05 Dec 2017 12:29:06
It's possible but definitely not certain we will pick up a decent return of points from the games in the run up to Christmas and be in a good position viz a viz the top six. However, I do not believe we have the quality to challenge all our nearest competitors to be in the top six by the end of the season. We could manage it if we strengthen at left back; Centre half, midfield and striker. Ideally five new players would be needed if you also added a goal keeper to the list. We are crying out for one but he would not be the priority. The problem, as always, is where are they coming from and how much will they cost. The left back and centre half from Bristol City have been regularly mentioned. Why would they come to Leeds? Bristol are doing better than us at the moment and they would be stupid to let one or both go to a rival club unless they are bankrupt and we offer silly money. They same applies with other players in January. If we do bring in players I think it will be a gamble with Orta again putting his reputation on the line with players who are not household names but who might (or might not) help us to get where we want to go. Odds are we will be having another go at promotion to the Premier league next season. Hope I am wrong but watching Leeds at the moment suggests I am not.

1.) 05 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 12:54:40
Agree hess. I think at the moment we are a 9th to 12th finish. And i can't really see that changing. We may flatter to deceive like we did at begining of the season but we are not consistent, not an experienced team and have to many weaknesses! It will be a miracke if this can be fixed in january.

2.) 05 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 13:08:22
Still think we should have went and got. Stockdale ( keeper ) and Bryan and Flint from Bristolian the summer. I’d go for Charlie Adam ( mid ) and Danny ings ( striker ) or gary madine ( striker ) to play TC style off one up top. Andy Robertson ( LB loan ) and go get Flint. 👍👍⚽️⚽️

3.) 05 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 13:20:39
Hess, are the players you speak of at Bristol City British? If so that's the reason we won't be buying them. We bought no British players in the summer and brought only two in on loan and they're not exactly first choice. I still believe any players bought in January will be foreign and we probably will have never heard of them before. As I've said before, IMO Orta thinks there is better value in buying foreign.

4.) 05 Dec 2017
05 Dec 2017 15:49:55
Stockdale in heindsight would have been the man to get IMO. English players aren't cheap correct, and the english players in this league are not the best. Bonatini, Jota, Saiz, Hoilett, all foreign, stick to what you know Orta, he's unearthed a gem in Saiz, a good player in alioski, potential in Sarkic (U23's) potential in ekuban, a good manager in TC, and good coaching staff, but this team, bar maybe 4/5 players, needed a whole revamp in the summer. i'd say 50% of the job is done.

5.) 06 Dec 2017
06 Dec 2017 07:10:36
Yeah but we keep saying that come every transfer window every year. Which means our recruitment is poor now and in the past. can't keep changing 5-10 players every window or year.

6.) 06 Dec 2017
06 Dec 2017 11:05:30
Maybe it's the scattergun approach to recruitment. I knew a company once who at start of a new office used to employ 1.5-2 times the number of people they wanted and after a couple of months sort the good from the bad and end up with the right numbers.

7.) 06 Dec 2017
06 Dec 2017 14:25:25
with a new manager at the start of the season who wasnt used to English football and a clutch of new players it was inevitable that not all of them would work out. Hopefully the first half of the season has hoped to highlight our weaknesses and let TC realise what he needs to improve. I'm hoping that come January our recruitment will be strategic and plug the gaps rather than us just taking on another load of players to see what works out. Saying that, unsurprisingly the weak areas seem to be the ones we highlighted in the summer - keeper, centre back, left back, combative midfielder, striker.