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22 Aug 2012 23:21:58
Liking what McCormack said on the Official Website stating that we got beat, but well bounce back!
Speaks like a ©! MOT.
Calufc96
Ross also said we have players who can create chances ? not too sure on that one!
Paul - Isle of Man white
We have players that can create chances but there listed to be sold or on the bench
22 Aug 2012 21:57:10
The next 2 weeks are really crucial.can we actually bring in 2 to 3 players of high quality,like Maynard,Danny rose,beckford or Boyd.even dj campbell.or s wright Phillips.then we have a chance.im sorry but no quality no promotion for me.good hard working team yes but just need extra spark.like Kazim Richards at Blackburn,he would have been good.
We will do well but not top 6 now.blackpool were much better than us but unfourtanately for them there best 2 players will be gone in 2weeks.then they will have same problem as us....this is not a moan,not getting at the team,it's justs fact...shrew leeds
Kazim Richards is a galatasaray player I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole
No hes a blackburn player..but i forgot where he came from.i ment someone of his quality
No he's a galatasaray player
Your both wrong he plays for reading!
He's on loan at Blackburn from galatasaray therefore he's a galatasaray player
Its olympiakos you persons!
22 Aug 2012 21:26:16
Poleon deserves his chance, just what we need, how hungry does a player have to be, bet he's chomping at the bit. Come on Neil, give him half a game and I'll bet anything he impresses. before the season started who (honestly) would have thought young Sam would get a first team call up before Dom ?
Give him a go....
Paul - Isle Of Man white
22 Aug 2012 21:08:37
seen so many leeds fans slating warnock and bates oh and the players after the blackpool games you're all a joke how many of you was at the game? and the wolves game? oh and shrewsbury? i was at all 3 cos i follow my team no matter what get a grip! 44 games left beat peterbrough and 6 out of 9 is very good MOT! {Ed013's Note - I was at all 3 but wouldn't say people are a joke. It cost me a fortune for me and my son. Some people just can't afford it, but I do agree with you about slating Warnock and the players. Give them a break, everyone be UNITED together as we are Leeds aren't we!}
I'm going to Peterborough on Saturday but haven't been up yet to any others this season - does it make me a joke that I put my 10month old daughter before football!? In my book it makes me a half decent father that she's my number 1 priority! Also in my book your the joke for coming on here slagging off your fellow supporters for not attending the first 3 games of the season!
I love Leeds united and there great support, but if its a choice between seeing them play every single game or going to fewer games and being with my daughter its a no brainer pal! Also, are you saying peoples voices and opinions count for nothing if they don't attend matches!? Leeds have a very good global following, who, believe it or not don't get to attend matches! There no less of a fan than you pal!
People like you think should think before you speak!
Scot MOT!
Well said Scot, He is less of a fan than the rest of us just for bad mouthing us for our opinions.
22 Aug 2012 20:41:50
Fans need lift in my opinion. If nothing official coming out of ER by Friday then LUST need to say something to fans. Fans can't take much more. Closure is needed.
Lust need to keep their nose out.
No thanks! Don't want to hear any more announcements from LUST, they just make things worse.
Chris
How can they tell us anything last time in the space of about sixteen hours they said the ball was in Bates' court all he has to do is sign, then about 4 hours later 'the deal is off' then when the OS sent there statement out they basically rehashed it and said it was back on. They have lost all credibility in my eyes..
Talking to a Blackpool fan at work, he said that Tues was their best performance for 3 seasons.
That's also what the Blackpool manager said & he's a straight talking guy! Too much gloom, as NW said, if we finish 1 place behind them we'll be in the mix for promotion! MOT
22 Aug 2012 19:54:07
At the end of the day, we lost against a promotion favourite last night. Listened on the radio and we were up against it for most of the game, we can't complain we lost, a couple of weeks further on and they could have put three/four past us. We're still learning, most players came in half way through pre-season. However, we do lack a pacey player who can put teams on the back foot/take the pressure off. As a st holder, thought we played well against wolves on Saturday and more together than all of last season. Let's not get carried away, not many blackpools in this league and we lost by only one goal, not a landslide. We've a lot to look forward to.
