YEP Jury preview United v Bristol Rovers
Published Date:
29 August 2008
The YEP has asked five Leeds fans to give us the view from the stands this season. They will predict, and react to, United's results as part of a twice-weekly feature
Phil Woodhouse
Age: 42
Years following United: 36
Lives: Rothwell
Confidence should be high following the emphatic victory over that lovely chap Neil Warnock's Crystal Palace.
Barring the strikers, it was virtually a second string, so where this leaves Macca when it comes to naming tomorrow's team I'm not quite sure.
The performance of Luciano Becchio was fantastic, and his partnership with Beckford is starting to blossom.
Bristol Rovers will be boosted by the 6-1 demolition of Hereford, but a healthy crowd should see United register their first home league win of the campaign.
Score prediction: United 2 Rovers 0
David Goodwill
Age: 44
Years following United: 36
Lives: Leeds
"Where's my defence" cried Mr Warnock as Palace were caught with their trousers down on Tuesday night. Leeds must turn their impressive cup form into league points as Rovers visit Elland Road.
Paul Telfer and Lubomir Michalik were resolute all night long and young Aidan White did the shirt proud.
Fabian Delph's claim for a starting spot grows stronger with every outing and Neil Kilkenny's passing ability makes the team tick.
In attack, our very own B&B have the potential to leave opposing defences with a bad hangover in the morning.
Score prediction: United 2 Rovers 1
Keith Gaunt
Age: 51
Years following United: 46 years
Lives: Pudsey
Tomorrow sees the Pirates in town and last week's 6-1 win will have them in good heart, no doubt. United are looking for some kind of rhythm, which has not materialised having too many midfield combinations to experiment with, and even the strike force is not cemented in place as yet.
It would be nice to try and use the wings to break teams down but we have not got round to it yet.
Another hard game to predict but, if we win the toss and play to the Kop in the second half, I will go for 2-1 – both goals from Jermaine Beckford.
If we play to the Kop first I fear it could finish 1-1.
Score prediction: United 2 Rovers 1
Vicky Ward
Age: 29
Years following United: 20
Lives: Middleton
Both teams are coming off impressive wins and it will be interesting to see who comes out on top tomorrow.
Our new Argentine striker, Luciano Becchio, played well in the first half against Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup in midweek and showed a lot of skill.
Fabian Delph also shone and I would like to see both in the starting line up come tomorrow afternoon at Elland Road.
Although we have not had the best start we could have hoped for, I am confident the new players will settle in and produce the results we want.
Score prediction: United 2 Rovers 1
Darren Worsnop
Age: 31
Years following Leeds: 22
Lives: Morley
After a superb performance on Tuesday night Macca faces a headache when selecting the team for Bristol Rovers.
Jonathan Douglas, showed he did not want to leave, and Andrew Hughes gave the midfield much-needed bite allowing Neil Kilkenny and the ever-impressive Fabian Delph freedom to pass the ball.
I expect there will be changes but how many is hard to predict. Rovers scored six last week and will be full of confidence but the Whites need to start a winning run and justify their tag of promotion favourites.
Score prediction: United 3 Rovers 1
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Last Updated:
29 August 2008 8:18 AM
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