Leeds Banter Archive January 24 2013

24 Jan 2013 23:36:03
My mate is John aitken, son of Roy aitken who was coach at leeds under o'leary and followed him to villa, John was telling me tonight that his dad still has friends at leeds, he thinks that gfh have got money to spend but don't want to give it to warnock as he will most likely sign players that next seasons manager won't want. He said he believes gfh want to wait and invest in the side when we have a long term manager next season and start a clean sheet rather than make major alterations to the squad now and then have to change it again for a new manager for nxt season. He also said tgat gfh are looking at bringing a young manager in. If this is true we might see a few decent signings in the summer!

Well if that was the plan and it was communicated to us then I think most of us would buy into it. While no semblance of a plan is put out then we will continue to think the worst because that has been our experience of the last 7 years of Batesism. GFHC still have the chance to show they are better but need to shake off the leech who is still sucking the the life out of our club and take charge themselves.
BigMartLUFC

Maybe just maybe gfh have the new man lined up now and are asking who he'd like to sign . get some now and some in the summer . point being warnock might not get to decide who we sign in Jan Karl mot

I have heard the same rumours about the money. We aren't Chelsea or City rich, so if it is portrayed we have millions, then how inflated with the transfer prices be?

If that's the case why did GFH say that warnock being manager was conditions of the takeover?

24 Jan 2013 23:11:03
I believe Warnock doesn't really rate becciho. Since he came in he has never really praised him . I've sat in Roland road enough ones when he has been awful. All ways battled hard but I think there is better out there . Its just a question of if we will be allowed to sign any of them

25 Jan 2013 15:25:36
I respect everyones opion, that is what is great about football, its all about peoples opinion. Mine is that Beccs is an old fashion ed centre forward and that we as a team cannot play the style of football we would like with him as CF, his first touch is terrible, he can't pass, has no vision but can score! I think we are a better team to watch without him in the team and I'd say thanks for what you've done and good luck where ever you end up. Still positive but concerned, come on GFH, give us something.

24 Jan 2013 22:39:38
i met stan collymore at a local dogging hotspot last night and he told me that gfh are seriously planning to sign max before the window shuts along with stephen warnock and the lad dorrens from wba.
most signings will go through last min as agents hiold out to get the best deals

Cant believe this has been put on the banter page ;).this is more then a rumour guys its solid gold.

seedy kev

I was there too!, I was the guy on the other side of the car skewering his blond girlfriend up the wrong un!
I heard him say that, I think!
MOT and Dogging Forever!

Good job you guys didn't use bad language. Priceless original and 3rd post!

24 Jan 2013 22:17:56
Anyone else think the solutions could be quite simple?sell becchio, us the money and wages for gradel and then get kris boyd on a free?i think hed be a great replacement, its just a positive he's free.

Maybe they could use the money to refund season ticket holders before the clubs is gone forever

Bechio is a good player for this league but don't think he wants to work with warnock so it's one or other gfh have made their choice so we have to deal with it or stop going until either a better player than bechio is signed or warnock goes

24 Jan 2013 22:01:43
Very concerned that NW stated he wanted all his business done in first week or so, 7 days left still no body signed ( except who we knew was coming)

Every other club bidding and signing players, our top goal scorer wanting to leave for more dosh, maybe Beckford phoned him!,

I don't think its anything to do with money, transfer fees etc, I think players just don't want to play under Warnock.

We are linked with every 30+ player who has not been around any first team for ages.

Make or break in the next 7 days, NW won't be sacked, but i'm not expecting any massive buys, I expect becchio to leave with a poorer replacement coming in probably over 30+

Forget the Gradel deal, Leeds won't match his wages in a long shot, if they did, might aswell give it to Becchio.

I wanted a wife who still looks as good as she did when we married and didn't give me grief every night but hay life aren't like that.

NW wanted his trasnfers sorting early but life throws you curve balls and external factors beyond your control get involved.

It might take him longer and maybe cost more with a potential change in targets but he will get there... Also I have a fit secretary so maybe the same will happen for me.

MOT

24 Jan 2013 21:55:36
kris Boyd anyone? knows where the net is.
and playing up top with someone like McCormack
or diouf he could be deadly again!

