Warnock (and McDonut) but the results just haven't gone for us. Last night most things went right and we had that little bit of luck that has been missing. The Silvestri save on the line didn't go in (we are practically in line) and according to Popey on radio Leeds, their penalty foul was outside the box. A top, gritty performance. I also liked how we pressed them back all the time, and when we did get the ball, we pushed forward with purpose as opposed to passing it sideways and back. Reborn Murphy in for Bianchi? Hell yes! Morison in for Doukara (or Antenucci)? Definitely! A 5-man midfield yesterday really worked - I'd maybe like to see that team/formation away from home more often but at home I'd like to give Morison and Sharp a better go together - we need someone of Billy's experience to be on the end of all the knock-downs that Morison wins. Overall, well worth the trip out in the cold, only 17,600 made the trip tho - let's hope a win and some confidence brings 'em back! Bring on the dog botherers! Ted H On 21 January 2015 at 00:18, nat...@sky.com nat...@sky.com wrote: Well what a cracker ! It was one of those midweek games where I didn't really fancy it. My mates were either not drinking or missing altogether, the weather was poor and worse was forecast , the crowd was going to be small and we would most likely lose. Three times during the day when I pointed all or some of the above to my wife she said 'well don't go then / why bother going and 3 times I replied that it is what I do.Anyway off to ER I went with more trepidation than hope in my heart and the team news did not fill me with confidence as far as excitement went but did give me hope of a point. Morison up front on his own, or the centre forward who has never scored , as I described him, with Mowatt coming in to bolster midfield in place of the other attacker (Antenucci)We took the kick off and the ball was passed to Cook who went back towards our goal before giving it the one outfield player we have who does not like having the ball, Wooton and he kicked it into touch. A really auspicious start I thought, but from that moment on we played really well, 100% commitment and effort coupled with some lovely fluent passing. We really got stuck into them disrupting their rhythm and not giving them time to play. When we had the ball we had some lovely triangles and played lots of balls up to Morison who won most of them , holding the ball up well and bringing others into play. Twice Austin had shots from good positions that flew past the post (and into the Sky sports adverts two away from the goal as my mate pointed out) Murphy had a tremendous right foot shot that the keeper did well to save, and one ball across the box to Mowatt somehow did not go
Re: [LU] Bournemouth report
Actually my only response to anyone who questions the players brought in in the Summer should be f%king Michael Brown! From: Mike Houston l...@talktalk.net To: Nicholas Armit arm...@yahoo.com Cc: Leeds List leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth report Good point and I am not having a go at the 'foreign players' cos they are foreign more that they lack Championship experience as Redfearn himself has said. Like you said the Derby win was with a number of new players. Whilst the jury is still out on a number of them, I think this squad (and team) is far better quality, in theory, than we have had for many years. This was the team that played Leicester this time last year but we had more points than this year: | Championship | Jan 18 | Elland Road | Leicester City (H) | 0-1 (L) | | 22,678 | 12 | | Team: Kenny, Byram, Pearce, Lees, Warnock, Brown, Austin, Kebe, Stewart, McCormack, Varney. Subs: Peltier/Kebe, Diouf/Varney. | I know which team I would prefer. That subs bench is desperate! Mike On 21 Jan 2015, at 15:05, Nicholas Armit arm...@yahoo.com wrote: The resurgence first time around under Redfearn was with the foreign players. The two/three best games I saw earlier in October/November was with the foreign players. All the following played in the victory against Derby which everyone said was an excellent performance: Silvestri, Bellusci, Bianchi Adryan , Antenucci, Doukara. I think the players that came in the Summer are as good if not better (maybe Doukara excepted) than some of the dross we have had in the last few years. Nick From: Mike Houston l...@talktalk.net To: Leeds List leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 4:28 AM Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth report Interesting to note that last night's team and ones in recent games have been with mostly with players who were here last season/come through the ranks and the large amount of Summer (foreign) signings largely discarded or on the bench (all bench payers were summer signings and only 3 summer recruits playing, one of whom is an english based player). Coincidence that we have picked up points in recent matches and seem to be paying better or just wishful thinking? Mike On 21 Jan 2015, at 07:48, Ted tedhea...@gmail.com wrote: Top report Dave, and spot on! For me it was nothing we don't deserve this season - I keep thinking we have better players and play better football (sometimes) than we did under Warnock (and McDonut) but the results just haven't gone for us. Last night most things went right and we had that little bit of luck that has been missing. The Silvestri save on the line didn't go in (we are practically in line) and according to Popey on radio Leeds, their penalty foul was outside the box. A top, gritty performance. I also liked how we pressed them back all the time, and when we did get the ball, we pushed forward with purpose as opposed to passing it sideways and back. Reborn Murphy in for Bianchi? Hell yes! Morison in for Doukara (or Antenucci)? Definitely! A 5-man midfield yesterday really worked - I'd maybe like to see that team/formation away from home more often but at home I'd like to give Morison and Sharp a better go together - we need someone of Billy's experience to be on the end of all the knock-downs that Morison wins. Overall, well worth the trip out in the cold, only 17,600 made the trip tho - let's hope a win and some confidence brings 'em back! Bring on the dog botherers! Ted H On 21 January 2015 at 00:18, nat...@sky.com nat...@sky.com wrote: Well what a cracker ! It was one of those midweek games where I didn't really fancy it. My mates were either not drinking or missing altogether, the weather was poor and worse was forecast , the crowd was going to be small and we would most likely lose. Three times during the day when I pointed all or some of the above to my wife she said 'well don't go then / why bother going and 3 times I replied that it is what I do.Anyway off to ER I went with more trepidation than hope in my heart and the team news did not fill me with confidence as far as excitement went but did give me hope of a point. Morison up front on his own, or the centre forward who has never scored , as I described him, with Mowatt coming in to bolster midfield in place of the other attacker (Antenucci)We took the kick off and the ball was passed to Cook who went back towards our goal before giving it the one outfield player we have who does not like having the ball, Wooton and he kicked it into touch. A really auspicious start I thought, but from that moment on we played really well, 100% commitment and effort coupled with some lovely fluent passing. We really got stuck into them disrupting their rhythm and not giving them time to play. When we had the ball we had some lovely triangles and played lots of balls up to Morison who won most of them
