Leeds Banter Archive January 09 2012

 

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09 Jan 2012 23:06:19
Watching the Leeds game on the computer quite nice to hear two commentators admit that Leeds are playing a similar way to the clubs at the bottom half of the premier league!

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09 Jan 2012 22:58:34
Well done tonight. Ideal in some respects. Played ok, didn't get thrashed, not a humiliating scoreline and a few positives like Thompson. Can now concentrate on the league. The only two negatives a)Townsend looked more like Sanchez Watt than Gradel. b) We didn't look fluent going forward, though i accept thats not easy playing away at the Emirates.

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09 Jan 2012 22:12:02
Anyone moaning about tonight should give themselves a good slap! We put up a decent fight, only lost 1-0, no replay - job done. Now for the serious stuff!

The only criticism I would have tonight is I think we saw why Townsend isn't a Premiership player yet. May have been trying too hard, considering he's a Spurs man playing against their enemy. Still feel he'll be a great asset in the Championship though.

MOT!!

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Agree entirely with this, but I am going to hereby start up the official Leeds United PAMAE club, because reading down tonights coments it is quite obvious that some people with P*ss And Moan About Everything, no matter what Leeds do?

Considering we are without our two best players, Howson and Snodgrass (yes go on moan about that too!) and also the likes of Somma and Kisnorbo, the lads done good tonight against a Premiership team away from home?

If we were ACTUALLY in the premiership I would have been happy with that result, and we aren't!

Well done to all those who are backing Grayson despite what he has to work with, and for recognising that Bates helped the club survive.

We need to get behind Grayson and the team, not keep jumping on their back whenever anything goes wrong.....

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09 Jan 2012 21:59:13
Think the lads can take credit for that performance to say our defence is our worst part of the team , no one can say they defended badly... Put the body's on the line.. Credit to them ..MOT , Jd

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They had 11 men in defence last night not spread allover the park the defence was bound to look better

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09 Jan 2012 21:52:08
Lost 1-0 , no surprise. I didn't watch the game as no ESPN. My son has however and he kept me informed. Also I watched SS News where Perry Groves kept giving a report. Apparently we hardly got in their half but our defence and goalie played well. But this is the problem isn't it? getting in the opponents half. We cant do it very well because we have no creativity and no midfield that can control a game. If we had a strong midfield the forwards would get more support and the defence would get more protection. This is the major problem. We need a midfield general and a hard working coverer. No one can tell me that Pugh is a midfielder and as for Varynen, mark my words he will go the same way of those other great signings we made like Grella, Sheehan, Michalek, etc. We need some class relative to the championship desperately.

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We lost 1-0 to a champions league team with one of the world's best players scoring the only goal after coming on as a sub? Are you really seriously suggesting that this is any way a bad result. You are clearly a very, very stupid person...

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Like you said you didn't see the game,do you really expect clayton,pugh varynen to compete against song,arteta and ramsey!give your head a shake,there are only 5 or 6 teams in pl who compete with those

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Mika's problem is he's not fit. In the first half he performed as well as any of our midfielders; in the second he was clearly tired. The lad will do a job when fit - give him a chance.

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09 Jan 2012 21:50:27
Zac thompson did ok for us he was to blame for the goal though should of pushed out but he didnt and played henry on

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Oh - and your point is? He's a young man playing his third game of professional football and he was outwitted by a fresh-legged Henry, one of the greatest players in the history of the game. Are you really as stupid as your post suggests?

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For a start it was white who played henry on not thompson

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Last comment, spot on. It was White who played Henry on. Thompson did his job and kept in line with the rest of the defence. Has a flawless game imo and cannot be blamed for the goal

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09 Jan 2012 21:50:26
Where was the passion remember scum,spurs,arsenal last year that was passion,tonight no passion nothing what was graysons words before no regrets, well I think he might regret that.when we went 2 up front for last 10 mins we gave it a real go and created 2 chances good chances,so why play and persist with 1 up front for 80 mins can you tell me that arsenal team was better than last years when we at times looked better side we've gone backwards thats clear.

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One up front is how all the great modern teams play. 4-4-2 died a long time ago. Are you seriously suggesting playing a 4 man midfield against a champions league team? You clearly know nothing about football.

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Have you gone backwards?

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09 Jan 2012 21:47:35
I knew as soon as henry came on he was gonna score he always does thats 12 goals in 12 games against leeds what a ratio and what a player if i may say so

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Should have been booked for his kick at Aidy in last minute - but that would never happen would it?

