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16 Dec 2024 22:24:31
Ben Godfrey linked again probably only because of history with Farkey, think we can do much better and definitely not EPL level for me.
1.) 17 Dec 2024 12:03:41
Indeed Class.
27 Nov 2024 11:00:09
Brighton allegedly willing to let Evan Ferguson go out on a loan in January, now there’s a centre forward who would score goals for fun in the Championship. Horrible feeling he might go to a direct rival though, hope not he’s a cracking player.
1.) 27 Nov 2024 11:18:47
Agreed Class. I’ve also read that he’s likely to stay in the EPL though, with a club in the lower reaches.
2.) 27 Nov 2024 11:41:51
Oh, never read that Brighty but not surprised, but you never know it is Christmas!
3.) 27 Nov 2024 13:37:50
He would probably fair well at his namesake's former club from yesteryear.
4.) 28 Nov 2024 08:41:49
You mean devan utd?
Will Brighton let him go to a epl club? Not sure?
5.) 28 Nov 2024 18:32:14
No Aus. I allude not to the gum chewing hairdryer but Big Dunc.
22 Aug 2024 09:34:27
Leeds United want Manor Solomon from Tottenham, only a loan, but he’s some player, suffered with injuries but apparently all good now, he reminds me of Aaron Lennon at his height, I will happily cover fuel costs if we can sign him.
1.) 22 Aug 2024 12:46:02
He would be a class addition, I rate him highly, exactly what we need.
2.) 22 Aug 2024 14:51:34
Agreed ????.
3.) 22 Aug 2024 16:52:27
Seems injury prone. Apparently he's made some questionable comments on Instagram as well (I don't have social media anymore so wouldn't know) so putting teams off him.
16 Aug 2024 14:32:24
Dill, do you know anything about this young Brazilian Winger Chelsea are trying to ship out due to their ridiculous number of players?
Angelo Gabriel £13million pound signing but never played a game - The 19-year-old has been on the fringes during pre-season and is widely expected to leave after the Blues signed Pedro Neto from Wolves.
There are also issues with Fifa limits allowing just six players to move on loan overseas from a single club.
Chelsea would also prefer to sell Armando Broja, Trevoh Chalobah, Bashir Humphreys, David Datro Fofana and Kepa Arrizabalaga rather than loan them out this summer
There must be some serious bargains, loans amongst this immense squad compiled with literally billions of pounds?
1.) 16 Aug 2024 15:12:24
With £100 million can't we just buy Halaand? He's a Leeds fan after all.
2.) 16 Aug 2024 15:22:33
No mate, unfortunately not.
3.) 16 Aug 2024 16:43:50
Chalobah, Gyabi MK2
Broja! What way was he at St Mary's?
Could he work at Leeds?
4.) 16 Aug 2024 19:59:56
Ipswich trying to loan Broja according to SSN, Chris.
23 Jul 2024 09:47:01
Cody Drama! scheduled for his Hull medical today, lad has talent but has similar attitude to Spence. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him get a bigger move further down the line but will need to address his poor attitude first.
1.) 23 Jul 2024 11:36:57
Let the Baz posts flow…….
2.) 23 Jul 2024 15:01:39
1 Shame
2.Badly mistreated by LUFC
3.Davis, Dean, Framed. Cresswell. the list is endless
4.How much is fee as Leeds offered him a contract. so due compensation fee.
3.) 23 Jul 2024 15:03:33
Lovechild no more.
4.) 23 Jul 2024 15:14:05
Think Baz has become ambidextrous. Been vacant a few times over last couple days.
5.) 23 Jul 2024 17:44:50
In his statement on BBC, Drameh emphasizes that Hull made him feel wanted, they welcomed him and want him there. He also says he likes the owner and club management at Hull because they made him feel wanted.
There's no secret that cresswell and farke didn't see eye to eye and that's why he left.
Farke is a divisive manager, isn't he?
6.) 23 Jul 2024 18:21:30
He evidently sure if MOT.
7.) 23 Jul 2024 20:37:00
Don’t think Farke can be held accountable for Drameh tho.
