Leeds Banter Archive August 13 2011

 

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13 Aug 2011 23:02:38
ED it's me KB grandson as you so said yourself doesn't seam to be a one man crusade, the loyal and deserved leeds support are seeing the truth and their eyes are open, SG is the problem that can be fixed, he needs to go so many valid reasons why that have all been posted on this site.

By the way i'm not KB grandson, cant grow a beard and defo not a white one

keep on flying the SG flag because if you do it will lead us back to lg1, we have 44 games to play lets put the situation right now {Ed001's Note - I am not flying any flag, just think that the problem is more about Bates than any manager. It is a difficult job he has, he did well at Blackpool and I think he deserves a bit longer to see if he can sort things out.}

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To the clown(not you ed)...stop will ya im rolling around with the giggles at your post.....bates is the problem end of ....he aint backing simon with hard cash simples....

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13 Aug 2011 22:17:50
You know what, i can not believe people are calling for graysons head, he has done fantastic for us turned us around, he's leeds through and through and wants leeds to do well, as much as us real fans do. Bates has saved our beloved club more money would obviously be welcome but not one of our fans know how much is available. Theres plenty of time for signings yet this is jus the beginning plenty of games to go. Now stop being stupid and get out from your own backsides and encourage the team to do well.....Harry MO'T'

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Leeds through and through doesn't mean anything being a top class coach/ manager is what leeds need not some misguided loyalty SG has taken leeds as far as he can just like what he did with blackpool he's a lg1 promotion man lg1 is his level and i respect him for that

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13 Aug 2011 22:02:36
this is annoying now.. there was nothing that we could have done today to avoid defeat... grayson will be stayin stop been so fickle.. you were all licking his a$$ last season and gradel is a brilliant player look at last season.. so stop randomly blaming people...

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Try not getting sent off, playing the right tactics, not putting square pegs in round wholes, the players got pi***d as they new what they was being asked to do was wrong then red cards

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13 Aug 2011 21:52:52
We could of had:
Schmeical
Licjaj paddy o'dea mcartney
Mendy howson monty gradel
Smith. Becchio


Instead we are left with
Longeran
Lees paddy bromby o'dea
Howson brown Clayton
Snod. Mcormack. GradelFor hull? No gradel or howson, so replace those with Sam and whatever other s**te we have. Laughing stock of the league.

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I would rather have
lonergan,
Lees odea paddy White
howson Clayton
Snod Nunez Gadel
McCormack

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And in ur little bubble becs was not injured

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Lol,last team sounds pretty good apart from becs and McCormack on the bench,

really not looking forward to the hull game, SY

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Smith isn't a striker anymore, mccartney was worst player at the club last season and Monty's side got relegated

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13 Aug 2011 21:49:40
On a better note, I hope Johnson is enjoying life on the bench at Norwich and Killkenny likewise

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Yeah get rid of an international player in Killkenny for a 34 year old loser like Brown great signing..Lonergan is a goal leaking machine as well , not 1 player brought in this year with any decent talent.

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You heard SG say that we was replacin KS with better as KS was the reason behind our goals well it hasn't worked

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Lonegran had great game yesterday and has not been at fault for any of the goals conceded so far, give him a chance

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13 Aug 2011 21:18:57
Goodbye Matthew Corbett and sooty,sorry I mean Ken and his p up pet Simon.I had booked flight at my own cost from a business trip to make sure back for hull game but just cancelled it.can't take this drivel anymore at the moment.still love Leeds but I'm not putting good money to have the piss taken out of me.I could see this from day one,why couldn't the management.

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Better of without fans like you who did you expect to pay for your flight

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Well I am actually coming up to the Leeds game to support them, so that will more than make up for your not being there.....

Leeds4alongtime

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13 Aug 2011 21:18:36
The end of the world is nigh, bates and Grayson has to go

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13 Aug 2011 20:56:02
ed you say support larry - we all have since he lost his touch in january its not just this lost 6 points its all the lost points since Jan and a wasted summer ? Yes Im patient and will give him another week or so to get players and points IN - if not he has to go and see that for himself if he is a true fan ? Bates is here til death us do part Im afraid but hes not backing grayson. By the time you guys smell the bacon its burnt - its been off since Jan mate look at the facts
some stats. says midtable and thats the best we can hope for IMO

last 10 league games
Won: 3
Draws: 2
Defeats: 5
Scored: 12
Conceded: 14
11pts from 30pts

