Highlandwhite Match Thread ==================================================
Wednesday 20th September, 7.45. Live on Sky Sports Red Button only.
Welcome to the matchday thread for the second of three matches in 7 days and taking us on the Highway to Hull.
TEAM NEWS
LEEDS
Daniel Farke has hinted that although not a fan of changing a winning team he may have to tweak the starting XI from Sunday's game due to the hectic schedule. Not good news that Spence is out for 8 weeks but Ampadu should be fit and there is a chance that Liam Cooper will be added to the squad.
HULL
Expect to see the return of star man Ozan Tufan after missing last game otherwise unchanged.
Hull sit just ahead of us, with three wins and two draws in their six games so far, and are unbeaten since an opening day defeat to Norwich City at Carrow Road.
We should be feeling pretty buoyant and confident after Sunday's game and even though Hull have had an extra 2 days rest we have real strength in depth to make changes if necessary.
My prediction a hard 2.1 win with Hull playing very defensively.
Over to you all for predictions and line ups and finally in the customary manner.
Come Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds!!!
MOT
Can we go Live Please AdminsĀ
Leeds 0 Hull City 0
posted on 20/9/23
Believe this is the first time (at least in the league) we've kept 3 consecutive clean sheets since Stoke/Swansea/Barnsley in July 2020. That's a looooong time. Encouraging...
posted on 20/9/23
comment by steross17 (U6898)
posted 18 minutes ago
Top 3 breaking away. Leicester we expected, but Preston and Ipswich wouldn’t have been anyone’s pick.
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Not too worried by the table in September. Ipswich are a decent side - might be riding the promotion wave a bit but they can play. But there’s no chance Preston stay the course.
posted on 20/9/23
Think there is a real shape and spine to us.
The bench for the first time in years looks full of quality (albeit at this level)
Despite the sending off we've been desperate for a Rodon for years. He's a PL player for me. Not felt so solid in defence with such a quality operator since Kisnorbo back in league 1
Somerville was excellent.
We should have won
Promising signs it's coming together.
Was important in the end to be robust and come away with the point
posted on 20/9/23
comment by Outwood White (U9610)
posted 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Watching some stream and they keep calling him pascal. Streek doing my head in
We just lack that final ball. Strikers not had a sniff really.
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First half the commentator was calling him Strooch and Gnonto he was saying the G first - G Nonto. Fortunately the commentary was lost for about half the match and so when it came back on he then called Struijk Streek!!
posted on 20/9/23
comment by Lowfields73 (U21886)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Did we ever look like scoring, should they have scored.
If you answer honestly then you know the result.
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Did you miss their keepers three saves?
posted on 20/9/23
Hate to talk about the ref again, but at the start of the game he let so many fouls go and I thought great this ref is letting the game flow. How wrong was I, he then decided to blow his whistle for every slight thing and finally gave yellow cards out like confetti. I didn’t think either tackle made by Rodon deserved a yellow card - never mind a sending off!
posted on 21/9/23
Again, belated thanks Earl for the thread. Thought we did ok, apart from putting it in the onion bag obvs. Another clean sheet and an away point is ok imoš.
posted on 21/9/23
comment by Lowfields73 (U21886)
posted about 14 hours ago
Not weird at all, just not jumping the gun. We're not a good team yet,far from it. I know my football and there's no way we're going up this season.
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This is a very funny post. Can't believe nobody responded to it.
posted on 21/9/23
comment by Lubo - Gyabi, you're gonna be the one tha... (U14008)
posted 58 minutes ago
comment by Lowfields73 (U21886)
posted about 14 hours ago
Not weird at all, just not jumping the gun. We're not a good team yet,far from it. I know my football and there's no way we're going up this season.
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This is a very funny post. Can't believe nobody responded to it.
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I was reading Lowfields opinion and was not going to react or really waste my time, but as I had time …sitting here by the beach….. I did it….. I tried to find Lowfields last positive post.
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To be honest I thought it would be easy. All I had to do was go to the promotion season, literally as we were just getting promoted … surely?
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Guess what.
Zero
Zilch
Nothing
Now I do appreciate everyone has the right to an opinion.
And yes. There are lots on here who might post negative thoughts. That’s understandable. We’ve had lots of reasons to do so. But you also see those same people post positively…. on the occasions that have merited it, from their perspective.
But it does feel that, without ANY proof of the enjoyment one would normally expect from a supporter felt in relation to a win, or from even a good performance following a loss or draw, there seems here to be only a wish to spread ‘gloom & negativity’ . For me, that’s not good for the forum.
posted on 21/9/23
comment by salonika73 (U4688)
posted 5 hours, 8 minutes ago
comment by Lubo - Gyabi, you're gonna be the one tha... (U14008)
posted 58 minutes ago
comment by Lowfields73 (U21886)
posted about 14 hours ago
Not weird at all, just not jumping the gun. We're not a good team yet,far from it. I know my football and there's no way we're going up this season.
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This is a very funny post. Can't believe nobody responded to it.
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I was reading Lowfields opinion and was not going to react or really waste my time, but as I had time …sitting here by the beach….. I did it….. I tried to find Lowfields last positive post.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
To be honest I thought it would be easy. All I had to do was go to the promotion season, literally as we were just getting promoted … surely?
…..
.
.
.
.
.
Guess what.
Zero
Zilch
Nothing
Now I do appreciate everyone has the right to an opinion.
And yes. There are lots on here who might post negative thoughts. That’s understandable. We’ve had lots of reasons to do so. But you also see those same people post positively…. on the occasions that have merited it, from their perspective.
But it does feel that, without ANY proof of the enjoyment one would normally expect from a supporter felt in relation to a win, or from even a good performance following a loss or draw, there seems here to be only a wish to spread ‘gloom & negativity’ . For me, that’s not good for the forum.
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He’s not a Leeds’ fan. He’s a WUM. I’m a glass half empty person but when the team has won or played well I’m really happy about it. Lowfields is conspicuous by his absence when Leeds has won!