Leeds Banter Archive February 08 2018

08 Feb 2018 23:02:16
right getting bit fed up with all the hecky hating. i understand if people don't like him that is personal and everyone is allowed to hate but here is some questions 1. when was the last time we got a manager from another team and they were gutted to let him go? (I honestly can not remember and don't think we have done it since i have been leeds fan in 89) 2. when was the last time we got a manager who media and other fans didn't respond to in one of the following ways
a. Who is he? b. Washed up unemployed
c. just a joke the outside world finally respect a manager we have hired, why would some of us then mock that? seems very odd to me

{Ed007's Note - You could have ended up with future England manager Mark 'The Magic Hat' Warburton.}

09 Feb 2018 00:25:56
Absolutely right, why go on about the lad before he's even started. Hopefully he'll see out his contract and then get a 4 year one which will mean that we're back where we belong :)

09 Feb 2018 06:51:33
Bermondsey well stop all the love for this prat and what a great guy he is which he Not

09 Feb 2018 06:52:30
AL let’s hope he don’t

{Ed001's Note - so you don't want Leeds to succeed? And you wonder why, with pathetic comments like that, people keep asking if you actually support Leeds!}

09 Feb 2018 07:45:15
Well said Bermo!

09 Feb 2018 09:39:29
Ed I love my club but can't stand this bloke too. I've been on this planet long enough to know it 6_12 months there will be someone else in that seat. It's left me feeling really underwhelmed. Wonder if Gary neville would of got this sort of reception from everyone? I doubt it

09 Feb 2018 09:43:06
Whiteman. Grow up. It was a one off comment. Jeez Do you think all the players support leeds. He is a proffessional. He said leeds were too good to turn down. He made up his mind in hours to leave his beloved barnsley. that's how much he wants the job.

09 Feb 2018 10:00:36
Love him, or hate him. I don't care. We go to watch and support Leeds united; the football team, the club, the players in the shirt. It's as simple as that.

09 Feb 2018 11:26:29
Well said Bright. I’ve never met the man so will not judge him because he’s a Barnsley fan. Was he a cheap option? Probably. But imo he deserves a fair crack at the job. He knows the league, which many have been crying out for, and has a good record of bringing through young talent and with all the youngsters we have is hopefully a good thing.

Unlikely to happen but what if he were to get us promoted this season would the anti Heck lads still be of the same opinion? Martyn excluded obviously as him and Heck must have had a major fall out in a previous life!

09 Feb 2018 18:40:20
Was there so much animosity when O'Dreary brought Brian Kidd to ER?

08 Feb 2018 16:57:20
I admire the Heck's optimism, despite most journalists saying our play-off hopes are all but over. The fact is, there are still 16 games (48 points) to play for. At this stage last year, Fulham (who finished 6th) had accumulated 46 points and finished the season with 80 points, which has been the highest points total for a sixth placed team in the previous four seasons (72, 78 and 74 previously) . So if we took an average of 76 points, we could still achieve what Fulham achieved last season with room to breathe! It will mean very few f**k ups but if we get on a roll, who knows? MM (My Stella glass is always half full) !

08 Feb 2018 17:35:47
Yes but Fulham had a good team.

08 Feb 2018 17:48:54
No better than ours Simon. MM

08 Feb 2018 18:12:17
32 points out of 48 would get us to 76 . 10 wins and 2 draws out of 16 games ? With all the players firing you would like to think you could give it a go. Looking at the fixtures . 9 wins 4 draws and 3 defeats would be a very good return and would get us to 75 points . Think all the teams will take points off each other making it very tight.

08 Feb 2018 20:33:16
Michael is right a handful of points off playoffs and all to play for.

08 Feb 2018 21:23:33
16 games to play and a manager with a record of 1 win in 16! Wow and your reply talking about play offs

08 Feb 2018 21:35:32
Bloody hell Mart, what's up?

08 Feb 2018 21:46:55
Martyn agreed mate

08 Feb 2018 22:43:36
No confidence in this that. I hate him more than he hates Leeds. Didn't feel this bad when hockaday was signed

08 Feb 2018 22:58:45
Martyn that is blind hatred, which is fine. But to say you feel worse than Hockaday is just blind. We need to listen to what others are saying, bright young talented coach, coach that the team who lost him wanted to keep (seriously someone tell me last time that happened? i don't think it has in my lifetime? ) , someone who won promotion and kept a team up despite losing best players and with a budget of 1 pound. I don't mind hatred i hate Arsenal with all my heart but then stupidy is something else. you have to respect the job heck done with Barnsley as much as i have to respect arsneal have won stuff and play nice football (sometimes)

09 Feb 2018 06:05:35
Bermondsey your missing the point mate he hates Leeds how can you except he in just because you think he will win.

