Leeds Banter Archive November 05 2012

 

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05 Nov 2012 22:06:11
Gordon Strachan and Joe Jordan in
the frame for the Scotland job. I
love Gordon Strachan - ever since a
reporter in the tunnel said 'Can I
have a quick word?' And he said 'Yes
- fast!'

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I always liked the story of Bremner being approached by media person with mic and breathless question:

'How did Leeds manage to win this exciting, closely fought etc etc game?'

Bremner (deadpan): 'We scored more goals than them'.

fatfreddyscat

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05 Nov 2012 20:34:22
I think our team could do well with a few alterations when McCormack gets back. We need a bit of creativity and pace because at the moment we look dead but here's the 11 i'd play:
Kenny
Byram Lees Pearce White
Norris Austin Tonge
McCormack Becchio Diouf

McCormack and Diouf provide creativity and can both deliver a good ball across to Becchio who is a finisher... not a target to lump the ball up to from the back. Norris Austin and Tonge are all pretty solid and good midfielders who can pick out a pass and move the ball well then at the back we have byram lees and pearce who are no doubt our 3 best defenders then ive put white left back as his pace could help us out at the back... lets stop kidding ourselves hes not an attacker! With a bit of work we could make this side work and cause problems to any defence MOT!

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I'd play diouf in attacking midfield role of cm

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Yeh playmaker behind the strikers

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05 Nov 2012 20:16:53
KENNY

BYRAM LEES PEARCE B JOHNSON

SNODDY HOWSON DELPH GRADEL

BECKFORD BECCHIO

SUBS/LONNERS
KILGALLON
AUSTIN
CLAYTON
KEOGH
MCCORMACK
DIOUF

HOW DO PEOPLE RECKON THIS SIDE WOULD GET ON IN THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON?

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Definitely better than our current team. I'd fancy that team to get promoted from the Championship for sure.

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Martyn
Kelly
Harte
Radabe
Woodgate
Bowyer
Bakke
Dacourt
Fowler
Viduka
Keane
Wonder how these would do
WHY THE F DOES IT MATTER!!
Russ

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Andy Hughes would be a better choice for left back

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Not sure how b Johnson got into the team. Worst player I have ever seen in a leeds shirt!

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Why have Bradley in defence. He was awful in midfield going forward and rubbishe tracking back and he's not a defender. I'd have Austin over howson or delph any day too

Crmd

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Howson n delph r not as good as austin get a grip

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Think it's you than needs to get a grip mate: Howson and Delph are way better footballers than Austin. For a start they know how to pass a ball on the ground to a player wearing the same colour shirt. As for decision-making and guile, Austin is nowhere near their standard, that's why they're in the premiership and Austin isn't. I love Austin's full-blooded commitment but his passing is dismal.

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05 Nov 2012 19:41:14
Takeover to be completed on the 7th Monday of Julember 20....errr...err 20! Fact!
MOT

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05 Nov 2012 19:41:11
In my opinion our best team (excluding McCormack):

Kenny

Peltier Lees Pearce Drury

Byram Austin Norris White

Diouf Becchio

Pretty simple in my eyes, although i wouldn't be surprised if Hall started to creep into the side but i haven't added him because i haven't seen much of him.

Do you agree and if not what would you change?

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Looks about right to me mate atleast every bodys in there right positions and also right footers on right and left footers on left.i may be tempted in swapin david Norris for tongy tho.be interesting to see how a fully fit paul green plays aswel.maybe hes Austins ideal midfield partner.il prob get some stick now but i think Adam Clayton would of formed a top partnership in the engine room with Austin.anybody agree?Austin sitting back allowin Clayton to bomb forward and join the attack.

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Original poster here. I totally agree about Clayton mate. Always thought he was a good player. I considered Green and Tonge but obviously haven't seen much of Green due to injury and Tonge is either quality or completely absent so I went for the hard grafter in Norris.

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Yes I agree, I think Warnock got it wrong with Clayton.

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05 Nov 2012 19:19:06
Anyone noticed how its all gone quite with gfh, not a tweet or word from david haigh or salem patel and no news on the so called takeover. David haigh said four weeks ago it would be done in 3 weeks, nothing, then its end of the month, nothing. Anyone think these guys have got something to do with bates dodgy bank accounts and are working for him to keep some of the fans on board. In warnock i trust, sort of

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05 Nov 2012 19:03:30
McCormack and Somma back training next week finally good news!

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05 Nov 2012 17:28:53
Receive the ball
Look up
Pass it short or carry it
Find more space.

