Comments on: Twelve months undefeated at home, but Wycombe Wanderers make their point

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admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:48:14 +0000

Hi Russell, thanks for your comments and glad you enjoyed the day. The Elland Road stewarding can be a joke some days. Sit anywhere except the Kop (North/Revie stand) at Elland Road and they do your head in. Think they’ve given up with us in the Kop as every feeble attempt they’ve made to get us to sit down has been greeted with chants of ‘Stand up, and sing for Leeds.’ Proper jobsworths though some of them!

Hope the stewarding didn’t detract too much from the occasion anyway. You were more than worthy of a point and unlucky not to win. Leeds were just tragic today, it was an awful display from us. Also, it’s good to see opposition fans recognising how friendly the Leeds faithful is. We have a reputation for being a bit unwelcoming, but that’s only to idiots like Millwall, Scum etc… I’ve enjoyed a lot of good banter with the opposition over the years and long may it continue.

Best of luck for the rest of the season.

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Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:40:49 +0000

From a Wycombe fans perspective I really enjoyed the day out. Apart from one thing – the abysmal stewarding. Never have I seen such a bunch of nasty minded little Hitlers in all my life – threatening to chuck people out when they sang “stand up if you love Wycombe” – they must have manhandled and dragged around 20 people down to the concourse to “have a word” They were so quick off the mark – you could stand up to let someone through and they would be on your case before you had even had the chance to sit down. The home fans of course stood for the whole game and rightly so, when questioned on this fans were again threatened with ejection and spoken to in an agressive tone.

This was completely at odds with the Leeds fans who were most friendly before and after – I lost count of the amount of fans I shook hands with at the end.

As for the game, Waddock our manager got his tactics spot on and we should have won fairly easily. Enjoyed joining in with Stand Up if you hate Man U and having other banter with the home support. I wish you the best of luck for the rest of the season, your long suffering fans will be celebrating promotion no doubt – unless you play like you did today of course!!

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Highlights: Leeds United 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:37:03 +0000

[...] Highlights: Leeds United 1-1 Wycombe WanderersBy TSSPublished: January 9, 2010Posted in: LUFC, PostsTags: Elland Road, Highlights, Jonny Howson, League One, Leeds United, LUFC, WWFC, Wycombe Wanderers Comments [0]Digg it!Facebook Highlights: Leeds United 1-1 Wycombe WanderersThe goals from our 1-1 draw and dismal display at home to Wycombe. The match did bring with it a new record for Simon Grayson whose Leeds United side have now remained undefeated at home for a year. TSS’ match review can be found here. [...]

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admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:12:02 +0000

Agree on possible replacements, both would do well. What worries me is the lack of options though, even when we do replace Becks. We’re too reliant on one striker and when Becchio has a bad day, like he did today, we have no options.

Becchio is usually a good target man, but he won nothing in the air today, but who did we have to replace him? Grella? Far too lightweight.

Tres is an option, but seems out of favour. We need rid of the deadwood – i.e. Showumni and Kandol if Grayson isn’t going to play him – and some real strength in instead. I’d hope to see two capable strikers brought in by the end of January who bring different talents to the party.

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Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:05:39 +0000

It is a bit sad at home though when our centre half and keeper are our best players. The midfield was non existant at times and they seemed to be sitting far too deep in front of the back four. It seemed whenever the ball was headed clear, it fell to their midfield which was frustrating. We were out battled today. We lacked shape and width. We were overplaying most of the time and in all honesty we could still be playing now and we wouldn’t have scored. Hopefully, we will sign someone next week to replace Becks. Ideally Hooper or Sharp if Mr Bates will open his cheque book.

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admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:52:10 +0000

Yeah, noticed the hugs too which was a little saddening. I’d agree that it was a goodbye and every game he plays now could well be his last.

Also agree that Beckford put in a shift in an otherwise dismal display. Kis and Casper did well too and had to or else we would have undoubtedly been defeated. The midfield was just appalling at times. Exeter can’t come soon enough. Here’s hoping for a response!

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Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:47:56 +0000

I was at the game today also and I did actually think Beckford would start the game. Credit where credit is due he put in a shift but didn’t get the service from the midfield. There was an instance where he lost possession in the game and he must have run back 50 yards to get the ball back. All in all a very poor perfomance from Leeds today and I would be expecting a reaction from the next league game. Norwich are storming up the league and if we keep dropping points they will catch us in no time. One thing that I did notice today that when the team do the hugs before kick off, is that a few hugged Beckford for a little longer. Possibly a good bye ? Who knows ?…