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And indeed f%king ……. (insert any player of your choice) On 21 Jan 2015, at 16:41, Nicholas Armit arm...@yahoo.com wrote: Actually my only response to anyone who questions the players brought in in the Summer should be f%king Michael Brown! From: Mike Houston l...@talktalk.net To: Nicholas Armit arm...@yahoo.com Cc: Leeds List leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth report Good point and I am not having a go at the 'foreign players' cos they are foreign more that they lack Championship experience as Redfearn himself has said. Like you said the Derby win was with a number of new players. Whilst the jury is still out on a number of them, I think this squad (and team) is far better quality, in theory, than we have had for many years. This was the team that played Leicester this time last year but we had more points than this year: ChampionshipJan 18 Elland Road Leicester City (H) 0-1 (L) 22,678 12 Team: Kenny, Byram, Pearce, Lees, Warnock, Brown, Austin, Kebe, Stewart, McCormack, Varney. Subs: Peltier/Kebe, Diouf/Varney. I know which team I would prefer. That subs bench is desperate! Mike On 21 Jan 2015, at 15:05, Nicholas Armit arm...@yahoo.com wrote: The resurgence first time around under Redfearn was with the foreign players. The two/three best games I saw earlier in October/November was with the foreign players. All the following played in the victory against Derby which everyone said was an excellent performance: Silvestri, Bellusci, Bianchi Adryan , Antenucci, Doukara. I think the players that came in the Summer are as good if not better (maybe Doukara excepted) than some of the dross we have had in the last few years. Nick From: Mike Houston l...@talktalk.net To: Leeds List leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 4:28 AM Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth report Interesting to note that last night's team and ones in recent games have been with mostly with players who were here last season/come through the ranks and the large amount of Summer (foreign) signings largely discarded or on the bench (all bench payers were summer signings and only 3 summer recruits playing, one of whom is an english based player). Coincidence that we have picked up points in recent matches and seem to be paying better or just wishful thinking? Mike On 21 Jan 2015, at 07:48, Ted tedhea...@gmail.com wrote: Top report Dave, and spot on! For me it was nothing we don't deserve this season - I keep thinking we have better players and play better football (sometimes) than we did under Warnock (and McDonut) but the results just haven't gone for us. Last night most things went right and we had that little bit of luck that has been missing. The Silvestri save on the line didn't go in (we are practically in line) and according to Popey on radio Leeds, their penalty foul was outside the box. A top, gritty performance. I also liked how we pressed them back all the time, and when we did get the ball, we pushed forward with purpose as opposed to passing it sideways and back. Reborn Murphy in for Bianchi? Hell yes! Morison in for Doukara (or Antenucci)? Definitely! A 5-man midfield yesterday really worked - I'd maybe like to see that team/formation away from home more often but at home I'd like to give Morison and Sharp a better go together - we need someone of Billy's experience to be on the end of all the knock-downs that Morison wins. Overall, well worth the trip out in the cold, only 17,600 made the trip tho - let's hope a win and some confidence brings 'em back! Bring on the dog botherers! Ted H On 21 January 2015 at 00:18, nat...@sky.com nat...@sky.com wrote: Well what a cracker ! It was one of those midweek games where I didn't really fancy it. My mates were either not drinking or missing altogether, the weather was poor and worse was forecast , the crowd was going to be small and we would most likely lose. Three times during the day when I pointed all or some of the above to my wife she said 'well don't go then / why bother going and 3 times I replied that it is what I do.Anyway off to ER I went with more trepidation than hope in my heart and the team news did not fill me with confidence as far as excitement went but did give me hope of a point. Morison up front on his own, or the centre forward who has never scored , as I described him, with Mowatt coming in to bolster midfield in place of the other attacker (Antenucci)We took the kick off and the ball was passed to Cook who went back towards our goal before giving it the one outfield player we have who does not like having the ball, Wooton and he kicked it into touch. A really auspicious start I thought, but from that moment on we played really well, 100% commitment and effort coupled with some lovely fluent passing. We really got stuck into them disrupting their rhythm and not giving them time to play. When we had
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How many Italians were in the line up? Two as far as I can tell and one got sent off. On 21 Jan 2015 11:31, Mike Houston l...@talktalk.net wrote: Interesting to note that last night's team and ones in recent games have been with mostly with players who were here last season/come through the ranks and the large amount of Summer (foreign) signings largely discarded or on the bench (all bench payers were summer signings and only 3 summer recruits playing, one of whom is an english based player). Coincidence that we have picked up points in recent matches and seem to be paying better or just wishful thinking? Mike On 21 Jan 2015, at 07:48, Ted tedhea...@gmail.com wrote: Top report Dave, and spot on! For me it was nothing we don't deserve this season - I keep thinking we have better players and play better football (sometimes) than we did under Warnock (and McDonut) but the results just haven't gone for us. Last night most things went right and we had that little bit of luck that has been missing. The Silvestri save on the line didn't go in (we are practically in line) and according to Popey on radio Leeds, their penalty foul was outside the box. A top, gritty performance. I also liked how we pressed them back all the time, and when we did get the ball, we pushed forward with purpose as opposed to passing it sideways and back. Reborn Murphy in for Bianchi? Hell yes! Morison in for Doukara (or Antenucci)? Definitely! A 5-man midfield yesterday really worked - I'd maybe like to see that team/formation away from home more often but at home I'd like to give Morison and Sharp a better go together - we need someone of Billy's experience to be on the end of all the knock-downs that Morison wins. Overall, well worth the trip out in the cold, only 17,600 made the trip tho - let's hope a win and some confidence brings 'em back! Bring on the dog botherers! Ted H On 21 January 2015 at 00:18, nat...@sky.com nat...@sky.com wrote: Well what a cracker ! It was one of those midweek games where I didn't really fancy it. My mates were either not drinking or missing altogether, the weather was poor and worse was forecast , the crowd was going to be small and we would most likely lose. Three times during the day when I pointed all or some of the above to my wife she said 'well don't go then / why bother going and 3 times I replied that it is what I do.Anyway off to ER I went with more trepidation than hope in my heart and the team news did not fill me with confidence as far as excitement went but did give me hope of a point. Morison up front on his own, or the centre forward who has never scored , as I described him, with Mowatt coming in to bolster midfield in place of the other attacker (Antenucci)We took the kick off and the ball was passed to Cook who went back towards our goal before giving it the one outfield player we have who does not like having the ball, Wooton and he kicked it into touch. A really auspicious start I thought, but from that moment on we played really well, 100% commitment and effort coupled with some lovely fluent passing. We really got stuck into them disrupting their rhythm and not giving them time to play. When we had the ball we had some lovely triangles and played lots of balls up to Morison who won most of them , holding the ball up well and bringing others into play. Twice Austin had shots from good positions that flew past the post (and into the Sky sports adverts two away from the goal as my mate pointed out) Murphy had a tremendous right foot shot that the keeper did well to save, and one ball across the box to Mowatt somehow did not go in. We were looking good against the league leaders. Then we got the goal our play deserved when Austin played it into Murphy who took it on and unleashed a left footed thunderbolt into the corner - unstoppable. A great goal and well deserved. Could we hold on or even build on it ? Well from that moment on we rode our luck to a certain extent, firstly they scored what seemed like the equaliser but the offside flag went up , then a couple of shots went right across between our posts before Silverstri dived on it - hard to tell if the ball crossed the line but the lino said no. So we ended the half one up and good value for it but clinging on a bit. Second half was more of the same, we started ok with Morison our man of the match and Murphy starting to show why we paid £1m for him in the thick of it. Austin revelled in his forward roll ably assisted by Byram, Mowatt and the talent that is Lewis Cook - on one occasion he just glided past 3 defenders and played a sublime ball into Bryam whose cross we just failed to convert. Another lovely move ended with Austin blasting wide a shot from a daft tight angle when a cross into the six yard box would have reaped rewards. Morison even had a chance to get on the
