Leeds Banter Archive January 19 2014

19 Jan 2014 22:12:09
Just a long shot here but David Haigh is probably bound by strict legal agreements that he is not allowed to divulge information although i'm sure he more than anyone wants to let fans know exactly what the state of play is. I honestly think we should try and support him although i'm sure my opinion will be unpopular reading some fans blogs. Again only an observation would any of you if you had the money stand for all the rubbish been thrown at you if you were in his shoes. I love Leeds united and always will but reading some of the rubbish he is getting for trying to do his best to buy the club is unbelievable

I have arrived at a similar conclusion. The blocked Barnes transfer would have seen most managers resign making public the lack of support from their board. McD who had just been humbled by Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday didn't take this great opportunity to walk away rescuing his reputation at the same time but has stayed put and said very little. My conclusion is that he must think things are going to take a significant upward turn for the better. Just hope I'm right.

19 Jan 2014 20:48:17
To thr person that said New signings were the worst kebe didn't look bad and I think will do well. Varney did look a bit better than usual but it's Brown for me gives it his all and ilove those challenges .Leeds forever

19 Jan 2014 19:37:40
Really wanna see us go for
Dorrans (loan, view to permanent)

Vellios for the McCormack foil, 22, 6'1 and great attitude

Moussa as the mobile attacking mid who scores bloody good goals for Coventry

WE should have signed Nahki Wells.

Totally 100% agree with your three choices, these players would really make a difference to "improving" what we have already, they should be within our financial limitations. Hope someone with some clout at the club share our opinions!

Ha, MOT

Can think of a few I wouldn't mind. Pilkington and turner at Norwich, Gardner and westwood at Sunderland, ngog and eagles at Bolton Burke at birmingham, parr from palace. All free in the summer.

19 Jan 2014 21:48:29
Get over Wells, he's gone to the dogs! Anyway what makes you so sure we didn't go for him and he turned us down?

Dorrans and Clarke would be good

Alf sharpe dorrans watson makay steven wells gudetti we never seem to get these type of players who you know would make a hell of a difference and I know money is a issue but what crazes me is when they end up at clubs like boro brighton ipswich hudds derby

Trust me We didn't want Nahki Wells. that's why we didn't get him.

19 Jan 2014 18:25:57
I have been saying this consistently for along time now McCormack is a famine and feast man - that's one of the reasons he dropped down the pecking order at Cardiff and why he was allowed to leave. When he is good he is very good then he goes for weeks- even months - without scoring. During this period he is no better than Varney. Like on Saturday McCormack missed a hatful - not the first time. People are blaming Kenny but it was the striker who couldn't get his act together. If you want promotion you need players to be consistent to be consistent. McCormack is anything but. His goal tally doesn't tell the whole story. We need at least four players Mid field (x2), Striker, Central defender. Unfortunately Stewart doesn't seem up to much either. Hopefully he can only get better.

Ross hit the ball where it should go it was their defending which keep it out

19 Jan 2014 20:21:15
if mccormack has time to think he does tend to miss .

19 Jan 2014 18:05:50
I know I`ve been banging on a bit, but let's not keep buying these average players (moore, lita etc) as someone has said unless its a truly massive signing let's stick to what we have.
Brown, Varney, Green when fit.
Mid table then clear out of contracts in the summer.
We can start planning and organising targets now.

Leceister made the play offs with 69 points last season, if we can get a decent striker in and play as good as we show we can with the right formation, it's possible.

Agree with trev. The squad needs a clear out. A lot are out of contract in the summer. Think though if we can just bring 1 striker in if we can off load ehd and varney. Either a Chris wood or Danny graham but not players like Moore or lita! Think in the summer there will be more available to us! So no point getting stuck with players when if we are patient we can get better!

19 Jan 2014 17:50:29
i thought we was wanting to keep the quality players . I think diouf is quality in this league so for me he should atleast be on our bench never mind someone else's.

19 Jan 2014 14:50:45
Why are we always the club that goes for the poor strikers like Moore and Lita, why couldn't we spend the 1.3 million on Wells, he's got 2 in his first two games in this league already. Or Le Fondre before he scores a hat trick for a play off chasing rival they're not going to let him go now.

These owners have got to spend significantly on a good striker to partner ross.

Le Fondre is not for sale

I feel we need to look abroad. Cheaper, potential, better in some aspects. Like it or lump it, the best player in every prem team is foreign.

19 Jan 2014 13:26:35
It just gets better and better a Chinese billionare is about to buy southamption for 175m and us a way bigger club than them can't get ritch owners atall

We will get plenty of people wanting to buy us once we get back up to the prem I know its frustrating but we do have the right manager in charge he's the one that keeps me believing.