Since January(League Only)
Played: 24
Won: 8
Draws: 8
Defeats: 8
Scored: 38
Conceded: 34
32pts from 72pts {Ed001's Note - must be a different ed you are referring to, I have only said I feel it is impossible to judge Grayson with the conditions imposed on him. He has an extremely difficult job to perform under high expectations.}

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13 Aug 2011 20:49:01
BATES OUT more protests tuesday apparently

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Wont make any difference, who's your protest aimed at? Noone can sack him he owns the club

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13 Aug 2011 20:47:09
Not suprised we lost nunez not startin O Dea playin left back its crazy im from ireland and ive seen O Dea preform well for our country at centre back we need to move him in the centre and sign a new left back we also need a new centre midfeilder i dont think brown can hack it at this level at his age COME ON BATES BACK GRAYSON GIVE HIM SOME FUNDS


Floyd The Barber

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White lb simple and doesn't require any new sihning SG head in the clouds

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13 Aug 2011 20:21:48
lol
Gradel is one of our best players, and people saying get him out because he got sent off? Grow up if you want to force people out of our club, then nobody will come in because they may fear they will be forced out too Grayson out after 2 games? omg, some people need to get a life, get a ticket, and actual go and sing you hearts out for them

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13 Aug 2011 20:20:16
What's that now, 10 bookings and 2 sendings off in two games. We are already on a warning from the FA for failing to control the players. A points deduction is on the way although that in itself could prove difficult as we do not have any. The way the players are reacting to every little incident suggests that there IS something wrong behind the scenes and it needs sorting fast.

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That something would be the manager and coaching set uo they have no faith in SG they wont/don't do as he ask SG says so himself they go on the pitch with rage and no focus

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13 Aug 2011 20:13:58
just goes to show how frustrated Leeds fans are only 25000 for the first home game of the season, things are looking bad and will only get worse unless investment in the squad is forthcoming. Bates says he is building a club for the future so our kids will have a fantastic club to go and support, well what about the present day fans that have stuck by the club through thick and thin over the past ten years, were is our reward for our loyalty, give us something to cheer about today and the future will look after itself. Get the team successful now and the money will come in from that success, believe me it won't come in if we get relegated again.

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If I was KB i wouldn't invest with that clueless fook at the helm KB first priority should be looking for new manager

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13 Aug 2011 20:19:58
Grayson has and always will be a decent honest bloke, and aside from that, a genuine Leeds supporter. He will always have Leeds Best interests at heart.

If he is finding plenty of players, but Bates is not releasing any funds to pay them the going rate, he will be getting just as frustrated as the rest of us. Give him a break. Look where he got us last year. Bates is the problem.

Remember, we've been through worse than this.

Nick

MOT {Ed025's Note - finally...nick, you have hit the nail on the head..great post mate..

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Absolutely spot on MOT

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Gr8 post. Hopefully everyone else will take heed.

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Lets applaud the puppet for playing 4 centre backs- tactical genius grayson strikes again. no forwards and the yank missing again

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SG decent bloje do the decent thing and fook off then will you, tactically not an idea, he has his favourites and will not budge, white Grella not given a chance 4 cb playing square pegs round holes, set up shape passing mentallity gaps between front to back closing down tackling do i need to go on this is all down to SG and the coaches he cant get anything but the worst out of players {Ed001's Note - can I ask you a question? You say Grayson has his favourites, but I just wondered, do any of those favourites have an appearance clause in their contract guaranteeing them games? I know a number of players that have clauses like that, just wondered if there are any at Leeds?}

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13 Aug 2011 20:02:01
Chief chelsea pensioner will sell off snodgrass & gradel within next 2 week to pay for some more of stadium to look good and tell larry to bring in a couple of loan players from prem teams that wont force us to pay a wage contribution then blame larry if results dont put us in top half,then its call for a fire fighter time/miracle worker

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Have a word with yourself only SG has the power to make decent players look like they don't know what sport there playing

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13 Aug 2011 20:01:47
Its not like us/we/all loyal paying fans are asking fo millions to be spent,after all we pay our dues to watch our team,we just want a team and squad that can compete in the championship,at the present we dont.

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I agre invest but why invest when you will give it to SG to look after, it's like buying a F1 car and then givin it to a twocker you just wouldn't do it, better manager more investment

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13 Aug 2011 19:59:05
agreed on Gradel and Nunez . Has Larry become too close to the job of being our manager ? and BECAUSE he is a fan and this is his dream job he CANNOT see the reality and will not confront Bates for risk of losing his 'dream job' I fear he will take us down rather than leave ? that is a major worry We dont need 'a fan' running the football but an objective astute coach and manager with a long term plan that should have started last May ?? {Ed025's Note - grayson is doing his best, on a limited budget..give him some time..and some support..

