Leeds Are Going Up?

Rode our luck
But that tune is stuck

In my head
Long after I've gone to bed

Leeds are going up an na naaa
We've come so far

This squad has been stretched
Some team selections perplexed

Yet job done
Game won

Showed no fear
This could be our year

Fortress Elland Road once more
The mighty roar

Of an expectant crowd
Every player did us proud

Pontus is a cult favourite
On the bench chomping at the bit

Cooper not so lauded
Yet he too should be applauded

Garry sticks to his guns
Love the guy tonnes

A manager in which we trust
A long term contract is a must

Chris Woods has battered down the door
Of doubts and derision saying he's poor

Doukara involved for the penalty
Clear to see

Every single man
Is a fan

Of what we are trying to do
On and off pitch they bleed white yellow and blue

Refreshing to see
Positivity

Still a few speed bumps to hit
But the crowd will do their bit

Keep marching on together
The promotion train's hell for leather

Hurtling down the track
Passion we don't lack

Keep the faith all
What a night of football

Meh!

A point at home against Brighton may seem more palatable than today but they may come at us more  and that may suit Leeds. Ultimately if you stop Woody and choke our crossing chance that stops us, Sacko looked good at times but pretty football doesn't always pay. The ref was annoying, particularly in the second half but we just weren't good enough. Not a classic and a bit frustrating but nice not to be freezing cold and a point is a point. Seen us play a lot worse but had no plan B, QPR sussed us every time we got forward , both keepers barely tested barring a couple of good saves from Green.

Not great
Second rate

Seen worse
Yet we seem averse

To getting down to basics
Sacko and his tricks

Woody cut adrift
Midfield needed some lift

Choker
Like a rubbish game of poker

All too often Leeds showed their hand
We must understand

Sometimes you have to win ugly
The skills may be lovely

Yet QPR were made to look alright
Try as we might

This was dour
We toiled for over an hour

Tactically not quite right
Yet the playoffs within sight

A point gained
At the whistle hope remained

As results largely went for Leeds
For all our misdeeds

Ayling's yellow card
Makes next few games hard

Pass and move
Is Monk's kind of groove

Though today we needed a plan B
It just wasn't to be

Pleasantries from Holloway post match
Can't disguise that if we are to catch

The leaders of the pack
We need to radically change tack

Questions
Tensions

Running commentary behind
Criticisms outlined

Let's not be bitter
Obsess on Twitter

Things are alright
Hold on tight

We'll be there or thereabouts
No doubts

Late Pain But A Point's Gained

A couple of  notable absentees

We weren't pulling up trees

Thanks for the own goal

Didn't need a begging bowl

But anyway 

We didn't do too badly today

Fulham will be in the playoff mix

Full of tricks

Everything but the kitchen sink thrown

Let it be known

At times we rode our luck

But the steely big parked truck

Of our defence

Was pretty immense 

Creativity lacking

Maybe we could've been laughing 

With a bit more luck on our side 

Yet Fulham were not to be denied

Of a fair point shared 

We came prepared 

Thinking a point would be good 

Yet in the event 3pts we should

Have grabbed 

Felt like I'd been stabbed

With that cruel blow

A cracking strike though

Still questions remain 

Though you'd be insane

Not to fancy us for playoff

Cough cough 

Bring on QPR 

Please be 3pts - ta!! 

Dare We Believe?

Dare we believe?
That we can achieve
The dream
With this team
Of going back to the Prem
With these men
At times we're lacking
Nerve wracking
But the spirit is alive
We have drive
Desire
From manager to player there is a fire
Inconsistent
Persistent
Old habits stick
Though I nitpick
We mostly get the job done
We won
End of debate
First half not great
Second half we put it to bed
What more to be said?
Never mind looking over the shoulder
Let's be bolder
March on with belief
No more grief
About the past
Let's build a team to last
Tough tests ahead
Though wins like us stand us in good stead
In Garry Monk we trust
Another 3pts Tuesday AND Saturday a must

Clipping Wednesday's Wings

Marching On Together the crowd sings
For Wednesday that defeat stings
Victory was hard fought
Their defence was caught
Ref was on their payroll
Played a frustrating role
In trying to thwart the progress
Much to the home side's distress
Justice with Green's save
We rode the wave
Of second half nerve biters
Not a classic
But I shan't nitpick
A win is all
Leeds fans can walk tall
Further towards the dream
Not a convincing team
More work to do
For the men in white yellow and blue
But Wood is cooking on gas
Garry Monk continues to ooze class
Sign him up Massimo
Up the football league we go

Ipswich Glitch?