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to his credit (and he is a really likable man) Eddie Howe didn't moan about the offside or disallowed goal; The big disappointment for us was the way we started and the way we gave Leeds the chance to get their crowd behind them early in the game. Our game-plan was to quieten the crowd and try and make a fast start, but Leeds put us under pressure and they played well in the first half. They scored a good goal and unfortunately for us it just seemed to be one of those nights when the ball wouldn't go in for us. Take note Moroninho of a man with class, sometimes you just lose, and it's not a conspiracy! ttfn Richard ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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Interesting to note that last night's team and ones in recent games have been with mostly with players who were here last season/come through the ranks and the large amount of Summer (foreign) signings largely discarded or on the bench (all bench payers were summer signings and only 3 summer recruits playing, one of whom is an english based player). Coincidence that we have picked up points in recent matches and seem to be paying better or just wishful thinking? Mike On 21 Jan 2015, at 07:48, Ted tedhea...@gmail.com wrote: Top report Dave, and spot on! For me it was nothing we don't deserve this season - I keep thinking we have better players and play better football (sometimes) than we did under Warnock (and McDonut) but the results just haven't gone for us. Last night most things went right and we had that little bit of luck that has been missing. The Silvestri save on the line didn't go in (we are practically in line) and according to Popey on radio Leeds, their penalty foul was outside the box. A top, gritty performance. I also liked how we pressed them back all the time, and when we did get the ball, we pushed forward with purpose as opposed to passing it sideways and back. Reborn Murphy in for Bianchi? Hell yes! Morison in for Doukara (or Antenucci)? Definitely! A 5-man midfield yesterday really worked - I'd maybe like to see that team/formation away from home more often but at home I'd like to give Morison and Sharp a better go together - we need someone of Billy's experience to be on the end of all the knock-downs that Morison wins. Overall, well worth the trip out in the cold, only 17,600 made the trip tho - let's hope a win and some confidence brings 'em back! Bring on the dog botherers! Ted H On 21 January 2015 at 00:18, nat...@sky.com nat...@sky.com wrote: Well what a cracker ! It was one of those midweek games where I didn't really fancy it. My mates were either not drinking or missing altogether, the weather was poor and worse was forecast , the crowd was going to be small and we would most likely lose. Three times during the day when I pointed all or some of the above to my wife she said 'well don't go then / why bother going and 3 times I replied that it is what I do.Anyway off to ER I went with more trepidation than hope in my heart and the team news did not fill me with confidence as far as excitement went but did give me hope of a point. Morison up front on his own, or the centre forward who has never scored , as I described him, with Mowatt coming in to bolster midfield in place of the other attacker (Antenucci)We took the kick off and the ball was passed to Cook who went back towards our goal before giving it the one outfield player we have who does not like having the ball, Wooton and he kicked it into touch. A really auspicious start I thought, but from that moment on we played really well, 100% commitment and effort coupled with some lovely fluent passing. We really got stuck into them disrupting their rhythm and not giving them time to play. When we had the ball we had some lovely triangles and played lots of balls up to Morison who won most of them , holding the ball up well and bringing others into play. Twice Austin had shots from good positions that flew past the post (and into the Sky sports adverts two away from the goal as my mate pointed out) Murphy had a tremendous right foot shot that the keeper did well to save, and one ball across the box to Mowatt somehow did not go in. We were looking good against the league leaders. Then we got the goal our play deserved when Austin played it into Murphy who took it on and unleashed a left footed thunderbolt into the corner - unstoppable. A great goal and well deserved. Could we hold on or even build on it ? Well from that moment on we rode our luck to a certain extent, firstly they scored what seemed like the equaliser but the offside flag went up , then a couple of shots went right across between our posts before Silverstri dived on it - hard to tell if the ball crossed the line but the lino said no. So we ended the half one up and good value for it but clinging on a bit. Second half was more of the same, we started ok with Morison our man of the match and Murphy starting to show why we paid £1m for him in the thick of it. Austin revelled in his forward roll ably assisted by Byram, Mowatt and the talent that is Lewis Cook - on one occasion he just glided past 3 defenders and played a sublime ball into Bryam whose cross we just failed to convert. Another lovely move ended with Austin blasting wide a shot from a daft tight angle when a cross into the six yard box would have reaped rewards. Morison even had a chance to get on the scoresheet as he ran onto a through ball but before he could get to it (and hammer it home) he was cynically brought down - defender lucky to get only a yellow. It was by no means one way traffic though and at times we were chasing
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Stick Adryan up top with Morison. That's what I want to see. From: Ted tedhea...@gmail.com To: nat...@sky.com nat...@sky.com Cc: leeds list leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 2:48 AM Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth report Top report Dave, and spot on! For me it was nothing we don't deserve this season - I keep thinking we have better players and play better football (sometimes) than we did under Warnock (and McDonut) but the results just haven't gone for us. Last night most things went right and we had that little bit of luck that has been missing. The Silvestri save on the line didn't go in (we are practically in line) and according to Popey on radio Leeds, their penalty foul was outside the box. A top, gritty performance. I also liked how we pressed them back all the time, and when we did get the ball, we pushed forward with purpose as opposed to passing it sideways and back. Reborn Murphy in for Bianchi? Hell yes! Morison in for Doukara (or Antenucci)? Definitely! A 5-man midfield yesterday really worked - I'd maybe like to see that team/formation away from home more often but at home I'd like to give Morison and Sharp a better go together - we need someone of Billy's experience to be on the end of all the knock-downs that Morison wins. Overall, well worth the trip out in the cold, only 17,600 made the trip tho - let's hope a win and some confidence brings 'em back! Bring on the dog botherers! Ted H On 21 January 2015 at 00:18, nat...@sky.com nat...