They're playing salford! If the rhinos made 6 changes and were this close against a championship side it'd be like 'Bullsgate' again. They should be much better there's a large chunk of the first choice players and those who have already played this year.

you obviously don't watch much football. it's totally different. look at the other scores around. these things happen.

I reckon you change your glasses to watch Leeds United fancy their keeper will fancy this.

no i don't. I call it as I see it. rhinos have been supurb in defeat at times this year.
sometimes garbage.
leeds have been excellent tonight at times. just lacking a bit of luck and better finishing at times. we did hit the woodwork twice, 3 kicked off the line and a blatant penalty turned down.
some poor finishing too though

Observations from tonight

Darlow poor in that shootout.
Hejlde is no where near good enough
We’re so poor in the air defensively, someone like Nat Phillips would be welcome
Piroe would have scored 4
Rutter is still a long long way off. He’s very erratic and lacks a goal scorer’s intelligence
Gray very good again as was Ampadu.
Geldhart looks short of quality

We need a 10, final ball was poor too many times


Gyabi and Drameh must be gash if they couldn’t contribute tonight. The rest we know (LB RB CM well short)

Played some decent stuff but still should have beat Salford tonight considering the chances we created.
I was saying all night I don`t see a decent attacker in Rutter and his penalty miss was embarrassing for a 36 million pound player.
He likes to dance in the area and do the fancy stuff but cannot finish.
Hope I`m proved wrong.
Joffy not up to this standard either.
Shackleton the best player on the Leeds side for me.
Agree with all that Trebor.

Leeds are cursed in cups. Even when we've been good we've always lost to lower league teams almost every year.

0.7xg to 3.9xg. 33 shots to 7. We did everything but score. Darlow should have saved that Smith header.

We'll probably play worse this season and win, it was one of those games.

Darlow should have also saved one of the penalty`s too.

Yep agree mate. Rutter looks like a bit of a show pony at times. Lacks urgency and fire in his belly. Always played the easy option instead of trying to be a threat himself. He was good on Saturday so I will let him off tonight but i expected him to kick on after that performance which is a concern.

Let’s hope Piroe stays fit !

I thought gelhard linked up well but should be better given his experience.
shacks was excellent.
strjuik was good but should have done much better with the goal.
spence has passed his medical apparently

At least one. He was poor imo.

Wouldn’t want Darlow to pick lottery numbers and hope he doesn’t play poker. Reckon he went right way on 2/11 , pushing law of averages into oblivion.

Good news Tad. Agree on shacks. Massive 3 days ahead. Get it right and we have a good chance to come back up first time

Yes he played well on Saturday and I thought I was going to eat my words.
Leave the fancy stuff to the lads on the wings.
Get your head down and shoot on sight.
As I say his penalty was amateurish for our biggest money signing and shows he lacks confidence.

He just looks a bit powderpuff Rutter.. I hope I’m wrong. I’ve liked his attitude so far