Leeds Banter Archive January 31 2012

 

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31 Jan 2012 23:09:52
Release Grayson on a free.

He's done a job, but he consistently fails to see the MASSIVE gaps in our squad.
We need new ideas, not wingers.

Grayson out

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Agree 100%

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Grayson said to Eddy after the game that our defence are all young and with that lack experience. So what does he do in the window to correct this . . . he brings in a 20 year old. No disrespect to the new lad but Simon, WTF

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Sorry Eddie, spelt your name wrong. My bad!

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31 Jan 2012 23:09:11
So the end of another window and what have we done.
INCREASED season ticket prices
Lost 4 - 1 at home
Signed permanently absolutley FA
Spent FA
SOLD Howson
and Harold Shipman expects
PROMOTION WHAT CHANCE FA

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31 Jan 2012 23:08:53
£55m spent in window
Leeds £0 says it all.
I blame Bates- you are too poor to own a club like this!
Grayson I feel you and your back room term are gagged, however there is no spirit!
Can't believe it but I miss an in form Naylor!

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More to the point Bournmouth spent 800k on Tubbs, Leeds spent . . . . . errm maybe not

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31 Jan 2012 22:58:20
SG cant be honest or he will lose his job and imo he desrves his job, i just dont understand KB, i always presumed he would get us to the PL then sell up but then he sells players first chance he gets. I dont get it. Maybe he has realised he can make 10 million without getting to PL and by just stripping the assets but then i think why work on the stadium? Im really confused why he didnt give SG atleast the howson money. He must know were not going up now.

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Why work on the stadium ? Cus its a property development project and thats what Ken is after. Team means nowt to him

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SG needs the sack, simple as that. We have a team of players that Grayson can't get the best out of who are capable of far more, SG has proven he can't resolve the defensive issue, his media statements are terrible and he has lost the dressing room. Grayson is the problem and other managers have achieved far more success in this league and the premiership with far less money.

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Is it in fact Bates who owns the stadium?

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31 Jan 2012 22:53:31
Well done bates you sign loans and frees only. I wish we would actually buy some good/proven player instead of youngsters on loan.

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31 Jan 2012 22:52:29
New player signs! Already well-known to Leeds fans! Yes it's the famous Arthur Season! King of the 'Emergency Loans' window!

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31 Jan 2012 22:50:06
When SG left Blackpool to join Leeds he stated that he'd taken the club as far as he could. (I think) he left them as a top half team in the championship, in stepped IH and had them promoted within 18months.
We're now in the same position and I think its a case of de ja vue. I dont think its down to the either clubs ambition, its the manager who is tactically inept. I am not bad mouthing Simon but I think he has reached his limit of his abilities.
So, Simon I thank you for all you have done up to now, but I think its time for you to move on.

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Show some dignity and pride SG...and resign NOW. The players aren't playing for you any more, there is no confidence in you. The tactics and defence are not up to it and its holding us back so badly! we have a great set of attacking players and so much talent in midfield yet they r being let down time and time again by poor decisions and defending. New manager please

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31 Jan 2012 22:46:08
Just watched Grayson on LUTV and every time Eddie Gray put a question to him he was crapping himself, his hands shaking with every answer, he is obviously under great pressure to keep his comments within the bounds that he is allowed by Bates, no more signings he says all the players we went for we could not afford there wages he said the difference between the two sides tonight was that zidig is on £50.000 a week and is premier class and that our defence was to young to cope with him, funny really considering he had only scored 4 goals all season against other defences in the championship, poor poor excuses I'm afraid, yes we have a young side with little experience of premiership players, but who's fault is that BATES who owns the club he Hates, this guy will destroy us then sell up and retire leaving us in just as much mess as before he came, ok not debt but on the other hand no money left to invest in playing staff after he is gone, please let me wake up tomorrow and find we have had a multi million pound take over, if not I fear we will be languishing in the lower divisions for many years to come.

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Grayson has to leave cos bates won't and larry has had long enough to put the defence right,but he can't,i know grayson lovers will blame bates and yes it's true he won't invest so what option do we have?,time for new leadership to take us forward while we have some good players left!!, mot

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31 Jan 2012 22:45:37
Never mind loaning players in/out. Are you allowed to loan out your Chairman on a long term deal? About 20 years should do it!

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31 Jan 2012 22:45:06
1.65 million for a quality striker like maynard,bates out bates out,not a lot of money surely we could stretch to that.

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DO you think he would want to sign for Grayson, that inspirational truly incredible manager who is so tactically knowledgeable? Doubt it this is the real world SG out

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31 Jan 2012 22:38:55
Leeds pulled out a top drawer performance in the first half, however if it weren't for some wasteful finishing Leeds could have had 5 or 6 in the first half.
Second half, well how do win headers from a lad who is 6ft8? Stop them getting the crosses in ! The two full backs can't defend, and there's no leadership I'm Any of our options for a central defensive pairing.Lees has potential, but he needs an old warhorse beside him. Odea belongs on the waltzers.white belongs in maccy d's.
And luciano Becchio was awful tonight.

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I loved the- Odea belongs on the waltzers.white belongs in maccy d's! Made me laugh!

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Grayson half time team talk must have been inspirational, thats all I can say!

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31 Jan 2012 22:37:01
We are a joke! Can't keep our decent players-won't sign replacements-I have supported Leeds for many years but this is soul destroying

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We should be used to it 4-6 preston 0-4 blackpool 0-4 cardiff 1-4 birmingham and theres more escapes me and still some on here support grayson ? just go your luck has run out simon and take snodin miller and the rest with you.

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SG OUT, SG OUT if I wake up in the morning and thats the news I will be happy despite this transfer window!

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31 Jan 2012 22:36:58
Appalled by tonight's result to say the least! I actually thought we had started well and were gonna go on and win the game! We had Millions of pounds worth of talent on the field tonight..all our star players, many of whom are attracting interest from Premiership clubs!
What on earth is going on!? Far to easy to score against...and why do we crumble at home! Forgot play offs or promotion and its now good bye Snodgrass Clayton, White probably McCormack too. Im ashamed to be a Leeds at the moment and sick of this horrible feeling of disappointment. I will stop getting excited about our upcoming games/fixtures and realise we are no longer Mighty Leeds. A sad and very dismayed Leeds fan

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Never ever felt this low before even when we were in administration - when our Leeds born and bred captain sees no future as KB asset strips our once great club and the rest of our better players wait to be sold or leave on free transfers the players know the heart is being ripped out of our side. We should have enough points to survive but next season looks very very worrying

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31 Jan 2012 22:35:39
Just look at the table and see how many of the clubs above us have been out of the premiership for longer than we have? Answer; none of them. How many have spent more on players in the last 3 seasons than we have. Answer; All of them. Chances of auto-promo this season; Nil. Chances of play-offs; Nil. The chairman is the man with the purse and the buck stops with him. Grayson would be a decent manager if he had someone decent behind him but no manager would do any better with what we have in the squad just now. Realism should kick in in approx 24 mins from now!!

