Leeds Banter Archive February 03 2013

03 Feb 2013 22:40:59
dnt see what all the fuss is about boyd I dnt rate him that high!

03 Feb 2013 22:18:15
So loan window opens friday and s harvey is working his socks off 2 get a winger in! When do we expect a winger 2 sign? Early march perhaps.

04 Feb 2013 07:45:06
towards end of Feb so they can play the play offs if we make them

July if were lucky

July 2022 if we are lucky.

Early March 2014 probably. .

03 Feb 2013 20:35:49
Habib will get there, yep ran around like a headless duck, but come on, he only trained with us a couple of days, he will come good. Happy days are here again.

I do feel we are strong enough to make playoffs as yesterday's performance would have got us 3 pts against any other team and I think we are the strongest team outside the playoffs and I could see 1 or 2 sides dropping out of playoffs soon so we should be able to capitalise on that

03 Feb 2013 19:56:43
He doesn't like ducks, he doesn't like duuuucks. He's habib habibou and he doesn't like ducks.

To the tune of luciano. Give him time but if he's rubbish we can change it to.

He plays like a duck!

03 Feb 2013 19:10:41
Id like to ask a question please don't say it's obvious buti would really like to know Leeds fans different reasons for staying away. Doesn't matter what it is but would be good to get to the main reason for everyone? In league 1 our average gate was 27,000 it's not 19,000 so what's happened to the 8,000 missing average? I'm a ST holder and would just love to know what would bring you back and no I'm not David Haigh or Saleem Patel

Now that you mention Haigh and Patel, are you including them in the missing total? Would be interested in hearing why they are never seen (or heard)
MOT IrishWhite

I'm also a season ticket holder. From my own experience my brother refused to buy his season ticket this year because he said he was bored of the average football on show. Instead he bough a new PC and Football Manager, so all I get is a running monologue on how his pretend team are doing whilst I attend the real thing. Please stop being sad and staying at home y'all. This means some 8,000 people each Saturday having to find something equally tedious to do. Come back to where you belong. Elland Road all is forgiven.

I go to games but am really frustrated at seeing players that seem to have no passion for the club, where are the vinny jones, batty's & bremners, people who motivate those around them to perform, we need our players to want to play for Leeds United & our fans will return once they see the desire, passion & effort is there.

03 Feb 2013 22:23:34
bates has put people off leeds a lot for ever. what would bring me back is if my grandson wanted to go he is only 3. saying that i'm going to man city game. mot

03 Feb 2013 22:50:40
Loyal fan who has supported for over 40 years, I have followed Leeds to various destinations and even flew back from South Africa to watch them play for 1 weekend. Up until last season I have travelled up from Reading to home games leaving at 8am and returning home at 10pm, Its impossible to count how much in £££'s over the years with new shirts etc. But I have probably saved about £2000 at least.

After the last season and a half, with no investment in the playing team, I decided on principle not renew my membership until investment in the team happens and I don't mean loan signings, or players at the end of their career's. when the club show some investment in quality players in their mid 20's I will be back.

SO from my point of view. the management of LUFC need to show some passion, desire and investment.

MOT

You want my reason - Bates is STILL there.

I don't want arguments, the guy asked why we stay away, I told him my reason, end of.

03 Feb 2013 18:00:56
looking at our team and the remaining fixtures I see 27-29 points coming our what not enough for play offs? {Ed013's Note - I did the Championship predictor and have us 2 pts short at the end of the season}

03 Feb 2013 16:24:34
I must say looking at our fixtures for February and March and looking at our squad it doesn't fill me with great confidence.

I know some people will say we're only 2 games off the play offs which is fair enough but at the same time we're only 3 games away from a relegation battle.

Do many people honestly believe we can actually make the playoffs this season under Warnock?

I personally don't see what improvements Warnock has brought to us in relation to any aspect since he's been in charge.

Obviously people will disagree which they're entitled to but to those that genuinely believe in Warnock could they please point out what ways we have improved under him without the ranting about have faith he knows how to get teams promoted as he has in the past. I'm talking purely about his reign in charge of us?

J
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M

03 Feb 2013 16:02:35
Why do ghf think we should pay the top prices in the championship for tickets then be happy when we don't even attempt to sign top players, either lower ticket prices or buy players that are worth th ticket prices! I love the atmosphere and being at the games but it so frustrating to see all our best players in then not spending on quality replacements just cheap players that might be good!

