Sat 27Oct 2001

ManYoo 1 Leeds United 1

Here are the scores from Mr.Ian Murray of the Wakefield Whites jury......

Nige 9. Kept us in the game with excellent saves from a Beckham free kick
and Ruud van Nistlerooy header. World class, and England`s number 1.

Mills 5. 'I wish he was' was the muttered remark from behind me after
D-M-I-F-B was sung for the gozzilianth time. Don`t we all? Let Giggs go too
often.

Harte 5. Poo. Not good enough, out jumped by the less than tall baby-faced
Solskjaer for their goal. Keano`s disallowed freekick suggests that Nephew
is becoming 'moribund'!

Rio: 8. Had a good game, not overawed by the occasion. Cultured long ball
put Kewell in first half.

Dom 7. Essentially had a good game, bar a couple of opiate-inducded
concentration lapses.

LeeBowya 7. Worked hard as always, but didn`t really stand out. Assault by
that tw@t Nicky Butt meant he bravely played the game with a broken nose.
What? Des & Co didn`t show this? They couldn`t be biased could they?

Bakke 6. Anonymous. Where the fcuk is Batty?

Olly 8. J`Adore. Played well against a class midfield who`d obviously been
told to kick anything that moves by Sir Taggart.

Kewell 8. One of his better games and took players on, like we all know he
can. I even saw him make a couple of tackles! Great through ball for the
pie-man early on. Should have played up front for more of the game.

Keane 9. Ran and ran, making OAP Blanc look silly time after time. Excellent
free-kick and man of the match for me. What does he have to do to stay on
for 90 minutes?

Viduka 8. Held the ball up well, and brought others into the game so much.
Should have scored when put through by Kewell. His ample belly was
marginally offside for the goal, but the question the linesman needs to ask
is 'Was it interfering with play?' More of the same please.

Subs:

Batty:7 Good performance, but why did DOL bring Keane off again? Surely more
logical to bring off Bakke? Or put Johnson ont left and Kewell up front?

Ref: Dermot Gallagher did pretty well. Correct decision in keeping both
Keane and Beckscum on the pitch. OK, Keane raised his hands but Beckham had
kicked high, late and with malice - in a sulk after losing the ball. It was
either two reds or two yellows, and two reds would`ve spoilt it.

Butt should`ve gone for breaking Bowyers nose.

All in all it felt like a defeat. However, our determined performance shows
we definitely have title credentials. Did you hear that, Des?

Ian.

Stotty says....Thanks Ian, excellent stuff ! (Viduka 8 ?!?! 8 tonnes maybe!)

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