Thracian Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 I think Leeds will do us. It will be a horrible evening. That wouldn't surprise me either - and would show Leeds improving and us going backwards. Tomorrow is a big, big test Kelly's managerial capabilities. You can see him being "sensible" and filling the side with "experience". But can we score the two goals that are needed to win? Or will he have doubts in his mind? Would he really, underneath, settle for a point from the off? Cos if he feels uncertain, that will convey itself to the team and the tactics and Leeds will start with an advantage. Intriguing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 That wouldn't surprise me either - and would show Leeds improving and us going backwards. Tomorrow is a big, big test Kelly's managerial capabilities. You can see him being "sensible" and filling the side with "experience". But can we score the two goals that are needed to win? Or will he have doubts in his mind? Would he really, underneath, settle for a point from the off? Cos if he feels uncertain, that will convey itself to the team and the tactics and Leeds will start with an advantage. Intriguing He'll definitely not only settle for a point but play for one, I see no reason why he will change his approach for this game, in fact this is the sort of game he was born for, where a draw would suit him nicely thank you very much and you have to say on the whole he's been averagely successful in achieving them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He's not bald Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 From a Leeds site: Leeds will go into the away game at Leicester buoyed by the slender win at home to Luton, after five games without a win. There will be concerns about the lack of quality finishing as Leeds should have killed off Town by half-time and had to rely on Casper's penalty save to get the three points. With Hull and Southend winning this was indeed a game that had to be won. Wisey's team seem to be playing more as a unit and lots are said about loan players and their commitment but Kishishev, Heath, Michalik and Ankergren look as up for it as anyone, even if Heath looks short of quality. With Blake driving things from midfield, Carole offering some skill from the wings and Cresswell putting himself about a bit up front Leeds must continue creating the chances and the goals will come eventually! Let's hope so! City enter the game having recently been purchased by ex-Portsmouth supremo Milan Mandaric, which will offer off-field comfort (why didn't you come a bit further up north sir and buy Leeds?). On the field, the loss at Palace on Saturday was their first in seven games, although they now haven't won in three with draws against WBA and Southend in recent weeks. Before that they won three on the bounce against Ipswich (2-0), Coventry (3-0) and Burnley (1-0). With Leeds rooted to the bottom of the CCC with only 34 points, Leicester are comfortably placed in 16th on 45 points, some 9 points above the drop zone. Both will want to win and a crowd of 28,000 or so will turn up in the hope that they are witnessing another nail in the coffin of Leeds United. "You're not famous any more!" - you never were! Last game: It was in October that the Foxes rolled into Elland Road and walked away with all three points. Goals from Tiatto and Hume gave City a 2-0 lead before a late consolation from then skipper Paul Butler reduced the arrears. The decisive moment of the game, however, was Matt Kilgallon's sending off in the 55th minute. Last season Leeds went to the Walkers Stadium in February and came away with a 1-1 draw. Hume had put Leicester in front but a Robbie Blake penalty equalled things after Rob Hulse had been fouled by McCarthy, which lead to the latter's dismissal. Us & them - they played for both clubs: There are loads of players who played for both clubs! Of the current set up Matt Heath is registered with Leicester and on loan at United and may feature in the game, and another ex-City player likely to feature for United is Richard Cresswell. Likewise Geoff Horsefield may play for City having started the season with Leeds as will Alan Maybury who was the captain of that Leeds youth team that gave us Woody, Smithy, Robbo, Harry et al. Maybury's most famous moment in a Leeds shirt was that horrendous challenge on him by Pavel Nedved in the 3-3 draw with Lazio in the Champions League! Luckily he walked away uninjured. In recent years Nathan Blake, Julian Joachim, Steve Guppy, Jason Wilcox and Brian Deane wore the blue of City and white of Leeds, as did Danny Cadamarteri, although blink and you may have missed him. United youth product Tommy Wright promised much in Eddie Gray's young team of 1984-85 and was a big crowd favourite. Unfortunately Billy Bremner replaced Eddie as Manager and did not have the same faith and offloaded him to Oldham in 1986 and he ended up at Filbert Street where he enjoyed several good seasons before playing for Middlesborough in the Premier League. He is now John Sheridan's deputy at Oldham who are flying high in League One. Players that went to City from Leeds include Simon Grayson in 1992, he was a player that featured briefly for the Whites but went on to have a successful time at Filbert Street and was club captain for a while. Not so lucky was Welsh International Matthew Jones who was offloaded for £3.2million in 2001 but injury cut short his promising career and he is now a presenter on Sky Sports and is rubbish! Bobby Davison joined Leicester after six years with Leeds and will be best remembered for being top scorer in our Second Division championship year of 1989-90. Way back George Meek (1960) and Ken Chisholm (1948) both left the sunshine of Leeds for Leicester. David Rennie came to Leeds from Leicester in 1985 as Billy Bremner sought experience over youth and stayed for 4 years