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Monday 11 February 2013

Leeds Drinking In Last Chance Saloon In Middlesbrough

It could have been the perfect day. It should have been the perfect day. Watford and Crystal Palace had shared the points. Leicester lost at Peterborough, Hull lost at Brighton, Burnley at Bolton, Nottingham Forest at Bristol City, Millwall at Blackpool and Middlesbrough, incredibly, at home to Barnsley. And Leeds were winning with the game moving into injury time. Then disaster.

How a victory would have changed the table! Leeds would now be in eighth, just three points behind the faltering Miserableboro. Instead, despite having an England left back in the team, they couldn't hold on to a lead against the team sitting fourth from bottom and without a win now in five. That equaliser was more expensive than the Cardiff winner. Campbell's goal only cost Leeds a point, Batth's header shaved off two and kicked Leeds cruelly in the solar plexus just as they looked set to capitalise on the failings of others. So Leeds remain in eleventh, and desperate for a result at the Riverside. Win and Warnock's boys move on to the shoulder of Middlesboro; lose and the gap widens to an ominous eight points.

And more worrying still, Blackburn are emerging now as genuine candidates. If they win at Brighton and Leeds lose, they will open up a buffer; but then if Brighton emerge as victors in that one, they could be six points ahead of the Whites. That's the trouble with the situation Leeds find themselves in. They have to win and keep winning, and rely on results of others.

Warnock voiced his frustration after the game, and amazingly didn't blame the officials. Well he couldn't after Leeds were given a penalty and Peltier put one in his own net could he? Instead, poor old Neil blamed Old Father Time, moaning that he hasn't many days left in the game, unlike players like Kenny and Brown who apparently can play for many years yet.

Warnock complained: "The frustration for me is that we have just played Cardiff City and Wolves and we should have had six points and I have got one out of both games. I want to get into the play-offs and I am disappointed that we are not in the play-offs and games are running out. I want to go up. I think I am more frustrated than anybody. It is all right for the players; they are all young and they can play for years to come."

That sounded like Old Big Gob is close to resignation: not his position, but to missing out on promotion this year. One point from the last six following the closing of the window. Warnock told us to judge him after the window and if Leeds lose at Boro, the jury won't have to stay out for very long will they?

Leeds simply have to win at Middlesbrough. Boro look crap at the moment so that isn't as big an ask as the table suggests. It's time for Morison and Warnock Junior to deliver. Leeds can still do it. With any luck Dyer will start for the Smoggies as two games, two defeats suggest he remains a footballing Jonah!

27 comments:

  1. Beaten by Villa !! looks like west hams wheels have fallen off Muppet Boy

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  2. a bit jekyll and hyde you sometimes.
    yes we can do it, 2 smashing performances against 2 decent opponents.
    only we never capitalise on others misfortunes or hold out long enough to tske maximum points.
    we shall learn the hard way here at leeds.

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  3. Lol you sound pissed Warnock choose little leeds over the great West spam "despite having an England left back in the team" Lol pls tell why u have such a fascination with leeds united?

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  4. Nzogbia
    Howd west spam get on again??
    Against shitty villa?

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  5. what?.......dog got your tongue............

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  6. yeah thought so....

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  7. Can you explain why your porn baron owners have no confidence in your manager and won`t discuss a new contract with him.

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  8. why do YOU care? you cant be a wind up merchant one week and than attempt to be a serious football blogger the next.the damage has been done ya numpty!

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  9. Not sure about last chance saloon but definitely makes it a lot harder if history doesn't repeat itself and we fail to win at 'Boro.

    Must say you make me chuckle with your predictions. You always go for the one that any numpty can see is an 80% cert and keep talking about it like its absolutely guaranteed trying to wind people up. Then when you get proven wrong it's like '4 out of 5 predictions ain't bad'!

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  10. Hay match dodger,the joke has become as boring as west hams brand of football. Haven't you sussed yet? No-one is wound up by your blog. It's you who gets wound up,that's why you keep posting shite. Also i notice you're becoming increasingly selective as to which comments see daylight. Is this due to last mondays humiliation?

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  11. just putting that bit retrospectively..BO SELECTIVE.....oh poo......sorry Mr Pottymouth.

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  12. For any west ham fans who part with their hard earned cash to go to games(and armchair hammer) if you send a question in to Ben Jacobs he may put it to fat Sam on Wednesday when he interviews him. Hope he takes his chewa out. This is your chance to find out if west hams pre match meals of Findus Lasagnes are having an undue influence on the style of football at upton pk. There are tales that players have been jumping advertizing hoardings like National Hunt thoroughbreds every time they score but there are only a handful of witnesses to such events. So get your questions in ante post.

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  13. keep blowing the monkey, knob cheez !!

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  14. I had a good read of your last article about your beloved Wet Spam, oh hang on a mo there arent any.....Doh!!!!
    you really are a delusional sycophant.

    hang on there's more......bootlicker, brownnoser, doormat, fawner, flunky, groveler, knobshaker, hanger-on, lackey, minion, parasite, puppet, slave.

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  15. We need to get back to basics & ensure that we makr plenty of first serves just like Federer does - he's my favourite player & i have pictures of him on my bedroom wall next to Justin Fashanu.

    Keep the faith HF bcuz Warnock's Warriors will prevail.

    When u coming over to Watford for a game of tennis ? LEEDS V WEST HAM just like the good old days.

    Love the column by the way so keep up the good work & good luck to the happy hammers.

    Anyone for a game of tennis ?

    MOT

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  16. Yes it'd be a handy game for Leeds to win, however Warnock's just playing mind games. It's far from over yet.
    Leeds IMPROVED their position in BOTH the Last two games.With 6th spot being the target they grabbed a 3 goal advantage over the 6th placed team after Boro were caned by Ipswich and Leeds were edged by Cardiff, and they improved a point after the weekend to now by 5 points off the playoffs.
    This is the only reality. Leeds are still better off. Games running out? Hmmm...16 sounds like a big number to me. This is Warnock's mind games. Let the world think we are out of it.
    You know all this as well as me Hammersfan. You just choose to spout doom and gloom because you support a nothing team who are going down the table and heading for the drop. We at Leeds don't share your misery. We have an exciting few months to enjoy while you go through your agony.
    Sad Blogger, Bitter man.

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    1. ....and there my friends is the nail being firmly hit on the head!

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  17. All Hamsters boss Allardyce will be managing in a few weeks is a topless bar owned by WEST HAM.
    Leeds going to hit Boro for 6 tomorrow. Then we go to MUFC on Sunday and give them a mauling just ;like we did Spurs!

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  18. Obviously whatever you write about West Ham doesn't get any attention. You simply write rubbish about Leeds to garner views in a vain attempt at justifying the point of you having a blog at all. Very sad.

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    1. Sums hf and this place up perfectly!

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  19. Old big gob is Cloughs nickname. I don't know anyone who's used it in reference to warnock. Very annoying.

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    1. Taken from somewhere else and used as your own. AKA known as Plaigarism, which defines 99.9% of hf's posts.

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  20. You are sick in your little head

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  21. The armchair hammer isn't posting any comments that make him look stupid anymore. That's why there are hardly any comments on here. He isn't posting any of mine,mainly due to the humiliation he received at my hands and feet last monday. What a loser.

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