Leeds Banter Archive March 24 2016

24 Mar 2016 18:53:02
Just heard on the radio that a player called flynne, ex Wendy youth product has just banged in his 71st! Yes 71st, goal of the season playing for non league Emley. Surely got to be worth us having a look, could be the next vardy!

24 Mar 2016 21:32:52
Great idea Lancaster. Report back when you've taken a look at him.

25 Mar 2016 08:17:12
Without even taking a look speedy, surely anyone who scores 71 goals by end of march at any level has got to be snapped up for peanuts . He must have something about him, maybe all he does is score goals, perhaps we could easily do without him lol .

25 Mar 2016 08:24:45
Just checked him out on Google. He's 26 yrs old, works for a firm of solicitors and has hit 71 goals in 40 games . Apparently scouts are flocking down to the games to watch him, believing he could be the next vardy. Didn't say whose scouts were there but hopefully ours were too .

25 Mar 2016 10:17:23
Never mind scoring goals what's his hold up play like!

25 Mar 2016 11:03:20
I'd rather wood. It's better to pay $3mil for a proven goal score lol. Last three words made me laugh.
Than take a punt on a cheap one.

24 Mar 2016 13:39:07
It has just been announced that the great football player Johan Cruyff has passed away at the age of 68 after loosing his battle with cancer. I saw him play for Barcelona against Leeds at Elland Road in a two leg final of the Inter City Fairs Cup which Leeds one on aggregate. A brilliant footballer that brought so much to the game. RIP.

24 Mar 2016 15:26:04
What a legend RIP.

24 Mar 2016 16:25:14
I saw him at those games too Keswick. RIP Johan. Definitely one of the very greatest of all time.

24 Mar 2016 16:54:29
i thought it was the european cup semi final.

24 Mar 2016 17:35:52
Might have been Mickey. I've slept since then 😃.

24 Mar 2016 18:16:57
r. i. p great player and nobody seems to have a bad word to say about him so seems a nice man as well. sadly I have never seen him play but my dad told me he was like a white carlton palmer. high praise indeed.

24 Mar 2016 18:24:32
Agree! European Cup Final 1st leg. I was worried that a one goal lead from the first leg would not be enough. I have still got the ticket stub - Standing on the Kop for the princely sum of 50pence - happy glorious days.

24 Mar 2016 18:38:57
Yep great player and it was the European Cup Semi Final in 1975 in front of over 50,000 at ER that night in the first leg.

24 Mar 2016 02:59:28
First I would like to say I love reading everyone's opinions. Been reading a long tine and love the site.
Second. Football is a business and we all know that, but I disagree with a few things said. Leeds is a massive city with people all over the country living here, the world for that matter. Chelsea had debt bigger than Leeds before, Bates sold to Abramovich. Man city would never have dreamed of winning the league and would be more concerned with staying in it until they got bought out and had millions pumped in and then parent company after company with shares and sponsors to stay within financial rules.

If a club the size of Leeds can't turn a profit and compete at championship level then questions need to be asked by the football league and other parties! So much money in the game now with agents, board members, ect; remember Denis wise leave for a pointless role at Newcastle? In the end causing Keegan to leave?

Most know football here and that's what's great. Personally I wouldn't sack Evens and I think Celino wants nothing more than to take us to the prem. Oh and Wood will be up the top next season.

24 Mar 2016 05:05:28
Why spoil it right at the end?

24 Mar 2016 05:07:43
Nik
Your post naive. Not many big clubs turn a profit year in year out except for Pride of Devon, Arsenal and Spurs. Pride because of it's worldwide audience especially in Asia, Arsenal because it is a very well run club with strict financial safeguards in place, Spurs the same. Recently Southampton are impressing financially due to the great player sales they made in 2014 but that's about it. Only CL really turns a club truly profitable. Don't say Citeh or Chelski - their clubs are not rich they just have rich owners. No way are they recouping massive transfer outlays. Those owners can afford it because it's nothing to them but a tax loss to move around its subsidiaries as their businesses make money. So no Leeds is not expected to make a profit with ease. A club of similar stature called Newcastle are in terrible financial trouble. It's all about getting over certain humps in football finance and thanks to Publicity Pete we've effectively been sent back to the early 80s when we were suffering then too.

24 Mar 2016 17:15:26
i can see point to original post but them clubs had top flight status and own ground ect. also gfh and possilbly bates hanging on don't help. I think gfh want double what their share is worth so buy the time you have brought the club brought out the leeches, brought the ground and training ground, brought a sqaud to go up you can not make money back. I don't think anyone will ever buy leeds and mc will be around for many years unless he falls out of love with us and we end up back with gfh or bates or someone like that. we need a slow road back not over night success rome was not built in a day and leeds is far better than rome.

24 Mar 2016 18:04:52
I thought city were now making a profit George, regardless of the wealthy owner . But yeah, point taken, we don't even own our ground. Makes you wonder what exactly a prospective billionaire would actually be buying. Perhaps the club badge or the tea set.

24 Mar 2016 18:20:05
throw in a lucas cuddly toy and my daughter would be in, sadly she don't have 100 mill.

25 Mar 2016 14:38:10
No question need to be asked why we are still renting the ground why gfh are still taking money out of the club. Get GFH out and buy the ground back and we are half way there.