MOT
Morph
Yes, someone like thomas ince funly enough :)
We lost to a team we'll be competing against for a promotion place come the business end of the season....
That said, I feel the squad is almost there and it's the next few games against blackburn, cardiff etc that will be the true test. Would be good to have a completed takeover and some added "quality"
22 Aug 2012 19:41:54
so no more players in and aparantly we dont hav much chance of goin up with current squad according to manager.can i just ask then y should us fans bother paying hard earned money to go watch a team that aparantly hasnt got a chance of being successful?? {Ed013's Note - It is mind games and he is relieving the pressure off the players}
Hope your right Ed , I'm not too sure at the moment though. {Ed013's Note - Neil would walk away if he didn't think he could achieve what he wants to do}
For the love of the club thats why,if you dont like it sod off and"SUPPORT"someone else,Im sure youll be sorely missed,not.
I think he is putting pressure on Bates and the potential new owners,With his statement last night.Neil is a very clever man who has made a lot off money in none related football investments, He knows watt he needs to get this club promoted and he is trying his hardiest to do so
Because being a Leeds fan is very much like being married, In good times and in bad, in sickness and in health till death do us part and all that haha
22 Aug 2012 19:39:10
think we hav missed a trick with matt connolly goin to cardiff.he would hav been perfect comp for lees n pearce.also please dont miss out on george boyd hes available for 850k and just what we need.im praying takeover happens and we snap him up.
22 Aug 2012 18:07:56
i really feel leeds need to sign not only a pacey striker but a strong foward like heskey who can hold up the ball and see a game out heskey not the most proliffic but great at closing a game out
Heskey too old and too carp. It's a feeble suggestion. We need pace. That's it.
22 Aug 2012 17:47:17
Hi,still have the Peterborough away ticket for sale, its a Terrace ticket in the Leeds end for people who were asking which end. Also have the membership card it came with just in case they check numbers on the turnstiles. If interested write your email below and I will contact you about meeting up for it on the day. £20! PickersLUFC!
Pls text ................ Mark {Ed013's Note - I cant put your number on the site mate, but if you both leave your emails in the email box and put on the post for Ed013 I will exchange your details via email so its private}
23 Aug 2012 11:47:41
Thanks ed. regarding p.boro ticket or give him my mob. *********** which is more direct as I'm at work so can't see email till tonight, thanks again. {Ed013's Note - sent mate}
Thanks ed 013. {Ed013's Note - No worries pal}
22 Aug 2012 16:39:57
Amazing how a lot of our fans fluxuate from how brilliant we are to how terrible and vice versa we are from one game to the next.
Personally I think a lot of the comments all raving about people being negative after the Blackpool game are pretty hypocritical seeing as there was plenty saying we would be promoted after the Wolves game.
1 great performance and 1 terrible performance so far. Hopefully it's the great performances that are the consistent ones only time will tell.
J
B
M
I thought we were average against Wolves, most people got carried away with the win.
22 Aug 2012 16:31:51
to all those moaning about last nights result and stating we are going down GO AND SUPPORT ANOTHER TEAM WE DNT NEED U !!! nickybee
22 Aug 2012 15:22:44
Leeds are NOT going to sign anybody decent, so stop with all this speculation.
Will.
Its a rumours site!!
It doesnt prevent loan signings with a view to buy does it.
22 Aug 2012 14:49:37
Honestly. Really? I'm reading some of the posts on here and anyone would think we'd been hammered last night by five or six! Saying that I don't think there was this much negativity on here when Preston put seven past us or Forrest put 6 past us?! Why are we always so quick to put the team and manager down? We've played two games! The performance on Saturday was inspired considering the team have been together two minutes and the lack of flair we have in the side. One of the things that has cost us in previous seasons is the lack of ability in holding the ball up to release pressure on the defence. Becchio has his moments but does tend to go down to quickly rather than hold the ball up and do his job. Don't get me wrong I would fancy him 9/10 to get a goal with his head in the box and he is damn good at it but other than that offers little else to the team. Why do you think Warnock is after another striker? Do you think he would drop McCormack or push him out wide when he's already spoken of his importance and caved to his demands regarding his contract?! Read his comments about last night and after Saturday in regards to Becchio.