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Dont think SGs best is good enough,hes had since end of last season to sort some good players out,and look at some of his signings,Vokes,McSheffrey,Bessone,Paynter,looks like panic buying coming up now,if the squad had been built as it should have been it wouldnt be such a problem now,I think our first 11 would compete very well,but theres no quality cover,his inactivity in the transfer market is coming home to roost,I wish him well. {Ed025's Note - dont you understand, that grayson wants better quality players?...but the chairman holds the purse strings!

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Ed talking bollocks again {Ed025's Note - your entitled to your opinion...but be careful what you wish for..

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I wish for a better manager, a manager that can actually coach that has tactical knowledge, a manager that can motivate players & fans alike, a manager that is confident that can give decent media statements, I woke up and got GRAYSON i what a nightmare get him sacked

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13 Aug 2011 20:41:34
Grayson needs to go and get Billy Davies in, I know it's only been two games. But ain't looking strong they way were going we'll be battling relegation. Really need to strengthen up defence and midfield, brown so far is looking like a poor buy. O'Dea to play CB with paddy and conolly RB Clayton with more game may be good but compare to last year lots of room for improvement, from what I've seen we are not half the team. Don't want to see is relegated again . Come on Leeds Do us Proud MOT Forever

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Billy Davies. No thanx..

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Billy Davies is a top manager who takes no s**te from anyone, that's why he is no longer at Forest. If you think he would tolerate Master Bates small minded miserly delusions you clearly don't know anything about Mr Davies

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13 Aug 2011 20:33:38
In my opinion I think all we need is to get our first win at Hull hopefuly sign someone before then and our confidence will be through the roof and thats when the wins will start coming just like Norwich last season.

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Yes,but it took a new manager coming in to sort it.

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It was't a change in manager Paul Lambert is the one who lifted the League 1 title and hes the one who is the manager now. It was a reshuffle in the team that fixed it.

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No it was the sacking of Gunn and the appointment of Lambert that turned Norwich around

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13 Aug 2011 19:49:27
46 yr old veteran fans view: grayson has my sympathy BUT I thinks its tome for a change if by Hull we are still on zero point at foot ( the squad SHOULD have been improved - we will have dropped 9 already if we lose to hull ( not good enough for this club and last seasons progress ) the squad is thin and the messages from Larry are either very poor PR or evidence a now confused and frustrated manager ( time to go ) fresh face and fresh opinion to strand up to Bates ( I agree JONES or Davies would be good characters but not Gus - why would he leave Brighton now ? )
Larry has my support for this week to get in 3 Prem players and sign the trialists for depth - but for christs sake he has had months to prepare for these games and we are just not ready ( His fault and the scouts and coaches and not just bates and Harvey ) Bates wont go he is to stubborn. And Im afraid Larry is too compliant and compromised by his love of the job to admit and recognise its not working. I want a manager not FAN now
One week left for me Larry then I want change MOT

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A very good posting and I agree with what you say,SG and crew have had months to get some good players in and instead of building on what we had weve gone backwards,yes hes had bad luck with injuries and now suspensions but thats where a strong squad comes in,you need new players in pre-season to gel,cant expect to just throw 2 or 3 players in and expect a good performance,so if by some miracle we have 2 or 3 players for the Hull game,chances are itll still be a struggle,Leeds needs some serious pruning,the wages we are paying for ribbish could be better spent on new players,needs a ruthless manager,Grayson hasnt got it in him,would prefer Jones in quickly and attempt to steady the ship,walking the plank sounds just about right for some of our lot,need action now.

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13 Aug 2011 19:37:43
Spose bates can afford compensation for a sacked manager but cant give Larry any money for players. Beggars belief but when he does sack Larry he will give money to the new manager to prove he was right, Chelsea all over again. W+%er

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We could get Drogba in and SG would still stick with Paynter,its as though he doesnt want to be proved wrong in buyinng him,a good few of his new players are very questionable so how do we know hed buy well if given money,time for change.

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I wouldn't give SG a penny he's a clown

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13 Aug 2011 19:20:52
Just witnessed one of the worst Leeds performances in a long time, this is becoming a joke, all you Bates supporters best hide away because this is what happens without investment into a squad. So all you people that calls yourself "proper Leeds fans" purely because you support Bates and his Hotel project i want you to be able to justify that woeful display today ?

