Town v l##ds official match thread

[Terriersmad]

Deserved the three points today, not the one. Tactically we were the better side, created the better chances, defended well against a side that ran out of ideas. To play for almost an hour with 10 and restrict them to a single shot on target in that time is no mean feat in itself. Sadly, that one shot on target went in. And it wasn't like they were creating chances either. The one that clipped the post was about it. Everything else they chucked at us was because they'd run out of ideas.

Spencer was sensational. Given the disruption caused by injury, given he's been ill this week, given his inexperience, he was utterly fantastic. Shut down one winger, then switched to the other side and did the same. For all their pace, Spencer was every bit as quick and his defending against them was switched-on and effective. Others might take the plaudits, but it was his best game for Town today. Credit to Headley too, who was excellent when he came on. Defending isn't his strongest suit, so it was satisfying to see him switched on, aware, and positionally bob on against a difficult opponent.

Some of the tactical tweaks during the game by AB were fascinating and absolutely brilliant. He wasn't waiting and seeing, he was actively tweaking all the time, dealing with issues, switching players, altering shape. The way he adapted to losing Hogg was exactly what was required. We still carried a threat - probably more than they did. A little more composure on final balls or awareness from the player in possession would have seen us be even more dangerous on the break. We dealt with their initial start, then got on the front foot. After the early Nicholls save, they didn't trouble him, and everything he did was far more routine (and done very well indeed). Nothing he could have done about the goal.

The officials played a key role. It's possible to say that a) Hogg's second yellow was stupid and idiotic and thoroughly deserved and that b) inconsistency cost us, considering that Bamford had committed a worse foul previously without being carded. If the latter incident doesn't happen, nobody can really complain. As it is, the complaint is that two similar incidents have different outcomes, and we're on the wrong end of it - again. We're not a 'lucky' club in that regard. In truth, it was a poor display from the officials. The Kasumu card was an utter joke - I actually thought we'd been awarded a free-kick at first as their lad came steaming in - and they seemed to get away with murder time and again. The angry midget they had marking the man on corners must have been spoken to four times without a card. Rutter flew under one player, got booked, then did the same a moment later, and wasn't again. When Town tried to take a quick throw from a spot a couple of yards from where the ball went out, we were pulled back. When they did the same later in the game, they weren't. Bamford's non-booking summed it up. Inconsistency threatened to ruin the game. When Kasumu was fouled after catching their lad in possession, it wasn't even a free-kick. One ball they crossed straight out of play was given as a corner. A ball that their lad miscontrolled behind was given as a dead ball. Officials in this country are just utterly useless in the extreme. He didn't even get the added time right - he should have blown before we were allowed to take the corner (not that I would have been complaining had we plundered a deserved winner).

Of course, this being Town we've somehow contrived to take 10 points from 6 games and end up closer to the relegation zone, something that defies logic. But it is so much tighter all of a sudden. Half the league has been reeled in and is waking up to a relegation scrap. We actually have a bit of momentum, we're playing well, and the new manager has something going for him. I'm convinced we'll be fine at this point. All the way up to Watford are in it, whether they want to be or not, and quite a few of those can't buy a win.

[upthetown]

Only just getting to this thread.

Would have taken a point before the game and with 10 men, but, coming away from the ground I felt a little disappointed we didn’t win that. Felt we played really well and gave it a really good go, Hogg stupid.

Personally feel we should have enough with this squad and manager to be comfortably safe despite pretty much all results going against us today.

[upthetown]

Mar 2, 2024 15:44:27 GMT 1 Detective Boyle said:

Loved AB throwing the players forward at the end! And the players looking at him puzzled as they’re not used to trying to win games of football.
I think we’re at the start of something special again, fanbase feels united.
Great result

Fan base feels united… been a while hasn’t it?

Warnock aside it’s felt a long side since it felt like that.