Pitch pulled apart
We're going to hell in a handcart

No excuses boys
Put away those toys

Roll up the sleeves
Send for a strong whisky Jeeves

Funny results about
Still in with a shout

Not a classic
Midfield didn't quite tick

Bang average game
This is not about blame

Should not feel like a defeat
Let's be upbeat

Few thought we'd be in the mix
We can squabble about who Garry picks

Yet make no mistake
Saturday all three points we must take

Big call
Must give all

No time for an off day
It must go our way

Bang heads together
Marching on together

Ship Shape And Bristol Fashion?

We've had our blips
Fewer misses than hits

Chris Wood
Is rather good

Hernandez has silky skill
Huddersfield winning a bitter pill

But we've ridden the storm
Returning to form

Pontus back
Defence best form of attack

Yet they gave us scares
Splitting hairs

We're doing alright
Table looking bright

3pts for Valentine's Day
Wahey ;)

Will the real defence stand up?!

It's 50 Shades of Leeds
Defence wilted like rotting leaves

 Sometimes you have to accept the punishment
For all the intent

We just didn't get going
Nothing ebbing nor flowing

 Heyho
Here we go

Negative vibe merchants out to play
Just wasn't our day

Hope Jansson's back in midweek
3pts we seek

We've been 'Warnocked'
Midfield shellshocked

Tactics strangled the game
Felt league one style lame

Scruffy stuff
Didn't do enough

We conceded poor goals
Had we swapped managerial roles?

Thought Warnock was still ours
As the mood sours

Let's get a grip
It's just a dip

Cardiff did a number on us
Parked the bus

Fussy ref was irritating
Everything about the game frustrating

Never mind
I'm the positive kind

Tough test Tuesday
Learn from today

In Monk we trust
Promotion or bust

Managerial Meltdowns

In the past a defeat like that would condemn our season and make us worry for safety but we are still in promotion mix... roll on Cardiff!

The Dog Botherers Bite Hard...

Bartley had an off day
Things didn't go our way
Second half display

Made us look bang average honestly
Viera a busy bee
Youthful exuberance costly

Referee card mad
Chances we had
Needed to calm down a tad

Managerial meltdowns
Scathing put downs
What a bunch of clowns

Those dog botherers will drop
But they were better fair cop
No need for an open top

Bus display
The season did not end today
Put those party poppers away

Jansson not as bright
Hernandez not quite right
But we are still up for the fight

New boy Pendraza (sic) promising
This defeat will sting
But here's the thing

I believe in the side
We'll turn the tide
Still have pride

Off day that's all
Only eleven men and a ball
Let's have a rallying call

To bounce back
Shuffle the pack
Put Cardiff on the rack

All aboard the feel good train

The cup "performance" was tragic
But Pontus Jansson's magic

The wheels are back on
Garry's the best manager bar none

Blackburn made us grind
Momentum hard to find

Not a classic
Though Hernandez makes us tick

But hey it's 3 points today
Still a few games to play

Positivity once more
The weekend was poor

Yet we've bounced back
Subs changed tack

Urgency of response
No nonsense

Is a relief
Still grief

Over transfer dealings
Mixed feelings

Get Pontus signed
Over the line

A deal for Garry please
Ooh Leeds you tease

Leaving us in the lurch
Can't wait to return to church

I mean Elland Road a fortress once more
This feeling of bouncing back I adore

 I absolutely can't stop this positivity
Pouring the Bacardi

Midfield Misfits

We played well in bits
Midfield misfits

Lacked the guile of the Derby game
Great shame

But Barnsley no mugs
Hope Garry burned off their lugs

At full time
The bitter disappointment is a sign

That we expect more
Yet last season we stared at the trap door

This is a blip guys
Time flies

It'll soon be the Forest match
Batten down the hatch

We've missed Pontus
He'd have dealt with Barnsley no fuss

We've played worse
Let's not dwell chapter and verse

Still have faith
Take solace

In the fact we are not far away
Don't dismay

Tweaking and tinkering here and there
Anyone got a reliable striker going spare?