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What you on about, back four was alot better today than previous two games

We lost today cos we ended uo with 9 men on the pitch

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Rubbish...we played well, referee was a w**ker

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Referee you sound like grayson he's always got his excuses leeds were crap SG clueless needs to go well said

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I forgot that you win matches by defending and not looking a threat at all up top

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13 Aug 2011 19:18:00
I have to say today I thought we would have won the game if that Sunday league ref had not turned up. The Howson sending off really took the biscuit. Leeds didn't play badly. However, you can feel the confidence leaking out of the team. If we had a Becchio or Somma today we would have scored and as we all know goals change games.

The squad is threadbare which is the major issue
here. Bates is banging on about loans at the end of August when Prem League clubs have decided upon their squads.However by the end of August we could be rock bottom, and Grayson could have lost his job. Poyet will not come to Leeds, Brighton allow him to sign £million players, we can't sign anyone, not even freebies. Tough times ahead unless a miracle happens this week.

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13 Aug 2011 19:06:56
2 games in, typical Leeds fans reaction. Most won't of even been to the match. Whoever said Snodgrass is lazy has never been to Elland Road. Team needs support not hearing constant negative vibes. How many know or even understand why we hate Chelsea. On transfers how many out there would spend 5,000 on a car worth 2,500. Sure its frustrating but sure there will be incomings when agents not players realise time is running out to get a club. They will then be more realistic in their demands. O'Dea centre back not Left Back, not comfortable enough on the ball. Don't let the incompetence of a referee cloud the fact that 11 vs 11 we would of won comfortably. I too will boycott this website until clueless Leeds fans are removed.

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Although you say some worthwhile things, I have to say having watched Snoddy play ever since his joining the club & being a season ticket holder, he is undoubtably a great player on his day, unfortunately his day is a rare event, he goes missing in action & his stamina is appalling. But I digress, two or three key signings would change everything. You get what you deserve in football over a season.

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Sorry mate not having about snoddy sit in east stand spent all last season watchin him tear fullbacks to pieces especially in the second half. Is ur season ticket for a seat in the peacock pub

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No I sit in the West Stand in the Chairmans box. I'm planning on selling Snodgrass for £5million & building a shrine to myself outside the hotel? Got a problem with that.

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I agree and i think snoddy should have been sold to fund them someone hasnt got a clue, question is which one {Ed025's Note - try the very top!

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Trey the very top ED why don't you buy the club, stump the money up you keep saying that KB is a crap chairman. He's our only chairman what do you want him to go who would keep the club going? your a fool, you have no actual insite into LUFC you listen to conjecture and post negative coments do you know anything about KB and how he runs the club, do you know about wage, structure transfer policies, ground maintenance, the academy, coaching, scouting network my belief is no {Ed001's Note - are you saying you do? Because I would love to hear your insights into how well he is running it. I guess you think it is great that he charges the club rent for the training ground and stadium, money that could be spent on the playing or coaching staff then?}

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13 Aug 2011 19:02:07
Listened to Eddie Gray on the radio after the match and I've got mixed feelings.....on one hand I can see of the points he has made - if we break the sally structure we're frustrated we believe may well have stopped some players joining, current players will no doubt expect more too and could open a huge can of worms. He also said about investors from middle east, Russia etc with buckets full of cash possibly only being interested in either current premiership clubs or clubs in London, then on the other hand he says some things which make you think Bates is paying him serious cash to back and defend him. Key point I picked up on was him saying boro spent a lot last year but did nothing - AT LEAST THEY HAD A GO If we spent but it didn't result in either promotion or close to it, at least we'd made the effort and given it a shot. Don't get me wrong, not for 1 second do I want to jeopardise the future of the club by over spending but reinvesting cash we have got for players sold would be a start

I love the guy as he's a true legend but like lorimer and anyone with true links to the club, we have people spinning situations to constantly defend bates - are they really not worried at all by the situation

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From that point you got that bates is paying him a lot, your from the same brigade that says KB wont pay anything you kinda contradict yourself. Edie isn't in KB pocket he speaks as he see's it this is proven over the past years more stupid talk

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Sorry, meant it tongue in cheek about paying him Most of what he said made sense in all honesty and gave a view of someone who knows his stuff, not just about Leeds but about football ownership in general. I was just confused by some things he said which he almost sounded like he didn't believe what he was saying and was towing the lime almost. Not stupid talk at all, just an observation

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13 Aug 2011 18:48:53
we all love Leeds , sack KEN BATES . we all love Leeds , sack KEN BATES .(Pappa Smurf ). mot.