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09 Jan 2012 21:44:18
Ok we lost.but win lose or draw was no excuse for some of our players on 5k plus a week who can't pass a ball 3 to 5 yards.valymran,Nunez,becchio.we did everything we could to help arsenal score midfield onwards.defence played well though odea needs to pass a ball out not hoof it to no one.
I mean Nunez,what planet was he on tonight and I'd let becchio go on his performances lately.shrew leeds

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Interesting that all that anti-Grayson lot were screaming for those three to be in the team just two weeks ago, where the more level headed amongst us, who realise that with our budget it will take a few years to get back up, were saying they were all poor.

Nunez - I wrote a fairly lengthy list of his shortcomings a month back in response to all the 'Grayson's stupid not playing Nunez' posts - no positional sense, no awareness, can't tackle, will score a few 'Sky Sports' goals. Becchio - touch of a rhino, dives, no vision, played above himself last season. Varynenen better but not thing special.

Good to see we were right, just like we are about Grayson.

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09 Jan 2012 21:42:52
Cant really argue with the result of tonights game can we one thing i would like to say his the pressing didnt stop from the first minute to the last minute from the lads which is good to see

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They pushed us better than we pushed them

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09 Jan 2012 21:42:38
that was a shocking game waste of space becchio missed a sitter, so did forssell and townsend was so greedy

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What sitters put your specs on ffs poor becchio no service at all grayson out he aint got a clue ffs

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3 sitters,ha your having a laugh,3 chances all night none were sitters,how many of arsenals chances would you regard as sitters.?mm..none i suoppose

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Clueless Grayson - losing 1-0 to a Thierry Henry goal against a Champions League! FFS get a grip you morons. Grayson has brought this club to 1 point off the play offs despite negative new transfer expenditure (MINUS 11 million over 3 years) and improved our league position EVERY year. You're entitled to your opinions but that doesn't make any of you any less stupid...

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In all fairness becchios was more of a sitter in the first half but if you think forsell was a sitter youre a person he brought a good save from the keeper and no1 gambled off the rebound

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09 Jan 2012 21:41:34
Players and fans did us proud.
Well done!
& welcome back Henry

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09 Jan 2012 21:40:50
PROUD TO BE 'LEEDS FOR LIFE' TONIGHT - WELL DONE THE LADS!!!!!!

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09 Jan 2012 21:40:23
Middlesboro are in the hunt for Becchio

ESPN

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Hopefully

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After tonight i'd give them the f***er!

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F*** me how narrow minded people can be, becchio is just out of form has just come back from injury and needs time to settle in again, give the lad a chance! I bet you werent saying that when he was banging in the goals last season so c'mon let's stop all this Grayson out s**t and get behind our team and players and maybe just maybe we can all stand together again, Leeds for life not just Christmas or when things are going bad

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09 Jan 2012 21:36:39
That goal was always coming from arsenal we've hardly even got over the half way line in the whole game the two centre backs have done well for us though thats a positive at least the main thing now is concentrate on the league now where out of all the cups now so there is no more excuses now

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09 Jan 2012 21:31:28
Zac Thompson has arshavin in his pocket, find if the season

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09 Jan 2012 21:31:09
Townsend very very poor why didn't we have a go no passion or bite.

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09 Jan 2012 21:29:48
Well if nothing else we have found a back four!

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Agreed they played very well

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09 Jan 2012 20:57:50
Townsend playing as if he is the only player on the pitch

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09 Jan 2012 19:43:35
LEEDS LIVE LINK
www.vipbox.tv/sports/football.html leeds game tonight
Its free and live good luck everybody and watch the game Gj

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Cheers mate it worked for me, watched the whole match. Altho i thought we were 2nd best we certainly didnt disgrace ourselves. And it took a past master to show Arsenal how to score. As much as I hate him, hes class.
Glad we lost id rather have a good run in the league and push on for promotion (I hope) MOT

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Glad you watched it so did i, Just hope the other lads saw it too, We did ok but we need a new back 4 i think ..but before you shout its just a thought. Gj

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09 Jan 2012 19:38:58
Robbie savage is a proper idiot

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09 Jan 2012 19:05:35
www.vipbox.tv/sports/football.html leeds game tonight

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THIS WORKS I am watching the run up to the match now Gj

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09 Jan 2012 19:03:44
Come on lads do it for speedo

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09 Jan 2012 19:02:55
Come on leeds give em it?

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09 Jan 2012 19:02:46
About time !! youth given a chance -Lonergan, Thompson, Leeds O'Dea White, Pugh C;layton Nunez & Varyynen Townsend & Bechio
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If they're good enough, they're old enough

Given em a chance

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Not good enough. Time for SG to go, four defeats in five games.

