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28 Jan 2021 08:51:49
Rads spotted at Inter Milan, it's stated he doesn't get involved in transfer negotiations.
Big question is why?
Is he about to cash in his chips at Leeds and move to Inter?
1.) 29 Jan 2021 00:26:57
He was at a meeting to talk about lost football revenue and how it could be resolved.
2.) 29 Jan 2021 09:06:44
Yes I saw that cover story and it well could be right, although it seems a long way to go for something that could be discussed over the phone or zoom.
One thing that is for sure is the reason he was there needed to be discussed in person. For me that tells a different story, as every team in the world is suffering a loss of revenue.
3.) 29 Jan 2021 15:00:15
Rads spends his time spilt between Leeds and Italy is my understanding 1970. Might have gone in because he was out that way anyway this week. He's big on networking too so turning up in person is a bigger statement (plus if I had a private jet I'd fly on it all the time too) .
4.) 30 Jan 2021 07:33:51
Essential travel.
22 Sep 2020 21:06:16
Looking like Mario and Llorente could be deals.
Maybe one more to come after that?
1.) 22 Sep 2020 21:50:30
With 2 players possibly joining in quick succession, could be a case of Super Mario bros 😂🚗.
02 Sep 2020 14:57:46
Looks like De Paul deal is taking a while to get sorted, not good.
1.) 02 Sep 2020 16:39:12
Media reports that he prefers a move to Juventus.
2.) 02 Sep 2020 16:48:45
There are no real indications anything is wrong in the press, apparently a 35million Euro deal has been agreed and terms have already been agreed with De Paul himself so sounds like we could see something happen before the end of the week.
3.) 02 Sep 2020 18:17:40
Wouldn't we all George but other media indicating Juve aren't interested.
4.) 03 Sep 2020 15:16:02
Seen reports that he has agreed terms with Leeds and another he is holding out for juventus to come in and bid for him. If we are second choice then rather we look elsewhere, guy doesn't think we are worthy. Still think we need a decent back up keeper and another centre half. Would rather take Wilson from Liverpool for £20 million than spend £30+ on De Paul!
5.) 03 Sep 2020 19:34:57
Left out of unidese friendly tonight things may still work out for us you never know I hope he does sign MOT.
6.) 04 Sep 2020 06:50:57
Football doesn't work that way any more though Mezzer. He is Italian, Juve are their top club and currently dwarf us in terms of finances, trophy winning potential and Champs league football. Lad would be daft not to fancy a move to them but that doesn't mean it will happen or that he won't give his all if the 'dream' move doesn't materialise.
7.) 04 Sep 2020 06:56:50
Sorry meant he is in Italian football - De Paul is of course Argentinian.
29 Nov 2019 13:36:56
All the talk of Vydra deal already having been done, does that give the impression he might be training, if not with the squad, but to Balsa's guidance, fitness levels etc, so as to hit the ground running in January. get him up to speed in November and December
He scored 22 goals for rams in this league so knows what its about, he has also been well rested.
Is he coming as part of the final payment due on the Woods deal?
There appears to be yardage in this rumour.
1.) 29 Nov 2019 17:46:04
Bit of wishfull thinking in there 70 but I do wish it was true. Get him and play him straight away.
2.) 01 Dec 2019 00:32:20
In a word, no.
3.) 04 Dec 2019 10:28:17
Apparently he’s not even on our list.
4.) 04 Dec 2019 13:46:36
Phil Hay quoted he definitely won't be coming!
5.) 07 Dec 2019 16:55:05
I wouldn't want him, don't think he is a premier league striker. Would rather we trusted Nketiah and Edmondson than spend heavily on Vydra, unless someone truly proven in the prem or much younger wit more potential than Vydra. His attitude when we tried to sign him initially doesn't endear him to me either.
6.) 08 Dec 2019 19:40:32
Much of the talk now is for Cenk Tosun and/ or Brewster.
06 Nov 2019 13:21:38
On the possible sale of the club to QSI, bearing in mind to take most of these stories with a pinch of salt. Saying that the story is not going away and at the end of the most recent article from L@Equipe the most telling line for me was.
"L'Equipe reached out to Radrizzani for an update, but they were told the Italian would not be able to comment on the ongoing discussions. "
If this is the case and while a sale might never happen, stating that Radrizzani would not be able to comment makes me think negotiations are currently taking place and he is bound by a confidentiality agreement, which is normal in these circumstances.
1.) 08 Nov 2019 13:33:40
Or he is just busy doing other things and a Journo wants to make a story out of nothing.
