Leeds Banter Archive May 14 2016

14 May 2016 20:04:12
I keep saying it and it's only my opinion : but if Cellino sells up and to be honest I would if my family had been threatened? Anyway who really is out there to put proper investment into the club? We haveoverthe years had so many people who say they got us at heart but in reality nothing comes of it so becareful what u wish for?

14 May 2016 20:17:40
Nobody Peterboro could not agree more. If Massimo pushed out be prepared for a fire sale which will cripple us for years if not destroy us completely.

14 May 2016 21:03:43
If I was MC at the minute and pizzed off so much with the club which has put me let's say 35 mil in the hole I would: 1. sell the "stars" Cook Coyle Mowatt Peacock-Farrel Wood and who ever else was worth a bit of money. That would give me back about 25 mil. 2. get rid of the club for whatever I could get to whoever. All he would need to get is 10 mill to get his money back. That is the situation that all the MC haters has put our club in. So Peteboro and wex, I agree and if he does that we are up the creek without a paddle.

14 May 2016 21:59:46
Personally lads i'd like Cellino gone but as you say there are no buyers out there. I don't believe he is doing much good for the club but as you all say at least we are still trading, so to speak. But i still don't believe that his heart is in Leeds but that he bought the club to make money. However he underestimated the championship and now realises it can't be done on the cheap. Just my opinion.

15 May 2016 00:16:53
Wex

Fire sale of what?

15 May 2016 00:27:58
Corky

Agree with your post.

A replacement owner shall be a difficult search but not impossible. I predict old names gone by may re-bid. They won't be ideal but at least they won't mess us around to the extent we've been mucked about in the last decade.

15 May 2016 00:36:42
Hardly Fredh

We will have purged ourselves of a cancer. League One bound almost fo sure under your scenario but rather that than put up with his regime any longer. GFH need to go as another priority too.

15 May 2016 10:08:21
George nobody lining up to buy the club but they will line up to buy our only assets players when they are put out to the highest bidder.

15 May 2016 11:25:07
We don't know whose out there to buy the club until it actually goes up for sale maybe there is maybe there ain't if that's the case Cellino will after continue to run it as he's allegedly said.

15 May 2016 14:16:10
Wex

Your reply is the antithesis of a fire sale!

14 May 2016 15:26:37
I can't decide on massimo

If he's scared to walk down the road in Leeds, then that is a sad situation for him and his family
Does he have money to spend? Is he allowed to spend some
Surely watching play offs it's clear players like foristieri are what's needed.
Why own a club and not speculate to achieve better league position, for better crowds= more money etc.
Can LUFC make him enough profit just finishing 14 the very year.
I'm really torn between good owner/ bad owner.
I think this summer will ultimately decide his fate. Proper manager, 3 or4 decent players and fans will see improvement. Perhaps he can walk down the street and get positive reception from us fans.

14 May 2016 22:09:45
Trev you're bang on mate. Except the part when you say is he allowed to spend HIS cash. I'm sure he is big enough now to spend what he likes in the sweet shop.

14 May 2016 23:40:30
Lots saying it's not his money but family cash.
If it was me I'd be spending it and own up later. Lol.

14 May 2016 14:02:29
For those who are delighted that Massimo might want to sell . Be sure of this and I have said before if he feels pushed by a section of fans he will get his money back and a return on his investment that will mean he will sell the jewels in the crown . Just think how league 1 or 2 will feel again.

14 May 2016 14:33:02
Agree wex.

14 May 2016 14:38:05
Wex

So what? 1. Cellino will probably sell them anyway. 2. Most Leeds fans still bite your hand off - if Cellino slings his hook but it means selling Cook and Taylor and even Mowatt then so be it. So long as he leaves. 3. Ever occur to you the club are in such disarray if Cellino stays those players will want to leave anyway? 4. Losing those players does not mean League One but I'd take League One for a year or two if it meant securing a great replacement owner and ridding ourselves of GFH.

14 May 2016 14:54:00
The more u post the more u sound desperate for somebody to believe you George. I think u r going survivor way mate
Seriously full of 100% something tbh
Not sure where u getting this crap from but
Gang of 1 or 2.

14 May 2016 15:03:18
If we can't find a great replacement owner while we are in the Championship, how the HELL are we going to get a great replacement owner knowing we would be relegated to League one or two. BUT! we are still the greatest club and fans in the world! MOT.

