Leeds Banter Archive July 12 2017

 

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12 Jul 2017 23:30:08
Leeds are definitely a lot busier in the transfer market than other Championship teams! I know it's still early but you look at QPR today have signed Chay Tilt from West Brom on a contract until January! And not really much else, Middlesbrough quiet and so are many others! For once we are headlining, what a change that is eh, sit up and take notice the other 23! MOT

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13 Jul 2017 05:08:57
As much as I'm happy we are spending big I just hope were not signing too many foreign players? Some good experienced British ones would be nice too. Will have United nations flag raised above ER at this rate

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13 Jul 2017 07:11:51
It depends really. Are our newbees going to turn out gems or benchwarmers? Realistically if they all play well we have enough now cause anita and ayling can play centre back and roofe cabuna can play up front with wood. Think its just shelling time now.

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13 Jul 2017 07:55:07
With so many new signings (I'm not complaining! ) Will there be the usual excuse of. "the team need time to gel". when we lose the first 5 games! Hopefully not. Perhaps I'm just on my man period

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13 Jul 2017 08:22:57
I kind of agree with you Martyn. Not always full of confidence in foreign players on a cold Tuesday night, p**sing it down with rain at a team that wants to kick lumps out of you. However, we have enough within the current squad to go with the new signings. Anita, is very experienced in the English leagues, I think Roofe will get better and better, Dallas is apparently having a very good pre-season, added to the hard men Birdcage, Jansson and Hong Kong Phooey (Berardi) , I think we'll have enough to tough it out with any team. Big day today, apparently Saiz and Aiioski signing. £2-3m centre half now and I'd be more than happy. MM

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13 Jul 2017 08:27:58
Back from a weekend away with swad? Southern
We will gel. We may not win. But no gelly excuses.

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13 Jul 2017 10:55:23
If they get us up Martyn they can have whatever flag they want up there! Lol. I know what you mean though, with all the signings I have actually forgot that we have Roofe, Birdcage, Sacko, Ronaldo, Pontus and all the rest, we have a good squad now but like you I would like to see a couple of good English signings which would just equal it out a bit. Good though isn't it Martyn, looking forward to what will be his starting eleven. I bet team meetings will be like that old programme Mind Your Language! Lol. MOT

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13 Jul 2017 11:17:23
i agree it is hard with forgien players but look at radebe, yeboha ect we only need two to be gem and we will be laughing even if few flop as they might, antia is proven, just one cb and left back and it will be perfect, plus ground as well, i can't remember a more positive pre-season even if wood goes which i hope he dont

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13 Jul 2017 13:53:09
better 'mind your language' than 'love thy neighbour' Mike.

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13 Jul 2017 13:56:50
I think Radz has learned from Huddersfield last season. they did their business early and it worked out for them because they hit the ground running and were flying early in the season while the rest of the league were still pulling their pants up. hopefully the same can be true of us and if we do all our 'in' business by the 23rd of this month as indicated then we have time for TC to work with all of the team and get them fit rather than getting players joining 3 weeks into the season who still need to build up their fitness. this way makes sense for me but expect the signings to stop after next week.

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13 Jul 2017 14:22:33
The defensive signings are the critical ones now. very interested to see who comes in next.

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12 Jul 2017 19:57:29
Ant strikes again. Ok it's against much poorer opposition but goals breed confidence. This could be his season.

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12 Jul 2017 21:47:10
Looks like his conversion rate is poor though, missed a hatful too.

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13 Jul 2017 07:36:21
I am sure the goals will come for him this season. Getting in the right positions is key and he seems to be doing that. As his confidence builds the goals should follow

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13 Jul 2017 10:52:12
LIG I can see him being moved on or sold this window. He just isn't good enough. League One standard. There's not going to be any room for him on the bench. From look of things Hernandez Roofe and Doukara will be our bench attack with Irwin Stokes and Ekuban challenging. Ant is as good as gone with Bellusci in my opinion. No room at the inn.

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13 Jul 2017 11:00:34
Sounds like Hernandez may not be around for long if the rumours are true.

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13 Jul 2017 11:18:10
i agree with george, this is a dairy date!