@sky.com wrote: Well what a cracker ! It was one of those midweek games where I didn't really fancy it. My mates were either not drinking or missing altogether, the weather was poor and worse was forecast , the crowd was going to be small and we would most likely lose. Three times during the day when I pointed all or some of the above to my wife she said 'well don't go then / why bother going and 3 times I replied that it is what I do.Anyway off to ER I went with more trepidation than hope in my heart and the team news did not fill me with confidence as far as excitement went but did give me hope of a point. Morison up front on his own, or the centre forward who has never scored , as I described him, with Mowatt coming in to bolster midfield in place of the other attacker (Antenucci)We took the kick off and the ball was passed to Cook who went back towards our goal before giving it the one outfield player we have who does not like having the ball, Wooton and he kicked it into touch. A really auspicious start I thought, but from that moment on we played really well, 100% commitment and effort coupled with some lovely fluent passing. We really got stuck into them disrupting their rhythm and not giving them time to play. When we had the ball we had some lovely triangles and played lots of balls up to Morison who won most of them , holding the ball up well and bringing others into play. Twice Austin had shots from good positions that flew past the post (and into the Sky sports adverts two away from the goal as my mate pointed out) Murphy had a tremendous right foot shot that the keeper did well to save, and one ball across the box to Mowatt somehow did not go in. We were looking good against the league leaders. Then we got the goal our play deserved when Austin played it into Murphy who took it on and unleashed a left footed thunderbolt into the corner - unstoppable. A great goal and well deserved. Could we hold on or even build on it ? Well from that moment on we rode our luck to a certain extent, firstly they scored what seemed like the equaliser but the offside flag went up , then a couple of shots went right across between our posts before Silverstri dived on it - hard to tell if the ball crossed the line but the lino said no. So we ended the half one up and good value for it but clinging on a bit. Second half was more of the same, we started ok with Morison our man of the match and Murphy starting to show why we paid £1m for him in the thick of it. Austin revelled in his forward roll ably assisted by Byram, Mowatt and the talent that is Lewis Cook - on one occasion he just glided past 3 defenders and played a sublime ball into Bryam whose cross we just failed to convert. Another lovely move ended with Austin blasting wide a shot from a daft tight angle when a cross into the six yard box would have reaped rewards. Morison even had a chance to get on the scoresheet as he ran onto a through ball but before he could get to it (and hammer it home) he was cynically brought down - defender lucky to get only a yellow. It was by no means one way traffic though and at times we were chasing shadows as Bournemouth kept the ball for long periods and even cut us open on a few occasions - on another day they could have had 3 or 4. Things got tougher for us when Morison started limping and had to be subbed - Billy Sharp tried hard but did not have the same prescence- I really
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The resurgence first time around under Redfearn was with the foreign players. The two/three best games I saw earlier in October/November was with the foreign players. All the following played in the victory against Derby which everyone said was an excellent performance: Silvestri, Bellusci, Bianchi Adryan , Antenucci, Doukara. I think the players that came in the Summer are as good if not better (maybe Doukara excepted) than some of the dross we have had in the last few years. Nick From: Mike Houston l...@talktalk.net To: Leeds List leedslist@gn.apc.org Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 4:28 AM Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth report Interesting to note that last night's team and ones in recent games have been with mostly with players who were here last season/come through the ranks and the large amount of Summer (foreign) signings largely discarded or on the bench (all bench payers were summer signings and only 3 summer recruits playing, one of whom is an english based player). Coincidence that we have picked up points in recent matches and seem to be paying better or just wishful thinking? Mike On 21 Jan 2015, at 07:48, Ted tedhea...@gmail.com wrote: Top report Dave, and spot on! For me it was nothing we don't deserve this season - I keep thinking we have better players and play better football (sometimes) than we did under Warnock (and McDonut) but the results just haven't gone for us. Last night most things went right and we had that little bit of luck that has been missing. The Silvestri save on the line didn't go in (we are practically in line) and according to Popey on radio Leeds, their penalty foul was outside the box. A top, gritty performance. I also liked how we pressed them back all the time, and when we did get the ball, we pushed forward with purpose as opposed to passing it sideways and back. Reborn Murphy in for Bianchi? Hell yes! Morison in for Doukara (or Antenucci)? Definitely! A 5-man midfield yesterday really worked - I'd maybe like to see that team/formation away from home more often but at home I'd like to give Morison and Sharp a better go together - we need someone of Billy's experience to be on the end of all the knock-downs that Morison wins. Overall, well worth the trip out in the cold, only 17,600 made the trip tho - let's hope a win and some confidence brings 'em back! Bring on the dog botherers! Ted H On 21 January 2015 at 00:18, nat...@sky.com nat...@sky.com wrote: Well what a cracker ! It was one of those midweek games where I didn't really fancy it. My mates were either not drinking or missing altogether, the weather was poor and worse was forecast , the crowd was going to be small and we would most likely lose. Three times during the day when I pointed all or some of the above to my wife she said 'well don't go then / why bother going and 3 times I replied that it is what I do.Anyway off to ER I went with more trepidation than hope in my heart and the team news did not fill me with confidence as far as excitement went but did give me hope of a point. Morison up front on his own, or the centre forward who has never scored , as I described him, with Mowatt coming in to bolster midfield in place of the other attacker (Antenucci)We took the kick off and the ball was passed to Cook who went back towards our goal before giving it the one outfield player we have who does not like having the ball, Wooton and he kicked it into touch. A really auspicious start I thought, but from that moment on we played really well, 100% commitment and effort coupled with some lovely fluent passing. We really got stuck into them disrupting their rhythm and not giving them time to play. When we had the ball we had some lovely triangles and played lots of balls up to Morison who won most of them , holding the ball up well and bringing others into play. Twice Austin had shots from good positions that flew past the post (and into the Sky sports adverts two away from the goal as my mate pointed out) Murphy had a tremendous right foot shot that the keeper did well to save, and one ball across the box to Mowatt somehow did not go in. We were looking good against the league leaders. Then we got the goal our play deserved when Austin played it into Murphy who took it on and unleashed a left footed thunderbolt into the corner - unstoppable. A great goal and well deserved. Could we hold on or even build on it ? Well from that moment on we rode our luck to a certain extent, firstly they scored what seemed like the equaliser but the offside flag went up , then a couple of shots went right across between our posts before Silverstri dived on it - hard to tell if the ball crossed the line but the lino said no. So we ended the half one up and good value for it but clinging on a bit. Second half was more of the same, we started ok with Morison our man of the match and Murphy starting to show why we paid £1m for him in the thick
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Well what a cracker ! It was one of those midweek games where I didn't really fancy it. My mates were either not drinking or missing altogether, the weather was poor and worse was forecast , the crowd was going to be small and we would most likely lose. Three times during the day when I pointed all or some of the above to my wife she said 'well don't go then / why bother going and 3 times I replied that it is what I do.Anyway off to ER I went with more trepidation than hope in my heart and the team news did not fill me with confidence as far as excitement went but did give me hope of a point. Morison up front on his own, or the centre forward who has never scored , as I described him, with Mowatt coming in to bolster midfield in place of the other attacker (Antenucci)We took the kick off and the ball was passed to Cook who went back towards our goal before giving it the one outfield player we have who does not like having the ball, Wooton and he kicked it into touch. A really auspicious start I thought, but from that moment on we played really well, 100% commitment and effort coupled with some lovely fluent passing. We really got stuck into them disrupting their rhythm and not giving them time to play. When we had the ball we had some lovely triangles and played lots of balls up to Morison who won most of them , holding