Anyway on watching the game last night there are very few teams that play the way Blackpool play and get behind the defence. We were in front for an hour and it was only two bits of poor defence that cost us. Compare to last season when Blackpool did us twice with an aggregate score of 6-0 it's not too bad!
Chin up boys lets wait till were ten games or so into the season and the table has started to take shape before we talk of promotion or relegation. Either way I will be say home and away because I'm Leeds. I will support any player who wears the shirt and any manger who takes on the challenge at our great club.
Sam luFC
Good post, lets take the positives out of the last 180 minutes of football, weve only conceded 2x cmon lads
Woody LUFC
Forest put 7 past us and preston put 6 I feel last season we would have lost a lot more so plus out our first 2 games I would defo have took 3 points so peterboro will be the game where the moaners will have good reason to moan if we don't win tough devision so need to beat the 'lower' sides
In truth it could have been 5 or 6 had it not been for Kenny. We were very, very poor. Blackpool taught us a lesson in how football should be played frankly.
ML
22 Aug 2012 14:27:48
A few leeds united scouts was at the Huddersfield town game last night, could it mean that we are putting a bid in the Jordan Rhoades.
Chapperr'ss
Bidding with what? Washers
It was McGugan they were looking at I believe; and if they were, they will be very impressed if they watched the same game as me.
JW
22 Aug 2012 13:57:37
We shouldn't have to change our formation because someone is out injured like last night. We should have back up so someone could just slot in place. I think we have potential but we will struggle with the lack of quality first team players.
JNLUFC
Hi, correct, two players for each position, and a method of play, it is not rocket salad.
22 Aug 2012 13:48:18
I defy any team that's just come together to get a better start than we have against two of the to contenders fr promotion. Nuff said in Warnock we trust
22 Aug 2012 13:01:57
Can't believe some fans: "Were going to end up getting relegated" ...we've played two games! Wolves and Blackpool two brilliant teams and people like Wolves have only got 3Pts same with Leicester and Bolton! Who are expected to be up there. So it shows how early on it is; In Warnock we trust! MOT
Calufc96
22 Aug 2012 12:44:23
Whatever these last minute legal matters that need sorting are must be pretty big,Warnock does not expect any new signings before window shuts,so that means he doesn't think takeover will be sorted by then.
22 Aug 2012 12:34:15
I think byram should stay at right back. Imo I dont think lees is fully upto it. Id prefer to keep the same back four which started against wolves if green injured put.white.on the wing and put drury left back
White is league one quality at best. Cannot see anything in him other than a bit of pace.
Totally agree, White has bags of pace but lacks being able to read players and the game.
I disagree, i think it may be too much too soon for byram. he has a promising future but hes just not ready, the two goals came from his side last night. peltier rb, lees pearce and drury
BC
Yes the two goals may have done but how many times did they get through the middle and the left hand side of our defence just to miss or be stopped by Kenny, it was just coincidence it came from his side he is far better than White or Lees from what i have seen of him.
22 Aug 2012 12:13:31
i fully expect neil to see his contract out but if we dont go up he is the last person i would lay the blame on!
deakko7
22 Aug 2012 11:48:32
Most of the top clubs have added to there squads with good players available, I do not think that Macormack and Becchio are prolific enough to give us the goals we need and also we lack pass up front, after last nights game with the few chances it is a little worrying.
Mccormack isnt prolific enough? Of all the players that are currently still in the championship he was top scorer last season, what do you expect us to sign someone who was top scorer in prem or la liga instead keep your feet on the ground please.