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30 Jan 2026 12:00:50
Would it be the case that a rival fighting against relegation would make an offer for a rival teams transfer target, just to scupper the deal.
With no real intention of ever buying the player.
They would however prevent a rival from strengthening by doing this.
A team that is selling p[layers against the managers wishes are they really going to go out and £50m on a player?
1.) 30 Jan 2026 12:34:37
Spot on 70. 9ers wake up.
11 Dec 2025 22:27:47
See we are top of the injuries list for the whole league
Does anyone think we need a full review of why we are getting so many injuries all the time, every season it appears
I wonder if Thorpe Arch is a problem, where it's situated and is a contributing to the injuries
We also bought a second hand pitch from Spuds a few years back, why did they want shot, is that a contributing factor as well?
1.) 12 Dec 2025 01:20:40
The 2nd hand pitch from Spuds was only there temporarily, it was installed Jan 21 and then ripped up and a brand new one installed at the end of season 20/ 21 ready for the start of season 21/ 22.
2.) 12 Dec 2025 07:00:22
Probably because we have a smaller squad plus some of the players have a long history of injuries and you can add Dan James to that list as well, don’t think we’ll see much of him this season. Although probably fit to play Wales qualifiers then back out injured again.
3.) 12 Dec 2025 08:16:34
Part of the 49ers strategy is to bring in players with dicey injury history as you save money. If they overfill certain positions the theory is we will always have someone available and if we can sort the injury issues we get a high value player for a lower fee.
It's a calculated risk and they do the same in the NFL where it has worked in their favour for the most part.
4.) 12 Dec 2025 08:43:02
Agree there opti. Soon as fit. Sell I say.
5.) 12 Dec 2025 10:50:26
Interesting Alf if true. A real gamble. With our club.
6.) 12 Dec 2025 13:57:31
Correct Alf and in fairness to the 49er’s strategy on that was there was probably little to no other alternatives other than doing a pistol packin’ Pete and mortgage the club out to fall foul of PSR.
10 Dec 2025 11:20:26
Be careful what you wish for with the DF out brigade
Howard Wilkinson got 1 of the loudest cheers at Elland Road, last night, a man who contributed so much to the positive history of #lufc, the last English manager to win the league in 1992, over 33 years ago, unheard of in most other countries, that a manager/ head coach hasn't won their own domestic league in such a long time. Yet Leeds fans that used to attend Elland Road in his last year, 1996, will remember the chants around the ground of We Want Wilko Out.
Back then those fans believed change would result in more trophies, but that never materialised.
The Whites that year had been to Wembley for the League Cup final under Howard, and that was the closest Leeds
came in nearly 30 years. Roll on to today, different times, different expectations, its not about winning trophies
now but staying in the Premier League. They say the numbers are in favour of sacking Daniel Farke, from the pundits, the
press, the fans. Just a thought, change is not always for the
better. Maybe back in 1996, if we could revisit history, Leeds should have stuck longer with Wilko.
1.) 10 Dec 2025 11:58:07
The decline of Leeds United had nothing to do with sacking Wilko and that season was absolutely dire with 19 losses - 8 of those coming at ER - and only 12 wins. The Wembley appearance was a silver lining and that's what was played at Wembley for a Villa side who played us off the park after the final whistle.
George Graham was a massive improvement at the time (who led us back to 5th place and a Euro spot in 2 seasons) and paved the way for the success that O'Leary achieved before financial mismanagement caused a swift decline. Wilko was great when he was great but it was definitely time for him to move on when he did.
2.) 10 Dec 2025 19:44:16
Think we all would have swapped Wilko's worst season for many of the really bad seasons we have had over the last 30 years.
3.) 11 Dec 2025 10:28:17
I think the 16 years of hurt and being lost in the lower leagues is the very reason Leeds supporters are so emotive about their club their team.
Does it mirror, the wider football community, yes it does.
Devon have spent untold billions to try and secure success, titles, but they are living proof that you cannot guarantee success with a cheque book and run the risk of astronomical debts.
I don’t know for certain but but I am assuming guessing the majority of our posters are in the main the older age group and have supported the club 30 years plus.
In which time we have experienced nearly going out of business and if we’re honest far more downs than ups.
So why moan or criticise if the team lose a single game given the known issues in recruitment, funds, and the huge divide between the epl and the championship.
Why not? It’s their right to do so, they’ve bloody earned it, players coaches will come and go but supporters are in it for life!
