Leeds Banter Archive August 03 2011

 

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03 Aug 2011 23:30:42
I will be honest, O'Dea and Montgomery aren't type of players who I want for Leeds. Not really good enough. If you want to say that means I am not a Leeds fan or to 'get behind the team', then make my day and be predictable. I will be supporting all the way, I just don't rate these players. We have been rejected by all our first choice targets. Sorry lads.

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"Predictable"? That's exactly how I would describe the crap above.

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Well, you can call it predictable. Fact is this is a fans forum, I don't rate them as players, and just because I say that does not mean I don't know what I'm talking about, that I'm not a real fan, or that I am ultra negative. It's just an opinion. Just because i question signings and make an assessment is not a bad thing. Perhaps you should engage your brain and stop pretending that any signing we make is cause to rejoice. As I say just because I am sceptical will not affect my support. I will be there, paying my dues, shouting etc. Fact is, we HAVE been rejected by our main targets. Deal with it.

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At least I have a brain to engage. Deal with that.

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So, Mr Big, if these players aren't good enough for you, I have a question - who would you sign?

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Also, Mr Clever, can you explain why every signing we make is cause to whinge like a baby?

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03 Aug 2011 21:39:38
come on we do not want a play-off
we want we want 1st or 2nd place
so simon get some 80 overalls in
the leeds united team we need
them and to keep if we make it to
the premship and push for a round
15th then 6th come on grayson
get us ther becomes then we can
show that we are back so get us
ther

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80 overalls go back to FIFA or come back to the real world

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I'd rather go up via play offs mate, trip to wembly extra income.

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It ain't that easy in real life. A manager doesn't get an overall report of every player with an average overall stat, because if that was the case half the loanees last season and a couple of the signings wouldn't have been entertained

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I dont want to go to wembley again, been twice lost twice :(

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I've got some overalls from 1981 that i could lend the team, but i think we have to play in a football kit.

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Please tell me your not comparing our side and season to fifa ? sad sad sad sad man.

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What are you on about? I can't understand what you're trying to say, it looks like you've pressed random keys on your keyboard. Punctuation and grammer is dying and and it's killing me.

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"Grammer??" Looks like spelling is passing away too :D

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80 Overalls Jeez, what's the world coming to, crawl back to your sad little fantasy world son

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03 Aug 2011 21:17:17
A positive post for all you doom and gloomers out there.

Goalkeeper...as good if not better than last season.
Defence... Kisnorbo's back and we now have O'Dea.
Midfield...Brown is better than Kilkenny and Nunez is better than Johnson plus Clayton and White are ready for this level. Plus it looks like we'll have Mendy.
Attack... Nothing wrong with our attack but McCormack is gonna add to it with a good season.

Now all you negativity mongers get a grip and get behind SG and the boys MOT

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I think we need a LB and RB and maybe someone to cover the loss of becchio and somma to injury

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Now we have o'dea dont make me laugh you plonker he's useless. Being from Ireland I can tell you that. Most ppl on here have not even seen him play ffs, I have many times. Go ask some supporters of the clubs he has played for if he is any good because if you think he is a improvement on the squad then you have never seen him play. The reason there is negative posts is because clowns like you come on and make out our squad is savage its not. If we had not signed this guy all you cheery clowns would be saying he was useless. Fair play to simon though at least he is doing something. Dont worry come kick off all us negative posters wont be moaning we will be backing the team but had we signed a one legged guy with an eyepatch you still would be coming out with the old now we have signed -insert name here-

Ok bring on the happy brigade

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Someones having a bad day lol get a life ya pleb, cant see him coming ahead of kisnorbo and o'brien but alright for back up so go do one

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He's a cracking signing - MoM for Ipswich against Arsenal last year

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How is he not an improvement? If he's going to be 3rd choice defender then surely he IS an improvement on Bruce and Bromby...

