Leeds Banter Archive August 17 2012

17 Aug 2012 22:31:32
So excited about tomorrow, firstly about the match but also about the possibility of the takeover being announced!

Bring on this season mot

17 Aug 2012 21:51:51
I am wetting my pants in anticipation...!

Paul - Isle of Man white

I'm excited, but thankfully I'm still in control of my bladder...
ML

Try a strategically placed bulldog clip. Problem solved! :D

fatfreddyscar {Ed003's Note - Ouch}

17 Aug 2012 21:43:37
Not surprised to see a SG team that can't defend and switch off in injury time. Some things never change league 1 manager at best. So glad that we have NW at the helm look at the players he has attracted with less money than grayson had at his disposal. Squad is infinitely better now. MOT

More solid definitely but 'infinitely better' is a bit of an exaggeration. No better than our league 1 team in my view.

Anyway - Grayson did a good job for us and is a very young manager still learning his trade. He'll probably improve with experience and we should be grateful for the fact that he got us promoted and then finished 7th in our first season in this league. A decent run by any rational assessment.

Grow up and show some respect instead of trying to make pointless political capital out of a single result. Pathetic, disrespectful post.
ML

Joey I know your old man lost but seriously time for bed kido, didn't mean to hurt your feelings and for you to take it so seriously lmfao!

Btw he got us out of lg1 so it goes without saying I'm grateful however I'm not grateful for the dross he signed and left at our club or for the way he man managed players, created a rift in the dressing room and placed Connolly, brown, paynter, or rachubka on contracts that even man city wouldn't hand out!

In all fairness they looked solid defensively and a bigger threat going forward then Cardiff that young lad at RB kept Bellamy quiet Whittingham had no impact on the game whatsoever it took them 70 minutes to register a shot on target to work Smithies. So to say they cant defend is very harsh i personally wish Grayson all the best at the end of the day he got us promoted and HE IS A LEEDS FAN too and came through our youth academy as a player. So lets not bitch about one of our own.

3rd poster - agree on many of those signings and about his defensive blind spot, and it's not a case of losing my sense of humour, I just think that some of pathetic Grayson-bashng on here shows a lack of respect for what he did for us and the original post here looked like someone looking for the first excuse to have a go. I'm not, and am very rarely, offended by posts on here - it's a banter site ffs!
ML

17 Aug 2012 21:22:30
Bit off topic but watching the huddersfield - cardiff game and Clayton isn't half the player he was at Leeds, would choose, Austin, Norris and Green over him any day, can't seem to string two passes together!
LouisLeeds

He is the same player he was at Leeds - today he played exactly like he did for the last 30 games of last season lol.

17 Aug 2012 20:55:02
something good to be announced at ER tomoz just a feeling not fact

sammyleedsfan

Yeah half time pies 1/2 price last seasons stock!

17 Aug 2012 19:42:36
Just thinking aloud ...

1. Let's suppose that the squad Warnock has assembled is a great improvement on last season's shower but not good enough to look bankers for automatic promotion.

2. That what Warnock meant what he said about the takeover - "I imagine we’ll be having this conversation around Christmas time about the takeover and then probably March" and wasn't saying what he said for some ulterior reason.

3. That the supporters have already been driven crazy with frustration at the non-completion of the takeover.

4. Let's suppose that after a promising start to the season Leeds tank and slip out of the playoff places.

5.THERE WILL BE COMPLETE EXPLETIVE DELETED UPROAR!

Have Bates etc thought of what is likely to happen if the takeover is still something that may happen in the indeterminate future and the club is struggling on the pitch? Boycotts, demonstrations, a sustained campaign by very angry people generally. This would surely do their commercial interests - which is all they care about - a load of no
good.

Thoughts?

fatfreddyscat

Hi, yes, concentrate on the football and let the suits do their thing.