Kris boyd Playin for Portland timbers in the us.....can't hit a cows backside with a shovel, they want rid and have bought out his contract......leeds will welcome you !

24 Jan 2013 21:39:01
Warnock needs to go and we need to buy some young players (not old Pompey ex's) and play some nice passing football like Swansea and get a decent manager who plays proper football, stop all these short-term loans and get players who want to be at the club, not players trying to pick up there fitness. We say next season will be the year, every year... we need to sort the whole club out QUICKLY

24 Jan 2013 21:24:56
I would want to sell becchio at this point and try and sign the following:

beckford
gradel
habib

I agree with the players to get in but the selling of Becchio is not on

Cant afford beccs, so will they be playing for free?

As much as I've wanted to see becchio stay if he's handed in a transfer request that means his heart isn't with the club anymore and I'd rather see that replaced by 2 players who've wanted to come back (beckford I believe and gradel).

Also, didn't mention this in original post either but I'd want to sign faurlin and with beckford upfront I'd like to see mc cormack up their (or get somma back into the team alongside mc cormack and don't sign beckford at all)

24 Jan 2013 21:12:31
Will anyone part from me be glad when this transfer window will be over and we can await our fate? 'It's not the despair ... I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand' (John Cleese in 'Sideways')

fatfreddyscat still wanting to be proved wrong. Bl**dy hope ...

24 Jan 2013 20:54:48
Only if we had ambition
Schmeichel
Byram Lees Peltier White
Snodgrass Howson Delph Gradel
Becchio Beckford

Kenny
Pearce
Johnson
Killkenny
Diouf
McCormack
Somma

Not HOWSON.

Bruce for Peltier. good championship centre half. and Johnson is way better than Delph. but that team would be flying in this league, if not already in the Prem.

Hell of a team mate. We would walk this league and hold our own in premiership.

Crmd

Its more about finance than ambition, we aren't got the money to assemble a side like that, although we should have just being taken over by wealthy arabs, so where is it.

24 Jan 2013 20:23:43
Massive potential my club but once again a false dawn. A disgraceful post on the Leeds websiteut Becchio. It just shows how poorly run the club is discussing personal content of someone's contract. We have no money if we can't pay Becchio what he wants. Same old

I think whilst the club are being honest in the press, don't moan!

24 Jan 2013 19:46:07
Becchio transfer request. Take over but still not much money? being a Leeds fan can be painful

If that means we can use the cash from his sale to go towards signing the following players I feel we'd be in a very good position:

Gradel
Beckford
Habib Habibou
Faurlin

That said though doing the above without selling becchio would be better

24 Jan 2013 19:38:54
Russel - no
Makay-Stevens - no
Blackstock - no
Henderson - no
Ritchie - no
Gradel - no
Wells - no
Fuarlin - no
Ferdinand - no
Riise - no
Harte - no
Lappin - no
Morrison - no
Manager, Adkins - no
Becchio - leaving
Promotion - no !
Dindane - probably

24 Jan 2013 19:29:10
Tate had to leave due to the finical situation. GFH are bates wannabe's by the looks of it.

Wrong Mate. GFH are Bates

24 Jan 2013 19:27:23
So Becchios off, and who can f*****g blame him, he scores 19 goals by January, goals that have helped us stay within touching distance of play-offs(fat f*****g chance now)his manager singled him out at Barnsley when all the team were s**t.and inbetween youve got Mick Jones touting him out to all and sundry, and Colin joining in too.So what sort of f*****g message does that send to our most loyal player?To me, it says cheers Luciano, thanks for the goals, but ya can go now.dont know about anyone else but I wouldn't work for anybody that didn't want me to be there.Personally speaking i'd rather Warnock F*** Off.MOT in turmoil.

