Leeds banter 2

04 May 2024 19:33:07
Well siblings, I was fortunate enough to be at work today to miss that atrocity, but, we have a second chance. Now if you lie down in front of a steamroller you will be the squishee, but if you get up, chuck the driver out and take control you will be the squisher. All it takes is one spark to light a fire. We have to believe our boys regroup and grasp the nettle, we kn9w how good we can be, its all about attitude. Don't be tarmac people, don't abandon hope because without it we are lost and it is pointless. We are Leeds are we not? Take the hard road, don't knee jerk. It's my birthday next Sunday and I fully expect Leeds to deliver 😁.

04 May 2024 22:35:38
Vid what happened to that team spirit you were remarking upon?

04 May 2024 23:42:54
Baz, if you read what I posted, it's about team spirit. Think, in your life, what means most? It's those experiences, occaisions events that you have shared with others, those that mean most. Unity is all. That's what being Leeds is all about.

05 May 2024 01:56:29
Yes Vid team spirit undoubtedly prevalent throughout the 60s and 70s ( except arguably a Scottish intl CD in 77/ 78 season ) through much of the 90s, Bielsa first 3 seasons etc etc

But that team spirit has been completely missing back end of last season and back end of this season

. when it is needed most.

04 May 2024 18:37:50
Firpo walked round the pitch on his own after the final whistle. I'm not surprised after that 2nd Southampton goal. Shocking complacency.

04 May 2024 18:54:54
We all know what happens next.
Adios Firpo.

04 May 2024 22:36:37
Taxi for Mes and Firpo.

04 May 2024 23:29:38
Are you driving them Baz 🤣🤣
Take Darlo, Rutter, Summerville and Byram too, but pick up Johannson on your way back.

05 May 2024 01:57:25
I have got a 7 seater Leeroy pal

Room for one more . WG.

04 May 2024 17:10:03
Being optimistic is one thing, and yes, we still have a chance of gaining promotion however, a dose of harsh reality is needed;

Firstly, our good form of a couple of months ago has totally deserted us. Can't see us winning at Wembley playing the way we are.

And secondly, if we were to go up, could this squad survive? How much strengthening would we have to do, and could we afford it?

Heart wants us to gain promotion (heart wants us to win every game:) but head says we would be better off staying where we are for another season - I know that will cost financially and that several players will go but I would ask everyone to consider (again) where we were 12 months ago. at least this time our owners aren't going anywhere and we have a manager in place. In other words, we can make plans and implement them very shortly rather than waiting until mid-August before anything happens.

It may end up being a bitter pill to swallow but it might be worth it in the long run!

04 May 2024 17:18:34
Fair post Cleggy.

04 May 2024 17:29:57
Deluded if you think staying in the Championship another season is helpful.

04 May 2024 17:44:54
Good post Cleggy, and definitely not deluded!

04 May 2024 17:47:29
it's the old question Cleggy. Would you rather miss promotion, stay in the champs and watch a winning team most weeks, battling for promotion OR go up and watch a losing team going nowhere except down?
In essence a yoyo team at best.

04 May 2024 17:51:03
Personally I would not mind missing out (I would be ecstatic to go up) and now that DF has had chance to evaluate the team, buy well with a longterm view of going up and staying up. This time buying wisely and not being sidetracked with all the s**t going on last summer.

04 May 2024 18:03:23
I feel more deflated today, compared to last seasons relegation.
From the high of beating Leicester and the stadium rocking, to the lows of Sunderland through to today and a very toxic, nervy atmosphere
We're the team everyone wants to beat, well its time the players dig deep and find their form, we have 3 cup finals to win.

04 May 2024 18:56:20
Fair post Leodis…I’m not fussed either way to be honest. On balance, I prefer winning (more) games more than watching us struggle. We’re struggling now and it’s sad to see. To be honest, I’m looking forward to the playoffs because, regardless, they are a spectacle to be part of, rather than in any expectation of success.

It would be nice to win at Wembley I suppose.

I’m satisfied with the season; by and large it has been enjoyable v what the last two have been like.