Are you related to the grim reaper.have you ever heard of positive thinking.Look at Leicester last season had funds there didnt go up.neil is doing best he can with situation
leeds until infinity

17 Aug 2012 18:57:13
just watched a press confrence from neil warnock and when asked about the take over he said, you will probely still be asking me at christmas, then march then come the end of the season i think it might be complete he sounded very optomistic about the season ahead hes cofident of getting promotion but he also said with the players he has at the moment it will be his greatest achievment ever if he managed it dont know what to think,

17 Aug 2012 18:20:17
Lee Peltier to be new Leeds skipper for upcoming season, not a bad choice... what you lot think?

He is not the skipper, sorry

Is he really that good? he's never been a captain before, and Leicester didn't seem to want him.

Foxes manager didnt want him fans loved him and are gutted we got him

17 Aug 2012 17:53:31
After all the crap with Snodgrass, Howson, Johnson and Kilkenny refusing new deals with Leeds.
Just want to save a rising applause for Ross Mac on Saturday - a future iconic legend in the making

We all love Leeds

Woody LUFC

17 Aug 2012 17:12:11
ross mccormack has penned a new three year deal and its on the os so thats him sorted out and roll on wolves game. MARCHING ON TOGETHER cannot actually wait untill tomoz so cum on ed put ur singing shoes on in the mornin lol. does anyone have any idea what the attendace is roughly going to be cheers.

a leeds fan

Expecting around 25,000

I think ejaculating on ed is going one step too far. {Ed013's Note - Haha that was so close to being deleted until I re-read it! My singing shoes are out mate and ready to go}

Nice one made me laugh
leeds 4 infinity

17 Aug 2012 17:10:07
goods news ref ross new contract.can breathe little easier now.also just to say i just love this site.some of the things on here are just nuts.now we have becchio going to la galaxy,yet again we are signing beckford and the takeover is tonight..
just great reading but nuts..shrew leeds

17 Aug 2012 17:04:06
rosco signs new 3 year deal get in there best news this week roll on tomorrow til we maul them wolves MOT
jimmy wex

17 Aug 2012 16:44:24
Ross McCormack signs a 3 year deal MOT

Get in there

17 Aug 2012 16:08:37
Guys

Forget all the rumours and take overs now.........

Its that time again, to get behind the team, however, it came about or what ever has been said we all want the same thing...Promotion...and if we get more players and get taken over great, a bonus


Leeds 2 Wolves 0

MOT {Ed013's Note - Well said}

Have to agree with the post but, not the scoreline!

3 - 1 Leeds

Agree 100% lets make some noise and send the wolves home with thier tails between thier legs and no points

17 Aug 2012 16:04:13
To the person slagging off the spl for being a one horse race, hasn't ur precious epl been like that for years in fact since it started (6 diff winners in twenty years says it all) it's all abt the money as u guys(Leeds) know all about {Ed013's Note - What are you talking about? The last I saw on here was some good fans wishing each other good luck for the new season, I think it was Hearts. I am sure it means nothing to Leeds fans what goes on in the SPL or the EPL as the main aim for Leeds is promotion}

6 winners in 20 years is a little better than 2 in nearly 30 years and whatever happens to Rangers it will not change in the next 30 years either.

Well said ed.....kevlufc

I posted that message earlier (Leeds r my English team btw) but it p**ses me off when English slag off Scottish football we don't have the money that English football generates if we did am certain the. Old firm would be challenging every year without doubt ( top four) {Ed013's Note - Mate that was always going to get a bad reaction. If you like Leeds why did you not come on here and offer support like the Hearts fan did. I very rarely see any abuse towards the SPL from Leeds fans on here and if they do post it I delete unless it is light hearted banter. Myself, and the majority of Leeds fans don't have a problem with the SPL and would rather concentrate on getting promoted}

17 Aug 2012 15:09:34
So if we sign freddie p.then that would be a bad thing!?Who can say!?I would say give him a chance you never know! has the ability to play wide too.KEA

17 Aug 2012 13:33:45
We say we have no money to pay big players wages. Get rid of the rubbish we have. And then well be somewhere.