14 May 2016 15:18:31
Harsh Aus, harsh on poor george.

14 May 2016 16:27:57
George who in their right mind would want to sacrifice cook n Taylor for cellino to leave n then go to league one haha wouldn't dream of it.

14 May 2016 16:52:13
Matty

Maybe should be put to a vote.

Idea for poll. If it meant losing young talent for decent transfer fees and popping into League One for a year before bouncing back into the Championship but getting rid of Cellino and GFH and replacing him with a great sensible longterm rich owner, who would welcome it and who would say stick with the Italian?

Ausman

Thanks for the comparison.

{Ed033's Note - A vote would have a bit of a reality problem with, "great sensible longterm rich owner"

14 May 2016 19:47:43
George told me last week I knew nothing about football I'd say ignorance is better than insanity which I think George is suffering from.

14 May 2016 20:03:42
Wex

Why insanity? Because I want rid of owners who have proven themselves to be the worst ever and at this rate are sending us into League One?

14 May 2016 20:43:37
It's not about being rid of owner. It's being rid no matter what the consequences are.

14 May 2016 21:12:31
One if cellino sells and we go down to league one it will not be for just a couple of seasons. A mega rich owner would not buy us no ground no team league one not worth the risk. We would end up with some consrtium happy if we got back in championship then keep afloat by selling talent. Only one gone in two years under cellino is byram and he wanted to.

14 May 2016 18:18:05
Ed033

It's not that far fetched. Plenty of PL and a few Championship teams can attest to the same, ie decent owners.

{Ed033's Note - The vote should be, 'Do you want rid of the owner'; 'yes' or 'no',
not
Do you want,
Leeds into league 1 bounce back into championship + great sensible longterm rich owner,
or
get rid of owner.

15 May 2016 00:33:54
Get rid of silly-ino?

He is reckless and mad, says the wring thing all the time / bordering on turretts and his judgement is questionable . BUT!

Stability is the key, no?

A Leeds lad with many millions would be great but some objectivity is useful.

A wise-guy serial "chairman" would would essentially asset strip is no good either.

For me, silly-ino stays, for now.

15 May 2016 09:50:57
George, you've made it sound so easy - we can sell all our best players and go down to league 1 to get rid of Cellino and get a rich owner in the process. If it was that easy surely we would have done it years ago (or the last time we were in league one perhaps) your point about players leaving if the confusion/ chaos continues is a valid one though that I do agree with.

15 May 2016 14:21:34
Mel

I don't say it as a viable option I say I'd happily trade it at this point.

The way we are carrying on we about to lose our talent anyway.

14 May 2016 09:41:10
Why are we being linked to players when don't even know who our manager will be next season, surely any new manager will want to bring his own playing staff in!? Why waste money on potential targets when they might not even get s game under the new manager!?

14 May 2016 10:21:23
Its all paper talk. nothing happening until the circus leaves town.

14 May 2016 14:23:56
Don't take any notice, we get linked to about 800 players every summer.

14 May 2016 14:38:19
Mc point right from get go
Why should he trust managers to buy players with his money' and then lose games and then new manager surprise wants diff players. Thus. Mc buys. Coach coaches
Why throw your money at mediorocricy talk but not walk managers?
If it was my money. I'd be saying same as mc. My money. My team. U coach.

14 May 2016 18:41:22
No Manager or coach as had a real chance to buy his own players under Cellino, ideally they should work together but that's not likely to happen if your happy for lower league players or serie B players then your another happy clapper whose easily pleased.

14 May 2016 19:49:08
Not many managers picking the players nowadays.

14 May 2016 00:10:52
Quique Sanchez Flores 10/1 on as next manager. I'm having a tenner on him.

14 May 2016 03:14:51
Anybody know any lucky Leicester fans that had a sneaky 10 or 20 quid bet on them?
In theory they should be what 10000-1 to do it again?

14 May 2016 04:19:46
Flores must be our next coach. Watford's loss, our gain!

14 May 2016 10:06:09
Aussie. Not a Leics fan ( Man U unfortunately) , my bruv in law had £1 on them after 5 or 6 games at 1000-1. Just bought his own place and spent it on new man toys for his man cave. My sister's not too happy to say the least, good on him it's his money to do whatever he likes with.

14 May 2016 14:40:51
Wat the Lucas. U Man U? Wow
Welcome to the knowledgeable fan site mate.

14 May 2016 19:09:34
Aus, my bruv in law is the Man U fan, true white me I'm afraid.