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Post by Trotter on Jan 7, 2015 17:37:43 GMT
Quite an attractive game only for the reason that we are on the up while LEEDS are being run like a clapped out bangor great ain't it, so I'm going for a 2 goal cushion home win.
Bolton 3-1 Leeds
Zach to come on as sub and score the third with Eudir opening his account for us, Pratley scoring the other.
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Post by whitesince63 on Jan 7, 2015 18:55:07 GMT
I'm confident on this one too trotter and I also agree with your 3-1 score line. It doesn't look like we'll have any signings by then but hopefully we'll have enough to beat a currently poor Leeds side.
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Post by socalwanderers on Jan 7, 2015 19:02:46 GMT
Don't get carried away lads!! Even though I would love a good ole thrashing of a Leeds team! They still hold a threat. We are still learning together as a team and we have a few kinks to still iron out! It might be closer than you think 1-0 win to the whites! ?
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 7, 2015 20:46:18 GMT
I too feel a wee bit cautious about this one as well, albeit their defence is as cack as ours was when Freedom was in charge, but they do have the odd one or two players that can cause an upset at the ReeMac A cautious 1-0 win for the Trotters
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 7, 2015 20:48:11 GMT
Oh & Redfearn's last game, if he's not already been potted by then
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Post by Trotter on Jan 9, 2015 16:29:11 GMT
Don't get carried away lads!! Even though I would love a good ole thrashing of a Leeds team! They still hold a threat. We are still learning together as a team and we have a few kinks to still iron out! It might be closer than you think 1-0 win to the whites! ? Footy fans are allowed to get carried away it's all part and parcel of the game we love so I am sticking with a 2 goal cushion. Leeds fans are very noisey as we all know so it will be good to quieten them.
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Post by whitesince63 on Jan 9, 2015 19:25:51 GMT
I'm not normally given to being over confident but I just think we will be really up for tomorrow and like trotter I'm sticking to my 3-1 score line. We've got the bit between our teeth now and the boys are getting better each week so I'm expecting a good performance of them tomorrow. I'm sure someone will remind me if I'm wrong anyway. ??
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Post by OohMac on Jan 9, 2015 21:42:17 GMT
Not too confident, think we'll struggle to get the ball in the net in the next few weeks. Relying heavy on old pro's, who can do it one off but over a few games I think they and we will tire. Clough could make the difference and maybe Wilkinson too. But not too sure either will feature tomorrow though, not from the start. Think it will be a tight game, 1-1. Can see either side maybe nicking a winner, hope its us. We really need to win to think about playoffs but I'm not looking that far ahead.
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Post by whitesince63 on Jan 10, 2015 9:03:38 GMT
I think you're putting too much emphasis on the strikers OM we now have more threat from other areas under NL with the likes of Pratley, Danns and Feeney looking likely. The quality of balls being played into the right areas is improving all the time and from set pieces even the likes of Mills and especially Wheats could add to the firepower. With the increasing threat from Wilkinson and Young Zach I think we now carry much more threat so again I stick to my 3-1 score line.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2015 11:17:02 GMT
I will settle for a win of any kind at a push a draw. 2-1 will do, all those going to the game enjoy as I am stuck in work this afternoon
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 10, 2015 15:12:39 GMT
Oh cack!! We're a goal down already COYWM Keep the faith
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Post by socalwanderers on Jan 10, 2015 16:15:02 GMT
Get in !!
Back in it!!
Gudjohnson!!
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Post by socalwanderers on Jan 10, 2015 16:58:09 GMT
Don't get carried away lads!! Even though I would love a good ole thrashing of a Leeds team! They still hold a threat. We are still learning together as a team and we have a few kinks to still iron out! It might be closer than you think 1-0 win to the whites! ? Footy fans are allowed to get carried away it's all part and parcel of the game we love so I am sticking with a 2 goal cushion. Leeds fans are very noisey as we all know so it will be good to quieten them. Your right trotter lad about getting carried away, however a certain player missing today who gives the team a creative edge was always going to be a big miss in our play! one point at home is what we take away today. Coywm!
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Post by andyl on Jan 10, 2015 19:17:22 GMT
A tough game in dreadful conditions was decided by symmetrical penalties in each half. Both were recklessly conceded. Both were converted in style ours by Eidur who smashed it into the top left hand corner
Leeds quite impressed me with their incisive attacking play and a quick break fro midfield and a neat through ball tempted Lonergan to make a rash challenge. He was exposed by poor play ahead of him but the player was moving away from goal, witness the fact he was neither sent off ( correct) nor booked ( incorrect?) . We were quite rocky to start with and Mills especially was dodgy in the air. Soon after the goal another cross defeated him and Lonergan pulled off a fantastic save to deny a close range-header
we were always a bit clumsy in midfield, I thought. Trotter again impressed in flashes and used the ball more creatively than his colleagues who too often took risks and went backwards. If Eidur got the ball he generally used it well and if it reached Feeney he got in a few dashes. Heskey was largely anonymous. I thought we missed Chungy today and if he is injured now or on his way we will have to replace what he does.
