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Tuesday, April 03, 2018

Never mind the Champions League Bollocks...here come the Leeds!

Sure, Real Madrid v. Juventus is the big marquee Champions League match this afternoon. But who needs Cristiano Ronaldo when you have Caleb Ekuban on display. In other words, I'll be watching my Leeds boys visiting Craven Cottage on ESPN3 rather than the nonsense over on Fox. Join me if you're watching either, eh?

126 Comments:

Blogger United We Stand said...

Teams in the tunnel in Turin

2:41 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Leeds link just starting up

2:41 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Juve knocked out Spurs..luckily
Real came second to Spurs in the group stages

2:42 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Wahay! Afternoon, UWS - great to have you on board for the big Championship match this afternoon (Champions League, what?!).

2:42 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Fulham in really good form right - I'd take a draw ahead of time. I'm not greedy.

2:42 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I am so bored with the Spanish teams always part of this
I was so hoping Real would be knocked out by PSG

I have no idea who I want to win in tomorrow's quarter final
Hate both City and Pool

2:43 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Hiya Bob

Agree with you about the the REAL Champions League.. the ChampionSHIP

2:44 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Shame about Leeds swoon as of late
Sure wish there was a shot of going up
Leeds ten points off a play off spot

2:45 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Off in Turin

2:45 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

The Leeds starting XI tonight: Peacock-Farrell, Berardi, Dallas, Penning, Alioski, Jansson, Vie, O'Kane, Pablo, Ekuban, Saiz.

2:46 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

We're in our blue away kit tonight; Fulham in their usual white and black.

2:47 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I was the ESPN link was more on time
I just got an update from Fotmob saying that Leeds had started. Just about to kick of on ESPN!

They are finally off

2:48 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

GOAL!!

Ronaldo has scored inside three minutes

2:48 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I wish...not I was

2:49 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Great away support for us tonight - come on, you Leeds!

2:50 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Ronaldo - he's overrated, eh? ;-)

2:50 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Should never had left Old Trafford

2:51 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

MOT!

Are there any Fulham fans in the Cottage tonight? I can't them.

2:51 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

The Toon loanee should have buried that one

2:52 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Oh - early warning sign there, with Fulham bursting through and a chance for bad boy Mitrovic. Bad miss from him.

2:52 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Real are just starting to just pass the ball around boringly around the back

I remember there being so much complaint when Austria and West Germany did it in the WC 82 so they would both qualify

2:54 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

That was the start of all of the bad stuff - "Anschluss Football," they called it.

2:55 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

What do you think of this Ryan Sessignon kid as an England prospect for the future?

2:56 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Again, Fox having their LA studio guys commentating

2:57 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

How did that one not go in?! A real let off for us. We should be a couple down already.

2:58 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Leeds survive.. the Cottagers hit the post from an angle

2:58 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Leeds are hanging on

2:59 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Wolves take the lead at home to Hull

3:04 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

We should be two or three down - I can't believe that it's still 0-0.

3:06 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

We've got a brief stoppage now as O'Kane is down for treatment. He might have to come off. Kal Phillips stripped off and ready to come on for him. I actually prefer Kal to O'Kane, so that's okay.

3:10 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I keep nodding off lying on the couch

Sorry mate

3:13 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Long day?

3:13 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

United's conquerers are ahead at home to Bayern

3:17 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

That would be a turn up for the books - a lot of PPPers have tipped Bayern for the CL.

3:18 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Another big chance for Mitrovic. Somehow scrambled away by Pontius. Another corner.

3:20 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Just got an update from the Cottage... and I just saw it
One nil Hosts.... jammy deflection

3:20 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Bugger! There it is. It was coming. The marking wasn't nearly good enough. Came off a few players from the corner and in.

3:21 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Fulham with their tails up now, looking for a second goal. This could be a very long night for us.

3:22 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Bayern tied it up

3:23 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

We're finally putting a few passes together now. Still no chances though. Ekuban called offside there - mistakenly.