Let's not talk of Ross McContract
Or start silly whispers of Garry being sacked

The kids have done good
Sweat and blood

Let it slide
Just one game there's been a bump in the ride

Chop down the Forest
Be at our best

Under the lights
Of Elland Road burning bright

We will endure
Of that you can be sure

Let's Batter The Barnslehhh

Yorkshire rivalry resumes
Everyone presumes

Victory will be ours
But Barnsley are no wallflowers

Potential banana skin
As midfield options are thin

Defensive frailties never far away
Let's see which Leeds comes out to play

Can be Jekyll and Hyde
Rollercoaster ride

But Wood has hit form
We're riding the storm

Utilising the squad well
Even though Jansson's been out for a spell

Bridcutt has been class
It has come to pass

All the doom
Usual gloom

Feels like a distant memory
But Garry keeps the ship steady

Cellino on mute
Hard to compute

How positive things are
We've come far

Yet we should not rest
This will be a test

It should have been more

I won't be a bore
But it should've been more
A cricket score

First half we battered
Had them scattered
Shattered

Makeshift midfield masterclass
Hernandez cooking on gas
Majestic pass

Time after time
We crossed the line
Made everything look sublime

Finishing needed more finesse
But let's not stress
I confess

I'm getting greedy
A bit needy
Oh yes indeedy

I wanted a goal fest
Ok second half more a test
Thomas Ince a pest

Yet what a night
The future looks bright
Proud to be a white

Strength in depth almost there
The players really care
Passion laid bare

Sign up Jansson and Bartley
Don't forget an extension for Garry
Massimo just leave us be

Keep marching onward
Nice finish from Wood
Victory as sweet as chocolate pud

Glory days may be coming back
Confidence we don't lack
Let's not get slack

Still plenty of points left to play
Just do things our way
Things are okay :)

Costly Cup Stuff

We made hard work of that

Oh Pontus you prat

Never mind the magic hat

Someone calm the boys down

Almost made Garry look a clown

Dogged Cambridge went to town

On a much changed side

Who let standards slide

Kudos to the mighty whites pride

Who made the round trip 

Ok we avoided a slip 

First half just the usual blip

No cup romance

Mowatt seized a second half chance

At a glance 

There were moments we could have been ten men

Ref got busy with card and pen

Then

Cambridge ran out of air

Pitch was a bit roughed up to be fair

Unlucky there

Shaun the fellow young gun

When all's said and done

They made us run

Two young feisty bosses 

Some heavy losses

In injury and suspension 

Oh the tension

An honourary mention

To Savage commentating

Pontificating

About our tackling risk taking

Pot kettle black sir 

Well duh

I concur 

Did it the hard way

Antonsson did okay 

But not many shone today

Lesser lights

Were given the frights

Yet the future still burns bright

Let's not be negative

Promotion still a big if

But let's push on forthwith

Derby will be fresh for the fight

Reality bite

Squad looking a bit light 

Yet I fancy us to get 3 points still

Take a chill pill

Marvellous Monk still fits the bill

Panic ye not

Have faith in this lot

At Elland Rd we are white hot ;) 

Monday Madness

I must confess
I digress
That the first half was worthy of a boo
It's true
Yet Garry didn't hesitate
Didn't wait
Tactical move
To get the second half in the groove
Pontus and Bartley
Are must buys for me
Wood scored a cracker
Not one of them a slacker
Rotherham had no shooting boots
We're putting down roots
For a potentially successful campaign
To be Premier league again
A long way to go
That I do know
Yet optimism burns bright
Truly believe Garry is getting it right
A few tweaks here
Have no fear
Never mind Massimo
Up the football league we'll go
Keep the flag flying high
Against Cambridge an interesting cup tie
An old boy might want to settle a score
Potential trap door
Then there's Derby who should be Premier League
Lots of intrigue
Tough fixtures ahead
Got to be said
Though I fancy us to do well
Time will tell....

