Leeds Banter Archive March 19 2017

 

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19 Mar 2017 16:36:49
A great result yesterday everybody put a shift in and we consolidate our spot in the top six. Brighton are an excellent team but they were missing a number of key players at the back. Two observations which I seem to be always making. However well Cooper plays, and overall he had an excellent game yesterday, he always contrives to give the opposition golden opportunities to score. On another day we could have lost that game due his presence.

His positioning and 'odd' errors particularly at set pieces at times cause massive problems. Without Green we could have been one down and goals change games. With a bit of luck Brighton could have scored twice due to his errors at the back. We need cover for Jansson and Berkley as a matter of urgency for the coming season. Which brings me on to the second point. Jansson was on the bench this time not for a 'throat infection'.

The implication from Monk was that his absence from the starting line was for the good of the group. Did mean for disciplinary reasons? My worry is that now he has his contract some of the alleged difficulties he had at Torino might be re surfacing here. He is a bit of a character which we like but that's ok when watching him from the stands and reading his very interesting tweets.

It might be more of a problem when you are dealing with it day in day out and week in week out on the training pitch and elsewhere. I hope this is not the case but, if it is, Monk can sort it out. The last thing we want is what happened at Torino where Pontus claimed he would like to punch the coach and there was a breakdown as well as worries about his fitness.

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19 Mar 2017 22:21:16
Good post Hess, is he getting to big for his boot's, with all of us loving him. He was blaming all around him, at Brum, for his mistakes early on. If he is pissing his fellow player's off. is Monk giving him a wake up call? Maybe he is just another fickle pro who will move for money, another badge kisser. Let's hope not!

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19 Mar 2017 22:27:26
Sorry if my previous post is'nt as clear as I ment it. As I'm full of crimson as I don't drink red

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19 Mar 2017 23:05:07
Hes not played as well since he signed. Another bamba. Cooper was a worry on saturday but we still kept a. Lean sheet against top team without pontus. Maybe a case of taken $15-$20 mil from southampton. let's hope he comes good though. Once ayling back. i'm happy to play. Beradi ayling. Bartley. Taylor. Beradi was awesome again. Apart from wood. Been our best player this year.

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20 Mar 2017 07:14:49
I think his absence was down to yellow card situation. Monk trying to reduce the risk of a three game ban

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20 Mar 2017 09:15:58
I don't see how not playing now helps the yellow card situation. He has two yellows to go before the three match ban. The only time he would be safe would be after the first leg of the play offs if we got there. We need to get a certain place in the top six early and then he needs to upset the ref a couple of times presuming Monk of course still wants to play him by then!

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20 Mar 2017 11:27:51
A win is a win guys and gals, does not matter how, just get the points this time of season, whoever plays support them. I would suggest Pontus was tactical because of Murray, he is a wind up merchant and we could do without a red card, Cooper was obviously given the job of keeping him quiet which he did brilliantly and I for one will not criticise anyone who is in that squad, they have all been magnificent all season. Up the Whites and down the pints all the way to the premiership

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20 Mar 2017 12:33:09
Welcome back Vidmeister. I agree with what you said about Murray and Cooper did an excellent job, so there's nothing to discuss. If, however, Pontus had been dropped for something that's happened behind the scenes then Monk did the right thing by dropping him. No-one is bigger than the team and it would've sent the wrong message out to the rest of the squad if he was played. How Pontus reacts will tell us much more about his character and how much he loves Leeds United than his Tweets and displays at the final whistle of games he is involved in. MM

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20 Mar 2017 13:04:55
Personally think it was a case of keeping Pontus off the park so he didn't pick up a booking and a 3 game ban for the run in eg for the good of the team, so many conspiracy theories when it was as Mr Monk said for footballing reasons, why are Leeds fans such a pessimistic lot. oh yeah almost forgot

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20 Mar 2017 20:46:28
Maybe PJ should consider "side before self" as a personal mantra :)

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19 Mar 2017 15:18:14
Just wondering who would need to get injured, retired or sent to jail for green to get an England recall. Obviously hart and Forster, Heston and foster. Butland is great but is made of glass. can anyone think of anyone else?

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19 Mar 2017 15:35:55
i think green has been great 2nd half of season but would die inside if a 37 year old championship player made england sqaud. for me our keepers are in order Heart, butland, heaton, forster, pickford, foster even lee grant been in good form. i would even say amos and stockdale over green due to age. also keep him for us green has been great but is not the future of english keeping pickford and butland and maybe amos are

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19 Mar 2017 16:51:53
Oh I agree bermo. not saying he should be called up, just wondering who people thought were the gk in front.

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19 Mar 2017 23:39:50
and of course me, I would be very dissapointed if green got called up before myself not only am i better but i am also younger as don't turn 34 till wednesday and making the most of being 33

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20 Mar 2017 13:32:07
Many Happy Returns for Wednesday BW. Only 34, you young pup!

