Leeds Banter Archive April 27 2017

27 Apr 2017 22:11:30
It's very quiet on here. Have people given up on this season? Was looking on Liverpool site with a scouse mate and there's lots more traffic. As someone said earlier we win Saturday and other two lose its in our hands once more. Keep the faith brothers and sisters. Ok I'm trollied now after a three day wedding so maybe a little optimistic! MOT

28 Apr 2017 09:08:36
I hope I'm wrong but I'm not feeling a win on Saturday even though Pontus has guaranteed it

28 Apr 2017 09:14:33
I think it's just down to our current form Cork. I can't see us winning both games which is probably what we'll need to do. Also with only two games left we can still finish fourth, but even if we win on Saturday we will still be seventh. It's weird, we are so close but the playoffs feel miles away now!

28 Apr 2017 09:15:55
Think everyone is holding their breath and waiting to see what happens Saturday Corky.

28 Apr 2017 11:38:41
We have to win. i'm still optimistic we can take sheff. We just have to go out all guns blazing. If we play to our best we will win.

28 Apr 2017 11:46:02
Its just down to form and momentum; the others have it and we don't. There are so many scenarios my head is stating to hurt but the most heartbreaking is that we could miss out just on goal difference. It's that close.

28 Apr 2017 16:16:05
Corkie old son, scousers have much more time on their hands due to the fact most of them don't work and only go out of the house late at night to steal hub caps and once a fortnight to sign on the disability. Their site will be busy now saying next season we're going to win the league, only for it all to go quiet again by Christmas.

As for us, we've had a great season considering, many of us wouldn't believe we would be in contention for a play off spot right until the end of the season. Next year we will be stronger and we will win the league! Oh my God, I've started now! Eh, eh, calm down soft lad. No seriously, we'll have a lorra lorra laughs arrr kid! Down those pints and up the whites! MM

28 Apr 2017 17:44:20
I'm going for us to get something out of it tomorrow, I think a 2-2 draw

29 Apr 2017 09:11:54
Funny mm. Draw no good curahee. Unless newcastle get docked 20 points.

29 Apr 2017 11:55:21
Aus I know it's no good for us, just the result I think it'll be.

29 Apr 2017 12:05:42
I must admit Saturday I was devastated I drank all weekend and was very low. I think playoffs will not happen and hold out no hope. but as of monday I was over my disappointment and back to thinking how we are going the right way and what a good season we have had. even if the summer if we lose everyone and don't invest and next year we go down (dont think it will happen but if it does) so what I'd rather lose with leeds than win with someone else. and things have been manic at work have to use that as an excuse as well

27 Apr 2017 22:08:03
Question lads. Who's been the biggest surprise player this season? And also who's been your biggest disappointment? For me Chris Wood for the first answer and Roofe for the second. Ayling and Green a close second for biggest surprise but for me personally I can't think of another player who disappointed. Ok just thought of one. Bridcutt! Big let down .

28 Apr 2017 09:10:15
Bridcutt all day long. i'd rather sell him to be honest. don't think he can change his negative ways.

28 Apr 2017 09:12:54
Grimes? another midfielder with prem experience? 😱
Even cooper, has appeared to learn nothing from Barts or Pontus. i'd go with wood, ayling or green too. Beradi has done a good
Job filling in (on the left bermo! )

28 Apr 2017 11:42:06
Yeah curahee. That berahdi. Wow. Is there anywhere he can't play. got to be a bit weird not to admire his versatility. Wood has been awesome. Green once he got going has proved a match winner. Ayling has been consistently impressive.

28 Apr 2017 11:47:55
I think Berardi just shades it. Imagine being asked to play off your wrong foot every week and every week gaining high praise (from most people! ) and not racking up a ton of fouls in the process. Without him we would have had a major problem. The disappointments must be Grimes, Barrow and lately Hernandez. As a major name with talent to spare he has gone missing too often recently.

27 Apr 2017 09:29:25
I'm a huge Monk fan, and also believe with Pep and Beets we have the best management team we have had for many years. I like Monks steely determination his obvious desire for success.

That being said I'm surprised that the main consensus on the site is around if Monkey elects to accept any offer to stay. I posted a while back that I believe Rad was playing a canny game here. For very little initial investment he had the opportunity of the Premier promised land.

Lots of angst on her around the January window, but I feel Rad was thinking, I don't know what I've bought as yet but I know the potential is enormous and I may have already bought a golden ticket. If you found an unused betting slip however high the odds you'd hang onto it just to see if you fell lucky.

We all know Rad has option to buy club outright in June, when everything will then be his way or the highway. The guy has been brought up on the Italian club design with a director of football and a coach.

The announcement was significant for me, I don't believe for a second Monkey was in the loop on the appointment. Radrizzani made his most significant move yet when it was announced by Leeds on Tuesday that his long-time ally Ivan Bravo, the former Real Madrid strategist, had been added to the club’s board of directors. Strategists don't look at next year.

they look with a minimum 3-5 years ahead and my gut tells me they may be looking elsewhere? Like has no place in big business and whether we agree all not it's a business first and foremost these days. I think it's been a great year with many achievements both on and as importantly if the field GFH!

But don't think for a minute that the end of season review will not take into account that all the teams currently above us have foreign coaches, Chris Hughton is Irish 😊 Now Wagner is a you know what, Stam is a you know what. Carvallho hasn't upset too much yet, but my point is liking them or not is immaterial it's about results and success in this business. Now back to where I started I would 'like' Monkey and his team to lead us next year. but I really don't think he will. oh god where's Jeff when you need him he would know for certain 👍.

27 Apr 2017 12:49:09
great post I think it is 50/50 monks stays or leaves and while he has done a great job and like him to stays others have done better job and I do not think he is irreplaceable if he stays great if he leaves we have people on boatd to bring in just as good if not better. I agree our best signing in a long while could be the baddie from the rocky film his contacts status and ambitions i think says a lot about where this club wants to be and what direction we are going in. it might take a little while but the sleeping giant is definatly waking

27 Apr 2017 13:23:57
Pains me to think you're right.

27 Apr 2017 15:25:39
Agree BW. We are seeing structure. Deliberate strategic structure that will see us return. Maybe not next year but when it happens we will be equiped for a long stay. Mc started it and the new boys will finish it.

27 Apr 2017 18:45:15
i know Aus so unlike leeds all this planning and forward thinking don't know what is going on soon i will have nothing to moan about other than the wife getting fat.

28 Apr 2017 09:13:13
And berardi on the left ay bermo?