Preston North End v Leeds Utd Match Thread

[1964white]

3m. Two long passes from Ampadu in the first three minutes

4m. Summerville fouled by ???

10m. Gray dribbled past by Millar

11m. Gray gives away a foul

12m. Commanding punch from Meslier

14m Gray dribbled past again - crucial block from Kamara

16m. Horrible landing for Summerville

19m Gray lost the flight of the ball

21m Summerville fouled by Potts (yellow card)

21m Rodon header wide

24m Spence fouled by Holmes

24m Ampadu header wide

27m James fouled by Hughes

30m Rutter fouled by McCann (yellow card)

31m Rutter fouled by Lindsay

33m James shot blocked

34m Gray beaten by Millar again.

34m Meslier saves shot from Millar

36m Fantastic long punch from Meslier

37m Gray loses the ball twice around our box

43m Great play from Kamara on the edge of our box, fouled by Browne

51m Great defending from Pascal, after Rutter had lost the ball

52m Meslier red card (IDIOT)

53m Darlow on for Piroe

57m James allows the ball to be crossed into the box, Spence loses his man in the air. 1-0.

60m Millar goes past Gray yet again

62m Rutter beats about four players on one of his mazzy runs.

63m Important Rodon clearance

66m Excellent block from Rodon

67m Rutter fouled by ???

67m Subs - Joseph (Spence) Gruev (Kamara) Gnonto (Summerville)

71m Rodon fouled by Osmaljic (yellow card)

74m Rutter fouled by ????

75m Rutter shot just deflected past the post

78m Another great block from Rodon

78m Rutter fouled by Holmes (yellow card)

82m James taken out by ???? - PENALTY!!!

83m Well done to Pascal who stepped up to take the penalty with no Summerville, Piroe or Bamford on the pitch, fantastic leadership & a cool penalty

85m Great defending from Pascal

87m Browne already on a booking makes a bad foul on James

Millar does Gray & James again, & fires in a shot into the top corner of the net. 2-1.

93m Gray dribbled past again

94m Browne let off again for a foul on Rutter

[Jaydog]

Don't be fishing around the flatty hole, it'll be a trip to see Mangrove Merv for you.

I’d never go near a fattys hole. It’s why I never go in the B&M store regardless of cheap 3 in 1 plug offers.

[Jaydog]

I can always rely on you to tease out the sense in interactions.

I was going to post on the “If I was Farke” thread, but my immediate thought was changing the long hair and centre parting.

This is the very first thing that came in to my mind when I saw the thread title “if I was (a) Farke”

If I were Farke
Even just for a day
I'd roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted then go
Drink beer with the guys
And chase after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted
And I'd never get confronted for it
'Cause they'd stick up for me

If I were Farke
I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it's broken
So they'd think that I was sleepin' alone
I'd put myself first
And make the rules as I go
'Cause I know that she'd be faithful
Waitin' for me to come home
To come home

[The Subhuman]

Not his fault, out of his depth imo, his touch is poor & runs around like a headless chicken.

oh ok

Disagree

[Jaydog]

3m. Two long passes from Ampadu in the first three minutes

4m. Summerville fouled by ???

10m. Gray dribbled past by Millar

11m. Gray gives away a foul

12m. Commanding punch from Meslier

14m Gray dribbled past again - crucial block from Kamara

16m. Horrible landing for Summerville

19m Gray lost the flight of the ball

21m Summerville fouled by Potts (yellow card)

21m Rodon header wide

24m Spence fouled by Holmes

24m Ampadu header wide

27m James fouled by Hughes

30m Rutter fouled by McCann (yellow card)

31m Rutter fouled by Lindsay

33m James shot blocked

34m Gray beaten by Millar again.

34m Meslier saves shot from Millar

36m Fantastic long punch from Meslier

37m Gray loses the ball twice around our box

43m Great play from Kamara on the edge of our box, fouled by Browne

51m Great defending from Pascal, after Rutter had lost the ball

52m Meslier red card (IDIOT)

53m Darlow on for Piroe

57m James allows the ball to be crossed into the box, Spence loses his man in the air. 1-0.

60m Millar goes past Gray yet again

62m Rutter beats about four players on one of his mazzy runs.

63m Important Rodon clearance

66m Excellent block from Rodon

67m Rutter fouled by ???

67m Subs - Joseph (Spence) Gruev (Kamara) Gnonto (Summerville)

71m Rodon fouled by Osmaljic (yellow card)

74m Rutter fouled by ????

75m Rutter shot just deflected past the post

78m Another great block from Rodon

78m Rutter fouled by Holmes (yellow card)

82m James taken out by ???? - PENALTY!!!

83m Well done to Pascal who stepped up to take the penalty with no Summerville, Piroe or Bamford on the pitch, fantastic leadership & a cool penalty

85m Great defending from Pascal

87m Browne already on a booking makes a bad foul on James

Millar does Gray & James again, & fires in a shot into the top corner of the net. 2-1.