NOT

Pass back to keeper
Diagnol ball
Scrap for possesion
Back to keeper

Its not the formation
Danny ls8

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Completely disagree! There's a huge difference between 'long ball' football and a diagonal pass style football. I am not a fan of long ball but your use of the word diagonal pass is used incorrectly as a good diagonal pass doesn't necessarily have to be hoofed in the air looking for scraps and can be effective. Nearly half of Beckhams range of passing is diagonal passes!?

Also, cast your short memory back to our 1st game of the season! We scored the winning and only goal just the way you describe in your post....pass back to Kenny, hood diagonal pass, cross, goal! Enough said.

Scot MOT!

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Scot, how many David Beckhams do you see in our side? That sort of quality doesn't come cheap, that's why he's considered one of the best passers in the history of the game. Without that quality then "diagonal balls" become long hopeful balls. Enough said.

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Liverpool pass 900 times and get nowhere, then one 70 yard diagonal ball and Suarez goal hmmm I'd take the goal and promotion any day then the attractive football comes later............kevlufc

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Again we don't have a Suarez there to score, or a Gerrard to assist.

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Don't you get it? The goal Liverpool scored first of all required a pin point pass from Enrique and secondly sublime control by the guy himself Suarez. We don't have that sort of quality so we can't keep punting it long. It's not hard to get your head around...

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05 Nov 2012 22:28:52
Rubbish @ the 2nd poster. Granted, we don't have a Beckham in our side but can you not complete a good diagonal pass if your surname isn't Beckham!? To say there isn't a difference between a good diagonal pass and a hopeful punt up the pitch is laughable.

In my first post I clearly said I don't agree with long balls but just because we don't have David Beckham are we not capable of playing long diagonal passes to feet?

Its easy to say how many beckhams do you see in our team, on the flip side how many xavi's and iniesta's do you see in our team that will pass teams to death!? They cost a lot more than the beckhams of the world pal!

Scot MOT!

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Original poster here, I'm not saying diagnolslong balls are necessarily a bad thing, but when your doing it 90 minutes week in week out then it becomes tedious and more worryingly predictable!

And scot yes it worked on the first day of the season, when has it worked since?

Now how many goals scored from getting the ball down and making a few passes

Danny ls8

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I'm sorry to break it to you Scot, but no we are not capable of completing a long range pass to feet judging on past performances this season. We are seriously lacking in quality. Even if we did fluke a good long ball, the chance of someone receiving it and creating something is very small.

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Don't listen to me anyway I can't even spell diagonal!

Danny ls8

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05 Nov 2012 15:00:39
just a few players i would like to try and get

swp(fast and on bench mainly at qpr)

le fondre(proved last season he could be gd at championship level when coming on as sub)

adel tarrabt (doubt it but would love him at leeds)

jamie mackie (doesnt play much but think he would be another good addition)

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Mackie and le fondre just signed new contract at qpr and reading respectively so not happening im afraid as for swp do you really think we could afford him his wages alone are sky high leedsmad!

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Take it you like blue and white stripes and yes i no le fondre is at reading berty25

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05 Nov 2012 17:41:35
Is ur name peter ridsdale ? Put the pen down and step away from the chequebook

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05 Nov 2012 12:27:59
The team i think warnock should play:

Kenny
peltier - kisnorbo - pearce - drury
austin - Norris - tonge
Hall - Becchio - Diouf

The team he will probably play:

Kenny
Bryam - peltier - pearce - white/pugh
White/green- austin - brown - varney
Diouf - Becchio

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05 Nov 2012 15:02:36
so byram one of leeds best players this season and he doesnt play haha

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Austin right mid ? crazy..

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05 nov 2012 16:52:25
kenny

pelts/byram lees pearce white

tonge austin green/norris

hall becchio varney??

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Byram over Peltier any day of the week. absolute balls-up to name him as skipper.

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05 Nov 2012 12:04:52
Members to get the one ticket only for Chelsea game. Goalpost change again. Greedy Ken up to his tricks again, wonder if he will have to back track like he had to for Man U game last season. Me thinks so.

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Boycott the chelsea game,don't give ken what he wants,ie more of your hard earned cash.we must all make a stand to get rid of this leech,

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I'm going to watch Leeds United.

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What the f*ck. You're willing to jeopardise watching your team play at home in the quarterfinal of a major domestic cup, with the potential of knocking out the Champions of Europe, just to spite an old man that sits on a chair and does f*ck all?

I can tell you now that I am certainly not.