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I don't think sg is up to it to be honest,look at our bench all his players and his 'record signing,he has brought in far too many poor players,he could have brought in 9 players less and used the wages they are on to get 2 decent players,we certainly don't need half the players he has brought in...he picks the teams,he sorts the tactics,he sources the players and according to ken sg has final decision on all players leaving the club,so to me he is every bit as accountable as we are saying kb is...time for both to leave but if only one goes we all know which one it will be...its becoming embarrasing now

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31 Jan 2012 22:33:36
Obviously just a rumour but I have a couple of mates who work in sports-related media, the word is that our highest earner is none other than Michael Brown on £16k a week. The same sources quoted to me that Howson was offered a double-your-money deal at £6k a week, yes he was on £3k a week. Also, Bradley Johnson wanted £10k a week to re-sign. All of these rumours were confirmed to me by another source within the club, however these figures are obviously not concrete. {Ed013's Note - I was told Michael Brown is the highest paid player on 15K a week so you have something there}

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Heard the same too matey- totally shameful!

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I should imagine barn door Billy is not too far behind that either.

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You see you cant even trust Grayson with money!

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I heard that Johnson wanted £13,000 and Leeds stallled at £10,000. Same with Killer would not offer more than £10,000 and wnet to Bristol City for £15,000 a week. If we only offered Howson £6,000 the not surprised he left. Its SG fault for wasting all the wages on people like Brown and Barndoor.

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31 Jan 2012 22:29:50
Ive posted on here asking fans to get behind the team and SG but Im holding up my hands at the moment. We could easily have been three up early doors but what good would that be.

anyone with a basic knowledge of football knows that our defence is rubbish. Granted they are young but they need a good defensive coach and we aint got one. I stupidly believed that SGs experience as a defender would help the team but im left dumbfounded!

Why cant we attract a couple of no nonsense experienced centre backs, a good holding mf, a ball playing mf and a striker who knows where the goals are?

Of course the answer is no ambition at the club, Mr bates wont finance transfers or pay decent wages. So we shouldnt be surprised at our results as if you pay peanuts you get monkeys!

The time has come for a big change from top to bottom or else our great club will sink further into the mire. All the games coming up in Feb which should be winnable leave me dreading the results. we couldnt defend a chocolate fort!

FOR THE SAKE OF LEEDS PLEASE GO NOW SG AND MR BATES!

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31 Jan 2012 22:28:00
Fed up with this lot, I'm selling up and buggering off........

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Is that you ken?

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I wish it was

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31 Jan 2012 22:27:03
what was with the tactics tonight wy av 5 ft thompson markein 7 ft zigic doesnt make sence where the f*** was odear

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31 Jan 2012 22:21:53
"Dont worry theres always the emergancy loan window"

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31 Jan 2012 22:19:10
another year over no play offs no proper signings and master bates at the helm with no ambition and a team of players not good enough and a manager with head in sand sorry not you snodgrass be sad 2 see you go

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31 Jan 2012 22:17:48
Grayson talking out of his backside on yorkshire radio. Saying we have a strict budget to stick to, what happened to the Howson money you muppet.

I've backed you all the way Grayson, now get the **** out!

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Why has he been saying for the last 3 wks that he wants to bring 2 0r 3 decent players in,in his words good enough to go straight into the first team if he knows we have no money to spend,whats happened to the 'pot' of money kb and sg have been talking about?what was the point in selling Howson/Gradel i just don't get it...its like we are being asset stripped...totally fed up with this,every transfer window they talk the talk,i am beginning to think kb is right maybe we are all morons we keep falling for it and keep turning up

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It's like SG is talking utter BS as per usual he tells that many lies he doesn't know what he is saying

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Why if we are so short of money did he bring in another winger when everybody and their dog knows the defence is the biggest problem.

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31 Jan 2012 22:17:19
Get ready for league 1 football again,,thats for sure. bet we dont get anyone else in

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We won't go back to lg1

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31 Jan 2012 22:15:25
If bates was going get shot of grayson he would of done it at the start of jan so new man can get his own players in. Stick together and back the team. We dont want promo this year , only come back down. Birmingham are a good team and we are solid in mid table we should be happy with that. Our hme form is poor but that will get sorted soon. Mid table and spent nowt, look at leicester spent a bomb and below us

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You are now in a minority mate - read the posts for 99% of true fans views

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No he wouldn't, if he got someone else in he'd have to give them cash for transfers, now he can sack him and say "It's not my fault window is closed"
Typical - won't go and waste my hard earned money lining Bates pocket any more.

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Shut up fool...the fans are angry and have had enough of rubbish. You may be happy with this under performing squad and lack of permanent signings/investment but get a grip and realise something is not right at LUFC!

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True fans, pfft, what kind of true fan wants our manager out, one of our town

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31 Jan 2012 22:09:16
5'6''marking 6'8'' and we couldnt work that out. I'm afraid anybody who thinks the play offs are posible has lost their marbles. Bored of the lies and bulls**t that comes out of the club. I feel sorry for anyone who clings on to it to brighten their life. Im off to find something more uplifting to do with my time next season.

If you want to enjoy some good honest endeavour and family fun come and watch my under 9's. Its free, end to end, they all give 100%, and the bacon buties are only £1.50.

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31 Jan 2012 22:06:28
How much more do our GREAT fans of a once great football club have to take of this s**t. Sick of seeing other clubs ambition and our lack of it.

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Look on the bright side lads !! there was very little injury time !!! lol mot !!!!

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31 Jan 2012 22:05:44
Bates to extend Grayson contract cos he is a yes man
Snodin gonna be arrested for impersonating someone who knows summat about football
Leeds to sign Noone but Grayson to bring Parker back from Carlisle to change back 4 again

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New Leeds anthem... puppet on a string

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Noone? The winger from Brighton? That would involve money! ;)

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31 Jan 2012 22:05:10
We are rubbish, we can not defend, I love Grayson but I'm afraid he's had long enough to sort that defence and he can't do it. We need a change and time to rebuild for next year. Tonight's team was very strong on paper but our defensive shambles strikes yet again. GUTTED LEEDS FAN AGAIN! OHH AND GET BATES OUT. THE THIEF

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31 Jan 2012 22:05:08
Another example tonight of why we NEED centre-backs and a defensive central-mid who isn't Michael Brown. Either that or some coaches who can teach our defenders how to defend. Also think Delph wasn't the right player to bring in. Gives the ball away too often. Doomed to finished mid-table. Realistic Leeds fan.

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Mid-table? we need to improve to achieve that, one good game, 10 bad ones, where is the leadership?

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Remember gary mcallister .all sounds the same to me. leeky lilliies leeds

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31 Jan 2012 22:00:03
Now do even the rose tinted brigade see what every sensible Leeds fan has been saying for ages ,Grayson has taken us as far as he can ! No shame in it just need new ideas .

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Ed lets start a vote on here enough is enough and u can e mail it to er the vote is do we want a change at the helm of our mighty ship agee or not ! mot the fans club !!

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31 Jan 2012 21:58:44
I'm sick and tired of of bates and grayson and their crap! Just so depressing!

Where's the 2m gone from the Howson sale Ken.