the ball up well and bringing others into play. Twice Austin had shots from good positions that flew past the post (and into the Sky sports adverts two away from the goal as my mate pointed out) Murphy had a tremendous right foot shot that the keeper did well to save, and one ball across the box to Mowatt somehow did not go in. We were looking good against the league leaders. Then we got the goal our play deserved when Austin played it into Murphy who took it on and unleashed a left footed thunderbolt into the corner - unstoppable. A great goal and well deserved. Could we hold on or even build on it ? Well from that moment on we rode our luck to a certain extent, firstly they scored what seemed like the equaliser but the offside flag went up , then a couple of shots went right across between our posts before Silverstri dived on it - hard to tell if the ball crossed the line but the lino said no. So we ended the half one up and good value for it but clinging on a bit. Second half was more of the same, we started ok with Morison our man of the match and Murphy starting to show why we paid £1m for him in the thick of it. Austin revelled in his forward roll ably assisted by Byram, Mowatt and the talent that is Lewis Cook - on one occasion he just glided past 3 defenders and played a sublime ball into Bryam whose cross we just failed to convert. Another lovely move ended with Austin blasting wide a shot from a daft tight angle when a cross into the six yard box would have reaped rewards. Morison even had a chance to get on the scoresheet as he ran onto a through ball but before he could get to it (and hammer it home) he was cynically brought down - defender lucky to get only a yellow. It was by no means one way traffic though and at times we were chasing shadows as Bournemouth kept the ball for long periods and even cut us open on a few occasions - on another day they could have had 3 or 4. Things got tougher for us when Morison started limping and had to be subbed - Billy Sharp tried hard but did not have the same prescence- I really think that once Morison gets his first goal he will be a real favourite- thats how good he had started to play. Could we hold on as legs began to tire and the snow began to fall. Roared on by the hardy 17k the team stuck manfully to their task but the worry was there , that if Bournemouth got one they could go on and win it. Then near disaster their man ran at our defence chased forlornly by Bellusci and a couple of defenders - down he went, out came the red card, inside or outside the box we wondered - in said the ref and pointed to the spot. I heard later that this was wrong, so when the penalty was blasted over the bar justice was done. After 4 mins of injury time the whistle went and we had hung on to win 1 0.Overall a deserved win but I will understand it if their lot claim they should have taken at least a point with the chances they had, but we deserved our bit of good fortune and some of our play was really good and worthy of 3 pointsSo a great game of football and a great result - am I glad I went - you betcha Dave ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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And the difference was, get a plan, pick a team to execute that plan…then go out and do it (and ride your luck). 5 across the midfield - Byram, Cook, Murphy, Austin and Mowatt - after initially being overrun they got to grips with the game and began to control midfield hence the game. They’re young, mobile and in the main comfortable on the ball. The midfield was fluid, switching about, covering each other…great stuff (total football?). Austin’s brief was to push up from the middle as soon as their back 4 were on the ball and harass them. He did this with some assistance from Morrsion and it unsettled them. All the midfield pinged the ball around on the floor and kept Bournemouth moving and tracking shadows. This whole plan must be seen as 1-0 to Redfearn - he’d done his homework and came up with the strategy to defeat them. The game plan involved a hell of a lot of work from the front 6 - Morrison was dead by half time…the rest ran out of steam by about 65 minutes and from then on it was nearly all Bournemouth but somehow we contrived to keep a clean sheet. Or to be more accurate Bournemouth to contrived to miss the goal from just about every angle and in every way possible…including of course a penalty 5 minutes form the end - a charmed life doesn’t come near describing the luck our goal had last night. But what the hell, it is up to them to score. That number 13 - who was a nightmare for our CHalfs in every way - cannot have missed as many clear chances in his life. All the midfield were superb last night, but special mentions must be made for Cook, who was immense playing centrally - when we were in control of the game, he was the conductor - for one so young he took the game by the scruff of the neck and ran it; the other special mention is the much maligned Murphy who has now had his two best performances for us in consecutive games - he was everywhere, tackling, prompting, pushing measured balls through the back line for Morrison etc to run onto - and of course there was his goal which was simply top drawer, left foot 22 or so yards from goal, hit on the run with the outside of the boot so the ball faded away from the keeper into the top corner. It wouldn’t do to fail to acknowledge that Silvestri also made a few very good saves…Bournemouth didn’t just fail to score because they couldn’t shoot straight, a good deal of the praise for the clean sheet must be given to the keeper, some excellent/desperate reflex saves. All of them were stars yesterday - except Bellucci who was out of his depth and basically an accident waiting to happen - he had no reply to the 13’s speed and direct running with the ball. We’re just lucky we didn’t have to play more than 10 minutes with only 10 (knackered) men. It was bloody cold last, it snowed for much of the second half, the crowd was sparse (I was going to say thin…but on looking round that would be a lie) but like somebody said at the end, “a game hasn’t felt this good since we beat MancU in the cup” and think that was just about right. ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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Top report Dave, and spot on! For me it was nothing we don't deserve this season - I keep thinking we have better players and play better football (sometimes) than we did under Warnock (and McDonut) but the results just haven't gone for us. Last night most things went right and we had that little bit of luck that has been missing. The Silvestri save on the line didn't go in (we are practically in line) and according to Popey on radio Leeds, their penalty foul was outside the box. A top, gritty performance. I also liked how we pressed them back all the time, and when we did get the ball, we pushed forward with purpose as opposed to passing it sideways and back. Reborn Murphy in for Bianchi? Hell yes! Morison in for Doukara (or Antenucci)? Definitely! A 5-man midfield yesterday really worked - I'd maybe like to see that team/formation away from home more often but at home I'd like to give Morison and Sharp a better go together - we need someone of Billy's experience to be on the end of all the knock-downs that Morison wins. Overall, well worth the trip out in the cold, only 17,600 made the trip tho - let's hope a win and some confidence brings 'em back! Bring on the dog botherers! Ted H On 21 January 2015 at 00:18, nat...@sky.com nat...