[Wingman]

Mar 2, 2024 22:21:35 GMT 1 Bassingham Terrier said:

Mar 2, 2024 21:51:16 GMT 1 jqhtfc said:

Biggest set of delusional, moaning salty bastards about mate. They’ll make excuse after excuses about how they didn’t win today but fail to mention how that expensively put together side failed to beat 10 men after resting their best players against Chelsea. Absolute spunkbubbles the lot of them.

And Farke is now spouting off that our pitch is "horrendous".
Talk about looking for excuses...

www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/daniel-farke-hits-out-horrendous-28741491

Looked fairly lush for early March from the Family Stand Upper or whatever it’s called now.

Farke looks a wrong ‘un to me. I swear he wears them big padded coats to disguise him playing billiards with himself.

[drewden]

Mar 2, 2024 22:20:19 GMT 1 stevvy said:

To be honest for all the possession they had, they weren't a major threat. The goal, an effort off the post, and Nicholls' save after about 3 minutes, and that was it. Lots of runs down the wing, but they didn't really create much in the way of real chances, even after the red card.

We fully deserved the point, and really given how the first half went, had Hogg not got himself sent off, I think we'd have won. Really good performance, and everyone put a real shift in.

To say they were 2nd in the league pre match, you wouldn't have known it. They were absolutely nothing special today.

Our manager set us up to tactically stop their threat, basically it was check mate to us, not them chess wankers.

[utttrooper]

Mar 2, 2024 22:31:20 GMT 1 Terriersmad said:

Deserved the three points today, not the one. Tactically we were the better side, created the better chances, defended well against a side that ran out of ideas. To play for almost an hour with 10 and restrict them to a single shot on target in that time is no mean feat in itself. Sadly, that one shot on target went in. And it wasn't like they were creating chances either. The one that clipped the post was about it. Everything else they chucked at us was because they'd run out of ideas.

Spencer was sensational. Given the disruption caused by injury, given he's been ill this week, given his inexperience, he was utterly fantastic. Shut down one winger, then switched to the other side and did the same. For all their pace, Spencer was every bit as quick and his defending against them was switched-on and effective. Others might take the plaudits, but it was his best game for Town today. Credit to Headley too, who was excellent when he came on. Defending isn't his strongest suit, so it was satisfying to see him switched on, aware, and positionally bob on against a difficult opponent.

Some of the tactical tweaks during the game by AB were fascinating and absolutely brilliant. He wasn't waiting and seeing, he was actively tweaking all the time, dealing with issues, switching players, altering shape. The way he adapted to losing Hogg was exactly what was required. We still carried a threat - probably more than they did. A little more composure on final balls or awareness from the player in possession would have seen us be even more dangerous on the break. We dealt with their initial start, then got on the front foot. After the early Nicholls save, they didn't trouble him, and everything he did was far more routine (and done very well indeed). Nothing he could have done about the goal.

The officials played a key role. It's possible to say that a) Hogg's second yellow was stupid and idiotic and thoroughly deserved and that b) inconsistency cost us, considering that Bamford had committed a worse foul previously without being carded. If the latter incident doesn't happen, nobody can really complain. As it is, the complaint is that two similar incidents have different outcomes, and we're on the wrong end of it - again. We're not a 'lucky' club in that regard. In truth, it was a poor display from the officials. The Kasumu card was an utter joke - I actually thought we'd been awarded a free-kick at first as their lad came steaming in - and they seemed to get away with murder time and again. The angry midget they had marking the man on corners must have been spoken to four times without a card. Rutter flew under one player, got booked, then did the same a moment later, and wasn't again. When Town tried to take a quick throw from a spot a couple of yards from where the ball went out, we were pulled back. When they did the same later in the game, they weren't. Bamford's non-booking summed it up. Inconsistency threatened to ruin the game. When Kasumu was fouled after catching their lad in possession, it wasn't even a free-kick. One ball they crossed straight out of play was given as a corner. A ball that their lad miscontrolled behind was given as a dead ball. Officials in this country are just utterly useless in the extreme. He didn't even get the added time right - he should have blown before we were allowed to take the corner (not that I would have been complaining had we plundered a deserved winner).