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Sack ken bates, sack ken bates your a muppet what KB is going to sack himself he could get a pay off from the club then sell the club double , what are you talking about Sack KB

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13 Aug 2011 18:43:25
Tom lees is not a right back

O'dea is not a left back, when I commented on his initial signing being poor I was shouted down and told that Ipswich had played him in the wrong position. What at left back?

Gradel shouldn't be getting yellow cards let alone red ones in his position, indiscipline. Only thing he did right was leave the field in an appropriate manner with no fuss. Two silly challenges.

The referee?? Did he get lost on the way to the game. Was that referee an apprentice brought on at the last minute. It was one of the least dirty games I have seen in a long time, but yet there were 3 sendings off He should be thrown down to Sunday league.

Boro deserved nothing from that game

At least Grayson showed some passion in his post match interview, first time I have heard get excited

Desperate need of a striker, LB and RB

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New fa initiative if they dont take action the ref is then to blame and gets demoted load of s..t

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13 Aug 2011 18:32:56
Gutted about today, sounds like ref was bad though. Max seems to be either fantastic OR off form and gets frustrated with himself and loses his head, he needs a dressing down from Grayson and some of the senior players.

I also believe we need to change formation until becchio is back as having a formation which cries out for target man then playing Ross upfront clearly isn't working. Back to 442 with Snoddy & either Sam or White on the wings, clayton and brown in the middle bossing it and Nunez & McCormack upfront. The back with lees (very impressive in the 2 games so far as makeshift right back), bromby, paddy & o'dea

Trying to keep my chin up but I'm worrying about where the points will come from at the moment as we have some especially tough games coming up. If (and it's a big if) Grayson isn't able to sort it (I feel for him hugely at the moment), gus poyet would be my shout if we could get him. Marching on together (with our pride a bit battered but chins up all the same)

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There is not a chance in hell Poyet will leave bton where he is building something with a chairman who has money and will back him, while not mouthing off at anyone that dares to look in his direction (unlike Bates). Grayson is not the problem, you can only pick from who you have available.

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Sorry, my bad if that came across that I want Grayson out.....my thinking is more will he begin to get pressure from bates as the points aren't coming - think logically, hull aren't a bad side, then we've got west ham and Ipswich which will be extremely tough, I have a horrible feeling of getting to the international break on zero points.....will bates see sense that Grayson is doing what he can with relatively limited resources? I also personally still believe we'll sign a few more players, those who aren't in the premier league teams' 25 man squads

I'm still hopeful, it's early days and we've proven before we can put a run together. I do think though that the formation just now with 1 upfront needs changing until becchio is back, McCormack is struggling to make an impact as he isn't a target man - he needs some support and I think Nunez would be great for him as they work hard and come deep, it would be hard for defenders to pick them up

MOT, let's all get behind Grayson and the players on Tuesday and give them a much needed boost {Ed025's Note - thats the spirit mate..

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13 Aug 2011 18:17:10
Depleted squad to face Hull, followed by trips to West Ham and Ipswich,I really do fear the worst ,wether Grayson is popular with the fans or not results and our league position will dictate his job security ,I think the next 3 games will be the deciding factor for him,personally I like him but at the moment he has a mountain to climb.

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Sort of agree but he needs money and better wage structure to work with...and im not saying bates isnt helping, i reckon we need an investor or new owner soon

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13 Aug 2011 18:15:31
all leeds fans are ment to be planning a protest to get bates out, lets hope this is true we need a new chairman

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Lets hope this is true why will your little protest make a buyer appear out of thin air I think not sunshine. If there is a chance of a buyer been there KB would simply not sell to p*** you all off your muppets it's SG that needs the sack anyway

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13 Aug 2011 18:01:26
its sad to see this happeing to the club i love,but it just goes to show you that if you dont invest in the right areas you will be punished we have a chairman who knows nothing about the club and quite frankly doesent care grayson wont upset the applecart and ask for to much money as he still belives the squad is good enough it needs a MAJOR overhaul in a lot of departments all the fans can see it but it seems the management cant we need action and we need it now?

