Leeds Banter

12 Jan 2025 15:11:36
Some observations from the Tamworth game is that Schmidt can definitely come and do a job when we need him, I would like to see him get more game time .

Things just aren't falling for Joseph at the moment, not sure if he is over trying, he really seems to hit every shot over the bar .

Gnonto seems to have lost
Confidence in raking his man on .

Solomon has been a very good signing.

12 Jan 2025 16:25:57
Tamworth? Wouldn't that mean Spurs get knocked out of the cup for fielding an ineligible cup tied player?

12 Jan 2025 19:24:05
Correct George, you are so clever. Well done.

12 Jan 2025 21:12:57
Thanks 👍 official LUFC 💛💙🇮🇨.

12 Jan 2025 21:16:17
Another brilliant parody post from our very own two wallies :D.

12 Jan 2025 21:35:59
Alfie lads add two sugars in yer Cuppa . sweet life enjoy.

12 Jan 2025 22:07:10
Haha I can’t believe I did that
I finished watching the Tamworth game when I posted it obviously I meant the Harrogate game.

12 Jan 2025 11:23:51
yes i know, a win is a win but the word disappointing comes to mind. Firstly in the rather negative lineup with not one young gun in the team or on the bench. How will you ever know what a gem you have until you test it? Whilst nobody let us down, nobody cemented his place. Only, really Solomon shone. Against two or three that disappointed. For me the only thing to come out of yesterdays match was to underline our need for a clinical poacher/ finisher together with a creative (Pablo) AM.

12 Jan 2025 11:43:44
Did someone mention King Pablo ❤️🙏. aww those were the days. entertaining football.

12 Jan 2025 10:58:48
Only watched the highlights as travelling from a weekend away with Mrs Class.

Thought it was a good result against a very spirited Harrogate side, I was at the Crawley game when we genuinely didn’t give a toss and were an embarrassment that day.

Solomon absolute class, as OP said, if we could buy him, wow, what a player, wonder if he could become in time, our elusive missing 10?

Anyhoo, bumped into a minibus of very happy Plymouth supporters in Taunton services after their shock FA cup win at Brentford obviously good to chat.

They were neutral about Rooney, said they have no squad at all past their first choice 11 sold their best player, their keeper Cooper to Blunts and their next best player Whittaker just returned from injury and scored the winner, but that Rooney never once had their full team to pick from and generally very positive about him living down there out in the community.

They don’t particularly rate Gyabi (one guy really liked him) but majority said we can have him back as goes missing in games too often, they laughed uncontrollably for a good five minutes when I said we had paid £4million for him, one guy said that’s more than their whole team cost, that gave me some perspective.

ALL agreed we were the best team in the division or they had seen and were grateful it had only been 3-0 at ER.

All rated Farke, ALL said we would be promoted as champions but did add quite vociferously but so you bloody should with the money and playing squad you have’, most common reason they thought we would go up, we have Piroe a proven quality goalscorer.

Most thought they would be relegated this season unless they get reinforcements in, but all said it don’t matter you still got to support your team.

Great bunch of lads and great to get an opponents perspective.

And yes, me being with Nrs Class probably prevented a different response to oh you’re a Leeds supporter are you.

12 Jan 2025 11:42:55
I’ve read recently, don’t know if the source is good or not but Spurs stance is not rigid on Solomon and it’s possible for negotiation in the summer.

12 Jan 2025 12:08:32
Good post class. Informative.

12 Jan 2025 13:15:12
Great post Class, far better to hear proper fans views first hand than the usual journalistic clap trap!

12 Jan 2025 13:24:15
Gyabi looked a decent prospect when he came into the youth team.
But when I've seen in in the first team or with Plymouth he is off the pace.
With Solomon I would like to see him complete a full season unscathed until we think about signing.
He is showing his quality now he is fit but do we think he is back to his prem best?

12 Jan 2025 22:25:53
If we do get promoted, and don’t buy Solomon, we’ll have to spend a hell of a lot to stay up, as we only have one premier league player in Tanaka. Our defence is just about good enough for the championship, but would get battered in the prem. The only reason we don’t concede many is because most teams don’t attack us. Rodon and Struik and Meslier are very lucky to be in a team that has to do very little defending.

