Leeds Rumours Archive January 14 2017

14 Jan 2017 15:06:15
A R has done not a lot for the club yet. The improvement is down to Cellino. He eventually found the right coach and backroom staff and has learnt about English football in ownership terms. He salvaged the club when it was on its knees, endured the abuse from the idiots in LUST (IMO) , has bought out GFH and sold 50% to someone who appears to have cash and who says he wants stability. After the last month or so who wouldn't want to give Cellino credit. We could have been playing Exeter (no disrespect to Exeter) not near the top of the Championship

14 Jan 2017 15:44:25
agree hess great post

14 Jan 2017 17:35:23
MC was rubbish with regard to on field management but settled the club and put the books right. Second year he had learnt a bit, stepped back somewhat from the spotlight and started to let the managers manage and select their own players. Third year he has learnt some more. Stopped playing musical chairs with backroom and management. Hired a good 'un and trusted him to do the job without interference. When he came on board he said we wouldn't be ready for promotion in the first two years and here we are in year three going as strong as we ever have been for the last 13. I don't know whether MC's evaluation of the time frame required was a reflection of the task at hand or more of his ability to grow into and understand his own role. Either way, hats off to him. I am glad to say I have always been a supporter. We owe him an awful lot. Well done MC.

14 Jan 2017 20:22:45
Massimo Cellino being an Italian has a direct line to God and should be on the queens honors list the wedding present should write a song for him and Leeds city council erect a bridge somewhere and name it after him

14 Jan 2017 21:17:26
Credit were its due, but MC got lucky with Monk. And let's be honest if he had read some stuff on here 7 or 8 games into the season then GM would have followed all the others out the door.

One or two more losses around that time and Monk was gone imo, and we would probably be fighting relegation once more. Fine lines i'd say. The feel good factor is down to one person and his name is Garry Monk.

16 Jan 2017 18:19:34
MC eventually got it right. He got rid of a lot of the waste, gradually put the ship on the right course and endured the abuse. Without the owner we wouldn't have had Monk. Credit where credit is due. It's not just Monk. Without Cellino we would have been up a creek without a paddle.

14 Jan 2017 10:42:19
just watched the new owner speak (not seen the game yet as my wife is making me wait till she gets in from work as she wants to watch it as well). I'm not saying i don't like the owner, however I don't see him as a football man or passionate man like MC.

i think he is here to make money from leeds and will be selling the club soon. i fancy we will be a chinese club by this time next year. I hope MC keeps 50% of club as he will make sure things stay in leeds and his best interests and keep moving forward.

This said, Rad is a smart man and will know leeds are worth more to sell if in the prem, so hopefully he will support this as much as MC will, even if for different reasons to MC. MC is arrogant and wants to be leeds' saviour and the one to take us back for personal glory and adulation - Rad to make a few quid.

All this is of course gut feeling mixed with looking to past experiences of the men but either way i predict good times just around the corner for us MOT.

14 Jan 2017 11:45:06
Ah bermo, you lucky dog. A wife who loves the whites! I bet she looks like Elle McPherson too! Could it be that the rad and mass combo is the correct balance of sensible, level head money making business sense with a splash of totally nutcase, passion and ruthlessness which could make an outstandingly successful partnership?

14 Jan 2017 11:56:29
Rubbish. great to have A. R on board comes across as a level headed businessman with a plan to bring Leeds United back where they belong. Performence and atmosphere last night was the best for years. Well done all. MOT

14 Jan 2017 15:13:25
I have to admit at first I was happy to see A R come on board, however Berm does have a point . A R, s links to Chinese investors is strong and he is a wheeler dealer in a nutshell . I read Berm post as one of caution and let's face it we are Leeds fans . M C for all his wrongs has moved the club forward and from what I hear and read we were all over Derby last night . mot

14 Jan 2017 15:47:54
just read this back and looks more negative than it was meant to, i think a r could be very good for us, but i think he is looking for a quick sale rather than long term stay.

i think he wants us up like mc but for different reasons (both work well for us fans) as long as he sells us to good people i don't mind and as long as he don't do a bates and pick us to bits if we fail to go up, which i don't think he will.

he is smart and we are worth more in the premier league. at first glance things look to be very positive for us at the moment on and off the pitch MOT.

