Bolton Wanderers - v - Leeds United *** Matchday Thread ***

[BelfastAndy]

I'm still alive.

Best wishes to Leeds United and one and all.

Here we go again...... PS. Over for Fulham game on 15 Aug if anyone wants to introduce themselves (for the last time).

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Bolton Wanderers will have 10 summer signings available for the visit of Leeds United when they make their second-tier return on Sunday.

Forward Adam Le Fondre, who scored six goals for the club on loan last season, could start up front with Gary Madine.

Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen, in his first game in charge of the club, has a full squad available for the trip.

Last season's Championship top scorer Chris Wood is likely to feature while midfielder Eunan O'Kane may start.

SAM's prediction
Home win - 33% Draw - 28% Away win - 39%
SAM (Sports Analytics Machine) is a super-computer created by @ProfIanMcHale that is used to predict the outcome of football matches.

Match facts

Bolton have failed to score in three of their last five opening day bouts, winning just once (D2 L2).

Leeds' 0-3 defeat to QPR last term was their heaviest loss in a season opener since 1989/90 vs Newcastle (2-5).

Phil Parkinson has won four of his last seven opening day matches as manager in the Football League (D1 L2).

For the seventh consecutive season, Leeds start the season with a different manager (Simon Grayson, Neil Warnock, Brian McDermott, Dave Hockaday, Uwe Rosler, Garry Monk and Thomas Christiansen).

The Yorkshire side have failed to win their last 12 away games played on a Sunday in all competitions (D5 L7), scoring four times and conceding 19 in those 12 games.

Bolton won 86 points en route to promotion from League One last season, their best total in a single season since 2000-01 (87).

NB. 4.30pm KO Sunday.


0 - 2 to us.

MOT.

[Tichi1]

Welcome back Andy - been enjoying the summer I presume?
what's with "For the last time" then?

a win tomorrow will put us in the top half LOL!

[george_kaplan]

Aye cheers once again Andy, let's bring it on.......cheers and high fives to all us great LEEDS fans.

I'm hoping to get over for a game Andy and anyone, but in the New Year...would be grand to have a scoop or two.

[Ozwhites]

Not how I like to start my Sunday mornings, Andy. :O Everything okay?

[CalverleyBoy]

Those odds don't make good reading - talk about sitting on the fence basically it could be a home win, a draw or an away I think ProfIanMcHale needs to puts his efforts into something else.

[BelfastAndy]

Oh I'm grand boys and girls thanks. Apologies. Was just referring to minimal contribution by me over last while. Cheers. Some decent signings. Top 6 for sure. Gonna put hefty bet on it. Reckoning £20......

[Rev72]

Welcome back Andy/everybody...well here we go again folks..the start of the Leeds United Roller-coaster 2017-2018!


Top 2 here we come :O


MOT :D

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

2-1 to Leeds, MOT!!!

[CromerWhite]

Cheers Andy

Very excited about the new season but also very worried about our defense unless we get some further additions.

Enjoyed the Middlesbrough result and was chuffed for Pep yesterday.

[BelfastAndy]

Matchday folks!!!! Ye ha.

[galwaywhite]

Can't wait for today's game. Be interesting to see starting line up. Lots of good signings made this summer, another cb and lb and we should be good. Come on Leeds MOT

[jimmybn]

Any links for today's game ?

Bit worried like most about the defence . Not sure what planet Kung fu Clive is from saying we played well against Oxford . Thought we were terrible persoanlly

Anyway .... here we go again MOT

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

I didn't say we played well against Oxford, first half was pretty dirt average

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Wiedwald ayling berardi Pennington Cooper Okane Phillips roofe alioski hernandez wood

Green Anita Shaughnessy klich sacko saiz ekuban

[CromerWhite]

Starting 11:

Wiedwald, Ayling, Pennington, Cooper, Berardi, O'Kane, Phillips, Roofe, Hernandez, Alioski, Wood

[CromerWhite]

Wiedwald ayling berardi Pennington Cooper Okane Phillips roofe alioski hernandez wood

Green Anita Shaughnessy klich sacko saiz ekuban

Quick of the draw!