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03 Aug 2011 20:37:03
I must say i am totally astounded with the complete utter tosh and negativity posted on this site, you ppl call your selves LEEDS Fans, well give your heads a shake and get behind what we have got instead of slating every so called post about players coming or not. The team we have are more than capable of competing in this league and pushing for the play offs, we have as good as got several new players in, In Paddy, Ramon, Adam, Tom, Ben, Aidy, ye they wo our players anyway but now there all back and ready to step up.So lets get behind them ALL......M.O.T

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This is the best post I have read on here for days.. Well done that man/woman. I share your optimism. Personally think we are a better team. To me, it doesn't matter who plays for us, I STILL LOVE LEEDS regardless of the players / staff / chairman.

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Largely agree, we do need to strengthen but going on our more than decent performance against supposedly Premiership opposition on Sunday I reckon we're not half bad ;) positivity welcomed MOT everyone

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03 Aug 2011 20:01:07
Were supposed to be Leeds supporters arent we? so why is every post on this sight moaning about Grayson and Bates, if Grayson has led us to a win at old trafford replays with Tottenham & Arsenal oh yeah and got us promoted god what a crap manager.
Bates has got us financialy stable and Debt free and turning ove a profit so stop bi***ing about them and get behind your team: Leeds to Win the league MOT

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Well said mate totally agree lets get behind the boys and the management

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Marching on TOGETHER

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Mot :)

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03 Aug 2011 19:48:35
leeds will be up there this season there about the play offs. leicester have got 2 many new faces an wont start 2 gel until around xmas. kisnorbo will sort out r defence and brown will ease the pressure of the defence. lees and white r more experianced an will play apart. u dnt need 2 spend big look at blackpool, dnt get me wrong fink we could do with a couple new faces

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03 Aug 2011 19:02:15
Sick of hearing ken bates gob off about all and sundry Blaming the police, government and various other authorities for various misdemeanours. It's almost like he does it to create a diversion from what's going on at pitch level

Just shut up bates you whinging old man

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Carry on Uncle Ken, keeps me entertained

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03 Aug 2011 17:53:36
I support my team 100% but it is excuses and mixed messages as the first fella said below larry is talking gibberish - I do wish it was mind games to get the current lads revved up for games to earn his favor - but reality is we do need 4 fit players to liven the competition and the defence middle and now attack also
So yes There is CONTRADICTION - read the pres interviews with Larry - one thing one week the opposite the next - patroniszing to fans who follow this team - and a poor do all round IMO
No clever signings - as wages are s**te - and only loans to come in IF at all
AND then bates comes on his personal radio channel today and rather than telling fans news on the team - he rants on about his own business affairs and squabbles Give Larry some cash and licence tp sign up quality or shup up and sell up

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03 Aug 2011 17:35:08
I am 99% a believer of this statement i had read; Leeds Utd, would have to pay back all of their debts from the adminstration period if they are promoted back to the premier league before the season 2012/2013.
This is why we have always lost in the play offs, does anybody remember watford in the play offs lost how we were humiliated.
we would have to pay back the other 90p in the pound, bates will never do this. I can not see any great prospects for my Leeds Utd.

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30p in the pound, and it was the season just gone.

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The agreement was in the next 5 years, 3 years in league 1, last season, if we get promoted this season, we have to pay a load of money

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This would not happen lads, the club would be sold before we reach the premier.

The club would sell the assets to a new buyer without the previous liabilities. if the club was sold on a share issue deal then the new owner "bates Holding"(for example) would be liable for the previous history.
but because it would be done on an asset sale it would be a brand new company.

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03 Aug 2011 17:10:59
Lloyd Sam is injured again He was beaten up in training...

Which means... Leeds have signed Joey Barton

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03 Aug 2011 17:02:44
We might sign free's but who gives a f**k were super leeds and were going up

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A free not frees don't get too ahead of your self mate

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LOL mate. the english on here is "terable"

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03 Aug 2011 15:29:16
Bates saved us an ill never forget that but its really getting dissapointing especially saying were signing players then saying your happy with the squad. truth is the players we wanted have turned us down to earn better money and now were struggling to find any half decent player to play for us on low wages and the only reason SG has said hes happy with the sqaud is to keep the players happy because after the game norway he wasnt exactly praising them was he