playing in defence and midfield. Rennie opened the scoring in the FA Cup semi-final against Coventry in 1987 although Leeds went down fighting 3-2. Rennie went on to play for Coventry in the Premier League. One of the best bits of transfer business for Leeds was when Howard Wilkinson paid Leicester £1million in 1990 for Gary McAllister. This was seen as a gamble at the time as many clubs had watched Macca but never followed up their interest, most notably Brian Clough's Notts Forest. Macca had a great time at Elland Road and was ever present in our league winning team of 1992. He was club captain for three years before leaving for £3.5million for Coventry City in 1996. This transfer made him very unpopular, but who can forget those defence splitting passes and exquisite free-kicks? Way back Ray Iggleden joined Leeds from Leicester in 1948. To continue the connections United Manager Dennis Wise played briefly for Leicester after he left Chelsea but was thrown out after a controversial moment when it is alleged he hit a team-mate in training! Wouldn't happen at Leeds United! Legend for both: Allan Clarke was without doubt one of the most feared strikers in Europe when he joined Leeds United from Leicester City in 1969. Born in Willenhall in July 1946 from a family that bore five Footballing brothers, Clarke started his career at Walsall at sixteen before joining the Fulham jet set of Cohen and Haynes. City paid a British-record fee of £150,000 to lure him to Filbert Street in May 1968 and he was man-of-the-match in the 1968 FA Cup Final before he was the subject of another record transfer joining Don Revie's Leeds United for £165,000. Clarke's lethal partnership with Mick Jones was an instant success as the two lead Leeds to a Charity Shield win over Man City and, in his time at Elland Road, he would pick up League, FA Cup and Fairs Cup medals as well as playing in the 1975 European Cup Final in Paris. In all, Clarke scored 110 goals in 270 appearances for Leeds in nine seasons paying back the transfer fee with interest. Who can forget the winning goal in the 1972 FA Cup Final against Arsenal and David Coleman's 'Clarke 1-0!' quote? He scored on his full England debut versus Czechoslovakia in the 1970 World Cup Finals in Mexico and scored 10 goals in 19 appearances in an era when international caps were earned and not free in Christmas crackers! Clarke left Leeds for Barnsley in June 1978 and went on to become Manager at Oakwell before returning to Elland Road in September 1980 to manage a team that had misfired in recent seasons under Jimmy Adamson. Despite spending money on Peter Barnes, Frankie Gray and Kenny Burns, Clarke could not find a winning formula and United were involved in a relegation scrap in 1982 before finally sealing their fate in May at WBA. United then endured eight seasons out of the top flight. Nicknamed 'Sniffer', Clarke still regularly attends games at Elland Road and is always warmly welcomed. Did you know?: Ally Mauchlen was also involved in a transfer between United and City in 1992 when he joined Leeds on loan. Although he sat on the bench twice he never actually got to play for Leeds so is hardly an ex-Leeds player! Or is he? I'll leave that to you! Leeds players have scored more hat-tricks against Leicester than any other club with seven. Bill Poyntz (1922), Charlie Keetley (1929), Gordon Hodgson (1938), Frank Dudley (1950), Ray Iggleden (1954), Eddie Gray (1978) & Robbie Keane (2001) are the players to pop the ball in the sack. Keane's was in that memorable 6-0 drubbing at Filbert Street in the League Cup. Leeds United's league record team and individual scoring hauls are both against Leicester City. In 1934 United hammered City 8-0 at Elland Road, a result bettered only by a 10-0 thrashing of Lyn Oslo in Europe. Remarkably four years later in 1938 United hammered City again, this time 8-2 with Gordon Hodgson hitting five which is the most by a Leeds player in a single game. Bairdy's Prediction: This will be a tough game for Leeds. Unlike United, Leicester are enjoying a stable time and their players will go into the game relaxed with off-field events but determined as they could still technically be dragged into a relegation fight. A win will ease their fears. You never know which side Wisey will pick these days, even with his limited resources, so a lot depends on how Leeds approach the game. If we go for Leicester then we have the ability to win easily but the big question is will we attack or sit back? Against Luton we looked good going forward but sat back at the end and looked vulnerable. Hopefully Wise will take the game to them and Leeds can win. Our forwards must come good at some stage. I was way off against Wednesday but not far off with Luton so this time am going for Leeds to win 2-1 with key man Cresswell. Heart before head again! It's a pretty poor picture when the team at the bottom of the pile and arguably playing the worse football in the championship think they can beat city "easily" away from home if they "have a go"..Is that really how we are percieved at the moment? Taxi for Mr Kelly!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 Indeed. If I could get draws like Kelly I'd do the pools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dames Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 I reckon we will do em. 2-0 Horsey and Humey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 12 March 2007 Author Share Posted 12 March 2007 That wouldn't surprise me either - and would show Leeds improving and us going backwards Leeds have won one game in their last six against a, quite frankly, pathetic opposition. We have been treading the waters of inadequacy all season. If a win over Luton signifies Leeds improving then why haven't you been raising the roof with praise for Kelly in the months of Jan & Feb? I can't see how tomorrow night will triumph our ongoing demise or Leeds ascendancy? We are shit, they've been more shit and one game more should not make much of a dint in any viewpoint currently held. