Leeds Banter Archive December 29 2015

29 Dec 2015 22:26:17
Good result -brilliant 2nd goal from Derby but we switched off in de build-up . but please can anyone explain why Antenucci didn't come on for Wood - surely a better option to hold the ball and keep midfield in the game -- not knocking Stevie -he's doing a hell of a job and well done Woodie -.

29 Dec 2015 22:12:54
A good result against a very well organised Derby with a little bit more self believe we could of had three points! But big slap on back for woods for nt giving up and to Steve Evans he's brought in some confidence and believe top six is not impossible with a couple of additions in Jan welcome lads!

29 Dec 2015 22:36:22
Stokes, Lafferty, Milner, Hoban and Bridcutt will take us very close. No lower than 8th.

29 Dec 2015 22:49:11
George, where would we be with ffp if we made those signings?

30 Dec 2015 06:32:09
yes and Norwich just got striker so lafferty should go.

30 Dec 2015 09:47:59
One major problem with Lafferty and Stokes is their goalscoring record in England is appalling and not too great in a poor Scottish league either.

29 Dec 2015 21:45:25
Well. Not pretty but a hard fought draw.
That's a game we would definitely have lost before Big Steve arrived.

29 Dec 2015 22:01:30
You are definately right there!

29 Dec 2015 22:08:30
Exactly speedy and I said it when Evans first came he gives teams confidence and that's the trick it's not rocket science it's about straight talking and instilling passion and Evans does that very well.

29 Dec 2015 21:18:42
New Voting poll asked for by Shagtastic is now up on whether you would give up your sky subscription as a protest to sky.


Sky Poll

29 Dec 2015 21:34:01
Cheers Ed, I have left my vote and the answer is yes.

29 Dec 2015 22:31:37
If you don't have a sky subscription to begin with does my yes vote count twice?

29 Dec 2015 20:29:56
There's a Sol Bamba.

29 Dec 2015 19:59:12
Woeful defending yet again.

29 Dec 2015 18:28:57
Anyway back to football I have a fiver on byram to score first and Leeds to win 3 nil at 400 to one and people say Massimo is crazy.

29 Dec 2015 16:46:56
Let's have a rousing chorus of
"Sky tv are f***ing shit" at the game tonight.
Glad mc did this, hopefully sky will get the message from all of us.
No thoughts for the harm this will do our players, overusing muscle groups making them more prone to injury without adequate recovery period.
Sky and fl = corrupt cabal, ruining football between them.

{Ed001's Note - seriously? Overusing? If the players are so tired, why are they in training every day? If they are knackered the coaching staff could give them a day off. They don't because the players are capable of continuing without injury and the injuries tend to be caused by a lack of fitness caused by crap lifestyle more than overwork. If they lived like a professional athlete, they would be fine. That is just an excuse.

I do agree on your points about Sly TV, just not on the 'harm' to players, which is just bull.}

29 Dec 2015 17:10:58
Well I for one am glad that sky have us on so much! I live 200 miles away and work all the time. I can neither afford the time nor the money to come up and see the boys all the time! doesn't mean I'm not a fan! Just means I can see the lads more.
If mc wants more fans at matchs then stop charging £40 just to enter, never mind parking, petrol, food and drink to watch an average second div side and either give the fans something worth paying a fortune for or shut his gob!

29 Dec 2015 17:41:25
I wonder? How many of the Leeds fans who chant abuse about Sky, pay monthly for ssn at home?

29 Dec 2015 18:15:39
Come off it Ben Telford is nothing like 200 miles from Leeds,.

29 Dec 2015 18:30:22
AGM it's 250 mile round trip!

29 Dec 2015 18:32:16
Thanks for the reply ed, there is a difference in intensity between the training day to day and playing a competitive match, the demands placed on the human body increase hitherto does the resources to body provides to function in an intense way.
You have a point to some degree about training every day but the key is the intensity, two competitive matches two days after another is asking a lot of any athlete.
It would be like Mo farah running two competitive 10k's within two days,
suffice it to say his second time would be notably slower than his first.

I do not believe I am talking "bull' but feel free to differ on this.

My point differs from MC's in that this scheduling hands a definite advantage to our opponents, does not take into account the above and I would suggest a team lying 2nd in the table do not need any extra help.
Then again who cares, . its only Leeds.

{Ed001's Note - sorry but that's the point, they are not training hard enough, hence the lack of fitness. Endurance athletes put their bodies through far more on a daily basis. Oh and Mo Farah does run two competitive 10ks within 2 days at events like the Olympics, usually records will be broken in the second run. You clearly need to do some research on this area as you are spouting lots of ignorant, incorrect bull.}

29 Dec 2015 20:48:08
At last somebody is talking sense KJC. It will make no difference to Sky if we sing how bad they are, the only thing they will understand is people giving up their Sky subscription. Ed is their a chance of putting up a pole to see how many are prepared to give up their sky subscription?

{Ed033's Note - Ok, Poll up


Sky Poll

29 Dec 2015 21:49:07
So not 200 miles from Leeds then Ben only 125 at a push.

29 Dec 2015 22:38:41
AGM I do find it a little sad for you that all you have to worry about is the distance between two places! bless you.

29 Dec 2015 15:47:54
I have read all of the posts about Wood being rubbish and not a natural being a natural goal scorer while I don't agree with this argument I do agree we need another striker and as Patrick Bamford is cutting short his loan spell short at Palace I would like us to try and sign him on loan until the end of the season. What does everyone else think?

29 Dec 2015 16:06:09
Agree shaggy, I think he would be good bit of pace and can score/ assist forrestieri would have been ideal, we missed out there, on fire for them Yorkshire southerners at the moment.