What I don’t like, is the impending “reset and start again” that will follow if we don’t make it.

04 May 2024 19:27:13
It’s strange emotions for me. Like last season’s relegation, today there was no real expectation of a positive outcome, since on both occasions it had largely been settled in the penultimate game. I was more disappointed in the game and result, rather than what it meant. The crowd never really got going…nor did the team.

I was far more devastated with Bielsa’s first season failure.

04 May 2024 18:11:32
Staying down means the following losses:

1. No EPL revenue. Huge.
2. Brakes on stadium 🏟️ expansion. Huge. New SCC rules makes stadium 🏟️ expansion critical for improvement. Meanwhile player valuations increase along with construction 🚧 costs.
3. Loss of better players such as Summerville, Gnonto and Rutter.
4. Above personnel loss means a 70 g/ a season void needs filling. Challenging to say the least.
5. Younger assets (Gray the even younger) more vulnerable to being pinched.

Yep, it's another worldbeater.

04 May 2024 22:40:26
6.Leeds can go up Georgey but not with some of these overrated pretenders.

05 May 2024 00:34:25
You right Baz but there's something rotten in the club again. The lack of desire and quality on show upsetting.

05 May 2024 02:00:18
Indeed George. something definitely rotten with 4 or 5 certain players .2nd season running too.

05 May 2024 09:42:50
I agree George. Nailed that list there, fella.

04 May 2024 16:47:50
💯 not out for the Blades.

04 May 2024 16:33:30
Poor finish to the league programme. Lots of possession but no threat or ideas going forward and clueless at attacking set pieces. Open at the back and vulnerable at set pieces. Most teams will do us some damage at the moment. On this form, we won't get past Norwich even though we've done the double over them this season.

04 May 2024 16:48:30
💯 per cent.

04 May 2024 16:50:42
We've fizzled out like a damp squib and the play offs will be the final nail in the coffin, I am so disappointed!

04 May 2024 16:56:27
Yea we just looked clueless today and have no ideas on how to break down a team. At the other end, Southampton were cutting through us way to easy. I was hoping we didn't get Norwich, as getting Derby deja vu vibes so hoping that doesn't happen again. If by some miracle we regain our old form and make it past Norwich, we'll meet a team in the final that we haven't beat this season 🤦‍♂️. Hopefully that works in our favour 🤞.

04 May 2024 17:31:41
Mighty What's actually disturbing is that Martin, ⚜️⚜️ players will actually be hoping we beat Norwich.

04 May 2024 16:23:57
If we don't get promotion We will lose Summerville, Gnonto, Rodon, Ampadou, Meslier, Gray. We will keep James because no premier club would want him. Gruev might stay as will Kamara. Bamford won't go anywhere. Who knows about the rest.

04 May 2024 16:31:13
Hess Beginning of the end for our club. We're just too far behind where we need to be on and off the pitch.

04 May 2024 16:33:14
Don’t think Gray or Ampadu will go. the others mentioned probably will leave but the key is to bring in the proper replacements.

04 May 2024 16:41:01
Ipswich have shown the way on type of player required to get promoted

Luton even.

04 May 2024 16:45:09
Top Proceeds will be used as counterweight to plug financial mistakes from previous era such as 🚩 and to provide breathing room for financial fair play rules.

05 May 2024 07:53:59
“Beginning of the end for our club”? .? 😳
You have the cheek to say someone else is deluded etc, then write Walter Mitty dross like that, and claim to be one of the “realists” here? 🤦🏼🥴.

05 May 2024 16:14:05
How's it dross when those who got promoted getting relegated from the EPL? Gap is widening. Parachute payments get lower for us and end sooner than you think. End of club too harsh, better term "trapped". We need to go up this season.

04 May 2024 15:33:08
I told you about D Farke all season and nobody, but Baz and George agreed with what I was saying about the TWO DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS. You all put him on top of Mount Rushmore before half the season was played.

One thing I am confident about is that we cannot play any worse going into the playoffs. SAME OLD SCARED FOOTBAL!

