Head East to the West....V Leeds at Eland Rd, 3-0'clock Saturday Feb 23rd.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

We're giving a bit of welly out (and getting punished for it by free kicks) Donaldson assaults a homer and that's another. Some pass the parcel and we get in and collar it...throw us, Connelly.....Donaldson.....Noone and........we have scores.....then we get a corner.....and...and....oohhhh it's 1-1...Beevers

Well well. How did that happen!

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

We're giving a bit of welly out (and getting punished for it by free kicks) Donaldson assaults a homer and that's another. Some pass the parcel and we get in and collar it...throw us, Connelly.....Donaldson.....Noone and........we have scores.....then we get a corner.....and...and....oohhhh it's 1-1...Beevers

Well well. How did that happen!

presumably with 'is 'ead, Lep.

[TANGODANCER]

Can I cope with this sort of excitement? We sally at em right off and......get scores....Mac now and.....we keep possession and....we have a throw.....and.....mic lads have a chat, then we get a free kick....and...Preston 2 up on M illwall....then...and....and....we get a header in and....its a goal kick.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

We're giving a bit of welly out (and getting punished for it by free kicks) Donaldson assaults a homer and that's another. Some pass the parcel and we get in and collar it...throw us, Connelly.....Donaldson.....Noone and........we have scores.....then we get a corner.....and...and....oohhhh it's 1-1...Beevers

Well well. How did that happen!

presumably with 'is 'ead, Lep.

Apparently not: "David Wheater's header was cleared off the line by Ayling but ball landed at Beevers' feet and he was able to prod it home."

[TANGODANCER]

Free kick them now, some passing, we clear and.....we have it, they get it back and....Okowski checks it, they come back and...Beevers clears. Maggennis gets a free kick via Oliowski? (sp?)...They clear and sally, back we come and....Noone and....Jansen shoves him dow and we have another free kick (lucky says mic man) ...and....ohhhh Noone....Maggennis knocks one in and....it's a goal kick. Mathews makes a good save from Bamford and...Beeverrs clears....

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

With that equaliser, Beevers draws level with Magennis as our top league scorer. On 4.

[TANGODANCER]

We have it, they clear, Jansen does well and.....he moves forth and....in and cleared p[artly by noone, Hernandes getsd a header on target and...Mathews makes another good save. Corner them......out, back in by Robewrts and....goal kick. Reading go one up on.....

[Lost Leopard Spot]

We're giving a bit of welly out (and getting punished for it by free kicks) Donaldson assaults a homer and that's another. Some pass the parcel and we get in and collar it...throw us, Connelly.....Donaldson.....Noone and........we have scores.....then we get a corner.....and...and....oohhhh it's 1-1...Beevers

Well well. How did that happen!

presumably with 'is 'ead, Lep.

Apparently not: "David Wheater's header was cleared off the line by Ayling but ball landed at Beevers' feet and he was able to prod it home."

A prodding. Ummm, no hard borders here.

[TANGODANCER]

Sorry, got distracted.....some to and fro and they get a free kick. They come at us, but we get the throw. Back they come and....Okowski clears for a throw. They try again and....mic lads have a chat........Maggenis....they clear, Beevers does likewise. The get a cross in and....Noone clears well. Throw them and.....Williams steps in but they recover it via Hernandez. Matthews has to give away a corner....and...

[TANGODANCER]

Another corner of Lowe's shoulder and.....we clear and Bamford heads wide. Five to go to lemons time and...we have to and fro and.....Williams wins a free kick.....

[TANGODANCER]

Naught from that and they clear and sally. We part clear, but Mac gives it away. Back they come, Hayling......and now a throw to them. O'neil gets lucky and we get a throw. We really have to get some chances and score. Matt hacks clear, they get it back to the keeper and.....back they come. Wheats part clears, they come via Hernandez, Roberts and....the ref misses a handball by them. PP not happy.

[TANGODANCER]

We're into added time and that's....3 mins.....they recover it...and Matthews saves again from a Bamford shot. Noone.."caught napping" says the man. Coopper, Hernandez and all our men are apparently in out half as we get a goal kick. Beevers defens, Wheats slips up, they have a throw and sally at us and.....we clear.....they counter and....Oliowski hits one that we block. 1-1 at the break....

[TANGODANCER]

Dont, don't, don't get trapped in our half and try to defend a draw. We need a bit of belief and some balls from P.P . We really may well have been in front but for that soft header in the first five minutes. Get stuck in lads. Come on. ! Brew time....

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

[TANGODANCER]

....Lets have an advert......hey, let's have a song.(well, what passes for one) Finally, we get to football.... Part Two. Peep.....Leeds won't be happy with this. We go at em and...Cooper almost gets a handball via Joe Williams. They sally, we clear, to and fro and a bit of chat and...no changes mentioned at the break. Donaldson tries, but Noone's cross is grabbed by the keeper. Connelly gives away a corner, and.....in and...cleared. Back they come and....we're already getting penned in and....one from distance gives us a goal kick.

[TANGODANCER]

Come on lads, they're doing all the pressing so far. Matt wallops, Jansen clears, we get a throw. We move forth and....O'Neil.....and Okowski gets us a corner. And.....and.....O'Neil and......flicked away.....they sally and.....come forth and...ohhhh a shot goes too near the post for comfort.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

we're already getting penned in

And so we shall.

Not to be confrontational but anyone who thinks we won't spend the majority of this match on the back foot mustn't have watched Leeds this season or us for the last three.

Success in this game will not come from swashbuckling derring-do and throwing men forward. We will either stand or fall by our ability to hold out against pressure and (not or) take any chances up the other end. It's been that way for a while, and it will decide whether this is a happy day like Derby at home or a bad day like, well, lots of them.

It doesn't have to be this way forever, but it ain't changing soon.

Either way, COYWM.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Iles:

"NEARLY A SECOND!

Williams' swerving shot punched away by Cassila - Magennis followed up with the header but it went straight at the keeper."

Hmm.

[Jugs]

It has to be said that Magennis is rubbish

[TANGODANCER]

Lowe loses out, Maggenis wins it, Noone goes and....ohhh Maggenis's header gets saved.
Good build up apparently and a Williams shot bounced out. Talk of Sammi .....just talk ...Donaldson wins us a free kick. And......and....some blue shirts (us) move forth. They clear, Jansen .....Harrison and.....Oliowsky (sp?)...doesn't do well. Goal kick us, they clear for a throw. Noone, Williams....they win it and clear....

Hernandez tries.......and talk of a sub for them? Bamford misses contact from six yards. Bad throw from Okowski gave them real chance. Some chat, then they come again and...they win a free kick and....Noone messing about means this is dangerous. Dead centre and close and...the wall gives them a corner. And...we clear and break. Hernandez gets nailed for a foul. Free kick us and....Jansen gets it clear.....we grab it and go back and Matt wallops clear.