Leeds Banter Archive February 14 2019

14 Feb 2019 20:28:36
Somewhat conveniently, Gayle's got a 2 match ban, which means he'll be back in time to play against us, all nice and refreshed 😊.

14 Feb 2019 21:59:04
Pontus and Kal will pocket him, fresh or not. You, of all, know this AL!

15 Feb 2019 01:37:56
Yeah, I'm hoping Pontus puts him in the stand the cheating (insert expletive) it's just unfair that the Baggies get a point, IMHO the florists should be awarded a 2-1 win.

15 Feb 2019 02:26:12
His dive still no match for the one perpetrated against us 27 years and 1 month ago.

15 Feb 2019 09:33:30
Who was that player that dived about 4 years ago and was still rolling when the crowd had left? That was funny.

14 Feb 2019 15:59:03
Reading between the lines I think that the top brass at Leeds are rolling their sleeves up ready to fight the FL if they try to come down hard on us. Kinnear has said that we haven't even been charged with anything because we haven't broken any rules, the extra questions the FL want answers to are nothing to do with Leeds. The board have taken the responsibility from Bub to allow him to concentrate on team matters. All I can say is, BRING ON THE CHAMPIONS 😎.

14 Feb 2019 16:20:03
Probably about time, the club's hierarchy have been a tad passive on the matter and have allowed Bielsa to feel the brunt of the pressure. Now that the EFL are stringing this out, it is the responsibility of the club to press for an end to this nonsense.

14 Feb 2019 17:35:08
Notts white agree should have come out earlier,

14 Feb 2019 20:59:03
Not sure what else you expect the board to do at the moment . Until the FL and or FA announce their intentions, there is nothing to respond to. The board has the opportunity to keep it professional, keep the focus on the football and wait until there is a need to respond or fight.

I’m of the view that the biggest threat the bodies have is the threat of action, not any real action itself. Therefore they are still basking in their moment and stringing it out. The best response is to ignore it and get on with the important stuff, not rise to the bait until there is actually anything that we need to respond to.

14 Feb 2019 21:34:50
The club are being investigated and as they have acted in good faith to support the investigation, they have every right to know what they are suspected of doing that is wrong.

15 Feb 2019 08:43:57
So far, the FA and EFL haven’t said that we have done anything wrong only that the matter deserves further investigation . Once they make their decision and decide whether or not to accuse us of anything that’s when the board needs to act.

15 Feb 2019 09:34:26
I think they should never have spoken for Bielsa and apologised. As he says. He broke no rules. Why apologise.

15 Feb 2019 10:03:36
By definition the act of an investigation is to obtain details regarding a particular matter. The club has a right to know what the matter is and the likelihood as to when the investigation may be concluded.

15 Feb 2019 12:14:33
Correct Notts, and any disciplinary investigation should be concluded within a reasonable time frame, that time frame was around 2 weeks when I was a shop steward so I can't see why this is dragging on for so long.

14 Feb 2019 13:18:14
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new manager profile about, Michael O'Neill

14 Feb 2019 11:40:17
3 under 23 games before the first team next kick a ball in the league.

Tomorrow 7pm at Guisley, premier Cup, Notts County

Monday 1pm Elland Road, Bolton

Week on Friday away to Forest, 7pm

Looks like Dallas and Beradi will feature. Imagine Izzy will at least get more 45mins. Might even be a way of easing JC back into football tests permitting, oh yes I forgot Douglas as well.

14 Feb 2019 11:51:34
It's starting to feel like we are going to have a fully fit squad pretty soon.

14 Feb 2019 13:39:37
Don't jinx it Stafford :)

14 Feb 2019 10:06:31
See that the ref got his double EFL bonus tonight.

Gave them a penalty (though it was deserved) and didn't give ours on Bamford.

When exactly did judo become part of football?

14 Feb 2019 10:32:51
You're right Tewit.
That was a definite penalty, but there was so little made of it I thought I must have dreamt it! 😕.

14 Feb 2019 11:20:52
It was a certain penalty from Ayling but looking closely at the replay, he looked like he slipped or something.

14 Feb 2019 09:28:26
With all of us praising the effort and skill of KP makes me wonder on the careers of some of the other talents, in all divisions where, in their younger days, players were shown the door by (well respected) managers, who then went on to star in other managers teams. Leeds are even guilty of that. I wonder, for instance, what we would be saying of Ronnie had we kept him. It must be one of the inate skills of management to spot a young diamond in the rough and stick with him through thick and thin, knowing one day he will blossom and that twinkle you saw early doors will mesmerise teams throughout the land. Of course the kicker to that is that the bosses and the bosses, bosses want success yesterday, so no time now to polish that diamond. Just go and buy a polished diamond, your job could depend on it. Maybe that's one of the reasons why MB is so respected he can spot talent and he can nurture it. All hail Marcelo.

14 Feb 2019 13:15:29
David Seaman another great example from our past. He was released by us and went on to have an ok career.

14 Feb 2019 15:49:47
Seaman went on to have a half-decent career I guess, used to love it when he played against us, at the time the kop used to applaud the visiting keepers and then hurl abuse when they acknowledged it. Seaman always laughed at it then stood flicking the Vs behind his back.

14 Feb 2019 16:12:17
Remember that well AL. Always good for a a laugh was spunker!

14 Feb 2019 08:41:12
Just think boys n girls, if it had all gone wrong last night, we could be level on points with the Blades, five points adrift of the Canaries, but instead we wake up top of the pile. I might just dare to dream.

14 Feb 2019 13:17:25
Its so tight up there at the moment - if we lose a few and other results go against us we could even drop out of the playoffs. let's hope last night was the start of a winning run so we can capitalise on any slip ups from our rivals.

13 Feb 2019 23:32:36
Wouldn't be Leeds if there wasn't some squeaky bum time. Can someone who saw the game tell me what the penalty call was like. Was it a fair one? Not that I'm paranoid or anything.

14 Feb 2019 02:19:10
Ayling trip, looked like Ayling accepted it though I think the attacker saw it coming and made the most of it.

14 Feb 2019 08:17:10
Nailed on penalty Kiwi. No doubts.

14 Feb 2019 08:25:47
Don't think we could argue with the decision, I thought the Ref was ok last night.

14 Feb 2019 08:36:05
The attacker played Ayling, he was going no where with the ball, Ayling stuck a leg out and he fell over it. You would be very disappointed if you did not get it, But he played for it.

14 Feb 2019 08:44:30
Agreed the attacker made the most but a seasoned professional should have the nous to say - He's going away from goal. I have him covered. Why give him the chance, Especially inside the box. Two more steps and it would have been a free kick, at worse.

14 Feb 2019 09:00:19
It was a pen but a needless challenge.

14 Feb 2019 16:43:04
Thanks all. I can put away my tin foil hat then.