Of course, this being Town we've somehow contrived to take 10 points from 6 games and end up closer to the relegation zone, something that defies logic. But it is so much tighter all of a sudden. Half the league has been reeled in and is waking up to a relegation scrap. We actually have a bit of momentum, we're playing well, and the new manager has something going for him. I'm convinced we'll be fine at this point. All the way up to Watford are in it, whether they want to be or not, and quite a few of those can't buy a win.

I'd disagree with the added time I think Matos should have been allowed to carry on considering how much extra was added on in the first half after the 9

[Porrohman]

Mar 2, 2024 22:38:55 GMT 1 Wingman said:

Mar 2, 2024 22:21:35 GMT 1 Bassingham Terrier said:

And Farke is now spouting off that our pitch is "horrendous".
Talk about looking for excuses...

www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/daniel-farke-hits-out-horrendous-28741491

Looked fairly lush for early March from the Family Stand Upper or whatever it’s called now.

Farke looks a wrong ‘un to me. I swear he wears them big padded coats to disguise him playing billiards with himself.

And his greaseball, centre parted hair 🤢

[drewden]

Mar 2, 2024 22:31:20 GMT 1 Terriersmad said:

Deserved the three points today, not the one. Tactically we were the better side, created the better chances, defended well against a side that ran out of ideas. To play for almost an hour with 10 and restrict them to a single shot on target in that time is no mean feat in itself. Sadly, that one shot on target went in. And it wasn't like they were creating chances either. The one that clipped the post was about it. Everything else they chucked at us was because they'd run out of ideas.

Spencer was sensational. Given the disruption caused by injury, given he's been ill this week, given his inexperience, he was utterly fantastic. Shut down one winger, then switched to the other side and did the same. For all their pace, Spencer was every bit as quick and his defending against them was switched-on and effective. Others might take the plaudits, but it was his best game for Town today. Credit to Headley too, who was excellent when he came on. Defending isn't his strongest suit, so it was satisfying to see him switched on, aware, and positionally bob on against a difficult opponent.

Some of the tactical tweaks during the game by AB were fascinating and absolutely brilliant. He wasn't waiting and seeing, he was actively tweaking all the time, dealing with issues, switching players, altering shape. The way he adapted to losing Hogg was exactly what was required. We still carried a threat - probably more than they did. A little more composure on final balls or awareness from the player in possession would have seen us be even more dangerous on the break. We dealt with their initial start, then got on the front foot. After the early Nicholls save, they didn't trouble him, and everything he did was far more routine (and done very well indeed). Nothing he could have done about the goal.

The officials played a key role. It's possible to say that a) Hogg's second yellow was stupid and idiotic and thoroughly deserved and that b) inconsistency cost us, considering that Bamford had committed a worse foul previously without being carded. If the latter incident doesn't happen, nobody can really complain. As it is, the complaint is that two similar incidents have different outcomes, and we're on the wrong end of it - again. We're not a 'lucky' club in that regard. In truth, it was a poor display from the officials. The Kasumu card was an utter joke - I actually thought we'd been awarded a free-kick at first as their lad came steaming in - and they seemed to get away with murder time and again. The angry midget they had marking the man on corners must have been spoken to four times without a card. Rutter flew under one player, got booked, then did the same a moment later, and wasn't again. When Town tried to take a quick throw from a spot a couple of yards from where the ball went out, we were pulled back. When they did the same later in the game, they weren't. Bamford's non-booking summed it up. Inconsistency threatened to ruin the game. When Kasumu was fouled after catching their lad in possession, it wasn't even a free-kick. One ball they crossed straight out of play was given as a corner. A ball that their lad miscontrolled behind was given as a dead ball. Officials in this country are just utterly useless in the extreme. He didn't even get the added time right - he should have blown before we were allowed to take the corner (not that I would have been complaining had we plundered a deserved winner).

Of course, this being Town we've somehow contrived to take 10 points from 6 games and end up closer to the relegation zone, something that defies logic. But it is so much tighter all of a sudden. Half the league has been reeled in and is waking up to a relegation scrap. We actually have a bit of momentum, we're playing well, and the new manager has something going for him. I'm convinced we'll be fine at this point. All the way up to Watford are in it, whether they want to be or not, and quite a few of those can't buy a win.