I've had enough and feel like turning my back of the club I love. Never felt like this before even when we were sent packing to league one, but can't stand this rubbish anymore!

Danny (very depressed leeds fan)

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Am right behind you Dan

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Devasted Dan, i absolutely love LUFC and this is sickening!!!! Never been a gobs**te shouting this and that but enough is enough!!!

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Ive had 4 dates to get over fron norn iron to watch my beloved leeds,but sorry to say i will not step foot in elland rd untill grayson has gone we are woeful and its just not this season.we have no defence we can complain about bates all we like but its not him who keeps signing wingers midfielders strikers and not defenders.

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I'm Desperate Dan!

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31 Jan 2012 21:58:26
OMG!!! I'm a Leeds fan through and through but my god I have never been so bored in all my life! Bates clearly has no ambition for the club. Sick and tired of all the rumours and no decent PERMANENT signings! I can't even remember the last signing I got excited about. Ferdinand maybe? Dacourt? I feel for Simon, think he's a good manager but no support from bates! Does anyone understand why we aren't persuing a couple of decent centre backs? It's really not rocket science!! I vote we get George graham in as a defensive coach! Also the free hasbeens we keep signing clearly aren't good enough for mighty Leeds hence why nobody else wants them.......question our scouts maybe?? Still I might get a shock one day! I'm forever back the boys tho! MOT

FUZZY

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31 Jan 2012 21:20:56
4-1 down at time of writing this.
That's what happens when you try to sneak into the prem whilst paying F-All whilst other teams take a risk.
It's humiliating to be a leeds supporter at the moment

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31 Jan 2012 21:55:15
LUFC... means loan united football club... waste of time

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More like Loan Useless Football Clowns!!

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Grayson has got a quality in his squad yes a he's got allot of dross that he has signed but SG can't get the best out of it and thats it we had good enough players to get a result today and SG tactics are a joke 5ft6 df on 7ft7 striker makes sense 4 goals tells you not!

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31 Jan 2012 21:51:44
Please don't anyone in their right mind defend Grayson after this. Just get him out and let's start planning for next season without him, because he's took us as far as he can.

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In that case why not give him till the end of the season and THEN get rid as soon as that last fixture is done then we can prepare

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31 Jan 2012 21:51:27
Got an hour to save our season

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31 Jan 2012 21:50:21
Zigic couldn't score in Winston's with a wallet full of twenty's..! however he bangs four against our defence to which every Leeds fan in the world knows is terrible - do we address the problem.? NO

We are fed lies after lies - it hurts me to say this but am finished with it...! watch the attendances drop cos me and my spars are off to pub on Saturday instead

Bates / Grayson out... - and give them muppets Gray and Lorimer a bus pass they talk shat

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Larry u praise us fans for our support the best in the country !!! dnt u think we deserve better than this !!! sort it out or pls ship out give me warnock or micky mccarthy strike me down for saying that but pls pls resign !!!

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How dare you, slagging off 2 ex leeds legends, not a true fan

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31 Jan 2012 21:49:46
So sorry Simon you're time has come to call it a day you're defence is pathetic you've supposedly got money and you daren't get anybody go!

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Its sad to say but i think larrys lost the dressing room ive marched on for forty years its time to have long long think larry !! mot !!

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Think? think? i've known it for ages Ed fed up of hearing it from me SG is useless

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31 Jan 2012 21:49:20
And we all thought deadline day couldn't get any worse... I'm speechless! Adsy..

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I expect nothing less from Graysons team

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31 Jan 2012 21:47:17
Looks like a case of a weak defence has again cost us dearly. Why oh why did we not bring in a quality Centre Back as tonight showed we are very vulnerable and that we crumble with pressure. at this rate we will be lucky to achieve a play off place. LUFC MOT

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31 Jan 2012 21:47:12
Probably highly highly unlikely to even get play-offs now. As sad as it seems there is no real loss as we wouldn't have won the play-offs anyway. That squad just isn't good enough. We have let a whole host of better players go and brought in cheaper options and loans. We can't defend, can't take our chances. SG to go? I don't know what the answer is. Another year outside the prem. So so sad. Pathetic.

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When i look at the players who we couldnt or didnt go for in window its a sad day but we !! wiill!! march on together but larry ? u are losing our support and we deserve better or answers !!!!!!!!

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He deserves the sack if I performed like him I'd be long gone.

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31 Jan 2012 21:45:17
Bates remember to turn out the lights!

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31 Jan 2012 21:42:46
Grayson and bates have had all transfer window to sort our team out and we lose 4-1 at home, we had been embarrassed at home by Blackpool and Birmingham now. It's time for one of them to go...,,or both

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31 Jan 2012 21:41:50
Whats everyones thoughts tonight on getting hammered once again at home

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Absolutely unbelievable!! enough is enough, inept, clueless, we desperately need new ideas, impetus and direction. Give us some BACKBONE both in the management staff and the team.

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31 Jan 2012 21:40:43
Taxi for Grayson!

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31 Jan 2012 21:39:58
Another transfer window passes and no investment.... When is KB going to sack SG so we can move on because Bates clearly doesn't think he's the man for the job or he would back him financially. So frustrating watching our club suffer with a lack of ambition and genuinely feel for SG as he loves the club but sadly just isn't good enough to take us over the final hurdle

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31 Jan 2012 21:39:16
3 years and defence is still suspect and guess what the window is all but shut and it still hasnt been addressed fact

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31 Jan 2012 21:38:52
Quite a few Fans could see this result coming, .I posted last week that Brummies had scored 15 in 3 games.Grayson can't see the wood for the trees , get I'm out enough is enough,.

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31 Jan 2012 21:33:27
I can't believe that the entire transfer window has gone by without Leeds signing an experienced centre half. The oldest player in our back four tonight is O'Dea at 24 and the other three are 21,20 and 19 respecetivley.

It's been apparent for the last three transfer windows that we need a leader at the back and shipping the amount of goals we have done tonight just highlights our weaknesses.

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31 Jan 2012 21:31:10
Here's to Jonny Howson, a leeds lad and team captain who just couldn't stomach any more of what Bates is doing to his team! I don't blame you lad for jumping ship. On tonight's performance we don't even belong in the Championship let alone the Premiership!!

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Howson jsut wanted to go fishing had nothing to do with bates The Norfolk Broads was the deal maker.

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31 Jan 2012 21:29:58
Its been blatantly obvious to all of us for a while that the defence needs sorting ASAP. F tonight doesnt prove that i dont know whwt will!! Theres not one person on that bench that looks like they could come on and make a difference.Not spending could cost us alot more in the long run,such a shame. Grayson could get us there,he just needs the proper backing MOT

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31 Jan 2012 21:29:29
bates grayson please leave now thanks and all that but please f@@k off

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GRAYSON OUT PLAIN AND SIMPLE

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31 Jan 2012 21:28:23
absolutely fabragasted someone give me a gun and take out ken bates sg and snodin the back room staff the board and if not for that at least give me gun to shoot myself! WTF! bringing us down together sad times as usual nearly gettin used to it by now i suppose! irish leeds fan!

