Mackemstine is a little village off the 61 motorway route heading towards the ferry at ijmuiden in the Netherlands to get to England.as i moved to Germany and needed to change my avatar it seemed a great name. good bunch of lads you lot
we are when we’re not arguing over someone’s name my best mate’s a Sunderland fan... and always enjoy a bit of banter with mackems. Even if you can’t get 10 seconds into a conversation without 1973 coming up
Loved what pep said when they asked him what Bielsa had said to him at the end of the game. He said whats different between that and a European game, pep said I've no idea, I'm not as clever as you, I can't analyse the game when watching it.
Costa started to track back and tackle more as the game went on but roberts is a waste of a shirt. How you rate him higher i don't know.
Agree on Costa. He did improve as the game wore on. 5 maybe a bit harsh but his performances have been far better than this. He dropped off massively against City. Roberts influenced the game more this week than the last couple of games. Gave him the benefit of the doubt and let him keep his 6. Still want him replaced in the line up. Weak link of the team.
Love this from the BBC site: Leeds United may have taken 16 years to get back into the Premier League but on the evidence of what we have seen so far in this campaign they will not being going anywhere else for a long time. They have already given champions Liverpool an almighty scare, only losing 4-3 to a careless late penalty concession at Anfield on the opening weekend, and here it took a selection of fine saves by Ederson to keep them out. At the centre of it all is the driven, charismatic coaching genius Bielsa, who has brought his team into the top flight without an ounce of fear - and they need be scared of no-one after the manner of their performances against Liverpool and here against City. Leeds held firm in the face of that early City siege and once they got their chance, they played with pace, verve, energy, threat and astonishing levels of fitness. Bielsa prowled the touchline throughout, bellowing instructions, his intensity even taking him to the edge of Guardiola's technical area on one occasion. It is crystal clear, as it was last season when they won promotion so convincingly, that Leeds United's players follow Bielsa's creed with total devotion, making for a potent and richly-entertaining combination. The full-on attacking style and the physical intensity it requires may yet take its toll on Leeds further down the road but what will not change will be the determination of Bielsa and his players to do it his and their way - never a backward step. Not an ounce of fear. Leeds also do not lack for self-belief - and nor should they after emerging from meetings with champions Liverpool and the side that won the title in the two previous seasons with reputation enhanced. City have dropped five points in three games. Where will Liverpool drop theirs? Guardiola hopes he has solved one major problem with the signing of Dias - Manchester City still look like they have many more to solve.
Having watched the game now I think we were fortunate but I'm happy with the draw. Obviously we still need somebody with Pablo's vision and younger legs to make something different happen. Overall we are in a far better points position after 4 games than I thought we would be and well above the 1.06 points per game we need to avoid relegation.
Woke up a bit blurry this morning and took me a while to remember the game and the result. Watched the highlights again and I absolutely loved Aylings dummy and Laporte sliding past into oblivion. The team aren't the finished article yet, but we're getting there. Bring in an attacking midfielder, feed Costa a few more pies and put Roberts on speed and it'll come good. With Harrison back things will run more smoothly. My only concern is that we're still tinkering with the lineup as the new guys bed in. Koch is so quietly efficient you don't notice that he's there and doing his job.