24 Jan 2013 19:24:43
Okay so Becchio wants to leave but lets get our facts right.We already know from Grayson that Peter Lorimer told him to sell Becchio or else risk losing his job and we all know how that turned out. We also know that Warnock thinks he is lazy and doesn't Pull his weight. So correct me if I'm wrong but it appears that he wasn't wanted by the club anymore so he is only looking out for himself and his young family.He has slowly. It surely been forced out of Leeds whether it be because he wasn't wanted or because he too like Snodgrass and the others were promised that we would be competing and would soon be in the premiership. And none of us can deny that the type of players we have signed and money put into our club does. To come anywhere near what it takes to get to the premiership and players aren't getting any younger and probably in an ideal world would've liked to go up with Leeds so I for one am gutted that he feels he has to go to another clubs meet his ambitions as he has been a good servant for us over the years so I wish him well. For me the club is rotten to the core in terms of how it is being run and how we can't seem to negotiate any decent players. Sack the whole board of directors they aren't fit to run a football club end of. A very disappointed female Leeds fan.

24 Jan 2013 19:12:37
luciano, lucianoooo, he's leaving leeds united because he wants more doooh!
otley white

Wake up fella, he's been here 5 yrs, never moaned about money before, all of a sudden gets greedy?its a smoke screen, first they tout him, then they blame him(barnsley), then they push him out the door.he may have handed in a transfer request, I bet mick jones and colin were high 5ing each other when they got it.this way they get more money.

Becchio isn't an person he wanted to lead us to the prem even if he couldn't get a pay rise and then he realised with us he could not get that as he knew Colin wasnt the man we all thought he was, luciano would have been pretty fed up of being criticised and being Colin's whipping boy when his dads army does awful. Becchio has been driven out of leeds just like graysons lot. He has seen GFH have no ambition in getting us to the prem and when he can get a better standard of football elsewhere he would take it. Becchio has 2 years left in him and at the moment we are not going in the prem in that 2 to 3 years so FairPlay to him as he actually wants to test himself at a higher level and if he isn't good enough at that level he will still be my hero ( as I haven't seen the glory days for myself and can't remember the champs league days) we are going nowhere under a manager who uses their most in form player as a whipping boy, alienates all the fans, has poor tactics, can't realise where a player should be after mid season, doesn't use the youth system effectively enough and is only here to break a promotion record not too make the club big again.he uses our club as a social club for him and his bunch of journeymen. Our club is a joke to him and we are being treated as fools by GFH. I thought our tenure of selling our best players, false promotion hopes and buying rubbish players to replace them with was over as Aston as GFH came in I was wrong. I keep on saying to myself we can get the playoffs but only because WE ARE LEEDS and we are too big not too go up. When it comes to reality we are going nowhere until we have a huge shake up with the team, staff and board. KENT WHITE

Ignore first bit meant to say WANTED not isn't an

24 Jan 2013 19:02:26
Right let's get this right Mr Tate has stated we did not sign him because we couldn't aforde it, Q1 how much brass is this guy on (£3.50 is too much ) So mr Tate is so important the new owners confide in him that we are skint, Bull sh**hears why you have been released Mr Tate you made harewood look like Drogba when he went past you it looked like you were stood still.A week later he went back to the normal Harewood, I have friends who support Barnsley. Sour grapes Tate if Leeds wanted you to sign you would have been a Leeds player now, you are just miffed(as I would be ) that Leeds still had to pay you till Sunday yet they still releaseef you early. He no s the same as us Becchio has been offerd silly money to play on the continent.Becchio is not worth 20 to25 grand a week end ov

Well said - Tates not required and its a smoke screen to save his face - and as for Lucy ....well thanks for the goals and you go enjoy some sun and money - you do probably deserve it lad - and to be fair i'd sell you if an offer came in at 1.5m let alone more - so we can get a real Poacher in ........ who can HOLD it up, has some pace and can match your scoring record ... No haed feelings for lucy bechio - he's done us proud - but its time to go

Mr Tate didn'tbsay he was not signed because of our financial situation, he said he is not suprised by the Becchio situation because of our financial situation.PS if you work for a company, and your company were in financial difficulty, without being pals with company owner you could still be aware of there financial situ.It might be a clue if they sell there assets and replace them with inferior quality, I aren't Einstien either...

24 Jan 2013 18:59:48
Carn't believe fans really think that GFH are going after Gradel. This is just one of Bates's tricks to get fans thinking, WOW! Then at the end of the transfer window, we will get told, we all most got him but they knocked us back at the last min. Please do not tell me that Bates is know longer in charge and has no say. Who do you think is teaching them the ropes before he does his swansong. This why they are doing it because we as fans keep sucking up any old crap that comes out of lufc. They dangle a carrot in front of us and replace it with a gurkin. Bates is probably saying to them now, look I told you it would get them of your back, just by enquiring about the availability of a player.

