: Thu May 14, 2009 9:01 pm  

Jord Rhinosaur wrote:

The tactics used be Leeds tonight were awful.

You have two of the biggest centre backs in the league, and possibly the two best headers of the ball, so you aim long balls in the air all night at the front two!

Simple fact is they weren't good enough on the night and didn't deserve to go through.

Beckford just doesn't show up in the play offs. I really wanted him to stick that pen in tonight, for his confidence more than anything, not that he needs much but I just thought if he scores this he'll grab another and we'll be off to Wemblee. It wasn't to be. It's going to be a long off-season and I just hope we keep hold of our key players (Snoddy, Delphy, Becky etc.) and try to sign Sodje permenantly becuase he's been brilliant.

: Thu May 14, 2009 9:04 pm  

Bang wrote:

Beckford just doesn't show up in the play offs. I really wanted him to stick that pen in tonight, for his confidence more than anything, not that he needs much but I just thought if he scores this he'll grab another and we'll be off to Wemblee. It wasn't to be. It's going to be a long off-season and I just hope we keep hold of our key players (Snoddy, Delphy, Becky etc.) and try to sign Sodje permenantly becuase he's been brilliant.

That's the danger now, we lost our best players after losing in the play off semi finals last year, and are still recovering (well, getting worse and the pre season is only a week long).

: Thu May 14, 2009 9:08 pm  

What aload of sh!te. Another disappointing end to a season and stuck in League one again. Didn't deserve to go through anyway and what was that pathetic effort of a penalty from Beckford.
Overall we didn't create enough chances and we were just lumping the long ball up too much and it was playing into Millwall's hands because there defenders were winning everything in the air, we were limited to long range shots (although Johnson's was very close to the bottom corner). Beckford didn't produce anything like we come to expect from him over the 2 legs and the better team went through.
Hopefully Grayson gets shut of a few in the summer and sign some better players and hopefully we go up automatic.

: Thu May 14, 2009 9:09 pm  

Bang wrote:

Beckford just doesn't show up in the play offs.

Have to say that's what I've thought of him for a while. Perhaps the pressure and expectation on him just gets to him too much. But he has scored some stock of goals this season for us.

We need to do it the automatic route next season.

: Thu May 14, 2009 9:10 pm  

Essex Rhino wrote:

Have to say that's what I've thought of him for a while. Perhaps the pressure and expectation on him just gets to him too much. But he has scored some stock of goals this season for us.

We need to do it the automatic route next season.

Totally agree. Anything but automatic promotion next year isn't good enough.

: Thu May 14, 2009 9:11 pm  

billypop wrote:

Yes, that's dreadful, no excuse the knuckle draggers concerned should hang their heads in shame.

Now, about those Munich songs that Leeds used to sing when they were spending other people's money to stay competitive. Can we agree that there's no excuse for those, either?

Well said. Every club has idiots.

: Thu May 14, 2009 9:12 pm  

efcrhino wrote:

That was my point.

oh right, didn't fully understand your post the 1st time of reading it.

: Thu May 14, 2009 9:12 pm  

Jord Rhinosaur wrote:

That's the danger now, we lost our best players after losing in the play off semi finals last year, and are still recovering (well, getting worse and the pre season is only a week long).

The difference being were a massive club. Players will always want to play for Leeds United. Maybe we will lose our key men from this season and the last but we can easily bring in players to replace them who are of similar quality. I suppose it all depends on how much Bates will give Larry if selling our key men was the case.

: Thu May 14, 2009 9:15 pm  

[Frosties.]

: Thu May 14, 2009 9:16 pm  

Floydy wrote:

Its not your city...

HTH