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31 Jan 2012 21:28:20
I'm out of here. Back to the Netherlands to reflect on how better I could spend my time and money. Shocking. Let's snodds go, he doesn't deserve to be subjected to this defending. Can't wait to hear the managers post mortem if he's still in charge that is. Bates will make him the scape goat but to be honest Simon needs to grow some balls.

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Thats because it SG fault

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31 Jan 2012 21:25:45
Absolute disgrace tonight no leadership or direction on the pitch completely clueless at the back and Simon does nothing about it unbelievable!

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31 Jan 2012 21:24:34
You make me sick Leeds my bestmate supports brum now I have to listen to his banter tomorrow!:'(

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31 Jan 2012 21:24:34
were is defence absalute joke 4 mil on gradel and howsen wheres the signings fuming 4 -1 down at home dnt think delp[h want 2 stay beyond for god sake make signings bates and grayson or get a new maneger who can work on defence 2 start

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31 Jan 2012 21:24:24
Resign Grayson.for our sake and your own.bates won't support you,your signings are poor,hence why nobody wants the deadwood you signed,for your own sanity and dignity go.,some idiots will say shut up and support the team,well i'm fed up of hearing it and I'm fed up of dreaming of the prem.we have absolutely no chance in hell.that's before tonights result.goodbye Grayson,..shrew leeds

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31 Jan 2012 21:24:21
Again .. Away fans singing away , mocking our embarrassing performance, how much longer can this go on. Surely it's the end for Grayson the fans can't take much more.

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31 Jan 2012 21:23:28
GOOD NEWS;
Zigic is off Injured at least that stops him scoring 6 Gj

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31 Jan 2012 21:22:59
Lies lies and more lies it never ends, it's so sad to see this happening to our great club, looks like all the money is going in Bates's pension fund what a gob sh*t he really is, he has always hated 'leeds and now he is destroying us from within, and he is being allowed to succeed with his plans to bring us to our knees.

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Whats the answer..? what do we do for our beloved club..? as long as we line his pockets he won't leave

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31 Jan 2012 21:22:56
ccome on grayson lovers defend this horror show! got to go!!

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Wonder what c**p we will hear in the after match interview. hope he says i quit!

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What? one game with a striker whos 6 gt 8 getting supply to his head, when o'dea is like 6 foot and a 50 pence head, and lees is just unfortunatly not tall enough, we conceeded 4 crap goals? the performance from what im hearing wasnt that bad, result didnt reflect performance {Ed003's Note - It was called a 'ten bob head' in my day lol }

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31 Jan 2012 21:20:36
F### it. This is a disgrace, a Sunday pub team manager could see we are utter sh#te at the back and nothing done. No wonder Andy was suffering from depression playing amongst this pile of biz. No excuses accepted from Grayson or bates, everyone has stated the obvious for weeks and clear the intention was for no one to come in. Yes we've signed a couple of players before you clowns start but we are now behind league one and two teams in terms of attracting players. Three hundred euros to come from the Netherlands to watch this w#nk. Fuming.

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Grayson / Bates out quickly *SOS*

Save Our Season

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There is just no excuse for yet another completely inept performance, for gods sake this has gone beyond ridiculous. Smith is a good signing but why was he not permanent? what happened to Higgingbottam/Clingan? why can we not make young permanent signings? why do we have no ambition? Peterborough bid £1.9m for 2 players! we get yet another loan! don't bother answering management team, just close the door on your way out!

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31 Jan 2012 21:20:01
ha 1-4 what a joke!

What did I say! We've messed it up.

Shocking

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1-4 what the hell happened!

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31 Jan 2012 21:19:40
I am a massive Grayson supporter, bit enough is enough I can't take anymore!

Time for new direction!

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More fool you then why the heck would you support him?

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You support grayson do you need medical help?

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Coz hes loyal to our manager!!!! unlike some of you idiots!!

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31 Jan 2012 21:19:04
I am sorry to say I have supported Grayson but now the end has come 4-1 down is a disgrace, This bloke scores 4 in 28 matches, then scores at least 4 in one game against us
We are becoming a laughing stock,,,,,,,,, Grayson PLEASE GO PLEASE GO

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31 Jan 2012 21:18:34
Please,please,please mr.bates, if your reading this,leave the club as soon as possible and stop letting all of us live this humiliation!! its a true disgrace,no transfers of any substance,all frees and loans deals yet you sit on millions from previous transfer deals!! if any true fan agrees with me please agree! many thanks

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I work in Wolverhampton, I know i'm going to get stick off the Birmingham fans tomorrow - the cheeky gits had the cheek to even bet on a 1-5 scoreline - surely they can't get it right..!

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31 Jan 2012 21:18:18
So after weeks of false promises we have signed absolutely nobody of any note, just another useless loan player.

We are also now getting a hammering at home great!!

This team and regime are going absolutely nowhere fast!!!!!

Sick to death of all this bulls**t!!

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31 Jan 2012 21:17:51
Grayson out! Grayson out! He has had a month to sort our defence and he gets 1 guy on loan! Joke! Grayson out!

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31 Jan 2012 21:17:29
Surely bates must realise we need defenders after this! Geting fed up now {Ed013's Note - I cant believe ive renewed my season ticket. So glad i'm working and don't have to witness this shambles tonight}

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I know the feeling ed! On a brighter note like you I'm on call tonight so missing that garbage at elland road!

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31 Jan 2012 21:16:35
Grayson out! It isn't the players and it's not bates!!! It's Grayson the tard he's lost the plot

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31 Jan 2012 21:15:27
poor poor defending bean pole hatrick when will our management ever learn. I for one am sick and tired of this, so shameful why why why can't we just learn for once. ha ha 4 goals for the bean pole now. we are never going to get any where unless we spend some money, god help us.

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31 Jan 2012 21:15:24
grayson out.......even ed cant defend ths dire.......too many lies.................. {Ed013's Note - Disgrace}

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31 Jan 2012 21:15:11
and its goodbye Larry, and not before time

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31 Jan 2012 21:15:05
64 minutes gone and same old f#ckin story. Losing as usual ! 1-3
Something has to change, and as much as it pains me to say it, it has to be the gaffer (and half the team). Absolute pants, best target for the team is to avoid relegation
Sad sad times
Sh!t me, it's 4-1 to Birmingham now !!

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31 Jan 2012 21:14:58
3-1down is this the start of our collapse because Mr Bates has no interest in LUFC

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31 Jan 2012 21:14:37
Zigic 4 - Leeds 1, and no new quality CB's to come in befoore 11pm. Gr8.

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120000 Leeds fans knew we desparately needed at least one CB - After making Zigic look world class surely KB & SG realise that they have 85 mins to make some inspired signings

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31 Jan 2012 21:13:28
Zigic scores 4 times in 28 games
Comes to Leeds with our chit defence and scores at least 3
****Grayson Out Now *****

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Typical crappy over reaction, Grayson out now? How about, go and support another club pal. MOT

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Why the F**K has Grayson not been sacked before now, we all new we needed defenders for the last 12 months. and he finaly gets one on the final day of the transfer window, this man has got no brains.. Grayson OUT!!!