You don't have to buy him, just make them think you tryed for them.
GFH back in October said they are getting ready for the Jan window, Which Jan window?
We were told they had a wealthy backer behind them and this came from Bates. Do you not see my fellow fans, they spoon feed us hope and really there is none.

Gfh talked about open dialogue with the fans. I say why so quiet? Bothe Patel and Haigh were on twitter everyday up to Jan. Now all of a sudden, they carn't be bothered. Please don't say it's because there sorting transfers. I say what transfers?
This needs sorting fast and the change of prices, is noy going to get fans back. We know what will, do they?
OAP DADS ARMY!
mot4life

24 Jan 2013 18:21:26
Will be an interesting week this week, my heart is telling me to keep faith but my head says its another miserable season.

Danny LS8

Accept it guys, I couldn't possibly believe it could get worse but sadly it has. Another miserable season, another miserable 8 years ahead of us. Are we cursed?

24 Jan 2013 18:51:56
On another site that we would only accept a bid for Beccs if it meets our valuation. Forgive me for being cynical but is this GFH saving face and taking directions straight from the Bates book of 'How to fleece a football club'?
Becchio will be sold, the fee will be undisclosed (to save face) and it will be too late in the transfer window to find a suitable replacement. The club will put the same old spin as we've been dished out several times before, blaming the player for helding us to ransom and trying to tarnish the name of a good loyal servant.
Same old story I'm afraid... I really worry for our future under GFH and like I've said on previous posts I hope I am wrong and will be very pleased if I am.

Thanks for the memories Luci.

Mad Mick

24 Jan 2013 18:46:33
For all the ones slagging off Bechio just remember without him we'd be at the bottom of the championship relegation bound I for one want to thank him for everything he's done and the loyalty he has shown the club previously and although some will disagree a season ticket holder for 8yearz and watching every home game, there as been some fantastic moments to remember and goals scored by him

24 Jan 2013 18:44:13
I'll be sorry to see becs go if he does go he's given Leeds five fantastic years he's prob realised he's got one big money move left and took it you can't blame him for that's just hope GFH reinvest the money we get for him because I think we're only a couple of decent signings short of a squad still capable of getting out of this league personally I'd bring in warnock gradel Boyd and habib

24 Jan 2013 19:53:24
cant pay those sort of wages, that would take us over the fair play threshold according to O/S.

24 Jan 2013 18:14:08
Totally agree with what someone has said below me, becchio is so overrated, yes he's scored 19 goals In all competitions but look at his pace? and look at his goals, look how many of them have been penalties. He's been great for Leeds but we may aswell get a couple of million for him who we could buy someone 10x better than him. Bye bye becs, time to move
on.

I wish but I would also never under estimate a player who wades in with 20 goals+ a season whether they're penalties, tap ins or twenty yard screamers... it makes no difference. 20+ goals from a striker is a valuable commodity at any level and to guarantee that you have to pay big bucks. Who would we realistically get to come to ER and out of those names being banded about who could we afford?

If we can get someone 10x better than him for a couple million, I will run on the pitch naked, with a banner saying I love Ken Bates !

24 Jan 2013 17:37:02
I had a dream that I supported a team that had good
Players in it like howson, snodgrass, Johnson, gradel,
Beck ford, becchio and Delph, then I woke up and
Realised I was a Leeds fan!
Mot

Johnson was never good at anything. Worst player I ever saw in a leeds shirt.

24 Jan 2013 17:31:30
So, Becchio has handed in a transfer request, the timing is not great to say the least, but, he's contracted till 2014 so we should(ha ha) get a decent price for a 29 year old striker.
Lets hope that any money received is well spent, although the pessimist in me thinks not.
I would like to say though that I hope he gets his premiership move as he has put in a great shift at Leeds and I wish him all the best. Players come and go but Leeds will be there forever( not sure where tho) Phil H...

24 Jan 2013 17:22:09
Can tell most people in here are NOT genuine supporters and don't go to games!! Slagging Becchio off for wanting to better himself before retirement. He's been quality for us since he walked through the door! And been loyal, something you don't get from homegrown youngsters never mind foreigners!! Becchio will always be a legend and I for one wish him well! Shame on you, supposedly Leeds United supporters!