I don't think its the ticket pricing mate seeing as we paid the same prices more or less in league 1 and averaged 27k
its the lack of investment and our quality leaving

03 Feb 2013 14:56:05
Where's the money?
Where is pace and skill?
Ausman

03 Feb 2013 14:42:22
Question for anyone that was at the match yesterday. How did Habibou play when he came on? I know he didn't get on long but did he look a prospect? Did we play any football or was it the dire long ball? Watched Football league show and didn't look like Cardiff had many chances. A draw would have been a good result! We really have to win the game in hand!

Pity we didn't get Burke in either, he's 1st goal yesterday was a cracker.
IrishWhite. MOT

For me habibou looked awful, he ran around like a headless chicken and looked out of his depth at this level, just another bargain basement pile of rubbish, I hope he proves me very wrong but I fear he will be returning to belgium or maybe a conference side in the future! lol

Harsh to judge this early, but it wasn't encouraging.

Habibou got 20 mins or so. Barely touched the ball; out-headed, out- muscled and ran around like the proverbial chicken with its head chopped off. That said, early days for him and tough to come on for debut at that time when losing to league leaders. Needs more than he got yesterday before a verdict is given but it did put me back to the Venables days when we bought in a series of unheard of foreign players who just weren't up to it.
I thought we did ok yesterday; passed q well and the only difference between the sides was 2 great reaction saves by their keeper, the Sam Byram gaffe ( just one of those things) the penalty we didn't get for handball. I fear we're going nowhere with NW but we've played a lot worse than yesterday on too many occasions this season for me to have any reason to criticise our performance against Cardiff.

03 Feb 2013 18:05:01
Habib was very average, missed headers and didn't really manage any real touch of significance in the 20 minutes he was on.

Having said that however, it is harsh on the fella as it was his first game in the country, so far too early to judge. In my opinion neither side deserved the win, we should of had a couple and we could of easily come away with the victory. Also their two centre halves were dominant and Burke would of been a great signing.

Teej

He looks awful, not even at the races, and am I surprised? no, not when I look at the last bargain we bought from that league. Austin god he is so poor. These players look ok playing at a lower level and when they come and play at a higher level they are rubbish. Now tell me how hard is that to workout?

Lets be honest if he was any good he would of been at the african cup of nations

On for 25 mins. get a grip! P. s Rudy came from the Norweigan league not Belgian.

03 Feb 2013 12:32:58
dont know why people are saying we are out of this season now. we have a game in hand over most people so if we got at least a draw against wolves and win the game in hand we could be straight back in there. and the average teams in the league we still need to play at home like peterbrough, blackpool, burnley, brighton, derby, huddersfield, shef wed, so if we can get another home run going we are easily back in it.

Would love to agree mate, but we are one of those average teams too, got to start building for a real push next season. But the great thing is, sooner rather than later, we will be back!

03 Feb 2013 17:27:15
because every loves a good moan, if we lose a game there straight on here moaning about warnock and saying who we need, then we win and there moaning we didn't win well enough! I understand what everyone is moaning about i'm not saying we have a fantastic side and that warnocks the man who will get us into the premiership, just think that we all need to get behind the team after all we have been in a lot worse positions than we are now and the still is a little hope yet!

03 Feb 2013 12:00:02
Am I missing something here? Warnock says he is a fan of wide players and we have none or should I say none that he will play (Hall). So he goes and spends our budget on another left back when we have Drury (yes I know he's injured)but he never played him when he wasn't and also we have White so correct me if I'm wrong but a winger should have been our first signing. Then we don't get Burke because Birmingham were asking too much. Well if he didn't waste money on Hall Hall & Tonge then we could've afforded him. Big mistake if you ask me. .

03 Feb 2013 12:59:51
They were asking 750000 for a player out of contract in summer, I don't think it was a question of not being able to afford him but why spend 750000 now when you can get him for free in a few months!

