Thursday 30 December 2010

End of year report!

Hello poppets!

First things first....

WAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

End of the year...and my beloved Leeds United are 4th in the Championship! We were on the cusp of seeing out 2010 2nd, but thanks to some bad refereeing and questionable linemen decisions...4th we are. And to be honest I didn't think this time last season that we would be where we are. Not that am complaining mind. I know how super our team is. (At least till you get to the defense... )
And not only are we 4th. We are the SECOND most inform team in all the leagues. Beaten only by Fergie and his band of scum! 11 games unbeaten = Happy Emms!!

As its the end of the year here is my thoughts on the past 12 month as a Leeds fan:

FANFOOSHINGTASTIC!!! :D

January saw us beat the scum! Then after a dip in form we held Spurs to a draw at White Hart Lane, only to lose in the replay at Elland Road. 3 great games against Premiership teams whilst we were still only in league 1. Not that most Leeds fans don't already know we belong in the Premiership anyway. Beware Arsenal Jan 8th ;)
Then our form improved again and saw us 2nd in the league for most of the remaining season with Millwall, Charlton and Swindon all biting very closely on our heels. So closely that even on the last day of the season, any of us could of taken 2nd place and automatic promotion. However as is always the story, the best team won and after 3 years in league 1, Leeds United players gave the fans what they wanted. PROMOTION!! Elland Road went absolutely bananas!
In the summer break whilst waiting for our first game in the Championship we said farewell to Jermaine Beckford.
A personal favourite of mine, I was very sad to see him go. (Not so much now that he's getting splinters in his ass while we climbing up the Championship without his help..Who needs Beckford?!) Though Beckford deserves some credit.. The goals he got us were all gratefully received...espec the goal against Man United which seemed to go in slow mo across the line!
Anyway new faces came in, including Billy Paynter, Kasper Schmeichel, Federeco Bessone and Sanchez Watt returned once again on a year long loan.
I was particularly happy about the arrival of Paynter. In our 2 meetings against Swindon in 2010 Paynter scored 2 goals each game, catching my eye. Whilst he may not be the best looking of the now Leeds Squad he is a player I'm excited at watching more.
Anyhoo more players came and Leeds started to look very promising.

The new season started with a loss to Derby, then a draw to Notts Forest, and then a 3-1 win against old league 1 rivals Millwall. With another two wins after Leeds seemed to be settling into the league and looking quite good till a shock 5-2 loss to nearby Barnsley.. Ooops! Not long after Leeds saw themselves battered again in a 10 goal thriller at ER between us and Preston. Preston taking the 3 points with an epic 6-4 win! One of the worst beatings I've witnessed as a Leeds fan. Yet one more battering was waiting to happen to Leeds, when in form Cardiff scored another 4. However since then Leeds have been on an unbeaten run. SG seems to have sorted the rot. Not perfect yet (espec as the last two games have shown us - 2-0 up and end up drawing 2-2 and 3-3 respectively). Luciano Becchio has been enjoying the role as our solo striker, bagging an impressive 12 goals so far this season.
Leeds have so far scored 44 goals this season, and conceded 40! :o Sat in the league on the same points as Cardiff and Swansea but just below on goal difference.
2010 has been one hell of a roller coaster ride for Leeds fans, and am sure 2011 will be just as enduring.

So I'll leave you with a little of my "Emms Leeds United awards 2010"

Enjoy :)

Best Player of 2010: Robert Snodgrass (Runner Up: Becchioooo)
Young Player of 2010: Aidy White (Runner Up: Howson)
Worse Player of 2010: Naylor (Runner Up: Bessone!)
Player to watch out for 2011: Billy Paynter (Runner Up: Maxi Gradel)
Best game of 2010: Winning ManUre 1-0!!!! (Runner Up: Bristol Rovers Promotion game)
Worse game of 2010: Losing 6-4 to Preston. (Runner Up: Losing 3-0 to Swindon)
Best signing of 2010: Maxi Gradel (Runner Up: Luciano Becchio signing new contract ;) )
Worst signing of 2010: Bessone! (Runner Up: Capaldi)
Goal of the year: Jermaine Beckford against the scum!! (Runner up: Beckfords winner against Bristol)

Happy New Year Everyone. MARCHING ON TOGETHER!!!

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