Well said I agree, great goal scorer and a great wokhorse, he always gave his best in some difficult times for the club, and saw most of the team arround him leave,

It's not about one player, it's about the state of our once great football club. Alan Tate, on today saying he expected Beccs to leave as he had heard things from him. Tate also states his staying wasn't on the cards due "The money issues up there"...I.e we have no money. Something is very wrong at Leeds.

24 Jan 2013 17:10:12
Id hand a transfer request in if I was the top scorer in the team, thn read fans slating me about my poor touch and lack of pace. Thn if thts nt bad enough my manager saying my heads turned, don't work hard enough. he's properly thought sack this i'm off ungreatful set of ********s

24 Jan 2013 17:05:06
Missing out on too many players and now Becchio set to leave? Doesn't look like promotion for us. Unless Dindane suddenly turns into Messi? WARNOCK OUT. Adkins 1/2 going to Udders though

24 Jan 2013 16:50:58
now I am sure people will disagree with this, but hear me out.
i love bechio, but if he is moving for financial motives we are better without him.at the end of the day he's on a very good wage and he's not going to double it or anything, so he clearly just doesn't want to stay.
on another note have we seen a glimpse of the level of financial clout of gfh today?
they talked about him being the top earner so he has got to be on 20k, if ross is on 15k
apparently we can't offer more due to fair play rules.does that mean that they have got a bit of money after all?

How do you know he wants to leave due to money anyway? A club statement? And you believe this?

Tbh, I don't blame him. Without his goals, where would we be in the league now.

And his reward from Colin was what exactly. On the whole a slating and comments like his heads been turned.

I would feel my time was up too if the manager came out with stuff like that.

He has done us proud imo and I wish him well, he most likely won't be a pundit so his career has say 6 years left so again I don't blame him for grabbing this chance, he has been shown by the management how little they think of him.

Thanks for the memories and the goals Luci

Talks over a new contract failed. What else eould it be about

24 Jan 2013 16:42:14
isnt it funny how they release a statement saying we want gradel back soon as they announce that becchio hands in a transfer request? IMO the gradel rumour is a sweetner

MOT

Where is this statement??

24 Jan 2013 16:34:49
3 points
1- becchio may score more goals than any striker we buy(if we do), however the striker may score 15+ goals a season and bring more goals to other strikers names like McCormack. Think about it, becchio at the minute scores a lot but I believe a striker with a better touch may bring others into the game therefor more/equal goals
2- I don't want becchio to go really but just looking on the positive side a player with a better touch and more pace 'may' lead us to stop the hoof ball and play good quality football more. (I know its warnocks way not the players but V Birmingham we played good 2nd half)
3- I would let becchio go if we got another striker, a creative mid, and two wingers, 1 hopefully being gradel.

Gotta stay positive people!

24 Jan 2013 16:26:33
To be honest I can't blame him for wanting to go leeds are still lacking ambition even with new owners. As soon as something's going wrong on the pitch fans get on the teams backs

24 Jan 2013 16:14:24
We need to sell him for more than £5million! That way his new team can't sing 'he cost less than Berbatov!' (trying to lighten up the mood abit)

l3EDS

Bet the deal is for undisclosed fee we have been done by bates now looking like it with gfh. the bulldog

24 jan 2013 15:56:58
huddersfield are doing what we should be doing sacking an under achieving manager and approaching a manager who is talented and available( ie nigel adkins) watch this space.

24 Jan 2013 15:46:26
Hi. Poster of the comment yesterday that we would "rest' becchio against spurs. Coz he was going to be sold. And said call me a "twonk" if I was wrong. Got lots of replies saying " you twonk" but who are the twonks now ? bob. Wakefield. {Ed013's Note - I am sure you said that the reason was to cup tie him if he played? Where he is already cup tied, thats why they called you a Twonk}

Twonk

Still a twonk. Ed's right you said cup tied.