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dames Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 Its gunna be shit versus shit. SO expect a competition of who can be the sloppiest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simi Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 Love it, just love it if we beat them Should be another good atmosphere Kev ? Really looking forward to this. Praying we beat them. My mate who is a Leeds fan is certain they will beat us. I would not be able to face him if we lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookwhaticando Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 Kev ? Really looking forward to this. Praying we beat them. My mate who is a Leeds fan is certain they will beat us. I would not be able to face him if we lost. None of us could face ANY other football fan if we lose to that Shower, managed by the Poison Dwarf himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simi Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 He cheats, he lies, We hope he f**king dies, Dennis Wise, Dennis Wise... Too harsh? Nah... Wonder what the chances are of this been started. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookwhaticando Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 Wonder what the chances are of this been started. . 99.9% It's too catchy to go to waste, and it's hardly difficult to know the words to. I will be greatly disappointed if this chant is not started. With any luck, other clubs' fans will hear it and it'll take the country's stadia by storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Fox Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 I’m choosing to stay well away for this game, I can’t face watching us lose 2-0 at home to Leeds. Kelly has got us well and truly back riding the sh*t wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 Im going down tommorow night - first time in ages cos i now work saturdays <_< , Whats it like at the front of the N block, cos thats the only part of the block that me and a mate could get tickets . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simi Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 Im going down tommorow night - first time in ages cos i now work saturdays <_< , Whats it like at the front of the N block, cos thats the only part of the block that me and a mate could get tickets . It can be good as long as the people in the middle are chanting, you should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 I'm really not confident at all. This really is a must win game for us. To shove Leeds further in the right direction would be great and we could save ourselves a bit too. A draw is no good. I'd be so gutted if we lost this one. At the moment I have a feeling they'll beat us. I really hope I'm wrong.... <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simi Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 I'm really not confident at all. This really is a must win game for us. To shove Leeds further in the right direction would be great and we could save ourselves a bit too. A draw is no good. I'd be so gutted if we lost this one. At the moment I have a feeling they'll beat us. I really hope I'm wrong.... <_< I feel the same. Us losing in the manner that we did and also Leeds winning is not a good combination for the game tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gist Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 I've got a feeling it will be a scrappy game with us winning 1-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 I've got a feeling it will be a scrappy game with us winning 1-0. God I would take that with pleasure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM27 Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 I'm thinking 5-0 to Leeds you can't argue that their players are miles better than 'ours' not to mention the fact their aways fans will be 10 times louder than 'us lot' ,might slap on Leeds shirt seen as though it's going to be one hell of a depressing night for a Foxes fan. Hope Wisey doesn't dish out the beatings could be a few jaws flying around the place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandannieldanok Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 I'm thinking 5-0 to Leeds you can't argue that their players are miles better than 'ours' not to mention the fact their aways fans will be 10 times louder than 'us lot' ,might slap on Leeds shirt seen as though it's going to be one hell of a depressing night for a Foxes fan. Hope Wisey doesn't dish out the beatings could be a few jaws flying around the place Are you even a Leicester fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM27 Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 Are you even a Leicester fan? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandannieldanok Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 Yes Good, because to be honest I despise that Leeds scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM27 Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 Good, because to be honest I despise that Leeds scum. You could hate them a whole lot more after the spanking you're going to take tomorrow night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez of Mahrez Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 I like this one. Can we let him stay? We can always ban him if they fluke a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM27 Posted 12 March 2007 Share Posted 12 March 2007 I like this one. Can we let him stay? We can always ban him if they fluke a win. Shall i pack my bags now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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