Leeds banter 8

05 Jul 2026 20:15:31
You just have to laugh how blatant the corruption is now at FIFA, how long before teams decide to walk away I wonder.

05 Jul 2026 20:47:01
The real laugh is that if Trump's executive order hadn't been overruled by the Supreme Court, Balogun's US citizenship would have been revoked and he'd not have been eligible to play for the USA.

05 Jul 2026 20:48:09
Unbelievable. We know who will win the next US game for sure. So, so corrupt.

05 Jul 2026 21:02:43
If the USA lose, they can always play their Trump card.

06 Jul 2026 05:25:23
It's corrupt. No two ways about it. Surely that can't happen. What about all the other players on Reds?

06 Jul 2026 09:18:16
Ridiculous, but originally never intentional, and wouldn't have been surprised if it had been overturned anyway, as not a red on the field of play in ref's mind.

Trump may be the world's biggest idiot, but, similar to our transfer business, do we know for a fact that Trump intervened?

Hate politics in football, hate hypocrisy just as much.

It's really a complaint for the integrity of world football (which ended years ago) , or political point scoring. Either way, from a purely football viewpoint, I'm personally pleased young Belagoun gets to play again.

06 Jul 2026 09:36:47
Trump apparently asked FIFA to review it. It's a disgrace. Plenty of red cards given when possibly not deserved.

06 Jul 2026 10:36:35
If Belgium win, one of them will get the blame for slashing the reflection pool!

06 Jul 2026 19:49:23
Whether or not Balogun's foul was intentional is irrelevant, Quansah's offence last night wasn't intentional either, but a rule is a rule, and should be the same for all. If Balogun plays tonight, England should demand the same treatment so that Quansah can play against Norway if required.

06 Jul 2026 20:05:21
King Charles is on the phone to Infantino as I type!

06 Jul 2026 23:10:08
How does Lord Infantino of Zurich sound if Quansah's red card is overturned?

05 Jul 2026 11:26:52
£17mill for Jayden Anthony shows the state of the market we're having to deal with! 😲

05 Jul 2026 11:48:52
Plus £3m in add ons. 😮

05 Jul 2026 12:47:15
To be fair, Brighty, he done well last season.
I do, however, see your point.
Southampton want 30 for Charles, a player who, in my opinion, has had one good half a season, the second half of last season. And that was in the Championship.

05 Jul 2026 13:11:47
Yep, agree he did well, Corkey, and I like him as a player, but if that's his market price, then the market is even more maaaaad than I thought!

05 Jul 2026 13:38:09
Yep JA score 8 goals snd some asslsts in in an R fodder Burnley last season, that's quite impressive.

Leeds spent £15 million on SL last seez, we paid slightly too much imo.

Whereas, imo, £17 million on JA looks a fairly reasonable transfer fee.

05 Jul 2026 13:38:49
I hope we steer clear of Charles now. Not worth anything like £30m.

05 Jul 2026 13:42:36
I think that's a good buy for Anthony.

05 Jul 2026 17:19:50
If 17 million is now considered good value for Jayden, I am officially handing in my resignation as a fan.

05 Jul 2026 17:46:54
In today's market, 17 mill is a good price, but if you were him, would you come to us, as we didn't give him many minutes.

05 Jul 2026 18:03:39
Exactly, Whitey. With players going for well over £120 million,

Brentford, who, like Brighton and Bournemouth, are pretty shrewd in the transfer market,

are getting good value at a mere £17 million for JA, a player who delivered in the EPL last season, scoring 8 EPL goals for blooming Burnley,

four of which were against 2nd place Citeh, 3rd place Man U and 4th place Villa.



JA deserves zero scorn from anyone.

05 Jul 2026 18:09:23
Talking of signing players for good value.

Jaidon Anthony looks an absolute bargain when compared to the Leeds United notorious signing of Jean-Kevin Augustin.

He cost nearly £40 million in total, playing a mere 43 minutes (nearly £1 million per minute) . 😱

05 Jul 2026 20:06:01
Jebus H., you gonna start talking red flags and Leif Davis again as well, Baz?
17m is not good value, imo. Like I said, he did quite well last season, but let's not go googling more stats to make out like he ripped up the division!
And, like I said, I liked him, so no one here has served any "scorn"!

05 Jul 2026 20:52:18
Ooh Baz, JKA!

Just sent a cold shiver down my spine!!