Would you care to expand on the "rubbish" we have. I see mostly very solid championship players.

Give me 5 rubbish players we have, the amount of money we would save by getting rid of them, and who you would get in to replace...

Back your argument up please.

Macca72

I'm not the original poster, but i can name five players:
Paul Connolly
Danny Pugh
Ramon Nunez
Robbie Rodgers (dont really agree to selling him not given him the chance)
Paul Rachubka

Don't think he was calling what we bought are rubbish.. more that he wants the deadwood out to free wages.

L3EDS

Only dross we have now is Rachubka. Even Connolly is ok every now and again. I am more excited by developing youth we have.

Connoly 200k-500k?
Pugh 500k-1m?
Rachubka 50k-250k?
Nunez 700k-2m?
Rodgers1m-3m?

Fair play, but I can't see that we'll get that much cash or wages for these to improve much?

Macca72

To the guy above, sorry mate but I have to assume your kidding that we could get 7m for those players!?!?

Closer to 700k for the lot and maybe 30k per week in wages.

That gets you 2 players at the level we've already signed.

Macca72

17 Aug 2012 12:27:26
Who was that super agent last year for Donny? Willie McKay? Looks like we have him now! Diouf, Piquionne.. Who next?

Was wondering this myself, though I do remember Bates delivering some pretty harsh words to him in his programme notes last season.

17 Aug 2012 11:21:18
I know this is a rumour/banter site but I am well and truly p***ed off wi ppl slagging each and every player we seem to bring in, we were never going to make mega bucks signings so get a grip and get behind the lads NW brings in he knows what type of player we need to get out of this League, So judge the players after their time wearing the Leeds shirt not on their pasts.. And to all you muppets saying this that and the other about the TO, You actually know nothing so stop getting ppls hopes up just to be shattered each and every day it does NOT happen.... MOT
MJB66

17 Aug 2012 11:19:10
The season starts tomorrow its been a fun summer from the last match of last season who we going to buy who we are going to sell when bates is going who is buying us. NW has had his hands tied and as got some players in on the cheap but hopefullythey will do a good job, one concern is have we got enough cover when suspensions and injuries kick in. One other thing I wish people will stop having a go at some of the players weve got in, as far as I am concerned if they have a Leeds shirt on and try there best I will support them no matter who it is or what they have done in the past.Anyway heres to a good season and hopefully we will be proud of the lads come May MOT

Season starts today :)

Our season started Wednesday.

17 Aug 2012 11:04:18
This is just an observation but does anyone remember years ago when we went for tino asprilla and got the fat waster brolin ? Fast forward 10yrs and we go for maynard and end up with piqouinne... in warnock we trust !

Ben {Ed013's Note - I don't get it!}

Are you saying FP is the same as Thomas Brolin? in my opinion FP is a good player that will do a job for Leeds - West Ham leading goalscorer in pre-season including a 10min hatrick v Wimbledon...! I know Wimbledon but you got to put the ball away irrespective of your opponent


Woody LUFC

Im with you ed?! surely that would only make sense if brolin turned out to be superb?!

I dont get it as well. dont think Brolin played for leeds 10 years ago

Brolin a waster?? Are you high? Brolin was pure quality before he joined us check what he achieved as a player before his time at Elland Road.

To say he was a fat waster is a truely uneducated comment about a man who had a great career as a professional footballer playing at the highest level for many years until injuries crocked him.

If you had have said he was a waster DURING his time with us then yeah I'd fully agree he just couldn't find his old form and was absolutely shocking for us.

Sorry but can't stand outrageous comments like that about a player who was pure quality just because he flopped with us doesn't make him a bad player.

A players career doesn't only consist of when they play for us.

Brolin a fat waster? damn right he was a fat waster, of course the earlier poster was talking about what he did while playing for us its not as though anyone gives a t**s what he did somewhere else is it? wake up man!!

