Leeds Banter

30 Apr 2024 19:37:40
Tonight's the night the wheels finally come off, Coventry 4 Ipswich 0.

30 Apr 2024 18:57:09
Baz, are you leaking conversations from this group to the press.
The other day, i mentioned buying Viktor Johannson from Rotherham and plus others agreed
Today i read a story titled "Leeds looking to purchase illan Meslier upgrade, with £1m keeper from Rotherham 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Unbelievable Jeff.

30 Apr 2024 19:09:27
Leeroy

The name's Murdoch

Baz Murdoch.

30 Apr 2024 19:37:20
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.

30 Apr 2024 18:48:58
I’ve just been watching Sly Sports and the debate about how many penalties Nottingham Forest should have been awarded against Everton in the match Everton won 2-0. What a rubbish shower this is, for me 2 penalties, Howard Webb says just 1 so what do I know eh! 🤷
Then I got to thinking, I know The Premiership is the goal, it’s what all teams want to go for, but really? I for one have not missed VAR and the dodgy decisions rammed in your face!
So in the Championship we accept a wrong decision and get on with it after a bit of remonstrating, but in the end we do get on with it, so back with VAR, yes it’s a penalty that’s waved away, VAR rejects it, lots of minutes dissecting every move then VAR still says no!, then Monday morning it’s all dissected again and this time it is a penalty, what good does that actually do? Frustration, anger, rage and then total disbelief, so I’ve got to ask, do we really want that again so soon?, back to the Patrick Bamford finger offside, it’s so controversial and usually where Leeds are controversies follow! I know that the Premier is the financial goal, I know we need it but need and want are two very very different words! MOT ALAW.

30 Apr 2024 19:12:50
I want the happy 😊 Woody.

30 Apr 2024 19:14:10
I statistically agree, there is something dirty pub like about being in the championship. It's full of rugged edges characters and a whole lot more banter, and although the premier league is the golden ticket, I do like the champo, so whatever happens ill still be watching. MOT.

30 Apr 2024 19:33:46
Sadistically.

30 Apr 2024 11:55:13
I was astonished to read Leeds United earned the lowest TV revenue out of of PL clubs last season!
Leicester Southampton Bournemouth etc earned more!

30 Apr 2024 12:47:27
That is shocking!

30 Apr 2024 13:38:07
Didn’t 66% of them teams finish above us? As well as others who should be shocked more?

30 Apr 2024 17:26:12
More like 85% of teams finished above us Aus I fink ( percentage wise ) 🤣.

30 Apr 2024 16:08:48
Cork 🍾 Why astonished? Do you really expect optimal business results from the myopic rodents? This coming from the team which spent £40M plus legal fees (probably another £0.5M) for 48 minutes of football. Around £850k per minute. Will forever go down as worst purchase in transfer history and we already had the worst ever sale. No astonishment!

30 Apr 2024 19:13:56
Please Georgey don't mention Clus red flags.

30 Apr 2024 09:42:44
Rumoured kalvin wants to come home.
Bermo will be chuffed.
However he wouldn't really get in the team.
Gray, Gruev, kamara and amps would be in front of him in pecking order.
He does seem lost. Always seemed like a one club pony.

30 Apr 2024 11:47:36
The money might be better on the other side but the grass never is Aus! I like you think he would not get in our team and there are better value players out there available in positions we need strengthening 👍.

30 Apr 2024 11:57:25
More chance of you coming home Aus to Champo Leeds than KP 🤣

KP. wages of £150K a week (£ 7.8 million a year)

with 3 years remainung on his contract

and Citeh wanting a fee of £30 million plus.

30 Apr 2024 11:58:26
I wonder will he ever get back to his best?
Injuries and general poor form suggest not?

30 Apr 2024 11:58:51
As for AG . he has struggled in midfield.

30 Apr 2024 12:49:39
He has Baz, yes, but I would suggest that is more down to a heavy season for a kid playing at RB, and running out of gas.

30 Apr 2024 13:40:56
Agree bright.
I’m not cheap baz but I will come home for 100 a week.

30 Apr 2024 16:08:53
And yet there were clamours for Archie to start in midfield instead of in RB beforehand and claims DF didn't know what he was doing not playing him in midfield. How fickle the fans.

30 Apr 2024 18:00:15
we would all chip in a 100k for you to stay right where you are? but if you could play in goal? well that's different.

30 Apr 2024 19:15:13
All around the camp fire with Cuppa.

30 Apr 2024 19:17:55
Leo apparently Bermo is a Gk . allegedly. but seeing as he rates Meslier as best Leeds keeper ever

Not sure I would trust Berm in goal.