It was also good to see our players communicating with each other during the game, think this has come from the manager in his regime.

[upthetown]

Mar 2, 2024 18:27:19 GMT 1 Million Dollar Babies said:

The worst decision of the day was booking Kasumu for having a shot

And not booking their lad for wiping Kasumu out (and injuring him) when Kasumu nipped it to nick the ball at the edge of their box

Or not booking Bamford for flattening Rudoni

Or not giving Rutter a second yellow

[upthetown]

Mar 2, 2024 18:43:21 GMT 1 sapphireblue said:

Mar 2, 2024 18:31:26 GMT 1 Bilo the Bantam said:

What separates the home and away fans?

Intellect.

An extra digit on the away supporters hands?

[themanfromatlantis]

Nice to see we had them riled today.

Odd really, we’re a side fighting for survival and they should be so much more professional.

Their lad who hit the post reacted like a child as well.

So many footballers wouldn’t last 5 mins in real life…

Anyway, onwards and upwards, and hopefully Leeds will start sliding down together… 🤞

[Terriersmad]

Mar 2, 2024 22:46:18 GMT 1 utttrooper said:

Mar 2, 2024 22:31:20 GMT 1 Terriersmad said:

Deserved the three points today, not the one. Tactically we were the better side, created the better chances, defended well against a side that ran out of ideas. To play for almost an hour with 10 and restrict them to a single shot on target in that time is no mean feat in itself. Sadly, that one shot on target went in. And it wasn't like they were creating chances either. The one that clipped the post was about it. Everything else they chucked at us was because they'd run out of ideas.

Spencer was sensational. Given the disruption caused by injury, given he's been ill this week, given his inexperience, he was utterly fantastic. Shut down one winger, then switched to the other side and did the same. For all their pace, Spencer was every bit as quick and his defending against them was switched-on and effective. Others might take the plaudits, but it was his best game for Town today. Credit to Headley too, who was excellent when he came on. Defending isn't his strongest suit, so it was satisfying to see him switched on, aware, and positionally bob on against a difficult opponent.

Some of the tactical tweaks during the game by AB were fascinating and absolutely brilliant. He wasn't waiting and seeing, he was actively tweaking all the time, dealing with issues, switching players, altering shape. The way he adapted to losing Hogg was exactly what was required. We still carried a threat - probably more than they did. A little more composure on final balls or awareness from the player in possession would have seen us be even more dangerous on the break. We dealt with their initial start, then got on the front foot. After the early Nicholls save, they didn't trouble him, and everything he did was far more routine (and done very well indeed). Nothing he could have done about the goal.

The officials played a key role. It's possible to say that a) Hogg's second yellow was stupid and idiotic and thoroughly deserved and that b) inconsistency cost us, considering that Bamford had committed a worse foul previously without being carded. If the latter incident doesn't happen, nobody can really complain. As it is, the complaint is that two similar incidents have different outcomes, and we're on the wrong end of it - again. We're not a 'lucky' club in that regard. In truth, it was a poor display from the officials. The Kasumu card was an utter joke - I actually thought we'd been awarded a free-kick at first as their lad came steaming in - and they seemed to get away with murder time and again. The angry midget they had marking the man on corners must have been spoken to four times without a card. Rutter flew under one player, got booked, then did the same a moment later, and wasn't again. When Town tried to take a quick throw from a spot a couple of yards from where the ball went out, we were pulled back. When they did the same later in the game, they weren't. Bamford's non-booking summed it up. Inconsistency threatened to ruin the game. When Kasumu was fouled after catching their lad in possession, it wasn't even a free-kick. One ball they crossed straight out of play was given as a corner. A ball that their lad miscontrolled behind was given as a dead ball. Officials in this country are just utterly useless in the extreme. He didn't even get the added time right - he should have blown before we were allowed to take the corner (not that I would have been complaining had we plundered a deserved winner).