There re were a number of corners and one good heading chance, couldn't see who missed it but in general the sides were evenly matched in the first half
it was a good thing we struck back in the second half opening. After the worst kick off in memory which all but gifted them a goal Feeney broke on the right and for once hit a perfect cross. In the chaos following Pratley was upended and Eidur got us level
the best moment in the second half saw a thunderous Eidur volley superbly blocked. What a goal it would have made
i was a bit surprised that Heskey stayed on. He was out of it for the last twenty but bringing Davies on for Trotter was an attacking statement of intent and we settled well but for one Eidur lost ball and a slip by Ream. Their best chance was denied by a superb Ream block.
So a 1-1. Not a great game but it wasn't at all easy in the conditions. For us I'd pick out Vela as our man of the match. After being caught out early on he settled to some very assured hustling and made a number of good forays forward. I like his calmness under pressure and very little gets past him
Lonergan 7. Vela 8 Mills 4 Dervite 6 Ream 7. Feeney 7 Eidur 7 Danns 6 Pratley 7 Heskey 5 Trotter 7. Craig D 6 Wheater 6 and an unmarkable yet nearly brilliant cameo from the hitherto unseen Walker. A shame Clogh wasn't around.
We we need more in midfield, more width and a goal scorer!!
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Post by davidm on Jan 10, 2015 19:29:20 GMT
Very similar feelings to AndyL, apart from Trotter.
Probably the poorest home performance under Mr Lennon.
We must be happy with a point from a really average performance.
A match that we could easily have lost.
There was dip in performance throughout the side. Lonergan struggled with the wind to the extent of dropping the ball over the line for a corner when it was an easy catch; the two centre backs could not handle Morison who out-jumped/out-headed them throughout which together with some dreadful passing scared me all afternoon; the midfield lacked a bit of guile and were out played by the Leeds midfield and up front we struggled to make any chances.
We started poorly. I don’t think that we had crossed the half way line before Leeds scored. The defence was split wide open for a midfield runner to be through on Lonergan. I thought that he dived ridiculously and was amazed at the penalty award but how did Lonergan not get sent off?
One nil down after 4 minutes – a terrible start.
We did little to press Leeds and Morison should have scored with a header when Mills orchestrated an offside appeal wrongly and Morison’s header was excellently saved by Lonergan.
Trotter looked like he wanted to get sent off in the first half with a few lunges and we really could not create at all. Our main attacks came from corners when we won the ball often. A Mills header was scrambled off the line; Mills headed just wide when he looked to have received a hefty push but overall we just couldn’t get going.
Second half, I hoped for, probably expected, a strong push from us. It didn’t come. We kicked off and within 10 seconds Leeds were on the edge of our area threatenly.
Then we got our share of luck. Pratley somehow won a penalty when he swung at the ball and caught the Leeds player and went down.
I didn’t think that Leeds’ penalty was a good decision but our penalty was even worse – somehow equalling everything up. Gudjohnsen smacked it into the roof of the net well.
We couldn’t dominate though and the game drifted away to a fair draw. Eidur had a volley smash into a defender in one of our rare chances but Leeds were constantly at our defence and I was worried up until the end.
We now have 3 successive away games. We somehow need to get the neatness and good passing back into our game.
Lonergan - 6 Cracking save to stop us going 2-0 down. Looked a bit shaky against the wind.
Vela - 7 Classy again. Some good link up play.
Mills - 5 Couldn’t handle Morison. Beaten much too often and too many hoofs.
Dervite - 4 Same as Mills with Morison but his passing was terrible also.
Ream - 6 Reasonable but still not able to help the attack.
Danns - 6 Worked really hard. I am starting to warm to him in the defensive midfield role.
Pratley - 6 Another game of hard work but a few misplace passes and poor passes.
Trotter - 5 Real struggle. Got on the bad side of the ref and some of his passes were awful.
Gudjohnsen - 6 Oozes class and took the penalty excellently.
Feeney - 5 He did many many decent runs but his final centre or pass was hopeless.
Heskey - 5 Not very good. I was surprised that he lasted 90 minutes. He struggled to hold the ball and bring players into the game.
Wheater - 6 Very steady when came on.
Davies - 6 Looked lively. I think he should have started.
Manager - 6 I am used to the manager getting the player’s sorted at half time. It didn’t work today as we were sluggish throughout the game.
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