Lakenheath Old Boys

We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Thursday Afternoon Footie?

My beloved Leeds United have a rare Thursday appointment this evening and, no, it's not in the Europa League. Jesse Marsch's side has been in poor form of late, earning only a paltry two points from the past five matches. However, Leicester have been in even worse form, with the Foxes currently holding up the bottom of the league. So, an away point would seem like the least we can expect today and a first away win of the season would be a real tonic. 

Come on, you Leeds - #MOT! 

58 Comments:

Blogger The Blue Devil said...

JM is mixing it up a bit tonight. The squad:

Meslier (GK), Firpo, Koch, Aaronson, Roca, Bamford (C), Summerville, Adams, Llorente, Sinisterra, Kristensen.

Substitutes: Klaesson (GK), Ayling, Cooper, Harrison, Rodrigo, Gnonto, Gelhardt, Greenwood, Klich.

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

Wahay - the Peacock coverage of the match has started.

3:07 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Wahay - the boys are in the tunnel.

3:11 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

We're away at Filbert Street - come on, you Whites!

3:16 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Wahay! Brenden Aaronson wins an early free kick for us. Let's get an early goal, eh chaps!

3:16 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Knocked out for a corner. Leicester has been conceding a lot of these. Let's go!

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

I like this early pressure - come on!

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

We're looking up for it tonight - quick into the challenge.

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

Neither side dominating at this point.

3:26 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Phew! Vardy nearly played Barnes in there. Just couldn't control it.

3:27 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Nice break there through Aaronson and Lord Bamford. The final cross was just a touch heavy for Summerville.

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

Oh - Sinesterra nearly played LB in there.

3:30 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Great defending by Rasmus there.

3:30 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Bugger! Llorente coughed up the ball there in midfield and Vardy put pressure on us to the point that Koch turned into his own goal.

1-0 down.

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

Summerville is down in need of treatment now.

3:36 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Good Afternoon, Bob. Here to join you for the match. Sorry about the score. How have you been?

3:37 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Nice run by Bamford , but great recovery tackle by Tielemans

3:38 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Harrison Reed has given the Cottagers the lead vs Villa . That's a good score from a Lead point of view.

3:39 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Cottagers surprisingly ninth . Villa above the drop zone on goal difference as is Leeds

3:40 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Sinesterra tries a pop and it's deflected out for a corner. Come on!

3:40 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Sinister Luis with a shot blocked for a corner

3:40 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Afternoon, David. I'm gradually improving day by day. Hoping that a better scoreline than this can cheer me up.

3:41 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Glad you're improving . Sorry about the fact that you're not feeling well. Hope Kate and the twins are doing well

3:42 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

The Gunners defeated PSV 1-0 in the EL thanks to a goal by Xakha Khan that clinched a place win the knockout rounds for the Gunners

3:43 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Barca three up vs Villarreal with a double from Lew , but Real remain in first place

3:44 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

YIKES! Almost another OG by Leeds, this time from the Llorente Express for a Foxes corner

3:45 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

OH! off the bar from Sinister Luis on a Leeds break.

3:46 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Oh - Summerville must score that one!

3:47 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

We're certainly knocking on the door now.

3:47 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Wide by Summerville off a nice pass from Brendan Aaronson

3:47 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Agreed, Bob. Leeds unlucky not to be level

3:48 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Danny Ward does well to push over a shot from Summerville, but he was called offside

3:49 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

The twins are back to normal. Kate and I are slowly improving.

3:50 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Bollocks! 2-0!

3:50 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

BUGGER! Harvey Barnes puts the Foxes two up

3:50 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

It was a six player move involving three Belgians and three Englishmen. It started from the back with Tielemans to Castegne to Praet to to Barnes to Dewsbury-Hall to Harvey Barnes

3:52 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Glad you and Kate are doin g better and really pleased for M&M

3:53 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Sorry about the scoreline. Great move by the Foxes , but Leeds hard done by

3:53 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Foxes second from bottom and only a point from safety

3:54 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Villa now both a goal and a man down as Doug Luis has been sent off. The one encouraging sign of the day for Bob and Leeds

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

Clumsy from Firpo and Leicester can swing in a free kick now.

3:55 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Penalty to the Cottagers pending a VAR check. Will they Cash in on the hand ball by Matty?

3:55 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Not sure about that punch from Meslier.

3:56 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Mesler punches away a free kick from Castegene that should have been easily caught

3:56 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Rodrigo is warming up now.

3:57 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

The Cottagers do Cash in as Mitrovic puts them two up with the spot kick

3:57 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Villa will replace Wolves in the drop zone if they concede two more without reply

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

Koch with a cynical tug back there on Barnes who would have been away.

3:58 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Not exactly Koched to perfection as Robin out paced by Harvey Barnes and pulls him back from behind

3:59 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

This could so easily be at 2-2 but our finishing has been abysmal recently.

4:00 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Leeds have committed more fouls than any other team in the Premiership this season. JM will want Leeds to improve on that stat

4:00 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

There was also the shot that crashed off the bar when it was 1-0

4:00 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

An LOB blogging duo of stoppage time minutes

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

That's it for me today, mate - I'm off to set up my 4:30 class. Hoping we can get back into this one in the second half but I'm not confident.

Cheerio!

4:03 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Foxes two up at the half . Very sorry, mate.

4:03 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Cheers, Bob. Elizabeth and I will be leaving soon for a dinner date. Wishing Leeds well in the second half.

4:12 PM  
Blogger manunitedrules said...

Cottagers three up vs Villa thanks to an OG by Mings the Merciful. Villa now above the drop zone ahead of Wolves only on goals scored.

4:13 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Balls! I hate football.

6:59 PM  

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