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11 Sep 2024 21:30:41
Surely there can be nothing of real substance to the rumours in a Turkish media outlet that the Club have started talks with a firm of butchers over there about loaning Wöber to them.
49ers would know better than to reduce our CB options without the possibility of replacement - especially not on loan, and especially not to that lot.
1.) 12 Sep 2024 08:00:59
Totally clue. We should never do any business with that club.
29 Aug 2024 22:56:43
Presumably the supposed Piroe plus cash offer for Hamer is complete ?? put out by Wilder through Blades’ local ‘itk’ journo, so as to try to give it credence, as retaliation to try unsettling one of our players.
1.) 29 Aug 2024 23:17:05
Absolutely Clu . it reeks of payback by the Grinch Wilder.
2.) 29 Aug 2024 23:19:16
I think with Hamer we were testing the water in case the Sallai deal doesn't go through but I think Sallai are the player the club really want. Miles better value and a very good all round player. More versatile too which seems to be the profile we are going for. Sallai may also not go through but I believe we want him for sure.
3.) 30 Aug 2024 00:36:31
Cluey Hamer and Piroe crossed paths in the Feyenoord youth academy as teenagers. They may have stayed in touch. Hope we complete this acquisition. Excellent player and would wind Wild up no end.
4.) 30 Aug 2024 07:56:43
I think it was true but sheff not it back cause they didn’t want him and then released details to the press to unsettle piroe.
5.) 30 Aug 2024 09:18:53
Think it’s true based on what, Aus?
There was no evidence that a player of Piroe’s profile would fit Wilder’s needs, as clearly couldn’t be considered a replacement for Hamer - so why would the Club have proposed it. Blades have already brought in Tyrese Campbell and Kieffer Moore this summer, and promoted another striker from their academy.
The Club would have discussed it with Piroe to see whether he was remotely interested in moving to the Blades, as no point proposing a deal that the player wouldn’t buy into - so he’d be potentially unsettled regardless of whether it was ‘leaked’.
6.) 30 Aug 2024 10:20:33
Whatever is true, it’s clearly been the blunts trying to give some payback.
7.) 30 Aug 2024 10:48:32
I don’t think Leeds would have discussed it with piroe unless the offer was excepted. Then they would have tried to sell it to him.
I’m just guessing though.
8.) 30 Aug 2024 11:00:08
What Clu said
Aus it makes zero sense.
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29 Oct 2024 08:51:57
Ridiculous show of hubris from Vini Jnr and Real Madrid over Balon d’Or.
1.) 29 Oct 2024 09:49:36
Agree clue. Absolutely shameful. I hope he and Bellingham never win it and they continue to get trounced by Raphs mob ?.
2.) 29 Oct 2024 11:59:35
Seems to be the way of things at the moment - enjoy all the attention and adulation until the moment someone else wins, then throw your toys out of the pram and go off in a sulk.
Bunch of spoilt brats!
3.) 29 Oct 2024 12:39:48
The fact the club boycotted as well is unbelievable. Such an embarrassment.
4.) 29 Oct 2024 17:10:58
Total ignorance from RM. Big ego's at play as usual.
5.) 29 Oct 2024 23:05:16
Folk in Brazil now trying to suggest the choice of winner was down to racism against Vini Jnr - bizarre that they completely neglect the fact that Brazil with Vini Jnr were knocked out of the Copa America at the Quarterfinal stage on penalties by Bielsa’s Uruguay - a game which had ended 0-0. Brazil only won one game, 4-1 against Paraguay - the only game in which Vini Jnr scored (twice) , drawing with Costa Rica (0-0) and Columbia (1-1) .
Meanwhile Spain won all of their games on the way to winning the European Championship, with Rodri being one of the vice captains, a lynchpin in their midfield, and scoring in the Round of 16. As for RM claiming their Spanish right back Dani Carvajal should therefore have won the Balon d’Or rather than Rodri - yes he also scored once, but was he really as influential, and didn’t he get sent off in the Quarter final and therefore miss the semi v France?
27 Oct 2024 09:16:01
On current form, and with injury record also considered, at the moment I don’t think we’d loose a lot by terminating Solomon’s loan and giving Joffy a go instead. The lad has got ability and would be determined to prove himself. When given the chance, he managed to leave a few lower level Prem defenders on their arses, and that’s (at best) the level of defenders he’d face every game in the Champo.
1.) 27 Oct 2024 10:17:05
I agree. The lad has talent and a good shot on him. It's criminal that he doesn't get more minutes.
2.) 27 Oct 2024 11:09:11
Joffy had so much promise but never lived up to it. Didn’t he do badly in a leauge one team? Certainly gone out on loan and did nothing
Give Solomon a chance he has talent just needs to get fit. Spurs own Solomon they are never buying joffy, think that says it all.
3.) 27 Oct 2024 11:15:19
Yes I'd like to see gelhart have more minutes. Solomon looked far from sharp yesterday when he came on.
You could see Dj was a bit away from full fitness but he made a contribution.
4.) 27 Oct 2024 12:07:35
I think Joffy would offer more than Bamford at the minute, so he would be on second sub if chasing a goal after Piroe / Joseph; whomever started.
