Leeds Banter Archive October 03 2013

03 Oct 2013 16:44:24
Oh for a chairman like the great harry Reynolds. In the revie era he had much to do with the success of the club. Wasn't just all down to the don. Plain speaking. Truthful. No lies. No spin. Just totally dedicated to the club. Those where the days. 40.000., 50.,000 crowds. The scratching shed full. Fans halfway up the floodlight pylons. Even some on roof of the stands. Over 135.000, for the Celtic game at hampdon. If U think its noisy in Elland Rd now. U ought to have heard it in those days! I used to come home. Voice gone. Raging headache. And wife would say "I don't know why U go. May as well stay ay home . U know the result allready. They always win,! No way as many injuries too. Sprake. Reaney. Cooper. Bremner. Charlton. Hunter. Lorimer. Clarke. Jones. Giles. Gray. Didn't need to read the team sheet. With madely filling in where ever it was needed. Terry cooper. As good on the wing as he was at full back. I look at my two grandsons. In there Leeds tops. As they watch the latest fire offering with dissapointment on there faces. And tell them.dont worry lads things will change soon and the glory days will be back. But I know they don't believe me. I don't think they will either. But I just hope for my grandsons sake i'm wrong. And we get back to where we belong in there lifetime. Because it certainly isn't going to happen in mine! I know prob most who use this site won't remember those days and think i'm a silly old sod . But just saying. And no one can take my memories away at least.
Bob. Wakefield

Nice post m8

03 Oct 2013 18:19:33
No sir your wrong them days will never be forgotten what I would give to turn the clock back to them days if not for my self but so the young would get to see just what Leeds United were all about to get if only the ones a feel of the atmosfeer in ER in them grate days and what could be again like your good self I feel I will never see it again but feel privileged to have seen it first hand

Brilliant post mate rips my heart out also when my little boys don't understand why we can't play "teams on the Telly""and we can't score /win also sure like you say the good ole days when everybody spoke about us be it good or bad!!etc ruins my week when we lose b mc man to do it but just need to see some action chasing someone anyone at least decent just to pick us up again as us fan seem to be splitting up again after the person WArnock went bates went we all pulled together as one again 1st time in years banter on here was great now wedge between us agian! Stick with it you guys PLEASE i'm SURE INVESTMENT HERE THIS TIME TO PUSH US BACK TO TOP
LEEDS FOR LIFE MOT,!

Super post with great memories re the past. Leeds united was built on such great ambassadors. Perhaps the chairman needs to be bombarded with messages letting him know that it does not take much ambition tot striver to get out of the championship immediately. No owner in the world.says that business expansion is put on hold for two years while life goes merrily on. Success is being optimistic doing your best and try to reach the top. You would not tell a child you can fail your exams because you can not better your self as you are a lost cause. Every other manager must be having a great laugh. I am sick and tired of this inferiority complex. If GFh are not up for the fight they should move on. The championship is really mediocre so why not go out to get promotion straight away.

If we do not go up this year let's forget about it. This two year plan is ridiculous. Two years on the top tier are richer and Leeds still will have no guarantee of the top flight. No ambition spells failure. An owner of any enterprise would not get away with that defeatist attitude. If Wigan had that attitude despite the lack of talent and riches of the Manchester city side they would not have beaten them in the final last year. Bradford city excelled too. Southampton gained promotion in their first season in the championship. You did not hear their chairman say we have to wait for two years what a laugh we are becoming.

I remember it well. Spoken from the heart!
Steve H.

Great post mate.gfh need to realise that lufc is a lot more than bricks and mortar.

Remember them days well Barca in european cup semi finals full ground every sat and cup games getting soaked in open kop fantastic days.

Great post. JD

Great post mate but nothing stays the same. I love LEEDS but realize that everything changes in life and maybe in 10 years we will be best team in the country and manchester utd will be bottom of the championship! But for now we are a long way off but it doesn't really matter as much as some people think. We ARE Leeds and that's what its all about as far as i'm concerned. So bring on barnsley, yeovil, and all because we are LEEDS.

Just brought back the memory of Eddie Gray scoring on his debut against Shef Wed. turning on a tanner and hammering it into the kop end goal. Come on you Leeeeds.

One great post! I wish I get to experience er like that!

03 Oct 2013 13:52:14
Hears my view on the loan issue. I believe Brian has 2 deals lined up for after the international brake. Maybe a player who is only available when the teams in question get players back from injury. Or maybe a player on loan for a month at other championship team that's done we'll. example The lad who's gone to donny from the team we luv to hate. That would make MR Ryan luv leeds even more! I still think Vaz Te will end up at Leeds don't know why. Probably because we would get 2 players for one, winger /striker

03 Oct 2013 12:57:46
If you've got Alex Mowatt being selected in front of Luke Murphy, you've surely got to question BMD? He paid over a £1million pound for him for crying out loud!

Ross mc wants to play up front & says he willw score goals, great then we should get bentley in to replace ross in his old position

Yes I agree, for a club with not a lot of money, 1 million for one player is too much. OK if he's a striker going to score 20+ goals, fine, but a midfielder?

Brian's job is to pick the team that wins. Players have patches of bad form and the youngsters need to be given a chance. If the team that wins includes mowatt ahead of Murphy then so be it. I'll get behind whoever is on the field and so should every other leeds supporter. I agree Murphy hasn't proved himself yet but he is new to the league, still young and clearly has enormous quality and potential.

PETERLUFC

You have to wonder I agree, you wouldn't see an Arsenal youngster being selected in front of Ozil would you.

No you wouldn't but nor we paid £40 million + for murphy

I like the fact he is not afraid to drop him considering his bad form. maybe it's what the lad needs.

Murphy will come good i'm pretty certain of that he will be up there with the most assists in the league

'No you wouldn't but nor we paid £40 million + for murphy'

What a ridiculous reply, its all relative, the poster is saying at £1m, given our finance. Murphy is our Ozil, a marquee signing, a statement, but it looks like tyrning sour, and the original poster is questioning BMD's judgement if that's the case, I agree, for a club of our finances, if your going to spend that kind of money you've got to get it right, it can't be 'one for the future', and at the moment it doesn't look like BMD got that one right.

Why are people so insistent on choosing a team based on value? The best players at that moment in time should start.

PETERLUFC

03 Oct 2013 12:36:37
What Nooruddin said this week, tells me that GFH, are feeling there way as they go, they have no real idea still what to do with Leeds Utd. He has said Leeds will not be aiming for promotion this season or next season, so why have I brought season ticket?? . this is totally unacceptable . Please explain why people should buy a ticket and come and watch the buys the white, when you have no plans at board level or on the ground until 2015/16 season.

I'm sorry but GFH have no money and no ideas. They don't want to invest, but want us all to invest and keep going and spend our hard earned cash . You are making yourselves look really silly guys and we have all had enough of the spin . Nooruddin has really P***** me off this week, the man has showed himself to be a joke . DHL

Really do feel sorry for you season ticket holders after that statement. There's being honest with your fans and coming out with stupid comments like that.

I agree. Hats off to you season holders. Last ten years been awful and now the light at end of tunnel is like a strobe. Investment and players coming one minute then no players and no promotion for a few years
On the bright side. Do you really think mcd will be willing to waiy 3+ years for prem? I think not!

Ive been going to ER since 1985 and been a season ticket holder for many years.
in all that time I would wish the days away looking forward to the weekend and going to watch my beloved Leeds utd.
Even under Bates's reign until his last year in charge I didn't let him get me down or squash my excitement.
But this season just feels different i'm not enjoying watching us play and now the owners come out with statements like this.
im really considering not renewing my ST again