Leeds United Thread

[drewie_rama]

at this rate it should see some high quality football in the playoffs, everyone in the top six just keeps on winning

 

[mushda]

Gave away a two goal lead to draw with ten man Orient, Ankergren with a shocker to concede the second.

 

[oaksy]

bloody hell why did we go and get flahavan if we were still going to play ankergren before him???

 

[year of the roo]

Very costly missed 2 points there. Where was Beckford??

 

[Catman]

Flahavan has a broken nose or something fairly minor in the scale of things but he can't come in quick enough. I've just seen the goals and that was just a horrific blunder from Casper to gift them the equaliser.

We should never have coughed up a 2-0 lead with them down to 10 men though.

Stockport could be in for a long day on Saturday.

 

[drewie_rama]

stockport are a very good side, i saw us play away at stockport and they dominated us for most of the match
delph now suspended and beckford to possibly miss again, took a bad knock on saturday

we're now six points ahead of tranmere, and provided we dont lose every game we surely should make the playoffs with a better goal differnce. we play tranmere at home next saturday, could clinch ourselves playoff berth then

2 Goal lead blown, yes it is bad, but given our recent run of late, so long as we turn it around quickly im willing to accept it. Very pleased with the side lately.

But its all about bouncing back on saturday

 

[mushda]

1-0 up through Howson, Hereford also beating Leicester. Milwall went down yesterday and Peterborough drew, that auto spot still just possible with a win tonight. Would be nice to get one without Beckford playing too, hopefully he'll be 100% when he gets back.

 

[hirthy]

We got home, not convincingly but 3 points without Beckford is a good job and a 20 year record for home wins. Leicster ended up getting up 2-1, and Tranmere 1-0. So not 100% safe for playoffs yet and a slight sniff to get on top of Peterborough.

 

[drewie_rama]

2nd is gone still i think
good win last night, annoying tranmere scored a late one
a draw would be a good result on monday at leicester and then we just need to avoid defeat at home to tranmere next week and playoffs is assured

 

[year of the roo]

Our game tomorrow against Leicester is televised on Sky Sports. Shall be tuning in and am hoping for a win here. Leicester's form of late has been what it was, and a win here could really put us back in top 3 contention.

 

[mushda]

ARGH ****! Last bloody minute we concede from a corner after matching Leicester throughout the game.

Playoffs it is then, let's seal them on Saturday.

 

[Catman]

Cruel result. We deserved at least a point from that. The defending was top class all match and then at the bloody end they find a winner from a corner. There wasn't much more they could have done to prevent it either.

We had our chances but a draw would have been the right result. Second spot was always a long shot and now it's gone, so we can focus on securing the playoff spot by beating Tranmere on the weekend.

Cruel, cruel, cruel game this.

 

[drewie_rama]

arrgh
typical leeds
watched the match on a live stream, certainly deserved something out of the match
defended well and look decent going forward, although we didnt lack that cutting edge that we have when beckford is up front
what i want to know is why we resorted to zonal marking on that last corner? we'd man marked Howard beautifully the whole game and we went zonal..oh well
heres hoping tranmere slip up tonight, otherwise saturday is a 6 pointer
oh and to finish with, well done to the leicester fans who decided to chant instanbul in the first half, right after the anniversary of the two leeds fans deaths. This after we observed a minutes silence pre game on behalf of one of their life long fans who passed away..great form leicester

 

[year of the roo]

Really liked Sam Sodje's game. Hopefully we can keep him til the end of the season as he is far superior to Marques and appears to have formed a good partnership with Naylor already.

Douglas was poor on the right. He may as well have not been there, Dyer ran rings around him.

I prefer Snoddy on the left and Delph in the centre too.

Can't wait for Beckford to return. I'd like to see him partner Dickinson who was quite good I thought. I think they would be a great combination.

Shattering result, and with Tranmere and Dons looking like getting the points tonight, a shattering weekend. Must win every game now.

 

[drewie_rama]

for anyone who can justify it
london return the weekend of the playoff final currently $1350 with malaysian airlines..i am deadset thinkin about doing it again
only issue is a) firstly making the playoffs b) getting through a tough 2 legged semi to make the final c)getting time off work a month after returning from 13 weeks overseas d) convincing my girlfriends its worth me spending another 2k on leeds

 

[year of the roo]

I'll be in Barcelona and I don't think I can justify it the way we are playing at the moment.

