Leeds Banter Archive January 28 2018

28 Jan 2018 21:30:05
A lot of people were crying after we got beat by Newport but Spurs almost lost at their ground and it took some world class talent to avoid getting beat. Maybe we didn’t do so badly eh?

29 Jan 2018 11:49:34
Well. We did do rather poorly tbf. Newport have done brilliantly tho. Well played!

29 Jan 2018 14:50:56
Not sure I agree Alf. Newport have done well but they are league 2 and we lost to them so we have done badly.

29 Jan 2018 15:45:07
I think I'm being targeted by the thumbs down gang. not that I give a poo.

28 Jan 2018 16:48:54
I know many of you might not agree with me. But I really think that J. Roy. grot will turn out to be a good buy. He just needs plenty of game time in U.23s. And as for cibcki I thought against QPR he showed that he can pick out a good pass or two. I know that don't mean He's a world beater but like Grott given time think he could do alright at Leeds. it don't look like where going to get a striker until the summer so let's just all get behind the team and be positive. If we can put a decent run together and teams above us have a wobble then where back in the mix⚽⚽. MOT⚽⚽. ALAW. where Leeds and where proud of it.

28 Jan 2018 19:40:06
100% with ya Marko. I think there are a few who will yet come good.

28 Jan 2018 20:34:32
Agree with you both. After a few games in the U23s I think Grot needs a run of games away from Elland Road. That will sharpen him up and be "one for the future"

28 Jan 2018 21:44:19
i agree about grot think he has everything going for him to be good forward can't coment on other bloke as not seen enough of him

28 Jan 2018 14:20:19
Just thinking out loud. The jurys out for Lassoga on 15000 a week for a Leeds. Surely the decision is easier for Hamburg who are paying him 50,000?

28 Jan 2018 16:25:55
Can't see him being prepared to drop down to £15,000 even if we wanted him longterm. If we did keep him and pay him the £50,000 others like Saiz and Pontus would maybe want parity.

28 Jan 2018 20:36:38
Do we think he is anywhere near being worth 50,000 if we are still arguing on whether he is worth 15,000?

28 Jan 2018 12:59:02
A quick thought on the 'ones for the future. ' There's plenty of ifs and buts, but if just one of these signings will turn out to be a class player that top clubs will be fighting over, paying millions then will that make Orta a hero?

28 Jan 2018 13:50:45
That's just it. no one knows what will happen. but if three or four turn into stars, there's going to have to be a fair few flat caps eaten!

28 Jan 2018 14:08:29
Doesn't make him a recruiting genius. Just proves that if you put enough rods out your bound to land one good fish. Even I could do that and I don't even fish, but I have plenty of people who will tell me what to do.

28 Jan 2018 14:12:03
But is that building for the future. Unearth a star and sell him. Really should be making sure we are in a place where we can hang on to our talent and use them for the good of the club.

28 Jan 2018 14:34:11
I’m reserving full judgement on Orta for a couple of seasons at least. I know a few Boro fans that don’t speak very highly of him. A major downside to this global net throwing is that it stumps the progress of the local boys that could come through the ranks. I know that a few of you have said similar in the past few weeks.

28 Jan 2018 19:50:08
Bang on BIGE. that's what we need to hope for.

28 Jan 2018 11:01:35
5 points off the play offs now and in serious danger of getting too far adrift. Hull look to have hit form just as we need the 3 points, this next game could be the end of the season as far as challenging goes for us. Hope I am wrong and TC gets them on a run, but not holding my breath for that.

28 Jan 2018 12:31:36
Big ask now. We are out of form and star missing. Others are bang in form. Expectations are now hopes. But top 6 chance remains.

28 Jan 2018 12:56:50
We all need a boost, let's hope it's a win on Tuesday or a good signing or two or both before Warnock comes to town on Saturday. Would love us to give Cardiff a drubbing!

28 Jan 2018 09:05:22
. does anyone have a plausible explanation for bringing in grot and cibiki and keeping them at the club yet letting malik wilks go out on loan? Is de bock any better than Tyler Denton at left back?

