Leeds Banter Archive February 22 2014

22 Feb 2014 21:29:16
Does anyone know why hunt started? I don't get it, no games for ages and he is a pretty poor player anyway. At least play smith over him or even poleon as he can't reach his potential without games. Come on BM sort yourself out. And why would he wait until the 80th minute to make a change with the garbage football we were playing, did same thing against Leicester and we lost 1-0 and lucky to not lose again. I'm happy with a point away but can't help thinking with better management we would sneak these games, mot, Vinny.

The game was dire, what happened to his plan for all out attack?, can't see Cellino sticking with Mac with performances like that, we've looked pretty poor in lots of games this season, can't see we've made any progress at all, whoever gets the job will have his work cut out to sort this lot out.

Agree matt smith will be quality really looking forward to his development. I don't really want to say get rid of players but maybe hunt may do decent playing behind smith and McCormack because he does have a decent football brain Just isn't a striker.

22 Feb 2014 21:03:17
The performances this season are the worst I've ever seen as a leeds fan in the last 45 years.How people rate Bmd is beyond me.He is no good and is a useless scout.He brought in kebe, stewart, Hunt, wooton and they are deadwood.His tactical nous is very poor and his use of subs is ridiculous.Cellino will not stick with him .Wouldn't trust him with my money.

{Ed013's Note - Last season was just as bad, if not worse}

Unfortunally I am now being tempted to agree with the above post

Agree with ed last season was a lot worse and people slagging Stewart off he's young and learning hopefully all this game time can push him up a level for next season as a team. I think we lose the ball too much and make too many mistakes need someone creative in midfield so McCormack can stop dropping back and be up top attacking defenders

22 Feb 2014 20:36:49
I admit cellino was wrong with the timing off sacking mcdermot but look at result against Huddersfield! He gets reinstated and look at the results a 1 nil defeat and a bore draw! Get rid now get someone in to end off season so they can look a squad and see what they need in summer! No point keeping mcdermot because he will be sacked after 10 games off next season

And coming back from a goal down to beat yeovil

Not forgetting yovils missed penalty or is that forgotten about, and the fact they played against the wind a lot better than us, let's face it the team is dyer and its going to take multi millions of pounds to sort that garbage out our first division team was way better

Agreed our first division team was better and we should have spent in our first January in the championship and pushed on through when we was I play offs as soon as the summer came and sold gradel and give away Johnson that's when the troubles began at least we got an owner now that don't take s**t off players if they demand moves he sticks em in the reserves to rot till there contract up hope this beginning of good things to come

22 Feb 2014 19:01:49
Hi not in the country so not at the game today. Can someone clarify exactly what sort of performance the team put in!?! Reading BMD assessment then we put in a good show!?! Is he the only person who saw this? I personally do not rate him as a manager and his summary goes completely against any of the other reports from fans on social media!

{Ed013's Note - A draw was a fair result and a good point considering Leeds had no quality or desire to create any real chances. The 2 wingers were dire and McCormack was frustrated. Smith came on for the last 10 minutes and Leeds looked a better side, but unfortunately didn't have the quality to get the ball into the box. On a positive note, Jack Butland was solid and put in a good performance}

22 Feb 2014 18:42:51
How bmc as still got a job I don't know!
He as the worst record of any recent Leeds manager and just constantly talks tripe .
What happened to going all out attack today?
I know and so does he that he as got maxium until end of season but he won't walk away for fans!( or maybe will get paid out less of is contract if he walks )
Nice man good scout sh* te manager!
Living off promotion with reading .
Bw
Morley whites

You sir are 100% correct, why on earth they re-instated him I do not know, our best performance this season came on the one and only game he wasn't around, enough said!

22 Feb 2014 19:54:41
lets go all out attack and lose, great idea . better to gain an important point than get nothing at all . if we keep it clean at the back things will start to go our way

Mcdermott will come good.

BMD will come good! He is a reject like the players he brought in.

If you're a McDermott fan you can't love Leeds Utd he's crippling us time to take off the rose coloured specs.