03 Feb 2013 13:22:45
we could of afforded burke but the fee was too much. warnock was needed and is a better option than drury.
hall will get his chance but warnock feels he's not fit enough yet. tonge is a good player at this level and is only not in the team because we had just won 3 in a row before the Cardiff game.
we defo need 2 wingers now to push for the playoffs.
we have performed better in the games against spurs and cardiff.
we have a pretty solid squad now just needs a little tweak

U lot think we will beat off other teams for a good winger etc in the summer when they are free are cuckoo
We should have paid 750k just to make sure we get hm
So e of you are so deluded

I am the original poster and although I agree with most comments I am inclined to agree with the comment that Burke will go for free to another club in the summer and unless we have somekind of agreement in place with him then we have risked losing him. He could've been the difference between making the playoffs and missing out.

03 Feb 2013 10:39:59
Habib Habibu A little harsh maybe but this guy looks like a pub player, He make Michael Ricketts look like the best signing we have ever made. We got rid of dead wood and just brought more in, He should stick to duck abuse!!!

If we play like that week in week out we will make playoffs, we still lack pace and we should get a winger or even two as diouf can't last most of the match and barkley cannot be played on the wing or he will not be loaned back as that is not his position. Our defence is solid despite the mistake. I feel McCormack out too much pressure on himself to score so in the end he didn't, I feel Austin should spend some time in the development squad as he clearly is not himself, he never runs he only shoots and now he can't even do that. Green is actually a good player and should be played ahead of Austin and tonge should be given a chance. Both of them have a good eye for goal and they have ten goals between them and they play the passing game. Habibou didn't dio much and he seemed nervous and he never got in good positions to shoot or even create a chance. The attendance was very dissapointing and GFH are not helping themselves not investing when they said their main objective was too get the fans back. However if we carry on playing like that and put away our chances we will be getting playoffs. MOT KENT WHITE

Give the lad a chance

03 Feb 2013 13:26:43
austin needs this season to finish so he can get rest and then concentrate on getting ready for next season. he's just played way too many games .

At least someone at ER still has a sense of humour giving Habibou the number "two little ducks" 22

Maybe the duck should have thrown Habibou off the pitch rather than vice versa ;)

fatfreddyscat

03 Feb 2013 09:58:52
Was at the game against cardiff. We played better and loked the better side for the most part without any real cutting edge. There was much talk about the problem of playing Austin and Brown together. Brown played well I thought doing what he is good at- Austin got about but wasn't great. The major problem was that Ross Berkeley, who was brought in to give some premiership class and creativity was exceptionally poor. This was not just that he missed a 'sitter' and gave the ball away that led to the goal (albeit it was Byron's mistake the was the final one). He was slow thinking, his control was laboured and he was out of the game for long periods. I believe that if the team that played against Spurs had started we would have probably won. Cardiff were not that good. Cynical and bad tempered '. yes' Good 'no'. I assume there is something in Berkeley's loan deal that says he has to play so he can fit and have first team experience. Apart from his first game he has done very little.

The best part of this was that we played really badly and we still beat leeds. P. s leeds ticket prices are a rip off £40 for an away ticket when you have to travel 500 miles in a day is a terrible

Welcome to Elland Rd, we've been getting ripped off for years, by the way we would have sold out our allocation at your place even at 40 pound a ticket, you have a choice that's why Elland Rd half empty most of the time.

03 Feb 2013 09:13:17
why was the bottom tier of the south stand closed for cardiff don't say it's because it was a catA game because cardiff fans could have fit in a mini bus no it's so those who run the club can charge £31 a ticket to sit in the top tier not £27 to watch from the bottom tier thus taking money and the piss out of me and the other 19000 who went to yesterdays game I thought bates had gone! after 40 years of watching my club times up it"s tv and radio from now on and it hurts to say it

03 Feb 2013 01:02:14
difference at this top Cmapionship level was clear to see today - when a side like cardiff organize and pack their half - you get 1 or 2 chances if you are lucky! . and zero time or space in the box. . Morrison will take those chances when he's fit - Habib looked totally off the pace & lost today - he'll be better when he's hopefully fitter and getting more space and time But If you watch Lg 1 games it appears there is more time and space as players are slower. still think Sommer should play - he can finish! we need that. good game and better - much much better

Tried to tell myself the same but we have the worst midfield I have seen for a long long time.

03 Feb 2013 13:31:46
we have a solid team at the moment just need a bit of pace added.

03 Feb 2013 00:38:32
our goal difference is now going to play a part in whether we get a place in the play offs or not, losing today is not the end of the world but when we win games from now on it will have to be by two or more goals.