93m Gray dribbled past again

94m Browne let off again for a foul on Rutter

Appears to be a few Gray areas in your analysis

[The Subhuman]

Meslier didn't help of course

Neither did the cheat who got him sent off.... punch to the face I could understand being a red, not a push.

[1964white]

Neither did the cheat who got him sent off.... punch to the face I could understand being a red, not a push.

I believe Faaip, a player doesn't need to connect these days, just a raise of a hand to the face is enough to earn a red card, silly rule but, there are lots of them in the modern game, nowadays.

[Jaydog]

Neither did the cheat who got him sent off.... punch to the face I could understand being a red, not a push.

Wrong thread last answer
But I don’t agree. In a tight game keep your head. Meslier failed miserably to do that as the first player barely touches him and he does the head thing.

[1964white]

I wish you’d both stop moaning at each other about people moaning about others moaning that some people are moaning.
It’s starting to remind me of Allo Allo. Good moaning.
Good god I used to moan when that was on.

Brilliant

[60sUnited]

This is going to sound a bit crazy and it's a scenario with some joy and some sadness.....I hope we get to the play off final, play a great game, but lose in the last minute.......this guarantees some more championship wins rather than a hope we might not be humiliated in most games !! Unless, we win the play off and bring in 6 or 7 really expensive quality players that give us a fighting chance.

[Broad Ford]

Meslier fell for the oldest trick in the book. Engaging in a face to face then reacting with a hand toward a face. What does one expect would happen when the opposition then falls to the floor? Men and red mist! He played into their dirty hands and got punished.

I cheered the penalty in a taxi on my way home and then couldn't believe we were losing as I opened the garden gate. Jeez!

From the 3.5 min highlights I'd say a point is all we deserved and Preston's dirty tactics gave them the chance of all three. A very bad day and down to 4th and 9 points clear of Hull in 7th.

The playoffs are still a real possibility and with better weather and playing conditions to come Leeds will be able to play better football during the finals, but getting knocked out means other clubs will vulture our prized assets.

When the window opens in January we will get a better idea of how the rest of the season is going to pan out. I'm optimistic providing our owners realise that they must splash to make success possible. Will they, won't they?

[The Subhuman]

Wrong thread last answer
But I don’t agree. In a tight game keep your head. Meslier failed miserably to do that as the first player barely touches him and he does the head thing.

Difficult to blame Meslier for a bit of red mist... I mean most posters overreact here on a minute to minute basis and they're only watching from home

[The Subhuman]

On the plus side I thought Darlow looked good and it may work for us in the long run

[Jaydog]

Difficult to blame Meslier for a bit of red mist... I mean most posters overreact here on a minute to minute basis and they're only watching from home

I do. I blame him. Because he’s on the pitch and none of the posters can affect a game however daft their behaviour.
Darlow will get 3 games at least now I imagine. Big chance for him.

[Tyzy]

Id be ashamed of myself if a push like that put me on the deck and caused me to roll about ,what a wa*ker.

[DDB220]

I don’t blame the PNE player. I do not condone all the histrionics that are part of the modern game. It is ruining football for me. We would have done exactly the same. At least Meslier touched him - remember the Bamford one.

James is also a leg clutcher whenever he gets the slightest touch.

[DDB220]

I do. I blame him. Because he’s on the pitch and none of the posters can affect a game however daft their behaviour.
Darlow will get 3 games at least now I imagine. Big chance for him.

Aye we will see what he is made of. The passing around at the back will have to stop - I can foresee a calamity giveaway otherwise.

[Jaydog]

Aye we will see what he is made of. The passing around at the back will have to stop - I can foresee a calamity giveaway otherwise.

He’s obviously “very” right footed as Farke has said so yes I doubt he’ll be doing Messi impressions

[andrewjohnsmith]

Also Farke spent £5m on a midfielder and never uses him. That money could've gone towards a creative midfielder instead.

We thought we had one signed at the deadline. But he bailed on us.

It wasn't a case of Gruev or a creative midfielder. He tried to sign both.

[andrewjohnsmith]

I don't see why people are making a case for Gnonto to start, he's made zero impact coming on as a sub lately and lost a winnable ball in midfield which led to the winner today.

We were guilty of not showing Preston enough respect from the off today, they wanted it more in midfield and were willing to fight for every ball - we wanted to pussy-foot about and play cute, eye-catching flicks and weren't allowed to.

Sorry if this isn't exactly a tactical masterclass but it's how it seemed to me all afternoon.

He hasn't been getting a lot of minutes. But I thought he was decent today. The issue is that James is more effective when he's allowed big spaces to run into. Gnonto is better than James is tight congested areas. He's got more of an x-factor about him. When we have 3 in 6 days, I'd definitely like to see Gnonto get a start, especially against a packed defence.