Leeds Banter Archive April 18 2012
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18 Apr 2012 23:09:37
im not sure actually how bothered i would be if white left y'know... is he actually that good? seems like he's got a bit of pace and thats it
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Needs to perfect his final ball, and decide wether he's a winger or a defender. There's definately potential there tho.
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White seemed a better defender than winger. He was a decent tackler and once he had won the ball was then very good going forward- admittedly needs to work on his crossing. As a midfielder he always seems lost when he isn't involved.
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He is a left midfielder / left full back
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He is a left back that NW has tried to convert to a winger because he has pace. wingers need pace and a final delivery, white needs the latter. with an experienced CB next to him he will do well at LB
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18 Apr 2012 22:31:25
Max gradel back but on loan for a season but the season after he would think about his future Rumour that would be nice having him back
Oh Max Gradel
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18 Apr 2012 21:40:37
GARETH MCLEARY??
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18 Apr 2012 21:40:01
signing
sol bamba - leicester
jason pearce - portsmouth
josh wright - millwall
clint hill - qpr
paddy kenny - qpr
and warnock said he expects a busy summer MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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18 Apr 2012 20:29:44
What about Fuller from Stoke.
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18 Apr 2012 19:50:43
Could we build a promotional quality signed with under 1m transfer budget; the answer is yes
Kenny(free)
Lees bates(free) craddock(free) Harte (250k)
Snodgrass koren(free) Clayton gradel (loan)
Rodriquez(free) McCormack
Subs
Lonergan
White
Derry (free)
Hill free)
Becchio/somma {Ed003's Note - Jay Rod has another 12 months left on his contract}
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Im pretty sure warnock only takes 1 gk and uses a outfield player as sub gk so if kenny comes in lonergan will be off as hes too good to sit in the reserves
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That midfield partnership is too lightweight I'm afraid
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18 Apr 2012 19:39:38
Anyone have any idea who this first signing is going to be?
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Sorry to say this its heskey
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18 Apr 2012 19:04:02
Rangers are in need of money lets put some offers in for lafferty,naysmith,mcgregor.
Leon best is struggling to get in Newcastle past the two demba's we was going to swap Gradel form him few years back, Bring him in!
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I agree with the idea, however I'm not sure how realistic they are, I'd imagine there is a few teams looking for them.
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18 Apr 2012 18:50:32
Warnock wants players who have played for the club in the past!
kasper in goal pure class
jermaine beckford fast strong and always has an eye for goal!
Hopefully Wigan go down then maybe get alhabsi great keeper
and we also neeed to get a young class player on loan such as riheem sterlin from liverpool, gives the young players a chance to stand out!
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Kasper pure class? He was as useful in goal as his namesake the friendly ghost!
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How many class keepers do you want....neither of those you mention are class imo
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Kasper was hit and miss.his good shows were excellent but out weighed by his poor displays.why does nobody want lonergan....i think hes been excellent
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Lonergans kept us in so many games this season, without him wedve conceeded 5 every week
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Only keeper I want to see next season other than Lonergan is Paul Robinson, now theres a class keeper, just plays with useless players at Blackburn that leave him vunerable
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18 Apr 2012 18:46:24
Emile heskey coming to leeds. 100per cent
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Great.... NOT we don't need a grass magnet!!!
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18 Apr 2012 17:28:21
ken bates will not put a penny from his own pocket into the club fact. he may borrow or sell to fund purchases but there will be no warchest from him that is guarenteed
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If not, then it will be goodbye Neil Warnock.
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This is the summer when you see Bates true ambition for the club,no ambition =no warnock simple !
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18 Apr 2012 14:56:21
Neil warnock's barmy army?
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As me next season mate.
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18 Apr 2012 14:54:37
Any news on rogers injury?
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Ankle injury. NW hoping he will be available pre season same as somma
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18 Apr 2012 14:51:40
Martin taylor cb from watford out of contract in the summer anyone think he could do a job for us!
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That may be a massive shout,tall strong good in the air deffo a Warnock type off player.I would not be at all surprised if that was the player Neil was talking about last night.He also said he is starting from the back
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Too old.
