Preston v Leeds Utd Match Thread

[Chilli D]

I reckon Hull would roll over and let them win comfortably just to prevent us going up. They seem like the kind of club who'd do that.

A lot will depend on how Hull do between now and then. If they keep winning and still in with a shout of a play off place, then it's game on.
If not, then the Hull players will be thinking of their holidays and Sheff Utd will likely trounce them.

[The Subhuman]

90 or 91 looking the likely total required now.

Still think our sticky moment will be at Griffin Park, getting anything there will be a bonus.

All three teams deserve to go up automatically if they achieve 90 points plus. It's a nonsense that the team 4th in the championship could be ten points behind the 3rd with the 6th team possibly being 20 points adrift of the top three

we'd break the record with 90 pts and playoffs ...as the highest ever 3rd place finish.

[BGwhite]

Top at Christmas, 90+ points , 3rd place AND STILL NOT GO UP ! Doesn't bare thinking about ! If that happened I would accept that Leeds weren't destined to get back to the PL ever and consider walking off the nearest cliff....which is approximately 150 yds from my house.!

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[John in Louisiana]

Push Ali forward and Berardi would be decent behind him.

I like this idea.

[The Subhuman]

Top at Christmas, 90+ points , 3rd place AND STILL NOT GO UP ! Doesn't bare thinking about ! If that happened I would accept that Leeds weren't destined to get back to the PL ever and consider walking off the nearest cliff....which is approximately 150 yds from my house.!

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and getting closer?

[Genghers]

I'd make two changes Brown for Harrison and Roofe for Roberts. Roberts is good at running at teams with pace, but lacks the intelligence and decision making when in the final third, which is understandable being young. However both Harrison and Roberts have been massively bailed out by Pablo as they don't score or create enough.

Why?

[hector]

That was my thought too Tom..

Brown has done nothing here to prove his worth, so I am not sure why people think he is like the 2nd Messiah.....

[BGwhite]

and getting closer?

Lol. The ground is shaking as we speak and I'm not being rude.

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[1964white]

A much improved performance after the Birmingham defeat. We looked comfortable & dominated the game for the majority of the 90 minutes, playing some lovely football we should have led at half-time, once again we chose too many wrong options. Always believed we'd get the important first goal even when it was 11 v 11, the sending-off made our cause a tad easier & in the end the 0-2 scoreline flattered the Lillywhites

Positives

Bamford's first goal, what a strike. I was stood in row 17 behind the goal & as soon as he struck the ball with his left peg it was in, no keeper was gonna stop that.
Bamford's lovely header, delightful chip from Klich.
Klich very influential & impressive
Pablo's presence & silky skills there to be seen again
Ayling back to his best
Phillips doing all the dirty work well again
Roberts needs goals to add to his decent displays
Jansson & Cooper much more solid after two or three shaky games
Casilla had no saves to make, made an important centre-back clearance though. Most keepers command their box, Kiko take care of the whole of our half
Berardi looking fit again
Three points
Clean sheet
Our fans, thought we created a decent atmosphere

Negatives

Bamford should have had a hat-trick
Alioski not great although his head injury may have knocked his confidence
Harrison is Harrison
Should have won by more

Ratings

7 Casilla
8 Ayling
8 Pontus
8 Cooper
5 Alioski
8 Phillips
8 Hernandez
9 Klich
8 Roberts
4 Harrison
9 Bamford

[Mick Jones shoulder]

Win is a win, lacked ideas first half. As 64 said only looked one winner and obviously the sending off enhanced that. Second half big improvement although we always looked vulnerable down the left with Stan and Ollie playing there. Beradi slotted in well always pleased to see him get minutes. 5 more should see us home.

[weasel]

Casilla had no saves to make, made an important centre-back clearance though. Most keepers command their box, Kiko take care of the whole of our half

The benefit of watching on tv - Casillas made a crucial save with his leg in the first half - will let you off though as your eyesight must be as bad as the referee and linesmen who gave us a goal kick. On the replays it clearly showed Casillas making the save - the Preston striker appealed for the corner but got nothing.

Excellent reader of the game is Casillas and it is the one big thing that BPF needs to learn as Casillas needs to make less save and also takes a lot of crosses easily as he has got into good positions.

[1964white]

The benefit of watching on tv - Casillas made a crucial save with his leg in the first half - will let you off though as your eyesight must be as bad as the referee and linesmen who gave us a goal kick. On the replays it clearly showed Casillas making the save - the Preston striker appealed for the corner but got nothing.

Excellent reader of the game is Casillas and it is the one big thing that BPF needs to learn as Casillas needs to make less save and also takes a lot of crosses easily as he has got into good positions.

Our best signing, love him

Doesn't count as a save though, just as a offside goal is not counted as a shot on target

[weasel]

It does count as a save as he saved it - wasn't offside etc and if he hadn't have got his leg to it then it would have been a goal. The fact that the officials didn't spot it was a save doesn't mean it wasn't a save as they would have spotted the ball had gone into our net.

[weasel]

http://goals2.veuclips.com/player/html/ ... autoplay=1

The save is the first chance of the game shown on the highlights - isn't overly clear on either the original view or the replay (you can however see it on the replay) but Sky showed another replay on the night which was clear in showing Casilla making the save with his foot. That was a crucial save as without it we are 1-0 down and the match could have been another frustrating one for us.

[The Subhuman]

http://goals2.veuclips.com/player/html/ ... autoplay=1

The save is the first chance of the game shown on the highlights - isn't overly clear on either the original view or the replay (you can however see it on the replay) but Sky showed another replay on the night which was clear in showing Casilla making the save with his foot. That was a crucial save as without it we are 1-0 down and the match could have been another frustrating one for us.

That has to go down as a Hernandez assist doesn't it? For the first. ...The calmness of Klich for the second to react to the initial block, get the ball from underneath him, look up, pick out Bamford and deliver a pinpoint chip was a thing of beauty for me...

And yes good save from Casilla