Leeds Banter Archive January 17 2020

 

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17 Jan 2020 22:52:50
These pages will go into melt down tomorrow if we get turned over in London, another week closer to close of window, possibly another 3 points lost, coupled with Brentford winning and squeaky bum time is back in full effect .

Here's hoping all the above is totally wrong and early season Leeds show up and do a proper number on rangers . Come on lads make us proud.

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18 Jan 2020 03:49:11
The QPR match really is a must win game for Leeds.

. the forking Cardiff match was the key match. it set the rot in and serious doubts . ever since it has severely knocked the confidence of ouŕ defence and the rest of the team too.

Its vital we somehow win the QPR match and preferably somehow with a clean sheet

The squad also vitally needs a boost
in strength and confidence with a couple of new quality forwards in January window .
. but it looks like Radz and Orta may have forked up again like last 4 windows

Here's hoping for good fortune for Leeds United.

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18 Jan 2020 08:08:27
I don’t think it was Cardiff, it was more the quality of the opposition that followed.

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17 Jan 2020 22:38:18
We are still good enough to win tomorrow with or without any new signings. Will be arching at the Winchester in Adeje Tenerife (you in town Martyn? ) going for a two goal win any permutation. #getpromotiondone.

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18 Jan 2020 06:34:12
Agree class. Def good enough.

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17 Jan 2020 22:22:28
It would not surprise me if the club announced that Forshaw requires a hip operation after the transfer window closes.

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17 Jan 2020 18:38:50
Get Becchio to translate at least because the guy doing it now is not Good at all and I am from Wigin mot will do well get a draw to tomorrow come on boys thil at watch Ezie tho is best I have seen at elland road in a long time MOT come onnnnnn.

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17 Jan 2020 20:04:38
Agreed Eze really impressed me at ER back in November, so skillful, so composed,

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17 Jan 2020 22:16:20
Pubs been open long in Wigan?

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18 Jan 2020 00:33:35
You can’t buy this kind of entertainment 👍.

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18 Jan 2020 06:35:39
I yell ya. It’s one leeds or whatever his name was.

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17 Jan 2020 15:24:31
I wouldn't ordinarily be too worried about playing QPR this season, but the one niggling doubt I have regarding tomorrow, is the hammering they took from from Brentford, and they will be hugely motivated to bounce back. We really need to be on our game tomorrow, and be desperate to bounce back from our own slips. I think we will concede, but still take the points. 3-1 in our favour for me!

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17 Jan 2020 16:08:23
I'm not worried. They usually beat us so it's time for a change. Hoping!

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17 Jan 2020 16:32:45
Can't honestly see us getting even a point. Hope by putting that out there ia m proven wrong, but nagging feeling I will be proven right.

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17 Jan 2020 19:36:19
All is good boys, can't remember the last full league game I saw live where we lost.
Will be tuned in nice and early ready.
We had that nice spell a while ago of winning our early game before WBA played to put the pressure on them. It will happen again tomorrow.

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17 Jan 2020 09:17:08
In Bielsa’s recent comments on clubs being penalized for breaking the FFP rules.

"For me, it’s the same if they don’t correct this. I am not demanding punishment for clubs that don't accept the rules, I am demanding you recognise people who do accept the rules and in line with the rules because it’s easy to say the club doesn’t invest, the director of football doesn't do his work or I am too demanding” Marcelo Bielsa.

So this underlines that Leeds United under Radz are not going to be over spending and ignoring the rules, like B’ham, Sheffield Wed, Derby Villa etc.
They will all be held to account eventually.

So we as fans should understand better and accept the way our club is run and financed. correctly!

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17 Jan 2020 10:02:55
Unhappily agree opti.

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17 Jan 2020 10:03:12
But you haven't mentioned the years of under investment, yes Radz has done lots right but we cannot forget what the lack of signings cost us last January.

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17 Jan 2020 10:29:00
Under investment? He bought the club, bought the ground back, we bought a player for 15 million the most in the last 14-15yrs he’s building a new training facility at a cost of 25mill. I know he’s making the club a better propersition to anyone looking to buy which he stands to gain from but when was the last time we were this secure financially and run like a proper business not a Risdale business.

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17 Jan 2020 11:08:12
Martyn my under investment quote is aimed at the squad side of things, I totally accept the white collar side of things are an awful lot healthier now, but ALL aspects of the business should see investment, we sold a lot to balance the amortized payments of Costa +Bamford, no one can deny/ defend that lack of said investment cost us a place in the premiership last season.

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17 Jan 2020 11:10:53
And by the way LUFC didn't buy the ground back, a separate company bought the ground back so there's where the ownership lies not with LUFC.

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17 Jan 2020 11:12:50
for me it is not about investment but success

if sheff utd, norwich, wigan, bouremouth, wigan, blackpool, swansea, huddlefield. the list goes on

these have all been promoted since FFP has come in. None of them have our fan base, none of them have our income, none of them have had our amazing youth and money from sales of that youth (which is why i don't include saints who have made more money through sales)

so why ain't we gone up? why can't this wonder manager do what lesser managers have done with lesser clubs?

there is no excuse for not going up this year. spend or not Belisa in two years should of done what wilde, wagner, warnock, faulke all did in one season. all of whom did so with 'weaker' playing sqauds and without spending money.

