Leeds Banter Archive June 08 2011

 

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08 Jun 2011 22:34:09
'Sick of all these alan smith rumours we don't need that turncoat man utd scum filth back at leeds , lets go the whole way and re-sign kewell aswell then, NO SMITH AT ELLAND ROAD ONCE A SCUMMER ALWAYS A SCUMMER'
In the immortal words of Buzz Lightyear - You are a sad strange little man and you have my pity - farewell!

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People who dont like Smith are not real fans you obviously dont know what happened when he left

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People who dont like Smith are not real fans you obviously dont know what happened when he left

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People who dont like Smith are not real fans you obviously dont know what happened when he left

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:) its disgusting that we always blame Smudger when the whole Ridsdale and Kransner times make Bates look like an absolutely lovely bloke!!! fact even a tight shrewd old git like Bates would even consider Smith speaks volumes!

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08 Jun 2011 21:31:44
Sick of all these alan smith rumours we don't need that turncoat man utd scum filth back at leeds , lets go the whole way and re-sign kewell aswell then, NO SMITH AT ELLAND ROAD ONCE A SCUMMER ALWAYS A SCUMMER
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How can you compare Smithy with Kewell? Smith refused to accept his signing fee when he went to ManUre saving the club £2m when we were desperate for cash whereas Kewell ripped the club off. As for once a scummer always a scummer I have two words for you Johnny Giles!

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08 Jun 2011 21:11:39
HI
One of the greast midfield prayers we ever had came from the scum
JOHNY GILES so come on dont be so negative if smith comes back let see how he plays give him a chance

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Greenhoff, Cantona, Irwin, Giles, Jordan, McQueen the list goes on, leave Smith alone he would be more than welcome back at Leeds.

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Leave Smith alone> he isnt a nipper.
I still find his business deal with Ferg back in January of that summer he left quite intresting. ;) Think some people are just blindly following all this rubbish about him leaving his tranfer fee to Leeds etc, its just words, no proof. Maybe he got that money back in other ways?
But I agree about players coming are way from Man utd no one moaned about Pugh etc. But its how Man Utd go about bagging their man that I find distasteful.

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08 Jun 2011 21:01:09
smith has been linked with leeds it was in the paper 2day not sure if it was the star or the sun but he is also linked with west ham who are more likely to match his wage demands even tho he is a leeds lad he has worked with big sam b4.wud be a great singing 4 leeds tho.

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Grayson knows wat hes doing and difinatly knows better than you if he wants smith to play for us then let him choose MOT

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Grayson knows wat hes doing and difinatly knows better than you if he wants smith to play for us then let him choose MOT

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Would you say the same if he didn't want your crush back.*ROLLSEYES*

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08 Jun 2011 20:56:08
Grayson sign him up! He captained Newcastle in the championship and did a good job now he can do the same for Leeds. He left about 8 years ago now what's the point dwelling on the past. If a player is going to make the team stronger then sign him it's in leeds' best interest!

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08 Jun 2011 20:03:19
just seen carlton palmer and david batty having a kick around in roundhay park is it? with johnson and killkenny going?

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08 Jun 2011 19:48:48
We dont want Smith.What would he bring exactly?

Lets face it , we are only going to sign Blankety Blank!!

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08 Jun 2011 18:43:56
Sick of all these alan smith rumours we don't need that turncoat man utd scum filth back at leeds , lets go the whole way and re-sign kewell aswell then, NO SMITH AT ELLAND ROAD ONCE A SCUMMER ALWAYS A SCUMMER

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If you was a true Leeds fan you'd know that Alan Smith didn't have the option of where to play! He HAD to go to scum because of the debt we were in. He's a Leeds fan through and through!

Welcome back the boy who gave us great memories in Europe!


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I got to agree we sold him because we needed the money, Once a scummer always a scummer are you one of these fans who turn up got no interest in the football just spend the game shouting at the aways fans

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Once a Scummer always a Scummer? really - I bet Gordon Strachan is one of your favorite Leeds players, which team did we sign him from again? I bet he isn't a Scummer. . get over yourself you jumped up idiot.

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Add Joe Jordan to that list. Oh and a large proportion of the best leeds team ever the 60's/70's team, we bought a whole lot of them from Scum, but still they remained loyal to leeds didn't they.

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Joe Jordan and Alan McQueen went the other way. McQueen makes my blood boil- he seems to forget he ever played for the mighty whites.

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It was Gordon McQueen but yeh know what u mean. We could do a lot worse than re-signing Smith.
----------------------------------------Alan Smith is the sort of player Leeds need (providing he stays injury free). He has got bottle, determination and experience. Qualities, which at times, were lacking in the Leeds side last season.

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His money really kept us from going under didn't it!
This is exactly why he shouldnt return, he splits the fan base.
May I add can all the Smith fan girls please refrain from posting continually as seperate posters, its just becoming irritating! We get it some are for the move, others against, but its childish to make it look like your seperate posters when you clearly arent.

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Will people stop refering to Alan Smith as a boy, it's ridiculous and embarrassing!