3:28 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Sammy Saiz is looking decidedly more shaggy than he did when he joined us in August. Leeds lifestyle?

3:29 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Pontus has talked himself into the book - silly boy.

3:31 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Meanwhile Ali is down on the turf receiving treatment. We can't afford to lose him with Kemar Roofe currently out injured.

3:32 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

HT in Turin
0-1
A Juve player just got booked for diving in the box
All the Real players complaining about the dive....I wouldn't mind if they they didn't do it themselves... so two faced

3:32 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Nearly into stoppage time. If we could steal a goal back from this corner...

3:33 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Villa 0-0 Reading HT
Hull just tied it up at Molinuex

3:33 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Oh - Berardi had a chance there on the volley - put it well over and then complained about the late challenge from Ream.

3:34 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Volleyed over by the Leeds man

3:34 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Still 3 of 4 added minutes to play

3:34 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Pablo with a wasteful delivery and that will just about be that for the first half.

3:34 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Are you kidding me
City v Pool is only on FS2

Bloody Barcelona on FS1!!



3:36 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Silly stuff from Saiz - the red mist again. No need for that.

3:36 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I think Leeds lack a bit of composure

3:37 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

That's a crazy decision from Fox. Crazy.

3:37 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Definitely - the discipline has been poor this season.

3:37 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

HT at the Cottage... Leeds down one but there's time to come back

3:38 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Half-time - Given that we're only 1-0 down when we should have probably been 3 or 4-0 down, I'm strangely hopeful. Fulham took their foot off the gas and allowed us into the match in the last fifteen minutes of the half. Hoping they start the same time in the second.

3:39 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Teams back out for the second half now. Come on, you Leeds!

3:53 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

No changes at the interval - just the one change for us in the first half.

3:54 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Oh - great clearing header by Stu Dallas. Sessignon was lurking.

3:54 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

What? The referee somehow thinks that Ekuban fouled a Fulham man. Surely he was the one upended there.

3:56 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Free kick chance for Juve close to the D
Sergio Ramos with a yellow card. He's out of the second leg


He is just a complainer about everyone except himself

3:57 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Never have liked Sergio Ramos.

3:58 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Villa are leading against Reading

3:58 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Should have been a handball for us there, too. What are the officials playing at?

3:58 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Looks like the top two and then the next two are all set in the Championship
Wolves and Cardiff have a cushion then Fulham and Villa

The last two spots currently held by Derby and Boro on 65 and 63 respectively followed by Bristol City Millwall and Shef U all on 62
Preston on 60 and Brentford 58

4:01 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Another great block there - this time from Berardi - to prevent a second goal. Out for a corner.

4:01 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I agree - I don't really think that Fulham are good enough to challenge Cardiff. Derby should be okay, as well. The last one will go down to the wire. Hope it's not the Evil Blades.

4:02 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Brum 1-0 up at Bolton
That would take the Blue Noses level on points with their hosts
Both five points clear of the drop zone

4:02 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Should be Big PML time soon enough.

4:04 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Atrocious crosses attempted in Turin.... unbelievable how much that skill has been lost in modern day football

4:05 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

They should be okay. I'd tip the bottom three right now - Barnsley (where our current manager started this season!), Sunderland and Burton for the drop.

4:05 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Coaches don't like crosses these days. They think it is losing possession



Ronny is at it again!!

2-0 Real

4:05 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Lovely overhead kick by the United man

The Turin crowd are clapping

4:06 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

That's crazy because goalkeepers are getting worse at handling crosses, probably because of the light balls.

4:06 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I'll look forward to catching that one on the highlights show tonight.

4:07 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

That's sporting from the Juve crowd. I loved it when Fatty Ronaldo came to OT, scored a hat-trick against you lot for Barca and the United faithful clapped him off when he was subbed. That's classy.

4:08 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Bayern take the lead at Sevilla

Look what happens when you attack JOSE!!

4:10 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Oh - we might have got one back there through Ekuban.

Seconds later, Mitrovic scores. Bugger!