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4-1 down to 4 goals from a poor striker and yet we sign no experienced defenders. Bares out, Grayson out, everybody out. Complete joke. I'm glad I didn't travel the 200mile round trip to watch them tonight.

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31 Jan 2012 21:13:24
it's either come from behind and win, or score first and get trounced. supporting this club is a nightmare i swear.

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We need 4 now to come from behind and win... GRAYSON OUT !!!

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31 Jan 2012 21:13:13
Looks like being another great night for Leeds fans, no decent signings and 3-1 down at home. Bates and Grayson you should be ashamed.

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Grayson knows no shame

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31 Jan 2012 21:12:39
3-1

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31 Jan 2012 21:11:50
1-2 2 for zigic we truly are shocking at the back

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31 Jan 2012 21:11:50
if we don't win. i have a feeling it will be Grayson's last game

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Hope so

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31 Jan 2012 21:11:24
GRAYSON OUT NOW !!!!!

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Should have gone a month ago

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31 Jan 2012 21:10:42
That's it for me over 40 yrs support and another defeat with goals from a bloke who is pants. I have had enough of this s...

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31 Jan 2012 21:10:00
Another sh**te transfer window. Let down, time after time, after time. We obviously just cant compete to get the players we need. Awful. What i don't understand at all, is why SG promises significant investment 'exciting signings', and 2 or 3 players by today. Its ridiculous. Also, he STILL hasn't gone out and got a CB! what is wrong with us? We concede every game!!

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31 Jan 2012 21:09:26
deja vu, im so glad we are playing on the night of deadline day just to show that simon NO the squad is not good enough and YES simon u are full of s**t!

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31 Jan 2012 21:08:41
another miserable defeat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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31 Jan 2012 21:08:16
What a joke! That's all I have to say and I think I speak for every Leeds fan!

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31 Jan 2012 20:20:51
1-1 hopefully it'll be 11-10 soon lol

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Still no signings GET OUT NOW GRAYSON AND BATES YOU WASTE OF SPACE

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31 Jan 2012 20:19:32
bloody zigic is awful, how can he score against us again

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Everybody scores against us mate you should know this by now.

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Yeh I guess so. I bet torres wishes he could play against us. Probably score a few!

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Our cb's just aren't physically capable of defending against him. weak.

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Now 2 against us .. season over.

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31 Jan 2012 20:17:45
OMG 1-1 here we go again

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31 Jan 2012 20:14:25
Da da da da .. Ross McCormack.. can't make it tonight after having an operation , please Leeds let's have a win. It's torture listening on the radio .Leading 1 - 0 sounds ok at min.

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The ansthetic has worn off. Please Simon leave now.

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31 Jan 2012 20:10:48
Some decent signings, a decent team but I wouldn't say we are much stronger than before the window where as some teams around us have taken the risk and are decidedly stronger.
Looks like at least another season in the championship.
Shame....a little bit of a gamble on a decent striker and a holding midfielder and who knows. Never mind.

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Better than been in league 1 m8

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31 Jan 2012 20:09:33
Heard it from a great source that Ross McCormack to score on 19 mins tonight, remember you heard it here first

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Lmao You should become our manager

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31 Jan 2012 19:30:56
Sammy Clingan starts for Coventry tonight so that deal is an absolute no go.

Also Andrews has joined WBA so where is our Howson cover/replacement.

Cant wait to hear Grayson's pathetic drivvle about how hard they tried but just missed out on numerous targets.

Disgusting!!

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Yeah, and you know for certain Leeds were in fact targeting those players anyway? My a*se! u're disgusting. MOT

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31 Jan 2012 19:53:43
Come on leeds started well . becchio bloody put it in the net man.geeeeez

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31 Jan 2012 19:45:23
3 players to get then fans exited about ? Obsoloute drivel yet again from Leeds !

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31 Jan 2012 19:44:42
Would of liked to see robbie play tonight {Ed013's Note - He isn't fit mate}

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Surely he must be fit enough to do last 20 mins if needed,immediate impact my arse {Ed013's Note - SG doesn't want to risk his as he hasn't trained, but I agree he can't be any worse than Nunez!}

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31 Jan 2012 19:43:10
We still need at least a couple of players to push for play offs but with 3 hours to go it now seems unlikely.a defeat tonight will put us all back in the doldrums,a defeat I expect.then where do we go from there when we will be 6 points behind a play off place.we missed a good opportunity to push forward but it's just Delphi for how son really and still nobody to find the net.proof in the pudding,let's see the score tonight

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Got what we deserve.where now?.

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31 Jan 2012 19:41:43
we cant keep relying on loans

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31 Jan 2012 19:11:34
leeds rejected a bid from blackburn for snodgrass .

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31 Jan 2012 19:11:02
snodgrass in starting 11 he aint going anywhere

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31 Jan 2012 19:38:47
Snoddy starts!

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31 Jan 2012 19:37:10
any more deals???

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No chance,Clingan starting for cov so unless he owns a space shuttle he wont be getting here before 11

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31 Jan 2012 19:36:48
bbc website is showing all team line up's except Leeds. Does this mean that Snodgrass will be off and they don't want any unrest. MOT {Ed013's Note - Snoddy is in the team}

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Leeds
Lonergan, Thompson, Lees, O`Dea, White, Snodgrass, Clayton, Delph, Townsend, McCormack, Becchio

Subs
Taylor, Nunez, Bruce, Brown, Pugh

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31 Jan 2012 19:34:19
snodgrass in side for tonight os

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31 Jan 2012 19:32:07
hope we make 2 or 3 more clinigan killgallon and bassone wellens dj cambell 2 or 3 of these please

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Leeds not expected to make anymore signings until emergency loan window opens

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31 Jan 2012 19:31:22
No more signings at Elland Road tonight.
source- yorkshire radio

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31 Jan 2012 19:23:40
I notice Becchio is partnering McCormack tonight.
Anybody got any suggestions why they don't seem to gel?
Becchio was great with Beckford over a long time and was ok with others a couple of years ago too,and he was great last season as a lone striker and with Gradel on the few times they played as a pair. But with McCormack last season too (pre injury) and I seem to remember Somma too it was not working.
Just wondered on peoples opinions

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They are both busy players and drop back quite far but 1 of them needs to decide to stay forward

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31 Jan 2012 19:22:24
On Yorkshire radio they are saying they think our business has been done, so don't expect anyone else. Not suprised and not happy.

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31 Jan 2012 19:21:55
Leeds United boss Simon Grayson has made two changes from the side that beat Ipswich Town last time out for tonight's game with Birmingham City.
Aidan White and Luciano Becchio replace Danny Pugh and Mikael Forssell in the starting eleven.
Gj

Team
Leeds
Lonergan, Thompson, Lees, O'Dea, White, Snodgrass, Clayton, Delph, Townsend, McCormack, Becchio

Subs
Taylor, Nunez, Bruce, Brown, Pugh

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31 Jan 2012 19:20:33
snodgrass starts!!!brilliant news shud be stayin now better than any signing

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31 Jan 2012 19:19:32
snodgrass is in our starting lineup, therefore, he's going nowhere today. Mot

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31 Jan 2012 19:18:13
suppose only thing we can do now is see if whellens or clingan play for there clubs tonight,i personally don't rate Clingan,but we do need another body in the middle of park(especially if fab gets called back)i think it would be a surprise if we got anyone else in now...roll on the EMERGENCY LOAN MARKET,..how many loan players can you have in your starting 11!with Smith we will have 4 anymore of this and we will have more loanees playing than employed players

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Wish people on here would stop going on about clingan he is utter garbage! we want better and deserve better.

