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24 Apr 2025 05:26:08
One of the interesting side stories for me next season, will be sentiment towards the players who “jumped ship” when we were relegated and those whose heads were surely turned before our final run in last season.
Aside from Gray, I don’t envy the likes of Harrison (unless he’s playing for us) , Summerville, Rutter, Adams, Sinisterra playing against us at Elland Road.
1.) 24 Apr 2025 07:19:13
I think Georginio is only one who well get a clap and a warm welcome. The rest will, and deserve to be, booed.
2.) 24 Apr 2025 08:30:52
Yep. Gio will be fine. The rest, Inc JH even if he remains a while, get what they deserve.
Think JH will be gone anyway, even if we have to pay some wages to get shot. Bad eggs not needed.
{Ed025's Note - please take him back Brighty.. :)
3.) 24 Apr 2025 09:02:58
Jackie, more concerned about his hairstyle than justifying his colossal wages,
Gone gone gone please ?.
4.) 24 Apr 2025 09:44:14
I actually think BA not good enough for epl (he wasn’t previously) and will be sold, Wober will be sold, because he wants to go back to Germany (he’s probably good enough for the epl as squad player)
And sadly I think Harrison will NOT be bought by Everton and will have to come back. Hopefully Fulham come back in for him, Baz makes a very valid point in terms of JH goals and assists return for us, but I’m stubbornly stuck on ‘you didn’t want us, so guess what, we don’t want you’ …. no logic to my view just stubbornness. JH can do it at EPL level but like any player that left I don’t want them back.
I’m sure most will be booed including Gio but they won’t be bothered in the slightest, there is little if any loyalty in the modern footballer, and all of them are considerably richer (currently with stronger teams) following their decision to leave us.
What concerns me more, is that old adage of ex players scoring against us…. there’s a few now.
5.) 24 Apr 2025 12:35:50
Have tne players who " jumped ship" even had good seasons with other clubs.
Jackie Harrison didn't under Dychey at toffeea and he will be back playing for Leeds this season.
Biscuit legs Sini has been injured for most parts of pasr 2 seasins with Bournrmouth
Adams was out injured for 16 months with Bournemouth, he is a very average mf
Rutter had a purple patch for Brighton but is out injured with a serious injury.
Summerville was out of his depth in EPL at West Han, had no affect and since been out injured long term for West Ham
Archie Gray played quite a lot for Spuds due to their player injuries but now us bench warming . and I repeat he is nowhere near as good as some thought. he has nowhere near the takent of his great uncle Eddie Gray.
6.) 24 Apr 2025 13:01:12
I’m not worried about the players we lost last summer as I believe we have better now apart from Gio when you compare him to Aaronson.
Manor Solomon makes J. Harrison look like a schoolboy and if he signs for Leeds United, which I can see happening then Harrison probably won’t even make the bench.
It’s no coincidence or that he doesn’t fit in at Everton, he is just simply not good enough for the Premiership.
Any Everton fan will tell you that.
A loan out or sold to a club in the MLS is the likely outcome for him.
7.) 24 Apr 2025 16:05:18
Totally agree with OP on Harrison
All hairspray no heart.
8.) 24 Apr 2025 16:22:30
Chrissie lol you seem to be obsessed bg Jackies hairstule and hairspray
Jack had plenty of heart effort application and goals and assists for LUFC.
9.) 24 Apr 2025 16:59:13
Baz, Jack did ok for us in the EPL and at times did a good job, but I view his talent level much the same as Dan James. Both good players, but often can't make the right decision / maintain composure at vital times. Both capable of crossing the ball well, but 3 out 4 times they don't / can't. A bit like promoted teams, often too good for the Championship, but not quite good enough for the Premier League. Harrison still looks lost in a poor [though improving] Everton team.
I think Solomon will be more effective for us in the EPL than Jack Harrison, but I think his season will be very much like Summerville's had been this year.
10.) 24 Apr 2025 17:45:35
Ani fair comment re JH. far more rational than the peeps who dismiss his achievements and talejg jisr because he'd rather play in EPL getting full 90K wages.
21 Apr 2025 22:18:54
Ladies and Gentlemen
Today is a momentous day, a day, some thought it wasn’t possible. Some who frequent here and have never seen it and some of us are old enough to question whether we would see it again.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, one of Baz’s predictions was correct.