14 Jan 2017 15:59:31
and no the mrs don't look like Elle Macpherson, she is 4'10 for a start. she does love football and used to play, so knows her stuff and once upon a time, she had a body to die for, but now at 8 months pregnant looks a bit like an angry Oompa Loompa.

14 Jan 2017 16:14:51
Bermondsey, hope for your sake she's not got a profile on here! if she has, after that post you may not be around to see our glorious return to the promised land. you are my friend a braver man than I! Although, I Asked my pregnant wife if she could see where the titanic struck her while she was in the bath earlier. Don't think I'll be seeing the promotion either now tbh

14 Jan 2017 17:50:09
If AR sells I hope he sells 49% to new owner and 1% to MC just to be sure majority is held by someone who holds the club's best interest at heart. I am sure MC, regardless of his propensity for rash and impulsive actions, does but am always wary of another Bates coming along leaving us vulnerable to corporate rape. Am happy with MC'S assessment of AR and his intentions. Looking forward to the future. MOT.

14 Jan 2017 22:51:12
Maybe Leeds will become a feeder club for the likes of Shanghai FC or Guangzhou Evergrande. Never ever imagined I would even think that. How times have changed. The cash these clubs pay is unbelievable.

14 Jan 2017 07:50:15
Still smiling from last night. Two main differences from last year, firstly we have a system with the 4-2-3-1 and secondly we have pace in the team. Therefore even when we have to make changes, players coming in know what they need to do.

Any team struggles against a team playing at a high tempo with pacy options out wide, God knows we've been on the receiving end enough times over the past few seasons. All credit to GM and the coaches. Will still be tough to get in the top 2, but a definite possibility now.

15 Jan 2017 12:58:13
Personally think we should be tapping up our own youth academy at the minute, the place is worth it's its weight in gold. I'm sure there's one or two little gems who haven't quite been unearthed yet. That said, an experienced CB so we don't to endure Cooper anymore would be nice and maybe someone who'll net us 10 to 15 goals with what's left of the season. Dunno about CBs but Jordan Rhodes would be ideal upfront. Cracking performance though Friday, haven't smiled like that for a while, especially when Hernandez was dancing around pitch like he had ballet shoes on then to see Viera and Roofe follow suit was magical. A lot of credit goes to 2 players I has written off, 1st off is Chris Wood, I now no longer hate the guy, he's proven to me that although he can put the ball in the net, it's his link up play upfront with ball into feet that's impressed me. Could win more headers but I'm sure even he knows that, But he's winning them in the right areas when he does so that's not too bad. 2nd is my old pal Duckers (Doukara) , although the Cambridge game seemed beneath him, he's come on leaps and bounds with regards to his overall play going forward. Pace and power and his dribbling is very much improved. I think credit goes to Monk but a good slice of it has to goto Duckers himself who has got his head down and done what's asked of him. Lastly and by no means least, you could offer me Mourinho and Klopp as a partnership tomorrow and I'd turn them down in favour of Monk and Clotet. Just hope he's given benefit of the doubt the day comes where it's not going as well.

14 Jan 2017 00:44:37
Wow apart from 10 mins in second half, the most one sided 1-0 spanking I've ever seen! What strikes me is players coming in are all tuned in to the system and they are not putting a foot wrong coyle was as outstanding tonight as ayling has been, we didn't miss Pontus tonight because ayling was equally superb as he has been.

the douk was superb tonight and viera defying his tender years to out play his elders, Pablo was the orchestrator with roofey his understudy, there's a steely quiet confidence (not arrogance) its a focused relentless machine almost German like, really enjoyed the game tonight, we are clawing our way into the automatics people! On to Barnsley. Sleep well my fellow Leeds Brothers 😎⚽💪

14 Jan 2017 01:43:05
Totally agree with everything you said DJ. Was particularly impressed with the growth in Vierra's game. He might just end up living up to his name.

14 Jan 2017 08:56:46
Just about thawed out now, beradi was outstanding for me last night. I remember his first 2 games and thinking to myself he could possibly be the worst import ever but look at him now. Also well done roofe your really grafting and it's paying dividends I could go on all night because everyone on the pitch and in the background played a blinder Not often you see mclaren stuck for words well I've got two for you Mr mclaren - Shell Shocked.

14 Jan 2017 13:01:26
Nice to see an opposing manager coming out after a game and been honest. Take my hat off to him.