29 Dec 2015 16:42:56
I think that is a great shout he had a great spell at this level with Middlesbrough.

29 Dec 2015 15:35:03
Wex, I think massimo has to get fellow chairmen/ owners on side and demand a meeting with the league before the season starts and agree a binding contract with the league and sky about how many games sky should cover per club it has to be equal and shared with all other clubs, if he doesn't get the support of all the championship clubs it will just look like it's us moaning about it, and they will ignore us as usual, I have to applaud massimos stance. But I don't think he helps us with his knee jerk actions, it will only help to shoot the club in the foot, so to speak, as it will give the FL the right to deduct points of us, (under their full range of sanctions) which we all know they'll be rubbing their hands with glee at the chance to do so, hopefully he will back down at the last minute and hopefully made a point without us getting any sanctions, but I don't agree with his methods of complaining, IMO Start of the season ask for a meeting with all championship clubs and thrash out a fair and binding contract with them and Sky TV mot 😎.

29 Dec 2015 15:58:06
Agree DJ but we haven't got best of relationship with other chairmen and that was evident long before cellino got here.

29 Dec 2015 15:19:47
RIP Pavel Srnicek.

29 Dec 2015 14:28:13
Whilst all the talk is of Cellino not liking the reduction in attendance when on TV there's a bigger picture. Doesn't anyone think that playing 2 games in 3 days won't affect our performance? And the reason we are playing only 2 days after our last game? ssn. That's the real reason MC's not happy with Sky.
CJS.

29 Dec 2015 14:16:35
Dear Mr Cellino
Don't bite the hands that feed you, you'll probably come off worse.
Think of the fans, this will probably end up in a fine, points deduction, fewer games on TV for those who can't get to the games, lower TV revenues as less games on TV and players won't be 'in the shop window' as much so may not play as well.
Regards
Lucas.

29 Dec 2015 15:39:53
Sky don't feed us. We feed ourselves. Fans paying at the turnstyle, buying pies, shirts, hats programmes etc, that's the lifeblood of the lower leagues. Players are in the shop window every week, scouts don't just watch telly.

29 Dec 2015 16:32:39
I wasn't just refering to Sky feeding MC. The FL and fans also do, this stunt will just drive an even bigger wedge between them all. By not being shown on TV then this could hamper the not so well off fans and the younger fans that he will attracting. How many young lads in Premiership tops do you see walking around Leeds city centre? I see loads, too many. The more exposure we have on TV then the more young fans we'll potentially pick up.
Re players in the shop window, one reason why players are attracted to LU is that they know we are one of the biggest clubs in the champ shown on TV a lot and if the TV appearances dwindle away then they may drop their performance level or not come in the first place.

29 Dec 2015 11:05:28
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Cellino Bans Sky, Sunderland Desperate For Defenders And Eight Other Stories

29 Dec 2015 11:37:05
Our crazy owner yet again shows his lack of concern for supporters or understanding of loyalty of leeds supporters. He clears off to miami letting someone else face the consequences, and does not realise that there are areas presently impassable due to flooding so some supporters cannot get to the match. People may be ill or elderly and cannot go to Elland Road so it is great that their team can be watched on TV. My daughter normally goes with me as long standing season ticket holders, but she is ill and cannot travel.
He has no thought for other than himself and money. I cannot believe how he can be so successful in business yet not think of the consequences of even more action, fine and possibly points deduction from the league, not to mention potential breach of contract damages from sky. This guy is on another planet and making leeds United a laughing stock, and alienating true fans.

29 Dec 2015 05:39:11
What are you up to now, Massimo?

Creating a broadcasting blockade. Sounds like a scene out of V is for Vendetta.

29 Dec 2015 09:29:32
yes mc pratt said 9 games on sky crowds down but most have been away I think only two at home so again power mad and no bloody brains and done you gat money from sky much needed.

29 Dec 2015 11:25:32
So its fine for us to play two games in three days then as long as sky give us 100 grand. let's see what crowd we get cause this would be full house yesterday, see how much we really benefit. Not saying its right what he is doing, but not just about money.

29 Dec 2015 11:58:00
Bige we have to ask ourselves if the reason for banning sky from Elland rd was due to falling attendances why has MC left it until now to ban the cameras from Elland rd, the sky schedule for Championship games has been out or at least two months so he has had plenty of time to inform Sky they are not welcome at Elland rd. If MC really believes as a result of banning sky we will see an increase in tonight's attendance our owner is even more deluded than I thought, this can only harm the club. Mac needs to look at the reason why fans are not turning up tickets for nights game are around £37 even more in the south stand for reasons we all know people might not simply afford to go due to the high prices both home and away.

29 Dec 2015 15:03:25
Shagtastic think he has banned cameras because he sees a system that is unfair. He asked FL to see sky contract, they refused, why, is Leeds United not part of FL. More to it than how many fans come to game. For some just another chance to get their Cellino out flags out with out knowing full story.

{Ed001's Note - where did you get that from? According to the Football League he just banned the Sky people from the ground and refuses to deal with them.}

29 Dec 2015 16:50:11
Bohr I would be very interested in where you have got your information as I haven't read so much rubbish on here for a long time. As I mentioned before Cellino has known about this game for a couple of months, why leave it so late? He had again made our great club the laughing stock of football. Instead of talking about the progress we are making under SE the talk is now about Cellino again. If MC is going to make statements like yesterday then he should stick to what he truly believes instead nobody will take him seriously when he makes any kind of statement. MC had made so outrageous statements/ promises and I am afraid he has failed to deliver on many of them.