Leeds Banter Archive January 25 2014

25 Jan 2014 23:09:15
This has nothing to do with anything to do with recent takeover speculation, just wondering if anyone remembers Felipe the Costa( played for us in league 1) was he any good, and why did he leave so soon?
SouthernWhite

{Ed013's Note - Portuguese? He didn't have the best of starts, did he get sent off}

I don't think Gary Mac rated him. I thought he looked good. skilful and exciting, not many of those at Leeds over recent years.

Useless. Looked good on youtube but didn't do it at leeds. Sent off on his full debut, few fleeting sub appearancew afterwards.

Crmd

25 Jan 2014 20:03:45
Really not been impressed by the takeover fiasco, all very reminiscent of the Bates era in that we're repeatedly told something will happen 'soon' which never actually materialises whilst also never being told anything substantial. With regards to transfers, Haigh and the Board said that funds would be made available to McDermott but if that was the case then why hasn't he used them? Two loan signings isn't exactly what I'd call displaying ambition nor do I believe Brian wouldn't spend money if he had it- especially after admitting himself that the squad needs serious improvements. Ultimately I'd just like some clarity on where the takeover situation is at and thus help us all as fans be realistic about our potential signings. If we sell Ross then this really would be a continuation of Bates's style of ownership especially with so little time left to replace him.
I hope everything gets sorted out soon and that we as fans get the clarity, information and investment we deserve #MOT

25 Jan 2014 21:27:25
stewart will become a permanent signing come the summer so that's probably somewhere between 600k and 1.2 mil that has to be put to 1 side

{Ed013's Note - Stewart has signed on a free}

Once the GFH "Senior Official" blocked the Barnes deal there was no way any further deals were going to happen until take over complete. That was 1st sign of trouble with take over and Sports Capital quite reasonably aren't going to provide t/f funds whilst take over in doubt. As for GFH providing any funds, don't hold your breath!

So yet another transfer window gone with no game changing quality players coming in MOT I wish.

25 jan 2014 19:56:44
d.h. is history, he is not in a position to complete any fool can work that out, on the plus side lucas and his associates will move in early next week but unfortunately not in time for any transfers in. the new owners are real leeds fans and will invest big style next season, we will get back in the big time in the next 2 years and hold our own in the prem. mark my words.
we did, nt want a manc as chairman anyway as i believe d.h. is. all wind and p**s this 'life long leeds fan from manchester'. pack your bags and go now you can't fool us any longer your time is up, you took a chance and failed. fact

Haigh might have been born in salford but hids family are from Leeds, he moved to Cornwall as a young child so how dose thst make him a manc?

Hey leave us manchester based Whites alone.
. We're here on a top secret mission to confuse
the natives from Salford . Always stuns them when
they realise Leeds fans have infiltrated Manchester.
Together with our friends at the Ethihad we secretly
recruited " Agent Moyes " ( 008) to attack Manu
from within with the sole intention of relegating
Manchester United.
Congratulations to Agent Moyes for his sterling
work so far. His behaviour is now more Fergie
than Fergie himself. His next target is a £42 million
offer for Michael Brown. Michael has already been fully briefed as to what is expected on him and
just to make sure the right damage is done to Manu, our own undercover Michael has been issued
with sedatives to take to slow down his tackling.
Finally us undercover Manchester Whites are growing
in number but daily we put our lives on the line
to ensure " operation Moyes implode" reaches
it's conclusion.
Don't forget what important work us Manchester
Whites do for the cause.

As proof of the above I have just recently infiltrated yje Grtr Manc area & I am too on a mission of great importance . Spreading the White Bible!


AspullWhite

Manchester White white white
Manchester White white white.

26 Jan 2014 11:11:42
Altrinchamwhite lmfao

Love it, something for us to smile about for a change.
does agent moyes have his own meerkat toy?

You can take the boy out of manchester but you can't take manchester out of the boy. fact

25 Jan 2014 18:04:26
If results carry on going downhill and Brian Mac is sacked I would love Eddie Howe in, He has a lovely style of ground and high tempo football.

Absoutely

No way mcdermott is a miles better manager than eddie howe just look at brians record and how many awards he has won brian is the man.