Of course, this being Town we've somehow contrived to take 10 points from 6 games and end up closer to the relegation zone, something that defies logic. But it is so much tighter all of a sudden. Half the league has been reeled in and is waking up to a relegation scrap. We actually have a bit of momentum, we're playing well, and the new manager has something going for him. I'm convinced we'll be fine at this point. All the way up to Watford are in it, whether they want to be or not, and quite a few of those can't buy a win.

I'd disagree with the added time I think Matos should have been allowed to carry on considering how much extra was added on in the first half after the 9

Six is a minimum, but there was no reason to add any additional time at the end of the second half. You can't add time on for a corner to be taken. First half saw a goal and a red card in added time, so plenty of reason to add additional time.

[themanfromatlantis]

Mar 2, 2024 22:54:34 GMT 1 upthetown said:

Mar 2, 2024 18:43:21 GMT 1 sapphireblue said:

Intellect.

An extra digit on the away supporters hands?

I heard the cleaners had a bit of a task in the away stand after the game.

Scrubbing blood from the concrete.

St John’s also busy bandaging 2,000 lots of knuckles…

[Melc]

Mar 2, 2024 22:38:55 GMT 1 Wingman said:

Mar 2, 2024 22:21:35 GMT 1 Bassingham Terrier said:

And Farke is now spouting off that our pitch is "horrendous".
Talk about looking for excuses...

www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/daniel-farke-hits-out-horrendous-28741491

Looked fairly lush for early March from the Family Stand Upper or whatever it’s called now.

Farke looks a wrong ‘un to me. I swear he wears them big padded coats to disguise him playing billiards with himself.

He is just full of excuses because he was out smarted by a coach on the opposite bench today.
Our pitch after 7 months of the season is in better shape than theirs was back in August.

[andyboothscat]

Mar 2, 2024 22:21:35 GMT 1 Bassingham Terrier said:

Mar 2, 2024 21:51:16 GMT 1 jqhtfc said:

Biggest set of delusional, moaning salty bastards about mate. They’ll make excuse after excuses about how they didn’t win today but fail to mention how that expensively put together side failed to beat 10 men after resting their best players against Chelsea. Absolute spunkbubbles the lot of them.

And Farke is now spouting off that our pitch is "horrendous".
Talk about looking for excuses...

www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/daniel-farke-hits-out-horrendous-28741491

I’d take that article with a pinch of salt considering the source and that there is no direct quote within the article with him saying that.

[utttrooper]

Mar 2, 2024 22:55:51 GMT 1 Terriersmad said:

Mar 2, 2024 22:46:18 GMT 1 utttrooper said:

I'd disagree with the added time I think Matos should have been allowed to carry on considering how much extra was added on in the first half after the 9

Six is a minimum, but there was no reason to add any additional time at the end of the second half. You can't add time on for a corner to be taken. First half saw a goal and a red card in added time, so plenty of reason to add additional time.

But aren't refs not meant to blow up in good attacking situations which Matos was in at that point

[Terriersmad]

Mar 2, 2024 23:02:31 GMT 1 utttrooper said:

Mar 2, 2024 22:55:51 GMT 1 Terriersmad said:

Six is a minimum, but there was no reason to add any additional time at the end of the second half. You can't add time on for a corner to be taken. First half saw a goal and a red card in added time, so plenty of reason to add additional time.

But aren't refs not meant to blow up in good attacking situations which Matos was in at that point

No. You only add time to allow a penalty to be taken, and at the conclusion of that (quite literally, shot then result, no follow-up) it's full-time. If time is up, it doesn't matter if the ball is mid-flight on its way to the back of an open goal.

Most officials sadly don't have the guts to apply the laws of the game, though.

Just a quick edit - seen that this has happened in La Liga tonight. Real Madrid denied a win by a referee actually applying the laws of the game. That won't last.

