Leeds Banter Archive August 23 2015

23 Aug 2015 19:53:43
quick response to a few people saying they saw a different game to me etc. I do agree with everyone and think I didn't explain my post that well.

I don't think we played great, we had a lot of the ball and didn't force enough saves from the keeper, we gave the ball away a lot and seemed a bit stop/start and not very flowing

i did think bryam was dominating in air and won most things, also covered well and 1st touch was good. I did think phillips after dodgy start grew into game and looks great prospect

what pleases me most is the game plan and potential. under hock and darko I was calling for sacking after 90 minutes as from what I saw we had no game plan and it was poor.

what I seen under uwe is a plan and potential to grow and get better just not clicking at the moment. of course results matter but patterns of play game plans and potential also show hope not doom and gloom. I think things will get better under uwe and not worse which has made me happy, dispite result and most of the performance if that makes sense?

23 Aug 2015 20:21:46
Yeah ok 😃

23 Aug 2015 11:38:26
Hi all,

firstly sorry speedy I have been very busy with my new play and filming (you will all see me soon on new rugby advert you lucky people) but glad to see you missed me.

watched the game yesterday although in the pub so bit far away (well for my eyes) and few to drink so this post may be well off the mark.

Most importantly either ant or dallas have to shave beard as I can not tell them apart when watching from more than three yards away. this is rude and confusing and must be fixed. while on the subject of facial hair I do not like the look of phillips, great player in makeing but barnet and facial hair make him look like a homeless person from the 60's again sort it out.

My feelings are mixed about game, we had a lot of ball but didn't look like scoring, we defended well but did look like conceeding (although the goal we did conceed was wonder goal so don't think we can complain and five keepers would not of stopped it)

On the positive defended well and both center halves looks great on the ball and can play and pass (cooper over bellendshi any day) Bryam looked real class best I have seen him play and position plays to his strenghts. wood looks full of goals and midfield looks great and full of idea and danger. ant for me is prem class. then we have our amazing youth system mowatt (altough I thought he was pony yesterday) cook, taylor, bryam and now phillips who looks class as well so lots of good things

yes we only drew, yes we did not play great but I think it is more about gelling rather than bad system of patterns of play (problmes I had with darko and hock) so think things will get better given time. We are all dissapointed to draw opening games but positive is it means what we saw we think we should of won, rather than being greatful for the draw. Still feel promotion is on

bryam not signing is a shame, I have been hyper critical of him but yesterday he showed class so think we should sell and get money rather than lose him. think he is worth 8 but happy with 5 due to lack of contract. maybe five with season long loan option? also with the money we could bring in two three good players. I would suggest a winger and center back with maybe a right back for cover.

i know yesterday wasnt great but I am full of optimisim not dread. MOT

23 Aug 2015 13:54:05
When are you sacking the wife & marrying Lucy bw?!

23 Aug 2015 13:55:10
Your spelling improved with that hiatus bermo. I believe the next 9 days or so could determine whether we are promoted this season. That's how optimistic I am and how close we are to having a good side.

23 Aug 2015 15:20:16
spelling is still very hit and miss, like our potential season. and I am elbowing the wife for lucy as soon as he loses the beard, that said if the wife loses her beard I might stick with her

23 Aug 2015 15:32:16
Mr Berm White, so how many pints did you have?

was their on half way as always, I think we were only team trying to win but we didn't create that much.

I agree re defence cooper/Bamba with Taylor and Berardi was my pick and looked solid, feel Taylor/Berardi could push fwd more, in first half poor old Dallas hardly had a pass off own defence but it looks a good unit.

Up front Ant/wood no brainier at mo, wood holds ball up well, nice close control, Ant will always be a threat if he gets the ball.
Yesterday have to say Sam B was poor really, made very little impact apart from odd header, was not as strong as in the Burnley game and was poor against BCity as well.
So perhaps he is thinking of going who knows.
Poor kelvin had a real mare at start of the game, it effected him and I would have taken him off at half time.
Adeyemi does a great job, very effective moves around well and provides good cover for defence.
we did lack creativity in midfield yesterday, Mowatt improved this when he came on and looked refreshed.

our friend Silvestri has learnt to pass it to our team at last so that was an improvement, SW provided no crosses so can't say if he has learnt to catch yet.

Over all we are looking a solid unit with good potential, yes yesterday we should have won but never quite did enough to really say we was unlucky, but compared to last few years this team has potential, needs 1 or 2 more quality types and I think a top 6 is not out of question.

That guy from Watford would be a great signing for us as would be that Dutch winger, get them and you would have to feel very positive in my opinion, feeling positive and think we will get something at Derby even if not a win.