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Given the extra hour of sleep, I'm rested and refreshed this morning. Last time out, my beloved Leeds recorded a somewhat disappointing home draw against Nottingham Forest and surrendered the top spot as a result. Yesterday's favorable results now give us the chance to seize that top spot again with a win away to Wigan this morning. MOT!
posted by The Blue Devil @ 7:33 AM
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Morning, chaps - I'm still waiting for the ESPN+ stream to start up. No news yet on the starting line-ups.
Good morning, Bob. The stream just loaded on my computer
Wahay! The stream on the Plus has stared up now.
Leeds go top with a win at the DW.
COME ON LEEDS!
MOT!
Morning, MUR - great to have you on board this morning. Are you feeling well rested?
Bielsa is forced to make a change due to an Ayling defender. Barry Douglas replaces him in the starting lineup.
The Leeds starting XI - Peacock-Farrell, Dallas, Cooper, Douglass, Phillips, Hernandez, Forshaw, Klich, Alioski, Roofe.
Hi Guys
I will be here to support your lot Bob
Don't think I am not going to bother watching the two Prem matches
I'm somewhat rested. For some reason I did not sleep soundly, but am ready to go. How are you?
Gaetano Berardi is also a long-term injury. Adam Forshaw is taking his place. Glad to see Barry Douglass back in the fold.
Doing well, mate. Hoping for a big win this morning to set up the rest of the day.
About to have a tribute to the Foxes and Remembrance Day
I think everyone has been impeccable all weekend
Let's hope it continues
I will be leaving midway through the second half of this match because I will be meeting with the parents of a student that I tutor . May be back for the second of the Prem match
Morning, UWS - thanks for joining in.
Good morning, UWS.
Agreed that the moment of silence has been observed impeccably.
I think the Premier League matches overlap for some reason
They kick off at 10 at the Etihad and 11 at the Bridge
Absolute silence!
Fantastic that there aren't any drunken yobos ruining it all
WELL DONE EVERYONE EVERYWHERE
Impeccably observed moment of silence and now we're ready. Great atmosphere in the DW.
The're off from the DW
And we're away, wearing white. Wigan in their usual clobber. Come on, you Whites!
MOT!
We are off... come on Leeds
Very pleased to see both teams wearing their traditional colors...stunned that they are. There is a flash of white on the Wigan shirts.... these days that is a good enough for a change of color
U.S. international, Antonee Robinson, is the starting left back for Wigan
Nice pass...almost in
Oh - great ball there to Ali who was nearly able to put Roofe in.
OH!!!A superb long diagonal is inches too long for Ali or else he surely would have scored.
Did you see the news today that Rooney is going to play one more time for England? He will play at Wembley vs USA in November. It will be for his charity. The arch will be in his charity's color gold
Josh Windass fails to win a Wigan corner off a throw.
Paul Cooke bugger off from Fratton Park to take over at Wigan after getting Pompey promoted...he then got promoted again
I did not hear about that. Interesting story regarding Roon.
Cooper is in trouble here. Rash challenge.
Garner unhappy that Mini Cooper drove in to him aggressively with that challenge. Free kick about 25 yards from goal.
Free kick for Wigan... Attics players not happy
No action taken by ref... it was a foul!
Coop escapes with no punishment. Free kick here.
Commentator says he's fortunate not to get a card
SO STUPID!
Oh dear
1-0 Wigan.... still very early
BUGGER! REECE JAMES , A TEEN ON LOAN FROM CHELSEA , GIVES WIGAN THE LEAD WITH THAT FREE KICK
Oh balls! Wigan take the lead.
Well curled over the wall and in the corner.
I first thought it could have been saved but it was a great free kick. The wall kind of disintegrated. Leeds also put a shorty on the end
Mini Cooper forced to change his jersey due to an elbow in the schnoz from Garner.,
Liam Cooper was elbowed in the nose earlier... had to change shirt...with no number
Now the commentator wants the Wigan guy to have a red card
Does this bloke come to watch cards and not goals
YES!!
THAT'S MORE LIKE!!
WAY HAY!!PABLO HERNANDEZ TIES IT UP FOR LEEDS
YESSSSSS!!!!!
Pablo levels it! Great move!
1-1!
Who needs the Prem
A poor wigan clearance made it back to a Leeds player. Barry Douglas played Klich down the left and his pass was tapped in from close range by Hernandez
This guys at it again.... he wants Cooper to be punished
This guy is at it again!!
The battle between Mini Cooper and Garner continues as Garner is down this time in the battle between the two
Turned on NBCSN and there is a show about Promotion
Cooper is going to get himself sent off if he continues this nonsense with Garner.