8.) 24 Jul 2024 17:32:59
Baz you've named four players there who all had mitigating reasons as to why they didn't make it to our first team.
One who couldn't get into our first team and had to drop down a league to get game time before finally playing well. He wasn't getting into our first team so he didn't want to re-sign with us and we sold him as a result before losing him for nowt the summer after. That's football, it happens.
Another one who dropped down leagues to get game time as was nowhere near the firsts. Two leagues in this case. That's because we decided to pick and Englang/ Spain youth international as the better CF to integrate to the first team. Who now looks likely to be our starting CF.
One who's had two average to meh loan seasons in the last 2 years and is now leaving. Boo hoo.
And the last one who wasn't good enough to get into our first team. That after a season on loan where he also wasn't good enough to be a guaranteed starter at a lower quality team in the same league.
FACTS.
9.) 24 Jul 2024 17:38:06
Tbf Drameh did decent at Luton. I forgot about that loan, but Cardiff and Brum were average and meh.
10.) 26 Jul 2024 14:05:12
Err pretty sure that Drameh was voted Cardiffs plsyer of the year Dill? As well as Lutons player of season
So 'meh '? . think again buddy. ?.
11.) 26 Jul 2024 14:09:37
And Davis now playing in EPL, Cresswell Ligue 1 . both leagues higher than Champo Leeds
Dean now playing in equivalent league
Point was loan them out ok . bit don't sell them virtually give them away
Sorry Dill but think again ?.
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18 Feb 2025 17:43:42
Watched the game, thought they were surprisingly good especially after watching them be dominated at home by Watford.
Especially enjoyed our young keepers early saves, thought we played well first half just final pass.
But the thing that pleased me most of all was our fight and togetherness, honesty believe we would have lost that game last season, but we are certainly a better balanced team now, stronger squad, as when are our wing threats were closed off like last night we still found a different way to win.
They were tenacious orrible in fact (fair play to them) but I loved the fact that (some will say stupidly) Bogle stuck Fey two foot up in the air knowing he wasn’t going to get the ball and yet it sent such a strong message back to them as a team who wanted to bully us that we can match you, and best you.
Credit to our manager who insisted that we stuck to our principles of possession football (totally ignoring me yelling at our cbs to play forwards) as this undoubtedly led to Sunderland being forced into substitutions having to cover so much ground and they were definitely weaker as a result which I believe directly assisted in our win.
Above all the scenes on the players faces and supporters clearly showed just how important this win was, I was wrong again!
It wasn’t just another three points it was the difference between a ten point gap as opposed to four.
Sets us up for Monday perfectly, I hope he plays Rothwell all the time after this, but if he doesn’t, he will almost certainly get it right.
My favourite bit of the whole night was our Managers booking for showing all of us just what it meant to him and I’m convinced at that very moment as the cameras focused in on him he was looking directly at me at home.
We definitely shared a moment anyway, now just beat my personal least favourite championship team in QPR, and we will win the league comfortably.
1.) 18 Feb 2025 18:49:08
Farkey's passion at the end is going to definitely help endear himself to more Leeds United fans.
As ever though its the main prize of Leeds United promotion that will seal the deal for his ( legend) status and affections.
2.) 18 Feb 2025 20:45:51
Since when has be a card offences to be happy your treat is winning this need to be challenged by the club it’s mad.
3.) 18 Feb 2025 21:29:44
Great write up Class.
4.) 18 Feb 2025 21:32:24
Whitey He encroached the field of play with a nanosecond of the game left. Court martial incoming. The prosecution will rely on one very powerful piece of evidence. He's LUFC ????.
5.) 18 Feb 2025 22:57:06
Lovely post Class.
Nothing wrong with QPR though a great little club. I suppose you have your reasons for disliking them?
6.) 18 Feb 2025 23:12:55
But the anti Farke parade banners are still waving furiously aren’t they Baz. Funny how some just can’t accept that the reason we won that game last night was because of a superb tactical substitution and not because of a huge slice of luck.
