04 Aug 2024 08:01:48
If the latest reports are to believed, Cree was another with a poor release clause in his contract, which The Spam met, allowing him to leave.
So any criticism of Marathe and Co's negotiations are definitely null and void.
04 Aug 2024 09:13:56
Thought we’d knocked back 25 from someone.
04 Aug 2024 10:15:23
Can see that being true tbh. I guess in the context of paying £1.3m for him, £25m seemed like a decent amount at the time. But in retrospect we tied our own hands if he ever came to fruition, which he did.
04 Aug 2024 13:46:46
Wonder why we didn't renegotiate the clause when he re-signed in August 2022.
Orta needs a good flogging.
04 Aug 2024 14:36:54
Orta needs a lot of compliments
Mes, struijk, Summerville, gnoto, rutter plus few more I may of forgotten but on these alone orta showed he had an eye for a great player
Modern football has a set of rules made by agents and the society of agents (film world is the same) . If you buy a player for 1.2 million as a stepping stone club which leeds are a minimum release clause is part and parcel now days bet you most players have them.
Jimmy is worth more then 25 if that’s what he went for it could of been more
But orta got him for 1.2 million. I personally appreciate that not berrate the man for it.
Same with loan clauses bet a lot of players have similar if there club gets relegated
Orta made a lot of bad sigings but then everyone dies but when left alone with youth he did amazingly well. When working with Belisa who had the final say he often cocked up (rap being the only realy execption) make of that what you will but it’s common sense of you take them rose tinted glasses off.
04 Aug 2024 14:46:08
Heard this all before numerous times from you Berma. it never ever gets anywhere near convincing ?.
04 Aug 2024 17:58:21
At this point I do not believe there was a release clause because why else would the club ask West Ham to keep the fee paid private and why would you put such a clause in the contract of a youngster you bought for £1.5 million. The 49ers are born liars and in my opinion are now doing exactly what Radz done trying to get us promoted on the cheap and sell the club to Red Bull at the end of the season. Why can we never get nice things. FML.
04 Aug 2024 18:00:37
Facts are t meant to be convincing they are facts and only and idiot argues with them.
04 Aug 2024 18:12:24
This mess he's left us in has outweighed any good he's done.
Last summer was a mess, this summer less so, but still feeling the effects. Going into two seasons after he left, we've had to sell or loan a lot of our better players thanks to Orta. At baragain prices may I add.
Whatever good I've got to say about him regarding his eye for younger talent is so negatively disproportionate to the amount of bad I have to say about him.
He left us in the ? massively.
04 Aug 2024 18:42:07
Sell on clauses are common in this age are they not?
Not many would have predicted Cree would have such an amazing season last. So if the release clause was 25 million it’s unfortunate on Leeds behalf.
04 Aug 2024 18:46:03
Inclined to agree Cockneywhite. it smells fishy
Berma . no facts in your post just your opinion.
04 Aug 2024 18:47:10
100% spot on Dill!
Berma and others just don't get it!
04 Aug 2024 18:54:27
Quote of the season from you Dill, "Orta needs a good flogging".
Form an orderly queue - we should invite Middlesbrough and Sevilla fans to join in too, shouldn't keep all the fun to ourselves:)
04 Aug 2024 19:17:45
What Dill said ?.
04 Aug 2024 19:45:14
So did many players who all jump ship but are welcome back to play for out team I would give them the time of day you all seem to for get they left us in the very same rubbish had they stayed we may have not lost so many point at the beginning you can’t slate one and not the other.
04 Aug 2024 20:03:40
Orta buying good is mes Summerville gnoto strijke and rutter hardly an opinion I’d say that’s pretty much a fact.
I also don’t get why leeds fans are kicking off over is asking West Ham to keep it quiet
If it’s because of a release clause then keep it quiet in case gnoto has the same of kicks off he don’t have one. If it’s because it was a good deal keep quiet or our targets will be more expensive.
No good can come from the turth about the Summerville deal coming out either way of good or bad deal. So keep it secret any leeds fan kicking off over this makes no sense to me.
04 Aug 2024 20:10:55
Hi Rads n all Bates Ridsdale poorly run for decades they all need a bloody good whipping we've been raped as a club by those lot and rest.
04 Aug 2024 21:27:50
Berma you again lost ALL credibility re ' fact' in the first words of your post
Gashlier is simply NOT a good gk
. most Leeds fans concur that Meslier ranges from awful to mediocre.
04 Aug 2024 22:20:49
Good points Bermo.
04 Aug 2024 23:07:03
Cheers cork
Baz love your hate of mes a workd class keeper capable of world class saves
A keeper who in the opinion of nicks martyn is to quote noble far better than Nigel martyn
Don’t listen to me but to ignore martyn when talking about keepers is a bit insane don’t ya think pal?
04 Aug 2024 23:47:48
As the current Mrs Class will testify, I have no animosity whatsoever towards the first Mrs Class, without whom I would not have been blessed with three amazing daughters and six wonderful grandchildren, and yet despite her questionable behaviours, good or bad, that is my history.
The common denominator in these previous Leeds United ownerships;
Bates
Risdale
GFH
Radz
What was the names of the competitors they narrowly outbid in order to make the purchase?
Fairly certain there were none, we were not famous anymore it was a questionable long term investment and let’s be honest questionable investment in the first place.
Remember back how excited we all were on this Site when Jeff brokered us that Arab deal, only to subsequently find out that GFH didn’t have a pot to pee in!
And of course it was primarily financially driven, billionaire philanthropists are not easy to stumble upon and whether they love us or get us doesn’t matter two hoots, name a chairman or Company we would much rather have running our club, who would have wanted us at the exact same time as these questionable purchasers above fleeced us or worse?
But without the €$%#$€%#, crooks, villains there were certainly times when Leeds United may have very easily have been wound up.
So criticism where placed in parts is certainly merited but without them……. well they’re a reminder of darker days and as the most recent Everton takeover collapse proves, we are more fortunate than many.
05 Aug 2024 00:37:26
Berma . love your comedy posts on " world class Mes "
How come then Mes is wayyy down about 9th in line to replace Mike Maignan as France Number 1
You got it soooo badly wrong Berma with your KP is pony/ will never play for England . and you are so wrong again with Meslier.
05 Aug 2024 06:16:29
Calling Mes world class is definitely trying to evoke a certain reaction. Well played ?.
05 Aug 2024 07:07:11
The current owners didn’t put that clause in his contract, but are embarrassed by it! The creation of conspiracy theories out there is just beyond belief! They’re all liars now too are they! Jebus! ?????.
05 Aug 2024 09:09:32
Dill yep its feasible Berma trying to get a reaction
But more likely he hasn't got a scooby doo.
05 Aug 2024 09:40:33
Mes is world class Nigel Martyn’s words not mine… he is far better than me … also Martyn’s words…. I rate mes but personally think I was better.
05 Aug 2024 12:08:52
I will not be biting this week ? Already had this merry go round a few weeks back and my position on Mes remains the same as back then until things are proven to me to be different.