Re: How did the new look team look to you? : Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:57 pm  

I've just seen a picture of the McGuire obstruction or no obstruction according to thaler, and our defensive line has Horne scampering across then campese and mantallento in a line and welham 10 yards in front of them 3 leaving a big enough gap for a double decker bus to pass throw

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Re: How did the new look team look to you? : Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:19 pm  

roopy wrote:

Your team running out of petrol after 60 minutes could be something as simple as your rookie coach being too keen to train the boys down to the last minute and not giving them a decent rest period before the game.
He wouldn't be the first coach to do that. Brian Smith used to do that every year and lost first round most years because of it.
If so, the team should get into a more normal routine this week and be full of energy for your next game.

Tbf roopy, it could also be something as simple as Leeds being one of the great teams of the SL era, with a fantastic back division.
Plus we do miss a lot of tackles - though I do wonder exactly how that stat is compiled. Is somebody counting in real time or playback? It'd certainly be one of the more subjective measures, if it is down to one person. It's a real problem for us, no doubt but 8th worst in SL history and 'only' conceded 40 - not sure about that.

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Re: How did the new look team look to you? : Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:48 pm  

SirStan wrote:

I see everyone is preparing Dixon's Rovers obituary after 80 minutes. Is it any wonder players don't stick around too long?

He's got the ghosts of Shaun Briscoe and Greg Eden haunting him from different directions and he was picked to start ahead of Ben Cockayne - with that in mind, 80 minutes is quite impressive longevity.