About Cardiff right now
I like what Warnock just said
"I like to play football in the other half"
That's what I like
Now Klich and Gibson are at it. The ref needs to keep tight control of this match
Very chippy so far and the pace is furious. We need to settle it.
Roofe has a close range effort blocked off a great pass from Douglas.
Warnock is a dinosaur but I do like one quote from his time as Leeds boss. It was at the end of a cup match where both of our defenders went off injured:
"That was a real Cup tie - rain throughout and both center backs needed stitches."
Now Joe Garner is at it with Pontus. The ref needs to book Joe Garner.
Pontus nods out for a corner. Safety first, mate.
Wian get a free kick from that and win a corner.
French toast with praline butter has arrived at my side. Lovely!
French toast sounds lovely...not sure about praline butter
What is the 23rd minute stuff they're talking about?
Oh - Roofe nearly found Ali in the middle. Nice effort.
Applause now for Dave Whelan....why the 23rd minute?
We need to score while the Wigan fans are paying tribute to Dave Whelan. Go on!
Is it 23 years of service to the club coming to an end?
Moment's applause for Dave Whelan in his last match in charge of Wigan
Oh - that could have gone anywhere!
I think that's the reason . I can't think of another reason .
Whelan played football too.
What happened to him in a certain match?
Oh - Forshaw picked out a beauty that the keeper had to tip over!
Chris Walton makes up for a poor clearance by tipping over a long range effort from Adam Forshaw.
Great possession here for us - we need to keep it up!
Oh - Pontus connected with it but put it over.
Then Walton collides with the post turning around a teasing cross.
They are going for the big rectangle... keep it up
Either of you know about Whelan?
I think DW played for Blackburn . Did he win an FA Cup winner's medal?
Oh - some dazzling stuff from Pablo there nearly put Kemar in. We need to finish some of these!
So NBCSN will show the whole City game and the second half of Chelsea
We were making a meal of getting the ball out from the back there and Morsy helped us out by fouling.
That's the right the match but he didn't get a winners medal that day. They lost.....HE BROKE HIS LEG!
No subs
That's and odd combination. I thought the entire Chelsea match would be on NBC Gold. Thank you for letting us know.
Come on - let's make this one pay!
My American friends cannot believe that there are English people named "Windass." They think it's a joke!
I heard about that, but thought it was a different player. Great anoraking
Stu Dallas having a concussion check now.
It's a hilarious surname.
Wigan have been overly physical this match
Great skill from Windass? Farting is a skill?
Why are we watching Roberto Martinez chewing his gum?
Roberto in attendance , presumably as part of DW's last match in charge of Wigan , rather than on scouting duty for Belgium
Thought you might enjoy watching some gum chewing.
We lucked out with the offside flag there. Windass was on - and flatulent!
Nice football from us - great one-time stuff. Didn't quite come off.
Didn't look that up. I remember there was a big deal about it made about it when Wigan beat Man City in the '13 Cup Final
Haven't changed my league tables hanging on my basement door yet...waiting for Leeds to go back on top
ooh, just over by Hernandez
Oh - Pablo nearly had his brace there. Nice effort!
Not as close as I thought
Just high and wide by Hernandez, who showed some skill, turning the defender prior to the shot
Windass was offside by just a whiff?
Hey smart blokes.... what is the difference between the words FURTHER and FARTHER
Is FARther to do with distance?
Further.... deeper?
Just wondering
A pair of stoppage time minutes
Two minutes of stoppage time to come. One more chance now - come on!
Yes - that's correct mate. "Farther" for distance and "Further" for degree.
Sparky... doesn't sound like he wants to score goals.
That is not the way to play City by sitting back. If you attack them... they don't like it
I like "degree"
Leeds win a corer from Dallas,
One last corner now - come on! This one needs to go in!
People use them wrong all the time
Big chance with last kick of half.. almost an OG
Good corner
Half time
It's 1-1 at the half
Oh - nearly there. Cooper didn't know much about it.
And that's half time. 1-1.
Great explanation and much better than any I would have mentioned.
Back on for the second half now. Come on, you Whites!
The second half is underway from the DW
What a start for us in the second half! Kemar mops up a terrible error!
1-2!
That's seven goals for Kemar now on the season. Fantastic!
WAY HAY !!! LEEDS GIFTED A GOAL BY GOALKEEPER, CHRIS WALTON. PABLO HERNANDEZ PASSED INTO THE BOX, IT WAS FUMBLED BY WALTON AND LEFT ROOFE WITH A TAP IN FROM A FOOT OUT
Way hay...I was in the loo for the second half kick off!!
My throne works again!
Wigan win a corner.