@sky.com wrote: Well what a cracker ! It was one of those midweek games where I didn't really fancy it. My mates were either not drinking or missing altogether, the weather was poor and worse was forecast , the crowd was going to be small and we would most likely lose. Three times during the day when I pointed all or some of the above to my wife she said 'well don't go then / why bother going and 3 times I replied that it is what I do.Anyway off to ER I went with more trepidation than hope in my heart and the team news did not fill me with confidence as far as excitement went but did give me hope of a point. Morison up front on his own, or the centre forward who has never scored , as I described him, with Mowatt coming in to bolster midfield in place of the other attacker (Antenucci)We took the kick off and the ball was passed to Cook who went back towards our goal before giving it the one outfield player we have who does not like having the ball, Wooton and he kicked it into touch. A really auspicious start I thought, but from that moment on we played really well, 100% commitment and effort coupled with some lovely fluent passing. We really got stuck into them disrupting their rhythm and not giving them time to play. When we had the ball we had some lovely triangles and played lots of balls up to Morison who won most of them , holding the ball up well and bringing others into play. Twice Austin had shots from good positions that flew past the post (and into the Sky sports adverts two away from the goal as my mate pointed out) Murphy had a tremendous right foot shot that the keeper did well to save, and one ball across the box to Mowatt somehow did not go in. We were looking good against the league leaders. Then we got the goal our play deserved when Austin played it into Murphy who took it on and unleashed a left footed thunderbolt into the corner - unstoppable. A great goal and well deserved. Could we hold on or even build on it ? Well from that moment on we rode our luck to a certain extent, firstly they scored what seemed like the equaliser but the offside flag went up , then a couple of shots went right across between our posts before Silverstri dived on it - hard to tell if the ball crossed the line but the lino said no. So we ended the half one up and good value for it but clinging on a bit. Second half was more of the same, we started ok with Morison our man of the match and Murphy starting to show why we paid £1m for him in the thick of it. Austin revelled in his forward roll ably assisted by Byram, Mowatt and the talent that is Lewis Cook - on one occasion he just glided past 3 defenders and played a sublime ball into Bryam whose cross we just failed to convert. Another lovely move ended with Austin blasting wide a shot from a daft tight angle when a cross into the six yard box would have reaped rewards. Morison even had a chance to get on the scoresheet as he ran onto a through ball but before he could get to it (and hammer it home) he was cynically brought down - defender lucky to get only a yellow. It was by no means one way traffic though and at times we were chasing shadows as Bournemouth kept the ball for long periods and even cut us open on a few occasions - on another day they could have had 3 or 4. Things got tougher for us when Morison started limping and had to be subbed - Billy Sharp tried hard but did not have the same prescence- I really think that once Morison gets his first goal he will be a real favourite- thats how good he had started to play. Could we hold on as legs began to tire and the snow began to fall. Roared on by the hardy 17k the team stuck manfully to their task but the
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Agree Nick - I'd like to see how many yards Austin and Cook covered last night (and Morison to be fair!) I can't believe Murphy is the same player! Oh, and I had a tenner on us to win with Bet Victor, 21/5! Unbelievable odds for us at home! (and I had a few quid on Murphy to score too!) Top night! Ted H ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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Hi Dave - thanks for the 4am effort - a few things I saw differently, but on the whole agree with the main points - I had Mowatt as man of the match, the kid can really play, let's hope he keeps progressing - but I know why you picked Warnock, he had a good game, good to see attacking agression from a FB - and that cross for Ross McC's goal was a peach. I thought Mowatt crossed in for the second but there you go. As you say we could have had a boatload last night (and maybe if Ross' penalty hadn't been so woeful, who knows...) but let's not kid ourselves Bournemouth were dreadful...and we almost threw it away...and they only had 10 men. Hopefully that was one of those confidence games where it doesn't matter if you win by an 89th minute deflection of your keeper's arse...as long as you win. I don't know where you sit Dave, but no-one round us (Kop, west stand side) thought it was a penalty - Hunt had pushed the ball past the keeper and was never going to catch it...not even sure about the amount of contact...but to add on a sending off as well was plain ridiculous. We did have a much better shout for a penalty later in the half when Warnock was body checked in the box, but that ref is never going to award us another penalty as long as he works. I prefer Lees to Pearce and would be happier watching Lees partner Wootton...even in injury time Pearce was done for speed and was all over the forward going through and on the edge of the box as well, fortunately Paddy was awake enough and just got in first...he is an accident waiting to happen. But to be fair to him, Pearce had had a steady game - goal aside - and what did happen for their goal? - Bournemouth got in 3 unchallenged touches in our penalty area, bloody criminal... ...and to top off a near perfect night, Drenge were just coming on stage at the Brudenell as I got there - 45 ear bleeding minutes of mosh pit lunacy (for the barely old enough to shave brigade, not me, I've got dodgy knees) later and in bed for 11.30. On 02 October 2013 at 04:31 nat...@sky.com nat...@sky.com wrote: Well we had enough chances to win three games tonight and should all be back home celebrating a 4 or 5 goal victory - instead we spent the last few minutes of the game hanging on, groaned when the ref added 5 minutes (and panicked a bit) and then heaved a huge sigh of relief at the final whistle. So what went wrong ? Well nothing really in some ways , every player bar maybe Hunt had a good game and we scored 2 good goals but we just cannot find the net often enough. Would Becchio have made a difference - who knows McDermott had the bravery to drop both his 'big money signings' Murphy and Wootton and to keep faith with Mowatt and recall Green and allow McCormack to play up front with the recalled Hunt , and it largely worked. I was very impressed with Mowatt on my first proper look at him and the energy he, Austin and Green supplied in midfield allowed Tonge to stroll around and largely control the game. We looked decent from the start and missed two sitters as the ball fell to McCormack in the 6yd box but his poor attempt was straight at the keeper and the rebound fell kindly to Austin who must surely score - but no, his even worse attempt was shot straight at McCormack who was now yards offside. Hunt also had a header wide as we started brightly enough. Then on 30mins Hunt was put clean through and rounded the keeper and was brought down - nailed on penalty and since the ref (unlike myself) thought that Hunt would have scored a red card too. Bournemouth avoided a double punishment when Ross's shot low and in the corner but a bit soft was well saved. We continued to press and had a two minute spell of pinball in their six yard box and area which actually brought smiles to our faces so ridiculous was it that the ball never ended in their net. At the other end Bournemouth offered next to nothing and so we all thought it was just a question of time and that a 3 goal win was imminent. Second half we did most things right - Warnock (my man of the match) rampaged forward down the left wing and Peltier got forward on the other flank as we did what teams are supposed to do against 10men - spray it around, keep the ball and get some width. Despite that we just could not get either the final ball or the final attempt on goal correct. Rudy even had a long range shot on target but it was a weak one not his usual thunderbolt. Then the breakthrough - a cross by Warnock was swept it at close range by Ross. This is it now we thought, floodgates open. Instead we continued to miss chances or make the most of opportunities. Despite them being mostly toothless and content to sit back we suddenly stopped playing and there was a feeling of inevitability when they scored. Rudy made a really stupid tackle on the half way line when their player was going nowhere and Rudy just ploughed into the back of him , a daft challenge and a stupid
