Leeds Banter Archive January 06 2014

06 Jan 2014 22:31:04
Someone needs to tell Brian McDermott about Ryan Gauld from dundee utd. Just what we need, Real Madrid was said to be scouting him earlier last year and has been called the scottish messi with his dribbling skill. Would love him and mackay-Steven at Leeds, both young and promising and wouldn't require massive transfer fees. The lads only 17. Would be a great signing, just watch some of his games this season.

Lets get some more Scots. Successful leeds teams always have atleast one scotsman.
e.g. Bremner Gray Lormier etc. Revie
McAllister Strachan - Wilko
O'leary had none and didn't succeed
Snodgrass - Grayson

It;s the Leeds United rule - Scotsmen + Leeds = success! This is because Scotsmen play with pride and passion.

So We don't have a Scotsman then

We'd never get Ryan Gauld in a million years. GMS is the one to go after though.

Think they were suggesting more scots rather than us not having any.

Lad looks impressive but contracted till 2017 and with everton, and real madrid scouting him I don't think he'd come cheap.

Dundee were doing alright league wise don't know if they'd let 'em go too easily either.

We won't get Ryan gauld he said himself the other day that he wanted to move abroad we couldn't afford him anyway wishful thinking would be class and show some real intent by owners but takeover looks like the old ken bates ploy of saying takeover or investment before window then nothing happens we will see but ain't see nothing to get me excited yet.

O Leary had Dom matteo!

Some people write before they think i'm afraid ;(

O'Leary didn't succeed? He got Leeds into the Chapions league. That's quite successful. Man U won't be that successful next season.

Is Ross McCormack not Scottish?

DOL had David Hopkin also. Not amazing but was always solid in midfield.

Crmd

06 Jan 2014 19:52:29
reading a lot of people slating BMCD on here, not trusting him with his transfer deals. I think people forget he was a scout at reading, they had a successful team and have found a load of quality players from lower leagues, lita, kitson, hunt, long, le fondre and many more. he should be given a few seasons to get his own team together because its tough with the budget he is given to assemble his own team. I hope we wrap up the cameron deal and he gets the best out of the young lad, I hear rumours of kevin phillips which could be a good deal, on and off the pitch! let's all just keep marching on together!

Wouldn't be surprised to see K.Phillips joining us. A great striker who's scored everywhere he's played and he's free! BMcD keeps talking about wanting a leader on the pitch and in the dressing room Phillips could be his man. Looks like Stewart is a done deal. Wondering which other realistic targets people would like to see us sign? A. LeFondre, N.Maynard are realistic. A few mid's could be G.Dorrans (bit expensive though) Scott Sinclair not getting any game time with W.B.A either.
EnnisWhite

Totally Agree . let's not get carried away just yet.

I like someone who is positive.Supported Leeds since early Revie years.Seen the Bad, the Good and the Fantastic.Love my Home Team and wear the shirt with pride .Good or Bad.Sign ALF and look at the 2 Scottish Kids.

Richie Wellens could be that leader type too, I'm quite happy to sit January out and see what happens, even if a week in it seems like forever.

06 Jan 2014 19:08:01
Strikers I'd be happy to see join the club:
Adam Le Fondre
Leigh Griffiths
Billy McKay
John Guidetti (loan)
Chris Wood.

All realistic and affordable targets I feel.

Said before guidetti got to be worth a look and ALF what about loanees on the wing gnarby arsnal a gary m s dundee

Not sure about McKay.
No chance of Guidetti.
Woods - pricey.
ALF & Griffiths both good value for money.
Need service though.
Gnabry, Dorrens, Burke, Hoolahan players like these are realistic & urgently required.