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I'm putting two and two together here,but warnock said the player would be signing on the 6th or7th may- these are the first two days after end of the league 1 and 2 season! Could we be signing a player from those 2 leagues?
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Too old? If he helps us get promoted I don't care about his age.
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Er how old are Scholes and Giggs,still contributing at premiership level,we need a team to get us up,then rebuild again.
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18 Apr 2012 14:45:30
Simon cox anyone?
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18 Apr 2012 14:20:53
Neil Warnock has told Ken Bates that he will tender his resignation should the club deny him the resources he believed he requires to get the club promoted.
From what I understand, Bates and NW had a frank conversation in which Warnock told Ken in the simplest of terms that he requires a club to start acting as a football club - and not as a leisure company - if they want to keep him this year. Bates apparently sanctioned this and has given him a transfer budget of £12m.
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£12m would that be wages included.. Cant see Bates giving anyone £12m to actually buy players with.
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Not true as ken bates is only worth 20 milion
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According to several internet sites. Ken bates is estimated to be worth £140m-£150m. Don't know where you have the figure of £20m from as he sold Chelsea to Roman Abramovich for over £100m. So £12m would't be much of an issue bearing in mnd that he doesn't pay tax as he lives in Monaco to evade british taxes.
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We made a 10 million profit think transfer fees will come out of that rather than his pocket nothing to do with how much ken is worth but while we are on the subject its 30 so dont cime saying its not true on the basis hes not worth enough when your clueless pal
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Giving money to spend is irrelevant to personal wealth. The club is in profit so can spend. Overdrafts and banks are available for things like this.
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18 Apr 2012 11:16:51
Im getting a little concerned about the lack of discipline our players are showing since NW arrived. I hope it's not a premonition. Too many cards for reckless, ill-timed tackles. Hopefully, it's just the poor quality of the players because that can be changed or maybe players trying too hard to impress.
We all have such great expectations for next season but I'm sounding a note of caution. NW must have had a major shock when he got a good look at our squad. The overhaul needed is massive.
I believe in NW and his management skills but will Mr Bates give him the money to do the rebuilding that's necessary? We will soon find out for if the money isn't forthcoming it will be goodbye to NW and more mediocrity for years to come.
HERE'S HOPING FOR THE BEST. Come on Ken you know it makes sense. MOT
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I fear it's Warnocks style, we've had 5 or 6 Red Cards this season, how many of those were since Warnock took over?
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It is his style, he wants the lads to get stuck in.
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We've had 9 reds all season, 4 in the last 5 games
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We were at our best when we was dirty leeds lol .
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18 Apr 2012 08:45:01
Four players sent off in 5 games what does that say about us?
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It says we lack quality but are at least giving a .... about things.
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What does it say about us? Probably nothing. Refs dish cards out like confetti nowadays - to most teams anyway, not those who wear red & play at old scaffold.
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It says Diiiiiiirty Leeds!
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O'deas was 2 yellows rather than a straight red, you can be unlucky with them sometimes, but yeah discipline needs sorting out
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18 Apr 2012 08:43:36
As much as I love the team we are just not good enough with the present side to compete st this level by which I mean the top end of the championship. Plus we used to score goals for fun, sure we let them in but we were always a threat to score. Now our players are missing the easiest of chances, and at this level you can't afford to fo that. A decent team last night would have won Blackpool at least
3 1. Bechio headed over the top as did odea when they both should have scored. Mcormack is in a superb position in the penalty area and let's the ball get away from him then hoes down claiming penalty. Sounds to me these plus for the second game in a row webber brilliant approach work and misses when he should have put it away, admittedly was saved but from there should have hurried it. Snoddy must be dying tp get some decent quality to play with. This season can't end soon enough. As much as I love the team it's time for a major cull.
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18 Apr 2012 04:00:26
It wasn't a lack of ambition Larry. It was a lack of cash. Do you remember those 2 administrations Larry? Never mind.
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Was definatly a lack of cash, everybody knew that
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Lack of both
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Obviously a lack of both as there's no point having the desire if you got no cash to splash but it's only a lack of ambition if you have millions in the bank and refuse to spend. All will be forgiven if money spent in the summer and promotion attained in 2013. Least we have a manager who isn't going to waste the money. NW got a good record in the transfer market.
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