Adding to the collection. It was a gift from the Wigan keeper
Leeds now top. Best start to season in the top two divisions since the 2001-2002 season
The Nocito Curse in full effort this morning!
Oh - some nice stuff but it didn't quite come off for Klich. Earns a corner, though.
Klich has a shot blocked for a corner off nice one touch passing
Almost another chance... nice passing...just didn't work out
Commentator says Leeds look dangerous every time they go forward
Terrible corner actually leads to a Wigan attack!
Windass counters off the Leeds corner , but Leeds sniffed out the danger.
Oh dear - Pablo seems to be in trouble here. We can't afford to lose him again.
I was just going to say that Leeds put in some dangerous corners
It appears that Hernandez was fouled, allowing the Wigan break.
Wahay - Reece James with a wild blast over the top.
I need to leave to meet with the parent of a student I tutor . May be back for the second half of Citeh vs Saints.
COME ON LEEDS!
Take care David
Talk to you next week
Cheerio, MUR!
Leeds need to score another.... and another
Pablo gets a yellow.
There have been some elbows, tackles and nastiness
Card given for kicking the ball as it was out of play
I agree, mate - we need to keep pushing for a third - and fourth!
Leeds looking itchy back there... settle down
Joy Royle and Peter Reid - classic pairing.
Joe Royle and Peter Reid in the stands
I think I saw Joe Royle at Foxboro when I went Nigeria vs Italy in the 94 WC
No one else knew who he was
Great story, mate. Did you get a picture?
Teams in the tunnel at the Etihad
Wigan make their first change around the hour mark. McManaman on for Garner.
I have never really hated Man City but I just hate what they have become. Not that they are successful but how they did it.
I didn't. Not like I could whip out my phone
Good pressure again from us.
Douglas picks up a cheap free kick that he can swing in here.
Paul Cook going to his bench again now. Lopez coming on.
Oh - dangerous ball in but Pontus was too slow on it.
Citeh kick off against Soton on the box.
20 minutes to go at the DW
COME ON LEEDS
Match number 2 where the teams are wearing traditional kits
I find City boring to watch
I prefer the way Liverpool play more
City is the Barca way..... the way that ruined the game I loved
Cheers, mate!
I agree - I would much prefer to see Liverpool win the title.
Roofe has a shot...wide... wider than I thought at first
Oh - Kemar had a chance there. Sliced it wide.
One nil City... OG
They just bore me
Citeh predictably score within five minutes.
I also hate how everyone goes gaga over them
Listen to them talking about weight, angle...it happens all the time
Twenty years ago, these guys needed two late goals to earn penalties against Gillingham
Ali picks up a cheap one and we can swing another free kick in. Got to take advantage of these chances.
Stop phaffing about with it at the back Leeds.... BLOODY PEP
Just over ten minutes left in this one. We need to keep pushing for a third goal.
It's getting a bit chippy again out there. Cut it out!
McMananman goes into the book for a rash one on Douglas.
2-0 Citeh.
zzzzzzzzzz
Two nil City
Aguero with the goal
Southampton don't want to attack....they are just going to get hammered
I am done for the day after your lot win
Have to walk Shadow and then do some leaf work!
City and Chelsea bore me
If you play Citeh, you have to do it the Wolves way with no fear. It you sit back, they'll just kill you.
Exactly!!
I'm going to do the same. We're going to try to take full advantage of the first decent day in yonks to get some house projects to do.
Jose will sit back next week.... especially in the first half
Great minds think alike
It would not be a shame at all, Mr. Commentator. Let's put Wigan to the sword!
Commentator needs to zip it!
"shame if Wigan lose on Dave Whelan Day"
Play Ipswich, Hull or Millwall then
Don't play top of the table Leeds
phew... I thought that was going in!!
Oh - that was close! Knock it off!
Down to five minutes and change. James Vaughan on now.
Pablo in the wars again. We need to protect him.
David Silva with a third for Citeh. This is getting embarrassing for Sparky and co.
Geez
Three nil
18 minutes... could United's Nine Nil match record
Just knock it off
There are no words
Brilliant skill
IT WAS A NORMAL GOAL... STOP OVER HYPING THEM
I still want that third goal.
Bugger - Kemar gives up a bad foul and Wigan can swing one in.
Wahay! Straight out of play.
Douglas with a professional foul - gets a yellow.
Geez.... Leeds making pathetic substitutions
I HATE IT
First change for us - Klich off and Jamie Shackleton on to shore things up. Slow walk off by Klich.
It just adds more time
5 added minutes
FOR WHAT?
THIS IS RUINING THE GAME AS WELL
Five minutes of stoppage time. Bugger!
Resolute City defense.... No one attacks them
Morsy picks up a yellow for a nasty one on Pablo.
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