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13 Aug 2011 17:47:17
Are any of u for real bellow me? Leeds werent bad today at all We were 11 then 10 then 9 vs boro and the refs and we lost 1-0 to them. MOT on tuesday n every other day All u haters... Ur the scum of elland road

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Ref was terrible

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Ref wasn't terrible he simply applied the letter of the law it's the start of the year the FA, UEFA, FIFA all have crackdowns leeds and SG should have known this our manager simply isn't up to the job and you can see what the result is

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13 Aug 2011 17:40:23
why are my post and clicks not being accepted ? it accepts my ticks but when i go back its being removed. ??

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13 Aug 2011 17:23:35
Oh well another loss but just think it's another loss closer to the mess that is Leeds getting sorted out ,think Hull will do us a favour and give us a real battering 5 .0 should do it ,just think what Norwich did at the start last year ?had a re think Here's hoping.

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13 Aug 2011 17:23:34
I like Larry, but not good enough, we were poor in all the games so far, Lees did well again, but he's not a right back. Max was dumb, Howsen unlucky, Brown terrible again, affraid we need striker fast, we couldn't have scored in a month the way we played today, McCormack is a 2nd striker, not a lone striker, bad management, pretty poor team too, SAD LEEDS FAN>

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Ken Bates has seen SGs not quite up to the job so hes sending him out on loan to learn the basics of football management,its rumoured hell work under Accrington Stanleys 2nd team coach for 2 years,good move all round eh.

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Haha hope this happens thats all SG wants to do with our good young players and he replaces them with crap, SG needs to go before it's 2 years down the line and he has taken us to lg2

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13 Aug 2011 17:15:16
I am ashamed of my so called Leeds sack the board and remove bates plz; Gj

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13 Aug 2011 17:12:30
Please don't anyone try post anything positive,today says everything that is wrong about our team,lack of investment in the team speaks for itself ,bates has had all summer to back the manager and improve the squad,he's now reaping what he has sewn,I would say his next move would to be giving Grayson the sack and laying all the blame upon him.

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Grayson very recently stated he was happy with his squad,and wasnt going to bring any strikers in as he had faith in what we have,to stubbornly stick with a no hoper like Paynter shows his lack of managerial skills,so now weve lost Howson and Gradel for 3 games along with Becchio and Somme,old Ken will be playing at this rate,we needed at least 6 players to start with,as usual itll be too little too late

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I agree but only lost gradel and howson for 1 game bud

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I thinl 2 yellows is a one game ban. a straight red is 3.

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Both sendings off were two yellows so one match ban ( Hull )Bad enough though we will get battered Tuesday because we have no decent cover

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SG shouldn't get any investment he's not the man for the job, he himself sid how good the squad is and that he is happy so he's got himself to blame the start of the summer SG should have been honest to KB and said i'm crap so i need better players as I can't coach them or give them any tactical insight,

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13 Aug 2011 17:12:12
I think Leeds Utd will have to spent big to compete in the Championship.We can't rely on free transfers come on Ken open your wallet.I don't think Simon deserves to be sacked after all remember the good he has done for our club.We need 2 cm 2 strikers a.s.a.p

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Every Leeds supporter and his dog have known this for ages,so why hasnt Grayson done anything about it,Bates cant be blamed for everything,for SG to stubbornly stick with the likes of Paynter,Parker and the like,then say he is happy with what weve got beggars belief,think hes taken us as far as he can,time to say goodbye.

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Quite right,old Sven has spent heavily,lots more than anyone else and they got turned over at home,wholesale changes dont always bring success,how long do you think hes got if results dont pick up quick smart,what worries me is SG saying hes happy with his squad,hes definitrly lost the plot.

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Grayson knows as well as all of us that the suad is woefully short of quality players but he won't critisise Bates because that would be the end of him as manager

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13 Aug 2011 17:10:44
we should accept the bids for Mad Gradel and lazy snodgrass. why don't we give contracts to the trialist plz this is hurting
Gj

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13 Aug 2011 17:10:31
Bates I want a f***ing refund

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Ask Simon to pay you he's the one at fault

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F**k off it's not grayson's fault, it's either not satifactory coaching which is why I think we have a s**t defence. But mostly it's bates, all Simon needs is a small investment to get some players that would really help the team but bates won't give it. He is just as frustrated as you are with the lack of signings. So ffs get a grip and support Leeds United.

