Leeds banter 6

31 Aug 2026 19:57:29
Flemming going to Ipswich 17 mil apparently.. looking bleak for Leeds to make any signing before deadline.

31 Aug 2026 20:12:02
17 million a good price. 👌.. Why aren't we in for him?

31 Aug 2026 20:27:53
OMG. At £17 m he's a bargain. Compared to others, I thought he'd go for £25m plus.
I'm beginning to think that the owner's plan is we become a yo-yo club because they've found some way of maximising their dividends.
Really don't understand how poor we are building a squad compared to other clubs.

31 Aug 2026 22:08:25
Ipswich still interested in taking Tammy Abraham as well as Fleming. Loan agreement in place. It's up to the player.

31 Aug 2026 22:11:10
We might have been in for him, but maybe he sees a better future at Ipswich than Leeds. By your previous accounts on here about Ipswich, Baz, that possibly is the reason why.

31 Aug 2026 22:47:53
That's a good signing for Ipswich if they get Fleming. Why don't we do a deal using Ramazani to sign him? Loads of transfers being done in the PL, but seemingly not by us. Let's hope things happen tomorrow.

31 Aug 2026 19:47:20
Mudryk = No
Fofana = Possibly Arsenal
Paixao = No

No striker links.

We tried FC yet again.

For me despite the signings we have made being very good, it’s a 5/10 window.

We have a top 10 defence and a bottom 6 attack.

We have a lighter squad which is ridiculous & the handling of Willy Gnonto today is terrible.

I genuinely believe we’ve dropped the ball here, & why does it take us 3 weeks to get anyone signed?

Fuming!

31 Aug 2026 20:09:38
Agree, Dave. We've made four good signings, but two of them were expensive, and, in addition, Zetterer may be a good no. 2, but although his fee was relatively low, his salary is excessive for that role.
We need a striker, a Fb, and maybe a CB, now Joe R is injured.

If we don't get a replacement for Willie G, then we don't sign the documents, and he stays.
At the moment, it's not a good window. The first-team quality has improved, but the squad has not.

31 Aug 2026 20:14:38
I don't like saying it, but I agree, Dave.
The first eleven is, I believe, an improvement on last season, but not what I'd call a massive upgrade.
The Squad is worse. As it stands, we have less cover for certain positions.

We will be absolutely fine relegation wise. if we get hardly any injuries.
As for letting every god damn player not in DFs plans leave on loan? You couldn't make it up.

31 Aug 2026 20:17:25
Keywords. Leeds have a lighter squad.. concerning.

I am a bit more generous than your 5, Dave, it's a 6 /10, but definitely not the likes of 9 or 10 /10.

31 Aug 2026 22:52:08
The Gnonto situation is potentially ridiculous. He deserves better. As said above, our starting eleven has improved, no doubt, but squad depth hasn't, and it has worsened with Rodon's injury.

31 Aug 2026 22:58:48
We have 3 relatively injury-prone attackers in DCL, Nmecha & Okafor. The latter can't even last more than 60 mins per game, he was blown after every sprint on Sunday.

I'm fuming. It's every window; we have sold badly, or rather loaned badly, yet again, which has apparently hurt our pathetically small budget even more.



The entire recruitment team needs some homework on selling players & Farke needs to utilise the squad properly so as not to devalue the club's assets. The loss of value between Gnonto, Ramazani & Piroe is embarrassingly bad. There are bang-average players going for much more than those lads; that is down to Underwhelm and Flacid Farke.

01 Sep 2026 00:04:41
Dave, bang on again.
It's a disgrace all these players loaned out.
Not a penny brought in!
Gnonto, Piroe and Ramazani should be 30 mill, absolute minimum.
I hate to say it but we must be a laughing stock of the EPL.

31 Aug 2026 19:25:51
Has anyone seen Parag? Anyone seen Underwood?
Another year and they are neglecting the needs of the club. It perhaps they are incompetent and lack the tools to close deals quickly and let others walk over with loans with options!

Look at the business getting done elsewhere and we sit still waiting.



Poor form.

And don’t concert me with the Spr nonsense there are loopholes and ways round everything!

31 Aug 2026 20:21:14
You are not a happy bunny, I take it, LLF..

31 Aug 2026 20:24:14
I'm looking forward to the replies to your post, Longlostfan. You will get the usual comments from the usual people who actually believe everything our club does is right. Or maybe they say nothing after all?

31 Aug 2026 20:34:26
Raging.
If Fleming goes Ipswich, I'll be livid.

31 Aug 2026 20:51:19
Ballgun off to Toffees 40 mil.

31 Aug 2026 21:39:19
Wrong Cork, I'm happy with our signings so far, there still might be an incoming tomorrow, but if not, I still think we have a stronger eleven than last season.
Is that not a positive to you?

31 Aug 2026 18:39:53
Spuds in for Mudryk. Paxaio staying at OM.

31 Aug 2026 18:58:07
Spurs have 6 wingers after Mikey Moore leaves. They can't guarantee much game time unless they offload some. They could send Simons to us.

31 Aug 2026 19:21:15
Well, everyone, seemingly except our recruitment team, could see this coming.
Ffs, why are we so bad at getting attackers over the line? A week ago Chelsea basically said no to Mudryk coming to us, and what have we been doing?
I really hope they prove me wrong and pull out a big one.

Oh wait, for the 'we retained Willy Gnonto' post.
Or some s***** heat map.

31 Aug 2026 19:52:55
Mudryk prefers Spurs.

31 Aug 2026 20:28:20
Bright lights of London, and he obviously lives there already.

31 Aug 2026 18:32:53
What happens to Ramz if we can’t find a buyer this window?

31 Aug 2026 19:54:24
He'll go somewhere because we like to work with a small squad. The smaller the better. 😮

31 Aug 2026 22:54:25
Burnley in for Ramazani.

31 Aug 2026 17:02:00
Burnley want Ramazani, maybe a PX for Flemming?

31 Aug 2026 16:01:15
Not that long ago we all called for incisive MF for more killer balls and 3/4 were touted (I can only remember Hamer but there were more) . What has happened? We still need one.
Our problem this year will be (service and) goals.

31 Aug 2026 15:59:40
BBC is reporting that Valencia want Elliot on loan and want Liverpool to cover half his wages. He's 'only' on 65k a week according to many sources. You'd think if we really wanted him and a loan was an option we could just offer to cover 80-100% of the wages, gazump Valencia and do the deal.



Suggests either we don't want him or other needs are more pressing right now.

31 Aug 2026 17:13:44
Liverpool would be better off 'selling' him for 1 quid than paying 1.5 million in top up wages to see out his contract.

31 Aug 2026 15:48:55
I wonder did Rodon's initial problem/injury start as a result of the effort he put in to get back and take the ball off Woods in the Forest game?
It was a last ditch tackle and he took a little knock at the time?