RE: [LU] The Revie Team an interesting fact

2006-08-29 Thread Robert HEATH
Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray - a catechism that trips off my tongue as smoothly as a deceit from the lips of Bliar ;-)) BUT, according to Madeley (Saffer) this line-up only ever played one professional match together, that's right one game

[LU] Happy Days

2006-08-29 Thread Dr Michael Benjamin
Hi I so agree with everything that you say [apart from Blair who I have no opinion about but I would swap him for our bunch of tossers about whom I have very strong opinions] How about? Wood Dunne Haire Gibson

Re: [LU] 100 Greatest Players

2006-08-29 Thread John Sykes
My picks would have to be Bremner, Charles, Clarke, Grey, Giles, Harvey, Reeney, Sprake, Lorimer and everyone else you want to add. ___ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal view

Re: [LU] Eirik has gone but The Chief is returning!

2006-08-29 Thread Simon Austin
Mark Tuffey wrote: >> From: "Sniffer-Dog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> add one or two faces to it whenever we can. Now Bakke has gone it >> should free up some money from the wages. > > Bakke has been given the boot but it doesn't free up his wages unless > we can off load him to another team who will ta

Re: [LU] Eirik has gone but The Chief is returning!

2006-08-29 Thread Andy Clayton
And the rumour is £4000 of them per game - which is probably around our average weekly wage if you take messrs Kelly & Bakke out of the equation.Freeing it up for a loanee perhaps? On 29/08/06, Simon Austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mark Tuffey wrote:>> From: "Sniffer-Dog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> ad

RE: [LU] Eirik has gone but The Chief is returning!

2006-08-29 Thread Mark Tuffey
From: "Sniffer-Dog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> add one or two faces to it whenever we can. Now Bakke has gone it should free up some money from the wages. Bakke has been given the boot but it doesn't free up his wages unless we can off load him to another team who will take on his wages. So we are no

[LU] Eirik has gone but The Chief is returning!

2006-08-29 Thread Sniffer-Dog
Well looks like Bakke has been given the boot as we couldn't afford to keep paying his Premiership wages. Half of me feels sorry for him, he has been troubled a lot with injuries. I hope that he can get his game together and find another good club to play for hopefully at a higher level. I hop

[LU] The Revie Team an interesting fact

2006-08-29 Thread Dunderhead
Needed a fix the other day so I flicked through some of the books from the bottom shelf... Picked up Madeley's book and fell instantly on an interesting fact re the Revie Team. For thirty-odd years, I have had the team sheet ingrained in every fibre of my DNA: Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Cha

Re: [LU] 100 Greatest Players

2006-08-29 Thread Forzaleeds
All lists are aribtrary and it was tempting to just do the Revie era team, plus Strachan and Batty and McAllister and etc. etc. - when people come back with "And what about" you're probably right, however reasons for these: Bremner - Leeds personified in a shirt Charles - The greatest pl

Re: [LU] 100 Greatest Players

2006-08-29 Thread Sean Emmott
- Original Message - From: "Terry Emmott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jeremy Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 7:29 PM Subject: Re: [LU] 100 Greatest Players Lord Eddie should be in there on the playing side. I'd add

Re: [LU] 100 Greatest Players

2006-08-29 Thread DAVID NATTAN
What about players who have kept our spirits up when times were hard ? Sheridan, Currie, Snodin(both of them), Sellars (first time), Baird, Worthington, Hilaire, Davison  and unsung heroes like Haddock, Ormsby etc     Of course all the Reive team and Wilkos promotion players - especailly Chapm

Re: [LU] 100 Greatest Players

2006-08-29 Thread Sean Emmott
Carl Harris was my idol. I saw Neil Aspin's debut I once nearly got in a fight with a bloke on the lowfields over Alan Curtis. I was 11 But I'd vote for Batty. I know he wasn't our best player, and I know he was a problem in the dressing room in his last couple of seasons... but if I could p

Re: [LU] 100 Greatest Players

2006-08-29 Thread Terry Emmott
Lord Eddie should be in there on the playing side. I'd add Madeley and Reaney too, always felt they never got enough respect simply cos they were more defensive minded. Absolutely. How you forget when you start compiling these lists!. If you include Reaney then Terry Cooper ought to be in as