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Another new player, Whellens, I am having trouble keeping up.

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31 Jan 2012 19:16:20
Leeds WILL NOT make any more signings this window so stop making things up and lets boss the second half f the season! MOT!

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31 Jan 2012 18:58:17
Ed please tell me the link to watch leeds united {Ed013's Note - I will try and find out mate}

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Thanks pal.

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Its not on {Ed013's Note - I cant find anything either}

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Normally found on www.firstrowsports.net
there is other matches on there tonight if you follow the links

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31 Jan 2012 19:21:26
To watch Leeds and Premier League games go to ...
www.vipbox.tv/sports/football.html
Gj

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Grrrrr Ed Post my Link for Leeds games but tonight's game is not on Gj {Ed013's Note - I already have and what's the point if it isn't on!}

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Lol Ed The point is Leeds games get shown often, want the lads to see us play thats all. Ty Gj {Ed013's Note - If I knew another mate I would let you know. Try DAB Minster FM and listen if not}

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31 Jan 2012 17:57:06
Hopefully the fans will chant Andy O'briens name at some point tonight . Fair play and good luck to him if he's been suffering with depression,whether his career continues with us or otherwise let's wish him all the best.

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I'll be singing his name - excellent news from the club since I still think he's a quality footballer.

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31 Jan 2012 17:51:24
Just heard from Tom khirwin on Yorkshire radio he reckons its highly unlikely that Leeds will sign any 1 and also reckons snodgrass won't be going any where nice to see the howson/gradel money has been used on signing 3 loan players and a free transfer

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31 Jan 2012 17:46:39
when is somma returning from his injury?

Surely he will be the extra striker we need

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31 Jan 2012 17:33:52
Fed up with the lies that get pedalled out of ER. But have renewed for next year and am setting of shortly to have a few points at the Drysalters before making my way to ER to cheer the lads on to a vital 3 points. then back home to watch SSN and see how many players we didnt sign. will then look at O/S tommorow and see how many players we had lined up but for a variety of reasons/excuses we wont get anyone in. COME ON LEEDS!!

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31 Jan 2012 17:18:43
Anybody else fear that Aidy White may be sold same reasons as Howson?

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If White doesn't want to sign then imo he has to be sold for what ever amount footballs a business and it's as simple as that.

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Its not that he doesnt want to sign, but what they have offered him on new contract hardly equates to a pay rise at all.

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We get money for white either way because he is under 24

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31 Jan 2012 16:59:07
Logistically im not sure how we can get any more transfers in if we have a game tonight? Thoughts?

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With us not shipping any players out apart from our young keeper, I can't see any more players arriving.

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There can be players in but they won't be involved. nobody playing tonight will leave.

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Well not everyone has to be at the game ie s harvey could be doing the signings like usual maby k bates will sort them out to give grayson chance to concentrate on game

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Grayson will have told the board which players he is after
Harvey and Bates will try and get the players in

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Grayson said has left it upto Harvey, Williams and Bates to deal with transfers - so thats noone in then!!

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31 Jan 2012 16:09:43
the problem CB position has been filled, Andy O'Brien is training with us again after being depressed! Hallelujah!

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Just need a CM now.

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O'Brien changed things for us last year and I think he can do again. Looked great against Leicester before he went AWOL. I know he was poor earlier in the season but he has real pedigree and if he can come good again then he's just what we need.

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31 Jan 2012 15:52:29
CB sorted AOB back training with Leeds , Bates will see it as a new signing .MOT

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31 Jan 2012 15:39:58
oh-ooooooh- 2 prem teams ready to bid for snoddy- ssn clockwatch........ bye bye snodders, hope he stays though as i would have wasted money putting him on back of my top fior xmas

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31 Jan 2012 15:39:33
Do not sell snoddy bates!!

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Whos disagreeing, does this person want our best player and game winner to leave? lol

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31 Jan 2012 15:35:07
The AoB news makes him like a new signing? what do you think?

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31 Jan 2012 15:34:53
so the REAL reason why the players will have fallen out with Grayson was not due to an affair with OB's wife, but for not realising the guy was depressed and not in the right state of mine to play, i for one did angrily react so i take that back, lets hope the players and OB and SG forget about this issue and push on for promotion and support the lad

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What do you think caused his depression in the first place? What SG actually said when it first happened is that he wouldn't play for him again very different to how the club have tried to put it out today. {Ed020's Note - not really any of our business, he's back, thats all we need to know!}

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Agree with you Ed to some extent however we can't say it wasn't caused by SG! {Ed020's Note - we'll never know will we!!!}

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You dont know what goes on in the lads head, anything can send a player over the edge, the first reply is just a typical example of Grayson Blaming for every single problem at LUFC

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Plus Grayson didnt know the extent of the depression

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31 Jan 2012 15:33:23
SSN: Andy O Brien back in selction for whites after much publicsiced fall out! he was suffering with Derpesssion..
GEt well soon OB!

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31 Jan 2012 13:31:19
Reliable source tells me that Colin Coates from Crusaders cb n Norn Iron int is interesting Grayson n is in our price range! Bottle of north Belfast champagne(cider) and a pastie bap should seal his signature MOT

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First up, it is NORTHERN IRELAND, show some respect.

Colin is a good player, good enough for the Championship? I do not know, but what harm would taking a chance do?

Cider and a pastie bap? Nice.
Here is a tip, I am throwing you a pearl here, do not judge others by your own (obviously low) standards.

P.S. if you knew anything about North Belfast you would know to keep your views to yourself.

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Couldn't agree more with 1st post

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31 Jan 2012 15:30:15
Andy O'Brien back in training. Looks like he hasn't been too well. Let's support all the lads when they take the field. I just hope we get a CM- would love Wielens or second choice Clingan!

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He deserves a second chance at least, depression can be a serious illness and if he's overcome it then good luck to him. {Ed020's Note - i hope every fan shows this sort of empathy towards him!!!}

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Who is Wielens? New name to me, is he Dutch?

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31 Jan 2012 15:21:52
A Centre Half called Andy O'Brien just signed up to start training again! He has been treated for depression and is now set for a "second chance". Let's hope it is the Andy O'Brien that played so well when he first came to us on loan that shows up this time. Good luck to him.

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Well he wont be playing yet as hes too unfit due to not training

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Can't blame him for being depressed given the current condition of LUFC! Mind you, he can take solace in the fact that he is not alone. There are approximately 25,000 fans in the same boat!

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Let's hope the fans can give him a second chance too if the manager is willing. Back the team.

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If the manager is willing haha thats all I will say to that comment!

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I don't get it.