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Re Dave's Report Thank goodness... an optimistic report in a sea of whinging! I agree with nearly all that you said Dave, I think on another day had we had the rub-of-the-green we would have scored a bucketful. It was just one of those nights when things just didn't go how they should (penalty decision aside) All the people sat round me moaned all game and picked on every player when he made an error (Mowatt aside). Walking away from the game I met up with some other mates (who go to every game home away) and they moaned that in general we are rubbish! And as for the whingers on Radio Leeds...! I thought I was on my own when I think we've definitely imporved from the Warnock/Bates days and we are just going through a sticky patch. As McD ponits out, he couldn't get the other couple of players in that he wanted. I guess these would be a striker and a winger. Given two decent additions I don't think we're far off. Instead of looking at everyone's frailities why can't people see their good points? We're a Championship club that can't over invest - not a team at the top of the prem playing in Champion's League! I thought overall all our players did okay last night, maybe with the exception of Hunt. I'm not doubting he's a decent player but it just isn't working out for him at Leeds. Also last night when we pushed forward with a bit of aggression/speed I thought we looked okay (admittedely it was against 10) - we look far better than when we break, and then pass sideways to allow the opposition time to re-group. I guess an attacking winger would help on this score. On the penalty decision, from our viewpoint (NE Corner Upper), I thought it was 50/50 and felt it was a bit harsh when he got sent off. Someone said to me that they didn't think McD knows what he is doing, i.e. which is his best team. He himself sort of admitted that on the radio after, saying he was unsure who to start with at the moment. He did praise Mowatt though (rightly so) My only criticism is that Diouf isn't getting a look in. I still think we create more with him in the side than not in it. Is there something we don't know? Is it a fitness thing? (like Byram?) So I'm not doom and gloom and my glass is still just over half-full. Ted H ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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Quite right Nick the cross to Pearce for the second was indeed Mowatt - I have seen it on TV. Also from TV it did look a penalty BUT he did not have control of the ball so it was not a clear goal scoring opportunity and so he should not have been sent off. Perhaps the ref follows the Sky experts rules rather than the rules of the game and decided the keeper was 'the last man' ? I also agree that for the most part they were woeful and still caused us problems - I always want to concentrate on us but I suppose I should have made it plainer how bad they were Also their goal was a real 'lets all turn off at the same time' moment. one that we have seen so often since McAllister, and no manager has yet sorted out. I guess that Wootton got dropped because despite being steady he has fallen into the same habits As for Cairns , the last I read Ashdown was injured and I do not think he has been playing for the reserves / development squad Dave From: n...@6haroldplace.co.uk n...@6haroldplace.co.uk To: nat...@sky.com nat...@sky.com; leeds list leedslist@gn.apc.org Cc: n.al...@adm.leeds.ac.uk n.al...@adm.leeds.ac.uk Sent: Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 8:17 Subject: Re: [LU] Bournemouth Hi Dave - thanks for the 4am effort - a few things I saw differently, but on the whole agree with the main points - I had Mowatt as man of the match, the kid can really play, let's hope he keeps progressing - but I know why you picked Warnock, he had a good game, good to see attacking agression from a FB - and that cross for Ross McC's goal was a peach. I thought Mowatt crossed in for the second but there you go. As you say we could have had a boatload last night (and maybe if Ross' penalty hadn't been so woeful, who knows...) but let's not kid ourselves Bournemouth were dreadful...and we almost threw it away...and they only had 10 men. Hopefully that was one of those confidence games where it doesn't matter if you win by an 89th minute deflection of your keeper's arse...as long as you win. I don't know where you sit Dave, but no-one round us (Kop, west stand side) thought it was a penalty - Hunt had pushed the ball past the keeper and was never going to catch it...not even sure about the amount of contact...but to add on a sending off as well was plain ridiculous. We did have a much better shout for a penalty later in the half when Warnock was body checked in the box, but that ref is never going to award us another penalty as long as he works. I prefer Lees to Pearce and would be happier watching Lees partner Wootton...even in injury time Pearce was done for speed and was all over the forward going through and on the edge of the box as well, fortunately Paddy was awake enough and just got in first...he is an accident waiting to happen. But to be fair to him, Pearce had had a steady game - goal aside - and what did happen for their goal? - Bournemouth got in 3 unchallenged touches in our penalty area, bloody criminal... . ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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I agree re Diouf, maybe with Ross now being moved forward Diouf can take his place behind the strikers. If the other 3 midfielders are Austin, Green and Mowatt then we have enough energy to make up for Diouf's lack of mobility but it would allow him to pull the strings. A bit harsh on Tonge to be dropped but he is pretty average most of the time. Then it is a case of finding the best partner for Ross from Varney, Hunt, Poleon and Smith. Allow Byram to ease his way back into the right back spot (again harsh on Peltier but such is life) and decide which 2 from Lees, Pearce and Wootton make the least mistakes and we will not be far off the play offs. Of course this also means leaving out Murphy, our biggest purchase so a gamble for a manager, and a player I still have high hopes for but who is yet to grab a game by the scruff of the neck and control it I agree about concentrating on what players can do rather than their deficiencies - I have said loads of times it is too easy to pick on a player at this level and pull him apart for the things he cannot do and is not really fair. McDermott is here for the long haul, I believe, and we need to stay 100% behind him. The mood on the bus back to Leeds centre was mixed, some right moaners, some appreciating how superior we were and how we have indeed improved since Warnock. The crowd of under 22,000 was poor until you look at other attendances - Birmingham and Blackburn only got 12 13k Dave My only criticism is that Diouf isn't getting a look in. I still think we create more with him in the side than not in it. Is there something we don't know? Is it a fitness thing? (like Byram?) So I'm not doom and gloom and my glass is still just over half-full. Ted H ___ ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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The crowd of under 22,000 was poor until you look at other attendances - Birmingham and Blackburn only got 12 13k I actually thought 22k was ok considering Bournemouth brought only 300. Paul ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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Dave, thanks for the game report. And as has been said before...those of us overseas rely on the game reports from listers who attend the games. Sorry we don't thank you all enough for taking the time to write them! Also, appreciate the video clip of the hot presenter...followed by some sort of football highlights. Cheers Mark El Presidente Wisconsin Whites Leeds United Chicago Fire ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
[LU] Bournemouth
