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Leeds United fan involved in All Stats Aren't We Do a little cricket coaching at Thirsk CC and will occasionally discuss politics.

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Another away draw #lufc

09.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aye, it's probably fair enough. But it'll still sting to be on the receiving end, no doubt.

06.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I renewed in the north stand, went up a bit, about Β£40 I think. But I got my ticket in 2018, and a lot of the folks around me had been paying quite a bit less as they've had season tickets longer. They've had steeper increases to equalise things. Am guessing the OP is a victim of that.

06.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No, I don't recall.
He tends to put things on the players, performance levels. Sometimes that is correct, but he never talks about the tactical approach and how that worked. Or selection decision he made. Just feels like a big gap.

04.03.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you want Stach trying to operate between the lines of a compact low block team? No.
Do you want Stach in the midfield using him as a really useful large space defender as part of the rest defence when we push players forward in games like this? Yes.

03.03.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh we will stay up. I'm just frustrated with how Farke has to be dragged kicking and screaming to the obvious answers.
Sunderland were abysmal, but did we really open them up at all tonight? Did we adapt once the initial game plan started to fail after Sunderland engineered that tactics timeout?

03.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Longstaff - a Newcastle boy who was undroppable before his injury earlier this season - getting 0 minutes against Sunderland, when the players on the pitch were an unchanged set of players running on fumes following Saturday, is one of Farke’s most infuriating flaws. Utilise the squad, ffs #LUFC

03.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Zero self reflection from Farke there. That was an abysmal set up. He persistently picks his favorite lads, when there are probably more suitable tools for games like this.
I mean why do we persist with a defensive midfielder in the forward line in a game like this?

03.03.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Incredible example to throw in there

28.02.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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There has been ups and downs in our xG and xGA.

But as the trendline shows, our xG and xGA have both fallen slowly across the season. However the xG Trendline isn't falling as much as the xGA is

This is good. We're adapting to the league positively. #LUFC

26.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Temu Declan Rice? I think not. #LUFC

*No idea why Eli Junior Kroupi is here as this was just meant to be MF's

21.02.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The last saved photo of a celebrity is your therapist.

21.02.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whatever you possibly think this could be, it’s even better. All in the delivery.

21.02.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 164 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

10 points, no?
Either way, good point.

10.02.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's hard, because I've visited other countries with restrictive governments that I don't approve of. Or wouldn't if I gave it serious consideration. So why should the US be any different?
I mean, how much stuff from China do we buy? It's so hard to follow through with these moral convictions.

09.02.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think both had a very clear immediate objective that they wanted to tackle very directly. So, the recruitment approach ended up being quite similar.

09.02.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Genuinely think that only fans is making a living with more integrity than these people

08.02.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If I could be arsed I would write a long read on my theory that football phone ins directly contributed to the coarsening of our culture by making rage baits and the opinions of morons mainstream

08.02.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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06.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I literally said he didn't make the difference today. But his limitations were clear. His use should be late sub to see games out and that's it for me. He's too limited on the ball and too far off it physically.

31.01.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yea, think so. Today was a day for being physical with Arsenal from the off. We bought Longstaff for games like this, a shame Farke didn't start with him today.

31.01.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not that it was the difference between us getting anything and not, but today was a good illustration of why he should not be selected to start games.

31.01.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Farke agreed with me, just 45 mins too late.

31.01.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Farke's Gruev thing is infuriating #lufc

31.01.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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In the last 10 games for #LUFC

7th Most Points
8th Least xG Conceded
6th Most xG created

Data from @BeGriffis lovely app , URL below.
football-match-reports.streamlit.app

Big numbers to say we've played Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle & Man Utd in this time.

27.01.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

give harry brook as much booze as he wants

27.01.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, having a preplanned change in mind ready to counter the likely changes the oppo might make could be one way of litigating his residence to change. If it's pre-agreed he might pull the level quicker.

27.01.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yea, I give him 8/10 for how he sets us up to start games. 2/10 for how he adapts in game (the scores are silly, but they illustrate my point).

27.01.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

him, does he listen to advice?
All these guys have to have a self confident/stubborn streak to get where they are. The really good ones have that, but also have the drive to adapt and get better. Something about Farke suggests he is quite resistant to that type of thought.

27.01.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It does, and we have to accept he will always be that way. And of course we are not under the pressure he is under to make those decisions. Easy to say this stuff on the sideline etc.
I'm largely happy with Farke, I just wonder about the voices he has around him. What are his assistants saying to

27.01.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0