Colly wrote:

Bodacious Benny wrote:
It was a clear back pass from where I was. Keeper doesn't get a red for picking up a back pass tho.

He played it with his knee so not a backpass, ref was absolutely correct.

Bodacious Benny wrote:

TJR wrote:It was a s**** game, especially first half. I was expecting us to get beat and don't really care too much. We'll still win the league but the odd loss every now and again will keep us grounded.

We play on Tuesday and Friday as well. We needed to make changes and the Hull game is by far the most important this week.

I've not seen any highlights yet but was it a back pass. I was at the other end of the ground but it certainly looked like it. Should have been a red for the Blackburn keeper.

Also we could have had a pen when Mitro was elbowed in the face though the handball pen shout definitely wasn't a pen.

Second half, especially late on, we had plenty of good chances. On another day we would have buried at least two or three if those. It just wasn't our day.

It was a clear back pass from where I was. Keeper doesn't get a red for picking up a back pass tho.

Bodacious Benny wrote:We'll still go up automatically, everyone has off days.

MultipleJesuses wrote:

gawalls wrote:
I know I'm being negative and I apologise for that it's just I'm seeing a pattern on how teams are beating us, when they sit back and wait patiently is when we struggle and it does concern me a little

What? We rarely get beaten.

Toondes wrote:

Colly wrote:Where was Toondes's match thread? If I'd known he wasn't doing one I wouldn't have put us in my acca, and might have passed my ticket on, guaranteed loss.

Sorry.
I stopped doing them when the preview threads started. Seemed a bit pointless having two.

TJR wrote:It was a s**** game, especially first half. I was expecting us to get beat and don't really care too much. We'll still win the league but the odd loss every now and again will keep us grounded.

We play on Tuesday and Friday as well. We needed to make changes and the Hull game is by far the most important this week.

I've not seen any highlights yet but was it a back pass. I was at the other end of the ground but it certainly looked like it. Should have been a red for the Blackburn keeper.

Also we could have had a pen when Mitro was elbowed in the face though the handball pen shout definitely wasn't a pen.

Second half, especially late on, we had plenty of good chances. On another day we would have buried at least two or three if those. It just wasn't our day.

Colly wrote:Where was Toondes's match thread? If I'd known he wasn't doing one I wouldn't have put us in my acca, and might have passed my ticket on, guaranteed loss.

cbrad NUFC wrote:

TBC wrote:
I missed the game yesterday but the bits in bold I find very easy to believe. If I had one criticism of Rafa so far it would be the time he takes to make changes and as for Perez well this season was his time to prove himself and he isn't. He's scored goals yes but no less than you'd expect someone playing up top to get in the best team in the league, if a Spanish club (never Barca) does come in for him I'd take him to the airport.

To be in the last two games he's been the worst player at Leeds and well was very poor yesterday, will be very lucky if he starts at Hull on Tuesday night, hasn't got the bottle for playing with a big crowd when a comfortable win is expected like yesterday. Not the only player who falls into this category for me.

TBC wrote:

Bodacious Benny wrote:Just got back from the match, 7hr round trip.

First half was crap, we never got going. Mbemba and Gamez particularly were well off the pace. Thought Shelvey and Hayden did ok in midfield, Richie and Atsu showed some good bits but not often enough. Perez may as well have not been on the pitch, complete waste of time. Mitrovic did well in the first half in particular.

Think Rafa took too long to change it. We did create a few decent chances in the second half but our finishing was awful today. Gayle may have taken a chance.

But we're still two points clear at the top and 6 clear of third, if I was offered that position cone the end of November at the start of the season I'd have taken it.

I missed the game yesterday but the bits in bold I find very easy to believe. If I had one criticism of Rafa so far it would be the time he takes to make changes and as for Perez well this season was his time to prove himself and he isn't. He's scored goals yes but no less than you'd expect someone playing up top to get in the best team in the league, if a Spanish club (never Barca) does come in for him I'd take him to the airport.

Bodacious Benny wrote:Just got back from the match, 7hr round trip.

First half was crap, we never got going. Mbemba and Gamez particularly were well off the pace. Thought Shelvey and Hayden did ok in midfield, Richie and Atsu showed some good bits but not often enough. Perez may as well have not been on the pitch, complete waste of time. Mitrovic did well in the first half in particular.

Think Rafa took too long to change it. We did create a few decent chances in the second half but our finishing was awful today. Gayle may have taken a chance.

But we're still two points clear at the top and 6 clear of third, if I was offered that position cone the end of November at the start of the season I'd have taken it.

Bodacious Benny wrote:Just got back from the match, 7hr round trip.

First half was crap, we never got going. Mbemba and Gamez particularly were well off the pace. Thought Shelvey and Hayden did ok in midfield, Richie and Atsu showed some good bits but not often enough. Perez may as well have not been on the pitch, complete waste of time. Mitrovic did well in the first half in particular.

Think Rafa took too long to change it. We did create a few decent chances in the second half but our finishing was awful today. Gayle may have taken a chance.

But we're still two points clear at the top and 6 clear of third, if I was offered that position cone the end of November at the start of the season I'd have taken it.

gawalls wrote:

originallad wrote:
Unless he's knackered then Gayle needs to start every league match.

I also rate mitro, it's just perez I'm personally not keen on. Murphy has a lot of goals at this level and he needs a game or two at some point.

MultipleJesuses wrote:

gawalls wrote:
I know I'm being negative and I apologise for that it's just I'm seeing a pattern on how teams are beating us, when they sit back and wait patiently is when we struggle and it does concern me a little

What? We rarely get beaten.