Leeds Banter Archive April 18 2015

18 Apr 2015 20:42:25
Our once great football club is a joke. The
owner is a clown, even though he's ploughed a lot of money into the club, he under-estimated the strength of the Championship and brought in too many inexperienced players.
Redders is a nice guy but way out of his depth. We won't get anywhere near the Premier League with him in charge no matter which players are at the club.
He is tactically unaware, blinded by his belief in the academy players and clueless on substitutions.
My hope for next season is for new owners who do things within the law, for a manager with experience who is allowed to manage and a good squad of players.
The best assets the club have are the loyal fans and we deserve much more than we are getting. At the moment we have chaos from the owner down. Changes need to be made. I'd love to hear what you all think. MOT Speedo4eva.

18 Apr 2015 21:12:03
Redfearn isn't 'way out of his depth' he needs serious help and support from the guy who is supposed to want Leeds to return to greatness?

I don't like saying it but it is Celino who is way out of his depth thinking he could take over and rebuild our great club?

Leeds have played better under Redfearn (admittedly only at times) than under any other manager in the past 2-3 years?

He has youth players coming through that want to wear the shirt and play for Leeds, and then he has had to endure people like Salerno who has no idea whatsoever what Leeds United are about?

None of this bodes well for next season, Celino seems to have already pulled the plug.

This latest 'walkout' is nothing more than that - a walkout by those players who shouldn't be here and now know they won't be here in a month's time?

Redfearn hasn't lost the layers (yet) he is sticking wit the guys he has brought through and they are sticking by him?

Don't think it will happen but I'd rather Redfearn was around at the start of next season than Celino?

I just hope Redfearn will not play any of those six players gain while he is allowed to stay in charge, they do not deserve the priviledge of pulling on the shirt ever again.

18 Apr 2015 22:32:37
Agree with most of that but do not think the players are inexperienced just not used properly. Wasted over half the season on a diamond that no one knew how to play, not even the coaches. Then when we get a system that's half decent all the foreign players disappeared. A lot of the players have not even had a full game so how can we say they are not good enough. I think Redfearn has found it hard to deal with the older players so has opted for young ones and the needy. Ngoyi should have played today, to test his leg if nothing else. Disappointed today with team selection and use of subs. We are no wiser now than we were in August what the players capabilities are. Only Ant and Bamba in favour. Berardi only in because Taylor playing upfield. Past three months been wasted really and before anyone points out we moved up the table and went unbeaten for so long, how lucky were we. We should have got hammered in 4 of those games.

18 Apr 2015 23:22:01
Very tricky this- Redders,although inexperienced in his role has fought manfully all season in very difficult circumstances. The latest losing his right hand man and not having the opportunity to discuss with the board must be frustrating. Cellino has spent most of the season with lawyers looking for loopholes etc and not been able to concentrate on learning about the ECL. This is possibly his own fault or at best nativity but it's something which is deeply unsettling.
Redferns main problem is lack of wingers of natural ability, I think Pringle at Rotherham would have been good, cheap option and selling Smith was an atrocious decision, he was ok at this level. We have no plan B or C. Our young midfielders don't seem to be able to convert possession and skill to being able to creativity in the final third or even maintaining possession in that area which makes us suspect to counter attacks- it's all so disjointed. We should be able to use plan A,B and C in every game, even if winning handsomely- it's good to practice all options. At present its keep plugging away at the only game we know.
I think we need to give Redders more control for 6 months then make a decision- you can't make a steak pie if you only got chicken!

18 Apr 2015 18:35:01
It's just a big mess, no foot print for next season.
The name Leeds United and the fans are the only realistic things that represent the club at present.
The owner, present players, and manager are all an unsure commodity for next season.

18 Apr 2015 19:27:00
i know things don't look great at the moment but we don't know. we may be taken over, we don't know who he new boss may be (i fancy it will be pelligirini and klopp is going city.we have some decent players and great youth and money wise things look better. I would wait and see before shooting ourselves in the head or wishing we were bradford just yet. got to live in hope we are leeds fansnext season has to be better

18 Apr 2015 20:27:31
That won't last long. The name is about to change. Why you think Childs walked? Why you think no reason has been provided? Why you think Thommo called Salerno a name? Why you think no reason has been provided for his suspension? Why you think Redfearn making up fairytales to the press about our problems? All you can do is pray a certain well-known energy drink manufacturer have plans to market a "white" version of their drink.

18 Apr 2015 22:04:44
How does all that you say in anyway relate to a certain well-known energy drink manufacturer??? Childs walked, Thompson got the sack, Redfern always talks crap!