22 Aug 2012 11:00:02
People people! Why are now claiming we are not good enough to stay up/were gonna struggle. Yesterday we played the best team in the championship for f**** sake. We lost 2-1 not 5-0. God like u lot expected a win away to Blackpool. A draw would be a bonus . You can't expect 3 points all the time. Ye maybe 3 at Peterborough or Ipswich but not blackpool I mean cum'on!
More than Half the teams in this league will lose to Blackpool away, it's when we start losing to Peterborough etc, that when we get scared. I'm beginning to think u people were thinking we were going to have an unbeaten record this season. We payed less than 2 mill for eleven Players were going to lose at least some games. Plus the 11 players we have haven't had 11 weeks to gel you mind the 2/3 years Blackpool have.
So Cool and calm cus Blackpool will be there for automatic promotion this season if not close. Jesus!
BigB
MOT!!
22 Aug 2012 10:40:43
One defeat to a very good
championship team. Leeds are
much better than last year and I
saw just about all the games. Its a
solid but not spectacular outfit
which has only been together for a
short time. It will improve. Just a
couple of reservations. If Drury is
fit and is still (or nearly) as good as
when he was at Norwich why isn't
he playing at left back rather than
being on the bench.If he isn't good
enough why did we sign him. Aidy
White is still very suspect at left
back and isn't comfortable wide
right. Potential for the future
though. Byrom is an excellent
prospect but perhaps he has come
too far too quickly. Therefore why
play Peltier out of position at left
back when Drury is on the bench
and expose the young lad to the
quality of Blackpool this early in his
career especially since Neil had him
down to be loaned out only a few
weeks ago. In addition when Aidy
had a bit of a shaky start at left
back did him just find him another
spot in the team. He wasn't that
brilliant in that position last season. There must have been a better alternative.
Again he will improve. We still need
pace going forward and a creative
midfielder if we are are going to be serious contenders. Main thing though
there has been a big improvement
in a relatively short period of time.
Still a good start.
Agree with you in general but exposing Byram to blackpool this early in his career is irrelevant. You dont learn how to play against players like ince and phillips by playing against average U18 players, its a learning curve for him and its the only way you can learn to play at this level.
22 Aug 2012 10:34:15
Not really a rumour but after listening to last nights game I think warnock needs a flair player and good winger
David tempeltion is my first choice then George Boyd and possibly Sean wright philipes on loan and I'd like to see a new striker possibly Santa cruz .
22 Aug 2012 10:28:30
QPR have signed/about to sign Micheal Dawson for £9million and Ricardo Carvalho on loan....could that mean one of their other defenders are made available for loan? I.e Clint Hill??
Clint hill was awful at the weekend too slow took him off at half time, no thanks o.w
22 Aug 2012 09:49:16
NW states on SSN: 'We have to work on the assumption we're not bringing anyone in and go with that ...'
So working on same basis as SG. Was really looking forward to new season and trying to remain positive. We have a team of battlers but no icing on the cake by the looks of things. Bates playing a blinder yet again
22 Aug 2012 08:58:21
I can't believe the negativity on here today 2 games 1 win 1 loss to Blackpool most probable the best team in this league this season
TWO games and you have written us off already get a grip FECK ME
Tog {Ed013's Note - Well said}
Cannot understand why you have 5 disagrees and 3 agrees. Your point is spot on we beat Wolves who will be up there and won 2-0 i think on tuesday (yes against Barnsley i believe) but they beat middlesborough on saturday didnt they? another team everyone is expecting to be up there. I didn't expect even a point at Blackpool it will be a very hard place to go for any team this season. You have to accept that we will lose games as only Blackpool have a 100% record and thats after 2 games shows how close this league is. On the other hand if we get on a good run when they league is this tight anything is possible. MOT
22 Aug 2012 08:58:14
things that let us down last night can be worked on, not putting him down but byram showed his inexperience being sucked in for the 2 goals and for the life of me i dont know why he didnt just play the strongest team, drury left and pelts right with lees and pearce in the centre. im sure warnock will give them extra laps this morning, sad tio hear that he has said there will be no additions, it would be nice to see rogers given another chance l;ike rthe garbage that is danny pugh!
deakko7 {Ed013's Note - Mind games mate, Neil is very good at these and I expect someone else in before window closes}
22 Aug 2012 08:03:15
Thats it, the relegation trapdoor has opened and were circling it already. I mean we've now lost 50% of our league games this season thats not good enough and Warnock should be sacked. Or in the real world, we have played two games and made a solid start, it's not like we lost both. Yes last night showed that we could do with some creativity and someone who can hold a ball up but still a good start.