[richhtfc]

Mar 2, 2024 22:31:20 GMT 1 Terriersmad said:

Deserved the three points today, not the one. Tactically we were the better side, created the better chances, defended well against a side that ran out of ideas. To play for almost an hour with 10 and restrict them to a single shot on target in that time is no mean feat in itself. Sadly, that one shot on target went in. And it wasn't like they were creating chances either. The one that clipped the post was about it. Everything else they chucked at us was because they'd run out of ideas.

Spencer was sensational. Given the disruption caused by injury, given he's been ill this week, given his inexperience, he was utterly fantastic. Shut down one winger, then switched to the other side and did the same. For all their pace, Spencer was every bit as quick and his defending against them was switched-on and effective. Others might take the plaudits, but it was his best game for Town today. Credit to Headley too, who was excellent when he came on. Defending isn't his strongest suit, so it was satisfying to see him switched on, aware, and positionally bob on against a difficult opponent.

Some of the tactical tweaks during the game by AB were fascinating and absolutely brilliant. He wasn't waiting and seeing, he was actively tweaking all the time, dealing with issues, switching players, altering shape. The way he adapted to losing Hogg was exactly what was required. We still carried a threat - probably more than they did. A little more composure on final balls or awareness from the player in possession would have seen us be even more dangerous on the break. We dealt with their initial start, then got on the front foot. After the early Nicholls save, they didn't trouble him, and everything he did was far more routine (and done very well indeed). Nothing he could have done about the goal.

The officials played a key role. It's possible to say that a) Hogg's second yellow was stupid and idiotic and thoroughly deserved and that b) inconsistency cost us, considering that Bamford had committed a worse foul previously without being carded. If the latter incident doesn't happen, nobody can really complain. As it is, the complaint is that two similar incidents have different outcomes, and we're on the wrong end of it - again. We're not a 'lucky' club in that regard. In truth, it was a poor display from the officials. The Kasumu card was an utter joke - I actually thought we'd been awarded a free-kick at first as their lad came steaming in - and they seemed to get away with murder time and again. The angry midget they had marking the man on corners must have been spoken to four times without a card. Rutter flew under one player, got booked, then did the same a moment later, and wasn't again. When Town tried to take a quick throw from a spot a couple of yards from where the ball went out, we were pulled back. When they did the same later in the game, they weren't. Bamford's non-booking summed it up. Inconsistency threatened to ruin the game. When Kasumu was fouled after catching their lad in possession, it wasn't even a free-kick. One ball they crossed straight out of play was given as a corner. A ball that their lad miscontrolled behind was given as a dead ball. Officials in this country are just utterly useless in the extreme. He didn't even get the added time right - he should have blown before we were allowed to take the corner (not that I would have been complaining had we plundered a deserved winner).

Of course, this being Town we've somehow contrived to take 10 points from 6 games and end up closer to the relegation zone, something that defies logic. But it is so much tighter all of a sudden. Half the league has been reeled in and is waking up to a relegation scrap. We actually have a bit of momentum, we're playing well, and the new manager has something going for him. I'm convinced we'll be fine at this point. All the way up to Watford are in it, whether they want to be or not, and quite a few of those can't buy a win.

Great post but we didn’t deserve more than a draw today for me.

[upthetown]

Wish we had the chance to see this team and manager from game #1 after a good pre season against the rest of this league.

I don’t think we’d be far off at all. Surely top 10 and pushing for the play offs.

[trotsky]

Mar 2, 2024 22:59:28 GMT 1 andyboothscat said:

Mar 2, 2024 22:21:35 GMT 1 Bassingham Terrier said:

And Farke is now spouting off that our pitch is "horrendous".
Talk about looking for excuses...

www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/daniel-farke-hits-out-horrendous-28741491

I’d take that article with a pinch of salt considering the source and that there is no direct quote within the article with him saying that.

Looks like a direct quote to me -

"Obviously, I would have preferred us to move the ball a bit quicker but it was not easy because the pitch was also horrendous. I am far away from punishing my lads today. We have won 28 points out of the last 10 games.

[nicovaesen]

Money sports said absolutely fuck all about our new managers previous record and said little in the fact it was his first home game in charge but chose to just wank over farke instead this kind of coverage is just plain embarrassing.

