Other than argue the toss about it, theres not a lot we can do at the end of the day. I advocated your stance all last season, but then I took a step back during that run in and thought "This guy looks to have gone as far as he can" due to the negative tactics and misuse of personnel. Instead of real;ly grasping the nettle and REALLY putting The Blunts under pressure, we played a cagey game, hoping to nick leads and ... well it just didn't happen. Players can adjust a game, potentially yes, but how on earth could Rob Hulse change a game, starved of ball, on his own, marked out of the game? How could Butler and Gregan change a game when they are being put under pressure constantly and can do nothing but hump the ball over the 5 man midfield? How can a 5 man midfield change a game if the opposition and their own defence seem intent on missing them out of the whoel game??? Anyway, the only aside KB will have noticed will have been Cuddly Ken's in the aftermath of The Debacle. Basically, no more excuses. This had better be it. To all intents and purposes, a very public written warning!
> To an extent I agree with you about the playoff final. I posted a comment > immediately after the final to the effect I was hacked off and that we > never > seem to seize the day. That's a LUFC problem mind, not just the current > side. > > And yes, it might just have been the best opportunity we get to go up, > what > with the teams coming back down again. But I think the team itself was as > culpable for that display as any tactics KB might have tried to employ. > After all, isn't the point of having players with experience that they use > that experience when the situation dictates? > > In any case, I don't personally think the relegated sides will do much > next > season, all relegated sides pretty much have that shock to the system when > they go down. They are low on confidence after a crap season, the pace > and > physicality of the game is a lot harder, in the prem WBA were a small > side, > but to clubs in the championship they are a scalp, clubs like Leeds will > want to prove a point against the ex-Prem sides, its less glamorous for > their players so they want out and so on and so on. > > There is a risk one or more of the sides gets off to a flyer and then it's > a > problem, but as I said, statistically it doesn't happen. > > So last season was frustrating because a lot of us can see how it could > easily have been that much better, however I don't know about you but I > would have settled for what happened last season at the start of the > season > never mind before KB took over. > > I'm not pro Blackwell as such, I am pro giving him a chance next season > and > I am anti-whingeing about him. To say he is a scapegoat for some people's > frustrations and seeming denial of how bad a state the club was (and to > some > extent still is) in, is an understatement! > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:leedslist- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Leslie >> Sent: 01 June 2006 14:04 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [LU] He might just have learnt something >> >> Mark, >> My problem is, it's great saying "We're ahead of schedule" Wilko >> said >> that when he won the 2nd division championship. But he then kicked on >> and only two seasons later won us the 1st Division. My problem with >> saying "Ahh yes but we're ahead of schedule" as a defensive mechanism >> is that on paper it sounds great, realistically it doesn't work like >> that. > > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-)