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20 Mar 2017 18:57:18
cheers alf just had a trip up london for my baby's first audition after train and tube with my kids i certainly don't feel young. looking forward to rehearsals tomorrow nice to go to work to get a rest

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19 Mar 2017 14:40:46
86 is the minimum needed (usually) for auto promotion so we can only afford to drop a max of 7 points out of the remaining 24 if we want to do it. Btw that depends on everyone else but 86+ is usually enough.

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19 Mar 2017 14:48:16
93 is average for winning the league so we would need to win every point to reach that particular total.

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19 Mar 2017 13:12:24
Although tongue in cheek at the time a couple of weeks ago I joked that Janssen out for rest of season and Cooper steps up to become a Leeds legend. Am I nostradamus or just crazy

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19 Mar 2017 14:07:42
Well I'll give you a clue. You are not nostradamus !

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19 Mar 2017 14:17:51
If Pontus is out for the season then wex I think you should step in instead of cooper! after his almost own goal again why not?

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19 Mar 2017 15:20:16
At6"4 and 20 stone I could certainly stand in the way

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19 Mar 2017 15:26:23
Still more mobile than I wex! I get around like jack charlton and I'm only 33!

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19 Mar 2017 15:53:30
Cooper did Ok but could have easily scored an own goal and should have been booked for pull back on Akpom. Monk's gamble paid off but he should quit whilst he is ahead

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19 Mar 2017 15:59:35
Good shout Notts! thought we'd all agreed wex is in until the end of the season anyway

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19 Mar 2017 15:05:52
Just crazy. However well Cooper plays he always gifts the opposition chances at some point. He could have lost us the game yesterday without Green and if they had a bit of luck. We must replace next season.

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19 Mar 2017 16:53:25
Hess, don't mention that word '"luck " on here! Tin hats on every one, it'll all start again!

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20 Mar 2017 19:55:58
It was a massive gamble to drop Pontus for such a huge game. We got away with it as Murray missed 3 big chances. Cooper just isn't good enough.

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19 Mar 2017 12:20:31
My man Woody delivers again!

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19 Mar 2017 15:44:20
lazy, doesn't contribute enough, should be dropped imo

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19 Mar 2017 23:08:00
Harsh degsy.

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19 Mar 2017 10:56:40
Well for once I got the score prediction spot on, although I said Woody and Bartley for the goals. Also Ausman and myself were predicting some upsets from lower placed teams. I fancied Wolves to get something at Fulham who are starting to crack under the pressure. I reckon there'll be a lot of twists and turns yet though with relegation threatened teams starting to pick up points. Hopefully Wigan will be down before we play them but Burton will give us a tough game. If we only win our remaining three home games, Fulham will have to win six of their last eight and hope we don't pick up any points from our away games to keep us out of the play offs. Having said that Sheffield Wednesday's seems to have ended six games ago when they beat Norwich so we're just about there. It's getting interesting. Hold on to your hats boys and girls and keep on downing those pints. Up the Whites! MM

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19 Mar 2017 12:04:02
Can see Brighton losing at villa and qpr as well, a six point drop so all still to play for. Big shout but possible to be still in there for 2nd. Def be in play offs and if we draw Reading or Wendies first and Udders go out first round i may not get back from wembley for a week or two.

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19 Mar 2017 13:01:25
Yeah mick
No easy games now. Its a dogfight to the end
Attack, attack, attack.

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19 Mar 2017 13:03:30
agree MM i think and hope we have had our wobble. Think brithon will fall to bits but just about limp over line for 2nd (just) hudss looked great but have wobbled and fulham have gone from champs to chumps so hopefully we have picked up form and others have dropped off just at the right time

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19 Mar 2017 13:10:25
Both mew /and bright are dropping points and even more surprising The udders . Have we had are blip ! Cooper playing for Pilot nearly cost us but Wood, beradi Viera and Green were excellent.

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19 Mar 2017 10:09:21
Green Beradi and Wood were excellent. Viera was immense driving the team forward. Nine more wins and we're up! Is it possible?

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19 Mar 2017 10:59:22
Just explain the 9 more wins bit. I've got my calculator at the ready

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19 Mar 2017 13:02:14
whole team we're great taylor as well as some on fb doubted his attitude and wanted him dropped for some reason. tell you who for me is unsung hero. sacko yes he can annoy and frustrate but another bloke put our season highlights on fb and most of the goals come from sacko also noted our form dropped when he was out. with him and ped starting i think we can win play offs i have given up on second. but then i knew we would lose yesterday so shows what an expert i am

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19 Mar 2017 09:01:58
Lads just had a phone call from Leeds asking me to be their PR man for Gary Monk during the pressers for all the games leading up the the end season. The script I have been asked to read from the auto cue for every question is as follows; It's about the group not individuals. Look we don't look at the table but we know where we are. Look it's all about the 3 points we just focus on that. The lads are working hard in training they are a great group to work with. Yes he scoring plenty but it's not about Chris Wood it's about the group. He's a good keeper but hey listen it's not about whether it goes in or not its all about the group. I accepted the job because it's all about the confidence girlfriend MOT 😂

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19 Mar 2017 12:45:07
Dougie2310 you really are funniest person I have ever met MOT

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19 Mar 2017 12:28:14
i just got a phone call from the Premier league apparently they want their Giants back

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19 Mar 2017 09:01:52
I think on reflection Green was MOM yesterday. Saved 2 certain goals at vital times in the match. He must have earned us at least 9 points on his Todd this season.