[andyboothscat]

Mar 2, 2024 23:12:40 GMT 1 trotsky said:

Mar 2, 2024 22:59:28 GMT 1 andyboothscat said:

I’d take that article with a pinch of salt considering the source and that there is no direct quote within the article with him saying that.

Looks like a direct quote to me -

"Obviously, I would have preferred us to move the ball a bit quicker but it was not easy because the pitch was also horrendous. I am far away from punishing my lads today. We have won 28 points out of the last 10 games.

My apologies! 👍 i misread amongst that awful advert riddled website!

[overtonterrierspirit]

Mar 2, 2024 22:31:03 GMT 1 Baby Ate My Eight Ball said:

Mar 2, 2024 20:50:01 GMT 1 Porrohman said:

At work this morning, an armchair Chestie kept telling me how all I'd be doing after the game was talking about how good Archie Gray was 🤔🤔🤔. The teenagers that stood out were in blue and white stripes.

He was anonymous.

For the past few months it’s been like Brennan Johnson all over again.
Yes we know who Gray’s family are.
Today he looked a million miles away from being a good footballer.

[space hardware]

Mar 2, 2024 23:12:40 GMT 1 trotsky said:

Mar 2, 2024 22:59:28 GMT 1 andyboothscat said:

I’d take that article with a pinch of salt considering the source and that there is no direct quote within the article with him saying that.

Looks like a direct quote to me -

"Obviously, I would have preferred us to move the ball a bit quicker but it was not easy because the pitch was also horrendous. I am far away from punishing my lads today. We have won 28 points out of the last 10 games.

What a fucking idiot he is.

[impact]

Mar 2, 2024 22:31:20 GMT 1 Terriersmad said:

Deserved the three points today, not the one. Tactically we were the better side, created the better chances, defended well against a side that ran out of ideas. To play for almost an hour with 10 and restrict them to a single shot on target in that time is no mean feat in itself. Sadly, that one shot on target went in. And it wasn't like they were creating chances either. The one that clipped the post was about it. Everything else they chucked at us was because they'd run out of ideas.

Spencer was sensational. Given the disruption caused by injury, given he's been ill this week, given his inexperience, he was utterly fantastic. Shut down one winger, then switched to the other side and did the same. For all their pace, Spencer was every bit as quick and his defending against them was switched-on and effective. Others might take the plaudits, but it was his best game for Town today. Credit to Headley too, who was excellent when he came on. Defending isn't his strongest suit, so it was satisfying to see him switched on, aware, and positionally bob on against a difficult opponent.

Some of the tactical tweaks during the game by AB were fascinating and absolutely brilliant. He wasn't waiting and seeing, he was actively tweaking all the time, dealing with issues, switching players, altering shape. The way he adapted to losing Hogg was exactly what was required. We still carried a threat - probably more than they did. A little more composure on final balls or awareness from the player in possession would have seen us be even more dangerous on the break. We dealt with their initial start, then got on the front foot. After the early Nicholls save, they didn't trouble him, and everything he did was far more routine (and done very well indeed). Nothing he could have done about the goal.

The officials played a key role. It's possible to say that a) Hogg's second yellow was stupid and idiotic and thoroughly deserved and that b) inconsistency cost us, considering that Bamford had committed a worse foul previously without being carded. If the latter incident doesn't happen, nobody can really complain. As it is, the complaint is that two similar incidents have different outcomes, and we're on the wrong end of it - again. We're not a 'lucky' club in that regard. In truth, it was a poor display from the officials. The Kasumu card was an utter joke - I actually thought we'd been awarded a free-kick at first as their lad came steaming in - and they seemed to get away with murder time and again. The angry midget they had marking the man on corners must have been spoken to four times without a card. Rutter flew under one player, got booked, then did the same a moment later, and wasn't again. When Town tried to take a quick throw from a spot a couple of yards from where the ball went out, we were pulled back. When they did the same later in the game, they weren't. Bamford's non-booking summed it up. Inconsistency threatened to ruin the game. When Kasumu was fouled after catching their lad in possession, it wasn't even a free-kick. One ball they crossed straight out of play was given as a corner. A ball that their lad miscontrolled behind was given as a dead ball. Officials in this country are just utterly useless in the extreme. He didn't even get the added time right - he should have blown before we were allowed to take the corner (not that I would have been complaining had we plundered a deserved winner).