24 Jan 2013 15:42:38
Not surprised at all by the news that Becchio has handed in a transfer request, the lad wants top flight football now. I also can't see why GFH are to blame. If he has demanded ridiculous wages, they have no option but to sell him. At least they aren't going to sell him on the cheap. LUFC is biggerr than one player! Thanks Luciano for your services and good luck to you in the future. MOT Ron

24 Jan 2013 15:39:07
I hope to god what Alan Tate said on Tlksprt was wrong 'I couldn't stay due to the financial situation up there'... so so worried. We're a selling club recently. Becchio, Howson, Johnson, Delph, Gradel, Schmeicel etc... imagine what our squad could be...
RyanMOT

How the hell would he know our financial situation.and apatr from Schmeichel, all the rest wanted to leave, we only want players here who will give their all.

He knows because he wanted a permanent deal and was told that he was leaving because we couldn't afford to make it happen.

24 Jan 2013 15:36:19
I think we all need to look at the Becchio saga the same way we did when Gradel initially left. If he goes to a foreign club, then we can argue that it was Becchios wish especially if it is Spain/Argentina. You can't blame a foreigner for wanting to return home etc. Just like we couldn't blame Gradel for wanting to return to France for his family. As for people questioning GFH, we have already rejected 2 bids for Becchio, which means that they didn't want to sell otherwise they would have negotiated a price with them. Wait until 31st January at 11:00PM before we start slating them. As we never know what is going on in the background, and if he moves abroad wish Becchio all the best and be grateful for what he has done for the club.

Any thoughts on this ed?

L3EDS {Ed013's Note - I would let any player that wants to leave, go. End of the day he wants more money, Leeds won't pay it due to the fair play rules so let him go. A lot of clubs are taking a gamble this season to win promotion, if they don't get it they will suffer next season with the wage structure that is coming in}

Well said Ed - I have been saying this for ages.

24 Jan 2013 15:30:06
Well. I don't blame becchio. Don't blame Warnock either. But where are gfh ? Totally invisible and silent. At least Ken used to speak to us. Tho we didn't want to hear most of it lol. May be a good thing anyway if becchio goes. So we can play our best forward Ross. And play it on the floor to him. When you think. Ross turned down a contract at Cardiff to come to us. And signed new contract here at start of season. The boy shows loyalty. And deserves our full support. So bugger off becchio. as long as we get the proper fee for him. bob. Wakefield.

24 Jan 2013 15:23:21
What does Shaun Harvey do all day? {Ed013's Note - Change his socks}

Aha thanks Ed for filling me in! He (SH) must be rushed off his feet ()

Read this blog

24 Jan 2013 16:02:32
I hope LB transfer request had gone to harvey if he read it as quick as NWs shopping list he'd get a reply in 2025.Lets get harvey out- he can't run a raffle!

24 Jan 2013 16:39:18
The only ex postman who has forgotten how to deliver! No wonder he's no longer at the Royal Mail!

24 Jan 2013 15:20:03
Becchio is not being greedy imo. He has carried the club this season, yet gets slated after every game, and touted around by our coaching staff. I wouldn't begrudge him a move back to Spain after all he's done for us, another English club would be worse. Shows he's still loyal to us as supporters, if not his employer (Bates) Good luck Beccs.

Not good luck, hope he never scores another goal again!!

24 Jan 2013 15:07:10
becks off!! can't understand why, has club been taken over or what! has ken bates bought gfh!! seems we still in same boat to me. are gfh still alive all gone silent. {Ed013's Note - One word - Money}

Becchio handed in transfer request, he is 29 he needs to earn some serious money so let him,

The club make it clear, he wants to leave for "Financial reasons", a rather subtle way of saying he's a greedy so and so. Surely it would have made sense to keep him till the summer, he'd still have 12 months on his contract, so we could get a few million, and have time to replace him. If he can't wait that long, flog him. Let's be honest, he can't control the ball, pass, and doesn't have any pace. Sure it's upsetting, but that's because our squad is so deprived of actual quality, even third rate strikers are a sad loss.

Once again our sh*t wage limit restricts us keeping our best assests - I don't care what people say about living within your means - just make a squad of around 15 quality players on 10k or more and give the youth a try

I know...I feel so bad for him. 15K a week: I hear he has had to re-mortgage his house in order to eat. Greed. end of.