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*insert family fortunes wrong answer noise*, SG STAYS!

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09 Jan 2012 19:01:28
Leeds team lonergan thompson lees odea white clayton varyrynen pugh townsend nunez becchio

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09 Jan 2012 19:00:10
ill predict the posts for about about half 9 im guessing IF we lose tonight then Grayson should be sacked yeah? :S

i might be 'too much of a leeds fan' but based on away performances against these sorts of teams in the Cup i dont see any reason why we cant get anything out of this game, a bit of faith never hurt anybody which is what we seem to be lacking on this website with the whole 'were gonna get trashed' or the anti-grayson brigade who make us out to be loser under him before a game even starts and he 'doesnt have a clue', he obviously does or we wouldnt be in this league?

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Even if we win he should be shown the door!

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After that performance Grayson deserves a medal, not the sack......

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09 Jan 2012 18:54:49
Paynter for defence tonight.

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Does de fence need some paint den...?

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Paynt it white....lol!

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09 Jan 2012 16:00:35
Can I just say. I like Grayson as a person and think he has done a fantastic job with the club these past 3 years. But I do think he has hit a brick wall with his tactics and the loss of talent from the club. Yes I know some of these losses have come from above with Mr Bates keeping tight on the purse strings. But I think while he has now been put out of a job Mr bates should get hold of Neil Warnock, as he can work magic with a tight budget and he brings the best out of the youth (The two Kylie's @ Sheffield UTD). He has a wide range of contact and he plays his teams to a leeds style that the Elland Road crowed would like to see.

"Mr Bates if you do read this Sign Warnock will tha!!"

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Please note: there is no vacancy, the Leeds United manager is Simon Grayson.

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Warnock's a good manager but he needs money we don't have and is also a gobsh*te. He wouldn't last a week with Bates. They'd be at each other's throats and, since Bates owns the club, there could only be one winner.

I actually fear this might happen - and it won't be pretty.

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09 Jan 2012 12:02:33
which player do we reckon will be first goalscorer in tonights game? fancy a little fluttter. Mccormack is 11/1 to score first but do you reckon Grayson will start him. also Townsend 16/1

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Leeds to win 2-1 tonight mcormack to score first

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We probably won't get in their half.. LOL

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If Van Persie partners Henry up front get your money on Lonners to go off in second half with back ache getting the ball out of the net.
Either way hope the travelling fans have a cracking time and sing us proud.

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Henry lol

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RVP is 100% not playing, being rested after xmas period!!! this year we have white instead of parker so walcott maybe kept quiet!

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Van Persie is on holiday in Dubai so doubt it

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Arsenal 5 Leeds 0
because Grayson has no clue, why have we not signed at least 1 defender ???

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You do realise that in the real world signing players is a complex process? Learn some patience and go back to playing Football manager.

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"Arsenal 5 Leeds 0"

Okay idiot, now apologise??

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09 Jan 2012 11:04:25
Time to sack larry and bring in warnock simply to take us up he done several times before

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Don't talk crap, lets see what happens by end of transfer window and Grayson is pure Leeds through and through and wants us to go up not just as manager but as fan too

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Why on earth would anyone want Warnock at Leeds. You all complain about Bates and how opinionated he is. That man Hates us, and if he came, it'd be Clough all over again!

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Maybe Leeds through and through, but so was Billy Bremner. Sometimes a change is good as we need a motivator and a good tactician, alas Simon is not. I admire Simon for what he as done for the club, but we now need to go to a bigger level. Sorry Simon.

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Clough all over again! He proved to be a great manager-it was a shame at that time the players thought they were bigger than the club.

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(To the above post) The players didn't think they were above the club, they were angry that Revie was being replaced by a man who had constantly slagged them and Revie off throughout our glory years.
He made himself disliked by being big headed and over opinionated. He should never have being employed, Giles should have been manager as Revie intended.

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What a load of tripe! warnocks record he clearly cant keep teams in the premier league

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09 Jan 2012 00:54:32
The best thing about QPR sacking Warnock? Mark Hughes looks likely to take over!

Definitely would NOT want him at Leeds.

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09 Jan 2012 00:32:39
Dont know why peopleare saying we should swap mccormack with rhodes, because for one mccormack is proven at this level, and tbh rhodes isnt, ye he looks good for town, but he is playing against s**t defences, and look eot happened at charlton (half decent defense) he didnt get a sniff at goal... My rant is over lol

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