Sorry - not had time to do match reports recently but on this occasion I would agree with Phil. We were poor and.playing with Peltier and Pugh as wing backs is one step up from Sooty and Sweep.
Wigan are a side in crisis but we actually made them look good at times. Still it's a win. > On 5 Dec 2013, at 23:55, phillshields <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dave > > Hats off - you are clearly a glass half full person pal! > > Stats dont say ever but they had 65% and it felt like that watching it. Ben > Watson ran midfielf ftom start to finish and frankly both Austin and Murphy > were awful. > > BMcD plays a 5 in middle cos we are so poor in middle. Pugh is a liability > and Peltier is not fit. Dont get me going about Lees. > > Very lucky last night. Concerned no subs or change in tactics despite being > outplayed. > > McCormack was difference but Mowatt is a breath of fresh air. > > Phill > > MOT > > > > > Sent from Samsung Mobile > > -------- Original message -------- > From: [email protected] > Date: > To: leeds list <[email protected]> > Subject: [LU] Pie eaters > > Well I am much happier with tonights game than the Boro one, although it has > got to be the first time I have left a ground thinking our striker had not > scored and then found out he had got 2 goals ! > > As is so often the case this was a curates egg of a match, with some woeful > football mixed in with some good play. Both sides really struggled at times > to string a couple of passes together or keep the ball. My mate reckons that > it was due to opposition players flying in to tackles and the man on the ball > not having the skill to control the ball quickly enough. > > In a way Danny Pugh could be the poster boy for this Division - he is so > typical of what goes on - he made 2 or 3 good interceptions, 2 good crosses - > one of which was brilliant - and did some good stuff. In the same game he > made such unforced errors of control and judgement that you wondered how he > ever became a footballer ! > He deserves to keep his place but is an accident waiting to happen. He really > is that inconsistent. > > Overall we played OK, and we definitely deserved the victory - they were > mainly reduced to long range shots that did not trouble Kenny who did make > one great close range save at the end of the first half. They put us under > some pressure with a number of free kicks, throw-ins and corners into the box > but the back 3 stood firm. Marius looks a real find so far, Pearce once again > has shown why he was so well thought of at Pompey, and Lees hardly put a foot > wrong, although twice he had the ball in a good position but had no clue what > to do with it. > > In addition to our two 'lucky' goals we hit the post, had a couple of headers > just wide (Pearce) and Mowatt had a great turn and shot that just whistled > past. A couple of great crosses (Pugh and Rudy) just failed to find a Leeds > shirt in the box, and then there was the miss by Smith. He robbed the > defender on the edge of the box and found himself one on one with the keeper > - it was 1 0 at the time and was our chance to kill the game- but he never > looked confident and hit it very tamely at the keeper, he really needs to > score in that position. > Both the goals had a touch of fortune / confusion about them - the first was > a deep corner by Mowatt that Lees (not Pearce as Sky said) headed goalwards, > it bounced around and Ross hit it over the line bouncing off 2 defenders. We > thought it was possibly an own goal or that it went over the line directly > from the Lees header - it must have been deemed 'contentious' since they did > not show it on the screen and I had to wait and see it on TV when I got home > - it definitely crossed the line and was Ross' goal. The second was a free > kick by Ross that seemed to go straight into the net (I had a fleeting worry > that it was an indirect free kick (it wasn't - just my panic) but Pearce > seemed to claim it and the replay looked like it had glanced his head but > again Ross is being credited with it (on TV looks like Pearce missed) I also > thought we should have had a penalty when Mowatt was brought down in the box. > So overall a decentish performance - we did look mainly solid at the back , > but it is a worry that once we went ahead we just backed off and let them > into the game. I thought Mowatt again looked like he is a player, and I was > impressed with Murphy , he is a tidy little player who does the simple things > well, OK we want more from a £1m pound signing and he did show with a couple > of great passes that he does have more in his locker but he has settled in > well without setting the world alight , hopefully he will continue to grow > into the role and will soon be able to really grab a game by the scruff of > the neck. > Peltier also did well making a few good tackles and the crowd are mainly off > his back (although we all want to see Byram back). At least one member of the > crowd sat a bit behind me was on Smiths back the whole time and slated > everything he did. That was very harsh, yes he missed his sitter, and yes, he > is cumbersome and ungainly at times but, to me, he won most of his headers > and caused them problems all night. > > So all in all a good night - 5 on the bounce at home now I believe- and the > various ticket offers meant there was a crowd of nearly 26k to witness it - > much better than the sub 20k crowds midweek games were getting last year. The > attendance announcement brought more chants of 'he's out of our club' and the > mood in the stands was such an improvement on last few seasons. At one point > we chanted 'Brian give us a wave' Brian ignored the chant which led to the > song 'He's Brian McDermott he waves when he wants' - something that shows > that humour etc is back. > > Haigh has said there is more good news to come so good times are just around > the corner ? > In the Pavilion (£3.60 to get in / a pint !!!) an admittedly drunk Peter > Lorimer said the investment was 'very imminent' and they were just waiting > for the FL to do the 'fit and proper persons test' > > Bring on Watford on Saturday and hopefully another 3 points at home > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > 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 [email protected] > > 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 [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
