Leeds Banter Archive September 23 2014

23 Sep 2014 21:41:28
£30 on at 40-1 to win the league. Collect winnings in May!

If we continue with the same form then top 6 this season. Like your optimism though, we're heading in the right direction massive thanks to NR & MC.
I'm tempted by doukara 50/1 or Auntie Lucy 40/1 for top scorer in the championship this season.

Degsy, you just lost 300 quid
You can get 50 to 1

24 Sep 2014 18:06:26
If l'm picking up 1200 in May there will still be a pint in it for you Speedy!

I put a tenner on promotion at 10/1 back in August and a tenner on top 12 back in pre season.

23 Sep 2014 20:00:26
Some facts for digestion. 1. We are in the best shape we have been in for a decade and more. 2. Financially we are on a sound footing with most of the debt gone and the remainder being sorted over a short period at manageable rates. 3. We have a new attack minded coach and a class act ( Redders )bringing the youth through which also looks very promising. All this brought about by one man, Cellinio who is more of a football man then anyone at the Fa or amongst all the other club owners. He has a 25 year apprenticeship behind him, ( Alex Ferguson like experience ) knows how to buy and sell players ( 11 mil for badge kisser ) and the promised purchase of ER. He hasn't put a foot wrong since he came. What about the Hock I hear you say. My feeling was that that was deliberate, a ploy, some one cheap to get the players fit, a stop gap until the right man was available. From the cash, time and effort MC has put into our club, there is only one logical conclusion to draw and that is that he has the best interests of Leeds United at heart. He will get us back to the prem and when we are there something tells me he will be shrewd enough not only to keep us there but put us back were we belong. Don't be shocked if he sells a player or two along the way, just trust that he has his eyes on better ones. So support MC, protect him against the grey men of the FA and fill the ground as often as possible. Mot.

Great post pal

Great post Merv - lets enjoy the ride


MOT

Not much in your post that any Leeds fan could disagree with Merv. Onwards and upwards MOT

Top post dude

Spot on merv

Agree 100% Merv

23 Sep 2014 23:51:09
Yes merv!! Finally. Optimistic leeds fans! Nothing better than coming on here to some smiles. Especially ones of my fellow MOT'ers

MOT

Great post mot

Well said merv, i said something very simular in may and got slated by the doom and gloom merchants. they seem to have vanished i wonder why!!

23 Sep 2014 17:15:29
Has Phil Nevil!e got nothing better to do? He can't even get Milanic's credentials right.

He needs to get out more!

23 Sep 2014 10:57:09
not that excited about darko he plays a flat back 4 does not change tactics throughout the game always long balls under redfern we played very good exciting football if things are going against us in a game he would change it to get a win eg bornmouth I would have given him the job played 4 won 3 drawn 1. I would not have got rid of naylor and would have promoted him from the u18s where he did a fantastic job to the u21s

Sorry belly your wrong buddy you need to do a bit of research yourself instead of reading a crap blog from a Sturm fan. Read about how he played at Moribar or what Moribar did before he arrived, read about how he built the team on youth and attacking fluid passing. Speak to Moribar fans about what they make of him and his type of football before you start going into doom and gloom mode.

Please don't read that crap article in the YEP about him as that was the worst piece of lazy journalism I have ever read. Speak to Ema an Italian reporter on what he makes of him. Got all are signing right and what quality of players they were when many were doom and gloom about them.

The only reason we like redders is his last 4 games but look at his stats and they are I am afraid truly awful. Redders is not ready for the hot seat yet. Not saying he won't be but just not yet.

Well guys, when Redders was given the caretakers job a lot of people on this site and everywhere were sceptical and did not want him permanently in the job citing his previous stints in charge. I pointed out at the time he could not be judged on those two stints, he came in at the worst possible times, bad results and low morale etc, also I said he could be the right person at the right time. Now just 4 games later everyone wants him permanently. I doubt very much Darko is going to rip up the team and start again, I also am sure Redders will have some input. But what he has done is instill confidence, unity and belief in the players, they in turn have proved that to themselves and everybody on the pitch. That is not going to go away. Support our club whoever does what and we will be smiling all season

Spain, yet another excellent post, I too have had a look at 'Darko's' past record, it really does look as though we are going to continue playing in this attacking mode, long may it continue.

I think it would be hard to play negatively with the exciting bunch of talent we now have. e.g. how would you get Antennuci to play negatively?

Excellent post vidlufc

I'm getting behind the new coach Darko & of course I have concerns as I would about most new appointments of this magnitude at lufc. To me he's not a great candidate simply because I'd not even take into account his time at Maribor. It's a Celtic situation with only one league winner & automatic European entry. Quite simply Maribor could play any way they wanted & win their league. Since being at Gratz he's not done very well, possibly with poor team so to sum it up he's another gamble imo.
I do think Massimo looks firstly to hire someone submissive so to speak, a nice guy who will take orders without answering back & a fear for losing his job. Darko is by all accounts a gentleman who will be really good for our PR and may even turn out to be a good coach but I'm not being fooled into this champions league experience nonsense as he clearly got in by deed fault.So as I said I will be right behind him & our team because I'm lufc through & through & not because Darko inspires me.
As for Redders, I believe he will be poached at some point & I also think he is gutted at this point, I mean how do you go back to your day job after doing your dream job successfully without regret & being upset he's been bypassed for no good reason. The academy is and always will be in good hands plus any head coach would have a big say in that area too had he got the top job he'd always be in with the youth between 1st team coaching & matches. It's his baby so he wouldn't have just ignored it. For those reasons I can see Redders walking away once a really good & well paid job comes up. No matter what, good luck to him, legend behind the scenes at lufc

Slough

i just want to put this to bed for everyone.

Moribor had not won anything or runners up in anything for the 5yrs before he arrived. When he took over they were then dominant until he left in his last season he did the treble, the fist time any club did this in Slovinia.

They won the league after he left but did not win any cups.

I understand Moribor may not be Barca but you can't take it away or dismiss it as irrelevant.

Sturm were always a top 4 team when he arrived but then Red Bull poured millions into slazburg and they were always the weakest out of the 4 and were then pushed to 5th on no budget. He did bring the highest value player with him and still is a club record of 964k. Sort of answers lots of questions right there doesn't it?

23 Sep 2014 08:41:37
Just a point on why Redders wasnt considered for the job. Many saying there would be a big void in the youth set up, but surely Redders himself could bring in the right person/persons for the role? Naylor and Bromby still looking for work I think?
Anyway I just hope new geezer keeps us playing how we are lately and that Redfearn doesn't end up at another club anytime soon.

CORK
Not sure if he was or wasnt considered for the coaches job but don't want to lose him ;(

Andy
He wasnt interviewed at least for the job. MC made it pretty clear that he would stay in charge of the youth team.

CORK
From what my mate tells me MC & Redders are really hitting it off. MC seems to trust everything Redders tells him. I'd be VERY surprised if they hadn't had the conversation in private.
As for getting rid of Naylor I don't know, if he was as good as people say I'm sure Redders would have put a word in for him, maybe Naylor didn't want to be part of MCs revolution.