Let's hope so. I hope this month won't end in tears
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 1 January 2014 22:21, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Well not the start to the New Year that we wanted , especially when you > look at the League games we have coming up - Sheff Wed, Leicester and > Brighton. > This was a game I thought we could win and yet at half time I was thinking > that 2 nil flattered us and that only 2 poor finishes / clearances off the > line stopped it being 0 4. At the other end I could not recall a shot or > chance worthy of the name. Not good New Years Day fare for another plus 30k > crowd. > At least Brian was as dissappointed as us and made changes - bringing on > Aribiyi at half time and then Poleon with 20mins to go in an effort to > change things. Everything about this game showed up our failings - a keeper > who can hardly move and cannot even take his own goal kicks, a midfield > that cannot keep or pass the ball and 2 strikers who, although both decent > in their own right, have no understanding or communication between them. I > can remember as a lad when Granada Reports (our equivalent to Yorkshire > Calendar) actually had a test with Keegan and Toshack to see if they were > actually telepathic rather than just good at reading each others game - not > much chance of anyone thinking Ross and Smith have any telepathy - quite > the opposite, if Smith flicked it on Ross was waiting for the knock down, > when Smith knocked it down Ross had gone ahead looking for the flick on. > Despite Marius showing why he had got a new contract and both Lees and > Pearce doing Ok we were ripped apart for their goals, Rhodes being left in > miles of space for their first and their second a straight forward header > from a set piece. Only a combination of Kenny and Lees and then a great > tackle from Murphy stopped it being 4 nil. > As is the norm now, a home team, losing at half time (and at the end) was > booed off. When did that become accepted behaviour ? The few Prem and other > Champ games that I have seen over the last few seasons have shown that > almost irrespective of performance etc, a home team who are not winning are > met by a chorus of boos. I get that booing is the only way for fans to show > their displeasure etc but surely not every team who are not winning at home > do not deserve barracking ? Whatever , todays performance probably did > deserve the reception they got. > Second half we did a bit better and got back into the game,a mix up in > their defence allowed Byram to rob the ball and put it on a plate for Smith > to tap it into an empty net. Not long after Mowatt hit the woodwork - a > chance that could have got us back on level terms but it was not to be > (they also hit the bar later on) and we were on the end of some poor > refereeing decisions but really we did not deserve anything from this game > - Aribiyi looked light weight and could easily become the new De Costa / > Joel Griffiths / Sebastian Sorsa / Ryan Hall ?? > So all in all a very bad day at the office and with hard games to come we > could find ourselves out of play off contention by the end of the month > > The only good thing was the crowd of over 30k which shows that the Bates > era is dead and buried and that fans do buy into the GFH and McDermott > vision for the future, though for how long is anyone's guess > > Roll on Rochdale on Saturday and here's hoping we have a good cup run, > other than that lets hope Brian can somehow work miracles over the transfer > window and bring in some genuine talent > > All the best for the New Year > > 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