Re: [LU] 100 Greatest Players

2006-08-29 Thread Jeremy Adams
Lord Eddie should be in there on the playing side. I'd add Madeley and Reaney too, always felt they never got enough respect simply cos they were more defensive minded. From: "Terry Emmott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Subject: Re: [LU] 100 Greatest Play

Re: [LU] 100 Greatest Players

2006-08-29 Thread Terry Emmott
Purely in terms of their place in football/Leeds history: Bremner Charles Lorimer Charlton Hunter Strachan Yeboah Martyn Cantona Smith Best manager we ever had - Revie Best manager we never had - Clough John Charles would be my number one of any footballer anywhere in the world never mind Leed

[LU] Non LUFC: A question for Oz based list members

2006-08-29 Thread Ralph
Can you tell me when Father's Day is in Oz? Is it the same as in NZ, Sunday 3 September? Thanks Ralph Kiiwland ___ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of co

RE: [LU] 100 Greatest Players

2006-08-29 Thread David . Woolmer
Far stronger grounds for him being there than Cantona - a peripheral player in the title winning team, then off the next season. I'd say strong grounds for Fairclough myself. Along with Strachan he was pivotal in his arrival in signalling the new ambition and rise of Leeds in the late 80s and his

Re: [LU] 100 Greatest Players

2006-08-29 Thread Mark Tuffey
Smith Why? Can't say that he should be on such an esteemed list. More image than substance and only had a brief spell with us at the top flight before being the "best" player on a premiership team that was relegated. That doesn't warrant being on the same list as the others you had. Mark El

Re: [LU] 100 Greatest Players

2006-08-29 Thread Forzaleeds
Purely in terms of their place in football/Leeds history:   Bremner Charles Lorimer Charlton Hunter Strachan Yeboah Martyn Cantona Smith   Best manager we ever had - Revie Best manager we never had - Clough    

[LU] 100 Greatest Players

2006-08-29 Thread Graham Palmer
The wife finally nagged me into moving my pile of LLL mags into the loft at the weekend. Whilst doing this, I chanced upon the list of the 100 favourite players issues from late 2002. Perusing said list, I was amazed at some of the players' positions - Kewell at 8?, Bowyer 15, Ferdinand 20, Fowl

RE: [LU] Bakke

2006-08-29 Thread Mark Humphries
I have said this before and I still haven't heard one way or the other if there is any truth to it or not, but I suspect that footballers are not allowed (by the PFA) to waive any part of their contract with clubs. All they are allowed to do is cancel a contract by mutual consent. I also think th

RE: [LU] Bakke

2006-08-29 Thread Øystein Bjøndal Lund
Gaffer, You present "the other view" (out of two) in this case; and I agree with you 100 %! The other view being that this is Ridsdales fault and all, "I would do the same"... I know many people share this view, though, including a bunch of Noggie supporters / LUSCOS. I would not had such att

RE: [LU] Derry

2006-08-29 Thread Mark Humphries
Derry had a shocking game – understandable if at the back of his mind he was worried about the injury ‘going’ big time.    I know he wasn’t on for long, but Foxe showed some class whilst he was on I thought.  I really would like to see a Foxe/Killa central pairing – that’s not to take aw

Re: [LU] Bakke

2006-08-29 Thread Andy . Kneale
Bakke can't have it both ways. Yes, it's not his fault he's on silly money, but he has the choice - he can take the money and not play, or he can reduce it and play - quite simple really. In any other business, if the company could no longer afford you, you'd get made redundant. He's already a m

[LU] Bakke

2006-08-29 Thread DAVID NATTAN
There is an official club statement on LUFC site - whoever said it was his appearance money that is the problem with him playing  is correct. Due to the amount we have to pay we can no longer afford to play him ( I suppose he could in theory waive that amount if no-one comes in for him ??)  Obvio

[LU] Derry

2006-08-29 Thread DAVID NATTAN
No wonder he has not been up to his usual standards - he is carrying a groin injury and is off to see a top specialist in Germany to see if he needs an op , or if we \ he can wait till next international window (when hopefully Nicholls will be fit ?)   As for Sheff Wed game - only 2nd live match

RE: [LU] Bakke & Blake

2006-08-29 Thread Øystein Bjøndal Lund
>1. Bakke is being told [EMAIL PROTECTED] off now or rot. He can be told not to >train anywhere... Don't think he has been told not to train anywhere, as he is currently back in Norway (as Norwegian telly say; "less than a week after scoring his last goal for Leeds"...) training with his former