24 Jan 2013 15:00:23
According to the o/s becchio has handed in a transfer request request amid speculation of interest from foreign clubs as he feels this would benefit him financially in the future. The "offers" have been rejected as has the transfer request. Becchio's demands surpass what we are able to offer in line with the financial fair play rules so if an acceptable offer comes in then becchio's off. Now I can understand becchio's reasoning, lets face it he's not getting any younger. What I don't understand is the whole "demands surpass what can offer in terms of financial fair play" bit.

1, We have spent very little in terms of transfers, compared to the likes of Leicester or forest ( just to name a couple of examples)

2, We don't pay massive wages, as evidenced with losing Howson, Johnson, Snodgrass, Beckford and even the mouthy little s**t Kilkenny

3, We have just gone through one of the longest takeovers in footballing history, why don't GFH invest some money and say they are re-naming the stadium or something a long those lines ( much like the owners at man city, we all know that was a bit naughty ;).

4, How can other clubs actually spend money and stay within these financial guidelines (because we spend very little and can't meet the contractual demands of our top scorer)

These are just a few of the questions on my mind but I didn't want to write a massive essay on the matter, can anybody answer these simple questions? Feel free to add any of your own.

Eltez MOT

Fair Play rules just seem to be something to hide behind. Unless I'm mistaken it only impacts you if your promoted or in Europe, at which point a fine is introduced.

It does seem suspicious that we are the only club trying to stick the the rules. Doesn't seem to be working our for us on the football pitch anyway.

I'll add a little - It stinks!

24 Jan 2013 14:56:47
No one of premier league quality added to the club this transfer window, and it doesn't look like anyone is going be (not of premier league quality anyway). GFH are letting Warnock ride out his contract until the end of the season when a new manager will be brought in and given money to buy players and make our serious premiership push next season. As for Becchio handing in a transfer request, I can't say I blame him, there is only so many games a striker can play until he gets bored when a long ball is the only pass that the team use.

24 Jan 2013 14:52:16
Bechio handed in transfer request. What a surprise!

Personally I don't blame the player here. The club made it quite clear they would listen to offers and it is they that have 'engineered' this.

Warnock then publicly critises Bechio and blames him for the defeat at Barnsley. i'm sorry Mr Warnock but the blame for that rests with you. Tactically we were s**t at Barnsley and tbh have been since you arrived.

Same old Leeds. One week of transfer window to go and instead of us being a buying club for once we are yet again ready to sell our best player.

I could go on but what's the point. Warnock out now!

WibseyWhite

24 jan 2013 15:37:07
doed this mean sam byram is next

24 Jan 2013 14:35:17
Seriously, there is some sh*te posted on our rumour page and I hope that half the players wanted/rumoured are not what we end up with.

I've written previously on my support of Warnock and my lack of support of LUST - as ever in life you sometimes have to be humble and accept you may well have got it wrong. No surprise that Luciano has put his transfer request in. He's bagged twenty goals yet the manager states he's not playing well half the time, which might be case, but it can't escape Warnock that Bechs is the only fukcer scoring goals. Then we have the Leeds site announcing they are disappointed he's put in his request as he has a contract till 2014! Really! He's probably disappointed himself that we sign sh*te or don't sign anyone at all and given he's in demand and 29 then why not get paid what the football factory deems him to be worth. Football fair play rules mean we can't keep our top scorer but we can keep our merry band of thirty odd year olds and reserves bench warmers from Portsmouth on the books. It's fukcing ridiculous!

I'm fed up with the lot of it. We're a week away from the end of the window and all we're linked with is carp players from Scotland and the championship or below. Why are we being offered them? Because their clubs don't want them!

NO MORE 30+'s...
NO MORE PORTSMOUTH PLAYERS
NO MORE LOANEES
NO MORE FREEBIES

SIGN A PLAYER FOR ONCE PLEASE LEEDS!!

And lastly. If we can't keep Luciano then how on earth will we bet getting Sigurdsson? Whoever posted that wants certifying - not a chance on this or any other planet.

