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[PEARCEY]

Preston scored a shed-load against them at Elland Road.

[Libertine]

What worries me is how shite we've look against the top 6, when we still have to beat 2 of them to get promoted.

Best hope it's Cardiff and Forest then, who haven't beaten us all season................

Well let's hope so...because between Swansea and Norwich, if it ends up being them, I believe we've got one point out of possible twelve this year.

[lozz2601]

I thought it was 14 games Leeds were unbeaten in the league at home, not 40?!

[LoyalRoyalFan]

We passed the ball back to the goalkeeper far too much.

[Archie's penalty]

Happy with the point at the end of the day. They played well and we missed Kebe.

On to Sheff U!

[Bandini]

We passed the ball back to the goalkeeper far too much.

Yep, I'm pretty sure that was the cause of our problems, rather than a consequence of the very effective pressing game that Leeds employed and which we couldn't break out of.

[facaldaqui]

We passed the ball back to the goalkeeper far too much.

We had to. I thought we used that manoeuvre wisely. It's easier for him to get the ball upfield than for a defender who's being pressed.

[PEARCEY]

We passed the ball back to the goalkeeper far too much.

There was one period of play when we had a throw-in now that far away from their penalty box and just went backwards and played the ball all the way back to McCarthy. On another occasion towards the end we had a free-kick inside their half and pissed around with the ball in midfield before losing it. My shouts at the tv to get the ball in the box were to no avail.
Yes we were being forced back by Leeds at times but that was not the sole reason.

[sandman]

Unusual for Easter that we didn't see a cross all night.

[Archie's penalty]

We passed the ball back to the goalkeeper far too much.

Yep, I'm pretty sure that was the cause of our problems, rather than a consequence of the very effective pressing game that Leeds employed and which we couldn't break out of.

This (through gritted teeth).

[seahawk10]

Kebe is a game changer, I hope he is back for the playoffs. If we have no shot at 2nd we have to sit him down and get him ready for that.

[Archie's penalty]

Kebe is a game changer, I hope he is back for the playoffs. If we have no shot at 2nd we have to sit him down and get him ready for that.

Completely agree. HRK is not substitute for the mercurial Malian.

[RobRoyal]

Utter shambles - second best all night.

An embarrassing performance from Platypuss just when we might have expected him to push on and go for promotion.

Good result tonight against a team unbeaten at home since October. Our biggest mistake was clearly winning 8 in a row which has seemed to raise the bar so that being second best away to a promotion rival - and still getting a point - is a "shambles"

Best atmosphere I can recall for a couple of years, btw. Well done all.

[fester_royal]

Fuck Leeds are a dirty team...

As if that ever needed pointing out, dirty Leeds isn't just a 70s thing.. It's a fact of life!!!

[Snowball]

What worries me is how shite we've look against the top 6, when we still have to beat 2 of them to get promoted.

Best hope it's Cardiff and Forest then, who haven't beaten us all season................

nor have Leeds

[Snowball]

If we play 451 and match Swansea, they are beatable.

Leeds are beatable

Cardiff are beatable

Forest are beatable

Norwich are beatable. We drew 3-3, could've won it. We lost there by a 94th minute goal

Burnley, if they sneak in, well we beat them 6-1

Hull we shared two draws




There is really very little to pick between all the current top six and the chasing pack

[Avon Royal]

What worries me is how shite we've look against the top 6, when we still have to beat 2 of them to get promoted.

Best hope it's Cardiff and Forest then, who haven't beaten us all season................

nor have Leeds

Key words being "top 6".........

[Barry the bird boggler]

Fuck Leeds are a dirty team...

Nicely bottled by the ref on two occasions. Livermore should have been off for two challenges in the 1st half and Naylor should have followed in the 2nd for his two attempted "tackles" on Long....

[79Royal]

Leeds played out of their skin, some of our players had an off day, McDermott arguably made his first management gaff in two months. Happens in football.

A clean sheet away from home against a side who are pushing for a playoff place is a decent result, despite our run of good form over the past couple of months. Unbeaten in 13 games, with three very winnable games coming up. If we go into the playoffs in good form, we'll have just as much chance as anybody else.

URZ!

[The Real Sandhurst Royal]

+ 1 on the referee bottling it BtBB

A premiership game would have seen Livermore and Naylor both go.