05 Jul 2026 21:10:45
Red flags, Brighty? Forgot all about them. Well remembered. 😆


Yep, Cleggy, pal, cold shiver indeed.. shocking.

06 Jul 2026 08:36:01
Spoke to a contact at Burnley who's seen every home match and a few away matches that Anthony played in the Championship and the PL in the last two seasons.
He said he scored about 8 goals in each season, but he couldn't put in consistently good performances week in, week out.

You never knew what you were going to get.
He thinks Burnley did well to get £17m plus three in add-ons.

06 Jul 2026 09:27:56
Let's see how well Burnley get on without JA this seez.. (8 goals and 8 assists in Champo 24/25 also) .

..

06 Jul 2026 11:23:26
Or let's not, coz we are PL, and they are champo, so not interested in the slightest.

05 Jul 2026 10:53:42
Can I propose a “hydration” break after every goal. The reason for this is to help replenish the entire team (including it appears all the subs) who uncontrollably rush to the corner flag screaming in anger or joy (still trying to work out which) for a love in with their mates.

Reminds me of many a party in the 1960s but that another story I won’t dwell on. It’s all getting a bit ridiculous don’t you think, seems everyone has to kiss and hug everyone else and scream sweet nothings before the actual scorer preens and showboats in front of the now crazed fans.

05 Jul 2026 13:46:00
Lol. My favourite showboating was the scorer of the 2nd goal, a worldie for Cape Verde vs the Argies, who upon scoring

- raced away, Usian Blot speed, avoiding all and sundry.

- and then clambered up the stadium and into the crowd like he has just won the Wimbledon tennis finals.

Embrace it 1970. It's Hollywood babyyy!

05 Jul 2026 13:44:52
Wow. You were in the kitchen at parties in the 60s 1970. Impressive.
Agree about goal celebrations. Guarantee yanks insisted on it. Boring.

05 Jul 2026 16:10:04
Not the kitchen, Ausman, but in retrospect that would have been a wiser choice!

05 Jul 2026 03:23:08
I've said before that some referees from minor footballing nations are not up to the standard required to officiate at the World Cup. The Uzbek referee for the Paraguay v France game was a total disgrace, and clearly not competent to handle a match of that stature. How on earth Paraguay ended up with not a single yellow (or red) card is beyond belief.

This man should not handle another match at this tournament, and how he got on the FIFA elite list in the first place is beyond me. I almost suspect he may even have taken a backhander to try to fix the result.

05 Jul 2026 11:28:34
Makes you think when Oliver and Taylor look decent, when we know how bad they are!

04 Jul 2026 21:06:29
Question. Are we the only club to have had two x managers at this World Cup?

04 Jul 2026 21:49:47
3 ex managers Prime.

Marcelo with Uruguay.
Brenty with Canada.
TC with Panama.

And yep.

04 Jul 2026 21:54:54
Three, actually: Marcello Bielsa (Uruguay) , Jesse Marsch (Canada) and Thomas Christensen (Panama) .

04 Jul 2026 22:11:12
Beat me to it, Baz. 😀

04 Jul 2026 16:06:21
If Suzuki chooses Juve, he can get on his bike. Not wheelie good anyway.

04 Jul 2026 20:17:42
We are supposedly ahead of Juve on this one!?

04 Jul 2026 21:54:32
I will eat my hat if we sign Suzuki or Trafford..

Baz Likelihood Rating 0/10.

The smart money is on Darlow still being Leeds United number 1 this forthcoming season, upon his eventual agreement of a new 2 year LUFC contract.

05 Jul 2026 07:02:56
Whose smart money is that, Baz? He hasn't signed yet, which shows a lack of commitment in my eyes.
His distribution is poor, and he is caught dithering too often, as well as feeding out too many hospital passes. Yes, he did a good job when promoted to #1, but we need better.

05 Jul 2026 07:15:28
Said the same thing all last season, and in the Welsh game he made hospital passes. I fully agree, he has done his bit, hasn't signed when offered, so move on. I believe he thinks he is better than he really is. But he did make some great saves, so thanks but no thanks is the saying.

05 Jul 2026 07:25:27
Whitey, pal, give me KD all day long over the likes of Meslier and Perri.

If I were KD, I would want to play, be number 1. He'll more likely get that with Daniel Farke than displacing Pickford at Everton or Lammens at Man U.



I am still reasonably confident he will sign a new Leeds contract.

Spending £30 million on a keeper, I prefer it elsewhere.