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12 Jul 2017 19:16:20
I think if wood goes we have a few players already who could do a good job up top. Kemar roofe looks much more naturally suited in the middle and looks avery dangerous when close to the box. Douks is the luckiest striker alive. Malik Wilks has got to be looked at more this season and I think he will turn out well. Ekuban looks tasty but youtube makes them all look good. Quick as hell tho with bags of tricks. I don't think we need to despair about wood he's been brilliant for us and I would miss him if he went but he's not irreplaceable. Bring on the new season. MOT Brothers and Sistets!

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12 Jul 2017 19:56:15
Hello to the true whitey on here. Excellent poster name btw. Vast majority of us bleed white blood. I love Leeds and Yorkshire too. Radz bringing back feel good factor, maybe even a little radzmattaz!

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13 Jul 2017 00:09:50
disagree re wood. Like kemar. Canube looks good too. But none are 20+ strikers. If we sell wood we need to spend whole lot on another striker.

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13 Jul 2017 11:20:27
i think if we get good offer (15m plus) we would be crazy to say no. he is good but i think roofe will be quality this year and that calub looks very good, true youtube can do that but he does have all the qualities and a bit like lukaka and if he is half as good he will get 15 goals plus. I think once he gets one he will bang them in regualary

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12 Jul 2017 16:04:22
Loving all these new signings, just hope we get defence sorted asap and ship out some of the midfielders we are inundated with. MOT

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12 Jul 2017 11:29:04
Does anyone think that with the number of forwards here (or who will be here) we are building for life without Wood?

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12 Jul 2017 12:02:17
Yes, unfortunately, it is a fear I have

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12 Jul 2017 12:02:58
I doubt it very much

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12 Jul 2017 12:07:59
I'm sure if we were selling Chris Wood, his replacement wouldn't be a cheap punt from Albania.

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12 Jul 2017 12:52:16
There could be one or two lower level PL teams thinking about buying him, but wondering if last year was a flash in the pan. We will have played six games before the transfer window closes. If Wood scores 4/5 goals in those games then someone might just take a chance on him. Leaving us no time to get anyone in. 😱

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12 Jul 2017 14:31:36
I doubt we will sell
if we do we will def make sure we have time to replace him
We not stupid anymore. We being run right.

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12 Jul 2017 14:56:41
Very much doubt it. Rad would be shooting himself in the foot after all the good work so far. That said, if a stupid offer came in. ?

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12 Jul 2017 16:07:00
Every player at every club is for sale when stupid offers come in. It's what you do with the money if you accept the stupid offer that matters

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12 Jul 2017 18:47:17
No don't think so

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12 Jul 2017 18:38:36
Not just what speedyg but when. Sometimes big money offers come in and there's no time to find a replacement. If a PL club offer us 15m+ on deadline day think we'd take it and just struggle on for a few months using what we have.

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12 Jul 2017 19:15:37
Might not be a struggle Georgy boy. Might be easy peasy. Who knows? Don't think TC is planning to play 1 up front somehow

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12 Jul 2017 19:59:14
If the deal completes I can see TC playing Saiz in the Hernandez position alongside Wood and again if the deal completes I can see Alioski being given a free roving role to support as and when. Could be the new Kewell.

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12 Jul 2017 20:15:01
Well it's going to make much better watching than us planning for 0-0 and hoping we get lucky 😁😁

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12 Jul 2017 21:39:32
Personally think Roofe, Erwin and Antonsson are fighting for 1 place right now, maybe Douk too. At least 2 or 3 of those 4 will go up for sale when we get back from training camp after TC has had time to assess them I have to think.

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13 Jul 2017 10:53:21
Gummie Made similar post up top in reply to LIG. Ant is gone in my opinion. You've also got to factor in Ekuban, Stokes and Wilks too. I'd keep Douk. I like him as an impact sub for last 20 odd minutes. I think Roofe will stay but he'll be told he must produce more end product. The real conundrum is what you do with Irwin because he's apparently looking sharpest ever been. It's a nice headache for TC to have but Ant must go now. There's simply no room.

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