Sure some people are irritated by it (personally I think live and let live) but don’t read it if it upsets you. Certainly don’t comment and most definitely don’t try to cancel people who do not mirror your own views.
When we lost six in a row. I definitely wanted Farke gone, which has nothing to do with DF but everything to does with the love of my team, fear of relegation and a return to the wilderness the only thing that teally triggers me is any lack of fight and effort and for that reason the Forest Brighton games worried me that our coach was incapable of turning things around.
But he’s had some luck and performed better for which I have praised him, but given my age and it’s my team, I will most certainly reserve the right to criticise if I witness inept management or weak performances going forward.
It’s our right, we’ve bloody earned it!
4.) 11 Dec 2025 13:11:45
Post of the year class. My man. See it how it is. No Rosie or misery.
Judge a man on today or last 4-5 games. Not 2 yrs ago etc etc. or surprisingly suddenly changing.
For me. You earn 100,000 plus a year earn it.
That comes with a burden. Pressure.
99% managers get sacked right. Business. Wrongly or rightly.
Fact is. Farke should have gone already imo.
But. Things change. I’d give him two more games to prove how much has changed. Let’s see.
5.) 11 Dec 2025 15:14:06
So succinctly put Class, it's like he is saying " I am telling this group what to think and say now, he also now believes he's the main man on this site now
Took a week off, and it's still the same drum being beaten
But Baz was " repetitive " and annoying.
6.) 12 Dec 2025 08:08:27
Class you and others as supporters can moan your heads off, you can and you do, nobody is stopping you from having your voice on this forum.
What I don’t understand is when someone like myself perhaps who repels some of the criticisms made, is thought bad of because I am also making my voice heard.
It’s only right and just that someone can contravene someone else’s opinion, is it not.?
Or does it have to be left as sacrosanct as if the message given is the truth above everything else.
God knows I’ve had my fair share than most on here of post bashing of what I’ve had to say on here and quite a a lot of it over stepping the decency line, especially from a pair who are not on here anymore. But it doesn’t bother me and i’ve never taken personally.
You Chris have taken this personally and now respond to my posts with some kind of vendetta like I shouldn’t be posting on this forum at all.
I’m pretty sure if my posts were deemed offensive or like Baz’s just troublemaking, then I’m sure i would of had some stern words from the Ed’s by now.
I don’t post on here to be your mate, I post on here as a Leeds United supporter giving and sharing opinions with others on our club, whether that is agreeing or disagreeing.
I really don’t see what it is about my posts that are so repulsive and offensive to some posters on this forum?
My opinions on our football club is only my opinion, nothing more and nothing less.
7.) 12 Dec 2025 10:01:35
Class to add to your post which clearly points towards me, if I had to skip over every post that criticizes or over criticizes in my opinion Daniel Farke’s tenure as our coach then there would be almost nothing for me comment on as nearly every thread has a continual criticism of our coach, it’s literally swamped with it.
Farke is not the perfect coach and does make errors like any other coach does from time to time. Whether you want him to stay or go or change your mind with every game played then that's your choice, but I still have the right to criticize your criticisms of our coach, or do you think I should not be allowed to do that?
8.) 12 Dec 2025 10:37:55
Apart from including me in your w-anchor post post last week I don't find your posts offensive in the main
What I do find with you is a air of arrogance and condescension,
Apart from last 3 games, Farkes football in the whole has been dire, yet you trumped him like he was Bielsa 2
I wasn't calling for his head all season, it was only last 5- week or so with Baracus constant inclusion that I called him out
He's dropped Baracus, now suddenly we are better
Do I now come on here, claiming oracle status, like you are doing the last 2 weeks .
It's boring now, the very worst you constantly used on Baz, you can't have it both ways
All the reasoning your quoting for continuing., is the very same whatBaz did, yet you fumes at him
Maybe there's more similarities than you care to admit
I found Baz, fine by the way .
9.) 12 Dec 2025 12:00:42
I’d rather make discussions about football but you Chris seem to want to get personal with me by calling me arrogant and aloof!
You don’t even know me yet you feel very comfortable in labeling me.
I’ll discuss football with you and your blinkered view of why Farke had no choice than to stick with Aaronson, who I also don’t rate in this squad, was because he had no other attackers to replace him with. Now that Gnonto is back from injury is the reason Farke has now dropped. Aaronson.
Your ignorance is very impressive by the way.
10.) 12 Dec 2025 12:15:13
So that's no mention of calling me a w-anchor, yet I am getting personal?