22 Aug 2012 00:55:07
We are not going to get relegated! Jesus Christ we have played 2 games! We couldn't of harder a much harder start fixtures wise, we need attacking players but stop bring so negative after 1 loss no one died
Works both ways though - everyone was full of joy about the Wolves result; convinced we were going up and that Warnock was the Messiah. It's like this after every game.
It's a long season and neither of these results means too much at this stage. Personally I stand by what I've said all along this pre-season. I think we'll be much harder to beat this time round but we'll struggle to score goals against good teams unless we can bring in 2-3 flair players before the window closes. I also think we're only an injury or two away from being a poor team - that's to say we lack depth in the squad.
A bit of perspective wouldn't go amiss - you're right about that - and I don't think we'll play many better teams this campaign than we did last night - proper pass and move football.
ML
We lost to a side who lets be honest won't be losing many home games this season
Really, we all thought we were going up after 1 game... really? We won. Great. THta's it. Nice feeling winning. WE all knew Blackpool was going to be different. But we were one nil up for a good long time. Better than last season. Mistakes were made by all, including WArnock (we have a good , potentially strong back four, let's play them - and in position. And let's not overuse Sam too much. He is a good young player with lots of potential. What's wrong with playing Drury? Why bring on Pugh?) - not to metnion the obvious gaps in our squad, but it's a new team and there's a big learning curve. Give em a wee bit of time and space.
Isnt that what being a Leeds fan's about though? And would any of us have it any other way?
At the end of the day we have played 2 of the top 6 teams in the division imo. The fact that we only lost 2-1 last night shows we are a much tougher nut to crack this year. If I was to estimate how last years team would have done, I reckon we would have lost to Wolves 2-3 and we would have gone down heavily last night, probably at least 4-0. So we would have been bottom now, on 0 points and a goal difference on a par with last year.
But we are not, we are 3 points off the bottom and 1 point from the play offs. Its very early days but I expect we will have more 1-0 matches than the 3-2s, 4-1s, 5-1s and 7-3s we endured last year. We will end up with more points than last season but not sure if we have the depth for promotion, or indeed the play-offs
Lets be realistic and positive and see what the season brings eh?
MOT
Excroggywhite
22 Aug 2012 00:46:29
Can we have some perspective people that blackpool team has been together best part of 3 years our lads have been together 2 minutes!! Keep the faith Neil will get it right
Also the fact of the matter is, that i believe Blackpool, if they keep Ince and Phillips, will win the league this year.
TeejLUFC
22 Aug 2012 00:30:33
Sadly, no more signings before the end of the transfer window.
db
Once again Bates is doing his best to totally ruin the club I love, it is obvious to everyone where we need to strengthen but because of the farce of the takeover/investment we will once again be frustrated in our attempts to sign players. Its a joke
21 Aug 2012 23:17:10
early days but still promising signs lets see where we r at xmas come on boys !! nickybee
Sorry i don't see the promising signs. a team can't go through a campaign in ultra-defensive mode and expect to get promoted. goals win games as the cliche goes.
21 Aug 2012 22:14:42
Warnock is useless, him and Diouf should be ran out of ER even before Bates is. It breaks my heart to see how low we have stooped to get a manager and players. The Leeds I grew up loving is changing for the worse and I fear that we are goinbg to be in limbo for years to come with these people at our club. Come on lads, if you cant see what is happening at our club you must be blind. Everyone but a small pocket of fans are happy just to be Championship mid table. I am not, where is the true MOT fans?? I despair for my club and don't know what to do about it.
