Leeds Banter Archive July 22 2015

22 Jul 2015 19:11:22
Message for smitch! Just watched first 30 minutes of psg v fiorentina. Good news it's not just us that aren't up to scratch in pre season both teams making silly mistakes and look sloppy and lazy, I don't think we can class he frankfurt game as anything negative. Let's wait for Burnley for the negativity or (realism)

22 Jul 2015 20:45:48
Ok, come back to me in 2 weeks time when the season starts

23 Jul 2015 07:07:01
No, there is many games to play so until confirmed we can't make playoffs (if that situation happens) that is when I will say, well smitch you were right!

23 Jul 2015 09:51:11
wow. just. wow

23 Jul 2015 17:38:03
Care to elaborate bw?

23 Jul 2015 20:55:50
i don't think the eds would let me elaborate and rightly so. so I shall leave it at wow. just wow

22 Jul 2015 12:09:43
Well, Uwe says MC has told him Sam will NOT be sold this summer. If (and with MC that's a big if), that turns out to be the case, I for one will be pleased, and think it sends out a strong signal of intent. I know there will be those who would rather see him sold for 8 mill and the money invested in a couple of those players who play wider than other players - but I'm not convinced if we did sell the cash would be reinvested in that way. Of course if he stays we should get him on a good contract so we can cash in when he goes next summer (or January if things go tits up)

22 Jul 2015 15:05:00
Not selling him is good news but will he sign a new contract?

22 Jul 2015 15:57:25
Byram leaves for nothing next year then.

22 Jul 2015 16:25:25
good post, I think sb is in his last year if so I would make him sign by start of season or get rid we don't want another freebie leaving us which is what I think will happen. hope sb fullfills his potential as I have never been impressed with him since debut season and think he might be bit complacent. be interesting to see where he plays? I think we will play 4-3-3 which means we don't need WINGERS like at chelsea who do well with no wingers. will sam play right back or attacking right inside forward? or leave? possiblities are endless well there are a few

22 Jul 2015 17:49:43
Hazard and willian

22 Jul 2015 20:23:50
hazard and willian are not wingers point made well thank you

22 Jul 2015 22:11:48
Yes they are thank you also

23 Jul 2015 10:03:46
Hazard is hard to place as he is a roaming player, if anything he is a number 10 and willian is not a winger. by winger I mean ryan giggs, andre kanceslski, best, overmars, matthews wide men who hug touchline beat man with pace and cross ball. If you look at all top teams and top players this really is a dying art, look at city, barca, real, man utd, chealsea. they do not really use this type of player. Cazorla, nasri, silva, hazard could also be classed as wingers but they are not, not really. when was the last time barca or brazil played with a out and out winger? Even out and out wingers like ronaldo and bale have had to change there game and change from being out and out wingers and this role is not use at their clubs. to lesser extent same could be said of Robben and the french bloke whoes name I can't think of right now. That is what I am saying. Call hazard and willian what you like but they are not true widemen, true widemen are hard to find now days. I challenge anyone to name five. and kebe doesn't count

{Ed001's Note - Jesus Navas is an old fashioned winger who plays for City Berm.}

23 Jul 2015 14:01:34
Navas , Lennon , downing , Milner ,Ritchie , there's loads but now your going to tell me there not?

21 Jul 2015 23:24:00
I realise I will be slated as being ever the pessimist but right now we are in exactly the same position as we were last year, and the year before. Same posts same cr*p.
1.Do you think we should sign so and so. wouldn't he be a great addition etc etc.
My Observation: Yes all of these suggestions are great for 'banter' but we all know they are not going to happen.
2. Such and such a winger is available.
My Observation: Again great stuff but not going to happen.
3. If we get this or that sorted we will definitely be pushing for promotion.
My Observation: Self delusion I'm afraid.

The reality is that we have a poorer squad now than we did when we came up from league one. We are looking at a mid table, at best, finish to the season. One positive is that we probably have the best manager we have had since Larry left.
We are Leeds, proud always, proud forever, and never accepting of guys, and this guy is no different from GFH and Bates, buying our club and pissing down our backs while telling us it is raining.
Rant over!

22 Jul 2015 10:49:11
Few good points there mate but still reckon mc is slowly improving us bit by bit and if he learns by his mistakes, as he has with manager, he will he is up eventually. Soon I reckon

22 Jul 2015 12:09:17
We 100% will have a winger by the time transfer window closes. don't worry about that. NOT

22 Jul 2015 13:54:12
WWW,we are only 2 good players short of threatening top 2 in this league. That's progress. Add Barker and a striker better than Antenucci or Sharp and you have a team most championship sides would fear.

22 Jul 2015 15:44:12
Forgive me George and WWW, but I can't agree with either of you.
I think it's more than 2 good players, but I don't think it's the doom and gloom professed by WWW

22 Jul 2015 16:28:17
have to disagree with post. yes Grayson put together a great team, but that team was dismantled for peanuts and put back together for pennies. so simon's work was almost pointless. MC is righting these wrongs, bates sold gems. MC is holding on to our gems and putting pieces together to make a good side. Are things perfect. no but are they the best they have been for ages. yes and do we think things will get better year after year. yes MC has shown progession and that is good

UN-RANT OVER