Mcdermott crippling us really is that you neil its your useless signings that's doing that i'm afraid just take a look at how many warnock signings are stealing a wage norris hasn't started a league game all season and what about drury the list is endless so yeah in mcdermott I trust given time he will turn us into a force just take a look at the reading side he left behind there all his signings.

Mcdermott is tactically inept we're playing too much hoofball just as Brian did at Reading, you're deluded if you think he's the man for Leeds. I agree with you about Warnock's signings but let's look at Smith, Stewart and Kebe all pants. I would suggest our new patron is responsible for bringing Butland in and I hope he attracts more of a similar quality.

22 Feb 2014 17:44:04
Next season we will be champions of this division.

Agreed pal

If cellino get the okay, I agree as well

22 Feb 2014 16:38:09
Guys and gals please understand this season is done.
As long as the team keeps us in the championship.
You have seen Butland and what an inspiration he was today.
Next season we will be Champions and as I keep saying Massimo is the man.
If and when a new manager comes to ER please give him time to prove himself.
Don't forget 2 more top quality players are coming in very soon.
Jeff

How soon Jeff?
Who?
And do you think there will be any chance of signing Butland permanently? He is quality! PA

22 Feb 2014 16:31:20
dundee white here think it says it all when your keeper is man of match the don would have fined all the player if that happend in his day

22 Feb 2014 15:41:21
Don't normally slate players but Cameron Stewart is dreadful no pace no power no skill no hunger awful signing. Although I do think Kebe is a decent signing not a very good and but still geting involved probably best man for us going forward. Missed byram today I think. Never mind we will move on and look to the next game as McDermott says.

*not a very good game*

Just read everyone slating him though maybe it's tv but he looked a hell of a lot better than Stewart

Eh? Jimmy Kebe our best player going
forward? I must have fallen asleep and dreamt that awful 0-0 draw then, because in the match that I saw, Kebe was toally inept going forwards, backwards, sideways or in any other direction he could actually be bothered going.
Lufctim.

Our best player going forward was butland as he was the only one kicking the ball in that direction

Kebe was dreadful. He got past a man once and his pass was pulled back straight to a defender. Send them both back

Had family in hospital only saw the second half which I thought Kebe was dreadfull. Around the 85 min mark got the ball on the egdge of boro penalty area and he didn't KNOW HIMSLEF what to do.

;(

22 Feb 2014 15:11:09
{Ed013's Note - Please take a little time to vote for who has been the better signing so far, Stewart or Kebe. The poll is on the Blog and voting Polls page. Thanks, MOT}

22 Feb 2014 14:55:28
Stuck in traffick leaving the game after getting my car kicked by a load of boro! But that falls into significant after the performance today , apart from butland all Leeds team where poor, some more than others, I don't know where we go from here. Here's looking forward to 2014/15 season as this ones well and truly over

22 Feb 2014 14:36:14
Yes well done Butland, perhaps the foundations of a great Leeds revolution. 7 or 8 more players of his quality and we could be on the way up :)

22 Feb 2014 14:22:19
Hi Ed; not sure where to post this, so I"ll leave it up to you,

Leeds WILL bounce back next week and beat QPR 2 - 1

Why are we getting another 10 players on loan?
We can't score as our midfield is shocking, where was It?

Totally agree Gj and that to me is the main problem. JD

22 Feb 2014 14:15:32
I`m going to say it again
Kebe is useless, we might as well start with 10.

Completely agree, would Ariyibi be worth a try, at least he might put some effort in

22 Feb 2014 14:14:52
Cellino IN. McDermott OUT.
Hunt; Kebe; Stewart; Murphy in starting line up. doesn't substitute Hunt till the 80th Minute. What a joke. Rubbish. No quality; no ability to pass the ball. Nothing really to be positive about except we somehow managed not to lose thanks mainly to Butland. Lucky to come away with a point against a poor Middlesborough team. Where has the passing game gone?

