Leeds Banter Archive July 13 2012

13 Jul 2012 20:50:24
Luis saha anyone??
Leeby M.O.T

13 Jul 2012 20:09:55
Just done some digging and found that the Shaikh in for Leeds has a substantial amount of assets. Lets just hope this deal goes through.

Maybe you can let us all in on this hidden fortune that nobody else in the world has any idea about?

No one interesten in leeds to smaller club to take over

13 Jul 2012 19:28:13
Hi ed can u make people aware luke varney account on twitter is fake j pearce confirmed cuple of days ago cheers MOT
Lufc hughzy {Ed013's Note - It is mate}

13 Jul 2012 16:56:34
rodolph austin. looks class! just the sorta midfielder we need!

Rodolph looks top class - check out YouTube vid "Rodolph Austin v Ruben Holstaer"

Does Rodolph have MOT on the back of his shirt?!?

JohnnyB

Haha yeh i noticed that. I assume MOT is a sponsor but quite fitting .

TeejLUFC

13 Jul 2012 16:28:25
Listen guys this Austin guy looks good! I think he would easily get into a decent premiership team. He really does look solid and defo a warnock type of player! Ceck him out on you tube!

Why is no team in the prem after him? For warnock to break silence he is either confident of getting him or is trying to show him Leeds fans reaction to the possibility of him signing for Leeds.

Dont be fooled by youtube - remember that de costa fello we had a few years ago - looked a worldy player on the clips on you tube - but in reality he was a bit rubbish really!!

13 Jul 2012 14:25:21
Ive just taken an over night flight back fro Chicago to Manchester. I was walking around the first class Cabin stretching my legs and got chatting to an old gentleman, as it turns out he was Jerry Reinsdorff the owner of the Chicago White sox and the Chicago Bulls. We was chatting about the Bulls for a short while, and he asked me if i Liked soccer. I told him i was a leeds united fan , and he smiled and said "I Here your about to get a new owner" i asked if it was him but he only said "we will see" and returned to his seat

Yes And i was sat next to humpty dumpty on a wall but he just fell of before we could talk.......kevlufc

So a guy worth $350million gets on a first class flight. I'd think he would have his own private jet..

Yeah what ever

Biggest load of claptrap I've ever heard.
Anybody remember Jackanory?
JB

Yes, cause you were mate and I was stuck on a desert island with a bloke called Jack Sparrow (must have been a footballer himself, said he was captain). Kept claiming he knew how to get off that island as he'd got off before but all he did was get drunk on rum.
In the end I managed to get a lift on a passing boat with some English military fellows (who seemed keen to speak to Mr Sparrow).
By pure coincidence on the boat I bumped into Sheik Abdulrahman bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa & some other middle eastern looking gentlemen. They were all linked arm in arm, with Leeds scarves on singing "Marching on Together".
I asked if they were the one's taking over Leeds. They said "All will become clear soon my friend". They then proceeded to push a guy who looked suspiciously like Ken Bates off the end of a plank. {Ed003's Note - Very good}

A lot of people who can afford private jets don't use them - a waste of good money and attracts the interest of anti-environmentalists - some rich people are environmentalists. Still don't believe a word of this mind...

13 Jul 2012 13:21:07
Hi eds, wonder if youa could give your honest opinion on takeover? Timescales etc. it cant be helping warnock with players now back. if takeover is close wudnt players like mccormack and white who warnock has made available due to contracts expiring would of been told cud get bigger contracts. Also if guys buying club have money to spend and have told warnock to do so, dont you think money being spent is very low even though buys seem good playerss.
Love to know ur thoughts {Ed045's Note - I think Ross and White have only had 1 season in which they have performed for us, and the fact that they are asking for more money is quite greedy. I don't think because we are supposedly going to better off financially that they deserve more money. I also think that the takeover will go ahead as planned and we will hear something by next friday at the latest. Of course my opinion only.

Yes i agree ed, it annoys me that if you have a good half a season like ross you can demand more money. And Aidy is over rated imo anyway id be happy with the compo, which would pay for a winger with pace and delivery. Also ppl saying that the new owners wont be that rich, i can imagine they have a fair few quid and will defo gamble on a promotion push, after all you have to speculate to accumalate. MOT. Vinny.