AGAIN, somehow, we will get a bit of luck and get over the line. that's the only thing that can help us.

04 May 2024 15:51:48
Hooksie

Eleven players with passion and desire of Pablo and DJ would help

Disinterested, gutless deliberately not giving their best show pony players

Hopeless gk

Cluless manager Farke.

04 May 2024 16:42:53
🪝 Don't object per se to 2 6s. It's not my preference for style of play but I acknowledge it's Farke prerogative to play how he sees fit. However, this acknowledgement of mine is qualified. It only goes so far. When other sides adapt and nullify where our traffic is, it's time to counter, change. Otherwise known as Plan B. Clear to me Farke doesn't have one. This is demonstrable by his lack of set piece goals, lack of rotation and zero goals from midfield in a 46 game season. Think about that! It's basically Summerville or Rutter or nothing! Some might say he hasn't the personnel to change it up but I beg to differ. Joffy for Rutter. Joffy has a good goal radar and can be twinkle toes running toward goal. Cressy man mountain who can score from corners allowing Amps to move into midfield. Gray can be a number 8. Joseph, Joseph, Joseph! Anthony should get more minutes. It's about winning football matches, it's not about nepotism, unnecessary repetition of what doesn't work at this stage of the season and sideways handbrake football.

04 May 2024 18:56:03
100% spot on George!

04 May 2024 20:58:04
Love reading these overblown drama queen posts, cracking Saturday night entertainment 👍🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂
Keep it up chaps 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.

04 May 2024 23:22:09
Love to provide a boring bog standard run of the mill cookie cutter post following on from a professional 1 or 2 nil win but our team not only lost, the performance abject and the effort levels well below par. Furthermore, the demeanour of a certain DF very troubling. Job too big for him imo.

04 May 2024 15:19:02
Very disappointed with the level of performance
Lack of movement with the ball and ball watching without the ball .
So much ball watching, the first goal was school boy stuff, everyone ball watching and
Junior Firpos defending for the second goal was absolutely unforgivable.

04 May 2024 15:38:52
Shades of Brendan Ormsby 37 years ago.

04 May 2024 16:35:14
Oh dear all those negative post will have rose tinted op jumping with his pants down can’t all be non Leeds fans pow.

04 May 2024 16:45:48
Whitey, we're WUMs. Didn't you know that? 🤣.

04 May 2024 17:50:18
George 100% agree mate.

04 May 2024 18:30:22
Not being in the loop Georgey boy what on earth is a WUM?

04 May 2024 20:18:57
Wind up merchant.

05 May 2024 07:14:21
Cheers Alf.

04 May 2024 14:46:55
I just pray Brom beat Southampton because the Saints have our number. In saying that I'm not confident of us beating Norwich.
James' directness badly missed against Soton today. Rutter needs dropping imo.

04 May 2024 16:36:24
Cork I did say some time ago there is no way would would beat then!

04 May 2024 20:23:39
We didn't perform all that well against West Brom this year either tbh.

04 May 2024 14:41:53
Abysmal performance. Complete lack of leadership and passion. So many reluctant to even shoot at goal. Pass the buck always. This system of constantly playing with two holding midfielders is ridiculous. They very rarely play a forward pass. The opposition finding it easy to play against us. Double up on Summerville and that’s the attacking threat snuffed out. Keeper poor again, and that’s an understatement.

04 May 2024 14:50:16
Totally agree. Look at Smallbone and Downes today always making runs forward when possible and looking to get shots off.

04 May 2024 14:57:42
Told everyone not to attend this game. Typical now. Dressing room gonners. 🤣.

04 May 2024 14:59:37
More pain to follow against Norwich don't think there's any unity with the players and the manager anymore we look relegation fodder.

04 May 2024 15:07:30
Another 36000+ that don’t listen to you George.

04 May 2024 15:19:12
Don't mind being Cassandra, Ani.

04 May 2024 17:49:53
Only Leeds fan using laughter emojis right now? Yup. The one and only.

04 May 2024 18:12:59
Prefer levity over nicotine.