21 Oct 2025 00:05:40
I wonder if most of us on here know nothing about football and talk utter bollocks. That would be strange considering how long we have watched it.
There are a lot of negative comments re farke below. But the trouble is, there are a lot of different issues with him. Not just one.
Favouritism.
Players positions.
Substitutions.
Tactics.
Formation.
Strange comments.
Ability to change a game. New ideas
Etc etc.
it is true we possibly could have got more from three games but we lost 2-0 at the weekend. Forget the stats. Mean jack rubbish really. 2-0 is being beaten. It's not unlucky. It's not last minute 1-0. It's having plenty of time to recover draw or turn it around. But we didn't couldn't.
That's reality. That's all that matters.
But Farke says stats matter and that our centre backs were to blame.
Surely he must be able to see the problems. Maybe he is unable to be self critical or flexible.
I get some like him and some don't and if we finish in 15 it will be acceptable.
I just don't get why everyone including farke can't see what's being done is not working.
21 Oct 2025 06:53:31
If he was that bad as you and others claim Aus then I can assure you that 100% we would have not have won promotion from arguably the most difficult and challenging league in the world. It’s as simple as that.
I think at the end of the day the fans who just don’t like Farke whether that maybe professionally or personally have to just accept that he is the one in the hot seat and is the coach of Leeds Utd and not them, whether they like it or not.
The bottom line is in a situation like our club as a newly promoted side, the objective is only to survive the first season up.
If we start losing game after game and look like we are a team that is just cannon fodder for the rest of the league, then ultimately, like any other team in this situation he will more than likely be sacked sooner than later.
Conversely if he can keep the team within reach of survival and playing football which is competitive then it’s also likely he be given the chance to use his methods to continue his campaign in keeping our club in the Premiership.
I accept that fans are nervous of our position but we are not top of the league in the Championship now, the Premiership is miles above it in quality. I think one or two are perhaps focusing a little too much on Sunderland’s very fortunate start, you can be assured by January/ February they will scraping for survival like us.
We are fortunate this season in the Premiership that there are a few teams like Wolves, West Ham and Forest are all struggling for one reason or another, but that may change as the season progresses, but because of there poor start it might give the promoted teams a chance to stay in contention.
If the story is of just not liking Daniel Farke because it fulfills an agenda then you will always be dissatisfied no matter what, as some fans always are.
21 Oct 2025 07:39:40
It’s about improvement. Not just survival. It’s about game management. Not see if my plan work this week. Hopefully it will. Earning your crust. Self and team improvement. From that game we are going backwards. Nothing to do with me not liking him. If we had 5 more points I’d give him a smacker on cheek. You prob right about Sunderland and Def right about the three below us. Let’s see what Saturday brings.
The good news is. Our two main strikers look like hitting double figures.
21 Oct 2025 08:24:10
I didn’t see the Burnley game as bad as some call it. Yes it was disappointing on my behalf because we missed at least two tap in goals.
Parker will frustrate a lot of visiting teams at Turf Moor simply by the way they play. Even Liverpool only scraped a last minute winner against them.
It’s still very early days to see improvements as you call it. I understand time is a luxury that few can afford in the bottom half of the Premiership but getting a win at home on Friday night will change the complexion a bit.
Make no mistake Aus this is going to be a nail biting ride to stay in this league, calling for the manager’s head every time you lose a game like some clubs are performing is not going to help. I just hope that they keep swapping and changing theirs coach’s in their desperation as that will bode better for us.
Staying calm while others are losing their heads is good for us mate, let’s not make the same mistake.
21 Oct 2025 08:25:11
OP I ain't calling for his head, but I am calling on him to react to this .
What are we all to think when he most. likely. will pick Stujuk and Baracus again Friday?
You tell me now constructively what am I missing other than that both of those players should be nowhere near that team
Farke picks players, . end of
No 1 else accountable there
We were woeful Saturday against a supposed well below our " standards " team
Lewin unless a drastic change is. going. to struggle to score all Seez, also very alarming now, coupled with owners who probably won't strengthen in January.
I would rather stay in Champo, then become new Norwich.
21 Oct 2025 08:41:35
Improvement opti. Not nec sack him yet. We are getting worse. Not improving. If you didn’t see that as our worst game barring farkes gunners calamity then we watched diff games. Change. Improvise. Improve. Try something diff. Grow as a human being. It’s worth a try right.
21 Oct 2025 09:09:32
You saw a very below par game against Burnley, I didn’t, we created the chances but didn’t convert them which is disappointing but we didn’t play badly.
I prefer to take on the Bielsa methodology, stick to plan A but just do it better.