13 Jul 2012 11:39:35
I'm encouraged by Warnock's remarks in terms of letting Clayton go and also in regards to Austin. He's said that he had a number of coals in the fire for centre midfield, one being Green, one being Austin and possibly a few others? He also said Austin was one of many we were looking at.

Looking at our squad, we need another centre back, at least one full back, two centre midfielders, a winger and possibly a striker.
Still major work to be done! Here's hoping for 6 more signings! MOT
BigAl

We deffo need a striker...

Whos austin?

Powers or steve?

13 Jul 2012 10:08:55
Its the annual Jehovahs Witnessess convention at ER over the next three days, hence why various bars and car parks were shut to the public today. Just mentioned on Yorkshire Radios travel bulletin.

13 Jul 2012 09:59:59
Just look at the Man Citys, Chelseas of this world. You know what would give me great satisfaction than buying world beaters who cost the earth and would move on at the drop of a hat for the coin. I would love a crop of our youngsters comming through and playing for the shirt and oh yes being able to keep hold of them too. Am I dreaming of a football utopia. Hope this will happen, soon. Nico.

Brought a tear to my eye

No point brining in youngsters now, he's bringing in experience to get us to the prem THEN we work on the youngsters

I think the you ngsters might get their chance in the 'easier games' and any cup runs?

Promotion is the priority above all else, though for Warnock AND the rest of us, hopefully...

MOT

13 Jul 2012 09:39:49
Nothing we havent heard before but it is dated today - Source Gulf Daily News

Bahraini 'leading Leeds United takeover bid'
Posted on » Friday, July 13, 2012


SPECULATION is mounting in the UK over the potential takeover of Leeds United Football Club by a consortium led by Bahrain's Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Mubarak Al Khalifa.

Online forums have been abuzz with rumours in recent days that the consortium is close to sealing a deal with the one-time English heavyweights, with several media outlets in the UK picking up the story.

Shaikh Abdulrahman, who is president of Al Najma Football Club, has been reported as being a long-time Leeds United fan and is believed to have been part of another group that failed in a bid to buy the club in 2003.

The Championship outfit released a statement at the back end of last month in which it confirmed that it had granted a period of exclusivity to enable a potential investor to carry out the appropriate due diligence.

The statement went on to say that while a confidentiality clause prevented it from releasing any further details, discussions with the investors had left club officials comfortable that they had the financial resources to support the club and that they would have no issues in satisfying the requirements of the English Football League.

Having spent the majority of its history in the top tier of English football, Leeds United has endured a series of financial problems over the last decade and was releagated from the Premier League in 2004 as a result.

KTJ Abu Dhabi

13 Jul 2012 09:15:22
Leeds Fans! If you actually ARE Leeds fans?
We march on together, despite our ups and downs.
Lets have some faith in Warnock. I like the look of the signings so far. If we dont go on to win promotion this year, we will STILL be LEEDS!
Lets have some UNITY and FAITH!!
MARCHING ON TOGETHER
Warnock is a genius at gelling a team together!

13 Jul 2012 08:36:58
Although waiting for news of the impending takeover is frustrating to say the least, I for one am still optimistic and positive.
You only have to look at the difference between Notts Forest and ourselves. Both clubs announced a few weeks ago that they were in the process of a takeover/investment and that a period of due diligence was underway.
On the face of it, it might appear that Forest may have acted quicker than us, but just look at what has happened during these periods of due diligence. Forest have lost numerous influential players (McCleary, Chambers, Lynch, etc.) and have signed precisely no-one, leaving them with only 18 players in their first team squad. Their new owners, led by Al Hasawi, were reported to be one of those rumoured to be interested in buying Leeds, but rumours soon surfaced that he was not as rich as he made out. And what's the first thing he does?.....sack the manager!
Compare that to Leeds. During the period of due diligence, we have continued to bring players in. OK, so they aren't multi-million pound signings, but they are all solid, consistent performers who actually want to play for Leeds. On top of this, Warnock is still here, and Snoddy, McCormack and White are still Leeds players.
I don't expect the new owners, whoever they may turn out to be, to be multi-billionaires, splashing out on players like Messi and Ronaldo, but we are a well run, profitable club and the future is bright.
Lufctim.