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03 Aug 2011 14:47:10
Have faith. Under KB and SG we have got better and better every season with spending little if any cash and reaping the rewards of our quality coaching unit who have changed some players into pure quality. I.e delph, beckford, gradel. Leeds will keep going aboit their business this way until a change in the patteen occurs such as finishing lower in the league this season than we did last. When this change in pattern occurs leeds will either lose bates or he will have to spend. I have faith in our squad but other clubs are looking much stronger this term. I know we can get play offs with our squad but if we dont i believe u will c a substantial rise in spending from bates. So i doubt wel get much else in this transfer window. 1 permanent move and maybe a couple of loans will be it at most

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Lost my my faith in pappa smurth when he agrred to redevelop the east stand.

I feel for SG he done a bloody good job with what he as had to work with.

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03 Aug 2011 12:26:09
Having just read todays (3/8) article in Yorkshire Post, it makes depressing reading. It appears Grayson won't be buying any new players. Quote from the article So, I am happy with where we are at. I wanted us to go for quality rather than quantity this summer and that is what we are doing.
Quality ? A decent goalie, a free second string goalie, a freebie midlfielder Can he please explain where this quality is ?
sadly all the rumours seem to have been wishful thinking, imagination or just make believe. The fans don't expect to get back to where we should be overnight, but we don't want to go backwards
everyone can see the shortfalls in the threadbare squad. We'll be lucky to repeat our achievments of last year never mind improve on them

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03 Aug 2011 10:36:39
I'm just as pissed off as everyone else, the point is we just have to make do with what we've got, and that's that - if there are further injuries we hit the loan market for cover, premiership players. I mean look at this team, it's not bad is it...blimey I'm starting to get excited
By the way, Simon Grayson will get us up despite the wages issues and no transfer kitty - because like us all We Are Leeds and we get there despite everything against us. Everyone take a moment to think of the effect of all our frustration at getting no big signings this summer, the current squad will be desperate to prove to us they are good enough - like OB says on OS this morning - there's a togetherness, remember the -15 mentality ?

Listed weak links are in relation to Wolves, Blackburn, West Brom, Birmingham, West Ham type standard

Lonergan
Connolly (weak link)
O'Brien
Kisnorbo
White (potentially weak link)
Snodgrass
Brown
Clayton
Gradel
Howson
McCormack
Subs:
Rachubka
Bruce
Nunez
Paynter
Sam

That's not bad is it, remembering only 5 subs now ?
Note not on the bench even: Mendy, Parker, Grella, Bessone, Becchio and Somma. Surely premiership loanees will cover injuries ? And someone please tell me where would our 2 to 3 new signings go ? 2 or 3 players only will give us a big squad competitive enough to challenge in the premiership (scraping by albeit) the squad we have should be good enough to get us up there challenging...sorry for the long post, just felt it had to get out
MOT
Everwhere we go, people wanna know, who we are, who we are, shall we tell em, shall we tell em, who we are, who we are ?
We are Leeds......

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Well said that man. we only need one signing, and that's Lichaj.

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Why dont you have potentially weak link next to clayton bruce, nunez, paynter. 3 of them not really proven at this level. And the other one well lets just say he cant get into the rep of ireland Squad and i dont me first team i mean like 30players, lets just say I hope he comes on for having another season under his belt.

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Well said mate lichaj to come in an maybe cover for CM and CB on loan and well be about right

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Sorry Mr Bromby for forgetting you in my post

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You obviously seem to disregard our highest scorer last season, Becchio, as being any part of Leeds then?