25 Jan 2014 21:31:08
why do people keep wishing mcdermott out . he has done ok and i'm sure we will improve

We should never have sackd grayson

{Ed013's Note - Grayson is a very good manager, I do sometimes wonder what he could do with a decent transfer budget}

Grayson did brilliant 1st season back in the championship although losses against palace and Sheffield united did stop us getting into the play offs. Then following season he started losing key players due to b***s, hardly his fault!

Grayson was our best manager since leaving prem. maybe Evan long before then. Our football was great and we scored for fun. Let a few in along the way but with no money how do buy a defence

Yes grayson did very well for us but what you after remember is he was a defender himself as a player and you wouldn't of thought it the way we use to let goals in.

25 Jan 2014 16:44:59
At last a Saturday without defeat, first Sat for a while without going into a sulk, saving it for Tuesday.

Now that Charlton beat Huddersfield, the match on 15th February will have to be postponed - another Tuesday night match no doubt with smaller crowd, nothing goes right for us!MOT

25 Jan 2014 16:28:11
this waiting game sucks .whats going to come first, takeover or the sale of mccormack.
i thought teams were interested in some of our players like varney and poleon . personally I would keep varney around until end of season, he as good fitness and does put in the effort .
poleon, dawson, maybe even mowatt should be sent on a loan until end of season . dawson to league 1 and the other 2 to lower championship team.
there is also ariyibi that could do with experience as he's not going to play for leeds this season .

We are playing badly and you want to send Mowatt, our only creative midfield output to a lower championship team?

Like who exactly, teams that can cause us hassle and over take us whilst we are playing badly.

Who exactly will be play in his midfield slot then, Brown? Tonge?

crmd

25 Jan 2014 12:43:27
Sadly we are selling club now, I believe that RM will go . and hell, who can blame him, there is no stability at the club, if rumors are true that the Italian Bates is taking over, I think BM will follow Ross. David Haigh Is tarting to loss credibility, w he told us week before last, god news next week fro all Leeds fans, that has now been and gone, when will they learn . we hang onto every word they say, which most of the time is total rubbish . there is no real ambition on the board, why do we let business men play with our club like this. really, the treat us lie mushrooms . they keep us in the dark and feed us with S***, if GFH sell us out, we have to kick back and vote with feet. DHL

ALL clubs are selling clubs not just Leeds, if the right offer comes in that's way over the odds players will be sold, as for the Italian Bates you talk about, he's openly stated he's there in an advisory capacity, you haven't got a clue what's happening behind closed doors so why post crap, BM is here for the long haul, so go to your room and protest on your own.

I agree with the OP. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to realize there's a massive problem with the TO and it's probably in danger of total collapse within the next 10 days. It's clear there's a problem with the money else why did Haigh approach the criminal Itslian for advice? Sounds like a big problem and he has no one else to turn to when you consult likes of him! Did Haigh care what the fans would think and the FL think when this story broke? Answer. Probably but he's that desperate. The deal hit a snag and it can't be fixed. Ross will be sold for around 5 million and we will buy a poor replacement on the cheap. No promotion and back to the drawing room in the summer for TOMA3. Btw delay has nothing to do with DD. it's to do with lack of finance. Strangely the deal may go through with Sport Capital once Ross is sold as it can be re-financed. This also means rumors of a very wealthy backer are presently false.

About the italian bloke, it doesn't hang together right that he is there as an 'advisor' to the others. i do not get this mans apparent expertise in takeovers that dh ns af and co need to consult with him. he owns calgliari a mediocre italian team. he has gone on record as being frustrated by bureaucracy at being unable to develop the club and has make no secret of his desire to invest in english football. just because he says he isn't interested at this stage doesn't mean he is not involved or indeed is not committing any money himself. anyone consider the possibility that he may be lying about being an advisor to the process?!

25 Jan 2014 11:21:14
Come on you lot stop moaning and thank your lucky stars we now have an owner who will build a team and not a load of boxes.

When did that happen? Has the take over gone through?!

