Leeds Banter Archive July 01 2011

01 Jul 2011 13:49:21
although we have started back with a depleted squad, i do personally feel we are in a better position than this time last year. some new signings will come in either to claim fitrst team places or at least fight for them, we have great youthful players who impressed whilst on loan who have come back and last season saw our players are a t least top quality championship players, bates has openly come out and said players who are going are not good enough and offers for players we want to keep will be rejected. i feel now after a season in this division we will be pushing for promotion in the upcoming season.

Yep Bates said that after Bradley Johnson left you after refusing to sign a new contract, I think Grayson tried 3 times last season to extend his contract, and he played most of the season, so when players want to move on to pastures new your chairmen condems them, he's a class act. Anyone outside of Leeds can see what is happening at Leeds, your Chairmen/Owner is trying to run Leeds on the cheap and will leap at the chance to sell club if foreign money comes along, just like he did at Chelsea.
Frankly I think you will struggle next year and will finish no higher than mid table.

01 Jul 2011 09:42:57
Alex Bruce is No.4 :(

01 Jul 2011 09:27:44
Darren Pratley has signed for Bolton this morning on a 3 year deal Another of the list

I am a Leeds fan from south wales and my mate is a seaon ticket holder at swansea and at the end of every game meets the players and buys the man of the match a bottle whiskey and stuff which i no from the hospitality day when we lost 3-2 to them in league 1 on boxing day a few years back, anyway he told me Darren Pratley was going to Bolton before the season had ended and that there was no chance of him going to Leeds and no other clubs had even gone on for him so you cant really say another target gone can you . {Ed015's Note -

01 Jul 2011 09:17:54
I don't understand why everyone is getting so worked up a bout the Smith situation. If he decides to come to Leeds it will mean he's been prepared to take a significant pay cut to play for us, if he decides to let his decision to be ruled by money then he wont be coming to us anyway so there is no need to worry either way that we will not end up with someone who is 'only it for the money'

Also while I know professional footballers get big wages we have to remember that their careers are shortlived and therefore when negotiating their contracts they are protecting their futures by getting the best deal they can.

Good point :) and let's not forget coming back is a risk for smith given the animosity and the fact he will be seen as having it all to prove - plenty will be wanting him to get injured first game and retire. obviously I'm not one of those

What about the 45k bill will be left with at the end of the season, theirs more to this move then just the adoration by his fanclub and the scum move by a section of the anti-brigade. If you weigh up the negatives and positives the negatives FAR outweigh anything else. Peopel need to give more thoguth to the situation.

Sorry but even those that dont want him back ie Me, wouldnt wish an injury on him Thats so small minded its unvelievable, the guy will be a drain on our wages if he gets put out injured. What a stupid assumption to make

New young blood please Uncle Kenneth

As an outsider (Norwich Fan) I think bringing Smith back would be a big mistake, he was never top class, and he is no longer premiership level, Newcastle don't rate him anymore and I am am not convinced he will be that great at Championship level. Since he sustained that massive leg injury he has never looked the same and does not play or tackle with the abrasive qualities he used to posess.

I agree with Norwich Fan, I don't get why a section of the leeds fans can't see this. The negatives outweigh the positives.

01 Jul 2011 08:57:02
anyone heard what the press confrence at elland road today is all about

Yes apparenlty a five pound note fell out of Ken Bates's sock in the car park and there having a meeting to plan where people are going to look for it.

I bet the fiver had a picture of ken bates on it instead of the queen. King ken.