Leeds Banter Archive June 06 2018

06 Jun 2018 22:43:09
Everyone comparing Villa to us, but we never got parachute payments or the obscene Sky tv money they did. Think it's time PP were scrapped, as clubs are using them to sign other Champ clubs' players on obscene wages, just look at Stoke. If you get relegated ts, we never got a helping hand.

06 Jun 2018 23:35:39
Thought stoke might have learned about over-priced transfers over the last few years . and then £14M for Andre Gray?

07 Jun 2018 01:12:26
Robbie Folwer was a snip👍

07 Jun 2018 02:28:31
Parachute money part of the incentive to try get in the PL so it should stay. We might need it, once we did. Maybe should only last 2 seasons though, not 3.

07 Jun 2018 08:22:38
Should only last one season in my opinion, to aid clubs fund staff contracts etc. Clubs losing better players to other clubs is part and parcel of football, and they will usually get a transfer fee. Relegated teams having 3 years parachute payments is to try and help them get back to the promise land asap and rewards failure.

07 Jun 2018 08:57:28
The thing is Mezzer, they were brought in for that reason, but they're being abused by clubs to sign expensive players. Why can't relegated clubs just sell all their players, like we had to, to make up for the shortfall?

07 Jun 2018 09:38:19
Good points made on both sides, I do agree it rewards failure but believe pp should remain for one season to allow the club that time to readjust . I remember all the media comments regarding us, it sort of seems less intense in regards to Villa, not that I want them to go the same way as us (no fans deserve that) . I hope we try to get Snoddy back Ab up and him providing .

07 Jun 2018 10:05:57
Surely all players should have a clause in their contact which shows the salary level if relegated. After all it's the inflated wages that handcuffs a team and it was the players who got the team relegated. I do think some form of PP is required but in its presnt form it should only last one year.

07 Jun 2018 12:19:25
You would think so Leo but I believe in the main most clauses are regarding transfer fees. That said if you have a player on big money surly it makes sense to let them move if they want and get some one else at far less the wages . I think this is the problem with Villa, not only did they spend but there wage must have been a size last season.

07 Jun 2018 15:53:49
I think the PP should be scrapped altogether, finishing bottom of the PL gets you £95 - 100M in "prize money" why should they get more?

07 Jun 2018 18:56:12
We did get parachute payments - its just we were so far in debt already by that time that they couldn't be used to strengthen the team. some clubs come down with no debt so they have the money to spend.

06 Jun 2018 19:08:53
We ought to take advantage of the Villa financial situation. It was done to us 15 years ago. We should consider Elphick Hourihane Jedinak Hogan Adomah even Snoddy.

06 Jun 2018 19:39:57
Have we got the brass to do it though George? A lot of names being linked with us everyday at the moment but no done deals yet.

06 Jun 2018 20:14:49
Let's get real boys, we still being linked to mbakogu. The villa guys are out of our price range, couldn't afford their wages let alone the transfer fees.

06 Jun 2018 20:35:28
Key word there is “linked”! Exactly just how real are these links ? I suspect most are just lazy jerno drivel and click bait . Time will tell but I’m expecting a roller coaster ride of a summer transfer window, hopefully decent quality recruits though.

06 Jun 2018 21:15:15
I tell you what we could do. how about telling Bournemouth that we will forget what’s owed when Lewis makes his possible England debut and we will have Lewis Grabban instead! Fair deal IMO! Could that be possible?

06 Jun 2018 21:20:33
Mezzanine There could be a firesale over at Villa.

06 Jun 2018 21:34:09
Seems to me that Capri are desperate to unload Mbakogu. Hope we don't fall for it.

07 Jun 2018 08:26:38
Definitely some kind of fiddle on Ortas part of we do Lufcfev.

07 Jun 2018 08:42:53
George villas owner is a billionaire but rumours in the Midlands is he is disillusioned with owning the club and not prepared to keep pumping money into it now that they failed to reach the premiership. He is looking for a buyer. Yes some players will go but villa want good money and would we be able to match their wage demands.

07 Jun 2018 10:09:11
Hopefully Bielsa has looked at a tape of Mbakogu and said no way.

07 Jun 2018 15:56:09
Mezzer, the owners stupid rich but he's not only disillusioned he's having trouble moving his money out of China for some reason

07 Jun 2018 18:57:18
not sure most of them are links. You get a lot of stories on the t'interweb stating 'Leeds United should buy this or that player' - that's not a link its just someone suggesting a name they think we should be in for to get viewers on their lousy sites. AKA click-bait.

06 Jun 2018 16:46:00
Looks like Pontus is backtracking about recent reports . something about everything being lost in translation ! ! funny that ;)

06 Jun 2018 19:04:35
Meaning George right again. He is Leeds.

06 Jun 2018 19:31:16
Ah, you're never wrong George :)

06 Jun 2018 07:40:59
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 6th June 2018