4:11 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Poor from Peacock-Farrell there. Went right under him. We've really got a problem at the #1 spot. Selling off Rob Green is looking really costly for us now.

4:13 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Juve down to ten men

Dybala carded for diving in the first
Off for high kick...not meant but kinda like Nani v Bayern a few years back

4:14 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Time to ring the changes now. Ayite off for Fulham.

4:15 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Leeds fans still singing. They're remarkable - deserve better from the team.

4:15 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Three nil Real
Ronaldo sets up Marcelo

4:15 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Bale is still on the bench

Is he leaving sunny Madrid in the summer?

4:16 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Fulham keeper gets a card for time wasting. What's he playing at - we're never going to get two back now.

4:16 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Fulham keeper wasting time and gets carded

4:16 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Would you have Monkey Boy at OT?

4:16 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I missed Fulham's second

4:17 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Sorry mate

4:17 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

We nearly scored and then they ran it back up the pitch and scored. Story of our season, really.

4:18 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Looks like Heck is about to launch the Twin Towers approach with Grot and Big PML up top. That hasn't been tried yet this season. Why not?

4:19 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Fredericks finds the side netting.

4:20 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Here come the two big lads up front - Ekuban and Alioski off.

4:20 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Mitrovic was given an impossible task by his manager Rafa for scoring goals on his loan spell... he is getting close
Isn't that 10 goals in 7 or 8 games
Rafa said score 17

4:20 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Real are thru
Barca will beat Roma

Hope they knock each other out

4:21 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Let's hope he doesn't add to his tally right now!

4:21 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Should have got a penalty there, even though Stu was going down early.

4:24 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Would be nice to get a consolation goal back.

4:25 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I agree

4:26 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Cynical foul there from Johansen. Vieira was chasing him down like a maniac, though, I don't know why. Simple yellow card - let the ref do his job.

4:26 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Handbags at the Cottage... yellow for a home man

That was a nasty challenge

Now that is a red card challenge!!!

4:27 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Pablo to swing this one in...cleared out for a corner.

4:27 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Oh my giddy aunt - how did big Grot put that header over!!!!!

4:27 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Miss of the season! Oh dear of dear.

4:28 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

The kind of challenges get yellow and then there that one!


Sitter missed by Leeds!!
GROT with a grotty effort

4:28 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

That would have made for an interesting finish!

4:29 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

It would have indeed. Come on!

4:29 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Real hit the woodwork for the second time tonight

4:30 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Another handball ignored - this time from US international Tim Ream. That's two that the ref has ignored. Seen them called.

4:30 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Brum still lead but are down to ten men
That was an 8 o'clock kick off

4:31 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

We've played some decent stuff in the past fifteen minutes - a bit too late, though.

4:32 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Ream was quoted this week that the US players have to deal with snobbery about American players

4:32 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I'm sure that they do - most of them are shite, though.

4:33 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Ronny with a hat-trick chance.. volleyed over from around 8 yards out but it was coming with pace

4:34 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Juve should have scored with the last kick of the game

They don't... all over 0-3

Great Ronaldo goal... should still be a Red Devil

4:35 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Bayern won 2-1

So
Real, Barca, Bayern and an English side

4:36 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Yeah - that'll just about do it. Can either Liverpool or Citeh beat Real, Barca or Bayern, though?

4:37 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I think tomorrow's English derby won't be like the league game... you're not supposed to play that way in Europe!

4:39 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Saiz tries to beat the entire Fulham defense. Earns a free kick, at least.

4:39 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

This is definitely Pablo range. Would love to see this one fly in. 2-1 would be more than we deserve.

4:40 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Oh - just past the post - very close.

4:40 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Just wide... I thought it was in

4:41 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

A last burst of MOT - magnificent. As Kal picks up a stupid yellow.

4:41 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

That's that. 2-0. Fairly predictable. We're just not that good. I hope that we can sort things out in the summer but I suspect that we'll sell more players.

I'm off home; thanks for joining me, mate!

4:44 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

All over

Sorry mate

Have a good rest of the day

TTFN

4:44 PM  

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