???.
1.) 21 Apr 2025 22:32:45
Aye up Ani lad ; there's been so many correct ones by moi .
But one of THE most important ones ever by moi was that Mes would be/ must be dropped ; it literally saved Farkeys LUFC job
Enjoyyyyyyy lads : Leeds are on the UP!
{Ed025's Note - you did call it Baz i must admit..
2.) 21 Apr 2025 22:40:48
Indeed ED025
and I am looking forward to playing your beloved team Everton next season . there ha. been some right royal excellent matches / battles between Everton and Leeds since the 1960s.
{Ed025's Note - i have been to quite a few of them over the years Baz, always tough games mate especially against that 70,s side...god they were good..
3.) 22 Apr 2025 07:24:13
Yeah Ed I remember that tackle by Norman Hunter that laid Howard Kendall flat out at Goodison in 1968 who then had to be carried off by 2 assistants. Them were t'good old days :-)
It's on YouTube btw.
{Ed025's Note - i was only 10 then 2sheds, i cant remember if iv put sugar in my tea these days mate.. :)
05 Apr 2025 20:52:42
As a little quirk of fate (hopefully) , in our promotion season, our 40th game was against Luton. We drew 1 - 1. Keep the faith guys, that team went on to win the final 6 games.
18 Feb 2025 11:39:19
Thought I would pop by to share the joy; what a night! Oddly for me, beforehand, this was the game I was least worried about over the last month. I have seen Sunderland in the flesh several times this season; recently at Derby and they were very fortunate against what is a dire Derby team.
Would have been content with a draw, but OMG, talk about getting an old man out of his seat! Still can't find the cat!
Did anyone catch the stat before the game started? We are 13 points ahead of where we were in our league winning season. Our points in that season would have us sitting 5th presently.
First time Farke really showed his emotion pitch side as well.
Oh the paradox of swapping unbridled joy of the EFL for the likely disappointment of the EPL, though I think we would be ok if we make it.
1.) 18 Feb 2025 11:54:09
Good to hear from you Ani! Great result, excellent resilience and endeavour in the second half, and great game management from the gaffer. Excellent, exciting result!
2.) 18 Feb 2025 11:58:23
Interesting post Ani and good also to see you regularly in Leeds Live matchday chat.
Yep the Leeds Bielsa Champo title season, from memory Leeds were a tad shaky in Jan and Feb.
But it was a King Pablo inspired last 10 matches when Leeds won 9 of them that saw Leeds race away to Championes finish line on a high 93 points ( 10 points clear of 2nd)
3.) 18 Feb 2025 16:33:21
A finish like that season will do nicely.
15 Dec 2024 19:29:53
Can’t help thinking we would have made a better fist of the EPL than Southampton.
1.) 15 Dec 2024 19:49:07
100% but we will be all the better for it next year!
2.) 15 Dec 2024 19:54:42
5 0 half time shamrock rockers would have made a better game of it I believe Mr Martin will be packing his bags and phoning for a taxi absolutely bloody awful performance if you can call it a performance.
3.) 15 Dec 2024 20:01:34
Rovers.
4.) 15 Dec 2024 20:05:35
Think Martin fancies Christmas off at home Oldbri! I think his wish may come true in the next 1-12 hours… Taxi.
5.) 15 Dec 2024 20:44:05
A few thought Martin had made some shrewd defender signings
as opposed to my prediction that Saints would concede a tsunami of goals this season ( 90 plus )
Defo weakest team .20th sure thing.
6.) 15 Dec 2024 22:34:21
It’s very clear that the three teams that were promoted last season are very far from being Premiership standard and it’s likely that we will be waving to them as they come back to where they belong.
7.) 15 Dec 2024 22:58:46
And Martin has gone, can’t say I’ll shed any tears.
8.) 15 Dec 2024 23:55:28
Bookies have Southampton as good as down
But following one of OP's notorious declarations above. its a given at least one of Ipswich or Leicester will stay up ( maybe both! ) ?.
9.) 16 Dec 2024 05:12:34
Think Leicester will survive.
Possibly wolves or palace and oh so please Everton.
10.) 16 Dec 2024 06:04:03
You say Everton every year Aus ? It might yet happen in 25
.2125.