Well we had enough chances to win three games tonight and should all be back home celebrating a 4 or 5 goal victory - instead we spent the last few minutes of the game hanging on, groaned when the ref added 5 minutes (and panicked a bit) and then heaved a huge sigh of relief at the final whistle. So what went wrong ? Well nothing really in some ways , every player bar maybe Hunt had a good game and we scored 2 good goals but we just cannot find the net often enough. Would Becchio have made a difference - who knows McDermott had the bravery to drop both his 'big money signings' Murphy and Wootton and to keep faith with Mowatt and recall Green and allow McCormack to play up front with the recalled Hunt , and it largely worked. I was very impressed with Mowatt on my first proper look at him and the energy he, Austin and Green supplied in midfield allowed Tonge to stroll around and largely control the game. We looked decent from the start and missed two sitters as the ball fell to McCormack in the 6yd box but his poor attempt was straight at the keeper and the rebound fell kindly to Austin who must surely score - but no, his even worse attempt was shot straight at McCormack who was now yards offside. Hunt also had a header wide as we started brightly enough. Then on 30mins Hunt was put clean through and rounded the keeper and was brought down - nailed on penalty and since the ref (unlike myself) thought that Hunt would have scored a red card too. Bournemouth avoided a double punishment when Ross's shot low and in the corner but a bit soft was well saved. We continued to press and had a two minute spell of pinball in their six yard box and area which actually brought smiles to our faces so ridiculous was it that the ball never ended in their net. At the other end Bournemouth offered next to nothing and so we all thought it was just a question of time and that a 3 goal win was imminent. Second half we did most things right - Warnock (my man of the match) rampaged forward down the left wing and Peltier got forward on the other flank as we did what teams are supposed to do against 10men - spray it around, keep the ball and get some width. Despite that we just could not get either the final ball or the final attempt on goal correct. Rudy even had a long range shot on target but it was a weak one not his usual thunderbolt. Then the breakthrough - a cross by Warnock was swept it at close range by Ross. This is it now we thought, floodgates open. Instead we continued to miss chances or make the most of opportunities. Despite them being mostly toothless and content to sit back we suddenly stopped playing and there was a feeling of inevitability when they scored. Rudy made a really stupid tackle on the half way line when their player was going nowhere and Rudy just ploughed into the back of him , a daft challenge and a stupid booking. We just stood around as the player got treatment and were half asleep as Ian Harte (who else) hit the free kick into the box and they won 2 headers and then it fell to a another one of theirs who poked it home. Similar to QPR, Sheff Wed and Reading goals this season(If I remember them correctly) Whilst this was going on we took off Hunt - I am not at all convinced by him - and brought on Poleon and the game continued in much the same fashion. Then we had a corner and McDermott was about to bring on Smith and Diouff as a last throw of the dice, they were not to be needed and both sat down again as the ball came to Warnock whose cross was met by Pearce who headed it back across the box and Poleon waited for it to bounce at the right height and volleyed it in with great power - a really well taken goal. This still did not kill off a by now stubborn Bournemouth and a Harte corner right under the bar caused us problems and then Kenny was forced into making a great diving 'photograph' save to his left. I am not sure what Poleon has done wrong (his push at Watford perhaps?) but referees do not seem to like him.He gets no decisions his way as he is kicked pulled and generally fouled. Last night he was running alongside their forward , there was minimal contact and Poleon had been matching him stride for stride and yet, to everyones surprise the ref gave a foul and even more bizzarely gave him an undeserved yellow ! So a welcome return to winning ways but no where near as convincing as it should have been. Warnock man of the match, followed by Mowatt and Tonge, Mowatt does look to have it all. Lees and Pearce did well apart from the goal (that is our other major flaw, apart from goal scoring) that one lapse of concentration that costs us. Ross missed a few including the pen but did score again when played as a striker (a lesson there) One final point, at a time when we are complaining about chants against us (and I know a few of you disagree with me on that one) we totally blow it by starting (adopting it from City rather than making
Re: [LU] Bournemouth
Dave. NEVER apologise for one of your match reports being too long! Sorry about your pain though. This sounds a lot more positive than the bloody jinxmeisters on the radio made it sound, I must say. I know I am a thousand miles away and hardly qualified to judge, but it did seem to me that the game was crying out for a double sub at ht of Diouf for the hapless Hunt, and Byram for Peltier. If the FBs were getting all that space, surely Byram would have been a more creative option than Peltier? I'm starting to worry about Mcdermott. As I predictedget ready for the NME on sat. Last night, the Brolly Wally went into the dressing room at ht for his first teamtalk.result: The Prams came back from 1-4 to grab a draw. I seem to remember Warnock doing the same thing just after he was appointed, although we came back from 0-1 to win 2-1 I think. P.S. Anybody know why Cairns has replaced Ashdown on the bench for the last few games? On 2 October 2013 06:31, nat...@sky.com nat...@sky.com wrote: Well we had enough chances to win three games tonight and should all be back home celebrating a 4 or 5 goal victory - instead we spent the last few minutes of the game hanging on, groaned when the ref added 5 minutes (and panicked a bit) and then heaved a huge sigh of relief at the final whistle. So what went wrong ? Well nothing really in some ways , every player bar maybe Hunt had a good game and we scored 2 good goals but we just cannot find the net often enough. Would Becchio have made a difference - who knows McDermott had the bravery to drop both his 'big money signings' Murphy and Wootton and to keep faith with Mowatt and recall Green and allow McCormack to play up front with the recalled Hunt , and it largely worked. I was very impressed with Mowatt on my first proper look at him and the energy he, Austin and Green supplied in midfield allowed Tonge to stroll around and largely control the game. We looked decent from the start and missed two sitters as the ball fell to McCormack in the 6yd box but his poor attempt was straight at the keeper and the rebound fell kindly to Austin who must surely score - but no, his even worse attempt was shot straight at McCormack who was now yards offside. Hunt also had a header wide as we started brightly enough. Then on 30mins Hunt was put clean through and rounded the keeper and was brought down - nailed on penalty and since the ref (unlike myself) thought that Hunt would have scored a red card too. Bournemouth avoided a double punishment when Ross's shot low and in the corner but a bit soft was well saved. We continued to press and had a two minute spell of pinball in their six yard box and area which actually brought smiles to our faces so ridiculous was it that the ball never ended in their net. At the other end Bournemouth offered next to nothing and so we all thought it was just a question of time and that a 3 goal win was imminent. Second half we did most things right - Warnock (my man of the match) rampaged forward down the left wing and Peltier got forward on the other flank as we did what teams are supposed to do against 10men - spray it around, keep the ball and get some width. Despite that we just could not get either the final ball or the final attempt on goal correct. Rudy even had a long range shot on target but it was a weak one not his usual thunderbolt. Then the breakthrough - a cross by Warnock was swept it at close range by Ross. This is it now we thought, floodgates open. Instead we continued to miss chances or make the most of opportunities. Despite them being mostly toothless and content to sit back we suddenly stopped playing and there was a feeling of inevitability when they scored. Rudy made a really stupid tackle on the half way line when their player was going nowhere and Rudy just ploughed into the back of him , a daft challenge and a stupid booking. We just stood around as the player got treatment and were half asleep as Ian Harte (who else) hit the free kick into the box and they won 2 headers and then it fell to a another one of theirs who poked it home. Similar to QPR, Sheff Wed and Reading goals this season(If I remember them correctly) Whilst this was going on we took off Hunt - I am not at all convinced by him - and brought on Poleon and the game continued in much the same fashion. Then we had a corner and McDermott was about to bring on Smith and Diouff as a last throw of the dice, they were not to be needed and both sat down again as the ball came to Warnock whose cross was met by Pearce who headed it back across the box and Poleon waited for it to bounce at the right height and volleyed it in with great power - a really well taken goal. This still did not kill off a by now stubborn Bournemouth and a Harte corner right under the bar caused us problems and then Kenny was forced into making a great diving 'photograph' save to his left. I am not sure what