Too true and i cant see them sacking NW as soon as theyve taken over

13 Jul 2012 04:16:50
I still keep reading posts that Leeds couldn't afford Claytons wage demands, but Huddersfield can, making us look like a 'small' club.

Can anybody actually prove what his wage demands were at Leeds, and also prove how much Huddersfield are now paying him in wages?

I tend to think he has joined Huddersfield because (as he publicly stated) he was 'wanted' there but not at Leeds, rather than because they are actually paying the wages he wanted whereas we wouldn't?

Just seems extremely ironic that despite all the thoughts of what a great player he is/was that there would appear to be only one offer for him, and that was from Grayson who actually signed him from us?

Whilst I do believe Huddersfield MAY have offered him more money than we were prepared to pay, I seriously cannot believe there were no other clubs that couldn't have matched or bettered their offer?

Or maybe nobody thought he was actually worth the alleged £400,000 we got for him?

Would like to put this matter 'to bed' as I am sick of peopl saying it was all because Leeds 'couldn't' afford him, whereas I believe it's more a matter of Warnock believing he could find a much better, more experienced player, ready to play their heart out for Leeds AND accept our wage structure?

Leeds4alongtime

Clayton..... Man City, Leeds, Huddersfield.....
Doesn t take a genius to work out that this is not a player who s career is on the up.
You are right, if he was as good as he thinks he is, why was nt he attracting any offers from one of the Premiership teams or another one of the top championship teams?

I think Clayton had delusions of grandeur. Good player in fits and starts, but if we could get the Jamaican from Norway for £300,000 I'd be well happy

I'd still like to see some 'facts' about his wages at Leeds, his wage 'demands' at Leeds, and what he is now on at Huddersfield?

Leeds4alongtime

Unbelievable how our fans turn on players when they leave. Your banging on about you want proof we couldn't match his wages yet you come out and say how come only one club came in for him if he was so good can you prove there was only one club after him - no you can't so don't rave about proof.

By the way Clayton is a quality footballer only went off the boil when Warnock came in because he was in beside the terrible Brown and given no freedom to play Warnock prefers everyone to run around like headless chickens rather than have a bit of flair and finesse and in all fairness that can work in a poor division like this but I can't see us being anywhere near playoffs this season unless we make some great signings pretty soon {Ed045's Note - Just out of curiosity, which clubs are on your CV?

As far as i understand, there is a wage cap of 10,000 per week for first team regulars, and only exceptional players will be offered over that (Becchio, Snoddy). He wanted to match that, but Warnock didn't rate him as a first team regular. Huddersfield were prepared to offer him what he wanted. simple solution for all concerned. still unhappy they paid so little for the transfer, hope there are some heavy clauses for appearances/promotion in there too.

Forget about him, he didnt want to play for Leeds

" Huddersfield were prepared to offer him what he wanted. simple solution for all concerned."

But how do you know this for sure then?

Clayton has said himself he moved somewhere he was 'wanted' rather than somwhere he'd be paid what he wanted?

Leeds4alongtime

Millions of players would play well in a free roll to be fair.

"Unbelievable how our fans turn on players when they leave."

I am not 'turning' on anyone, I am just trying to ascertain the facts, in case we can actually shut a certain wet spam blog site up......

.... having said that it's already gone mighty quiet on there, so hopefully my complaint to the site providers about the lies and hearsay being posted on there will have already done the trick - well, I can dream.....

"you prove there was only one club after him - no you can't so don't rave about proof."

The question is, can you prove that there WAS more than one team?

I actually thought Clayton was okay and should possibly have been kept - had he accepted the offer he was made.

I only ask if anyone has any proof as I am sure we are all sick of people on here saying 'FACT' at the end of their post with no proof whatsoever about what they are posting?

Leeds4alongtime