Leeds Banter Archive November 25 2011

25 Nov 2011 21:34:46
I don't get massive rave about Gimpel? No one has seen him play and he's 17 how do you know he's any good? Same with Kebbie.

Because manchester Utd offered us 1M for Kebbie and we turned it down before he decided to try at Barcelona. Plus he is faster than Beckford and that pace would be great.
Gimpel was being watched by Arsenal and Chelsea and they are still trying to get him to join them. I have no idea how Leeds managed to get him to sign over the other two who I'm sure will have offered far more money

Good points, I suppose it comes from kebbie being signed by barca and gimpel being tracked by the likes of Chelsea before we signed him. They've both got to continue developing but sound like great prospects, let's hope our optimism is founded and they not only come good but we can hang on to them

Don't get me wrong they might have potential but they aren't finished articles so we shouldn't base our improvement on them

25 Nov 2011 19:23:27
As i have said many many times before on here, Larry hasn't a clue, Leeds will not progress under his management its as simple as that!!

And you were wrong the first time!

2 promotions, play-offs, 6 years in management. More points per pound spent than any other manager in the league (twice as good a ratio as the next best - mathematically proven fact). You're the one who doesn't have a clue mate. F**k off and go support scum.

So progress from league 1 isn't enough, almost getting into the playoffs at first attempt wasn't enough, being well placed despite little investment isn't enough? Bet you're a right laugh to go for a pint with!

Suppose the same was said about Southampton and Norwich...! just show's what a bit of ambition could do

And still stuck in the championship and will be for years to come - did you watch the Burnley and Blackpool games, they played great there didnt they....not? leeds do not know how to play football and thats a fact

Go back to bed mate its show a good team when u come out after half time an win 2-1 great team spirit i wud take 2-1 wins every game

25 Nov 2011 13:17:35
I see SG has again been delivering the never ending mantra ' we looked at players but they were overpriced/ unavailable/ we didn't need them' etc etc. This gets very tiresome. SG and Leeds have done fine this season thus far, but we would have benefited massively from some carefully chosen reinforcements in the summer and again now. This league is not that strong and with some reasonable investment we could have ben flying. If SG thinks we can't improve the current squad then he isn't looking hard enough. And as for the ' too expensive/ unavailable' excuse, its funny how other clubs have brought in players.

I know its not that easy, and that we shouldn't buy or loan for the sake of it, but it appears again we are very restricted when it comes to getting players in. Hope this does not continue in Jan as we could make a real difference with just 1 or 2 well chosen signings.

Other clubs didn't go into administration twice with debts of around 110M quid. Other clubs don't have Papa Smurf as chairman. Until Leeds pay for and stop all their construction work (solid infrastructure for the future), we'll always be on the hunt for a bargain in the transfer window. Quality players normally cost a million plus. When was the last time we spent a million on a player? Think you'll find it's pushing on for half a decade. You need more patience as a Leeds fan.

This window all I'd like to see is happen is Kebbie come back in and play at RB or at least challenge Connolly (shouldn't be too hard), Gimpel to provide cover from the bench as CB (replacing AOB) and a good transfer fee for Clingan to replace Brown. We should be good to go after that and finish no lower than 3rd in my opinion. In the summer, I want us to go back for McCarthy and offer him Premiership football. MOT

Agree that we have to be careful, not overspend and be responsible. But, at the same time just a little bit of investment could take us a long way. I don't propose a Leicester 'Sven scatter gun' approach to transfers. Lets be realistic, yes, we cant compete with rich owners subsidising clubs, but we have had a decent amount of TV money, good attendances ( up until recently), good commercial revenue, cup runs and the sale of Delph, Max, Kasper, Garbutt ( compensation) etc etc. We could invest in a few key areas. Or at least be honest and admit we are not looking to spend, rather than make it look like we were unlucky and just missed out on targets. The reality is we are not competing for quality targets. We could do all this and keep on looking for bargains, which we have done really well.

25 Nov 2011 13:10:36
Have been saying it for about 3 match weeks at least now...time to give Becchio some minutes. Surely SG wont go with Keogh and Ross again? Both look a little tired and remember they offered NO goal threat at Burnley. Luciano needs the minutes. Also, we should see is Ross and Luc can play together. I think Becchio will bag a goal if he plays from the start tomorrow. Also think Sam should retain his place on the wing. We need to be positive in this game.

Sod Keogh! He's like the wolf trying to blow down the 3rd little pig's house. He huffs and he puffs, but he ain't gonna score any goals! FGS give Forssell a start! He is a proven International with a strike rate that Keogh can only dream about.

Becchio and keogh don't seem to have any goals in them. and playing sam on left when he is right footed only slows our attacks down and he never gets to the by line. very poor tactically

25 Nov 2011 12:45:42
when does the load window close or has it closed?because if not i think we nee a cb and quick!

Was this an overheard conversation between SG and Bates this morning?!

It was yesterday mate! S T W