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

No BPF Coyle Denton jansson Vieira bridcutt gomes dallas antonsson or doukara

Coyle out on loan, jansson suspended, the rest just haven't made it, only one surprise, dallas, thought he would have made the 18

[CromerWhite]

So who is the Captain, not named on the team sheet?

[galwaywhite]

Strong line up with good strength on the bench. plenty of creative attacking options if required.

[BelfastAndy]

Streams??

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Not sure but out of the starting 11 you'd pick Okane I reckon

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Read the article about the players choosing their own captain and TC said it's one who starts today so that rules out pontus 🙁

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Cooper captain 😡

[Rev72]

Cooper captain..shocking choice.

[ColombianWhite]

Streams??

http://cdn1.crichd.be/sky-sports-1-live-streaming?c=skysp1

Link attached
Come on Leeds
MOT !!

[Rev72]

Surprised Green ain't starting tbh..that back 4 with Cooper in it concerns me.

[Rev72]

Oh well..let us judge after the game.

Come on Leeds!

MOT ALAW

[BelfastAndy]

Great stream. Thanks.

[BelfastAndy]

Brilliant start!

[Rev72]

That is a good start :D

[CalverleyBoy]

Have it

[CromerWhite]

Lovely

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Get in!!!!

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

And all those who wanted Phillips out for not being good enough, Nuff said!

[ColombianWhite]

phillips - hopefully quietens the disgruntled mob
MOT

[galwaywhite]

Get in Phillips well done lad, come on Leeds let's get another. MOT

[BelfastAndy]

Couple of soft corners well defended though

[Rev72]

Having to do some serious defending at the moment.

[BelfastAndy]

Panicking

[Rev72]

Soak it up then go and score.:D

[CalverleyBoy]

Oh yes - score card open for Wood

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Get in again, leeds are going up, woohoo!!!!!!

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Are the fans singing who's Garry monk or O garry monk? Feck garry monk as far as I'm concerned!

[Rev72]

Berardi off injured.

[CalverleyBoy]

We really don't want players out so early, too much re positioning now I hope it doesn't upset out game

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Shame for gaetano going off, hope it's not serious!

[CalverleyBoy]

That was inevitable

[BelfastAndy]

Quality

[CalverleyBoy]

Cracking game

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

2 for Kalvin!!! Get the feck in!!!!!

[Jezleeds]

I'm not convinced at all by this keeper. He's about the same as Green - at fault for the goal, and doesn't seem to have any command of the defence, which is giving them all the jitters.

[Rev72]

Cracking 1st half

[Blackspaven]

Wood playing better than the criticism I gave him last season. Fair do's!

[george_kaplan]

Cracking 1st half



Hey-yup Rev mate.... :)

[ColombianWhite]

Good going forward , defence is still a concern , need lb and cb sorted asap
Come on Leeds , we can score more !!
MOT
;D

[Rev72]

Hey-yup Rev mate.... :)

Hey up George me owd..how yer doing pal?

[CalverleyBoy]

I was that excited after the first half I forgot to open the microwave rice i was having for dinner - surprise it exploded 60 seconds in - gives me something to do later

[WTF11]

Blank screen, :):)

[Rev72]

Kin ell another player off injured :(

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Might be a debut for Conor Shaughnessy

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Pennington did well today, hope his injury ain't serious

[Rev72]

Stupid penalty to give away..game on now.

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Gotta be careful now, need another goal!

[CalverleyBoy]

Great start for his career - we need another goal

[BelfastAndy]

That was poor by CS

[Rev72]

15 to go.

Another goal needed.

[BelfastAndy]

Coops and Okane ain't playing badly. Sacko coming on

[Rev72]

Conceded a few needless fouls today.

[WTF11]

Coops and Okane ain't playing badly. Sacko coming on

Oh f00k no!

[Rev72]

Cooper played ok today..a small slice of humble for the Rev.

[BelfastAndy]

3 points. Good start, but Leeds didn't do themselves any favours as usual. Misplaced passes cause unnecessary pressure. I know it's the first game. Hopefully bonding and understanding will grow.

[Rev72]

3 points thanks.

Laters.


MOT ALAW

[CalverleyBoy]

Phew - thought we were going to slip up for a while then. Good first game showed some promise.

