Leeds Utd vs Stoke City Match Thread - GREAT UNCUT FOOTAGE

[YorkshireSquare]

Is today the day?

[Sean_Nile]

His last was away to the blunts 24th February. He needs a goal and let's hope it's another thunderous strike sealing both the win for Leeds and a place in the Premier League. Who knows he may even add to his tally with crucial goals that clinch the title and absolutely scupper my wager on Burnley.

Piroe has done something to his hair, it has a strange silver tinge... he has developed a spectral aura, and he has been waiting to wear the white strip to compliment his silver hair, and release his full potency.

I fully expect him to become the silver fox in the box and win this game for us. His movements will become musical, and as Plato says, "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.”

[DDB220]

Not since Struijk got injured.

Rodon/Ampadu combo conceded one goal in our last three games, and that one was a cracker.

Turned that one around nicely.

We miss Rothwell. Gruev is too one dimensional for me. He can only pass the way he is facing with the instep of his left boot. I am sure he has more in his locker but he seems content to be ultra cautious and rather bland. It is a useful approach in certain games but we are lacking variation without Rothwell available.

[DDB220]

Is today the day?

Possibly, but I am not overly concerned about the other game. We just need to get the three points, anything else that happens today which helps our promotion push is a bonus.

[1964white]

Possibly, but I am not overly concerned about the other game. We just need to get the three points, anything else that happens today which helps our promotion push is a bonus.

As we pushed on to become champions.

[Barlow Boy]

Right, heading off to the game.

Enjoy folks, could be a special day

[CUSSIE01]

Right, heading off to the game.

Enjoy folks, could be a special day

Already ? Seen us heading off to a 3 o’clock kickoff from Northern Ireland later than that. Stopping off at a Salvation Army Tea Dance on the way BB ??

[airedale]

All those going to the game enjoy the atmosphere and hopefully the result ,i shall be watching both games from the comfy chair at home and wishing i was there .
Come on Leeds.

[Irish Ian]

Stoke on an unbeaten run of five games, almost on the beach but quite not.

Lets remind ourselves of when our resurgence began:



https://youtu.be/20bWZjjEXg4?si=hYPJVzJyKDjvizcB

[Finnatic]

Turned that one around nicely.

We miss Rothwell. Gruev is too one dimensional for me. He can only pass the way he is facing with the instep of his left boot. I am sure he has more in his locker but he seems content to be ultra cautious and rather bland. It is a useful approach in certain games but we are lacking variation without Rothwell available.

One of the few times I’d disagree with you -
Rothwell for the last thirty minutes if we were chasing a game, but Gruev for an overall better balance as has shown in the last three games and quite a few of the games before we had the three consecutive draws (which Gruev wasn’t selected to start IIRC)

[Johnthewhite]

Right, heading off to the game.

Enjoy folks, could be a special day

Just got parked up at the top of ER. Should be a good game this one, let's get behind the boys and let Stoke have both barrels.
Next time we speak we could be there bar the shouting

[Johnthewhite]

All those going to the game enjoy the atmosphere and hopefully the result ,i shall be watching both games from the comfy chair at home and wishing i was there .
Come on Leeds.

We can do this

[Trigger]

Turned that one around nicely.

We miss Rothwell. Gruev is too one dimensional for me. He can only pass the way he is facing with the instep of his left boot. I am sure he has more in his locker but he seems content to be ultra cautious and rather bland. It is a useful approach in certain games but we are lacking variation without Rothwell available.

Ever since he arrived here i've been searching for a word to describe Gruev, and you've nailed it with 'bland. I'll be very very surprised if he can step up to Prem football, but i suppose for £4m or whatever it was he's been fine for a promotion chasing Championship squad.
In fact i'm struggling to see who will be able to step up, but collectively under Farke they might, just might, be okay with some additions.
This possession based footy is starting to get found out as Pep is finding out, and off he can go spending £Millions and £Millions to find the best players in the world to bail him out. Farke won't be able to do that, and will have to shop either in bargain basement, rejects, or the scouts will have to try and unearth some talent that the top 18 clubs have overlooked including the Spanish/German giants etc.
But I feel Farke does have another string to his bow, and i'm relating this to that Chelsea cup game last year where we went at them. Because we aren't going to be better than the vast majority of the Premier teams at the possession based stuff, so i'm hoping Farke tries to take the game to them all (within reason) because some of our best games like v Leicester last year, are when we gone at them.
Oh s**t, we're not promoted yet
Yeah 'bland, that was the word

[Irish Ian]

Ever since he arrived here i've been searching for a word to describe Gruev, and you've nailed it with 'bland. I'll be very very surprised if he can step up to Prem football, but i suppose for £4m or whatever it was he's been fine for a promotion chasing Championship squad.
In fact i'm struggling to see who will be able to step up, but collectively under Farke they might, just might, be okay with some additions.
This possession based footy is starting to get found out as Pep is finding out, and off he can go spending £Millions and £Millions to find the best players in the world to bail him out. Farke won't be able to do that, and will have to shop either in bargain basement, rejects, or the scouts will have to try and unearth some talent that the top 18 clubs have overlooked including the Spanish/German giants etc.
But I feel Farke does have another string to his bow, and i'm relating this to that Chelsea cup game last year where we went at them. Because we aren't going to be better than the vast majority of the Premier teams at the possession based stuff, so i'm hoping Farke tries to take the game to them all (within reason) because some of our best games like v Leicester last year, are when we gone at them.
Oh s**t, we're not promoted yet
Yeah 'bland, that was the word

Good word for Gruev, he is definitely a Soviet era footballer mentallity wise anyway.

Promotion willing he will have had two years with us and hopefully he can get another club in England to take him.

Farke has been pretty astute signings wise so lets hope if he has a bit of a war chest his choices can be as good next time

[Finnatic]

Gruev may be bland or boring but his role enables others to be exciting hence the better balance.

The other night he spent most of the game at LB because Firpo was up alongside Solomon.
When Bogle ventured forwards, then Tanaka filled in at RB and Gruev moved to DM.

[Irish Ian]

Gruev may be bland or boring but his role enables others to be exciting hence the better balance.

The other night he spent most of the game at LB because Firpo was up alongside Solomon.
When Bogle ventured forwards, then Tanaka filled in at RB and Gruev moved to DM.

he is boring, what frustrated me on Friday was the amount of times he had a chance to move it to his left, but becuase he is so heavily left footed he always moved it into the middle.

Its hard to watch at times

[Finnatic]

he is boring, what frustrated me on Friday was the amount of times he had a chance to move it to his left, but becuase he is so heavily left footed he always moved it into the middle.

Its hard to watch at times

In order to have a great meal, someone has to do the washing up.

Oops, I’ve gone all Cantona

[Volvo Jack]

Don't have sky so down to the pub, 12.0. sharp, don't want to miss the ground filling etc.
Sit down comfortably opposite largest T.V. ready for 12.30 kickoff then Landlord tells me I
am a week early, Whole Pub taking the Piss.
Will be Champions by early evening

[The Subhuman]

[The Subhuman]

Is it me or is that no James on the bench. Reinjured?

Harry Gray on the bench