That's a rather large head scratcher comment, even by your standards OP
I leave it there now, we shall always have our own opinion of 1 another now from here on in
Like I said to you 2 week ago now
It's clearly all consuming to you here now on this site, Farke, Farke, Farke, Farke, Farke
What shall we chat about next week?
Daniel is it ?
And by the way would my ignorance be greater than your arrogance?
11.) 12 Dec 2025 12:48:46
You are obviously someone who wants to manufacture a futile argument, I have no future need to respond to your posts as you clearly do not want to discuss football which is my only intent on this forum.
Our discussions on here are dead in the pan as the expression goes.
12.) 12 Dec 2025 15:01:18
By mutual consent.
13.) 13 Dec 2025 21:22:09
Chris you know I know say no more twist and turns ?.
07 Dec 2025 10:23:53
Everyone keeps on about all the poor performances being DF fault, maybe it's just taken the new players longer to bed in.
It more likely alongside the formation tweaks, the hard work and coaching at the training ground is now starting to bear fruit.
1.) 07 Dec 2025 10:43:09
Also just as likely we are in a peak right now, all teams have peaks and troughs during a season.
2.) 07 Dec 2025 10:56:21
I think the change in formation has def helped. I had the feeling that the whole team were baffled by the previous negative defensive tactics. Now it’s changed every man and his brother are under for it and giving it a go.
3.) 07 Dec 2025 14:21:07
Change of tactics have certainly improved our performance's but taken 2 and a bit years to happen, pleased for DF but still confused why the blindingly obvious to virtually all on here took so long to be implemented.
4.) 07 Dec 2025 17:19:44
To be fair Farke changed back to his favourite formation after the hour mark and it worked wonders. Nice to have different ways of playing and DF has finally cottoned on to it.
5.) 08 Dec 2025 13:01:43
Oldbri - your "2 and a bit years" comment is ridiculous. Whatever the tactics were; they worked sensationally in the Championship; they got us to a playoff final and to become champions, with more victories and goals than any other time in our history. By any measure, but if you only consider the one, winning, then his tactics were and have been spot on for at least 2 years.
As for "poor performances, " I would contest that there hasn't been many - 3 so far this season. Arsenal, Brighton and Forest. In those 3 games, we were poor and never really looked like competing for large parts of the games. We've been pretty unlucky in more games than we have been poor.
6.) 08 Dec 2025 16:21:16
As I’ve pointed out before, what’s the point of having a manager if all the best tactics and formations can be taken from Leeds posters on here or their favorite content creator.
Too many on here trying to justify now their habitual Farke out drum bashing, by saying, now he’s following our advice he can stay, but he lost too many games that we should’ve easily won.
Really!
Way too convenient for my liking, own what you’ve been ranting feverishly about instead of covering it up.
Basically fans like you Oldbri create a very uneasy atmosphere for those who are trying to do their very best for Leeds United football club, another one who only sings when we win or draw.
I’m not trying to be aloof as Chris kindly pointed out to me, it’s more about realize what your lemming like negative drum bashing can create when our team and coach have all the odds stacked against them but are giving their maximum to survive this season and celebrate a better one next season with our great fans again, in the Premiership.
7.) 08 Dec 2025 22:52:17
Spot on Cork. Our problem before was that we only had a Plan A, and clever Prem managers had cottoned on to that and worked out how to play us. On Saturday we started 3:5:2 (like Chelski and 2nd half Man C) , then went to 4:3:3 and finally 4:2:4 and Liverpool were totally confused by the end.
Now (seemingly) DF has a selection of formations to choose from. and hopefully we can confuse a few more teams.
8.) 08 Dec 2025 23:22:44
Sorry OP but what a load of bollox!
Oldbri and anyone else is entitled to their opinion. Nobody on here has said Farke should now stay on as manager because we got 4 points in three games. Most are saying, quite rightly so, that a change in formation and subs used are the way forward instead of being a one trick pony team not quite good enough.
9.) 09 Dec 2025 07:43:26
Sorry Cork but I think it’s all you impatient hindsight fans who have been calling for Farke’s sacking for a long time now, talking as you call it bollox.
Farke never needed fans like you and others who had instilled a bad atmosphere around Leeds Utd by calling for his sacking and destabilizing quite possibly players and staff.
Farke also does not need impatient, hindsighted
, constantly criticizing and delusions of grandeur fans like you and never has, he is the one who makes "all" the decisions concerning tactics and formations, not you. !
