03 Feb 2025 20:23:52
Night night all, I'm off to bed.
03 Feb 2025 20:46:38
Don’t go to bed yet… ok maybe just a nap.
03 Feb 2025 20:54:17
Early to bed Koch, on a promise?
I agree with Spanish in a lower thread, with regards to the mindset of any possible transfers in.
This Leeds team has just won 7-0
If I am a goalkeeper, am I going to see much game time when the incumbent has numerous clean sheets to his name?
If I am a defender, am I going to see much game time when the incumbents have numerous clean sheets, and each one of them is getting 8/ 10s in the feedback polls
If I am a midfielder, am I going to see much game time when the incumbens have struck up such a relationship, and the next in line (Ampadu) is actually an upgrade on the incumbents?
If I am a winger, am I going to see much game time when the incumbents are all internationals and all scoring or assisting weekly. And there are already 4 signed?
If I am a forward, am I going to see much game time when the incumbents are established and the team are the highest goalscorers
I admit this is a possible improvement, but is a player going to take a risk on Leeds when he can be guaranteed game time elsewhere?
A similar argument for an attacking midfielder
Our success makes us less attractive to possible incoming transfers.
03 Feb 2025 21:06:01
I'll stay up till the end.
Damn time zones.
03 Feb 2025 21:25:45
Axe, an extremely well worded and insightful post. You are spot on dude. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
03 Feb 2025 21:29:40
I look forward to hearing you on the DGTB podcast, ILK.
03 Feb 2025 21:47:49
Players don't lurve joining successful teams? Hmm.
03 Feb 2025 22:00:39
Well said axe.
03 Feb 2025 22:46:15
Baz
Players LOVE joining successful clubs. that wasn't my point, but expand on your one sentence of scoffing if you feel like it
My point is players don't want to join teams where they are not guaranteed a good chance of game time. (or, in some cases, a huge up scale on pay to sit on a bench will surfice) .
All one sentence retorts gladly welcome.
04 Feb 2025 00:36:27
Gotta agree with Baz on that one. I get what you are saying about our team and Baz response. But that’s what makes a team successful. Strength in depth. Players willing to fight for a spot. Not pretty much a 15 man squad. We are short of about 5 players. We all know that.
04 Feb 2025 01:38:11
Aha Axey footballers these days eh
not wanting to join (successful) teams unless guarabteed a good chance of game time.
Take us back eh Axey to the golden era of 1960s and 70s when players felt honoured first and foremost to even join successful great teams,
Even though some were definitely not guaranteed playing time
but knuckling down and forcing their way into team to be successful first teamers such as Jordan, McQueen Yorath etc under Revie at Leeds!
04 Feb 2025 03:51:37
Baz
At least it's not one sentence, well done.
However, why are you talking about the 60s and 70s. All I was commenting on was how I see this window going for this Leeds United team.
Guess you don't really have much to add to that so let's expand the thread to something we're you can be belittling to another poster
Congratulations, job done, I ferl belittled. I'll probably not post my opinion (cos that's all it is) again.
04 Feb 2025 06:07:01
I agree with aus what makes teams successful is strength in depth
On that note what team has the most goals from subs suggesting streghnt in depth, is it leeds? Mind you for that stat to really count we’d have to be top of the leauge?
I trust we signed no one because we are confident and the right player wasn’t out there. If archer was the best option stick with what we have rather than buy a player who will be obsolete next season
Keep the faith people we are leeds.
04 Feb 2025 06:41:23
Axey we don't agree on this issue. no problemo fella life goes on in your hottub
Fingers crossed of no deja vu end of season melt down like last season ?.
04 Feb 2025 06:54:22
Berma
Leeds have accumulated 60 pts
BUT so also has ( your tip for mid table obscurity ?) Sheff Utd accumulated technically 60 points ( minus a deduction of 2 pts)
⁴
Leeds have been unable to pull away!
And
1 ( we are playing the same Jan window hand again that failed last seaaon
And
2) We have a promotion wrecking ball gk in Meslier . by far the weakest gk of the top 4 Champo clubs
Next 3 months will reveal all of course!
04 Feb 2025 08:17:02
Next three months will reveal all and when your wrong I hope you eat a rather large portion of humble pie and never refer to yourself as any kind of tipester again other than dangerous baz
Once we go up leave your negativity at the door.
04 Feb 2025 12:51:34
Berma humble pie and eggs if you get it wrong like you did last season also too.