..........and I'm not talking about any items of my clothing!

Leeds 0 -3 Liverpool with 15 mins to go. This closes the gap between 'pool and us, both being on the same number of points woith us holding a 6 goal advantage at the beginning of play today. However, that is now currently ut to 3. Come on Leeds. May be too late for you to get a point but a goal or two would be rather useful.

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

Answers

Absent People from the Elland Road "faithful".

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

B0110X. YMO hit a 4th in injury time. Leeds were truly outstanding......in their mediocrity. With a bit of luck, that game will have dropped them from the leading pack.

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

It wasn't so much Liverpool playing brilliantly, more Leeds being utter cack in every department.

Their midfield was atrocious, David Batty was a revelation in his lack of any sort of talent at all. Liverpool deserved it, but they didn't attack enough to deserve a 4-0 win.

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

Suppose thats a reasonable result if were aiming for the top 4?

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

Thinking the same, Spud - if we're to finish in a CL place we have to 'pick off' one of the top four. Realistically it's one of Liverpool or Leeds, the latter now seem the target.

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

We've go a game in hand on 'pool. I think Chelsea are more of a danger than Leeds

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

Me too Geordie. Remember that Top 6 League that someone did? well Chelsea are top of it, which says something. Liverpool are now second and we're third. I think if Leeds continue along their recent form, it's between the current top 5 - ManUtd, Us, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea. Who's going to be the one to slide down? I don't know whether the Champion's League extra games burden is going to affect the others, but that would be be good for Chelsea and us. The top 6 all have two top 6 games left to play - we have Arsenal (h) and Liverpool (a). In other (non top 6) games, a win and a loss is better than 2 draws 'cos you get 3 points instead of 2, but for these 6 pointers, two draws are better as we at least prevent our direct rivals getting the extra points. Still, it's great to be able to call these teams our "direct rivals".

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

re: Chelsea. I keep looking at the table and wishing we'd won that bloody game at Christmas. it could yet prove v important..

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

Or indeed that home match against Liverpool, although Chelsea were there for the taking, and with a bit of luck against Cudicini we could have beaten them.

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

Saving grace might be that Chelsea still have to play Liverpool and ManU. They've also got 3 London Derbys (Spurs, Charlton, Fulham.

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

"Liverpool are back in the Championship race, just behind Manchester United", says the tw@t on Fox TV, WHAT ABOUT US YOU **** and who's got a game in hand???

:-(

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

I always thought Leeds might go all the way, they've no CL commitments + they're out of the Cup, Chewsea are above them now.

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

...or Shay didn't have butter fingers on the opening day of the season, v. Chewsea :-(

Anyway that's football, just look at some of Farthez's bloopers!

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

Anyone notice O'Dreary today? He looked dreadful - he's aged about 10 years over the last 3 months. He actually looks ill.

Leeds were very poor today, but The Thug, Lee Bowyer, was pathetic - how he wasn't subbed I'll never know.

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002

He had some operation on his nose to replace a rotten part of it, which gave him two black eyes.

Either that or he is covering up something.

-- Anonymous, February 03, 2002