
NW has run out of transfer funds and is now shipping players out on loan, Robbie Rogers to Stevenage today, despite having one of the smallest squads in the division. Given there is only a week left of the transfer window I think we must resign ourselves to the fact that we will be once again scratting around in the bargain bucket of the Emergengy loan system to try and find a gem that everybody else has missed. The only difference will be NW's take on the situation. Whereas Larry always towed the diplomatic party line................."You can get some good players through the loan system etc"................NW will be a bit more forthright in expressing his disappointment that he's having to shop at Aldi's instead of the hoped for Harrods. It was telling that in the post match press conference on Tuesday he referred enviously to the strength of the Tangerine bench and the fact that they had gamechangers sat waiting to pounce. And pounce they did as both Dicko and Phillips came off the bench and scored. In contrast we had the the skills of Diouf supplemented by Danny Pugh a player who has been on the "not wanted" list since the end of last season and he still hasn't been able to find a club. I don't think it was a coincidence that Mr Pugh had been on the pitch for less than 90 seconds before Blackpool got their winner. In those 90 seconds he started on the left midfield before swapping to the middle and then shuffling to the right. Did he know where he was supposed to be playing?
The reality is that we are still only two games into a long season and as the old saying goes the season is a "marathon not a sprint" so there is still a long, long way to go. My expectations will not be rising much above flirting with the play off positions unless we get another couple of quality players on board though and in the current climate that seems extremely unlikely until January at the earliest. So the order of the day will be more attritional football rather than pretty football as NW sets his team up to play to the few strengths we have.

One thing for sure and that is this fan isn't doing any drifting and will be at Peterborough on Saturday with Justin, the Happy Chocker and the Quiet One. Will George Boyd show us just why he has been linked with Leeds? Will Diouf get his first goal for Leeds? Will there be tears before bedtime again for the Son of Satan? Will Justin break his away record for most cans drunk on a train? All will be revealed on Saturday.
Can't wait.
MOT
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