Highlandwhite Matchday Thread ==================================================
8.00pm, Live on Sky Sports.
Welcome to the Matchday thread for another tough away trip this time to Stoke.
Team news
LEEDS
No new injuries that we're aware of so it's just a question of whether Farke freshens the starting XI. Not an easy decision.
STOKE CITY
Have had key players just returning from injury and Alex Neill may be tempted to keep the same team that claimed an impressive victory over Sunderland at the weekend.
Stoke are currently in 20th place but in typical championship stats are only 7 points off the play offs.
We should fear no one and with the confidence growing my prediction another 3.2 win with Piroe scoring at least one.
Over to you all for predictions and line ups and finally in the customary manner.
Come Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds!!!
MOT
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Leeds Utd 0 Stoke City 1
posted on 25/10/23
As poor as the performance was, Farke should feel responsible for that!
posted on 25/10/23
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 13 minutes ago
Looking forward to Farke's presser. We know what the first question should be - why the **** was Bamford allowed to take the penalty?
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We all asked that the last time he took one in the Prem! I was screaming at the TV, I knew exactly what was going to happen. I knew it would give a boost to Stoke as well and I knew we were going to lose the game. He must NEVER take another one.
posted on 25/10/23
comment by steross17 (U6898)
posted 10 minutes ago
But wait…he holds the ball well and brings others into the game 😡
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He didn’t start though and he did win the penalty.
Crap decision to let him take it though and a crsp decision not to play Summerville and James from the start.
posted on 25/10/23
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by steross17 (U6898)
posted 10 minutes ago
But wait…he holds the ball well and brings others into the game 😡
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He didn’t start though and he did win the penalty.
Crap decision to let him take it though and a crsp decision not to play Summerville and James from the start.
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Agree! He won the penalty and had a nice flick to Summerville…but he’s got to score goals.
posted on 25/10/23
Gutted.... really really soul destroying defeat after Saturday's great comeback.
posted on 25/10/23
comment by steross17 (U6898)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by steross17 (U6898)
posted 10 minutes ago
But wait…he holds the ball well and brings others into the game 😡
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He didn’t start though and he did win the penalty.
Crap decision to let him take it though and a crsp decision not to play Summerville and James from the start.
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Agree! He won the penalty and had a nice flick to Summerville…but he’s got to score goals.
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There are 11 players in our team that should be able to put a penalty away. How many would you back to score to make it 1-0 on 70 odd minutes?
For me Bamford was well down the list of takers but I bet at least three or four others would have missed as well.
I feel for him but he has to be banned from taking penalties until he’s stuck a few goals away first.
posted on 25/10/23
Plus Farke needs to understand that every team ups their game against us. We have no easy rides in this league at all.
Maybe a wake up call for him as well.
posted on 25/10/23
Bamford's record at penalties has cost us 3 consecutive times against Arsenal, Newcastle and now tonight so bad luck/misfort8i76une usually happens in 3's so you could say on the laws of probabilities he will score his next penalty but I doubt he will be afforded that luxury ever again for Leeds..... Oh for a good old fashioned Mel Sterland type smash the living daylights out of the bleeding thing low and hard.
posted on 25/10/23
comment by Macca: Emily Bronte's lovechild (U8194)
posted 53 minutes ago
Bamford's record at penalties has cost us 3 consecutive times against Arsenal, Newcastle and now tonight so bad luck/misfort8i76une usually happens in 3's so you could say on the laws of probabilities he will score his next penalty but I doubt he will be afforded that luxury ever again for Leeds..... Oh for a good old fashioned Mel Sterland type smash the living daylights out of the bleeding thing low and hard.
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Agreed
posted on 26/10/23
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 10 hours, 33 minutes ago
comment by steross17 (U6898)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by steross17 (U6898)
posted 10 minutes ago
But wait…he holds the ball well and brings others into the game 😡
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He didn’t start though and he did win the penalty.
Crap decision to let him take it though and a crsp decision not to play Summerville and James from the start.
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Agree! He won the penalty and had a nice flick to Summerville…but he’s got to score goals.
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There are 11 players in our team that should be able to put a penalty away. How many would you back to score to make it 1-0 on 70 odd minutes?
For me Bamford was well down the list of takers but I bet at least three or four others would have missed as well.
I feel for him but he has to be banned from taking penalties until he’s stuck a few goals away first.
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I genuinely feel for Bamford, too – I'm sure he was keen to take the penalty for three main reasons: to get a win for the team, to help restore his self confidence and to get the fans back onside. The poor guy must be having sleepless nights. But us losing three otherwise nailed-on points for what, in effect, is one man's vanity project is unforgivable. I haven't heard Farke's presser so I don't know if he addressed this, but I'd be furious if I thought that behind the scenes, he wasn't dealing with this and sorting out his penalty takers.