Leeds Banter Archive August 08 2014

 

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08 Aug 2014 23:09:49
First Viviani and now Sorensen both lost. VERY VERY disappointing. I'm thinking someone our end is not doing their job properly, because the best 2 prospects were both willing to sign. I'm truly gutted

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{Ed003's Note - Have you not got it ? your new owner wont pay stupid money to foreign agents - you were all for this kind of frugal spending a few days ago.}

Yes Ed. But surely MC knows all the finances involved when he says the deal is confirmed. I can understand if they never get off the ground, but not when they fail after the owner says the deal is done!

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{Ed003's Note - but maybe (pure speculation) terms with the player were agreed but agent got greedy (pure speculation) Speedy.}

Disappointing he wouldn't sign but there are 100s of decent cb around. the lads heart probably wasn't in it. agree with ed3. we have not got money to burn. its not the end of the world. sometimes passion and desire are something money can't buy. at lufc we have an owner and fans that have it in bucketfulls. put the rm deal the other way round would you pay 10m the guy was worth 3 to 4 m tops. I may be wrong about mc (hope not) but passion and desire are priceless. 3-1 to leeds today. a good result today and they will be queging up to sign for the whites mot just need mc to clarify is it a Viking or deputys uniform I should be wearing at millwall today as the wife needs to iron them

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09 Aug 2014 06:45:19
My guess is Juve picked up on Leeds fans and the media calling Sorensen a very good player and a bargain for an equivalent English player so they upped the price driving down the agent's cut as a result. The agent wasn't happy so he just upped his commission and the deal fell apart when Cellino realized everyone was getting greedy. This is what happens with transfers of this nature. It depends on the increase of course but if I had Cellino money (I wish) I would have given in on that occasion. We need another centre back and Sorensen probably would have stopped almost everything in this league. Not good. Hope you are reading Massimo. In a couple of years Sorensen could be worth 20 million.

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My final say on this matter: I agree with you integrity, and with what Ed is posted. I support MC in his philosophy of not getting ripped off and not standing for any bull., and of course we only want players who would kill to play for us, and of course we will never actually know what happened, its all speculation. But, I repeat (for the final time) - we did get many millions over the odds for Ross, and I suspect we will shortly have several million more for Sam (and perhaps Matt Smith) - so I just hope that we don't turn down potentially 'make a difference' players such as Viviani and Sorensen, for the sake of say a paultry 100K just out of stubbornness. Anyway, can't make the journey today but I'll be there in spirit - let's prove all the doom merchants wrong!

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SPEEDY
Its pretty obvious MC has a limit to what he pays and a cap on high wages. If you break this structure its a waste of time putting it in place in the first place.
We don't know why the 2 deals broke down but if MC said someone was going to sign then its pretty OBVIOUS the player/agent/leasing club up the anti.

ITS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE MATE AS ED POINTED OUT.

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Agree with wage cap, greedy agents etc, but don't say a deal is done until signature is on the contract.Happened with vivani same story.I understand not paying over the odds but why say it's 100 percent done when it isn't.

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08 Aug 2014 23:08:05
Sorensen deal ain't happening.gutted. comfirmed by club that it is '100% unequicovacally off', he arrived in Leeds to sign today but something happened last minute that his aget wasn't happy with and apparently were looking at Diego Novaretti from Lazio now instead. nooooooooooooo!

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08 Aug 2014 21:58:15
The Frederik Sorenson deal is off and he won't be joining LUFC, its a shame i'm sure he would have been awesome here.

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08 Aug 2014 22:14:53
Juve upped the loan fee at last minute causing a delay, view is though that this will not ultimately impede the transfer, given that the option is to buy him for 3 mill eu's at end of season if he impresses.
No evidence of the above anywhere.

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Evidence of the deal being off is everywhere mate.

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Yes its off. VERY DISAPPOINTING indeed

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I'm not going to believe any more transfers, despite what MC says until I see them wearing a United shirt

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08 Aug 2014 21:31:36
Hey guys/ed not leeds related but personally can not believe that Celtic have gone through to champions league match over a player who played 3 minutes. Think it's appalling especially due to circumstances of it. Just wondering what you guys think as Warsaw well and truly deserve that place

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Harte
It's hard but rules are rules if you play a player that's suspended the opposing team get a 3-0 win. Thus makes the aggregate score 4-4 celts go through on away goals rule ;(

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09 Aug 2014 01:55:13
Really guys?! Leeds fans questioning a team getting through because opponents fielded an ineligable player . Bit hypocritical that one guys , same case scenario is part of our recent European history! Replay -Shutt-Strachan -Fabulous night! Ask your dads!!

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Q - if this had been one of the so called BIG European clubs (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Munich) would any of these been thrown out
A - I think not ££££££

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08 Aug 2014 18:28:46
You should know by now this deal i'd as good as dead. He ain't coming to leeds.

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Talk about hedge your bets!! Who?

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What deal is it your on about then mate

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08 Aug 2014 21:37:36
He's right. van Persie is not coming to Leeds. Good call bruce1.