30 Apr 2024 08:52:03
So how many of man u team are we buying. sorry it's man u wouldn't buy a cup of tea from them.

30 Apr 2024 08:53:44
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, West Ham United v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

29 Apr 2024 19:32:25
In my opinion after the start we had to the season we would of all been happy with the play offs, some of us had us finishing 6th to 10th, some even mentioned relegation, but to finish in the play offs was an achievement. So we still have a chance of automatic promotion, Ipswich have 2 games, both of their opponents have pride to play for but I’m not stupid the odds are against us, but I still hold every hope that we will go up automatically. If we don’t it’s the play offs, a time for redemption in so many ways because it’s about time we get this play off monkey off our backs. So the stats are all written, the games have been played, we now know where we are and what is needed, so let’s get a grip and start believing instead of berating, let’s all become ALAW, we’ve all had our say and all opinions are respected, you never know we may have a day out at Wembley to come!, but for now it’s all or nothing, like I say time to believe, if we haven’t got hope and belief in our life what have we got to get out of bed for? I hope Leeds United go up for all you posters on here I really do, you deserve it for all the crap years we’ve been through, all the ups and downs we’ve suffered together and all the games we’ve watched, some enjoyably, some excitedly and some so bad we couldn’t watch at all, on our own never mind together! MOT ALAW🤞👍.

29 Apr 2024 20:08:21
Excellent post Woody.

29 Apr 2024 20:39:35
Good post Woody.

If it is to be the playoffs then IF Leeds players want it badly enough they can most definitely win it.

The other three teams Southampton, Norwich and West Brom are good but nothing to be fearful of.

If anything don't want Hull to squeeze into 6th next Sat. their form and performances been good.

29 Apr 2024 20:55:37
Yeah, i'll admit I had them midtable after preseason. Here's hoping the rub of the green goes our way for once
MOT.

29 Apr 2024 20:57:57
Top post woody mate👍👍👍.

29 Apr 2024 21:36:31
Thanks Cleggy, Baz and Whitey, and you have hit it right on the nail Baz, IF the Leeds players want it badly enough! Spot on Baz and again you are right in saying “we can win it” because we can! You see, you and me Baz, we are two supporters who differ in our views, I’m stupidly optimistic and you are more reserved in your optimism say, but we can agree and most importantly we are both Leeds through and through, all of us on here, we are all Leeds! I wouldn’t mind a trip to Wembley though! lol 😂 👍👍.

29 Apr 2024 21:38:47
Excellent post Woody.
I felt extremely optimistic and said we'd come 2nd from the start of the season
To be honest, I still feel like we will and I am clinging to that hope
The other teams destined for the playoffs are out of form too, so if 3rd - 6th stays as it is, I can't see a stand out team.

29 Apr 2024 21:46:46
Agree, excellent post Woody but next time can we have paragraphs please that's a hell of a wall of text mate.

29 Apr 2024 21:48:26
Well said Woody. Agree with Baz, in that I would probs worry more if Hull were in the playoffs!

29 Apr 2024 22:14:06
Cheers Woody.

29 Apr 2024 22:35:05
Apologies 2Sheds about my lack of paragraphs, I actually thought the Ed’s did that, lazy me or what! 😂 thanks guys for the great comments. This is STILL an exciting season with lots to play for! Come on Leeds, we can do this 👍👍👍👍.

30 Apr 2024 07:08:20
It was a hard start and Farke did well to get us up there. But then the wheels came off after int break. Since then we have largely been rubbish and not in good enough form to wanna be in the play offs. And that also is farkes fault. It’s up to him to rest injured or unmotivated players and pick a fit fighting team.

30 Apr 2024 09:00:25
It’s a fair point Aus. The biggest question for me is WHY did the wheels come off after the Int Break? Another end of the season / run in capitulation?
Like others, let’s hope we really step it up again if it is to be the playoffs.

30 Apr 2024 16:11:25
For me it's because since the we ha e struggled to field our preferred, fully fit starting 11. We have had to shift things around a lot to accommodate injuries and that impacted our momentum. That and young players struggling to perform under the pressure.

29 Apr 2024 12:47:24
Simon Kjær (AC Milan/ Denmark centreback) is on a free this summer. He's 35 but still has a couple of good years ahead of him with plenty of international and European football experience.

Played at Wolfsburg, Roma, Lille, Sevilla, Atalanta and AC.

Would be worth an enquiry.

29 Apr 2024 14:12:01
How deep do our scouts go?
Sometimes I think a few posters on here have more idea of vfm.
There have been some knowledgeable suggestions from posters on here.

