Ah, that explains it then. I did notice one Leeds lad waving up in their direction which I did find strange. Mind you , they were very quiet for their second - they didn't even move.
--- Jim Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The steward up there seemed like some half-dead > student who did bugger all > about it. > > Some of the lads around me are from Barnsley I think > and seemed to know the > two fans in the box there. Not usually tolerated > though. I'll never forget > the stick some fat Sheffield Wednesday kid got about > 6-7 years ago. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "DAVID NATTAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 4:54 PM > Subject: Re: [LU] Barnsley > > > Hi Dave, > > Take your point about the captaincy but to be honest > I > don't care - Crainey shouldn't even be on the pitch > to > be considered in my opinion. > I disagree with Douglas who I thought was shite > especially at right back. He also added nothing when > moved back in to midfield. > What about the atmosphere ? I couldn't believe it > when > the Barnsley blokes got up at the back of the NE. > Normally they are either thrown out by the stewards > or > paggered by the lads in the NE. Hardly anybody even > got out of their seats, just couldn't be arsed. > Maybe > the early kick off or the fact everyone had been up > watching Collingwood and Pieterson all night might > be > the reason. > > > --- DAVID NATTAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Agree with a lot of it - 2nd half we were > terrible. > > As well as all the faults Rich has outlined we > also > > have a big problem defensively when anyone runs at > > us and that led to both their goals and a couple > of > > other chances for them > > However, had Westlake done better when set up by > > Kandol or had the lino not disallowed the goal by > > Heath (not sure why - we thought perhaps ball had > > gone out and come back in from the corner ?) then > we > > may even have won ! > > As for Crainey as captain I think it was just > that > > Douglas had been handed the arm band by Derry and > > passed it on - a bit like the friendly when the > > press went into hysterics when England had 6 > > captains in the second half- you can't read > anything > > into it. In the old days when the captain was > taken > > off \ sent off no-one knew who was captain, now > > there is an armband, it means nothing. I can > recall > > Walton wearing it and if I remember rightly Jason > > Blunt !! > > I think Wise was wrong in playing Douglas at > right > > back if Frazer was anything like fit, but other > than > > that I thought he did Ok - he has the sense \ > bottle > > to sub a hugely under performing Derry and we have > > not had (m)any managers recently who would have > done > > that ! > > I agree a lot of our players are not good enough > > and it is a case of seeing what January will > bring, > > but it was not a good day today !!! > > Dave > > PS have 2 other home debutants (both loanees) > ever > > scored ? > > > > Richard Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > First time for a while that I've been pissed off > > walking away from ER Honeymoon period is > definitely > > over for Wise because I'd put our second half > > performance today on a par with any of the shite > > that > > Blackwell's teams served up. Quite simply, we were > > atrocious. It really is beyond belief how > > professional > > footballers can display an inability to pass a > ball > > 5 > > yards to another white shirt and the inability to > be > > able to trap and control a ball immediately. > Here's > > a > > list of players in our team who displayed this > trait > > this afternoon - Heath, Derry, Douglas, Kandol, > > Moore, > > Westlake and Lewis. Others find it difficult to do > > the > > basics they are paid to do - Crainey. In a second > > half > > in which there was only going to be one winner and > > it > > wasn't us we showed what a team of misfits we are. > > No > > team cohesion, no ability, no control , no bottle > > (Derry) - an absolute shower of shite for the full > > 45 > > minutes. The midfield was non-existent and when > > Derry > > went off after his worse performance for Leeds > since > > he came here we actually got worse. We just kept > > giving the ball away and in the end we just > resorted > > to Wimbledon tactics with long punts and long > throws > > into the area. It didn't work. Barnsley are a > shite > > team but they continued to play football in the > > second > > half and continued to cause us problems especially > > down our left. Crainey doesn't mark his man. He > > gives > > him space and time to receive the ball allowing > them > > to run at him. Crainey is terrible at going > > backwards > > and just gets skinned everytime. It's the second > > time > > against Barnsley where we have played ok in the > > first > > half and then come out second half and been > totally > > ineffective. I believe with a bit more belief in > > themselves away from home Barnsley would have > easily > > won this game. It also helped that Nardiello, the > > man > > of the match by a mile, got a knock. Nardiello is > > the > > sort of player we should be looking at. With a > > decent > > bid we'd surely get him. He came on second half at > > Oakwell and murdered us and today he was head and > > shoulders above everyone else on the pitch. He's a > > poor man's Wayne Rooney - he's strong, got good > feet > > and good skill and he knows where the net is. His > > first goal was excellent. He got in and away from > > our > > makeshift right back Douglas then completely > > nutmegged > > Derry in the box before jinking right and powering > > an > > unstoppable shot into the far right hand corner. > > Brilliant ! > > We fought back though in the first half and we > > looked > > dangerous and created chances. I thought at this > > stage > > this is a game where we going to concede a few but > > whatever we concede we will score one more and > win. > > I > > still believed that at half time but maybe Wise > has > > continued where Blackwell left off with regards to > > half-time team talks by handing out meat pies and > > champagne. Something must have happened cos it was > a > > different team second half. Maybe it's just a > > fitness > > thing. Back to the first half and our equaliser. I > > gather we must have won the toss and decided to > kick > > towards the kop because of the sun. If so it > worked > > 'cos a high ball goes up and their keeper comes a > > long > > way and loses it in the sun handing Kandol the > > easiest > > of nod ins for his first goal for Leeds. He looked > === message truncated === Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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 'I am in shock,' said Ferguson.
