Woah! Hold your horses, Roger. The actual point of discussion was not the merits or otherwise of the entire O'Leary reign; it was discussing the last time we bought decent players who improved even further under the manager. I have one or two of your points I'd like to comment on, if I may:
>Mills (limited on arrival) turned in to a decent attacking full back and was >one of England's shining lights in the 2002 world cup. To be honest, I can't remember how good or bad Mills was when he joined us, but I would agree with your opinion - up until 2002 WC he was good. >Dacourt was pants for Everton, yet gave outstanding performances for us week >in week out. Hmmm.... I don't agree with this one on either point! Everton fans I know thought Dacourt was brilliant. He was outstanding 50% of the time for us - the other 50% he was anonymous. >Anybody who says Bowyer didn't improve under O'Leary clearly wasn't watching >Leeds at the time! I said the exact oppposite, didn't I? >Ferdinand improved enough for leather chops to give 30M for him; if he >thought he was that good at West Ham, why didn't he nip in and get him at >18M instead of letting us buy him? Ferdinand was prone to errors most matches, and that was the one thing that was preventing him from being a world class player. IMHO, he only improved after he joined ManUre >Viduka was a good player at Celtic, but a hell of sight better for us. Don't know what he was like at Celtic. For us, he was one match outstanding, the next, anonymous and frustrating. >Bridges (an in and out performer at Scumderland) was quality for us at both >home and abroad, until his injury woes absolutely knackered his career; >defences were shit scared of him during his first season at Elland Road. Totally agree. >Add to this (also mentioned by others) the development of Kewell, Smith and >Woodgate - a fair record of player improvement I'd say!!! Hear, hear. Gaffer ----------------------------------------- This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Although this transmission and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. _______________________________________________ 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.