05 Jul 2026 08:42:05
Spot on, Baz.
Just to add a bit of context. Everton pay their second string keepers less than Darlow, but Man U pay more. Even Tom Heaton, fourth in the pecking order, is on a bigger wedge.
Perri earns nearly double what KD does, warming the bench.

05 Jul 2026 10:11:59
Bright, don't know where you're getting that distribution is bad from?
Way, way better than Perri & Meslier. Less said, the better. He was shocking!

05 Jul 2026 10:34:54
Indeed.

Well said, both Dune and Adrenalin72.

Spot on!

05 Jul 2026 11:32:27
It must be all those crap long balls he plays, straight to their defence, and those dodgy short ones that get our defenders injured, that created that impression! Didn't compare him to anyone else, as that's futile with those you mention as the base for comparison. Simply a statement, that it ain't good enough.

05 Jul 2026 12:57:31
Baz, Adrenaline, I must admit I did like Messier, so judgement is bad on goalkeepers, but unfortunately, I have to fully agree with Brightwhite, and now he refuses to sign looking to see if we can get elsewhere before he may agree to play for Leeds and in my book that is sod of now. Sorry to disagree with you both.

04 Jul 2026 13:16:36
Juventus apparently also in for Suzuki. I do feel that we can secure a keeper at least as good as him for half the reported £30m asking price.

04 Jul 2026 13:55:26
Dave, how about one of the good, reliable Aussie keepers, Matt Ryan or Beach, for a fraction of £30 million.

And save that money for much needed upfront reinforcements.

04 Jul 2026 14:12:28
Agree. Let's fill the needed spots first. Cb. Decent striker. Then gk. It's not rocket science. Or, are they just trying to show effort with cheap deals so don't need to spend on what's needed.

04 Jul 2026 15:19:31
For a new gk, Atubolu at Freiburg looks good, and would likely be cheaper than Suzuki. He is talked about as the long-term replacement for Neuer in the Germany team. Hull were keen on him, but maybe he'd fancy us above a newly promoted (maybe soon to be relegated) team.

04 Jul 2026 15:29:25
Juventus are looking to move on their current keeper Di Grigorio and have sold one of their young keepers, Daffara, to Parma for about EUR6m so they're in the market. Have asked about Martinez as well, but Villa are reluctant at the moment.


The price being quoted for Suzuki is a bit steep for them, and I think too much for us as well. Agree. Spend the big money elsewhere and look for a cheaper alternative. Lammens was considerably cheaper, and he had a good season.

04 Jul 2026 20:14:11
I'm not sure who I'd go for, but £30m for Suzuki does seem excessive. Trafford loan with obligation would be good, but no buy back and no sell on clause!

04 Jul 2026 20:18:42
Trafford is a big no for me, irrespective of what deal we could get.

04 Jul 2026 22:34:12
I'd not mind Trafford, but not on the sort of terms MC are virtually certain to ask.

05 Jul 2026 08:45:52
City are buying back keeper Pierce Charles from Wednesday, so there might be some movement on keepers. He was in their academy, but they let him go.
His brother was also there - Shea Charles.

05 Jul 2026 11:07:07
With it being a Suzuki, can we do a part exchange?

04 Jul 2026 07:39:07
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04 Jul 2026 02:22:00
Things slow with lufc, other clubs straight on it but we seem to always have drawn out saga with a player every window.
I think we should drop interest in Charles, move onto others.
Need creativity and goal scorer, imo id go for Mane from Wolves and Jonh Duran as striker, not happy apparently with loan in Russia and approx 20 mil.

04 Jul 2026 07:41:02.
I'd avoid Duran like the plague.
Kids talented but just look how many clubs he's had in like 2 years?
He clearly brings problems.

04 Jul 2026 10:56:12
I'd honestly say Kevin Pina, the Cape Verde defensive mid. He's been class. He's on 8k a week, market value of £5m.

04 Jul 2026 13:56:43
The two Cape Verde goalscorers vs Argies both impressed.

Cape Verde are the best thing about this WC for me.

04 Jul 2026 14:13:58
So much value to be had at lower level teams at World Cup. 2-3 fillers for 20 coin total.

04 Jul 2026 15:09:27
Yes, but will those players from lower ranked nations who look good in one-off games at the World Cup be able to hack it week in and week out in the PL? Those with proven track records may be more expensive, but are likely to be a better bet in the long run.