One defeat and it's the end of the World. Strap yourself in son, there are 44 more league games to go, I bet your a barrel of laughs through the season.
You should be ashamed of yourself
Woody LUFC {Ed013's Note - I hope the OP was at the game because what I saw was a very good developed team beat a new thrown together Leeds team still learning each others game. Yes it was one sided and the better team won, but to slate Neil after the second game of the season is not on. I understand the frustrations, but what Blackpool have is a well put together team, a very good Chairman and money from being in the Premier League. Neil knows what went wrong last night, mistakes will happen and will be learnt from. Sat will be different and the tactics last night will beat a lot of teams. I must say it made a change to see the ref on our side, but even that couldn't help us out!}
Tell us what pub you drink in- so I can avoid it!
The best thing you can do by the looks of things is stay away from ER and LUFC. One loss and your all over the teams back, boring! If you want instant success, glory and prawn sandwiches I suggest you take a walk over the Pennines because us real fans follow our team through the ups and downs, and until the world stops going round!
Mark14
I don't think any fan is happy at being in the championship but it is what it is for now, give the guys a chance, you can't shoot them down after losing away at a side that are one of the favourites to go up, we beat Wolves, a team that has an abundance of talent and I didn't see you shouting your mouth off then! MOT SussexLeeds
What rubbish you talk mate.as my post says further down we are just missing couple of flair players like ince and phillips who made diff for blackpool.warnock trying esp to get these but his hands are tied at the min.yes poor performance but ill judge after say 10 games...shrew leeds
Warnock is useless? seems to me you dont want to get out the championship then. Because the only thing that Warnock is useless at is staying in the championship or getting relegated from it, because all he ever does is get promoted from it at this level there has never been a better manager... so less of the ridiculous statements. As well with Diouf also been the most quality player on the ball we have. You want to know what to do about being in despair? CHANGE TEAMS if you cant wait for a few weeks for the team to gel and Warnock to get the best out of his players... you're forgetting he did all this on a shoestring budget too and we still look a hell of a lot more likely to get promoted than last year.
Glass half empty. Jeez.
JB
Jeez! What a drama queen! We lost one match against an established Championship playoff side! It couldn't have been a tougher test for us at the beginning of this season. So we learn from it and we move on. We're a young side, and need time to get to know each other and connect.
What we don't need, 2 matches into the season is a load of negativity clouding the club again. Get behind the team!
Not being funny, but we've been down as far as -15 points in League one (Our lowest point). We haven't been a premiership club for 10 years. We haven't won the top flight in 20 years, and prior to that we spent an age in the lower divisions too.
It's not like we've been constantly challenging for honours in the premiership and old 1st Division for the entire existence of the club.
We have our ups and downs. - Its in the song!
Some football fans (Pompey and Rangers for instance) would be happy just to have a club, so get off the player's backs, get off Warnock's back and chill!
There's a lot of games to go yet, and no doubt some more ups and downs to endure. If you're a Leeds fan, you'll know this, you'll be used to it. It's what makes us such a fantastic club to support.
Isn't that what MOT is all about? - We go "through it all Together".
United.
Where is the true Leeds MOT fans? Well here's one! I don't offend my wife for not beeing perfect, I don't beat my children when having a bad day! AND: I don't stab my club in the spine - or the people working hard to make it rise and shine! It all comes down to the word "love" actually! YOU for sure have something to learn mate!
Doc/N
Go on then who would you have as manager allright i didnt like Warnock but he is our manager and I will supporot him and the team, he has had his hand tied who he can buy he will be good for Leeds he will make the players play for him. We will be there or there abouts in May. This is a hard division with some good teams just dont post things slagging them off. I remember first watching Leeds back in the 80 s so I have been through the rubbish as well as the good times just keep the faith mot
21 Aug 2012 22:13:48
everyone brought back to earth now? people were seeing what they wanted to on Saturday, we will not do anything but struggle playing that way the whole year. we desperately need a player or two who can keep the ball and create.