7.) 18 Feb 2025 23:35:44
OP nowt wrong with luck ; good luck that is!
those who have succeeded at things and don't mention luck are kidding themselves!
8.) 19 Feb 2025 03:57:48
OP Farke has improved tactically. Impressive.
9.) 19 Feb 2025 05:46:10
Unbelievable, so there you have it, Farke, making the decision to send on Struijk and Rothwell to potentially find a way to score a goal against a defiant and resolute Sunderland was all down to a pure fluke.!
If i actually and truly believed that i would honestly give up on football and become a fan of beach volleyball or synchronized swimming or something.
10.) 19 Feb 2025 06:45:02
So with that logic he made a complete mess so sending on MJ, as he done nothing OP?
Equally all the times he's sent Paddy on this season, . shocking management ?.
11.) 19 Feb 2025 07:46:59
I’m not sure what that means George, yes all successful coaches are possibly improving themselves all the time but is that to say he was tactically inept or impaired when he won the Championship twice with Norwich?
Having said that i'm glad that you can see what I see, that he is a successful and impressive coach in the Championship and not that it is some uneducated and arrogant theory that he got lucky with a so called cheat code and flukey tactics.
12.) 19 Feb 2025 08:37:00
Ha Christopher indeed ?
Thankfully Sunderland are absolute pony in the last 15 minutes of matches
As Sunderland have conceded the MOST goals of all 24 Champo teams in the last 15 mins of matches.
13.) 19 Feb 2025 08:57:42
Oh come all ye unfaithful, let’s all glorify our shjt coach.
So sending on a CB for Tanaka was to reinforce our defense when we are chasing the game.?
Struijk was sent on to try and create another option to score a goal.
I mean come on Chris why have coach at all, just let the players go feral and see what happens.
Thats just being plain arrogance in my opinion.
It’s quite strange how shocking management as you brazenly call it sits us at the top of the league. ??
Unbelievable mentality.
14.) 19 Feb 2025 09:10:56
just a quick response to Class post. the QPR game is the one i am most worried about for some strange reason. got a gut feeling that if we can win at QPR we will go up, i know there are other tough games but the team i would like to see us thrash is Preston.
15.) 19 Feb 2025 10:57:00
DFs tactics haven’t changed at all. Different and better executions by those deployed. That is all. Rhetoric, and agendas at the fore.
16.) 19 Feb 2025 11:43:24
I concur Bright, reinforcement of agendas are being made with weak and futile excuses.
I can even read some of the posts right now after winning the league and securing promotion, "He was very privileged with good players and got lucky with his very poor management”.
Very sad.
17.) 19 Feb 2025 12:01:17
Thanks for that George missed that bit?.
18.) 19 Feb 2025 12:06:52
For me and it’s only my opinion I think DF call it right and it you watched the game he also consulted his back room staff excellent Management for me so stop all your moan and in joy this week becomes next game will be a bigger one. ?.
19.) 19 Feb 2025 13:30:23
Baz and his BULL5h1T stats again.
Sunderland have not conceded the most goals in the championship in the last 15 minutes.
They have conceded 11,
Cardiff 14
Derby 12
Middlesbrough 13
Plymouth 14
Sheff Wednesday 14.
20.) 19 Feb 2025 13:32:19
DF confirmed in his post match interview his team were struggling in open play so he brought his best set piece playmaker on and his biggest Arial threat.
Either he’s lying and got lucky or maybe just maybe he genuinely did have a plan and it worked.
21.) 19 Feb 2025 13:42:37
My point was an attempt at humour, but equally as I said you must agree how many times have his subs not worked? Far too many is my count, how many times has paddy come on to just runaround? So by extension that's a poor call by Danny
You can't gloss over the point of Tanaka on a yellow, was liable to be sent off, because that suits your narrative
Anyways as I replied to an earlier point of yours
I have never called on Farke to be sacked
NEVER.
