Yorkshire Vixen
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same here
Got back about 3.30 last night. Great game, good fighting performance. Plenty of passion and desire.
Reading through the thread the critism seems to come from ar****les who didn't go.
Ok we lost in the final minute, but the lads did us proud. Foxes fans were amazing and drowned out the Chelsea jetset easily.
Looking forward to the next game. 5 goals in 2 matches says a lot when you look back the s**t of the previous 9.
Well done lads and all the fans who gave their amazing support on the night.
At both end of the scales, agreed (again!, worryingly)
At the game in the Chelsea end, Not happy with defeat but disappointed. Proud of the performance, just hope that they can do that on Saturday.
Thoughts on the team:-
Fulop - Great performance. We really need to sign this guy. Made 2 great saves in the second half to keep us in it.
Stearman - Steady, but this is a weakness in the team. Performed manfully but he is lacking the ability to be a wing back. Maybe when we have some of the midfield back, Chambers can revert to this position instead.
McAuley - Apart from a sloppy backpass in the first half that would have cost us a goal if it weren't for Shevchenko's bad finish, was very good. Good run for the goal.
Kisnorbo - Solid as a Rock. Simple as.
N'Gotty - Mostly marked Shevchenko, and did it out of the game. As above.
Sheehan - Very good going forward, though suffered in the 5-3-2 with a lack of protection in the other direction.
Newton - OK considering that central midfield was effectively 2 right backs and a right winger. Should be used as the attacking part of midfield, but unable to do this much last night. Tackled well.
Chambers - Was surprisingly good in this position. Did the headless chicken part of the 3 man midfield well. Passing was occasionally poor, but cannot be faulted as this is not his usual position.
Kenton - Strong as the defensive midfielder in the 3. Wouldn't like to see him play this position more often though as we need central midfielders and desperately.
Fryatt - Did a lot of running and also crossed well for the first goal. I fear he is lacking a bit of pace to be truly effective though.
Cort - Superb. Battled all night with both central defenders and held the ball and won a high percentage of headers. Showed signs of a partnership with DJ when he came on. A huge plus on the night, more of the same in the championship and he will be one of the first names on the team sheet. But is dogged by the usual problems of fitness so it may be a flash in the pan performance. I hope not though.
Subs:-
Porter - First pass rubbish. Much better after that but so unluckly with his injury.
Campbell - Looked good when he came on. Apart from one misunderstanding with Cort, looked like he could do the job needed for us.
Maybury - Came on for Porter, but offered little. Not saying he was rubbish as he was out of position and he was on very late having not been near the first team. Difficult to judge him on this.
Chelsea fans are mainly a pain in the backside and the ones around me were no different (Apart from My Mate who was more level headed). Hated having to keep a little quiet when our second and third went in.
Can I just add that throwing on substitutes such as Essien and Kalou (Playing 3 up top) in the final 10 minutes helped Chelsea, especially when you consider we threw on Maybury! Although Shevchenko's goal was excellent and there was little we could do about it.
Winner was conceded with us trying to win the game. Some may consider this stupid, I consider it refreshing after the dirge we have seen recently.
Can I also add that I was so envious of those of you in the away end, and I would have given anything to have been in there with you boys and girls. You really were the ones that did us proud!
Piss off Newts, it's all about us....
Got back about 3.30 last night. Great game, good fighting performance. Plenty of passion and desire.
Reading through the thread the critism seems to come from ar****les who didn't go.
Ok we lost in the final minute, but the lads did us proud. Foxes fans were amazing and drowned out the Chelsea jetset easily.
Looking forward to the next game. 5 goals in 2 matches says a lot when you look back the s**t of the previous 9.
Well done lads and all the fans who gave their amazing support on the night.
What a wanker, so you are saying if you didn't go then we have no opinion.
so we can expect you to be at Preston next week, on a cold dark Tuesday night, or do you only go to the big games?
He didn't say everyone who didn't go
Just the arseholes.......
Why do people always pick on the arseholes? It just doesn't seem fair...He didn't say everyone who didn't go
Just the arseholes.......
What a wanker, so you are saying if you didn't go then we have no opinion.
so we can expect you to be at Preston next week, on a cold dark Tuesday night, or do you only go to the big games?
Im going:icon_lol::icon_lol:
Im going:icon_lol::icon_lol:
Me too :icon_lol::icon_lol:
You must have been at a different game to me. Cort scored with his foot. McAuley and Campbell were headers.
Not a very good one though - try telling that story to my kids at bedtime and see what grief you'd get...no monsters, no aliens and no naughty kids getting one over their parents.6500 to Chelsea, and less than 800 to Preston, now that tells a story.
6500 to Chelsea, and less than 800 to Preston, now that tells a story.
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1 | Liverpool | 23 | 56 |
2 | Arsenal | 24 | 50 |
3 | Nottm F | 24 | 47 |
4 | Manchester C | 24 | 41 |
5 | Newcastle | 24 | 41 |
6 | Chelsea | 23 | 40 |
7 | Bournemouth | 24 | 40 |
8 | Aston Villa | 24 | 37 |
9 | Fulham | 24 | 36 |
10 | Brighton | 24 | 34 |
11 | Brentford | 24 | 31 |
12 | Palace | 24 | 30 |
13 | Manchester U | 24 | 29 |
14 | Tottenham | 24 | 27 |
15 | West Ham | 23 | 27 |
16 | Everton | 23 | 26 |
17 | Wolves | 24 | 19 |
18 | Leicester | 24 | 17 |
19 | Ipswich | 24 | 16 |
20 | Southampton | 24 | 9 |