28 Jan 2018 10:18:08
Don't really understand it myself, but as someone said on here that we had 14 years of bad owners who ruined this club. Agree to some extent that we had some wrong uns, but during this period we also brought through a steady stream of homegrown talent that went on to play for the first team and eventually bring in a transfer fee for the club, the likes of Howson, cook, Taylor to make a few. The new model of buying cheaper unknowns from various leagues may have worked before for Orta in his previous club roles for the likes of Middlesborough?, I don't know as frankly I never really paid them any noticed until Monk joined them. Saiz has proved a hit so far for us but the rest don't appear up to standard. I understand we may have a policy on how much we can pay wages (£15,000 max) so someone said on this site, although the Lasogga signing is puzzling as he is rumoured to be on £50,000.
Surely the likes of Denton and Wilkes are not earning vast amounts or are less talented than some we signed this season. How many of the new signings that we paid transfer fees for will be let to for less than we brought them for?

28 Jan 2018 10:29:05
Agree that Wilks should be on our bench looking at our other options. Tom Pearce in my opinion is better than Denton but we will have to see how good De Bock is.

28 Jan 2018 11:00:12
De bock will be quality.

28 Jan 2018 13:01:43
de bock is far better than denton, denton has skills and quality but is far too light weight to be a defender in championship, don't think he will ever make the grade, our right back (cant think of name off hand) is a different story though think he will come through to first team soon

28 Jan 2018 13:53:40
A thumbs down for saying de bock will be quality! ? I worry for some people.

28 Jan 2018 14:29:30
what i have seen of de bock (very little I admit) he is good soild bit like beradi but bit better at getting forward, i don't think de bock will be a dorigo for leeds but than again I don't think he will be a stephen crainy etiher. I think he will be decent and soild enough and good addition to first team

28 Jan 2018 14:37:28
How many games has De Bock played? Too early to make any decisions.

28 Jan 2018 07:40:35
So. i'm interested in hearing the transfer policy after window shuts. Heres my vedict. Wheres the $20 mill gone from the transfer chest? Seriously. Does anybody know how many ones for the future we have bought? i'd guess at 12. How many first team players we bought? i'd guess at about 12. How many first teamers have worked out. Saiz. Maybe alioski? 10-20% success. So we spent entire transfer kitty on saiz? I think somebody needs to contact via tweet or email or phone radz and tell him what's going on. We will need to sell pont saiz and viera next year to fund another 20 prob failures. Its not making sense. He seems an astute business man that is being ripped off by a useless scout and pretend manager. Building for the future is going to ruin the now. We will have to again sell to buy crap. i'm really worried. Its stupidity.

28 Jan 2018 08:11:09
The main goal is to build the footballing village at ER and then sell. If we are in the PL by then it will make more profit however, if not, profit will be made. I don't begrudge Radz that but we may have to endure more second tier football.

28 Jan 2018 10:05:09
A profit on who?

28 Jan 2018 10:39:11
Aus, I can see us losing Saiz and even Pontus next season regardless of them being under contract. We can't kid ourselves that these players owe us any loyalty, but Given the chance of more money or better standard of football and they will be off. All very well having a 5 year master plan, but keeping the good ones we have got it going to be a struggle.

28 Jan 2018 10:45:07
Not sure that there is a plan to get us into Premiership at moment. There is certainly a financial plan in place that will make us more desirable which is a good thing but does not help us fans much. Investing in youth for the future is fine but i do not see any knocking on the first team door. What is happening is we are loaning out our young talent which i fear will result in them ending up in the lower leagues. The only ones i think who are an improvement on what we already had are Sarkic and Muchaca. not been impressed by any of the other additions. In fact i have not bothered with last two U23 games as they are a bit of a shambles at minute. Why they would bring in a big gangly keeper when we have Farrel and Huffer doing nothing is beyond me.

28 Jan 2018 11:22:58
A profit on selling the club, keep up Ausman

28 Jan 2018 14:31:18
If we have talent in depth for the future why are we not racing up the academy league? Why is there no weekly rave notices about 2 or 3 of our young ones?