12 Jan 2025 10:28:34
Is Crew injured? I was surprised not to see him play yesterday, it felt like the perfect time.

Gnonto's form has dropped considerably and we may be best offloading him if a bid comes in as we're stacked in the wings.

Schmidt played well yesterday, hopefully we see more of him.

12 Jan 2025 12:02:48
Farkey doesn't appear to rate Leeds young players Chambers, Crew and Debayo

I still lament the sale of forward Max Dean. he wpikd/ shoulx havd neen. a huge asset in this Champo season

Deano scoring a shed load of goals in the higher quality French top league until his recent injury.

12 Jan 2025 12:09:55
All the youngsters currently injured mot. That’s why they weren’t on the bench either. All got a farkestring. All out for at least a season.

12 Jan 2025 16:01:36
Baz Perhaps Farke does rate them but he's ageist or more accurately against the youth?

Evidence might be a couple of times this season during post match pressers when his side has disappointed he's called them "young" and "inexperienced" or needing more experience. Yet the average age of his team this season is over 25 which is around mid-table in terms of the rest of the Championship.

25 means you have a fair bit of experience imo.

Furthermore, many are full internationals.

12 Jan 2025 16:39:29
Good post Georgey . yep
Farkey definitely needs to quit the young inexperienced team baloney.

12 Jan 2025 20:01:06
Good point George. I had never noticed before but he does do that.

12 Jan 2025 10:28:09
Let's hope we get an offer for willy, he was poor last night yet again and this was against a div2 team, has he got his eyes on Saudi league? Anyway I would definitely not be the slightest bit concerned if he left, the way he has been performing he should be lucky to play.
As for MJ, I believe he still has the potential but he needs telling to relax a little he is trying too hard at times and this is affecting his judgement. He is a bit like BA loads of industry but lacks the killer instinct and I know I know BA has scored a few but a lot of tap ins it's his outside the 6yard box shooting that let's him down.

12 Jan 2025 12:10:34
Yeah bri.

12 Jan 2025 12:12:49
WG should be ripping up Champo.
But he isn't givin anywhere remotely near his best level this season

VERY disappointing underachieving player (so far)

12 Jan 2025 13:03:53
They are still very young. Willy has just had one of those seasons so far. Lots of industry but not much to show for it. A couple of shots rattling the woodwork and another few missed with last minute blocks. Just not had a good run of productive games. He is at the start of a long contract so maybe he is feeling the pressure of new expectation.
Also his big mate cree has left may have knocked his confidence a little.
All have a number of years of development still.

12 Jan 2025 10:20:03
I was surprised by a number of posts. My view of the game is that it showed that most teams if they pack their defence and work together can give a hard time. Yes we are at the top of the division and scored the most goals. That is because we are very good at pressing high up the pitch we have pace and good individual skills. So, if James an the other wide men, for example is given enough space to get in behind defences we will eventually score. usually, until recently if we score and teams have to come out and go for the equaliser there is more space and more opportunities and more goals. Unfortunately if we we don't get an early goal it get a bit nervous and we appear to run out of ideas On the down side we don't have a creative '10' who can unlock these defences, we have a goal keeper who can save us one minute and throws away points the next, we are again struggling at set pieces and our finishing is usually woeful. Although we completely dominated the game against Harrogate strangely enough they, like other teams we have beaten, they could have got a result. They had a couple of chances and we only scored one when Sutton went to sleep. It could have been embarrassing. My concern now that teams are adopting this approach we could slip behind Burnley and Sheffield, perhaps even Sunderland, and we are in the same position as last season. I can't see us finishing below third but with our track record that might not be good enough.

12 Jan 2025 10:33:11
Good post too, thoroughly concur

Today is a Super Sunday of spot on posts.

12 Jan 2025 10:43:49
You know Hess during the first 45 min I said to myself it’s not really a game of football. I detest teams sitting back Even though I know why they do it. It’s just not a football game. It’s boring. Second half a bit better. Give them credit they avoided a pummeling but. Yknow. Just boring tactics.