29 Apr 2024 14:37:09
A good few years ago now, but Jamie Vardy was under our noses at Halifax Town and he went to Fleetwood!

29 Apr 2024 18:57:21
Victor Johanson available for £1m, Rotherham are willing to sell since their relegation
Personally, he is a decent keeper but didn't have a great defence in front of him this season.

29 Apr 2024 19:11:03
A good gk is crucial to success Leeroy, agree on Johanson.

Victor Johanson is certainly far, far better than Gashlier. I recommended him last
season and this season!

If Leeds previous DoF had had a clue and had signed Johanson ( or of similar quality) last season

Then Leeds United would never have been R last season

and be safe and sound this season too.

Alternatively, if Johanson had signed this season Leeds would be going up.

29 Apr 2024 19:16:10
With 17 clean sheets, our cack keeper is still going to win the Golden Glove.

29 Apr 2024 19:28:43
Bright lol that ole chestnut head wobbler 😀

Facts are Gashlier is way down (17th) in Champo on actual saves per shots fella amongst Champo gks

Many of those " clean sheets " he literally did NOT have a shot to save.

More often than not when opponents do get ball on target it ends in the net.

Most recent match for example

QPR 5 shots on target .4 goals.

29 Apr 2024 20:12:07
I've seen the same stas regarding Meslier.
He was talked about at length during a recent podcast and how the clean sheets were mainly down to the defence
So its no coincidence that the defence is struggling and the goals are being shipped.

29 Apr 2024 20:21:51
What Baz said. Polo Mintier is like a drunk dwarf working in logistics but about to be sacked. Can't face shots 🍸, 4 foot 6 not 6 foot 6 and his distribution garbage 🗑️.

29 Apr 2024 21:08:00
Spot on Leeroy and Georgey

Rodon, Ampadu and Gruev have been the major force behind " clean sheets" in keeping Meslier with as little to do as possible.

A big shout out also to the top high quality excellent analysis of Leeds United content creators

The 3 best in my opinion are

Locky ; Ger of the View and Kagey.

29 Apr 2024 21:51:54
I do agree about the lad from Rotherham tho, and also said the same last season. Not arguing with any of those stats there Baz, as it would be daft.
What it does say tho, is that something has gone awry with what was the best defence in the division, since the internationals.

29 Apr 2024 22:17:58
Baz, Why do you omit Conor from your top 3? He's really built a channel and fanbase including many from overseas. Kagey excellent and Locky certainly knowledgeable.

29 Apr 2024 22:20:19
Bright Adverse impact from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 international loss and not qualifying. Farke ought to have seen their decline coming - tiredness, disappointment. Should have been given a rest.

29 Apr 2024 23:07:24
George . Connor is good and been around a long time . I just rate the other 3 ( a bit) more.

By the way in terms of numbers of subscriptions ) Ger of the View has had a truly remarkable season. and will soon surpass even the long established Connor in subscriptions.

30 Apr 2024 02:54:45
Baz Fair dos. Ger has also done well. His channel very newsy.

30 Apr 2024 09:03:43
But George, if he had rested the Welsh contingent, we would have Cressy and Coops at the mid back. Not going to really change the run of results we have had?

30 Apr 2024 16:00:39
Bright This is where many including Farke short sighted. You rest the ones you identify as being forlorn say for 2 weeks and as a result you probably lose 2 and draw 1. 1 point out of 9 but then after a rotate you reintegrate into first team and do much better. We ended up on a special losing streak by playing our regulars. Rather lose and rest than lose and play because our losing streak was then extended because no rest benefit was conferred. I saw whole thing coming and posted same right after the Welsh game. It's basic common sense. Name me anything which still performs to same high level when it's extremely tired? Farke lost us the auto spot, not the players.

28 Apr 2024 21:06:53
Well peeps innit, I would just like to say, through several pints I have been on this site since the Brian MacDermott era I think, probably. The days of Survivor, of course George was there, also my very great virtual buddy Mad Mick on his scooter with a shell suit, whenst was born UTWDTP. Love an miss him very lots. The GFH era, the King of Corn. But, my point is, this site has been a constant in my life since then. A part of my family with valued contributors, whatever I say is meant from the heart and not as inflammatory or contradictory personally. As I have said many times we are a family and squabbles happen. But nothing is personal, just my opinion as all others have theirs. We are Leeds and it is unique, that is why all others are jealous, they don't have it so tear us down so they can sleep easy. On on on siblings, the future is bright, the future is WHITE ❤.