Leeds Banter Archive December 02 2016

02 Dec 2016 20:23:00
Anyone have any idea how much it will cost to keep Bartley, pontus, Hernandez and Sakai? Also we must tie monk down!

02 Dec 2016 21:29:57
About £8m total is my understanding - £3.6m Pontus, £1.5m Sacko, Just shy of £1m Hernandez and around the £2m mark for Bartley. These are just numbers I've seen thrown about on sites for them so maybe not totally accurate apart from the Pontus one which has been made public, numbers sound about right to me though.

02 Dec 2016 21:35:53
Thanks. bit to one pricey to keep them all then I'm guessing.

03 Dec 2016 00:11:18
I think the idea was to split the signings over two window, Pontus and Hernandez are pretty much in place for Jan if reports are to be believed, then Sacko and Bartley looked at for the summer. Could see us splashing £10m if we are still in the playoffs come January, a bit more if Taylor leaves but then we would need a replacement.

03 Dec 2016 08:20:12
Bartley is out of contract in the summer.

03 Dec 2016 08:46:03
Think Pontus and Hernandez are more important. Not convinced about the other two. Not 100% sure sacko and Bartley are def nec!

03 Dec 2016 08:52:18
agree aus apart from bartley he has been a rock and needed (and I say that even though I rate and love cooper) not sold on sacko though potentail maybe but should have a bit more than that at his age.

03 Dec 2016 09:05:50
Bartley is every bit as important as Jannson. Pontus may be the fans favourite but Bartley alongside Ayling are every bit as quality signings as Pontus and Pablo. Not too sure about Sacko too - poor end product. MM.

03 Dec 2016 10:43:24
Thing about sacko is he has searing pace . This is something that you need and no amount of coaching can produce. End product can come with good coaching, for that reason I'd keep him.

03 Dec 2016 11:36:44
Agree 100% with you lanky about Sacko, he's got the potential to make him a class player. We need to keep them all, they are all pieces in a jigsaw of a potentially great LU team.

03 Dec 2016 15:37:09
Scoops, said this last time you posted the same thing, Bartley signed a contract extension in july till 2018, won't be available on a free mate.

02 Dec 2016 18:13:50
A bit late but here are my views on the Liverpool match a half decent performance overall and a good defensive performance to be honest Sakho should of scored in 4 minutes IMO and that would probably made it a lot different game. Roofe effort was a great shot and deserved for just putting that on target and was unlucky not score he was the MOTM for me. This game for me was more about performance than anything and the performance we put on was good enough for me now on to face the Villa in a tough game but a game we need to win. Heart says 2 1 win head says 2 2 draw hopefully my heart is right! MOT!

02 Dec 2016 19:15:04
In Fact I think that I was a bit harsh on the lads and I think we played pretty well against Liverpool the more I think about it.

02 Dec 2016 20:05:29
Keep thinking Stan and eventually you'll probably think we beat Liverpool 😜.

03 Dec 2016 10:17:51
Funny. Speedie. We got beat. Fair and square lads.

02 Dec 2016 13:47:04
TOMA update: everythig agreed and takeover inevitable y all accounts. 50% this season with buy out option in January but the new guy to run everything as MC takes a back seat. looks like time to go get their wish but will it be a case of better the devil we know? maybe this means more funding in the Jan window?

02 Dec 2016 08:21:01
I hope the Villa game will be a tight affair as I don't see us running away with it or dominating for long periods. Our defence is pretty sound but without Bridcutt and Hernandez I think we will lack a bit of creativity and we could be under severe pressure in midfield. If this is the case we will have to do a lot of defending. I am not too optimistic because the game might hinge on the respective scoring powers of Wood and McCormack. In terms of quality there is no contest McCormack is much better. Our hope is that McCormack is in one of his goal shy phases (He is a feast or famine player) and that he continues his run of no goals against his old club. Another hope is that Roofe breaks his duck. He is improving and is due a goal. I think a draw is possible but if McCormack is on his game we might have to score two or three to get a result. Going to the game hoping for the win. It will be great if we do.

02 Dec 2016 11:29:00
McCormack is apparently out with an ankle injury Hess. We can talk about our defence midfield and attack, but they are all just a part of the whole, the big thing we have is a group of players who play for each other have belief and play with passion. That has been missing a long long time and is why we have a great shot at promotion.

02 Dec 2016 11:42:48
Agreed. Team spirit is important but quality also counts. No amount of team spirit can consistently overcome too big a gap skill and organisation If McCormack is out and one or more defenders are also out then it evens things up viz a viz our injury list. Could be in with a good shout.

02 Dec 2016 12:12:38
Sorry Hess, have to disagree there. This group of players is a good blend of quality, solid grafters and emeging talent. You need spirit to come back from going a goal down, bouncing back from a defeat or snapping a losing run. Quality is not constant, team spirit and passion can be, it compensates for a dip in form from a player or two, it drives performances.

02 Dec 2016 12:41:59
Ok. Hope we win tomorrow but we did struggle against Rotherham and some others. The point where I think you are right is that previous Leeds teams would have lost where we've hung on for draws and occasionally stolen it at the end. We need to be doing that against the top clubs in the division. I think we can but we have a small squad and injuries and suspensions affect us more than the other 'big' clubs. I hope team spirit can see us through tomorrow given the absences and players having to go through the pain barrier to get on he pitch.