The impatience with Aaronson when Farke had neither Gnonto or James to replace him due to injuries is an example of the ineptitude to have the slightest understanding of what he has to deal with.
By the way thank you for reminding everyone it was only four points he’s won out of eighteen, yet strangely everyone wanting him sacked for a long time now, suddenly have changed their minds.
What a fickle lot you are.
This team still lacks quality to survive this season but due to the very hard work by the staff and players alike we still may have a chance of keeping our heads above water and survive this season. Unlike some who are now thinking of us finishing in a European place because Farke finally listened to some old moaning fans on here.
Yes Cork, carry on talking bollox my friend, you and others are very good at it.
19 Oct 2025 17:10:07
We might have to change this site name from Leeds Banter Site to Leeds Ranter Site
Yesterday's stats are all showing we dominated most parts of the game
Our problem is we didn't invest in the two or three players we really needed the goal creators and goal scorers.
If we don't start firing and fail to recruit in January then the owners will end up costing themselves if we end up relegated.
1.) 19 Oct 2025 17:34:59
Imo, you're spot on there, 70!
2.) 19 Oct 2025 18:34:41
Totally agree 1970.
3.) 19 Oct 2025 18:45:32
I’ve been saying all along the transfer window wasn’t good.
Yesterday we had 2 players on the bench who cost over 30 million!
The team yesterday stank of a championship team I’m afraid to say, albeit a very good championship team.
There’s not that much difference between this years starting eleven and last seasons.
I’m not Farkes biggest fan but but he was let down massively in the summer.
Very strange Bijol isn’t getting a sniff?
4.) 19 Oct 2025 21:04:45
I guess the thing there is Corkster that DF does not like to change players for the sake of it and to be fair, Struijk started the season well but looks a bit jaded recently. DF also doesn't like to change formation. I am a believer in him, But, with Saturday and the injuries we had, I think trying to play the same formation with JH and BA instead of an Okafor and Willy or DJ was optimistic at best. He needs to be more flexible, Parker changed his system to face us and it paid off.
5.) 19 Oct 2025 21:59:38
No shite Sherlock ?
We can all guess the team for the next game and be correct.
Same ole every game.
6.) 20 Oct 2025 13:58:24
Cork Farke had the last say on transfers and was heavily involved in the process, it’s on his arrogant ass as much as blunderwoods, he span his narrative to keep the fans on his side, like he always does.
7.) 20 Oct 2025 17:45:30
How do you know that Dave?
Having been very close to replacing him, I very much doubt he had much influence at all.
Speaking to a raft of potential replacements, and then giving him the final say? Nah. Not buying it.
29 Jan 2021 09:06:44
Yes I saw that cover story and it well could be right, although it seems a long way to go for something that could be discussed over the phone or zoom.
One thing that is for sure is the reason he was there needed to be discussed in person. For me that tells a different story, as every team in the world is suffering a loss of revenue.
14 Sep 2020 21:45:26
Hear he's mustard!
27 Feb 2020 12:26:20
Opposition dirty tricks, trying to unsettle could be one take!
07 Nov 2019 13:13:44
Chris have you a decent source for this, rather than just journos rehashing headlines from other sites.
30 Jun 2019 11:49:25
Think JC's advisers were trying to play one off against the other to get as much out of any deal as possible. Don't know if Clarke actually wanted to go, so they had to start a blame game to sell the move to JC, running Leeds down to sell the idea of the move to a reluctant JC might be one way of looking at it. Who knows? One thing that must be remembered is no one is bigger than the Club.
10 Dec 2025 19:44:16
Think we all would have swapped Wilko's worst season for many of the really bad seasons we have had over the last 30 years.
18 Jul 2025 11:59:00
On the four in so far we have spent £30m, I understand Longstaff and Stach will double that to £60m.
The transfer budget was rumoured at circa £120m+?
We would then need Keeper £10m, No 10 £15m Winger £15 and a Striker £30m+?
After that we would be in loan territory. Also need to shift dead wood which may recoup £20m/ £30m possibly?
All the names being mentioned look like the quality required and it appears we are doing our transfer dealing in the right way.
It also appears we are bringing in the cheaper positions to fill first so we are not making headlines with the first buy we made at £30m and then every club would think we would pay over the odds for any players. This might be a trap Sunderland will find themselves in.
28 Jun 2025 22:07:50
Sincerest condolences Bermo, sorry to hear the sad news.
28 Apr 2025 20:52:31
Sincerest condolences and deepest sympathies, our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.
26 Apr 2025 21:35:39
Sincerest condolences Cork. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.