Leeds Banter Archive January 18 2017
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18 Jan 2017 20:51:40
Ed any ideas who the three trialists were who featured in U23 friendly the other day? Apparently the goalkeeper impressed but don't know anything. Does it seem like they might be players that if signed are senior squad or are the more likely to complement U23s?
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{Ed003's Note - I really don't know sorry I've been away,could be any age mind, don't read much into the U 23's title of the match.}
19 Jan 2017 13:26:14
welcome back Ed - have you been anywhere nice? Ed007 did a grand job keeping your seat warm.
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{Ed003's Note - cheers alf and 007 just a short break to torremolinos.}
19 Jan 2017 19:46:10
Did you see George over there ed
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{Ed003's Note - Not that I know of,only ed 001.}
19 Jan 2017 20:10:43
Welcome back
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19 Jan 2017 20:15:57
Wex. Ed001, Jeff/Survivor and George are currently cruising on MC's yacht around the med. Having a right good jolly knees up, laughing and joking about the good old days.
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{Ed001's Note - I think we saw MM while there, well it was a rather drunken bloke in a shellsuit vomiting into some bushes, so I assume it was him.}
19 Jan 2017 21:26:13
It could have been Bermondsey he's often bent over in the bushes.
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19 Jan 2017 21:49:44
Wex. Do you mean Bw's often bent over bushes MOT-ing? 😜
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19 Jan 2017 23:34:43
yeah but it couldn't of been me as i never wear a shell suit and i was having a trial at leeds playing in goal, green watch your back
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18 Jan 2017 13:02:11
Was Antonsson a waste of money? He was bought because of his goal scoring record but has done nothing. He hasn't scored much, he hasn't been given much of a chance in the starting line up and we are looking at 'back up' strikers. What is the future for him? Is he another 'Dave', Murphy, Sloth et al?
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18 Jan 2017 13:30:41
Dont know mate.
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18 Jan 2017 13:41:32
I'd prefer to play douks or roofe up top if we couldn't play wood.
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18 Jan 2017 13:47:54
Difficult to say when he hasn't really had much opportunity. I was thinking about this the other night and trying to remember if he was a monk signing. If so, strange to bring a player in and not use him but if it was a Cellino buy then that would make more sense. He may have been bought with the intent of having a front 2 but that then left our midfield exposed and we didn't do so well at the start of the season.
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18 Jan 2017 14:03:52
Time will tell with Antonsson as he will need time to get used to the higher standard of football. However, it is difficult for him to get minutes on the pitch because of the formation that we play and the form of Wood. I think that he was brought in because Monk originally wanted to play with 2 up front and Antonsson would be a good foil for Wood. The change to one up top does not suit Antonsson's game as he is built for stealth rather than strength.
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18 Jan 2017 16:08:54
Rooooooooofe up top for me . Ant seems a bit lightweight to me, maybe a loan spell at Rotherham, Wigan or somesuch would stand him in good stead?
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18 Jan 2017 16:14:20
if we played him as a two or gave him a chane out wide i think he would be orite he's struggled as he's been used to fit the system rather than fitting it round him against cambridge we should of played 4 4 2 with him n duke up front and give wilks ago on left/right
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18 Jan 2017 16:16:27
He hasn't been given a chance, so it's unfair to call him a flop. I'm not sure he suits us a one up striker, maybe he'd be better as an AM or on the wing.
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18 Jan 2017 21:05:00
Funny how if he's good it's a Monk signing and if he's bad its a Cellino one
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18 Jan 2017 22:26:12
That's how it's always been wex. Jansson was "Serie B sheeyte signed by Cellino" when he originally joined.
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19 Jan 2017 10:56:30
Antonsson had previously worked with pep clotet, so that's the likely link with monk.
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19 Jan 2017 13:29:24
Not always Wex - Grimes was a Monk signing and he's failed to impress so far, as has Sakho for me but you can't win them all. i was merely saying if you buy a player with a role in mind for them you're more likely to play them than trying to shoehorn someone in that you didn't have a place for. The Douk and Berardi were Cellino signings and they are both good.
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18 Jan 2017 07:57:55
So Sutton beat Wimbledon, we have a good chance now of progressing to last 16 in cup (potential banana skin though) worry is we do not want any distractions from our league form and progress. Especially if we do progress and get a glamour tie - any one else concerned?
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18 Jan 2017 09:14:13
No concern, still some other lower league teams in the cup, it's great news for us! Wigan won it a few years back, so can we.
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18 Jan 2017 09:53:28
No concern, a good cup run can help maintain confidence and momentum. It also gives Monk chance to give squad players match time which could be vital for our league campaign
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18 Jan 2017 11:43:37
Agree with notts more we win more game time improves squad and confidence. Anyway we should beat teams like sutton whatever. Good cup run always helps everyone.
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18 Jan 2017 12:12:20
I mean that facing Sutton in the cup is no concern, it's good for the squad and it's depth to play these kind of games, I'm glad
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18 Jan 2017 13:02:09
Hopefully we beat Sutton, then use the following match as our "blip" :)
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18 Jan 2017 16:17:09
3rd in league 1 quarter final already maybe last 16 fa cup wtf is going on boys europa league next season anyone.
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18 Jan 2017 16:18:26
I really want a cup run and would love to see us at Wembley again. I don't get why some fans would want to lose, it would be embarrassing and could have a negative effect on the club and players, just like Cardiff, Histon and Rochdale all did.
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18 Jan 2017 00:08:26
Interesting to see 3 triallists, a Gk and two CBs, for the U23s. Assuming it was a young keeper unless we have sudden plans/suitors to get rid of Turnbull/Silvestri this window, but wonder whether the CBs are more experienced. Anybody heard anything?
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18 Jan 2017 11:44:53
Dint even know this match was on. Apparently none of them stood out.
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18 Jan 2017 13:49:26
in the past not much has come of triallists so i'm not going to get excited over this news.
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