Villa are after Hoolahan though

Gnabry will probably stop at Aresnal now Wallcott out

06 Jan 2014 20:49:45
hoolahan isn't realistic and gnabry won't be able to leave now walcotts out

07 Jan 2014 11:45:57
Guidetti should play for us, were only 30-40 miles from Manchester and were crying out for a striker + excitement. Cannot see a problem. Were always getting left behind

06 Jan 2014 18:25:39
I would love to see ALF join us but failing that.
One of the best bargains out there is Stevie May.Would prob cost 1mill or less. 21 & knows exactly where the back of the net is. His goal to games ratio is 1:2 & he's played over 100 senior games.
Forget 3mill players like Wells (although I would love to see him at Leeds).I can't see us paying that kind of money for 1 player when we need to buy sensibly, considering the level of squad strengthening we require.
Also, surely Maynard & Dorrens are worth a shout.

I just don't see it - why would we need forwards, they will never see the ball against the better teams. We need a new midfield urgently if we are to compete at the top end of the division. Ross & Smith will score if they get the ammunition and hopefully a new midfield may also find the net.

06 Jan 2014 15:41:35
Brian. Hijack the hull . Gradel deal! Ring him now! He is just what we need and us fans all need a lift! That would do the job nicely! Do it now! i'm sure he would come with the right deal. We are all sick of all the empty promises!
bob wakefield

Got a feeling we were his first option, but we couldn't afford to offer his salary. his agent has found a club who can.

Hi Bob do we really want gradel back?
He deserted us for grass greener and he's been constantly injured since he left.
We need a winger but I think we need someone whos LEEDS through and through not a DESERT RAT ;)

Agree with u andy

I loved Gradel when he was here, but time to move on. Remember he put in a transfer request and I thought his attitude against West Ham, when he missed the peno, was appalling and he thought he was too good for us.

06 Jan 2014 20:53:22
no one can moan the fact he left. i'm sure if the club was putting money in the club r best players wouldn't of left

06 Jan 2014 14:39:56
lets face facts our squad is not good enough to mount a promotion push this season
lets stop all the talking I know and sympathise with positive fans after all the goings on in the last 10 years or so we are still big leeds fans and still the best supported club in england. but with a squad like ours we won't even finish top half of the table let alone playoffs. defeat to rochdale in the fa cup proved that but I for one am glad that we are out and concentrate on the league . hopefully by the end of jan I am proved wrong and by end of may proved totally wrong

06 Jan 2014 17:24:12
Defeat to Rochdale only proves that we didn't turn up on the day. It is not a reflection of our current level. Overall the squad is obviously not good enough for play off's and it would take a lot of luck to qualify for top 6. I do believe however we are currently top 10 material just! and hopefully January will improve that.

Agree with above comment, we didn't turn against Rochdale and all over the Christmas period, but we are 8th in a very competitive league and still all to play for! Let's hope we sign some decent players and so what we are really made of . Super super super Leeds united .

No we didn't turn up against rochdale but mmmm 6 points from 18.
yes we have a good current level.?
shrew leeds

06 Jan 2014 14:22:54
seems like hull city are in for max gradel we get stewart they get gradel I no which one I would rather have belly the white

Yeah I would rather have stewart signing gradel would just be like getting back with a ex very rarely works out the 2nd time around time to move on!

06 Jan 2014 13:48:18
Gradel to hull on all accounts. Gutted. Its on ssn transfer centre.

06 Jan 2014 12:44:26
In my opinion what we need:
Right winger, pace, creativity, skill: GMS - £1.2m approx.
Left winger, creativity, pace, skill: Alexandre Bonnet (Le Havre) £600k approx.
Centre midfielder, goals, passing, creativity: Ed Upson (Yeovil) £250k approx.
Goalscorer, powerful striker, good link up play: Chris Wood - £2m approx.
GK, young, talented: Sam Slocombe (Scunthorpe) - £400k approx.

Approx being my estimation of their value.

If the new owners have money, that's who I'd go for.

Sell:
Varney, Brown, Norris, Ashdown, Drury, White.

Loan:
Dawson, Poleon, Thompson, Cairns, Walters.

Thoughts?

Some great shouts there. Bonnet's a decent player. can't see us pulling off a transfer for Chris Wood though.

Why would Varney, Brown, Norris, Ashdown, Drury, want to leave when they have contracts that don't run out till the summer and they are on better wages than any other club would pay

Leicester are set to sign Kevin Phillips, hopefully that will make Wood more likely to leave.