12 Jan 2025 11:05:25
And speaking of the goalkepper situation Meslier and Darlow.

I notice in his post match interview by Daniel Farke made sure. he made no mention of it at all.

And Bryn Law and Tony Dorigo conspicuouslg failed to ask Farkey for his opinion of Darlow's performance given the huge furore over gk position at Leeds United


Shame.

12 Jan 2025 11:28:05
It was treated as a friendly really. Giving players some much needed minutes to get match fitness back was clearly the priority.

12 Jan 2025 11:57:16
Law and Dorigo will always tow the company line.

12 Jan 2025 12:33:28
Indeed

Law and Dorigo always blooming do LUFCfeath.

12 Jan 2025 09:42:39
Catching up on all the posts and comments on here. Pleased to see a lot of excellent posts/ comments along with Aussies too 🤣.

12 Jan 2025 10:06:48
ILK actually this season Aus man has often been spot on.

12 Jan 2025 10:44:59
I’m forming a fan club lads. Join the Ausright fan club. Plenty of room for Koch too. Mmmmmwah xx.

12 Jan 2025 11:29:34
Aus becoming increasingly miserable as the season wears on Koch. You'd think the Australian weather would give one a slightly more optimistic outlook wouldn't you?

12 Jan 2025 12:06:18
Got fing sunburnt today Alf in the fing shade. Not happy bout that either.

12 Jan 2025 14:18:03
Alf, it could be due to spending his life upside down all the blood stays near his brain making him delirious.

12 Jan 2025 18:11:59
No thank you Aus, I’ve heard of those type of fan clubs, is that the one with the bowl and a bunch of keys in it?

12 Jan 2025 21:13:34
Thats the one OP. Georgina and Baz have a similar one. It's a different kind of moaning.

12 Jan 2025 21:37:43
Gettin a bit saucy on here lads 😁😉.

12 Jan 2025 07:07:59
I think the game last night pretty much showed that Farke has got it right in his selection of the first eleven.
First off Solomon for me was easily the Man of the Match. He oozes quality and is without doubt our most creative player.
Joseph got a couple of shots at goal and was unlucky to hit the woodwork. You can see he’s a little frustrated and is probably trying too hard to impress. Still think he’ll come good with time and is definitely worth holding on to.

Ramazani also needs to temper his skills, got himself positioned well for his header on goal.
Darlow didn’t do much wrong, did flap at one cross of the ball but did well at his run out to block the ball.
The only player I was disappointed with was Josuha Guilavogui, he looked to me uncomfortable playing in his position, I can see why for the moment Farke only brings him on as a late sub.
Great to see Greuev back, we’re pretty much now back to full strength, looks very promising for the second part of the season.

Top of the league and still in the FA Cup, can’t ask for more in my humble opinion.

12 Jan 2025 08:35:19
Can’t argue with that opti. Thought thought gman generally dm.

12 Jan 2025 09:00:50
Agree OP, thought Big G looked very uncomfortable and got caught the wrong side on a couple of occasions, but still a quality addition, especially in midfield.
Really disappointed with MJ again, he keeps getting opportunities to shine, and none better than against a league 2 team at Elland Road, but his decision making is poor. Some of his runs are into the wrong channels (look at McAtee yesterday, different gravy when you look at his decision making) , and how many times does he put his head down and it’s route one to goal, when better options are to his side. Maybe if that one that hit the post went in, he could have stepped on and scored a couple, but he isn’t getting any success at the moment.
I hope he comes good, and there is a good player in there, but I don’t think we can rely on him to push us into the Premier League. I hope the board are looking at bring in a CF asap!

12 Jan 2025 09:43:02
Gman was not comfortable last night he is not a CB definitely in my opinion needs playing as DM he was slow and easily outplayed even by a team we should have controlled easily and that is no disrespect to Harrogate who played very well last night had their attack been as good as their defence we would have been in trouble. Solly was definitely on the ball but I was more impressed by Issac who was excellent and should be given a run in my opinion not that it will happen as DF will put Bogle straight back in. Darlow (ego I have criticised in the past) had a good enough game to keep his place.
Anyway onwards and upwards we are looking good just now.
Last thing is I still believe we need a striker Bambi will never return to the player he once was and MJ for all his efforts is at this moment not good enough, that leaves Piroe only, if he is injured we are struggling in that department.