22.) 19 Feb 2025 13:59:42
OP His team selection, rotation to manage return to fitness from injury and fixture congestion, use of substitutes, in-game management and man management (Meslier situation) have all improved. It's a compliment. In my book, his managerial rating has increased to an 8 out of 10 (from a 7 from last season) . Carry On Farke.
14 Feb 2025 17:54:51
One thing is certain throughout this run in, no team will be televised more than Leeds United and Sly Sports will do everything in their power to change our fixtures to suit their ratings, in the hope of retaining in the championships far and away their biggest tv cash cow.
1.) 14 Feb 2025 18:42:21
Sky are no friends of LUFC Class.
2.) 15 Feb 2025 09:53:34
Friends of mine because I can't get tickets these days.
3.) 15 Feb 2025 11:57:03
Dougie good point I know Leeds fan who just can’t get any tickets and you have to jump over hurdles just to be with chance, and it’s seems that only one are available are in hospitality which will cost you arm and a leg for crap food and one drinks, stick to the pie and crap ? (well watered down)
12 Feb 2025 11:30:59
Another very professional performance from everyone, much credit to our manager who is nailing his rotations just now.
Nice to get four predictions right last night, I posted earlier it would be a tight game and we would win by one goal!
Big shout out to the first decent ref we’ve had in an age, nearly every decision including the potential pen shout against Amps went in our favour, but we were long overdue a decent ref.
Appreciate subs change the tempo in games and it’s tricky to get up to speed but our B+ forwards are currently a good step below our current A+ starters. in James, Piroe and Solly.
Finally, have a theory on young Joseph, he’s packed some muscle on preseason and almost redefined himself in the Watkins, type of striker, but in doing so it’s taken away from his previous skills, agility, to spin and turn where he was more a quick, lithe Ian Wright type striker in the U21s hopefully, he will grow into his body more as he ages but it has (for me) taken away a previous strength as he develops.
1.) 12 Feb 2025 12:02:48
Yes. Me and you class got our predictions of a close game. Just Leeds scoring 4 that ruined it. Friends eh ?
Not sure about Matt’s. Apart from willingness and endeavour and speed. Not seen anything that says prem or champ striker. 10 mill was silly not to accept. But prob cause we been inactive before the bid. Hey ho.
2.) 12 Feb 2025 13:17:31
Class, not sure about Farke only now getting his rotations right? Yet again at the beginning of this season, like the one before, he had to adapt to a lot of challenges within the squad ranks. That doesn’t happen overnight but adapt he has and the rotations are no different when he had to deal with a whole host of injuries and bedding in new players.
These are the elements that a lot seem to not take into consideration and have undeservedly to him have given Mr. Farke a lot of mal aligned criticism which I think was very much undeserved.
Also think it’s understandable our reserves are not making a big impact as they are not having to same amount of game time but nevertheless their impact is far from negative.
I do agree on your points about Joseph and it would be a wise decision to hold onto him.
3.) 12 Feb 2025 13:47:53
Wasn’t a criticism OP it was the bravery, and nous to drop a flying Rothwell and bring in Gruev and leave Pascal on the bench, but totally get the point about returning players, but it’s the fact that Farkey has got all of these decisions spot on of late.
4.) 12 Feb 2025 13:58:43
Farke hasn’t put a foot wrong since he took over. The way he has improved players, dealt with the likes of gnoto wanting out etc… he is a class act and we are lucky to have him.
5.) 12 Feb 2025 14:07:38
Farkey on a roll BUT maybe prudent to wait till Leeds actually confimed as promoted first
Leeds were 1st with 6 matches to play last season.
6.) 12 Feb 2025 14:27:47
No worries Class ? There has been a fair amount of criticism of Farke on this forum and it does touch my sensitivity buttons sometimes.
But you do make the comment, his decision making of late, which would presume his decision making was not good before?
I thought Pascal was effective during the period Amps was injured and his hands were tied on making alternative replacements, but he had the insight to take out Amps from midfield since his return and reinstate him back to that CB role replacing Struijk where he has excelled.
The same goes with Rothwell and Gruev, no choice because Gruev’s long term injury.