[denver11]

Sacko is atrocious. Hopefully TC will realise that after today.

[WTF11]

Sacko is atrocious. Hopefully TC will realise that after today.

Agreed, lightweight, greedy ( or simply incompetent, doesn't matter which) doesn't deserve the place.

[Jezleeds]

Glad we got an away win - can't argue with that, but we need to look at the areas everybody knew we were going to struggle with - centre backs and left back - clearly they need to invest this week or we will have problems. Normally we would've ended up drawing or even losing that game, so to win is great - but work to do at the back to support the pretty good attacking play today, and we won't do it without additions. Especially worrying if the two injured players are out for a while....

[galwaywhite]

Played good football at times decent first game under TC. The injuries prob disrupted us a bit but over all happy with that. Downside the injuries especially in the areas we are weakest. Replacements now urgently required.

[ColombianWhite]

A win is a win but we made it difficult - TC needs to speak to AR and get the lb and cb cover in this week !
MOT !!

;D

[cress]

Sacko is atrocious. Hopefully TC will realise that after today.

I see this has already been mentioned...I only managed to see the last 15-20 minutes so can't comment about the rest of the game but fking hell what was Sacko doing? Based only on today's "performance" I can't believe we actually PAID for him.

[LeedsFTW]

I see this has already been mentioned...I only managed to see the last 15-20 minutes so can't comment about the rest of the game but fking hell what was Sacko doing? Based only on today's "performance" I can't believe we actually PAID for him.

Not sure what to make of him, think the raw talent could be there, but he looks very short on confidence. Almost seems to be a player the runs at 100mph whilst the grey matter is only going at 60mph!

Thought Ayling was superb today and Anita was also very solid when he came on

[CromerWhite]

If we don't improve our defense we will need three goals just to draw.

[george_kaplan]

Hey up George me owd..how yer doing pal?



Much better now mate once that was put to bed....phew!

Bolton was the team who sent us on our way to the years I care to forget, lets hope the stars have realigned and this is the beginning we all are craving. Nice result for the first combative game for our coach, away from home etc. should be a good game for him to spot out strengths and weaknesses. Well done LUFC.

MoT.

[BelfastAndy]

3rd place at moment. Final push lads.....

Lol

[norfolk white]

Ayling was superb, cooper also, although he worries me, would prefer green in goal, the German was rooted to his line at corners, pennington looked class.

[WTF11]

Worldwide was atrocious, but oth3r did ok (Wood was exceptional!), hhav2 TP do better defensively if 2 are to progress

[george_kaplan]

Worldwide was atrocious, but oth3r did ok (Wood was exceptional!), hhav2 TP do better defensively if 2 are to progress



Hey mate it looks like you picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue :D:D:D .....



......or maybe you've been a dancing man?

[BelfastAndy]

Hey mate it looks like you picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue :D:D:D .....



......or maybe you've been a dancing man?

LOl. WTF WTF?

[WTF11]

Hey mate it looks like you picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue :D:D:D .....



......or maybe you've been a dancing man?

Bloody predictive text!

[BelfastAndy]

Translated:

'that was a shakey win'

[WTF11]

Translated:

'that was a shakey win'

Uh huh!

[Tichi1]

For me there where more plusses than worries.
Everyone knows the defence needs strenghening - though Cooper and Pennington looked solid, Anita was a big plus - came on and played left back - and looked both solid defensively and good on the ball, Ayling looks more like the steal of the decade with every game for me, agree about the keeper....but remember the first game last season? almost a carbon copy of goalkeeping calamities - but look how Green turned out.
Liked Allioski - looks like a decent purchase, and Roofe was a different player from last season, Hernandez oozed class on the ball, and O'kane and Phillips looked solid in the middle - Wood was Wood - just need to keep the vultures away.

Overall a positive game - and a more attacking style of play - though we have to remember we where playing one of the teams that are likely to go down.

Bigger tests to come in the near future - but all in all most enjoyable - and how often did we score three last season?

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Last season 3-0 against, this season with half our defence off injured 3-2 in favour, quite frankly, I'll take it, doesn't matter who it's against, 3 points equals 3 points, job well done imo