09 Feb 2018 07:48:11
He hated Leeds as a child because they were huge rivals to the team he supported. I hated mushrooms when i was a child but I've grown up since then. if you are going to refer to a quote please can you at least read/listen to it and understand it before you quote it out of context?

09 Feb 2018 09:43:11
As for getting promotion and keeping them up yea well done. How Theydon this year berm? Oh yea looking like going down. He's jumped ship so it's not on his CV coward

09 Feb 2018 23:27:51
again a joke so what, apprently revie hated leeds and never wanted to join, most players hate leeds or have no idea who they are. i couldn't care he is couldn't stand leeds he obviously now wants leeds to win to keep his job, if he does his job well then i will love him

08 Feb 2018 13:33:19
Maybe kiwi was right. Maybe tc was that bad that ortas signings for first team are majority good. I mean. 80% of team were playing crap anyway when we know they are not that bad. Maybe tc was the main problem. Time will tell. See how they react now. i'm happy if grot. Cyblicki. Alioski. Eukaban all step up and improve. Think we seen all lassoga has got so bye bye. i'm going to be intrigued for next 6-8 weeks. See what happens.

08 Feb 2018 17:55:46
time will tell - if Hecky can't get a tune out of them either then that might tell us more about whether they are any good or not. Problem is you can't tell based on the limited data we have. if you gave me a Ferrari you would probably say based on the way i drive it it was a rubbish car but it would be my driving abilities to blame - in the hands of someone else it could be a world beater. if you give it to 5 people of different abilities and nobody could drive it properly then maybe you start to look at the car and think 'its the car to blame'.

08 Feb 2018 12:04:34
Top Marks to Radz for his comments. He is a breath of fresh air. Talking sense with no BS a love of Leeds and a desire to succeed. When you hire a manager in any industry it's a gamble, no one will guarantee succes no matter the CV. It is down to you to balance the presentation the CV and the gamble and in the end all lot of it is a gut feeling. Radz took a punt with TC as many owners have done. Some have come good, some sadly not. There was no guarantee the Pep would succeed at City. Much less of a gamble I would agree but still a gamble. Radz has taken the same punt with Hecky but I assume his no nonsense approach and his liking for forward moving, high pressing football, won him over. So as with many I was dissappointed when I heard the noname Heckinbottom was declared but I am more than happy to put my faith in Radz and give the man a chance. Luckily, for him, his honeymoon period is with a lack of players. Not his fault at all so he gets to ease in slowly, until the Derby game. The only thing I can now see looming is the next rash challenge of Pontus and his dissappearance for 4 games. Still good luch PH and MOT.

08 Feb 2018 14:54:43
Leodis sorry the only air coming out, is from the wrong end and of course he would say has a love for Leeds more bull where was he when no one come forward to buy Leeds many times over the years nowhere, them One day he thinks he would like to invest in football so off he went and bloody asked his mate Kenny who do you think I could invest in oh says kenny try Leeds, and that is what his did don’t think he loves Leeds he didn’t even know us, that love for you bull after bull, out Radz, thumbs down come on

08 Feb 2018 18:10:37
And who's going to come in if Radz goes then Whiteman? I'm beginning to think you're just a wind up merchant!

08 Feb 2018 20:20:30
Maybe Whiteman would like to see Ken Bates back or GFH

08 Feb 2018 21:28:34
A Leeds fan? I've always had my doubts.

08 Feb 2018 21:34:03
Pawlo just join the bandwagon mate I say what I feel unlike you, brainwashed unable to think for yourself, would you like clough back if he was still around, after he said that LEEDs cheated, should put all the medals they had in the bin, I don’t think so. You can dress it up and say it’s professional and all that bull like some have not me. As for radz he’s only an investment man says what you brainwashed supporters like to hear, tells you he loves leedsa club he did know until Kenny told his get the bloody picture and you all fall for it,

09 Feb 2018 06:10:10
Corkwhite 7pm expresses is on its way go and play

08 Feb 2018 08:49:14
Change of topic what's everyone's predictions for Saturday against that other lot? going to let heart rule the head and say 2-1 to us but with them playing 3-5-2 think heck will go with 3 in the middle of the park or a 4-1-4-1 hopefully

08 Feb 2018 11:10:02
At the start of the season this is a game we would have all expected to win. Way things have panned out its going to be a test. Still think we are good enough so go for 2-1 to us. May end up with a draw though.

08 Feb 2018 12:15:18
As everyone is starting to return my only fear now is the cloud hanging over Pontus's next yellow especially as the next game is potentially physical and everyone should be trying that little bit harder.