25 Jan 2014 09:50:12
Morning everyone.

Well what can I say, it just wouldn't be the same without the ups and downs of LUFC.
Within 24 hours we've gone from being owned by a wealthy, flamboyant, ambitious Italian and being odds on to sign the Brazilian number one. Now we may have the possibility of being taken over by a couple of local business men who don't appear to have as much ambition or money. To compound the cockup looks like we will lose RM.

Oh the life of a Leeds Fan!
Ben - Telford

25 Jan 2014 11:28:31
It's disgraceful GFH and David Haigh or Naroodin have not attempted to engage with the fans to at least calm our nerves and shoot down the ridicule building with each passing day without any comment from the club. Engaging with the fans and making us feel connected with the club once more was one of their main objectives. All I can say is they're behaviour towards us at the moment is on par with Bates.

My understanding about recent TOMA is GFH shares have increased since they announced to their stock exchange they will or have sold 75% stake in our club. If they haven't or don't honour this statement to the bourse they will be subject to serious repercussions from the financial governing body over there which is very very strict. Remember about six months ago GFH made a statement to their stock exchange and there seemed to be some confusion around the statement from GFH then. Their stock exchange were on them like a dog at a bone, so for as much as the current situation is appearing FUBAB I hope some announcement is due very soon or I would expect The stock exchange (Arab bourse) to demand an answer ASAP.

Just trying to reason things through this frustrating wall of silence. Look forward to Other opinions on this.

MOT

It may be that fear of action from the Bahrain Stock Exchange is the only reason that it hasn't been announced the deal has collapsed. GFH are now under pressure to sell and need to announce a sale to somebody, almost anybody!

But surely if what you say is the reason GFH still would need to evidence a sale in share (stock) to Bahrain exchange. If they do not then they risk being hauled over for fraudulently increasing their shares from recent investment due to alleged sale of 75% shares in LUFC.

You would assume?

Or GFH are deliberately stalling while the stock of the firm rises until it flatlines, maximizing the profit for their company.
Or they are waiting to announce on Sunday (technically their first working day of the week) that they have sold 75% of Leeds & made x amount of money profit, once again making shares rise again & maximizing their profit.
Either way, the sooner something happens the better.

25 Jan 2014 07:30:02
the good news haigh was talking about is that we won't lose this weekend. get in there

I wouldn't be so sure! BM will probs lose on FM

Don't count your chickens! The way we have been playing we would still find a way.

25 Jan 2014 00:22:19
Just referring back to a small discussion I initiated a couple of days ago on the banter page. In the wake of Sunderland's excellent dismissal of 'the other United' in the league cup I responded, half-jokingly that I would find it hard to forgive Stokoe for his behaviour in '73. To the poster who justified Stokoe's gloating on the grounds that he had just beaten the nation's finest I would say I don't have a problem with that. People should remember, however, the jealousy and vitriol towards Don Revie that motivated Stokoe (and other lesser managers). They should also recall that Stokoe was the author of some completely unfounded allegations against Revie regarding the fixing of matches. This is why his particular brand of glee, and lack of grace, in victory has always marred the wonderful achievement of his group of players for me. The result itself was, without doubt, one of the great romances of FA Cup history. It is still my 2nd worst Leeds memory though. After Paris 1975. PK

Well said PK, for Leeds fans of a certain age, this is one defeat that's hard to let go along, as you say with' Paris . Its a shame we have to rely on the demise of 'united ' for our enjoyment these days, as enjoyable as that is .

Watched the game on dvd last year first time av seen the game since 1973 and in colour as well sometimes think when the whole world is set against you a result like this will happen leeds looked nervous, can imagine stokes team talk befoe the game William Wallace braveheart comes to mind. its a handy cap we have had to live with for years . ps leeds shoud have had two penaltys

25 Jan 2014 00:02:18
Saw a gold jag with number plate m f1owers this morning tuning off m1 at wetherby. i'm assuming its mr enterprise heading to thorpe arch . Hopegully means the deal isn't dead yet. Saying that he dkd look stressed and wasnt using his hands free.

{Ed003's Note - Might have been Alan Titchmarsh.}

Maybe it was Tim Flowers, he's in the correct age bracket for a new Leeds keeper.

{Ed013's Note - It's Mark Beeney mate}

Not a chance plate not legal too many letters after the numbers