12 Jan 2025 10:11:35
Yep some good fair points made by OP Aus MG and Old Bri.

12 Jan 2025 10:12:31
Who I not ego?

12 Jan 2025 14:55:15
OP We ask for KD between the sticks and not the 🇫🇷🙈🍩.

12 Jan 2025 18:28:34
I’d go for KM Kyle Minogue but KD isn’t going to cut the mustard.
Sorry.

12 Jan 2025 07:39:29
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12 Jan 2025 02:47:20
Let me get my winge out the way. I don't like Farke. As a man or manager. Done.
No youth even on the bench. Big thumbs up to their confidence. 99.99999999999 % of managers when playing lower league teams put a few youths in. Not our dictator. Ok. Now I'm done.
Clearly haven't got a decent goalie but as he managed to catch three and block one, an upgrade on mez.
Schmidt was very impressive. Solomon more so. Subbed again instead of gnonto. Hope that was to prevent injury and nothing else.
We clearly need a goal scorer. Matt's to selfish and woeful finisher.
Large was good.
Good to see firpo and Gruev back.
Prefer gman in midfield than defence.
All in all a good win. I watched the full match replay on Optus sports. The programme timer said it lasted just over 3 hrs so I thought extra time and penalties. Fully expected an equaliser right up to whistle.
Back to business now. Selection dilemmas all across the park. Lees hope commonsense prevails.
Seems we can play 3 of the 4 together so drop gnonto and start the other 3.

12 Jan 2025 03:27:50
Good post Aus
Gratifying to see a LUFC keeper do the basics well.

Darlow caught more, blocked more and saved more in 1 game than Mes has done in many.

The team and defence also looked far more relaxed and confident for it.

For all of the above pertinent reasons he gets my MOM

Refreshing

P. S Yes . and Solomon was excellent and class apart at this lower level. a cheat code

AIMO.

12 Jan 2025 06:36:01
Winning is just not enough.

12 Jan 2025 07:17:04
From bam bam, Mess to Farkey and now Joseph we are in danger of picking holes in every one just look forward to the next game soon be here.

12 Jan 2025 07:23:31
You do realise Harrogate are in League 2 don't you?

12 Jan 2025 07:25:53
21st in League 2.

12 Jan 2025 07:46:44
To the hacker who hacked Aus, top post. 👋.

12 Jan 2025 07:47:57
Sounds like a movie 🎥 you could star ⭐ in OP?

12 Jan 2025 08:36:26
Who is that to Alf? Me or Baz or Opti?

12 Jan 2025 08:48:14
Aus Surely Alf was addressing OP.

12 Jan 2025 09:05:36
If Farke gets us promoted Aus will you give him any credit? What did he actually do wrong yesterday? He changed the goalkeeper as per you request, he mixed the team up a little to rest players (apart from adding the kids) , if he had and we lost you would if slated him. I really don't understand your thoughts, other than an utterly hatred towards him. I find it sad that someone is so disliked for no reason other than that person is not following your suggestions.

12 Jan 2025 10:03:27
Apart from dougie. Solomon and not gnonto off and gman in defense. No kids. Other than that. All good.

12 Jan 2025 10:14:12
Georgey 😁.

12 Jan 2025 11:23:48
No, to Baz who seems to think our keeper not conceding to a bottom of the 4th division team suddenly makes him a world beater and mom. If Baz's account was a parody it would be hilarious but sadly he believes what he writes. I think.

12 Jan 2025 12:08:05
Surely not George, Alf I’m sure doesn’t live in Baz’s version of Leeds Utd, I would presume.

12 Jan 2025 12:20:51
O contraire Cuppa . we definitely would have conceded with Mes in goal.

That near post shot, low down for starters. Mes concedes those a lot.

watch Mes's "show reel" of first shot near post goal concessions etc 😩.

12 Jan 2025 21:15:32
Another hilarious parody post Baz. Well done 😂.