Of course there are exceptions JohnJohnthewhite wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2024 7:19 pm Me and the Mrs are ST holders in the East Stand lower, and we are definitely not tourists.
How terribly dare you
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Too late to start back pedalling now mush.... !!Barlow Boy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2024 8:04 pm Of course there are exceptions John.
3 of our regular crew are ST holders in the East Stand lower too
I remember on my one trip to Elland Road I had to buy a hospitality ticket as I wasn't able to procure a ticket among the real fans. When everyone stood to sing Marching On Together at the start of the game I was a lone voice among a sea of people who couldn't be bothered. Later, when Ayling scored the wonder goal (vs. Huddersfield, just before Covid shut everything down), I was the only one in the entire section who jumped out of his seat.andrewjohnsmith wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2024 5:30 pm May be a part of football too. I think crowds in football as a whole are getting quieter. Clubs are promoting the game to the suits and the tourists - people who attend one game a year. It softens the atmosphere. Most are probably showing up nowadays to hear the songs rather than sing the songs.
There were some decent passages of play particularly first half but overall the game was a bit dull. We defo deserved the win tho. The lads on the SB touched upon things like the lack of jeopardy, poor quality opposition, negative tactics ect ect add to that we dominate possession almost every game with the slow build up. Swansea are a possession based team so that should suit are style.1964white wrote: ↑Sat Nov 09, 2024 8:15 pm I thought we played well today.
There were times in the game when we should have been 2, 3, 4 or even 5 up, once again we lacked composure & weren't clinical enough, come the 90th minute the crowd were getting nervous every time the hoops strode forward or ventured near our box.
A fully deserved victory.
A lot of fans go downstairs to watch the last 10 minutes or so, a lot go early to beat the traffic, if you come by coach, you can't go until the driver is ready, which is aleways at least half an hour after the final whistle.
Most teams will be aware of that also which adds to their negativity. Its a case in nearly every game of.. "we are not going to beat Leeds on the front foot so stay organized and disciplined and wait for the occasional break or set-piece and make the most of it" Tbf its been like that for a few seasons now. And if we do go up Farke may well be repeating that mantra himself next season such is the step up in quality.weasel wrote: ↑Sat Nov 09, 2024 11:51 pm Absolutely spot on - goals change matches. Against Millwall we'd had a great spell prior to them scoring and we really should have been a goal or two up. As it is when teams play us they play very defensively and then tend to go even more defensive if they take the lead. We saw with Burnley that after they scored they had a couple of good chances on the break to extend their lead before half time but then in the second half they didn't even try to break against us with any intent - they had the lead and didn't want to risk it.
So every game we are allowed to dictate possession. We then have to figure out a way to get a goal. Maybe we could go more 'gung ho' but doing that increases the risk of exposing ourselves to the danger of conceding - and as we have seen once we go behind it gets far more difficult to score so why would we want to increase our chances of going behind? Yes in some games, such as the Bristol one, we may not get the breakthrough but in the majority we do.
If we'd scored against Millwall when we were well on top then likely a very different result. We go in front and control a game, create plenty of chances but fail to kill teams off but equally we also dont give the opposition loads of chances to get an equaliser. There were times today though when we actually risked conceding an equaliser by continuing to attack and leaving ourselves vulnerable.
Our record though when we go in front has been pretty amazing. If we were better at taking our chances or making our chances better then we'd be top by a mile. I doubt there is any other team in the division that is close to us in terms of the amount of chances created minus the amount of chances conceded. I also doubt there are many teams with a poorer conversion rate.
And we saw you on the concourse & in your seat.mentalcase wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2024 3:11 pm A lot of fans go downstairs to watch the last 10 minutes or so, a lot go early to beat the traffic, if you come by coach, you can't go until the driver is ready, which is aleways at least half an hour after the final whistle.
I saw our late goal downstairs under the kop.
I wouldn't call people part timers becuase they go early.
No you didn't, totally wrong side of steps, and at HT I was with the legion fellas doing my bit for the poppy appeal next to the west stand, don't know who you harrassed but it wasn't me.
Did you all walk past us prior to the game?mentalcase wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2024 3:35 pm No you didn't, totally wrong side of steps, and at HT I was with the legion fellas doing my bit for the poppy appeal next to the west stand, don't know who you harrassed but it wasn't me.
You should have been checking out the lad in the suit and tie with British Legion badge on.
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Yes I did, thats how I put the sticker on the back of BB.
Ohmentalcase wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2024 5:30 pm Yes I did, thats how I put the sticker on the back of BB.
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