Suggestion: Just savour the win - they have been few and far between this last 12 months - with either manager
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Cundell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Richard Walker'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 7:32 AM Subject: Re: [LU] PNE > > Rich W wrote: >> >> Right, let's get a few things straight. >> This was the best performance since we got relegated. >> FACT ! > > Correct - well, definitely the best result since Wise took over anyway, > does > one swallow make a summer though? > >> This was the most passion and commitment I've seen >> from a Leeds team for about 4 years. >> We scored two goals from open play to come back from >> being 1 down at half time - unheard of since we were >> relegated. > > Not quite - I seem to remember a game at St Mary's last season...... > >> We played some decent pass and move football that >> actually produced some decent chances. >> We harried a lively Preston side from the off - never >> let them settle and really scared the shit out of >> them. >> We showed good fitness levels and good stamina levels. >> >> That's 4 games unbeaten with 2 wins and 2 draws - >> promotion form. > > Can't argue with any of that but why has it been so long in coming? > More importantly can Wise and Poyet repeat the achievement for the next 6 > games? > If we'd played anywhere near that well ever since Wise took over we'd be > pushing for the play offs instead of staring down the barrel of > relegation. > >> If we're going to compare like for like performances >> which I believe some of the Blackwell fans who didn't >> think he would be sacked before Christmas like to do , >> then let's compare Preston at home in the play offs >> and last night. > > Selective comparisons, very clever - What about Preston away in the Play > Offs though? > Or Southend 2 weeks ago and Wednesday a month ago with the same fixtures > last season? > >> A world apart. Blackwell could never >> get that same performance out of his players and yes >> we are second bottom and struggling to stay up but for >> me if Wise can achieve this performance with this >> group of players having only been in the job 5 months >> then he's the man for me. > > ONLY 5 months!!!! ONLY half a season?!?!?! Your bias knows no bounds, does > it? > >> All the above should be credited to Wise and Poyet. >> I've said all along I'm not a Wise fan but rather than >> "Chelsea boys are taking us down" it should be >> "Chelsea boys are putting a bit of pride back into >> Leeds". > > Where was that pride against Wednesday or Southend?!?! > Why has it taken FIVE whole months for him to find it? > >> Last night was f'cking brilliant - that's BRILLIANT. >> When Healy got the winner with a real strikers goal we >> were dancing and hugging each other in the stands like >> 10 year olds. Only 18,000 crowd but the atmosphere was >> like a Euro champs night - it was that good. > > Definitely the best result we've had under Wise - as good a feeling as > Reid's Arsenal away win. > >> Scores on the doors - I'll give everyone 10 for effort >> cos that's what won the day last night. >> >> Gray - 10. What a performance. MOTM. A loanee putting >> himself on the line like that was spectacular. He >> wasn't just playing left back last night, he was >> leading the team, charging forward, tracking runners >> and putting in superb tackles all over the park. It >> was a captain's performance and it really rubbed off >> on the rest of the players. > > I seem to recall him being on loan here before - I wonder which manager it > was that signed him then and was desperate to keep him but Ken wouldn't > pay > his wages? > >> Douglas - 5. I just don't rate him and from the >> comments from around us last night neither do a lot of >> people. I even thought his workrate was as good last >> night but that was probably because everyone else >> raised theirs. He lacks quality - he plays heavy balls >> forward that haven't a hope in hell of finding their >> target, his shooting his woeful but yet he continues >> to try and put the ball in the net from 40 yards. He >> makes aimless runs and has this habit of being in the >> wrong place at the wrong time. Whilst off the ball - >> watch him. He actually spends a lot of time walking >> around doing nowt. He's a weak link. I was amazed when >> Blackwell gave him a 3 year contract and even more >> amazed that Wise hasn't seen through him yet. > > Wise being the excellent judge of character we know he is has made him > captain so he'll probably ask for a loan move to Southend next week. > >> Wise and Poyet - 10. Fantastic. > > Why? What did they do exactly? Finally inspire this bunch of loanees that > they have assembled into playing football? > >> Crowd - brilliant atmosphere. > > Wonder if Wise thinks we're as good as the Norn Irish crowd though? > >> Michael Ricketts - was that the worse performance ever >> ? His miss from 5 yards was unbelievable but the >> highlight for me was the trick he tried near to the >> touchline that just went out of play. Piss funny. > > Couldn't really understand why we bothered booing him when he came on - I > was delighted when he went to Stoke. > >> David Nugent - I was really worried that we decided to >> play the off-side trap against this bloke and I knew >> he would get in eventually but when he did what the >> f'ck was he doing. England ? Nah, Halifax Town more >> like. > > As Pennywise say F**k Ted Nugent! > Cheers > Paul > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > it's a God awful small affair > > __________ NOD32 2161 (20070401) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.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 it's a God awful small affair
