Leeds banter 9

20 Apr 2026 21:59:14
Jack Harrison on fire! Let's hope he carries it on and we can actually get a transfer fee for him.

20 Apr 2026 22:21:22
Masterclass from Jackie.

He played very well, setting up the winning goal for Fiorentina.

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

20 Apr 2026 22:56:56
It was a draw, Baz.

20 Apr 2026 23:32:37
I was referring to last week's Fiorentina Lazio match, Corkey.

21 Apr 2026 00:49:11
Give them a small financial incentive to sweeten the deal and finally get him off our books.

21 Apr 2026 06:42:29
Class is permanent, Baz?
Why did all the Everton fans want him gone?
Why did 99.99% Leeds fans want him gone?

Same with James, you told us he was also a cracking player, yet it's been shown he's not good enough and it was said numerous times on here that he wasn't good enough.



No disrespect to those lads, but just calling it like it actually is, is all.

{Ed025's Note - Everton fans wanted him gone because he is a very poor football player Chris, we were also linked to James who is just as bad or maybe even worse if thats possible, its all down to opinion though i suppose mate..

21 Apr 2026 07:30:44
If form is temporary, that's been a pretty bad 3 season long run of form for Jackie Boy!

21 Apr 2026 11:04:50
Ahh, some Leeds fans have short memories.. Shame.

Jackie was excellent for Leeds United for 5 seasons, the Bielsa effect on him.

Dycheball ruined him, as it did with others.

21 Apr 2026 11:06:55
..And what's with the DJ lack of appreciation from some, jeez.

Leeds would still be in Champo this seez without his crucial 21 goals and assists.

And he has been injured mostly this seez.

21 Apr 2026 11:46:17
Who cares, Baz, whether he had a brief half decent period with us. Harrisson is a player who is nowhere near Premiership quality; he might find a club elsewhere in some other lower grade European league, but here he is barely Championship quality, and that being kind.

James is also a player who has yet to prove himself in the Premiership, when he’s not injured.



You know you can admit that you are wrong sometimes, Baz, it’s ok. 😉
If it’s any consolation to you, I can admit that I was wrong about Meslier, but, in fairness to him, he hasn’t really been anywhere else other than Leeds, and who knows how his future may pan out as a goalie, being relatively young still.

21 Apr 2026 12:09:26
OP, prepare yerself a lurvely Gin and Tonic (or 2) and sit back and rematch all of Jackie's 50 Leeds United goals and assists in EPL with Leeds United. Enjoy!!

And yes, of course you were wrong with ahem in your fanciful words "World Class ' Mes.. Listen to your Uncle Baz next time.

21 Apr 2026 12:11:28
* Re-watch.

21 Apr 2026 13:11:25
Hmm Baz, I'd love to re-watch his 50 EPL goals and assists, but it would be impossible as he has 21/16, so 37 in total for us, I believe.
Even with Everton included, he's only at 45 total, from what I can see.
Maybe 50 with Championship included?

21 Apr 2026 13:41:44
Canada, your belief in your assist figure looks wayyyyyyyy wrong.

BBC stats

20/21 8 goals 8 assists.
21/22 8 goals 5 assists.
22/23 5 goals 11 assists.

Total 45 goals and assists (possibly 1 or so includes Cup matches but don't think so from memory) .



The point is, those are Very good figures for a winger who was playing in a newly promoted EPL side, in a Leeds United team that was relegation threatened for 2 of the 3 seasons.

21 Apr 2026 13:46:04
Fairly ironic retort, Baz.

Some Leeds fans shirt memories.

Dare I suggest the same should be said about Jack.

Down we went and off he went, somehow he was too good to take a pay cut and help us get back up.


No, Jack's mother told us all he's better than Leeds 🤣, that aged magnificently, don't you agree?

Also short memories! Remind me again what club made Jack a multi millionaire?

Shirt memories indeed.

21 Apr 2026 14:03:05
Chrissy.Jackie had been at Leeds 5 seasons
.not just one season. like multiple others who jumped ship such as Tyler Adams, Sinisterra and co.

where's your angst for them also?

Players leave for higher leagues and much more money all the time.Everton offered him a 100K a week ( more than double what he would have received with Leeds in Champo) .money talks

As for his mum's comment.laugh it off fella.what does she know.seriously

21 Apr 2026 14:17:11
And, as well as 5 years of very good service at Leeds United, Jackie played well.

He helped keep us up in 21/22.