Gruev does have more of a fighting spirit with grit about him compared to Rothwell and I think he prefers that element in this tough run in to the end of the season.
Plus Rothwell’s passing accuracy has been flailing of late.
Just my opinions all the same.
7.) 12 Feb 2025 14:28:41
Baz, stop living in the past.
8.) 12 Feb 2025 14:46:50
The past OP?
You mean a mere 8 months ago ?. hardly a long time ago. precedent set
And this season
same manager, same owners mostly same players.
9.) 12 Feb 2025 15:40:21
I like many others thought Joseph would flourish this season, but he has been dissapointing. Good points above made by Class. Maybe, if the Club aren't already doing it, he would benefit from some one on one coaching from an ex striker who did the business in his career.
10.) 12 Feb 2025 16:26:51
Have to agree with Baz on this one.
Many games to play and nothing achieved yet.
11.) 12 Feb 2025 16:28:15
1st and utterly exhausted from the mammoth chase. I think we have a much more rested squad this year.
12.) 12 Feb 2025 16:36:18
I said same thing further down op, great minds clearly do think alike
Few things to consider
1st season
1. Farke took over after relegation…and we were awful, moral on the flaw and team was shocking
2. Loan clauses in players going was unprecedented, plus players like gnoto wanting out
3. Ffp looming over due to huge spend
Yet he still got us enough points to get promoted in every other season but that one.
Again just for comparison to Belisa who fans adore… Belisa had far more stable first season, spent more money and also didn’t get promoted, throwing away leauge in record breaking fashion. Farke had weaker hand but got more points
2nd season
1.lost 120 million pounds of players, that’s more than rest of leauge put together, top players who were best in leauge
2. Not replacing them due to ffp
3. Belisa spent 45 million year we went up not. 120 sales
Yet despite this we are top, scoring for fun and again to date beating every record set be Belisa in year we went up
So again despit having a weaker hand farke is doing better.
Yet he still doesn’t get credit by some who adore Belisa.
Now yes I never did and never will rate Belisa. I saw he had strengths but for me his weaknesses far outweighs them. And sadly my predictions on Belisa were 100% correct
But this is not about this, this is me simply asking why some fans don’t give farke credit when he is clearly doing a far better job
Long live farke.
13.) 12 Feb 2025 16:47:28
Indeed Corky .
14.) 12 Feb 2025 18:01:53
Not a problem OP fully appreciate your defence of our excellent coach that has done an incredible job, I’m not at Berms level of adulation yet, as it’s Leeds United and no supporter knows more, we ain’t up until it’s mathematically confirmed.
Think Farke has adapted brilliantly however, one man’s adaptation is another man’s correction of a mistake and the experiment of Piroe behind Matteo was not a success, but obtaining BA and Farkes definitive management in making Piroe, James, Solly first choice has been fully vindicated, and whilst I appreciate he needed reinforcements and he’s nailed on for coach of the year, I’m keeping the babycham on ice just for now.
I’ve never had the affinity with Farkey that I had for Bielsa, but again, just personal preferences and each to our own, and third world problems eh, how lucky were we to have them both Coach our team.
15.) 12 Feb 2025 18:12:13
Well if you can’t see the difference between last season and this one then there’s no more to say.
16.) 12 Feb 2025 18:43:48
OP
I expect Leeds United will finish 1st ( its by how many points that is thd question) .
Gettin promoted the very least expected of Farkey within his first 2 seasons.
17.) 12 Feb 2025 19:18:33
Well said class each to there own.
As you know I put Belisa on top five worst and when Belisa didn’t go up I beg for farke and always admired from afar and now happy to admire a bit more up close. That was s also what got me banned from tescos.
18.) 12 Feb 2025 19:42:04
We were 3rd with 6 games to go last season. Another incorrect fact reported by Baz,
This stage last season we were 2nd 12 points behind Leicester and level points with 3rd place Ipswich.
So all in all, different circumstances completely so as OP says, stop living in the past, a “mere 8 months” is still in the past.