17 Aug 2012 10:21:53
what is everyone talking about! i can not find anything anywer about freddie pickurnose comin to leeds!

but even if he does, in warnock we trust!
he wont start a game!

mattylufc

He'll be on a fair amount of money just to sit on the bench then
DonnyLeeds

On ssn last nite

17 Aug 2012 09:52:34
Settle down guys about the icing on the cake. The cake was only being iced if the take over actually happened. No takeover = No icing. NW now has to fill the couple of spots that we are short with players at a low price tag or free. Best of what we can afford is going to have to do. I don't mind PiQ. a couple of poor seasons means nothing. Look at Roscos first season with us. Just as a sunny day doesn't make a summer. Our strike force is looking ok IMO. Rosco, Becchio Diouf Varney and Piquionne in that order until Somma is fit. (Gray is the one I can't understand)Have faith guys 3 - 1 against wolves and we are on our way...In Warnock we trust. MOT

Fredh

17 Aug 2012 09:07:11
Piquionne and Maynard will probably have similar wages at West Ham, so why pay a transfer fee and wages for Piquionne when we can take Maynard on loan for a season which would probably work out cheaper if its money that's preventing us from getting in a proven goalscorer, which Piquionne is not.
Jamo MOT

Piquionne was out of contract

17 Aug 2012 08:55:05
Anyone driving or near ER? A lass I know from work is stuck at ER and has put on that traffic is really bad and there a couple of cameras etc outside ER anyone shed any light as I'm off to bed just finished a 12 hour nightshift

Martyn1789

Traffic delays all due to a broken down cherry picker mate!

The cameras are there because we are on sky tomorrow thats the only reason

17 Aug 2012 07:56:51
It is true we have signed Piquionne, 33 yrs old never done a great deal for Pompey or West Ham, to me another signing which has not a lot to offer and shows are lack of desire to bring in a top goal scorer to push for promotion

Has nobody on here ever heard of giving a player a chance to kick a ball IN A LEEDS SHIRT before slagging them off?
In fact, we haven't even signed him yet.

Pointless, ridiculous moaning post.

Whats wrong with this chaps post.lets face it all the players centre forward wise we have been linked with and we end up with a chap who hasnt scored for toffee in years..of course he will get support on the pitch but really is this what we have resorted to now.christ we try to get rid of rogers to generate money to get fred..crap..shrew leeds

Everything's wrong with the post! How on earth would the signing show a "lack of desire"?

I repeat, we still haven't signed him as yet and as such I think it was a non-story. I don't think we even want him.

I also repeat that it is ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS to slag a player off before we've even signed him!

Does Warnock's track record mean nothing to you? He knows what he's doing. How can anyone call any possible new striker rubbish when we've had the "pleasure" of watching Bungling Billy for the last couple of seasons?

Stop moaning and get behind the manager.

17 Aug 2012 01:40:34
piquionne scored 94 goals in 10 years. 2000 to 2010 seasons jermain beckford scored 85 goals in 3 season . looks like we are improving on strikers. NOT

Another moaner never happy how about letting warnock be the judge of who he is signing and then if it doesnt workout then you can start to moan

I can understand wy the original poster is moaning wy sign another target man who's scored 19 goals in 94 games not exactly prolific goal scorer is he

Piquionne didnt score his goals in League 1 though put it into perspective. Teves hasnt scored 85 goals in the last three seasons is he worse than beckford then?

17 Aug 2012 00:26:23
I honestly think warnock saying that the takeover won't be completed till the end of the season was just done to take some of the focus off the business side of Leeds and bring the focus to football, if we all think its going to be a year we stop thinking about it and then its back to football talk, feel free to tell me if you think I'm wrong, like to hear others views
LouisLeeds

16 Aug 2012 23:31:51
Joined up for the rumour site fantasy football page. Disappointed that there's no John fitz in it, sort it out John!
BC