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31 Jan 2012 15:18:42
Leeds are to give Andy O'Brien a second chance after it emerged he was depressed...OS

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31 Jan 2012 15:18:37
Surely nothing else to come of the remaing transfer hours? Im in oz and off to bed. Fingers crossed when I wake up we've signed some quality. Good luck tonight lads!

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31 Jan 2012 15:16:16
Read OS for Andy O'Brien statement is seams that the club are trying to say he was depressed.

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What do you mean the club are trying to say?,and hes not depressed,hes suffering with depression,they are NOT the same,the guys struggling with a horrible mental illness and the support of Leeds fans is the least we can do,what a cynical post.

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31 Jan 2012 14:11:51
Talk of Leeds looking at young players with potential from local non-league teams as it's looking like there won't be producing as many good players as previous years this year.

Have also heard talk that if they are considered good enough that they could be signed on loan deals rather than just trials and given a chance in the reserves or even first team. Great way to loose points in my opinion putting untried youngsters into first team games but to be honest nothing would surprise me with Leeds at the moment.

MOT

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Should say.... looking like the academy won't be producing as many good players this year. Fingers not typing what brain was thinking. Doh

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31 Jan 2012 13:30:45
So we have sold our Captain and in return signed Pugh ( already a regular), loaned Delph ( for a month for him to get fit initially anyway), a free transfer USA winger and a young right back who has been playing in League one on loan in Adam Smith.Really, really pathetic. The worst thing is it looks like we dont even have an option to buy Smith at the end of the season. I hope SG isn't going to start saying ' we have invested heavily in this window' etc etc, because that will be the final insult. We sell our main men, or lose them on frees and simply loan a whole host of players on short term deals or free transfers. What happened to the exciting signings?? I bet that's it now as well. Where is the badly needed CB? Simon Grayson.... the Loan Ranger!

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SHUT UP! doesnt matter what division he was playing in, where was beckford playing before we signed him, im sick of the constant garbage that some of our so called fans say about a player thats played in a lower divison, hes a young player with a bright future

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We Dont have an option to buy smith because his contract runs out and also id say its good business selling a player for money who's contract is gna run out at the end of the season. If it was up to you we would have messi sgning !!

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Your a person go support another team bet you either don't go to matches or your a boo boy!

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Yes we do have an option to sign Smith. What's up with you, would you rather we had signed the other Smith?

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Go support another club moron

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31 Jan 2012 15:18:22
Good to see the club and Andy o Brien have reslved their issues Andy deserves support from the fans depression is very tough to deal with, good luck Andy!

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I know that there was allot more going on other than depression and it was AoB fault either, hope the fans welcome him back

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Where is this info from please. Gj

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Good luck to him

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Ok Found it ty
Good luck to O'Brien he will be a great player again Gj

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I fully agree. If OB was suffering from genuine depression, that would make the mental and physical demands of playing at Championship level nigh on impossible. He could have played, but would probably have got a hiding which would have accentuated the problem with pressure from the club and fans and comments about poor form. As we saw with the late Gary Speed, you never really know the details and potential problems of a famous persons private life- and why should you? They are entitled to privacy, problems and the chance to recover, just like any other individual.

Depression is a serious issue. Mental health in society is a taboo, yet most people at some stage of life will experience it to varying degrees. Its good to see that after a full investigation the club are acting in a responsible, supportive and ethical manner in supporting OB. I hope he now returns to training, gets mentally and physically fit, and after any more necessary time and treatment can return and make a positive contribution. I wish him all the best.

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Agreed! depression is a horrible ting to have to deal with. i just hope all the fans will get this and not give the man a hard time
jem {Ed020's Note - agreed, nobody knows how it feels until they've been there, so i hope the fan get behind him and make him part of the team once again!!}

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Good luck Andy, MOT

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I totally agree pal, well put. He's always been a solid defender through out his career & at the end of the day he is a Leeds player so let's give the lad some support.

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31 Jan 2012 15:09:02
With qpr signing a new forward line, how about bothroyd?

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Qpr are top heavy on the strikers,Bothroyd on loan for rest of season
He bangs them in this league

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Your wishing .

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31 Jan 2012 14:48:37
Striker Grayson ??
Plenty of cash burning in your pocket
You dont think Bates has already spent it !

No chance of promotion once again

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Seems happy with what he's got - think our ambition has been shown with the business we have done this window.

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31 Jan 2012 13:27:54
Keogh gone to millwall und fee source ssn

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Leeds now have another player for selection,namely Andy Obrien,looks like the poor guys been suffering with depression,which explains a lot,anyone who knows anything about this depression will now give him 100% support,good luck Andy,source,LU website.

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31 Jan 2012 13:04:59
Does this mean with adam smith signing and andros Townsend already at leeds we are now officially Leeds Hotspur. Cheers anyway Harry, hope you don't get sent down.

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At least we got the right mr a smith, young and ambitious with vision.

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31 Jan 2012 12:35:13
Adam smith now signed on loan with view to permanent move at end of the season, andrews next!

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Deal doesn't say with view to perm

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Andrews def not coming. SG has said so. That would be a real signing and we dont do that.

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Skysays 'with a view to a permanent deal' though unlikely given bates track record

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Look on yep!!

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It does on SSN and also his contract is out in the summer

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Yes it does - on the OS

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But it is

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It does on some sources e.g. haringey independant

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Well hope we can sign him up if thats the case cos 1 for the long term future

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31 Jan 2012 12:35:00
Haha Leeds wont sign anyone why can't we get Wilson no ambition, Yes We have Signed Adam Smith. He is a quality player!

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You have contradicted yourself, no need for anyone else to point out what an person you are then......

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He's taking the mick! You're the "person"!

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I think you will find that the OP was mocking the people who were moaning when the Wilson deal fell through - use of " would have made this clear

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1st response door handled version of Frankie Dettori, i'll let you figure that one out Mr not so clever really!

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Think he may have been aiming that at the transfer moaners and showing what hypocrites they are, not sure lol

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Adam smith is a much better siging than wilson would be. wilson is injury prone but is talented when fit

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31 Jan 2012 11:55:13
Near enough every player that Leeds have been linked to has gone and signed for another team. The majority of these teams are smaller clubs than Leeds but just aren't afraid to splash the cash. Until we get a new owner in then we will probably only get loan signings and free transfers. I wil always believe that Leeds can get promotion but it's quite unlikely under these current circumstances.

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Sounds like de ja vu , remember when we werent afraid to splash the cash???

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And then remember what happened when we did

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31 Jan 2012 11:19:24
we need a striker or a defender {Ed020's Note - mainly defence i reckons}

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Well we I think we need pacey ST, Ball winning ball playing CM, and No nonsense pacey CB

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Both i reckons

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Strikers win you games
Beccs has had a poor season,Somma still out

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31 Jan 2012 11:12:17
What does everyone think to Millwall signing Keogh.

Personally thought it was a strange move, with Millwall being a big rival club.

I know we wasn't interested, so best of luck to him.

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Hed be a good partner for Henderson

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Doesn't score goals, simple as.