19.) 12 Feb 2025 19:47:24
Bermo, I think what you say to some extent is correct, for example farke is doing well, but then you come out with some ridiculous statement like he’s better than Bielsa.
Meslier is a good keeper (I agree) but then say he’s a world beater.
My point is you make a valid point then water it down with an absolute tosh claim.
20.) 12 Feb 2025 19:58:25
Concur with your thoughts Class, being Leeds fans has never been an easy road. I also agree that even at Elland rd the fans haven’t fully embraced Farke yet and i'm sure he himself is also fully aware of that.
Adulation can only be merited by your success and if or as I believe, when Farke secures promotion for our club, the fans will begin to embrace him.
You are right in the fact that Farke is not Bielsa, their personalities are very different and Bielsa did have a common touch with the fans that probably will never happen again.
However if Farke does achieve promotion his achievements should be lamented, because winning promotion from the Championship, especially for a very emotional (Big) club like our own, is a great achievement.
He is a very successful Championship football coach, where his question lies is can he be a successful Premiership one?
I think it’s a disgrace that anyone should even consider the thought that he should be sacked if he wins us promotion.
21.) 12 Feb 2025 20:13:56
LAD
Ok 1st with 8 games to go then. we were definitely top with single digit amounts of matches remaining in March 2024.
22.) 12 Feb 2025 20:54:12
wrong AGAIN, Leeds didn’t once lead the league table that season. Sitting 2nd for only 5 game weeks.
I admit I’ve googled the stats and got this from Transfrstats so there is a possibility that Leeds were top for a brief few days if Leicester or Ipswich had games in hand. However we were not ever officially top when each team played the same amount of matches.
23.) 12 Feb 2025 21:42:31
LAD I was right Leeds were top
Sunday 17 March 2024
1st Leeds Played 38 82 points
2nd Leicester Played 37 82 pts
3rd Ipswich Played 38 81 pts
Final eight games later
Leeds imploded just 8 points from 8 games
#bottle jobs
Leicster 97 points
Ipswich 96 poinrs
Leeds 90 points.
24.) 12 Feb 2025 22:01:47
As I said, on a level playing field. Leicester had a game in hand there.
25.) 12 Feb 2025 22:17:55
Bottom line we messed up.
26.) 12 Feb 2025 22:32:56
We ran out of steam. We had just gone 21 games unbeaten on the day you mention above. It was never likely to carry on until the end of the season. And as Alf put above we had just chased Leicester down and that was a mammoth task.
The original point you keep making though is that we will fail like last season. This season is completely different from last and whether we do it or not you’ve spent the entire season being negative about Leeds.
27.) 12 Feb 2025 22:47:59
Love away days days
Managers need two things time and money, Belisa had an abundance of both and at the end we were a joke of a team (as I said I would be three years before) the fans of leeds will always love him, fair enough
I see four years and hundreds of millions as a huge failure… most outside of leeds would have to agree with that statement
As for mes he has shown world class shot stopping ability on his day he makes saves not many can… if he becomes consistent which at 24 he might. he will be one of the best in the world… it’s an if but is possible.
28.) 13 Feb 2025 15:12:54
I think Bermo, discussing the fact that Bielsa spent 45m to get us up and Farke lost 120m worth of players is a little misleading in one sense. Using transfermarkt Leeds net spend in the summer of Bielsa's arrival (18/ 19) was just under 4M (Bamford signing was more or less offset by selling Ronaldo Vieira) , and we bought Douglas. It may amount to a little more depending on loan fees and wages.
After failing to get up, we then sold Pontus 6M, Clarke 11m, Roofe 6m, Bailey P-F 2.75m, Saiz 2.5m ekuban 1m and a few others that all told probably brought in around 1m (Cibicki, Pearce, Halme) .
All in that's around 29m out.
We brought - Costa loan with the 15m obligation, Meslier loan with the 5m option that we exercised. Agustin in Jan with the 21m obligation on promotion.
so across two seasons to get promotion it was probably around 22m net spend on transfer fees which is pretty reasonable.
