Leeds Banter Archive November 22 2014

22 Nov 2014 21:28:30
Jamie Paterson and Adam Hammill struggling to get games at their respective clubs, they'd both be decent signings. Hammill could possibly happen as Redders' preferred assistant is at Huddersfield and could persuade him.

22 Nov 2014 20:28:43
Surely its not rocket science?
Lay down the law. Either the goalkeeper stays on the line or the defender runs past the ball to protect the goal and leaves it to the keeper. Somebody needs to sort it out whether the defenders sit down and agree a plan or Redders tells them what they will do. Whichever is better than playing bumper cars

I went, but have only just calmed down enough to watch the highlights, for their 1st goal it should have been booted into row z before it got any where near Silvestri.

22 Nov 2014 20:21:44
Just got home from the game.
Very dissapointed, Second half syndrome again, the players legs seem to go after 60mins, repetitive mistakes are also costing us, some people are blaming our keeper but its poor defending to start with, I don't think we will finish much higher in the table than we are now.

I went to the game too Andy but I thought we were doing alright up to the calamity. That deflated us and gave them a lift. I thought we played some good stuff in the second half but we lack that killer pass near their goal. My eye sights not brilliant but people tell me Varney dived which is not unheard of. I'd play Sharp instead of Doukarra. I know he scored but he gives it away a lot and we need a pacy winger and 6ft 4 centre half. Keep the faith it's a very young team

23 Nov 2014 09:40:44
Agree 60, we need to have a bit of a reality check and this season should be about bedding in the likes of Cook,Dawson,Philips and Taylor along with our foreign lads and then watch us go next year.
Blackburn are on a good run and vastly more experienced than us and we bossed them for most of the game.
I was disappointed with the result of course but I would rather us lose games like that and learn things. The alternative is to lose games like that with the likes of Morison, Hunt,Norris, Murphy and Tonge in the team.

Seem like sensible posts to me (couldn't make the game so can't comment on it)

Dawson and Phillips won't get us promoted, remove your blinkers. Cook and Mowatt ain't doing it so why would you want more kids? Sign some experience Neil

24 Nov 2014 08:47:24
You mean experience like O'Brien,Norris,Brown, Tonge,Green, Hunt, Morison,Connolly, Kenny. Pugh,Bromby,Douif,Forsell, McSheffrey etc etc all that Premiership quality and commitment!!
Not sure if you have been watching Cook and Mowatt lately but they are running midfields and to say they are not doing it!! Why would I want more kids well that's simple because they may turn out to be as good as Byram,Cook and Mowatt.
Or Howson,Delph,Milner,Lennon,Rose.
After the game on Saturday on Mowatt came down to the fans and gave his shirt.
Give me passion and commitment every day of the week over has been ex prem players who are just here for the money.

24 Nov 2014 19:42:26
"Agree 60, we need to have a bit of a reality check and this season should be about bedding in the likes of Cook,Dawson,Philips and Taylor along with our foreign lads and then watch us go next year."

Spot on!

22 Nov 2014 18:10:39
Darko was criticised for second half performances Redfearn is no better. He has never been good at substitutions. Again missed the boat today when we needed freshening up then, as with previous brings a player on and plays him out of position. Silvestrie has cost us again if had been Kenny there would have been uproar. He might have kept us in games earlier in the season looks fragile as does Bianchi who started the season very well. Doukara keeps scoring but can't hold the ball up. Adryan can only play 60 minutes.Still no real width, In addition there is no leader in the team. We have youth but no real balance. I've never been a fan of Redfearn. Didn't like him in his first spell, thought he got lucky in the second. Now the luck isn't there neither are the results. Think MC has got it horribly wrong with the manager/coach situation. We needed a good strong manager but we won't get one for all sorts of reasons and Redfearn is probably the best coach we will get in the current climate which is worrying. Still need at least three good players. One striker, one midfielder to control and guide and a centre half who can go steadily through a game without making too many howlers. All three of our present lot can play well but make silly mistakes that usually lead to goals. Cooper has done on more than one occasion in his few outings, Pearce and Bellusci the same. I hope I am wrong but if Redfearn can't turn it round we are in relegation land. Can't see where the points are going to come from before Christmas. Its not that we have lost today its about one win in ten and no decent second half performances for a long time. Again I hope I'm wrong but I don't thnk so.

The foreign players Cellino as brought in are just not good enough him buying players in Italy with his sidekick may work but not in the Championship, if we do go down who does he blame? it's not the manager fault he's been badly advised several times since his takeover with some of his bizarre decisions, like I've said before staying in this league will count as a success this season

I do remember posting that Redfern never achieved anything in all his previous incarnations as caretaker manager, why should he suddenly become our saviour now?

I agree Hesslian, Redfearn is outdated in the use of substitutes. Changes are not made until we are losing a grip of the game and then they are generally like for like swops without any tactical adjustments.

23 Nov 2014 08:55:25
If we was at the start of the season how many people would of had Neil as head coach
I think people would of choose Gibbs the old assistant over him
But now he is are saviour??
He has a reputation in lower league of getting people relegated
The young lads been brought through now are the product of Richard naylor he made the youth team tick the last couple of seasons

Unfortunately because of head coach recruitment mess made by Cellino, Redfearn is the only viable choice for the role. However his experience at this level (being in charge) is limited and therefore he will make mistakes. It is how he learns from these mistakes that will dictate which division we play in next season

Sorry but the foreign players have prevented us being bottom. Silvestri has won us several games, Antenucci and Doukara have scored 12 between them, Bianchi is an improvement on last season. Nonsense

So Bellusci and Beradi haven't cost us any points? SMitchell8

22 Nov 2014 17:14:34
again lack of tempo (and 2 mistakes) let us down. Blackburn were there for the taking and going down to 10 men.
At 1-0 down they were pressing high and suckers for a quick counter either on the floor or a ball over the top but nothing was forthcoming due to a final missed pass or a tired approach rate. Must take heart that we were their masters in the first half and hope that the lethargy of the second half can be worked on

Its been the same all season, can't build or hang onto a lead for love nor money, some of the tams thay have beat us up to now have been p-ss poor, whhat the hells the half time team talk like, to play well first half and crap in second dunno about the top six, we need to make sure we keep out of the bottom six, c'mon redders sort em out.

Your half time team talk can't tell the team to play well first half.
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22 Nov 2014 17:01:41
Never really been a superstitious person, but I now believe we may be cursed.

22 Nov 2014 14:50:28
0-1. With wheres the goal sharp coming on as sub and getting a ricochet off silvestri!

22 Nov 2014 10:00:15
1-0 victory today for sure.
The boys are back in town.