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Prob score shedloads at Millwall!! {Ed020's Note - sods law really lol}

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31 Jan 2012 10:55:11
any one know how i can watch the match online later by any chance be much appreciated MOT irish leeds fan

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31 Jan 2012 10:46:41
Leeds interested in Danny Higgingbottom SSN

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31 Jan 2012 10:44:39
Andy Keogh joined millwall

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Great news. Wouldn't have taken us forward from where we are now.

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31 Jan 2012 10:23:42
Leeds United are notoriously quiet on Deadline Day but the Yorkshire Evening Post is linking the Whites with a loan move for Spurs' teenage full-back Adam Smith who has had spells on loan at MK Dons and Bournemouth.

ssn

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31 Jan 2012 10:18:14
ha,now wilson,the celtic cast off is off to bristol city as leeds couldnt reach agreement.this is fast becoming a joke.i know we are no west ham or leicester ref money but you thought we could at least muster a decent salary for someone coming in.resign grayson,not because you cant do job but for your own sanity,you will get the flack,bates will be in monaco.youl get the sack anyway come may so give yourself some pride and tell bates to stick it...shrew leeds

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Chill out man, Adam Smith's coming and he's a better option!

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If you think Bristol City have offered him more money you are one sad deluded person, get a life. {Ed020's Note - they did with kilkenny}

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Agree with Ed

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Have you looked at there accounts for the last 3 seasons? If so you wouldn't want leeds run like that!

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31 Jan 2012 10:17:37
keogh signed a two and a half year deal at millwall

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I am happy for the guy, did good for us while it lasted......

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31 Jan 2012 10:11:48
grayson had enough chances to prove himself 2 many bad buys and 2 much mr nice guy cant see him giving the fergie hair dryer treatment just bates puppet only reason kept job

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That and the fact that season on season he has improved our position in the league.

Seriously, get off his back now everyone. He's got the resources he's got, and he's still managing to put out a team in the top half of the championship with as good a chance as last year of getting in the playoffs.

He's not going anywhere, Bates is not going anywhere either so for the sake of the club can we just get behind the team? If we finish somewhere unacceptable at the end of the season, ask the questions then. I'm pretty sure that if he's not happy with where we finish, Bates will be seriously considering Grayson's future, but he's not going to sack him mid-season whilst we're still in with a shout of getting promoted. That would make no sense at all.

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31 Jan 2012 10:11:33
Wilson NOT coming to Leeds from Celtic, deal collapsed and going to Bristol City !!
SPN - source

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31 Jan 2012 10:06:28
Mark Wilson deal falls through, apparently a higher quality rb has been made available and grayson is trying to thrash out a deal for the unnamed star.

Middlesborough also in for clingan now so leeds look like losing out on the coventry midfielder.

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People on here won't be told clingan is s**te end of

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How do you know we have even put in for Clingan?

Another target 'lost' who we weren't even chasing....

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31 Jan 2012 10:06:01
anybody expecting bates to dip his hand in his pocket and make ANY signings that command a transfer fee need to get a grip...

At most, we can expect loan deals so st. ledger, sharp, rhodes, andrews and the likes - as much as I would love to be proved wrong - will NOT be happening!

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Probably not mate, the reason he don't buy anyone is because bates can't reach the bottom of his pocket.

MOT

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31 Jan 2012 09:58:49
Why hasnt Grayson gone for a striker ?
Beccs is not the same player and doesnt score that often,Ross needs support with the goals
We had Keogh and glad he went back
Is Somma nearly fit to play ??

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How do you know he hasn't gone for a striker?

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Give Becchio time, and yes, Somma is close.....

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I like Beccs but hes only scored 4 goals this season

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Thats because Becchio was out injured and missed most of the pre-season training, then?

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31 Jan 2012 09:57:39
Whether we sign anyone or not, lets ALL get behind the team from the first minute tonight. We are that 12th man and can make a difference.
No Bates out etc, just the full ER backing of every fan to lift the players against an inform team.
Sod the off the field antics because there is nothing we can do about it but we can affect matters on the pitch.
MOT

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31 Jan 2012 09:50:52
What a disappointing transfer window yet again. This comedy duo as known as bates and grayson should be on stage. Elland road to be renamed as Billy Smarts circus on the part we have clowns running it. Plus i can understand players wanting to leave as it's a joke, the worst management team that as ever run the world famous and beloved my LEEDS UNITED.

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I wouldn't go that far!

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31 Jan 2012 08:47:07
Mark viduka has heard that an Aussie businessman interested in buying Leeds. Making slot if Aussie Leeds fans excited?

Source: Mark viduka twitter page

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I said it nearly 3 weeks ago on here, its a Australasian consortium but they are at very early stages of the process so pointless getting excited but it is good news non the less!

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This has been doing the rounds for over a year, following an Aussie money man carrying out a check on us way back.
I will believe it when it happens, until then its all aboard the good ship KB.

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31 Jan 2012 09:44:34
Wilson move off according to sky, he's going to Bristol City instead !
I used to play fullback, best be getting my boots cleaned !

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31 Jan 2012 09:05:41
is there any reason why leeds can't even get injuy prone mark wilson . shows how far behind leeds are as a club in transfer window

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Yes we didn't want him, like or want Keogh, or Matt Tubbs, or Smith or a whole host of players that the media say we are linked with it's that simple really.

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31 Jan 2012 08:57:42
Mark Wilson from Celtic is now going to Bristol City as the deal to Leeds has collapsed.

Not too many surprises here....another example of our inability to wrap up a deal

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Leeds didn't want him as he is average, injury prone and not match fit hence why we didn't push the transfer through unlike Adam Smith who we will get!

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31 Jan 2012 08:51:11
Celtic are happy to loan out Wilson so that he can regain his fitness after recovering from knee surgery.

Wilson is well down the pecking order at Parkhead with recent signing Mikael Lustig also increasing competition for places in the right-back spot.

Leeds expressed an interest in taking Wilson on loan as Simon Grayson looks to bring in a new full-back with right-back being a problematic position for the Whites this season.

However, the move is thought to have fallen through and now Bristol City are ready to move for the 27-year-old.

Robins boss Derek McInnes has made a new right-back one of his top priorities and he hopes to take Wilson to Ashton Gate.

Source: SSN

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Adam Smith!

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31 Jan 2012 08:23:02
David Somma coming back from injury is like a new signing..!
Do you remember the last transfer window where Bates and Grayson said that about Kisnorbo...! lol

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Personally i wouldn't bother using somma this season and make sure hes fit for next season as theres no point rushing someone back as he will either get injured or come back slower and less sharp just like kisnorbo.

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30 Jan 2012 23:49:02
Leeds will not sign anyone else before deadline day. I will be very surprised if they do.

MW

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How was we going to sign someone before deadline day they was only 11 mins to go when you wrote this .
now we will sign someone before the end of deadline day

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One day to go fella. You have your dates mixed up. The Dealine is the 31st at 11PM, so if we don't have anybody by 7:45, I think we can write off any new signings until close season. I just hope Snody, Aidy & Tom are all playing tonight. If there are any absentees, it won't look good

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Think you'll find there's 31 days in January.

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