I also want to add that for Bielsa to get up / build that team, he was building it from a team that finished 13th the year before, and 15 pts off the play-offs. That is a far cry from working with a squad of players many of whom had been playing three years of prem football, that Farke got to work with, its no slight just the circumstances.
Farke's first season Leeds spent around 36m on Piroe 14m, Ampadu 8m, Gruev 6.5m, Kamara 6m, Spence loan 1.1m, Darlow 400k
Obviously, we sold around 56m in direct fees Tyler Adams 26m, Sinisterra 23m, Rodrigo 4m, Hjelde 2m, and Farke had to work with the obscene loan debacle. I don't blame him for the early games where we failed to get some points because of that. I do think he is more accountable for the end of season collapse when we were well placed, and the second chance to rectify it in the play-off final against a poor Southampton.
Leeds and Farke then had to pay the price of no promotion by selling around 130m worth of players in Rutter, Gray, Summerville and fees brought in from Cresswell, Roca, Llorente, Kamara profit.
Re-invested what we could into Rodon 12m, Largie 8m Bogle 6m, Tanaka 4m, schmidt 3m, and the rothwell and solomon loans.
I think Farke failed in not getting us up last season, he's done fantastically well so far this (I wasn't so sure 12-15 games ago but fair play since then absolutely) . I also think the recruitment since relegation has practically been spot on in the context (maybe GK aside) . Tanaka what a player! Keep it up I'll be very happy I just wanted to dive into the context between Bielsa and Farke, both have had trials and issues.
The numbers so far are great for Farke this season, I definitely enjoyed the football more under Bielsa (that's just me) , Farke is more exciting than most other Leeds managers in my time. Get us up and I'd be very excited to see what you could do with a net backing of 70-80m+ in the summer, that you never got at Norwich.
29.) 13 Feb 2025 17:33:13
Impressive post Ealing.
11 Feb 2025 11:07:23
Back to the business end of the season and always the primary objective of promotion against a Watford side who got a very deserved 2-2 draw away at Sunderland last weekend, having watched the game Watford were the better team over 90 minutes.
However, they have also lost their previous two home games to Preston and Norwich, and they and their manager, are under significant pressure to get a result.
Given our very professional performance away at in form Coventry I am optimistic of a positive result but doubt it will be a goal fest but one more goal than them will suffice, all about points culmination now.
1.) 11 Feb 2025 11:48:42
Not sure what’s going to happen with this game class. Great mature performance v Coventry and if same tonight then we should win.
However. We need to be on our a game as next three are potential banana skins.
Give it to them boys. Close game I think.
2.) 11 Feb 2025 12:05:54
Its a MUST win game for Leeds United!
Anything less than a win, and LUFC very likely will NOT be 1st come end of this month
with Sunderland Sheff Utd and West Brom to face
Leeds as ever must score first!
My prediction :
Watford 1 vs Leeds 2 ( DJ and Piroe)
3.) 11 Feb 2025 12:33:14
A draw wouldn't be the end of the world, but it would be nice to win.
4.) 11 Feb 2025 12:50:46
Or we could lose a few and not be top of the table thus taking away Bermos every cup final game because we top. So really better to finish second. Go under the radar so to speak. Teams don’t try as hard against us. Logical.
01 Feb 2025 18:57:20
There were so many excellent performances today, but having closely watched the game I never fully appreciated just how good a player Joe Rothwell is, he is so instrumental in driving our tempo and when we play quickly, we look unbeatable.
Rothwell probably plays the most forward insightful passes in the team, what a great signing he has grown to be for us.
1.) 01 Feb 2025 19:25:25
Class Piroe, Firpo and James were utterly outstanding today.
2.) 01 Feb 2025 19:29:54
Of the central midfield pairing combos
By far are most progressive pairing is that of Rothwell and Tanaka
As opposed to say the pairing of Ampadu and Gruev or any other combo pairing in central midfield.
3.) 01 Feb 2025 19:50:15
Rothwell and Tanaka in mid are an amazing pair.
Firpo and Bogle on push work well.
James and Solomon are one person on the attack.