24 Jan 2013 14:43:29
Worryingly just listened to Alan Tate on , who said that his loan spell at Leeds is not up until Sunday but said he'd returned to Swansea early due to an number of reasons and the financial situation up there! Can't even afford a loan player now? {Ed013's Note - He wasn't able to play in the Spurs game so Leeds released him}

24 Jan 2013 14:37:21
Wow so the rumours were right becchio has handed in a transfer request. Its funny that loads of fans were having a go at wornock and co, for trying to push him out but if he is the highest earner, and has been offered a better contract to stay but still wants more I think is fair to let him go only for the right price obviously. Its a shame becuase the only way we are going to get better players is to be able to pay them better wages it seems like its the stumbling block. Other owners maybe throwing money around left right a centre but we have been there and done that, and not gotten the rewards. Lets hope GFH have a master plan to get the money into the club for better players and a better attendace which will get more revenue and we can push on!

24 Jan 2013 14:34:30
Becciho leaving handed in a transfer request says club statement new board same old crap coming out at Leeds how many more good players are we going to let leave are club we have no ambition at all Bates still running the show the laughter at Elland Road continues {Ed013's Note - Its not the board, its Becchio that wants to leave for family and money reasons}

Yes but ask yourself this, Leeds have shown no ambition at all and so Becchio was probably hoping that by now we would be back in the premiership. Look at a snoddy he was given false dawns and lies...

24 Jan 2013 14:26:35
all the people on here moaning about gfh and warnock for the possible becchio move and all along it was him that wanted to go? that will stop you all. I just can't believe that this has happened with hardly any time to get a decent replacement? starting to panic lol

Do you really think he would want to go if there was a chance of going up with Leeds this is the whole problem no ambition and the good players know it whos next ?

24 Jan 2013 14:22:05
OS:becchio wants out.hands in transfer request.
GFH are simply marvelous.they make bates look like a genius

Why, becasue a player wants to leave? There will be other players. Becchio was great but not bigger than the club.

You and I don't know yet what GFH have up their sleeves and only time will tell. I assume that NW and team will have players they are looking at but would need Becchio to leave first to free up the money. Remember he hasn't gone he is just open to offers.

What date is it then?24 days into window and still no cash spalshed.GFH are a disaster.we're not even a mid table championship club now.sickening

24 Jan 2013 14:05:48
Tick tock tick tock
Sack warnock now
Why wait till leaves in sum
What's the point? He is useless and no good to the future of the mighty white
Gfh. Who are we going to get to manage us fr the next 3 years plus
Gfh. Who are you going to sign to get your return in your investment
Gfh. Where the diddly do are you?
Gfh. Act semi prof and treat your fans with respect
Gfh. HAve you any ambition or was leeds a tax write off?
Once we know what you are doing we will buy tickets!
Gfh. Your move!

24 Jan 2013 13:37:42
think on sunday at the game. fans should chant maybe that we would like to see gradel back.. just a way to get it across to the staff at leeds! JDS

24 Jan 2013 13:01:28
Check list for signing a striker-1 must be free 2 must be 30ish 3 a bit lumbering if pos 4 would av been worth a try 4/5 years ago. QED Kris boyd

24 Jan 2013 12:48:38
See Dawson going to Bolton on loan another good young defender we have missed out on.

24 Jan 2013 14:26:46
U forget"we have plenty of good defenders" ?

24 Jan 2013 12:20:24
Max Gradel would reignite our promotion push! Marching On Together.

24 Jan 2013 09:42:31
If gfh ever come on this site for a look at what the fans are saying / thinking . Then for the good of Leeds united just bring max gradel back home where he belongs . This will be the best start to get the fans back on side . Mot.

24 Jan 2013 07:54:15
, max coming back..another bit of rubbish put out there just to make us get excited and then to be let down again.
if and its a big if st etienne sold him it won't be to leeds, he would go to a premier club.i know for a fact not long a go liverpool looked at him, we couldn't match his wages at all.
we will prob end up with the poor mans gradel who is jerome thomas.
im sorry but thomas did nothing for me at all...shrew leeds

If we go back in for Thomas, it would be the biggest mistake we have ever made. For someone with pace, why does he always get the ball and stop and then start to sprint. This always gave defence time to get back goal side. I'll be gutted if this is to come true.
OAP BARMY ARMY!!
mot4life

24 Jan 2013 06:54:44
YEP reckon we are intersted in S Warnock from villa for left back role, what do people think to that? Good addition?
STW

One warnock is enough thank you