I do wish people would stop saying 'when we get back in the prem'. We have no god given right to be there, you get there on merit and unfortunately we aren't good enough! You need money to get up there, something we don't have.

Yes but why don't we start bringing in Quality players? MOT

19 Jan 2014 16:20:25
£175m for Southampton? sounds a lot.

I think it's £1.75p

19 Jan 2014 17:36:48
Southampton are quite a rich club anyway they don't have any debts which makes them worth more than most

Being in the prem gets you 160m a season I thought they would cost more

{Ed001's Note - no it does not, talk about complete fantasy figures!}

19 Jan 2014 11:25:02
Matt derbyshire going donny on free must b worth ago scores goals wereever he goes and what a strike against us

19 Jan 2014 10:54:55
It was unfair that we lost. We played better because BM picked the strongest balanced team. Our defence always seems to perform better when Warnock is slotted in at LB, Brown brought a grafters approach to the game which hindered Leicester and Varney put in a hard working shift with Mccormack that stopped their defence from playing with comfort.
The bad part of the team was the wingers. Warnock and Byram made more dribbles and put more crosses in to the box than Kebe and Stewart. Think Stewart needs a couple of weeks bulking up as he is either too light weight or just can't be bothered as he doesn't do anything with or without the ball.

Can't really say it was unfair we lost. Unlucky maybe, but not unfair. At the end of the day we didn't take our chances, its our fault! Good to see a much improved performance though. I'd have taken 0-1 at the start of the day. No one would really have expected us to win, so to loose as we did hopefully will have given the boys a big boost for the next game. MOT

19 Jan 2014 17:40:36
it takes time for the players to get used to the moves of each other and sometimes even getting in each others ways but i'm sure both wingers will come good

19 Jan 2014 09:19:26
Brian is the man. Yesterday was much improved. It should have been 4-0 at half time. That is not the manager's fault. Judge McDermott once he has cleared Warnock's dead wood. MOT

Spot on mate

But the majority of yesterdays starting XI were from Warnock's period in charge. Only Stewart and Kebe were signed by BMcD. You are not making sense as he had Murphy and Wootton on the bench and used neither.

Totally agree .mcallister and Grayson done the job with both hands tied behind their backs, so far mcd has done it with one hand tied behind his back . when he gets rid of those he does not want and brings a few in I think we will be fine . if by a miracle e go up this year great but I think we will be better next year .

If you look at the team yesterday BM signings were all dropped except the 2 new wingers and as you say the Warnock dead wood replaced them, so who is actually dead wood?

Do you really even need to ask who's is the deadwood its obviously warnocks to top it of I went yesterday and we had fans saying micheal brown did this and that shame he only does it once every 6 month he should be no where near the team at 37 its time to look to the future.

Zak, Murphy, Wooton, Hunt, all BM signings all dropped and have any of them had a stand out performance?
Reinstated on Saturday Warnocks Brown, Warnock, Varney, and an improved performance!so once again who is the dead wood your obviously thick!

19 Jan 2014 08:43:25
Brown for me was excellent yesterday and deserves a run of games, he typifies want we want from a Leeds player commitment. I know he may get booked a bit too often but 10 more like him every week we wouldn't be moaning .
Dougie

I agree, he puts a little fear into the opposition too with his full hearted (slightly dirty) tackles

If Michael Brown played like that every game there would be no question of him not being in team. At his age can he do it every game?

18 Jan 2014 23:33:38
Im getting a bit worried about comments made by bmd such as this is the kind of team set up he wanted to play. Well bmd if you hadn't of signed hunt(waste of money) due to injury then we cudve signed a winger instead & played byram on the other wing seen as he pushed him up there later in the game. There u go bmd 4-4-2. We cudve played this formation a lot sooner instead of giving his mate hunt a pay cheque. Hey wot do I know i'm only a girl.
Liverlass

19 Jan 2014 01:05:09
we could of just played white on the left instead of sending him out on loan.

White is not good enough. Every now and then it feels like a good idea to play him. When at left back, he can't tackle, his positional play is appalling and he goes missing, then he gets put on the Wing, unfortunately he can't pass, or cross a ball. I'm afraid he's League One fodder at best.

League one at best is he really did you not seem him under grayson he was are best player that season and if he was that bad then how did he manage to have bale and lennon in his pocket oh yeah and the ox the year before against arsenal.

You ever seen White play? (live & not on Sky in a one off cup game?)