I don't begrudge him wanting to keep playing in the EPL.

21 Apr 2026 14:39:54
Baz,

EPL stats.
20/21 - 8G 8A
21/22 - 8G 1A
22/23 - 5G 7A

Total 37.

Maybe you are including cup games, but in the EPL, these are what I see.

I do agree he was an asset under Bielsa, but has significantly dropped off since those days, unfortunately.

21 Apr 2026 15:05:19
No angst whatsoever, Baz.
Just replying because you bigged Jack up initially, then you claimed amnesia from some fans.

I replied with 2 exact opposites very relevant to Jack.

Of course they all left, but you only mentioned Mr Harrison, hence my replies.

21 Apr 2026 15:12:46
Ok, fellas, good debate .. enjoy your day.

21 Apr 2026 20:40:56
His name is Jack, not Jackie, way too familiar!

21 Apr 2026 22:26:11
And he is crap!

20 Apr 2026 21:38:33
Watching the game tonight and it's pretty dire.
Palace, Sunderland, Brentford. Fulham and Everton are all teams imo we are better than. We should be top half not fighting relegation. Maybe next season with a bit more nous we can challenge top 6.

20 Apr 2026 22:25:01
Indeed Corkey,
But we all know why we are where we are in the league; it's due to the humungous amount of our late goal concessions.

If all our EPL matches this season ended on 86 mins, we would be near enough in Champions League spot fgs.

21 Apr 2026 01:18:06
On the table from matchday 12 on (Man C home) , we are 12th, just above Chelsea, and the bottom 4 are the same as now but in a different order.

20 Apr 2026 21:05:35
Back to the relegation fight - I think it's fair to assume we will get 4 more points minimum leaving us on 43, nd that's probably pessimistic even for me. That Wouk leave spuds needing 12 from last 5.

Highly unlikely I would think!

Don't particularly dislike spuds but it woul$ be good to see one of the so called big boys suffer the indignity.

21 Apr 2026 00:58:56
Too bloody many London teams in the PL, so getting shot of Spuds or Spam would be good. For that and other reasons, please no promotion for Millwall.

20 Apr 2026 20:54:26
Would anyone take Summerville back for say the price we sold him for or maybe another 5 mill on top?
I think he was sold for 25 plus add ons. 40 million would do it, I’d say?

20 Apr 2026 21:27:35
No, no, and finally no.

20 Apr 2026 21:31:42
I'll take that as a no then?

20 Apr 2026 21:58:36
Thanks for understanding, Corkey.

20 Apr 2026 22:27:23
Perhaps re Summerville.

And would anyone want Archie Gray back from Spuds if they were to go down.

20 Apr 2026 22:51:28
I'd take back Summerville.

20 Apr 2026 22:52:18
He's been ok at Spurs but is he a £40m player? I don't think so. If he was available for half that, then he might be a good addition, mainly because of his potential and versatility.

20 Apr 2026 22:56:04
Re Summerville, I think it's the same scenario with Archie Gray. He's had a good end to the season, and if he was available for £15/20 million then he's worth a punt.

20 Apr 2026 23:03:16
Good point, Dunelm.
Gray is a good player with potential, but he's no Steven Gerrard, a player who is similar in style.
Maybe, time will prove me wrong, but I can't see Archie scoring or assisting too many goals.

21 Apr 2026 00:48:03
I'd only do an Archie signing with a part exchange the other way - £10m with Piroe AND Longstaff going the other way would be very sensible for Spurs, which means they'd never do it. Two players who fight and grind, and wouldn't be overawed by the Champ from their perspective (particularly Piroe) . We have enough depth as is in CM specifically, though (I get Archie can play other positions) .

Having watched West Ham this evening, if they were to go down, Crye, Bowen (naturally, but I think he wouldn't come) , and also Mavropanos and/or Diouf might be on my wishlist. Mavropanos in particular looks more settled in recent weeks.

I also think he has a very similar profile to Struijk, who has seemingly been attracting interest recently. If someone offered silly money for Struijk, Mavropanos would be an interesting signing to be the first backup to Rodon and Bijol.

It would be fun to watch Spurs go down, but in a weird sort of way we'd have more luck signing realistic targets from a relegated West Ham. We have no hope with the Van de Ven's, Porros, Maddison, Kulusevskis, Bentancur, Bergvalls, and only a fool's hope at getting Archie back. Bowen is more or less the only West Ham player I think we couldn't compete for, truly.