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13 Aug 2011 17:08:40
just left elland road something is not right with grayson and some players at the moment, just watching the dug out through the game and there is some unhappy faces in there, also grayson seems to be as stubborn as an ox and not willing to strengthen our team with players that will improve our chances of promotion.. grayson out bates out we are a joke

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We arent talking about players to get us promoted,were talking about players who will keep us in this division,SGs had all summer to rebuild and done bog all about it,now with injuries and suspensions its now been forced on him,so come on Simon,show us how good you are and surprise a lot of doubters,sorry to say Im one of them.

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Chances of promotion ??? Are you serious

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13 Aug 2011 17:05:14
Can anybody describe with any more detail the nature of the protests today and the general mood at ER today?

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Angry,Fed up,Disillusioned,embarrassed ,could go on.

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It was strange, most were ready to give the team a chance, but the best I could say was the mood was UNEASY, by the end of the game, a lot were very unhappy, Bates and Larry out, was the popular cry, things could get ugly, talk of demo b4 hull game. we need help fast.

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13 Aug 2011 17:04:43
Lost, 2 sent off,2nd bottom only because Bristol CIty didn't play,squad down to the bare minimum ,its not looking to good is it.

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SORT IT OUT .....................................................................................BEFORE Lg 1.

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Truth is it will only get worse, we need chnges , starting with BATES Gj

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13 Aug 2011 17:04:28
Utter, utter joke. What was that?

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13 Aug 2011 17:02:45
what the hell is going on at elland road?? we are an absolute joke

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Sorry In Grayson I no longer trust
Clean Sweep is what is needed from Bates downwards Even the tea lady should be looking over here shoulder at this stage

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13 Aug 2011 16:55:46
"We've been through it all together
AND WE'VE HAD OUR UPS AND DOWNS"
ffs everyone just calm down we're Leeds united we'll come back from the brink just like we always have.
In Grayson we trust MOT

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He needs backing financially , otherwise were doomed.

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Yeah well we need to come back sooner rather than later or else it will be hello league 1

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Before or after we go back down to lg 1.
something is very wrong at ER.

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13 Aug 2011 16:52:22
We have got big,big,big problems. This IS the result of under investment, the club being embarrassed by the appalling wages being offered that make us non-competitive and damaging the reputation of the club. This has in turn affected the morale of the fans, and i would suspect the players and SG. I can't imagine SG is happy working with his hands tied behind his back. We have missed out on so man players it is humiliating. We are going to finish lower mid table at this rate. Is this the sum of our ambitions. I can only assume so, as it is obvious that the squad needed strengthening, especially in defence. Another wasted year in the championship. We should be aiming to get into the Prem as soon as possible. It is an insult to the fans of the club who pay high prices and turn up in huge numbers. The fans wont take this for much longer.

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This IS the result of poor refereeing, for both sides. nothing the manager can do about red cards.

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Smith didn't make bench for nufc today was not the total answer but at least he had a point to prove and knew how passionate the lufc fans were I don't think loanees and hasbeens have pride in the shirt. Definite own goal turning that opportunity down. If Michael Brown us better than Smith you're having a laugh
anyway.... onwards and upwards I expect abuse and to be told I'm an immature smith fan stuck in the past but we are all entitled to opinions
mot
ps sacking Grayson after a couple of games with a bare bones squad because of bates transfer policy is ludicrous

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13 Aug 2011 16:51:26
Please sign Adam le fondre he scored another 2 goals today The mans a goal scorer

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13 Aug 2011 16:50:47
Were up the creek without a paddle.

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Mate, we don't even have a boat nevermind a paddle.

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13 Aug 2011 16:31:19
So we have somma, becchio and paynter out Now gradels been sent off along with howson Have we got depth in squad? No Do we need players? Yes

If we don't have 2 new players by Friday I won't know what to think Seems as if tom lees is our shining light in defence along with Bromby? Is it a defender we really need? Or is it a new chairman along with anger management lessons for max? And a player to take control of the mid and sacrifice his body

Mot

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Max is a liability, hes good but we should sell him asp, we should see snodgrass too he's become so lazy.. Gj

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13 Aug 2011 16:26:21
down to 9 men now....leeds are a disgrace....league 1 here we come again

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13 Aug 2011 15:37:38
F*ck sake Gradel. Maybe not a red but he kept giving away stupid FK's, jesus christ. If we lose today I'm going to be gutted, got Hull tuesday :l

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13 Aug 2011 15:19:46
Best news I have had all year........ O'Brien and Connolly not even made the bench for today's game. Excellent news

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13 Aug 2011 13:52:31
So everyone knows, we lost 3-2 to Nike xi, luz and grella scored.