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Well no, he's injured, Somma and McCormack would be on the bench, and Becchio obviously in the starting line up
New prediction for starting line up v Southampton:

Lonergan
Connolly
O'Brien
Kisnorbo
O'Dea
Snodgrass
Brown
Clayton
Gradel
Howson
McCormack
Subs:
Rachubka
Bromby
Parker
Nunez
Paynter

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Sorry ed can you make this a post rather than a reply ? {Ed001's Note - not easily I can't sorry.}

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03 Aug 2011 10:21:41
Just been reading the united front pullout in yep today. We have got the biggest capacity ground in the championship this season. Let's get behind the lads and make elland road a fortress again. We can win the league I know we can. So what leicester are spending big and west ham look good but we are LEEDS UNITED. We have retained the majority of our squad who know how to play together. Nunez is looking like he can step up. Oh and mr bates. Why aren't you offering max a new bumper deal. I think he deserves it and I think he will be even better this season. The lad wants to stay he loves leeds. Its a no brainer for me. BELIEVE. Lacy leeds

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Big capacity is nothing if we don't fill it

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Big capacity is nothing if we don't fill it.....

We said mate, we need good plater to attract the fans back

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We should support OUR team whatever.
The more of us are there, the more support and confidence OUR team will have and the more it will scare the opposition.
Lol in the words of the mighty Delia ( the only positive of those mugs going up will be her telivised rants mad cow) we need a 13th man c'mon let's be having u

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03 Aug 2011 08:28:30
Now according to a quote from Gradel in the Daily Express, he claims that he s yet to receive a new contract offer, ""I can t sign a deal when there is no deal. I ve been waiting for a contract but I haven t been offered a deal yet.
"I ve said I want to take this club back into the Premier League, but you can t guarantee what s going to happen, " said Gradel.

Source YEP & Daily Mail

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03 Aug 2011 08:44:02
Something not right at Leeds. Every player that
is link to Leeds has gone to other clubs. Is it the
wage structure set in Leeds. Bates n Grayson has
promised to address the defence but till today
not a single player has been signed.It is a shame
because this year the fans are expecting Leeds
to step up the next level. In other words meaning
the fans expect us to gain promotion into the
PREMIER LEAGUE. With the players Leeds having
at the present moment, I do not think Leeds
stand a chance even in the playoffs. The fans
are losing confidence, so far we have only sign
2 goalkeepers n a midfielder. The LB and CB the
weakest in the team but yet to be addressed.
Bates back Grayson with funds or you are
history. Leeds fan forever.

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03 Aug 2011 08:16:22
Im looking forward to Southampton at the weekend lads :-)
Can i just say that the 11 players who will wear that shirt will give 100% cos Leeds is more than a football team - ITS A FAMILY, so lets get off there backs and support the boys. I like most agree with alot of the comments regarding our weak transfer activity but playing for Leeds is more than a wage - its a commitment.. SG will find the right players

lets be positive MOT

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03 Aug 2011 05:56:03
What happend to improving out leaking defence over the summer?

Instead we bring I two keepers one who couldnt get a game at Blackpool and the other who let in more loads of goals from a team who got relegated.

Come on Grayson improve our defence, lets not have another season letting in 70+ goals or whatever it was.

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Yawn....Zzzzzzzz

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Hey, Mr Yawn Zzzzzz. shut the f*** up or post something worthwhile.

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Kisnorbo looked strong on saturday and i think OB will be more settled this season, so i think thats pretty strong also we have a keeper that can handle a ball now.

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By "post something worthwhile" do you mean pull the team to bits before a ball's been kicked?

By the way brains, in case you haven't noticed, Kisnorbo's back. He makes the defence much stronger on his own. Now on your little way and find something positive to say or shut the f*** up yourself.

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Kisnobo is slow... ..

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02 Aug 2011 15:33:52
Well ed another target gone to our rivals even your optimism must be waining 4 days left to the start of the new campaign and still players turning us down in favour of other clubs in our division willing to pay that bit more, I have been a Leeds fan all my life 51 years now man and boy and I have never known so many players turn down what I consider to be one of the premier clubs of this country something is badly wrong and it has to change for the sake of the supporters and fans of this great club who stand by there team through thick and thin but this is starting to wear a little thin. {Ed045's Note - My optimism is still high until the season proves otherwise.

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Yawn....

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03 Aug 2011 00:32:04
I really dispair sometimes at the type of Leeds 'fan' that posts on here.
Simple example on the team page , peoples teams for next season , some muppets are including players released as soon as the last season finished.

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What team page? {Ed007's Note - On the left hand side of the page where it says "Leeds Teams"}

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