Leeds Banter Archive March 06 2018

06 Mar 2018 21:36:43
Bottom half guys! Anyone still think we have a hope of promotion or has reality finally sunk in, out of fantasy land?

06 Mar 2018 22:02:10
Just admired the table myself and thought if we win our game in hand. ? but then I realised that the game is against wolves tomorrow and thought feck. Look on the bright side it’s going to be slightly easier next season to improve on this

06 Mar 2018 22:02:22
They think it is all over. well it is now!

06 Mar 2018 22:33:14
Just reading an article about an interest in a Scottish goalie which ends with why not, he can't be any worse. Firstly, he's Scottish and a goalie? Second we are not looking for no worse than anybody must be better than. I know, bad example. Bermo is better than, but for all positions we must be looking for - hit the ground running and a definite better than. Next year is our year
PS I think I said that last 3 years running.

06 Mar 2018 15:57:53
I still stand by my comment prior to Christmas that the midfield enforcer we are missing could be berardi

06 Mar 2018 20:30:42
Well, contrary to the inverted thumbs, I agree.

06 Mar 2018 22:13:37
Could be a good call that

06 Mar 2018 12:56:17
Aus they are the figures being quoted that we paid for Pontus, Saiz and Foreshaw and even if I am a little out I don't think I am that far away. The right scouting system should be able to unearth the 7 or so players needed to really make the difference without paying way over the odds . For example Milner on a free transfer at the end of his stint with Pool would cost us wages and maybe a bonus if we went up. We let Green and Brids go cheap (think we got £1.5m for them both, we had Barts on loan . Just based on that its 4 of the 7 players needed for just £1.5m) . Alongside these we would only need a Striker, winger and a left back.3 players like Grabban, Bryan and Jonny Russell what are they going to set you back 5 or 6 million max and you have brought in 7 players for under 7.5 m and that's far less than what we are still owed for Wood

06 Mar 2018 15:00:54
PA, with your, and other, posts it all underlines we can solve our problems with prudent purchases and not a large amount of cash. It just takes, knowledge of the market and a dash of wisdom. The bargains are out there.

06 Mar 2018 20:14:28
They value Bryan at 10 mill

06 Mar 2018 20:35:56
Oh crap, I agree Martyn. He's not worth ten, but more than mentioned above.

06 Mar 2018 09:50:02
Looking forward and trying not to make this too long winded. This is only a suggestion, Players not mentioned below are deemed as squad players, in the squad in their regular position as back up players. "Out" for me would be the 2 keepers, the 2 loanees, Anita, Sakho, Cibicki and maybe Philips on loan. All the players "In" would be first choice for their position. The "In's", a keeper, BPF as backup, a Left Back, a Centre Half, 2 wingers, a midfield general and a striker. We have £5 million coming form Woods sale if we borrow the other £5 million due next season, that gives us £10 million. If Rads has even another £5 million to put in the pot that's £15m. By my reckoning we could get a striker of Saiz quality for £4m and a Keeper for £1m, left back for a £1m, Centre Half, Centre Mid £2.5 each and 2 wingers for £2 million each . These are in line with the figures quoted for Saiz, Foreshaw and Pontus. That makes a spend of £15 million and totally transforms our whole squad, this is with only the £10m we are owed and £5m form next seasons turnover . If we cannot do this or plan to do this there is something wrong somewhere and maybe it would be time for somebody else?

06 Mar 2018 11:40:01
I lik ethe idea, but don't forget its orta spending the money, a good scout would be able to unearth good talent here, hecky could do this. I think roberts will come good and people have forgotten about him. we also need to look to youth teams now, jack clarke, kun, sarkic, romario, peare, rey, diaz, hosannah, could all start to push their way through, miazek training with the first team, and i think the arrival of BPF to first team sessions will mean bye bye lonergan. lots of work to still be done, and there's people saying we should have been promoted this year, no way.

06 Mar 2018 12:00:34
I don't think we can get any of the playersfor the money you mention above. Not good enough quality. I think we are better of selling jansson for $15m if we can get it! I would dump wield. Anita. Cblicki. Sacko. Okane. Phillips on loan, eukaba u23.

06 Mar 2018 12:03:51
You can do my accounts anyday.

06 Mar 2018 15:13:18
I don't believe we need much in the way of cash, or players, to turn us into contenders. 3 key signings are all that are required and whether this is external or some of the "ones for the future" grab the "now" I truly hope that all the mud we are slinging at Orta is unwarranted and every one of the young guns called on fires us into the Prem next year. Maybe our situation now offers an open door to some players to step up and make a position their own. Come on Hecky take a chance, give them a go.

06 Mar 2018 08:27:00
Let us be realistic. Paul Heckingbottom's reputation to date is based on getting the best out of average/ mediocre players. The ambition of the owners that have employed him seems to be getting promotion from the lower divisions or avoiding relegation from the championship. We are buying cheap and hoping for the best. WE haven't brought in any managers with any success of getting teams out of the championship with the exception of NW. Orta failed miserably at Middlesborough but is here. PH is a Barnsley level coach. We have very average players which I have been saying for some time. Was it really any surprise that we were over run in mid field last Friday? It happens every week but we have usually got away with it until the new year when we started getting the results we deserved. Not holding out much hope for the rest of the season and next year could be a lot worse. I said a while back that we would need to bring in at least eight very good quality players to make progress. That's probably the very minimum. Name three players in the present squad who fit that description and who are likely to stay next season.

06 Mar 2018 11:43:00
forshaw, lasogga, dallas, jansson, saiz, hernandez, ayling, have all been new signings in the last 2 years, keep that and there's a core to work with, and someone is doing something right. admittedly jansson and hernandez were loans who orta just signed up, but forshaw and saiz are his business. if we keep all of these players, and find a striker and a goalkeeper as good as forshaw and saiz, then were on it

06 Mar 2018 17:23:06
I said name quality three who will be here next season. in your list there is Forshaw who still seems to be getting on well with his Middlesborough team mates. Dallas is a good squaddie. Ayling is ok but had a dip in form before his injury. No one else I think will be here of that list.