Leeds United-focused Twitter account @LeedsUnitedYEP recently posted a tweet that included a link to an article from the Yorkshire Evening Post which shares some comments that Nottingham Forest defender Michael Dawson recently made detailing he and his team’s ambition for the remainder of the 2019/20 campaign.
This article shares some comments that Dawson recently made during an appearance on TalkSPORT where he declared that Forest are “looking forward to getting back where we left off” when the Championship restarts on the weekend of 20th June.
The 36-year-old defender went on to say that he hopes he and his side can continue their run, before stating that Forest are “hunting West Brom and Leeds down”, with those two clubs currently occupying the top two positions on the Championship table.
After this article including these comments was shared on Twitter by @LeedsUnitedYEP, a lot of Whites supporters flocked to this tweet to have their say on Dawson’s claims.
"We’ve put ourselves in a good position and we’re hunting West Brom and Leeds down." #lufc https://t.co/LKkxZL1NNe
— Leeds United News (@LeedsUnitedYEP) June 14, 2020
Plenty of the Leeds fans who replied to this post didn’t seem to be concerned by the prospect of Forest challenging the Whites’ league position, with one Leeds fan taking the opportunity to wish Dawson and Forest luck.
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Good luck with that one ,, so even if we win only 3 out of the 9 games left and lose 6 ( which won’t happen) that will still put us 20 points clear of Forest ,, so they have to win 7 out of 9 !! #dreamon
— Johnathan Hemstock (@johnieyeboah) June 14, 2020
— Rod (@lufcrumham) June 14, 2020
Hunting yeah right. Forest? Do me a favour
— brolin285 (@brolin285) June 14, 2020
Dawson ……!! Can’t stand us….Join the queue…..
— David Wainwright (@DavidWa03070329) June 14, 2020
Is Michael Dawson delusional?YESNO |
??? they have no chance.
— G (@GKWlufc) June 14, 2020
11 points and goal difference. Great position
— jayjay82 (@jwh1982) June 14, 2020
One Leeds fan described Dawson as an “optimist” in response to his comments, while another Whites supporter shared that they believe that the 36-year-old centre-back is “delusional”.
I love an optimist! ??
— David Wormald (@tripod1977) June 14, 2020
One word… Delusional ??
— Richard Johnson (@JohnsonFlooring) June 14, 2020
Some Leeds fans shared that they believe Forest, who currently sit in fifth place on the Championship table, should keep their attention on securing a place in the playoffs, instead of targeting one of the two automatic promotion places.
Forest will do well to get in the play offs
— p (@XRPMOT) June 14, 2020
They need to concentrate on staying in the playoffs. Not fighting for top 2.
— Einhorn_Is_Finkle (@Batley_White) June 14, 2020
Forest are 11 points behind Leeds on the league table at present. They lost their most recent Championship game and they won just one of their last six league fixtures prior to the postponement of the professional game in England back in March. With that in mind, it may be fair to say that Forest weren’t on a particularly impressive run before the Championship was forced to go on a break and it may be understandable why these Leeds fans don’t seem to be concerned by Dawson’s comments.