08 Jul 2014 20:13:18
Contemplation time?

I think it's time we looked back over the last ten years or so and see what we (Leeds United) have achieved in that time?

It's quite a round figure - nothing!

So we now have Massimo Cellino in charge?

We have, for the first time in those ten years, made a SERIOUS profit by selling one of our best players, rather than 'giving them away' to Norwich City for a pittance or even swapping them for an unfit player?

Or selling them to a rival (aka Beckford and Shmeichel)

Rather upsetting, in a way, that McCormack cost us £350K (allegedly) from Cardiff City and we now have to give them almost another 2 million squid for doing nothing, should all go well.

Nevertheless we have decent money coming back into the club (rather than the chairman's back pocket!) and on the very same day we have intent shown with a new goalkeeper and a midfielder being bought into the club on long contracts (note, NOT LOANS, and promising players!)

It is a shame to see Ross go, in some ways, but if he doesn't want to be here, for whatever reason, then we don't want him here. Kissing a piece of material takes little to do, none of our true 'legends' ever did that? It's a PR exercise, as has been shown by many who moved on for more money?

We have been calling out for the 'deadwood' to be shipped out? A lot of it has already gone, still more is waiting to go. Kenny obviously has little respect for himself or the club, I am sure a certain Colin will find him another position somewhere?

For once, even with the loss of McCormack, I am seeing our team pull the promising youngsters into the first team squad and giving everyone a clean slate to start on?

Watching the way things are panning out, I feel we are on the right road, and am prepared to give Cellino and Hockaday the benefit of doubt, they haven't exceeded anyone's expectations yet, but from my experience over the past 40 years and more, they are at least heading in the right direction.

I don't honestly expect a miracle this year (promotion) but I am looking forward (optimistically) to watching fresh players who want to play for Leeds United, rather than loanees and misfits and older players that take whatever they can for their retirement.

To end, much as I have no time for Haig, I am sure many of us would rather it was Ridsdale stuck in that jail cell, as he is far more guilty of damaging Leeds than any other single person in our history.

The future IS white.

MOT, forever, our time will come!

Leeds4alongtime

1.) 08 Jul 2014
Totally spot on, hammer nail on head post. This is a slowly slowly approach, sort the debt, ditch the deadwood and pension fund oldies whilst bringing in the promising youngsters and 25 yr old experienced pros. We are on the right path with an experienced football man at the helm. Anything is possible from here.

2.) 09 Jul 2014
Great post mate. I think ross had a genuine love for leeds but his relationship with BM was clearly strong and I think he is miffed he's gone and how it was handled. I live in bardsey 2 streets away from him, bumped into him frequently in collingham and he was genuinely a nice guy, saw him signing things, pics taken with kids when he clearly wanted to shoot home but he seemed to appreciate the fans. Think he'll miss leeds but hats off to cellino.clearly no mug as £11m is unreal. Slowly but surely he's rebuilding our club, no doubt doing some things which he'll get slated for but he has no choice with the mess left by bates and GFH. we all need to stick with him as I believe he'll get us out of the hole we're in and either make us very successful (back to the prem) or desirable when he comes to sell as there won't be all the Bates aftermath and blackholes

3.) 09 Jul 2014
Better, a brief yet optimistic outlook on things that have happened to our club in recent times, nice one mate.

It is nice to finally see some players coming in that aren't on loan, and plenty more lined up judged on the rumours/reports that are going round.

Ross moving on is, on the face of it, is a bit of disaster, but it is fully recoverable and for the reported £11m we'd have been really stupid to turn that kind of money down!

It is time now we as fans put more faith in what Cellino is trying to achieve for our great club, after all he stuck with Cagliari for 22 years, that was no flash in the pan for him and I don't think we will be either.

MOT