18 Apr 2015 22:22:10
Name changing is not that easy in this country as Hull have found out. The ways things are at the moment I would take anybody with a sound and sane business plan that gives us back some credibility

19 Apr 2015 01:41:36
dont new york red bull play in white,and imsure red bullhave a white version of thier drink and a red one and a blue one. sure I have drunkit with vodka, jagermisetr and glodsharlgarer. maybe it has not made its way to yorkshire yet or maybe I was just rotten drunk

19 Apr 2015 01:44:04
also raher watch leeds red bulls on motd doing well than leeds united losing again on league show, don't mind going tothe red bull stadium (will always be ER to me) and I love our white kit it symablises what leeds and don rivie were all about but we use to play in red it changed and if it changes again so be it like all clubs and busnineeses we have to role with times, ask a man city fan if they prefered league one in maine road or cprem champs at ethid or whatever there new gaff is called?

19 Apr 2015 06:21:37
I agree Bermondsey. We are so getting taken over. Explains the kamikaze mission we on.

18 Apr 2015 17:40:31
I once read that along with an alignment of the planets a steve morison goal is one of the harbingers of the apocalypse. or perhaps I imagined I read it?

18 Apr 2015 17:01:44
Redfearn has to go, clueless. The kids in midfield doesn't work, they may be talented, but their not winners, hence we're 16th!

18 Apr 2015 18:03:33
No matter who coach is he's likely to play cook n mowatt no matter who it is n probs Bryam but maybe at rb

18 Apr 2015 22:43:00
Think Cook would get into most teams in this division. But don't think many managers would have stuck with same four for so long. Means the opposition know what to expect every week and players performance levels drop knowing they will still get a game if they play crap. It also isolates all the other players who can't get on the team bus.

18 Apr 2015 15:51:08
There only one stevey morison, one stevey morison. Walking in a morison wonderland haahaaa. The day as come.

18 Apr 2015 16:59:25
We always lose when he scores

18 Apr 2015 14:37:13
That's an exciting team.
Let's see how sharp and morri do against mediocre opposition
Why waste time with them
A lot of the players on the bench should have started
Anyway. What do I know!

18 Apr 2015 12:31:53
The time is fast approaching when MC has to stand up and declare his future. Either stay and sort out the mess (asap) or, with our thanks, sell up and move back to Italy. Unfortunately right or wrong the latter seems to be the logical move. With his second home being an Italian Courtroom and the FL salivating, ready to pounce it makes sense all around to sell. Again unfortunately MC will only concern himself with making a profit but what we need is a sale to a benign billionaire with White blood in his veins. Now is the time for an oil baron or a desert sheikh to step forward and see the obvious wisdom of buying a Premiership team at a championship price.
The keyword is stability and every upheaval puts that on hold with all the uncertainty that comes with it so the sooner this great club puts down a strong anchor the better for all its long suffering fans.

18 Apr 2015 11:45:51
Regardless of what's going on in the background, the players should be there to play for the badge and not have a say in who they want as manager/coach or whatever.
I say sack the ones who are not injured - I'm not interested in seeing them play again!

18 Apr 2015 12:47:56
Well said Speedy

18 Apr 2015 13:00:07
Lets blame the foreigners eh speedy? How do you know they are not injured?? Should Cook play again because he's been injured? Or is it because these lads are easy scape goats and MC signings! The keeper has got the points to keep us in this league, with his saves!!

18 Apr 2015 14:17:47
Maybe a couple of genuine injuries but according to reports they trained Thursday. Does sound odd & Noel Whelan is taking the mik on social media.

18 Apr 2015 16:30:44
kjc
Please re-read my post
No mention of foreigners - and I don't know who is injured or not. If they are injured, fair enough. If they are refusing to play - sack em!!

18 Apr 2015 10:43:14
Just a thought; if the FA believe that we have fielded an under strength team, with the abdication of the LEEDS 6, could the club be fined!

18 Apr 2015 15:57:25
You can't force someone to work even under contract.

18 Apr 2015 09:56:46
Just seen the scratch on Silvestri's back.
Ooh it looks nasty. I might get my missus to run her fingernail down my back tonight, I could do with a week off work! ;)

18 Apr 2015 09:04:23
With so many out its a chance to try the 4-4-2 that Redfearn says he will play next season. Change Byram and Taylor to their proper positions as wing backs, Ngoyi, Murphy Sloth Mowatt with Sharp and Montenegro up front. However we will probably see Morrison again,

18 Apr 2015 10:59:01
confused how can we play 4-4-2 and play taylor and byram as wing backs? that would be 3-5-2

18 Apr 2015 12:38:41
Reaney and Cooper played in a 4-4-2 and got forward, Dorigo etc.

18 Apr 2015 19:35:04
got ya , as attacking full backs like city and chealsea that would be amazing to see us play like that. WE going to SCORE ONE MORE THAN YOU