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Guess it would be sorensen deal is off wtf

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08 Aug 2014 18:26:54
3 points tomorrow. Smith and Morrison! 2:1

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08 Aug 2014 17:56:54
Any idea when the new away kit is being released?

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Back end of August

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08 Aug 2014 16:51:42
By the time the clocks change Don Goodman you will be eating your words. Just saying.

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His comments don't surprise me. Every time he commentates on one of our games he is biased against us. Even though he was born in Leeds. Maybe he was bitter that Leeds never wanted to sign him

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08 Aug 2014 16:34:34
Just want to point something out re: McBadgekisser who is now at a massive club apparently bigger than Leeds even though they've won deck all but that's another argument.

The point of my post is this. Many people have commented that without I'matabiggerclubMcCormack's goals we would have been relegated. This is true, but hang on a minute, if he wasn't playing, someone else would have been playing as the main striker and whilst that player 'whoever it would have been' might not have bagged as many, we can assume he would have got a decent return (unless it was Noel Hunt). The point is, it's pure speculation and is irrelevant. End of!

Have a good weekend everyone. 3 points tomorrow and I'm staying out until Monday. Don't tell Mrs Mick haha

MM

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Totally agree with you Mick.
Lets forget him and roll on the season now. Good luck to the boys tomorrow. 3pts would be great! 3-1 to Leeds! And I don't care who scores!
Whats all you other guys score predictions?

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Have to agree Mick.Can't wait for Fulham away, to remind him what a big clubs following is like. He should be used to the few hundred that follow Fulham by then.

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08 Aug 2014 19:53:02
I normally get my predictions wrong way round so I'm going 2-1 Millwall!

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08 Aug 2014 21:40:42
1-1 . a cautious start

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08 Aug 2014 16:10:14
Lets be positive new owners first season changes happening new players some of the dead wood out. I am looking forward to the season ok don't think we will go up think we will be mid table this season but we are building for the future.

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08 Aug 2014 15:31:58
i don't quite understand things we sell are best player top scorer I would have thought replacing ross would be priority if you don't score you don't win football matches but we have not replaced him a little dissapointing

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I'm pretty certain we've now brought in two strikers, along with Matt Smith, Morrison & Dominic Poleon. I make that five.

I think what you're getting at is that you feel these chaps ain't good enough or a replacement for Ross, I think the general feeling is rather than one chappie getting a shed load goals that hopefully our goals will be more evenly spread between a host of strikers and our midfielders meaning we aren't solely reliant on one player.

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08 Aug 2014 17:29:42
stop bleating, windows not closed yet

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08 Aug 2014 12:56:05
Looks like we are set to lose the juve defender as well!

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08 Aug 2014 14:24:45
not true heard done and dusted just waiting on confirmation may even be playing against millwall!

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Have u chatted to leedskurt? Think you two will get on fine!

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08 Aug 2014 09:05:38
Hockaday
If you like him or hate him his comments on LUFC website pre-Millwall will turn a few heads ;)

I'll name the captain to the team on Friday, " explained David. "I want eleven captains on the pitch and seven on the bench waiting to come on. "It is as simple as that but I do appreciate that people want to know the captain. "Whoever wears the armband will go up and toss the coin and will choose which way we kick but other than that I want eleven captains."

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Don't hassle the Hock

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08 Aug 2014 08:27:31
Looks like another bates as we have not replaced ross so no good strike force

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Get a grip of yourself we do not have another Bates

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Jeez. Give the man a break
He has done miracles so far.
Got another 3 weeks to deadline day!
We will get sorensen
And we will get another striker and defender, may not be for millwall but we don't need them for that game anyhow
I can be negative sometimes but some of you lot on here crack me up! you act like youcwant us to lose so you can say, I told u so!
Cheer up boys.
We haven't kicked a ball yet!

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08 Aug 2014 11:30:42
are you a joker
with what mc as done already he's a god
get a grip

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Boring, if you remember rmc was a nobody til becchio was sold, becchio was a nobody til beckford left, if i'm not wrong matt smith scored 12 times last season pretty much from the bench, we don't need to pay 28 million for lukaku to replace rmc, we breed strikers.

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I would have said that MC is just about as close as you could get to the complete opposite of Bates. I know who I'd rather have. And I do wish people would stop going on as if Ross was some sort of god. He was an OK player is a sh** team. Sure, his goals kept us up, and I'm grateful for that of course - but I have every confidence that come September we will have players more than capable of scoring plenty of goals

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Oh and while we're having a rant. Let's not get too shocked if MC sells some others for decent prices. I will be sad, but not amazed if Sam or Matt Smith go for example

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Won't be long before some of you are petitioning for a statue of him outside the ground ;). Personally, I like MC so far and I'm willing to give him this season to finish the first phase of an enormous job, but I'll reserve "god" status until next year.

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08 Aug 2014 14:49:12
There seems to be more honesty about what is going on,and that has to be good

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I too still don't see the marquee front men and enough rocks in thee back div.

11 mega quid I the bank. a few mega quid laid out.

Upside is MC won't spend for the sake of it on just anything.

Downside. we're not yet prem play off qualifying class.

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