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08 Jun 2011 18:34:23
If you was a true Leeds fan you'd know that Alan Smith didn't have the option of where to play! He HAD to go to scum because of the debt we were in. He's a Leeds fan through and through!

Welcome back the boy who gave us great memories in Europe!
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I would love smith back dunt matter that he played for scum it only a team not like we turning into the reds is it. But smith had the option spurs or scum and he chose titles and Money

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He isn't a BOY for pete's sake, how old are you?
And what does being a true Leeds fan have anything to do with wether Smith went because he had no other option or not? Their will always be questions about the move despite what Bates puppet says about his move, people questioning that doesnt make them any less a Leeds fan. Have you even been to an away game this season? Maybe the poster has supported Leeds more than you have financial, surely that adds more weight to being a fan, than some teenager claiming if you dont support a move back for Smith you arent a real Leeds fan. Grow up!
Look what happened the last time Leeds fans didnt question the Leeds board, no wonder people are cynical, or do you believe we're meant to believe everything the club churns out?

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08 Jun 2011 18:11:19
to start with i am a leeds fan, im sure i speak for about 80-90% of leeds fans here, (real ones) yes smudger went to play for the last team on earth we would have wanted him to, but the question isn't why did he go there, as all leeds fans know it was a forced sale to them because they were the team with the cheek and cash to offer for him at the time we needed the money so desperately, the question is at what cost to leeds and smudger himself did he sign for man u??? in my opinion, he played his part in saving the club we (leeds fans) love by going reluctantly to them, and lets be honest its only so bitter because it was to them and not someone else! ! smudger went also at the expected risk of knowing how much it would pain us loyal leeds fans to go there but knew he had little choice at the time of being pressured into it. .
but he got us part of the money we needed to stay afloat, so fair enough we all were gutted at the time but as the saying goes "we'r gona stay with you forever, atleast until the world stops going round" i also remember him in an interview saying he would love to come back some day and play for us again due to unfinished business. . how about bringing him back, seeing the effort and drive he showed us in the mighty white shirt again, getting us promotion and scoring the winner against the old enemy. . all is forgiven smudge, welcome home LUFC4LIFE

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Well said
hes more than welcome to pull on the shirt again.

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He saved the club lol, so we avoided finacial meltdown did we because of Smith? Dont make me laugh. A month or two extra possibly, but did he hell like save us. Some people on here need to stop believing or wanting to believe in a fairytale. Money talks, he's a profesional footballer that moved on because of his own ambitions, he didnt have a gun to his head, and no one forced him to flick V signs at Leeds fans and stick the knife in further when we'd just been relegated claiming he wasnt a championship player. I bet all you Smith fans popping up out of the woodworks have all been following him at the SCUM and at Newcastle, you arent a true Leeds fan, you idolise a one particular footballer, nothing more! He's on too higher wages, do you 'true' so called leeds fans wanna risk are stable sitaution because of an overpaid injury prone hasbeen? Yes you really have the best interests in the club, all to see your hero back. *Rollseyes*

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No you dont speak for 80/90% of Leeds fans.....far from it.

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No problem with Smith coming back from Man u/Newcastle in principle. Problem is he isn't good enough any more due to injuries. That goes double for Woodgate. We need a consistent mid field and defence not one that has to be chopped and changed every few weeks due to sick leave. Lets get some experienced, strong and consistent players who can do the job week in week out. That excludes Smithy, Woodgate, Johnson(M) and probably Bowyer now he is a year older. Add Parker to the list as well.

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08 Jun 2011 16:28:59
Gotta say if i had to choose between Smith and Kewell, it would be Smith to come back
Theres only one team worse than Scum, and that's Galatasaray
Everything we did for Kewell and he goes and play for them
Personally would not take Smith back far too injury prone
Unless its pay as you play

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Does it matter who they have played for at the end of the day there are good players and that's all that matters

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08 Jun 2011 15:57:03
I work for the Swedish FA and help English club staff arrange visits to Swedish Clubs and get Visa's etc.

Leeds have sent scouts and representitives to Sweden in the hope of players that are willing to move for the type of wages leeds are able to offer. Emanuel Svensson and William Leandersson both of Mjallby AIF are apparantly impressing quite a bit. Expect Leeds to announce a pre-season tour of Sweden with Mjallby and Malmo (reserves) listed as teams they are playin

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You don't need a VISA to visit Sweden from the UK. I have visited and worked in Sweden many times.

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You do to work out there.

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08 Jun 2011 15:37:31
uncle is a groundsman at leeds, he says they are in talks with bendtner over a loan deal and close to finalising permanent deals for peter crouch and adel taraabt
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is ur uncle peter kay. . .
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Think your uncles been spending too much time smoking the grass instead of cutting it.

Interesting to see what happens with Alan Smith now though

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Must be good grass hes smoking, genuine info please, stop making stuff up

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Your uncle needs to stop smoking crack

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08 Jun 2011 15:28:12
Smith, Danns and Norris in to enforce the midfield, but no solid players available to strengthen defence. will this be enough?