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17 Jan 2020 11:29:26
Stil his money Chris.

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17 Jan 2020 11:36:29
Using Wigan twice to lengthen your list! That's a bit sneaky Berm! 😂😂.

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17 Jan 2020 13:06:51
BW don't agree at al that teams that have gone up had 'weaker squads' than Leeds United
For instance Sheffield United had 4 forwards last season we had just 2 both of whom. were injured for lengthy periods .
Leeds found it more and more difficult as the season went on to score goals Sheffield United did not . that. was the key factor

This season we are now the only club in world football to have just striker in the first team squad

We will not go up up under Radz and Orta . Bielsa has been good but has his faults and will be gone in 4 months .

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17 Jan 2020 14:04:50
# just ONE striker.

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17 Jan 2020 22:21:23
NO STRIKER IN JANUARY!

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Review Of The Day 17th January 2020

17 Jan 2020 07:39:08
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 17th January 2020

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17 Jan 2020 07:35:00
I don't care about Wayne Rooney's Derby, the Wendies woes or the financial meltdowns at Stoke and Birmingham.

Adams or Bowen might well as be talking about Messi and Suarez all pie in the sky.

Our manager works in his own way, he develops players he doesn't buy them. He trusts players to carry out his instructions and when they don't he takes the blame for not giving the instructions better.

He sets standards that players need to follow and if you do that like Cooper and Dallas then you get your reward by him showing you loyalty. If you don't like Pontus, Clarke and Edmundson then you are moved on or made to wait until you do.

This is Marcelo's show, if we go up it is all down to him and if we don't it is all down to him.

He is a man of honour and principle and I love him for it although that on its own won't get us into the promised land.

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17 Jan 2020 08:32:19
Respect Bielsa, but this is not a one man show Rads, Orta and Kenner are all major players in this, Bielsa can only work with the players that are brought into the squad by others. But he does like bringing in players as well as developing them, James and Adams are two he wanted, we did not get. Costa, White and Harrison are three we did get and which he had input.

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17 Jan 2020 09:42:03
Surely you have proved my point 1970! MB wanted Harrison, White and Costa. He didn’t want White the year before, Harrison he has worked with last season and Costa has taken nearly 6 months to show anything like 15 million potential. MB had already said anyone coming in will take time to adapt, which I take as meaning no one with any quality is coming only players with potential.
AR, VO and AK are not going to spend money on players MB does not want. They ask him for targets and then try and get them. The players have to fit into the style, the system and the work ethic and luckily for MB and us KP, Ayling, Klitch, Pablo, Forshaw, Roberts, Dallas and Cooper do. That is why most of them will or have got new contracts and Adams, Bowen, and their like will never be at Leeds.

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17 Jan 2020 10:00:17
The approach will only be vindicated if we achieve promotion this season. If not Bielsa et al will have failed and Bielsa will move on. Bielsa will be richer for the experience and we will have some good memories but will be in a similar position before he came.

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17 Jan 2020 11:11:06
I think the board have already spent money on players that Bielsa doesn’t want. Players who are the finished article cost way more than we would spend so I think Bielsa works with targets that he agrees to within our budget. I’m sure if he could get better players, . or more complete, he would. The development angle is the board’s, Bielsa is the manager hey identified by to help with that. Do you really think Bielsa would be bothered bysomeone who needs 12-18 months development if he will be gone in 5 months?

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17 Jan 2020 11:16:59
i wouldn't mind if belisa did develop but he dont, outside of KP who has improved uder belisa who has he developed for the long term good of leeds? maybe shacks a little bit

if he brought the young guns through and they did well but ultimatly failed like under o'leary then fair enough but main problem with belisa is the young ones are not coming through due to players like dallas and beradi playing out of position and not playing well (dallasm great but not in centre mid)

either invest and be like morninho and buy success. or improve the youth and bring them through

belisa has improved a small selection of the sqaud but he flogs them to death and puts sqaure pegs in round holes. White in Dm is another example.

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17 Jan 2020 13:57:43
Good post BW Gotts an example. He is an excellent right back, defends well gets forward and bags of energy but never used there because of Dallas and Berardi. Instead we try and change him into a midfield player as Bub thinks we need more strength there so it takes longer for him adjust. What does this say to the other young midfield talent we have Bogysz Macalmont etc. I can understand why players such as Diaz and Odour chose to go elsewhere. This myth that Bubs likes to promote youth is just that a myth. He will use them if he really needs them otherwise will use the preferred 18 come what may. To say Edmo can't play because he likes to have a drink at the weekend is ridiculous if true. His fitness is second to none on matchday and as i said before he will be moving on in the summer.

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17 Jan 2020 14:39:31
Letting Pontus go was MB mistake we let in more goals without him, as for white how can you say he didn’t fit in he played most of last season under MB that’s what got him the big money offer, now your saying no point bring anyone in as they have to work MB way before getting in the first team so that will be around March time, if and it’s a big if anyone coming will need to go straight in as we need goals, and a good defensive player,

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