George, I agree they aren't likely to go, but with the promise of first team football, maybe they'd prefer to go elsewhere. We just need some players off the wage bill.

Hi I totally agree we NOT going to get any decent players in while we still paying the wages to our dead wood players but!!
Most the players you have mentioned are dead wood at other clubs?
Apart from Le-fondre I can't see any of these players that are puling any trees up.
Cumon leeds

No, they're all starters for their teams, except for Chris Wood who's currently not in favour at Leicester. None of them are deadwood.

06 Jan 2014 11:01:28
I see Man City are after £250k compensation for Abdisalem Ibrahim, I say that is an almighty bargain, the lad has talent, plus if we can get him we might be able to persuade John Guidetti to signing on loan, what a double deal that would be by the way, and for hardly any money at all.

I'd imagine McDermott is aware of these type of players, whether or not he goes in for them is another thing, but both been made available by the City manager.

Nicky Maynard has been linked by someone on here, another player who could do well for us, but the midfield support has to be there, which we currently don't have, well not on a consistant basis anyway.

I know he isn't a McDermott type of player (because of age) but Wes Hoolahan could do a job for us, he has hardly been played this season and is someone I believe we were linked with in the past, when he plays he always looks dangerous, and 3 seasons back (10/11) he ripped the Championship apart, earning him a place in the Championship team of the year, I have no doubt he would have a huge impact on the league again. I know Aston Villa are interested, but we need to get in ahead of them.

MOT

SussexLeeds

Good post. This is the level and type of player Leeds should be in the market for. Not messing about with very average players simply because they call themselves 'a winger'. Even if the players mentioned above are not available (or move elsewhere), they are at the level that we need (ie; better than we have now).

Make no mistake. Wes Hoolahan would definitely improve this squad.
Good call.

06 Jan 2014 08:55:03
Saturday was a total embarrasment, only Kenny can hold his head up the rest should give us all a refund out of their wages,

Wootton was like a rabbit in the headlights

Austin was awful what has happened to him?

Byram at least tried as did Smith & McCormack

This was the worst we have played this season with last saturday being very close. This squad is very limited and no where near good enough, a couple of players in the window will help but forget your 30,000 crowds who will spend good money to watch us at the moment.

Rochdale were by far the better side and deserved the win, that's any extra cup revenue to spend on players gone for this season. poor, poor poor

06 Jan 2014 01:53:46
I can't see how every one can slag off Stewart before he's even signed, anyone who was at Charlton v Leeds this season would agree with me when I say that he looked by far the most dangerous player on the pitch (with the exception of mccormack), he had pace, skill, was direct and creative - just the type of player we need to put crosses into the box for Smith.
MOT
southernwhite

I was at the match and along with leeds and charlton fans I would disagree, other than the volley which was 1 of 3 goals this season, he was not even in the game. From what I can remember Stewart and their other winger had the most appalling crosses which would always go out of play. He is nothing special. Their winger Harriot who got substituted was their best player

06 Jan 2014 09:52:23
Jan 2013 we lost Bechio and our season was over. 2014 things don't look a whole lot better, we have new players & manager. To be honest we have an average squad if we are to be serious about promotion we need a major overhaul and some quality / experienced replacements. Blackburn bossed us off the field as did Forest our midfield is inexperienced, easily overrun and lacking physical presence ( sorry Rudy but there are 40+ games a season not 15 ). We may win a few and get optimistic but we really have no hope with this squad. I think we should start planning for next season, really who is worth keeping? Byram, Mowatt, Wooton etc all just potential and Ross? The rest could be easily replaced with much of the same from any squad in the division. We need a smaller quality squad at the moment I feel we have mediocrity in depth. See you all at the Leicester game were I fear we will get bossed of the field again.

06 Jan 2014 00:56:09
dj cambell will NOT join leeds united this gets mentioned every single window and never ever happens and i'm glad it doesent

{Ed003's Note - I'd go as far as putting money on it and I'm a tight git.}

Hav a word with DJ he might even fix it for you