Dropped Points Or Just Spoiled?

Dropped points?
The second half didn't disappoint

Maybe we are spoiled
Positivity machine well oiled

Momentum is still there
Last season we would've taken it to be fair

All I want for Christmas
Is no fuss
Just contracts for our main men
Pass Garry the pen

Keep Cellino on mute
It just doesn't compute

How good things are
Playing better by far

Than in days past
Fixtures coming in thick and fast

There's still things to correct
There'll be hiccups I expect

But hope burns bright
The kids are alright

Top six not a pipe dream
Creating a decent team

Rotherham better not be a banana skin
Hoping it's a convincing win

2017 could be our time
Doing just fine

Better not get too giddy though
I'm a cynical so and so

A lot more football to play out
Still I reckon we're in with a shout ;)

Back to Back Wins - Dejavu...

Back to back wins
Oh what joy it brings
Reading had all the possession
But we had all the dogged aggression
To finish the job
Oh Chris Woods with a lovely lob
Scum player Stam
Was not a fan
So today
We did it the hard way
Scrappy stuff
Diamonds in the rough
Points are the be all and end all
That's football
Full of festive cheer
What a crescendo to the year
Can we start believing?
What miracles is Garry Monk achieving
Here a sleeping giant awakes
What a difference a few games makes

Spoke Too Soon?

Let's not have too much doom and gloom
At that result alright I'm not over the moon
But it was one of those nights
Where reality bites
Phillips took one for the team
Promotion may be a dream
Yet it's not that far away
Even if we disappointed today
A class act
It's a fact
Brighton are a hoodoo
What can you do?
Midfield cries out for steel
Keep it real
Not that much off the pace
It's a funny old race
Lots more points to play
For all the dismay
Let's not dwell
Recently we've done well
Despite the odds
And certain meddling miserable sods
Like the Cellino problem
To solve if we are serious about the Prem
Keep the faith guys and girls
Just the way the wind swirls
Sod the ref
Arguing about stuff like that bores to death
Onwards always
One of those days...

A Winning Streak Ahead?

Liverpool game
What a shame
Predictable stuff by the end
Yet a message it did send
That Leeds are fighting back
Courage they didn't lack
On to an evening home match
Certainly needed hot chocolate down the hatch
Never mind the streaker's bum note
(Ok I'll get my coat)
Or the frustrating frantic tactics
First half at times far from a classic
Yet Villa for all their speedy endeavour
Couldn't get it together
Viera bustled
Ayling hustled
Second half Monk had clearly had a word
More urgency in the final third
'Roofe' was raised
Well played
Things felt good
And so they should
Convincing win
Are we on to something?
A long way to go
But glad to see the manager running the show
We've picked up points playing rough
Dusted ourselves down when the going got tough
I like this side
I'm enjoying the ride
Cynical me still taps a shoulder
Happy joyous festive me is bolder
I smell promotion in the air
I don't care
If that's hasty
Right now the table looks tasty....

Oh Leeds...

Battered by the Barcodes
Goalie woes
That's how it goes
A valiant fight
Some felt we lacked midfield bite
Yet top six remains in sight
Not the finished product
Trust Jansson to get booked
Rob Green's reflexes sucked
Great atmosphere
Tribute to Speed produced a tear
It's clear
Leeds are starting to pull together
A sense of endeavour
A match atmosphere I'll remember forever
Youthful side needs more steel
Who knows with regards to a takeover deal
But until it happens any promotion push won't feel real
Parachute payments a knock out blow
Up the football league we go
We know
It is a definite them and us
We cannot seem to park the bus
Yet for all the fuss
Winning ugly yesterday
I have to say
That can really make hay
In sowing the seeds for a promotion campaign
Call me insane
But we can't complain
It's a dirty 3 points
Sure the display disappoints
The side out of joints
But digging deep sometimes is required
I'm dog tired
Of the hired and fired
Sack race
That Leeds always seems to win
This feels like a shiny new pin
Polished tactics in the bin
Let's just do it our way
We are doing okay
Which team will he play on Tuesday?
The kids might be alright
It could be tight
Try as I might
I fear a cricket score
It's a cup game sure
Could we hit a barn door?