11.) 16 Dec 2024 07:04:45
I think that will depend on Wolves Aus, the rumours are that Harry Potter might be asked to wave his magic wand at the Molineaux stadium, if so it’s hopefully goodbye cheating Leicester ?
I’m having a punt on Moyes going to Wolves, their fans won’t like it but I believe he’ll keep them up.
Potter to go to Hammers would make more sense for him I’d imagine. ?
12.) 16 Dec 2024 07:36:23
Wouldn’t that spell weak teams being relegated who were previously from a weak Championship.
Your declarations are worst on this forum Baz ?.
13.) 16 Dec 2024 08:28:24
If Everton do go they will have by far the best stadium in the championship next season:) ) ) ) ) )
14.) 16 Dec 2024 08:45:35
OP your follow up post makes no sense : either Leicester and / or Ipswich if they stay up is great kudos on their part.
15.) 16 Dec 2024 17:33:29
If Leicester stay up it would be an additional travesty, given they cheated to get there in the first place. If they come down, they will face a similar [though I suspect greater] treatment to Sheff U.
05 Jun 2025 08:40:08
I read somewhere Aus that we need to be reminded how short a footballer's career is and that should be considered when considering how high their pay is. By my reckoning, Ronaldo’s career only needed to last 18 minutes to equate to the average Portuguese salary.
This made sense back in the day, when the “stars” fortune was maybe 5 - 10 times the average pay, and your average player maybe 3 times etc.
These days it’s vulgar.
07 Apr 2025 11:15:35
That would be Olympic qualification standard Bright, if you could do 10k in only 47 Baz posts. I might get my shoe laces done in that time.
05 Apr 2025 15:25:43
…. or 50,000 Baz posts (on the subject) to late?
I couldn’t watch the match, but looking at the stats I suspect we struggled again.
I take some solace that we are not losing and still grinding out difficult match situations. I still think we will make it (even though I’m not sure why I want them to) ; 6 games to go, still some twists to go; who saw this form after beating the blunts, so it can still happen to the others. One or both of the top two will drop points against each other.
We’re one good result away from kicking on.
15 Aug 2024 11:49:45
That’s where everyone wanted Amps playing.
14 May 2024 13:11:46
If the rumours are right Chris. we were on the brink of our own penalty for breaking FFP, so I suspect that's why we didn't do much in January, and why there will be a lot of selling this summer to finance any "rebuild, " regardless of the league we are in.
That's the bit I hate Chris. the constant resets; it's not like we get to build on from the previous "success;" Bielsa's second season being the only recent exception.
03 Jun 2025 17:07:19
Indeed Chris…I find it strange how we cry blue murder when an MP or an MD earns a “disproportionate” sum, or a train driver etc, yet we tolerate the extortionate (vulgar) amounts a footballer earns. Likewise, riot when petrol hits £8 a gallon, but happily pay £48 a gallon for beer!
World is nuts, and football especially so.
I hope it collapses in on itself. I firmly believe had the “Super League” gone ahead, that would have been the start. A closed shop would have soon lost interest with the TV rights.
03 Jun 2025 13:21:52
Reading elsewhere, because he is an EPL player, we would be only allowed to loan 2 such players, so I doubt the club would risk a loan slot on an injured player (though he apparently is due to “available” from early August. )
Should only be considered if the fee is sub £10m, which allegedly is what City want. I think he would likely go somewhere offering higher pay than Leeds would probably offer…. unless he thinks he’s earned enough already…yea right!
03 Jun 2025 08:59:34
Everyone was questioning why Leeds were wasting money on sick and always injured Solomon this time last season?
If the rumours are right and City are prepared to let him go for “peanuts” (and save 3 years of crazy salary) , then I think it would be a good bit of business.
He is a decent player, probably not going to recapture his peak form if yesteryear, but could be still useful.
02 Jun 2025 17:31:51
I don’t think we’ll spend any money on a goal keeper despite what fans want.
I wouldn’t spend any money.
Kelleher is a decent keeper, with plenty of potential (we have one of them already) , but don’t for a minute think he’s not capable of a clanger.
“Good” keepers are good with a great defence in front of them. Ramsdale was good at Arsenal, but has been hopeless in the EPL with Southampton.
Notwithstanding that, I would have him over Darlow or Mes.
30 May 2025 23:18:39
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