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Post by karma on Feb 2, 2024 8:20:12 GMT
Today, is the 60th birthday of Prof Sir Jonathan Van-Tam former deputy chief Medical Officer during the first year's of Covid and a man in whom I have absolute trust (but not those amature snake-oil political salesmen)
I've used this thread because how could you not like a man who supports Boston United in about 12th place in National League North and in a cluster of clubs not far behind Scarborough.York City climbed over Boston to get promotion out of that division
If I may paraphrase Sidney Greenstreet in 'The Maltese Falcon' (playing fat man), " I like a man who knows his own mind. Yes indeed, I like a man who supports Boston United"
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Post by karma on Feb 2, 2024 22:27:11 GMT
Well that's 5-wins-in-a-row for Leeds United ( ⚽️ - 1 at Bristol, late night home ✈️)
It's also into the 2nd automatic promotion place for Leeds! And Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton are all away from home on Saturday.
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Post by newby on Feb 2, 2024 22:30:55 GMT
Leeds United up to second and into an automatic promotion place for the first time this season. I couldn't let that go by.
They have played 2 more games than both Southampton and Ipswich who I would expect to clamber back past them but you never know, points on the board and all that.
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Post by newby on Feb 2, 2024 22:31:34 GMT
Well that's 5-wins-in-a-row for Leeds United ( ⚽️ - 1 at Bristol, late night home ✈️) It's also into the 2nd automatic promotion place for Leeds! And Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton are all away from home on Saturday. Great minds, you know the rest!
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Post by hawke on Feb 3, 2024 18:19:40 GMT
Went to see Ilkley Town versus Route One Rovers in the North-West Counties League. Ilkley turned it round to win 2-1. 82 were in attendance. I walked round and counted them all! Must be a lot of family and friends in that number. The players are very fit and the standard is high. Great watching close up.
Route One Rovers have recently risen through the West Yorkshire League ranks as Ilkley did 3 years ago. Multi-racial side from Bradford. They stage their home games at Marley Sports Stadium in Keighley as do Steeton, as it provides floodlights and a barrier round the pitch. Shame of course they have to leave their roots. So that is three local sides in the North-West Counties section.
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Post by newby on Feb 3, 2024 22:01:47 GMT
Not a good day for any supporters of the Sheffield teams. Wednesday, after their brief flickering now seem to have lost the plot again, losing 4-0 to fellow strugglers Huddersfield Town today.
At least they had the excuse of being the away team, Sheffield United were stuffed 0-5 at home by Aston Villa. No coming back from here I fear for Utd, small chance still for Wednesday.
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Post by byased on Feb 4, 2024 14:59:20 GMT
A good day for the team, but not the supporters at the Baggies. Apparently one of the Blues players receiving a racial comment from one of the spectators. I dread to think the stick I would be getting today if Seth was still around.
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Post by newby on Feb 6, 2024 19:15:17 GMT
FA Cup replays tonight, including Plymouth v Leeds on the BBC. A bit of a run out for some of the usual bench players, but with the 'star' players named in the substitutes.
Looking forward to it, hope we win but not too anxious about it.
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Post by karma on Feb 7, 2024 7:38:06 GMT
Excellent 1 - 4 FA Cup replay win for Leeds United at Plymouth last night ( Chelsea or A Villa in next round). United hit post/bar 3 times but kept up a high tempo game. 1 - 1 after '90' minutes , powered on in extra time
Just as important, 8 games in all competitions in 2024, unbeaten.
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Post by newby on Feb 7, 2024 11:23:13 GMT
They got there in the end. No disrespect, ok perhaps a little, to Rotherham, but knowing we play them next at Elland Rd makes me less anxious about players needing a rest.
I'm not a great fan of trying to pass the ball into the goal which drives me mental, but I realise that with success comes the need get past 10 men defences, and it's the opposition who get to do all the breakaway stuff.
Hope Chelsea get lucky tonight, prefer to face their up and down form, rather than Villa who look seriously good.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Feb 7, 2024 11:28:16 GMT
well at least you get to play Chelsea in a one off game and not a 2 legged one where all your hopes and dreams after the first leg are then shattered within 20 minutes of the second leg....
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Post by newby on Feb 7, 2024 15:25:32 GMT
well at least you get to play Chelsea in a one off game and not a 2 legged one where all your hopes and dreams after the first leg are then shattered within 20 minutes of the second leg.... Still painful!! It probably won't be Chelsea anyway.
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Post by byased on Feb 7, 2024 17:13:40 GMT
For someone who does not like the premier league, Newby, you seem more concerned with keeping players fit for the league games on order to get there. Give me a run in the FA Cup any day, sadly not to be again this year. You should be hoping Leeds get to the final, and a great day out.
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Post by newby on Feb 7, 2024 17:47:59 GMT
I know it makes no sense even to me, I hate the premier league and never watch it. Some deep rooted civic pride in the town of my birth I suppose, it would probably take Freud to sort it out.
FA cup! I don't know why but the hurt of the losses of 69/70 (Chelsea) and 72/73 (Sunderland) probably stick with me more than the glory of the win in 71/72 (Arsenal).
As for 64/65, (Liverpool) I didn't mind that loss, probably because we were such underdogs having just been promoted.
I'm more than ready for a run at the cup, at least half of me is, I think!
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Post by karma on Feb 7, 2024 18:11:41 GMT
All of what you are saying makes perfect sense to me newby.
I want Leeds United to succeed for themselves the supporters and all the people of the area.
If they are promoted back to the Premiership great, we'll done but my interest would wane.
I tend to support lower league teams but this season I've been following Leeds closely , with mixed views
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