21 Apr 2026 01:01:05
Neither of them worth £40M. At £20M I might be tempted.

21 Apr 2026 05:46:45
No to both. Had their heads turned, Gray crying and kissing the badge says a lot.

21 Apr 2026 07:25:58
I am not a big fan for bringing players back, although the odd exception can work out as it did with David Batty.

20 Apr 2026 19:09:18
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Everton v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

20 Apr 2026 11:46:50
I wonder if both Newcastle and Crystal Palace both believe they are safe on 42 points and if so will Palace give West Ham a proper game this evening?

20 Apr 2026 14:01:03
That's another good point. Spam will win that. I see Palace and Barcodes as 100% safe. With 5 games to go, have to be. So why not us?

20 Apr 2026 14:02:20
Thought similar, Opti, especially with Palace's focus on European glory, hoping the feuding London rivalry will prevail come kick off.

If Spam lose, it brings them back to Spurs and more of a duelling situation. If they win, it opens a gap and significantly ramps up the pressure upon Spurs.

20 Apr 2026 16:05:54
Blooming hope that Palace turn up, give 110% and at least draw with West Ham tonight!!

And re a post below on how good has Karl Darlow been this season.. yes indeed he has!!.

We had 86 games of Meslier (many with howlers costing us points) in Champo whilst we had a very reliable, very safe pair of hounds gk in Darlow sat on bench!!

20 Apr 2026 16:14:21
* Hands
( woof woof ) .

20 Apr 2026 19:21:37
Wharton injured, Sarr and Matteta benched. Would not be pleased as a Spuds fan.

21 Apr 2026 00:29:12
Beggars belief, Mez played so many games.

21 Apr 2026 07:27:28
Another decent result last night for us. If we could nick a point tomorrow at Bournemouth, I will be delighted.

20 Apr 2026 07:39:13
{Ed's Note - Greenaway has posted a new article entitled, Chelsea's Bigger Problem Behind the Scenes

20 Apr 2026 11:31:07
Let's be honest, none other than Chelsea's own feel any sympathy here.
A club nowadays the poster club of how not to run a club.

It all seems so wrong on & off field, and mindboggling the way money just flows through a stinking carcass.

20 Apr 2026 14:02:14
Chelsea are in bad form atm. Karma coming maybe.

21 Apr 2026 07:28:36
That owner doesn't deserve any success.

19 Apr 2026 19:24:50
Zian Flemming has an excellent goals to minutes ratio in a struggling Burnley side, could be a good investment and in keeping with our budget?

19 Apr 2026 20:35:59
Hopefully our budget is bigger than the players like Flemming?
However, having said that, he's had a good season, and at the right price he could be a good player off the bench.

19 Apr 2026 20:49:05
Young and importantly fit. Corkey has two less goals than DCL in five less games, doesn't take penalties. Think he's a good squad option.

19 Apr 2026 22:09:56
Agree, Class.

20 Apr 2026 01:03:49
I still think Artem Dovbyk would be a great signing if we can land him.

20 Apr 2026 01:20:32
Think Flemming is a player who definitely has a 'right price' for us, probably in the 10-12m area, maybe a swap deal for Piroe, who would be very effective for them in Champ, but doesn't quite suit the more physical style we play these days.

There might be more options, but I like Hartman too - he's linked up with Flemming for assists a few times this season, so maybe throw them 10m and Piroe for the pair of 'em.



I like Krejci at Wolves too, or De Cuyper at Brighton, who isn't always their first choice, but had an insane number of set piece goal involvements (either scoring direct free kicks or assisting from corners and crosses) .

20 Apr 2026 09:43:39
My Burnley mate tells me that Dubravka has been their best player this season, but he's older than Darlow. He also likes Flemming (good goal ratio, but at 27 he isn't one for developing, with a possible sell-on value) , Esteve, and Hartman.

There are always some gems in the relegated sides, even Spurs if they go down. They're beginning to play Simons, and he's started to show what he can do, but maybe too late.

20 Apr 2026 13:06:40
Krejci looks a good footballer, especially for a CB.

19 Apr 2026 18:34:21
The only thing Arteta and Arsenal have to look forward to is Spurs being relegated. Surely they've got to come out of this season with some sort of pyriic victory. 🤣

19 Apr 2026 19:37:45
Gooners fans had boasted a few months ago about a potential quadruple.

But, they will end the season with not even one trophy.


Spuds won't go down, imo.

So, another whammy for the Gooners.