Second visit of the season for me. Took my lad (7) in the north west stand, who's been to a few games with me now. I was also watching Murphy - have to agree with what's been said. I really want him to be good and I thought first 15 minutes he looked ok. He was making himself available for the ball and using it fairly well. Then he vanished from the game. Austin is a frustrating player - some of our best play (if not all) came from him but I wish he'd stop shooting from 30 yards! If I was his manager i'd fine him every time he does it! McCormack also frustrates me. Like rich has said, one of the few Leeds players that can offer something creative but someone should tell him he's not messi. Lost count if the number of times he tried a little flick or step over and gave the ball away. There was one in the last 5 mins when the ball was played up to him on the half way line and instead of holding it up, he tried an elaborate flick, gave it away and we were under pressure. I have to admit I'm no fan of Peltier and my heart sank when I realised he was playing. Thought he was fairly steady but he offers nothing going forward. I've never seen him successfully cross the ball. He also looked knackered after about 30 minutes. Overall I thought we shaded the game but it really was a poor contest between two average (at best) teams. On what I've seen of the championship though there aren't many good sides, just a lot of average ones. A few decent signings (we still look shaky at the back and a better team than Yeovil would have punished us) and I would expect a playoff spot. Disappointed my old season ticket seat in the east upper is now in the corporate hospitality section! The afternoon was spoilt somewhat when I found a parking ticket on my car - I park in the area to the left of the tunnel on lowfields road (gelderd road side). Didn't notice double red lines - the ticket is from a private firm though , vcs, not the police or traffic warden. Not sure whether to pay the 60 quid or just bin it.
Simon John Lee <[email protected]> wrote: >Smith - noticed that the defender 'marking' Smith ( a pointless waste >of resources) was about 2 inches bigger than him. Should be playing >basketball. > >Murphy - yep, it was an excuse of sorts, but you can't look good in a >midfield when your team can't put a foot on a ball and then pass to a >white shirt. tiki taki football this wasn't. > >I still like the idea of what McDermott is trying to do, but it's very >definitely work in progress, and from the little I've seen, it needs >two decent midfielders and a pacy wide man to start to get this to >work. > >Yeovil goalie - not sure I've ever seen a goalie fill his area so well >- how tall was that bloke? > > > >On Monday, 4 November 2013, 12:15, Richard Walker ><[email protected]> wrote: > >I think your comments are refreshing. I do feel that I am moaning all >the time about the complete lack of ability of some players but even at >this level I don't think there's any excuse for some of the stuff >served up. I'm not expecting box to box brilliance but I am expecting >defenders to get tackles in, midfielders to pass to a white shirt and >attackers to get their head and foot on the ball in the box. > >I notice that you're even starting to make excuses. 'If he was in a >stronger midfield he'd be ok' which really means if there were some >decent players to carry him he might not look so shit. We paid 1 >million for Luke Murphy. the lower league Steven Gerrard apparently. >Jeez ! > >Yes, Smith's performance must go down as one of the worse we've ever >witnessed. A real donkey performance. Bloody awful. Maybe the >wind disorientated him ? or maybe he's just shite ? > > > >On Monday, 4 November 2013, 11:52, John Lee <[email protected]> >wrote: > >I made a point of watching, in particular, 3 players in this game - >Smith (that was easy, he didn't move), Murphy and Lees (from >Knaresborough). Smith was the dollop's dollop - made Big John Pearson >look like Pele! Murphy - I think in a stronger midfield he'd look a lot >better, but he's just not good enough to stamp his authority on the >pitch. And he's always falling over! The passing, definitely in the >first half, was abyssmal, as was the ability to trap a ball - Mowatt >and Murphy in particular constantly over-ran things! > >Agree that Macca is no Shutty, but there's a similarity of role - play >out wide, pull defenders out of position, cut into the central channel >etc. McCormack is maybe a 2 trick pony, but it seems to be enough at >this level, and he's effective enough against the quality of defence >he's up against. Austin's 2 passes for the goals were excellent. >Blackstock was also unlucky not to score after a similar move - good >save. > >I read your comments re Wooton, and there was a certain amount of >getting the wrong side going on, with Lees making some good last minute >challenges. I thought Yeovil did a good job on us in the first half - >if you hustle players who arn't comfortable on the ball and don't pass >well then you completely disrupt the game - they did that well, and had >a couple of half-breaks which on a different day might have produced >more. McCormack's early second half goal changed everything. > >Anyway, we'll be back - £20/£10 tickets weren't bad value. One random >thought - it was wierd being half way up the front of the East Stand, >but with the back of my head getting wet when it rained as it swirled >under the stand and then back out again! > >SInging - pitiful. Any notion of fortress Elland Rd is but a distant >dream! > > > > >On Monday, 4 November 2013, 11:07, Richard Walker ><[email protected]> wrote: > >Interesting thoughts and probably emphasises what we have become and >what us fans have grown to expect as the norm. > >Interesting also about Murphy - I was being kind to him. He is looking >better but that's only against some very woeful performances earlier >on. So you can see that the expectation level is so low at the >moment. He managed to control a couple of balls and pass a few 5 yard >passes. That gets you a 6 these days. > >I like the Macca v Carl Shutt comparison. I don't think Macca is as >good. > > > >On Sunday, 3 November 2013, 22:12, John Lee <[email protected]> >wrote: > >DRB wisely advised 'don't compare what you're seeing with what you saw >last time you were here!'. Wise words. > >*East Stand seemed pretty full (a good thing), but has zero atmosphere >- one 50% bellow of Come On Leeds from me made the family in front >jump! Put me off trying again! >*Defence - thought Lees had a solid game, and in fact rest of defence >did enough/were ok. The Lithuanian who came on looked OK too, although >needs to sort out his rushing in tendency. Jockey for > position my boy. >*Midfield - Murphy - after giving him some positive comments before >Yeovil, he looked > sh*te to me, and spent half the game on >his arse! I wanted him to be good, but... Austin - positive drives >forward resulted in 2 goals and some awful shots. Can't Murphy do >that?? >*Up front - Smith - despite watching every hoofed ball like a hawk, >moving to meet it, he always seemed to be 2 feet away from where he >needed to be - is there something wrong with his eye-sight? His comedy >gold moment in front of goal was genius. Taking him off seemed a very >fair decision, albeit 35 minutes too late. McCormack - like a poor >man's Carl Shutt, but good goals and link-up with Austin >Tactics - if this was football that wasn't route 1, what does route 1 >look like?? > >Kind of enjoyed the experience though, and my lad Danny (9) saw them >win on his first game there, so we'll be back again this season. Good >to see DRB, Wiggy, Sarge, Niggy, Dave D and co in the Cross Keys. Could >have done without the bloody thunderstorm and cloudburst on > the walk back! > >Quite what happened to >the Elland Rd I knew and loved I don't know? Given the League position >it's easy to see how we could make the play-offs - Yeovil were rubbish >but pressed very hard. Maybe the bulk of the Championship is rubbish if >we're 8th best??? >_______________________________________________ >Leedslist mailing list >Info and options: >http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >MARCHING ON TOGETHER >_______________________________________________ >Leedslist mailing list >Info and options: >http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >MARCHING ON TOGETHER -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