 

[Catman]

for anyone who can justify it
london return the weekend of the playoff final currently $1350 with malaysian airlines..i am deadset thinkin about doing it again
only issue is a) firstly making the playoffs b) getting through a tough 2 legged semi to make the final c)getting time off work a month after returning from 13 weeks overseas d) convincing my girlfriends its worth me spending another 2k on leeds

Would love to but I wouldn't have much of a chance getting a ticket and I'm also saving for the World Cup next year.

Also, after the last two playoff attempts I don't know whether I'd want to as we seem to leave our form in the semi-final and forget to turn up for the final.

 

[year of the roo]

3-1 into the second half with goals from Kilkenny, Beckford and Becchio. Only a Sam Sodje own goal keeps Rovers in it. Millwall getting pumped by the other Rovers is huge for us. Pity Scampaignerhorpe aren't doing the job against the Dons.

 

[drewie_rama]

leeds milwall playoff match looking likely

police are going to love it

 

[drewie_rama]

solid one nil win at hartlepool overnight
beckford again the scorer..its either going to be Milwall or MK dons in the semi

i dont know about anyone else, but the new den is the last place i want to be going to for a second leg needing a result..much rather play at home second..even though its shown to be not that big an advantage in playoffs

 

[Catman]

Would definitely prefer the second leg at home, moreso with the unbelievable home form we've had under Simon Grayson.

The way MK Dons are stumbling, there's every chance it'll be them we get. But I'm confident we can beat whoever we play as this is a different Leeds United side under SG to those in the past few seasons.

 

[Catman]

I read on Waccoe that a number of Leeds fans in Australia have emailed Fox Sports asking for them to show the playoffs. Any more information?

 

[drewie_rama]

email we sent to Leeds United Victoria Members today

G’day whites fans,

Well it's that time of the year again when all the fun and anxiousness begins. Having sealed our spot in the League One Playoffs, we now have to go about organising meetups for the playoff semi-finals and of course, assuming the mighty Whites continue their great form, the Playoff Final at Wembley!!

Leeds United Victoria will be organising meetups for all Playoff Final matches that Leeds are involved in. At this stage the games are not going to be shown on Australian TV and we need to do all we can in reversing this decision. Fox Sports who finally decided to show the Final last season on delay have stated they don't have the rights. We're not so sure about that!! They said they same thing last year but eventually broadcasted the Final. Setanta Sports is potentially another channel which could broadcast the games so lets not let Setanta off the hook.

We have compiled a few contacts below for everyone to email. Please if everyone could write an email (can be as small as you like) urging them to secure the rights and broadcast the games, then they may reconsider. Make them aware of how much passion there is for Leeds in Australia and hopefully we'll be able to get what we're all after, Leeds United LIVE on Australian television!!

Fox Sports : feedback@foxsports.com.au
Setanta : setantaoz@setanta.com / Setanta@email.setanta.com.au

Please be assured that if our efforts are unsuccessful, Leeds United Victoria will still be organising meetups in Melbourne like we did for the Playoff Final last season. This would include sourcing a LIVE internet video stream of the match and screening it at a soon to be announced pub (most likely Charles Dickens Tavern). Please keep all of the potential dates below in mind so we can pack out the pub again!!

LEEDS FINISH 3RD
Saturday 9th May Away v Scampaignerhorpe or Tranmere 4:45am
Friday 15th May Home v Scampaignerhorpe or Tranmere 4:45am

LEEDS FINISH 4TH AND MK DONS FINISH 5TH
Saturday 9th May Away v MK Dons 9:45pm
Friday 15th May Home v MK Dons 4:45am

LEEDS FINISH 4TH AND MILLWALL FINISH 5TH
Saturday 9th May Away v Millwall 9:45pm
Friday 15th May Home v Millwall 4:45am

LEEDS FINISH 5TH AND MK DONS FINISH 4TH
Saturday 9th May Home v MK Dons 9:45pm
Saturday 16th May Away v MK Dons 4:45am

LEEDS FINISH 5TH AND MILLWALL FINISH 4TH
Saturday 9th May Home v Millwall 9:45pm
Friday 14th May Away v Millwall 4:45am

 

[Catman]

There has also been a petition set up:

http://www.gopetition.com.au/online/27382.html

 

[mushda]

Signed the petition, please foxtel do the right thing!

Our kit for next year has been released, not such a fan of it myself. Don't like the collar and the whole blue panel on the side is pretty needless.