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13 Aug 2011 12:55:58
After hearing of forssell and priskin cant we mix the both and get a forskin he would do well with that person billy paynter upfront

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13 Aug 2011 12:15:02
I fear for leeds under SG, terrible manager he's on a par with peter reid and venables he's trying to turn fans against KB to hide how poor truly he is. need to get rid sooner rather than later

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What a load of rubbish what kind of leeds fan are you gets us promotion on no money, then play offs you total baffoon

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Haha what you been smoking mate on par with Peter and Terry haha. Sg is a good manager and it is Bates who is controlling the players in and out it is not hard to see who weres the trousers.

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13 Aug 2011 12:09:58
Does anyone know what the score was in the closed game last night and who played...SY

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13 Aug 2011 12:01:33
Does anyone know how the behind closed door friendly went at TA yesterday with the trialists?
Need a striker and CB unless Bromby and lees do excellent again? :)

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13 Aug 2011 11:46:29
Bates says that were in the top 6 of gross wages for the squad in the league. This is nonsence, more like bottom 6. Bristol City have a bigger squad than us and offered Kilkenny a better contract than we did. Also there average attendance is less than half of our's. Ipswich, Forest, Cardiff, Boro, Birmingham, Hull, Blackpool, West Ham to name a few are all paying more wages than us and there Squads are bigger than ours Hope this helps KEN

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13 Aug 2011 11:44:25
Because we over achieved last season, doesn't mean we shouldn't be pushing on this one

we are a lot weaker now then we were on the last day of the season, fact

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13 Aug 2011 11:39:20
I hope Simon Grayson is sacked and I can think of 4 managers that are far better in terms of proven history and not got an anti leeds agenda, they are all available

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Name them

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13 Aug 2011 11:28:23
Since the loss of players in the same position Grayson states Striker is new priority

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13 Aug 2011 08:58:56
does anyone know closed friendly result?

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13 Aug 2011 00:21:09
Leeds 2 Boro 0
Lets be positive about it and get behind the lads

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Exactly. I think anyone who thinks it is a good idea to protest at the game today should think again. For one, it will make no difference whatsoever to Bates - in fact, I reckon it will give the old codger a right good laugh.

Secondly, and far more importantly, the sort of atmosphere it may create is not going to be helpful to the team. This is a huge game today, why not put your energy into getting right behind the men in white?

Finally, why give the media something else to latch on to? Leeds fans will be a laughing stock once again. Yeah, well thought out lads.

March on TOGETHER

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Nunez and howson to score. C'mon leeds. MOT

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Leeds 1 Boro 1

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Consider this,Yeboah,Jimmy Floyd,John Charles,Mick Jones to name a few,compare with Paynter,Grella,McCormack,THIS is where were at,attracting players nobody else wants,or trying to re-sign crap players we used to have,Leeds is and always will be a great club,but as we are,we cannot compete for talented players,we need to realise we wont be getting promoted anytime soon,all this talk of protests does neither our reputation ,the club,or players any good whatsoever,that said lets get behind the boys today and every day and hope for a takeover sometime soon,till then ,show our support for what we have MOT.

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Yes thats right we need to get behind the boys today not stir things up and cause an atmosphere,pappa smurf we only enjoy it more.we are leeds and should be proud of it, 2-1 today can't see our defence staying clean, (would be nice but unlikely) .... SY

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Leeds 2 - 0 with 4/ in charge ha your having a laugh

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13 Aug 2011 00:09:06
Cost of Premiership match which is live on ESPN tomorrow - £36 for Newcastle v Arsenal at St James Park.
Cost of Championship match at Leeds v Boro is
also £36.
No wonder Elland Raod is never full or even half
full if that matter. I can't quite work it out but the daft geordies will just about fill their ground all season long.
Apart from the fact that Bates is ripping off those dedicated fans that will turn up despite giving

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I think a crowd of 27.000 last season is good and we were geting that nearly every week so that more than half already and the Bradford game over 17.000 for a Tuesday game is good

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Pay up or shut up go to city you can get in for free

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Bates way of thinking kid. 25000 paying double what product is worth, or 42000 paying what it should be worth. More profit less security and policing so more profit.

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Not the fact they get 60000 in there are still crap and lose millions every year deluded

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13 Aug 2011 00:08:28
Ken Bates interview

www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/leeds_united_exclusive_bates_comes_out_fighting_full_interview_1_3675845

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Have to love and respect bates he really is doing a great job and looking after our club, I'm so glad he's the man at the top

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