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He does f**k all??,he only fleeces every penny he can out of the club, sells our best players,calls us morons,lies to us,don't give a dam about us or the club.but hey lets forgive and forget and lets fill his pockets.thats why i choose to stay away[and hate it]but thats my and some others way of showing our love for OUR club,we are willing to sacrifice watching our team,missing elland rd,the other supporters,the banter,it all cos we know our club has to get rid of a cancer that is eating our club from the inside out,

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Bullsh*t is it a way of showing your love for the club. Get down to ER and cheer on the lads; that's the only way to support them and help them to pick up wins, not to sit at home on your backside! The players can't hear you from your couch, so how the hell is that helping the team? Don't let Bates get in the way of you supporting your club, as his time at Leeds is limited anyway. The takeover will happen before the January window and Bates will be gone.

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You don't know when or even if this takeover will happen,no-one does .also the things bates has done since he has been at this club is not bulls**t,bates has lasted this long cos he always knew that our fanbase was and always been so loyal,we should have pulled the rug from under him ages ago but our fanbase could never unite .so i hope to god that this takeover goes through,cos if it don't bates will force the sale of some of our better/homegrown talent to finance next seasons campaign in the championship

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05 Nov 2012 10:51:14
Look we're not daft there's no takeover goin to happen till after the cup and if (its a big if ) we do get to wembley 4 get anything happening 4 months then if we're still in with a chance of the play offs nothing will happen till after the season finished its all about money not you not me not Leeds

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05 Nov 2012 10:34:58
I know im going to get pelters but here goes. Warnock in my opinion does not know what he is doing. peltier is not a left back, he's hardly a right back and definately not a leader so why captain. What has drury done to warnock i wonder.
play players in there right position. Aidy white again not a right sided player. square pegs for round holes.And finally the football is shocking.
We have possesion on the half way line with a centre half. and instead of playing through midfield, go all the way back to kenny who launches a diagonal ball to varney to try and knock on to nobody in particular. I am not basing these findings on watching highlights and live games on sky. i have only missed one game home and away all season. our best 11 with players playing in there proper positions is.

kenny
peltier lees pearce drury
byram norris austin tongue
diouf
becchio.

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Completley agree on the Drury front. His kind of experience is much needed. Buckely ran unchallenged down the left. Also i wonder what Ryan hall has to do to get a game. Warnock says hes not match fit....then play him. I would have started him on friday give him an hour at least. Brighton was way too fast for us

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Would rather play ....
kenny
byram , lees,pearce ,drury
varney, austin,tonge,white
diouf
bacchio

tonge seems at his best when he moves into a central position and the first thing we need if a takeover happens is 2 fast/tricky wingers . i think byram is a very solid defender and can still get forward on the overlap so no need to have him on the wing

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Agree....Find the Dury thing odd. When ever I've watched him play he's always looked rock solid and ok going forward....Am I missing something? Surely he's a better left back than Pugh?

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05 Nov 2012 10:10:29
Does anyone on here think we are playing the wrong formation? atm we are playing 4-4-2 with brown,austin,white and tonge in midfield. dont you think we should play 4-2-2-2 or a 4-2-3-1 it would make sense to move brown and tonge into a defensive midfield role. and move austin, white and diouf into attacking midfield roles. i also think, that when ramon nunez comes back he deserves to atleast get 20 mins as a sub because atm, he is our 2nd fastest player, (white ofc) which is why white would make more of an LAM instead of a LM. its a big change, but we would have to spend alot of time training for it, all the better teams in the championrubbish is playing either 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 and it is better football. my opinion only though :) JOE MOT!

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I get most your point about changing formation to try add support for both Becchio and defence, but Nunez is out for the season so he's not running anywhere.

LUFC-Bob

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Its not the formation its just the style of play ,change from long ball to passing to feet we would look like arsenal rather than a sunday league team

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05 Nov 2012 15:09:04
i agree with maybe using wrong formation coz come on its like a 442 or 4411 with diouf jst behind striker i would like to see different formation. i would like to see something a bit more different

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I dont think we are playing the wrong formation. I just think we are playing 7 players who shouldn't be at Leeds United never mind in the team. JD

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05 nov 2012 10:00:47
bates will sign after chelsea game>
he will wait for a big gate and hes hoping chelsea will have a goal spree to see us off>
thats the type of person he is>
hes only got his own intrests at heart>

making money,stuff anyone else in his way!!!

times they are a changing!!!!!!!!

*****we will be strong we are united*******

leeds leeds leeds leeds leeds

ian h

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Thought this for ages now. Old master bates wants his pay day. Think we need to get knocked out and hope he sells before FA cup starts.

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Yeah because a category B game with probably a 30000 attendance is a massive payday. It's hardly going to set the financial world alight.

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Think your forgetting its also on sky so its fair to say kenny boy wont be selling until after this game

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