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Nope we need midfielders and defenders

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08 Jun 2011 14:29:23
I know this rumour is mentioned whenever the transfer window is open. But I've heard a lot more that Alan Smith could possibly joining. Apparently he's met KB and when the wages was mentioned, nothing was a problem. And with KB saying he expects to bring in quality free players because he will spend the transfer fees on wages instead. . Just makes you think really.

Alan Smith - Quality player (Huge wages)
Ken Bates - Not buying players, wanting to spend transfer fees on wages instead. .

You do the maths.
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Where did you hear this? How could you possibly know this conversation took place? Load of bullshi*t
Smith will never return to play for leeds, anyone who kisses the man united badge is not worthy and he is rubbish.

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Try reading the article on the website before you dismiss a story, idiot.

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08 Jun 2011 12:41:41
just a feeling but there are undercurrents of significant things happening in the background at leeds:

delay in announcing sponsor
delay in new shirt (linked to above)
delay in pre season arrangements
players leaving without any effort from Leeds to keep them
no solid transfer activity at all

all the above are symptoms of something we are unaware of and adds up to something going on within the club??

watch this space??

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Did u wanna keep them?

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You got a point

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Were keeping the same kit as well weve organisend alot of frienldies

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08 Jun 2011 12:25:49
ok, everyones saying we would welcome smithy back. Leeds fans are FICKLE so after a whil when he starts playing well they will all love him. ok he would get boos when he first comes back.

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Exactly!

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08 Jun 2011 12:19:02
Alan Smith has agreed to take a pay cut from £60,000 p/w to £500 p/w to come back to Leeds. This is to fit in with Leeds United's current wage structure.

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08 Jun 2011 12:09:29
Mike Grella has left Leeds to train with New York Cosmos and can play in any of their Pre Season freindlies so for People saying his going to Carlisle that's not true

Its official on leedsunited.com

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08 Jun 2011 11:26:16
As a leeds fan it hurts me to say that we won't be in the push for top 6 unlesss bates spends cash and changes the wage structure! there are quality players willing to make the step down from the PL but we are missing out for finanical reasons!
but hey . . maybe a russian billionaire will pop along soon. . . worked for chelsea right?. .

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Missing out on who???

tell me out of all the frees who has been snapped up???
danns-no
gudjohnson-no
lichaj-no
norris-no

just a few. . . .

no one has missed out on any1, don't think we are out of the range of any players capable of this division until they have signed, for me we are stable and grayson got in journeymen tokeep us in the division which they did. i feel there will be movement but we will not know until they have signed on the dotted line as always

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08 Jun 2011 11:12:12
every true leeds fan knows that leeds like to keep their transfer targets secret until a few days before signing them. so until 1st july i wouldn't really pay attention to much on here, we need a new back four!

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08 Jun 2011 08:14:33
why are u lot being so negative? its the 2nd week into june! bates was never tight at chelsea and if he didn't come to our team we would still be in the s**t. none of the freebies we have been linked with have actually been snapped up by anyone yet. have optimism and faith afterall we are leeds! if it comes to the point where there is 2 weeks to go till season starts then i will join u guys but at the moment your suddenly saying we are a selling club etc, did bates not just reject a bid from norwich for snoddy??? we have only released players we don't need and becchio signed a new deal during the season so he didn't have a prob with wages, u guys are NOT acting like whites whatsoever!

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""if he didn't come to our team we would still be in the s**t.""

No we wouldn't worst case we would have gone into Administration 2 year ealier whilst we were still int he championship and that was before the 10point reduction rule, you need to have a good hard look at the facts if you really think Bates saved Leeds United!

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He aint exactly destroyed us. . .yet i know but facing facts whats point in pointing fingers until all free players have actually been signed??

we have a decent squad and only a few defensive signings wud make it a better one. maybe he didn't save us, maybe he is being safe or just being tight at least he aint risdale

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Just a silly old fart who never knows when to bow out , likes to be the big "i am"chairman, Leeds would always have been bought.He found Chelsea a multi millionaire why not us?

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U never know, my dad keeps insisting that if we did push a reach pl then he prob has one of his pals in line from monte carlo.
i feel that blame should be pointed though at the end of the transfer window rather than the start of it

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He by putting the club into admin, wiped the debt and stop them from going out of business. If he hdan't of done this Leeds would have been playing in some unibond s**te league and having to come from the lower leagues. The club was in the s**t, it went to lowest possible place ever for Leeds. Though now it is on even ground, making money and everything is stable again. He has made the club profitable again and a very attractive buy to someone if the club gets back in the premier league. He knows exactly what he is going and the club is going in the right direction. Whether you like the man or not he has turned things round for Leeds. Look to the future! We are Leeds! ! Where not famous any more! ! MOT

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Wake up to yourselves Ken Bates kept Leeds in business! !

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Its true he has done us good

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08 Jun 2011 07:32:37
NEW 2011/2012 leeds kit to be unveiled today when online stored is reinstated later this morning.

I hear it will be a very disappointing summer in terms of transfers into elland road and a couple of our better players will leave for higher wages elsewhere

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