With Aaronson his time is limited as soon as James and Gnonto are back to fitness, Aaronson’s season will be effectively over. I don’t rate Aaronson or Harrison at all and I believe our attacking will be more effective without them.
As for Struijk from the very start of the season he has merited his start, but the last 2 or 3 games his performances have dropped and I can see Farke’s reacting very soon if he doesn’t improve.
Making knee jerk reactions every game by changing the line up will upset the continuity of the team, players can go through bad patches but I feel the remedy is to keep playing, within reason to iron out the player’s lack of confidence or errors.
Players also have the opportunity to impress the coach when they come on as sub, it’s up to them to seize that opportunity, and I'm not seeing that from the likes of Tanaka or Piroe yet.
21 Oct 2025 09:16:07
Depends what you wanted to see in that game against Burnley Aus, if you are looking at goals then we were poor but in creating goal scoring chances I thought we performed pretty well.
21 Oct 2025 10:00:25
A win opti.
21 Oct 2025 10:41:25
Right about Sunderland I think OP. They could lose as many as 8 players in Jan for ACON, how will that affect them I wonder?
21 Oct 2025 10:46:15
OP, for such a knowledgeable poster on football, that was a total head scratcher of a reply
What we wanted too see was primarily a win, with goal -goals scored, neither of which were achieved
Stop putting spin on a horrendous display, You speak of James like he's going to change things, James is almost as poor as Baracus at this level, so reality check needed of James.
21 Oct 2025 11:18:11
Opti, if you didn't think the Burnley game was as bad as it been made out, then I wonder if you're paid for by the club, a happy clapper, or someone not entirely cracking when it comes to understanding tactics and man management.
We all have our opinions and yours is no more or less valid than mine or anyone else's.
But sideways tippy tappy football at 2-0 down? Throwing in three strikers anywhere to hope things change? Persisting with a starting line up instead of changing formation to suit?
Blaming the defence when £30 million of Farke's signings sit on bench (while complaint he wasn't bought players) it veers away from opinion and into objective reality that we were terrible.
And while the players take some blame, it all comes down to management.
Managing football players is no different from managing a department or production team. A good manager will see them working cohesively, positively and the results will speak for themselves.
A bad manager propagates negativity, chaos, mistrust and a bad working atmosphere.
21 Oct 2025 12:22:06
I'm not sure what to question there first Mo?
Your knowledge of management per se, or that of football management?
It's a slightly sweeping, yet hugely inaccurate statement born from a textbook looking at a utopian world!
That aside, which benchers from the weekend would have made a quantifiable difference in your opinion. You've made the statement, I'm interested to hear the back up.
21 Oct 2025 13:36:14
Start bij grue and ao and piroe. Drop struik Arron sach and cal.
21 Oct 2025 15:15:34
Thing is if he does make those changes and it doesn’t work, guess who gets the blame?
21 Oct 2025 17:38:58
Gruev was on most people's flog list in the summer, and Farke was panned last season for sticking with Piroe. Bijol got battered in internationals a short time ago, and didn't impress previously. Stach started excellently but has slightly dropped off. There are some options so I not dismissing the thoughts, but it's another damned if he does / doesn't.
21 Oct 2025 19:48:55
Again I say Brendan
Starts each week, . rubbish each week,
If as some say, oh such and such is rubbish, well there's nothing to lose so because Brendan's always rubbish,
Only difference would be, whoever rubbish we'd bring on, wouldn't fall over a dozen times .
What's it going to say Friday if. he starts Aaronson yet again?
It tells me if I 'm a sub, why the fark would I bother training as hard as possible, cause he will play Brendan, other non starters have got to be saying Wtf is going there each week?
21 Oct 2025 21:25:33
Aus. mate, don't waste your breath going back and forth with OP. You hit the nail on the head with OP. He doesn't have an opinion because he is always right especially when it comes to his boy DF. That's why I stopped posting. Don't stress mate cause I'm not. November 1st I will be happy sitting with my daughters at the Amex Stadium watching our team beat Brighton rather than dealing with some posters with their finger stuck up their Arse like DF. MOT Always.
22 Oct 2025 06:14:25
You stay classy BT. wonderful post.
Glad you've stopped posting if that's the spew you produce.
22 Oct 2025 07:48:09
Bermudan twadle, FYI, I never consider my opinion as being always right, in fact quite often I put "in my opinion " in my posts.
In fact it’s sad people like yourself that drag this forum down at times.
I my opinion I won’t miss your posts if you decide to continue your abstinence from this forum.
Good luck with your life.
MOT, sometimes.