I am afraid I have to agree
Why no subs until 80 mins, we needed them after 70 and Omg what the hell is kebe doing, utter tosh!
We were rubbish till 82 mins

22 Feb 2014 14:39:14
I was glad when McD was re-appointed but serious questions do need to be asked. Some good points today. Butland, clean sheet, point away from home! however against a Boro side who hadn't scored in 5 games we get mullered on possession and number of corners. Not 1 shot on target and to be fair absolutely no improvement on 12 months ago. On paper a poor squad but a good enough starting 11 to be challenging but where is the motivation and effort? The motivation has to come from the manager because modern day footballers do not seem to have the ability to think for themselves but it is not happening. He has brought in enough players to have made a difference but it hasn't changed a thing. A good result against Huddersfield should have been the starting point but since then it has been the same old rubbish. Nobody wants McD to succeed more than me but he is doing nothing to suggest he is up to the job.

Couldn't agree more, we look slow, everything is laboured, the passing is sloppy, we stand about and let people. run past us.i was absolutely disgusted with that performance.only buttland, hunt and murphy can take any satisfaction from their stint.we seem to lack any sort of passion.

22 Feb 2014 14:12:37
Forgot to say. Butland excellent. Shrew leeds

22 Feb 2014 14:10:53
We'll deserved MOM

22 Feb 2014 14:09:43
Poor, very very poor!

The only inspiration was JACK BUTLAND, phenomenal

22 Feb 2014 14:07:55
Positives; Butland and Noel Hunts running.

Negatives; The rest.

ValleyWhite.

Back four looked good! Murphy okish. The other midfielders. Shocking! Kebe awful! Hunt never looks like getting us a goal!

22 Feb 2014 13:47:47
Jimmy Kebe you are bone idle

Kebe has been awfull apart from dog botherers its like playing with ten men every week still at least we have got a goalkeeper now would have lost with paddy just need wickham now to help ross play offs still possible come on LEEDS MOT

Cant we send him back to free up a loan slot.

Bone idle? You rated him did you
Lets be honest he was CRAP!

No I did not rate him, don't know what language means that bone idle is good. If you are being sarcastic then Well done

Nottswhite sorry just my sense of humour Yes he was crap ;lol

22 Feb 2014 13:32:59
Anyone know Warnocks pass completion percentage? Is it in the double digits? Hoof hoof hoof

22 Feb 2014 12:19:04
kenny not even made bench could he be ob way outta door

{Ed013's Note - Injured}

22 Feb 2014 10:38:48
Middlesboro' haven't scored in their last five games!

Ross scoring five in the last four games

Leeds have only lost one in the last eleven against Midds

Should be a good game!

We ither get teams that have just changed their manager or haven't won or scored for weeks. In either case we seem to the team that takes the backlash. A draw at best for us but a loss more likely. Hope I am wrong.

22 Feb 2014 10:00:25
Absolutely gutted.
Just been told it's not happening on Monday after all.
However I have been invited to meet Massimo tonight and if it goes ahead I will find out much more.
If anyone wants me to ask him a question please let me know.
Jeff

Why the delay when it was all supposed to be okayed last week, any idea? Problems or what?

If you can ask him about what he plans to do with Elland Road please

22 Feb 2014 11:02:45
Cheers mate. Ask him if he will build a new supporters club on the old site.

Tell him to rename Howards restaurant Cellinos, with Italian menu.

Ask him to sort out the terrible bar service in the Kop bars.

Regards MorleyWhite.

{Ed013's Note - Ask if they will delay the kick off on match days by 5 minutes, I never seem to be able to get that last pint down in time ;-)

Jeff any idea when it will go ahead.

Transfer budget for summer?

Do we have any idea why it has been delayed again? Seems just delays by the FL to make sure we are out of
contention this year before any money allowed our way! MOT

Personally I never could stand the drunk Howard although by accident he did a very good job for Leeds.
Met him at Hanbury Manor in Thunderidge near St Albans one New Year and he made a total fool of himself.
What do you want to call it?
Cantona's?

Survivor covering his bases now. Takeover done last week. Will be done by monday but now hea gutted itll be longer afterwards.
Yawn yawn yawn

Crmd

SURVIVOR will get it right have faith, well he has to get it right he's mentioned EVERY week/day until the end of march LOL

Andy MOT