04 Jul 2024 13:04:29
Following my other Long post can anyone who follows the youth or loans help me figure out if any of them might be on the edge of the first team as legitimate breakthroughs or backups next year.
Thinking of
Sonny Perkins (loan seemed underwhelming)
Harry Christy, Joe Snowdon, Luca Thomas (all the oldest of the youth who got offered new deals rather than released)
Diogo Monteiro (not heard much about him but seems to be Portugal U19 capt so can't be bad? )
Charlie Crew (maybe the next gem? )
Realistically only thinking that Monteiro and Crew have a real shot at backup roles next season but am I overrating that or underrating any of the others?
04 Jul 2024 13:11:39
Ealing what difference does it make who's coming through the ranks. D Farke doesn't play the young guns. and that's why we are still in the Championship!
04 Jul 2024 13:36:59
Burmuda, give your head a wobble and think before you post.
Leeds had the 5th youngest squad in the league,
They played over 8 game weeks within the season with the lowest average age that week.
We played
We had Gnonto, 20. Summerville, 22. Rutter, 22. Gray, 17/ 18, and 7 others under 25.
Average squad age of 24.2 years according to another website, the 3 teams who were promoted had older squad average ages so maybe not playing the youth would have got us promoted?
The squads with younger squads were,
Sunderland 16th
Blackburn 19th
Plymouth 21st
The only exception Hull, 7th but not the playoffs (like us)
Don’t tell me Daniel Farke doesn’t play young players.
What you should instead post is “Daniel Farke doesn’t play the young players you think he should” which makes me think your presumably a manger of a club somewhere better than Leeds united?
04 Jul 2024 13:37:08
What Hooksie said.
04 Jul 2024 13:51:58
What away said.
04 Jul 2024 13:59:45
LAD playing cheat codes for the Champo. established top level £35 million GR . £40 million rated CS and £30 million rated WG is a given for any sane manager in Champo.
What Hooksie and others were referring to all season is DF refusal to give MJ ( and CC) any minutes along with his preposterous relunctance also to play the loan players any real game time
The 3 teams that got promoted did so from properly utilising tbeir squad, players coming on from bench and scoring and creating and keeping things fresh
#DF apologists for failure last season.
04 Jul 2024 14:07:18
100% what Awaydays says!
04 Jul 2024 15:00:20
As far as I aware LAD we have the second youngest team in the Championship last season behind Sunderland, absolute garbage that Farke doesn’t prefer youth players, in fact it was probably our downfall towards the end of the season not to have a few more experienced heads on the pitch.
The fact that Joseph and Cresswell didn’t get starts was probably because they are not ready, certainly Joseph and I’m absolutely certain he will get more opportunities this season.
Farke’s sole objective is to get Leeds promoted at all costs, experimenting with youth players who may or may not be on the cusp of breaking through is not.
04 Jul 2024 15:26:14
Well DF forked up that promotion mission last season ' Champions elect ' OP . time will tell soon enough this season if he learns from his mistakes.
04 Jul 2024 15:32:47
Farke himself said that we probably needed more experienced heads on the pitch, given the preponderance of younger less experienced players already out there. The answer to that was not to play Joseph and Cresswell more.
I would agree however that at various points in the season Joseph should have been given more minutes in rotation (as with some more experienced players like Anthony and Roberts) both to utilise their quality and to give others more of a rest.
04 Jul 2024 17:40:38
Absolutely smack on their LAD! No ifs, buts, maybes or anything. Nowt to discuss on that subject, just because some have it in their head that some other ones should have played.
04 Jul 2024 17:40:55
I’m not having it that the players ran out of gas, rotation etc, very fine margins in football these days and if the mental part is not 100% you will not win.
Inexperience and not enough belief proved our downfall.
04 Jul 2024 17:58:49
spot on LAD.
04 Jul 2024 18:01:29
DF admitted our squad was tired and knackered by the end of the year but he never rested then or gave the youth a chance.
Joseph out two goals past Chelsea on their home turf, yet didn't get a start. When he was brought on, Summerville/ James/ Rutter were usually taken off. Joseph, cresswell, crew, shackleton, Geldhardt, none of these were given a chance on the pitch with some of the A squad.
Farkes reluctance to play subs was clear as day during the final. Down 1-0 with nothing to lose and everything to play for, he brought on attacking defenders and left the donkey attacker on the pitch.
Farke hasn't proved anything other than he was in charge when Leeds broke some unbeaten run records, he's a stubborn man and he doesn't know how to use subs.
I think He and Southgate went to the same football manager school.
04 Jul 2024 18:12:20
Tinters United . you got to lurve em.
04 Jul 2024 18:29:49
Post of the day MOTagain
Spot on 100% fella ?.
04 Jul 2024 23:51:57
Rather be Tinters United than Doomandgloom-imalwaysright-withmypredictions-hyperbole-everyonewillbesold-andRodonwillneversign-forleeds-Farkeout City!
I can't wait for the day Baz that your drum skin splits and you can’t beat it anymore with your rose tinted crappy drum sticks!
If anybody ever comes up to you Baz and says “penny for your thoughts” my advice would be, sell them straight away! ??.
05 Jul 2024 00:15:07
Woodster
a match of (very soft underbelly) "Tinters United " vs (hard as nails ) 'Farke Out City" would be fab
I back my super sharp striker Hooksie to bang in a hatrick against your very pony goalkeeper Berma ? ?.
05 Jul 2024 02:42:02
Very funny Bazinold, ? but you forget the firepower we have up front with Brighty and Ani, we also have OP, Aus and our super talented Midfield General just sat behind them. Then there’s Alf and Love away Days.
Those boys pack a punch Baz and our only worry would be the severity of the score and what it would do to you, George and the other doomers and gloomers and your mental health, but then again I suppose that has already been a worry for many many years. The rose tinted boys will never be defeated by you negative black cloud brigade!
ALAW ALAW ALAW MOT ??????????????????.
05 Jul 2024 04:23:06
Nah Woody pal you and the boy scout "brigade" you listed more suited to
Badge sewing, rounders and tiddlywinks ☺.
05 Jul 2024 07:58:41
Post of the month Woody.
05 Jul 2024 11:35:44
Cheers Corky and there’s always a place in the rose tinted team for you mate lol ? ?????????.
06 Jul 2024 06:20:18
Just signed Nathan Wood from Swansea, too.