Piroe pushing and chasing balls down.
Arranson setting up assists and defending brilliantly.
The whole defence being rock solid and in unison.
Meslier with a mint save.
A perfect Leeds side.
Summerville who? Give me Solomon every day of the week.
4.) 01 Feb 2025 20:06:10
Absolutely agree George, said everyone was excellent but Rothwell was in and out of Saints side not getting anywhere at Bournemouth, so if I’m honest when we picked him up, I was a little underwhelmed.
Thought him a six, seven out of ten player at best but he’s been a revelation alongside AO and now I’m gutted when he’s not starting he’s an eight to nine player of late.
Fair play to the lad.
5.) 01 Feb 2025 20:11:12
Baz Agreed on progressiveness. Don't mind us buying Roth in the summer.
6.) 01 Feb 2025 22:42:44
Isn’t it magic to point the accusing finger at those who were great, instead of those who should have done this or that when we don’t produce a result?
Like Baz said in the match chat, i never thought I would see the day when Leeds United would beat another team 7-0 again. We seem to have a great team spirit. Money can’t buy that. Coventry next, give them some of that.
Best form of defence, is attack!
7.) 01 Feb 2025 22:55:37
Indeed Georgey.
30 Jan 2025 14:14:17
Given his recent injuries and cover we already have at full back this cannot be real, can it!
25 Jan 2025 10:59:34
Even though I put it in the wrong stream Alf!
24 Jan 2025 20:23:20
On the plus side, the same outlet have confirmed we are due to inherit a huge some of money, we just need to provide our banking details and we get millions!
17 Dec 2024 23:14:14
Wouldn’t be surprised if he went to a Champions League/ EFL club Alf.
He’s a fantastic deputy at present, apparently Slot doesn’t believe he’s strong enough with the ball at his feet but has never let Liverpool down from what I’ve watched.
27 Nov 2024 11:41:51
Oh, never read that Brighty but not surprised, but you never know it is Christmas!
19 Feb 2025 13:15:44
Great point Corky see the Sunderland skipper bemoaned their luck at Largie shanking his shot…. out to Joe Rothwell making it all the sweeter.
19 Feb 2025 12:25:49
Nothing behind my deep rooted irrational loathing of QPR other than we always seem to struggle against them especially at their place when they simply bullied us from start to finish, don’t see our current team allowing this to happen…. but for me the blunts will be easier opposition…. I may need to see someone!
16 Feb 2025 10:06:33
Not a bad prospect, when your £40million pound brother states “oh Harry is far better player than me”!
Just hope to Marcelo we are able to sign for us when he reaches 17.
14 Feb 2025 15:43:31
I am sure Farke and the players would much rather be in our position just now, leading as opposed to any chasing teams.
I believe we can win both games and our current form certainly backs it up, but it’s a great opportunity to see how our very young but very tight, squad deals with the highest levels of pressure.
Plus the promotion outcome will not be decided on these two games, and the old cliche of every game, every point, is of equal importance, still rings true.
13 Feb 2025 14:10:48
Genuinely not sure how you think your posts in constantly denigrating Marcelo Bielsa’s achievements at Leeds United Football club and the City as a whole are a force for good and positivity.
Respect your right to your own opinion, but Farke will receive all due respect and admiration when and if he achieves his goals, it’s a contradiction to say stop living in the past whilst slagging off Bielsa in every single post for his historical achievements. Nobody else is mentioning Bielsa?
In the here and now, Farke is doing exceptionally well, far better than every other coach in the championship.
But history tells us all especially Leeds United Supporters we will always remember our past heroes, as without them there is no future to look forwards to, and enjoy but only time dictates how an individual’s legacy is viewed by the populous and constantly decrying Bielsa’s achievements do absolutely nothing in relation to helping Farke achieve future success.
As I posted previously, I believe we are incredibly lucky to have had them both, I can always see and respect another’s view or opinion, but cancel culture is the scourge of the modern age, and is borne of not accepting others views and opinions as valid.
Just sad really, at a time when we should be celebrating.