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19 Mar 2017 11:22:25
I was saying yesterday to the bloke sat next to me that we should sign Greeny up for at least another season, I get home from the game and there he is . signed ! ! And I hope Garry Monk is satisfied, he wanted us to crank up the volume and now 'er indoors is laughing at me because I've lost me voice :) MOT my band of brothers

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19 Mar 2017 12:28:54
agree the first save was world class and as good as save as I have ever seen, even i might not of got to it

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19 Mar 2017 13:12:42
Have to agree Green has really started to pull off some real important saves

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19 Mar 2017 08:45:33
Someone said chuck norris played for us last night as the Brighton midfield looked like they had been beaten up, anyone see him? I know we tried to sign him years ago but couldn't find him so we bought Vinnie Jones instead MOT ;) )

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19 Mar 2017 12:44:14
Dougie2310 you really are the funniest person I know MOT

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19 Mar 2017 08:20:59
Has Pontus actually signed a deal with us, or had he agreed one in principle for the summer? If it is that Southampton have turned his head would they be required to sign him from us or Torino?

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19 Mar 2017 09:05:16
No idea - very uncertain what the original contract was with Torino or if he has actually signed or not in Jan. I don't think he did but wouldn't think Torino can sell to anyone else. If he goes the deal has to be with LUFC I believe. Potentially the story has been blown out of proportion. Southampton scouts at Leeds game a few weeks back + Soton were interested in PJ 2 yrs ago = interest now.

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19 Mar 2017 09:18:56
Who knows what the issue is Alf. I'd find it hard to believe that it is that he wants to join another club so soon after what he has said etc. He's quite hot headed so my guess would be something happen in training, he wasn't out of the squad so that is a good sign I guess. Maybe he just left his hat at the cleaner

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19 Mar 2017 11:21:18
Is that a euphemism Curahee?

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19 Mar 2017 11:24:37
According to the BBC website it's a given that PJ signs for us as soon as his loan deal runs out, having said that, he was a miserable bugger yesterday, didn't even give us a wave

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19 Mar 2017 12:32:37
pretty sure we signed him and he is a leeds player and nothing to do with torino now. bit worrying that since being ours he has sat out twice. monk must have good reason but hope it don't carry on as we need him for playoffs and keep dropping him will lower his value. he must have attitude problems otherwise why would tornio of sold him so cheaply? i find it bit worrying but think like taylor when on the pitch he will only give 110% and play well so i hope we can play now and then if we have to sell we will make good money on him

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19 Mar 2017 13:32:11
We've signed him. If Southampton want him, then they better have £50m to spare.

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19 Mar 2017 14:18:54
Just the 50?sg are you bates in disguise

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19 Mar 2017 14:36:19
Bates wouldn't have sold him for £50m, more like a Freddo and a packet of Monster Munch.

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{Ed001's Note - pickled onion or beef flavour?}

19 Mar 2017 14:57:50
Pickled Onion as they're the worst flavour!

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{Ed001's Note - what? They were the best!}

19 Mar 2017 15:06:50
Ed which is cheaper? Maybe even the Aldi equivalent!

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{Ed001's Note - I have no idea, I haven't seen them since I was in primary school.}

19 Mar 2017 01:41:13
Think we missed out on a bargain in January by not signing zac clough. Goal Scoring young midfielder. Don't know his terms and contract details. But definitely a missed chance. Imo. 👍⚽😃 For him to go to forest is a mystery as Toyah would say. Older fans know who I mean. 😂😂🎤🎼

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18 Mar 2017 23:48:29
I thought Fulham were supposed to have overtaken us by now? 😋

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19 Mar 2017 08:50:30
Yes, I hold my hands up SG. At the time I said it, I hadn't realised that Fulham had a team of bottlers who would panic when they got close to the playoffs! 👍

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19 Mar 2017 12:34:05
looks like them as few others have thrown a wobbler hopefully we have had our blip and can now enter playoffs in best form which is important. I still think 2nd is out of reach but if everything keeps going like this week who knows!

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19 Mar 2017 13:28:59
Looks like we had our wobble at the right time! Here comes the other teams' now. 😀

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18 Mar 2017 23:08:46
Fantastic result and if i did not have work in morning would not b home now. Though alf gave us a more balanced attack . Everyone played well and wood gets better every game. Think taylor and vierra put in good shifts. Chase back on if only to get above udders, but have a feeling Brighton might do their annual freefall routine. Onwards and upwards. Monkey magic.

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