Of course, this being Town we've somehow contrived to take 10 points from 6 games and end up closer to the relegation zone, something that defies logic. But it is so much tighter all of a sudden. Half the league has been reeled in and is waking up to a relegation scrap. We actually have a bit of momentum, we're playing well, and the new manager has something going for him. I'm convinced we'll be fine at this point. All the way up to Watford are in it, whether they want to be or not, and quite a few of those can't buy a win.

That is a fantastic summary

[andyboothscat]

Mar 2, 2024 21:49:47 GMT 1 Million Dollar Babies said:

Did anyone else wonder where Steve Kindon was going with his speech about foreign footballers. I was getting worried at one point

It was pretty awkward. I thought they were going to have to cut him off at one point.

[wildhogg]

Mar 2, 2024 23:19:41 GMT 1 overtonterrierspirit said:

Mar 2, 2024 22:31:03 GMT 1 Baby Ate My Eight Ball said:

He was anonymous.

For the past few months it’s been like Brennan Johnson all over again.
Yes we know who Gray’s family are.
Today he looked a million miles away from being a good footballer.

Seen him in lots of matches this season and, whilst he's obviously a 17 year old with potential playing regularly at a high level, I've yet to see why people are absolutely raving about him. He looks functional and pretty plain as a footballer, in all honesty (and trying to be as unbiased as possible). He's hardly a Rooney, bursting onto the scene and wowing everyone.

[trotsky]

Mar 2, 2024 23:21:46 GMT 1 space hardware said:

Mar 2, 2024 23:12:40 GMT 1 trotsky said:

Looks like a direct quote to me -

"Obviously, I would have preferred us to move the ball a bit quicker but it was not easy because the pitch was also horrendous. I am far away from punishing my lads today. We have won 28 points out of the last 10 games.

What a fucking idiot he is.

Today is the first time I've ever read or listened to anything Farke has had to say and I'm really surprised at the tone of it all. He comes across as a bit delusional to say the least. Not too far removed from Nathan Jones after we'd knocked Luton out of the playoffs and I assumed he was better than that. Excuse after excuse followed by whingeing with absolutely zero credit given to the opposition who, until the sending off, had his side well in their pockets. I like it though as in the long run it should only hamper Leeds, especially if they only make the playoffs.

[utttrooper]

Mar 2, 2024 23:29:38 GMT 1 wildhogg said:

Mar 2, 2024 23:19:41 GMT 1 overtonterrierspirit said:

For the past few months it’s been like Brennan Johnson all over again.
Yes we know who Gray’s family are.
Today he looked a million miles away from being a good footballer.

Seen him in lots of matches this season and, whilst he's obviously a 17 year old with potential playing regularly at a high level, I've yet to see why people are absolutely raving about him. He looks functional and pretty plain as a footballer, in all honesty (and trying to be as unbiased as possible). He's hardly a Rooney, bursting onto the scene and wowing everyone.

Brodie Spencer was miles clear

[overtonterrierspirit]

Mar 2, 2024 23:29:38 GMT 1 wildhogg said:

Mar 2, 2024 23:19:41 GMT 1 overtonterrierspirit said:

For the past few months it’s been like Brennan Johnson all over again.
Yes we know who Gray’s family are.
Today he looked a million miles away from being a good footballer.

Seen him in lots of matches this season and, whilst he's obviously a 17 year old with potential playing regularly at a high level, I've yet to see why people are absolutely raving about him. He looks functional and pretty plain as a footballer, in all honesty (and trying to be as unbiased as possible). He's hardly a Rooney, bursting onto the scene and wowing everyone.

Agreed
Like you I’ve seen him lots of times this season ( on TV ) he’s merely a functional player I’ve not seen him do anything outstanding.