5.) 27 Oct 2024 12:08:57
Solomon might be a Spuds player but he is now a million miles in fitness and form from being an EPL player
Fairly sure he won't play for Spuds again, hardly played in 2 seasons, a needless very risky loan by Leeds recruitment.
I really liked Joffy in EPL. The guy has talent . if he had pace he would be a very good player.
6.) 27 Oct 2024 12:46:30
Don’t think James contributed jack shit. Terrible.
Gelhardt is league one at best.
Sol def porky and not fit.
Skin and bones left.
Just random scoring Joseph and piroe.
Big club is Leeds. Full of talent.
You think city and pool start dropping points with injured players. Nope.
Lack of ambition and experience. We should be top now. See where we at at Xmas.
7.) 27 Oct 2024 14:05:28
Berm - Shakthar Donetsk took a punt on Solomon picking up from the Israeli league, and because the Ukrainian league isn’t the most competitive, that club qualified easily for the Champions League - giving the lad a chance to showcase his skills to a wider audience.
Joffy on the other hand wasn’t given sufficient minutes by Bielsa when we fans were clamouring for him ahead of Tyro, and that stinted his development - and he’s never been given a proper go since. When he was loaned to Sunderland he was brought in to play second striker, in behind their no9, but when the latter got injured Joffy had to play up top, which isn’t really his game. He’s perfectly capable of playing as an inverted winger but never really been given the chance there.
It’s often circumstances as much as talent and attitude which can lead to players developing to their potential or not - Solomon has been given a chance to develop, but is now struggling with injuries, whereas Joffy hasn’t actually been given a genuine chance yet, so we don’t know what he can become, or who could potentially wish to sign him if he does get a proper opportunity to flourish.
8.) 27 Oct 2024 14:29:48
Good point clue and I will always agree with anything that slates beilsa, I forgot how much he loved Tyler Roberts!
I think joffy had so much potential and maybe like Clarke he will find it but at the moment I’m unsure
Aus James did well and the fact you compare leeds with city abd pool is laughable and for the record yes even they drop points when missing players, not as many but then city have spent 1.2 billion on players so maybe just maybe we can’t compare ourselves to them?
9.) 27 Oct 2024 15:50:31
Shouldn't be a problem Aus. Not sure why you keep posting your concerns? According to you, we are head and shoulders above anyone else in the league?
Even with your running commentary on all the hopeless and terrible players we have, we are going to walk this league even with a terrible manager.
So many contradictions. What is it? The best team in the league, head and shoulders above anything else that shouldn't drop points or a team of hopeless, unfit, sicknote players?
Seems you can't make up your mind what to moan about this week.
10.) 27 Oct 2024 16:18:08
Joffy is talented lad but he has never nailed down a position. As as been said he never had the pace for bielsa's team.
Not a 9 and not clever enough for a 10.
But he could do a job as one of the wide strikers in farkes team.
I'm not writing Solomon off but he needs a good few games to get back to fitness.
Obviously we are judging Manor and Dj when they have been forced to come back and perform . If largie was fit we might of seen one or both of them.
11.) 27 Oct 2024 16:29:07
That would be two consecutive Spurs premature terminations.
12.) 27 Oct 2024 17:53:36
Indeed Georgey
The Spence one though made sense. l.
13.) 27 Oct 2024 20:25:38
Please please stop going on about Bielsa he’s gone a long time ago we are in the now not the past you keep telling every one else to.
14.) 27 Oct 2024 20:41:36
What was the Spence one about?
15.) 27 Oct 2024 21:13:54
MOTalaw we needed full back options . Spence didn't have extensive injury history . all good .
16.) 27 Oct 2024 23:17:41
Mot. Spence came to us on loan because he didn't fit in with anges plans at Tottenham. He played a few times for us and was a bit underwhelming. His body language stank on the pitch. Off the pitch he was disrespectful and late for everything. Even late for a charity gig. So we parted ways. Some people think he wasn't given the enough chance but I think he just didn't show the desire to be at leeds.
17.) 27 Oct 2024 23:25:31
Cheers lads.
I knew something happened behind the scenes and that's what killed the loan, because spurs dropped him like a hot rock when he went back.
It's a shame because he did have talent, he just didn't want to be at Leeds.
18.) 28 Oct 2024 06:11:52
I think if everyone is honest with themselves they would agree that Gelhardt has not grasped his chances when given to him. Solomon however has not had enough chances to make his claim yet and has admitted his fitness is not up to full speed yet.
To simply label him a sick note doesn’t mean anything as far as his time at Leeds is concerned.
I don’t think there should be any about his qualities but he must prove it and our judgment of him will come at the end of this season.
Spence it appears had a attitude problem and it’s clear that it was a mistake to recruit him.
19.) 28 Oct 2024 10:16:09
Great post as always op.
20.) 28 Oct 2024 12:35:48
One of main issue with Solomon is that he was out injured all last season with a serious injury.
And its yet to be proven he can be the player he was before. He certainly looks to be struggling and well off pace.
Spuds supporters claim he has lost his pace.
It waa always a verr risky loan and at £60K a week s very expensive one.
He'll be sent back in Jan if he is not producing.
21.) 28 Oct 2024 12:29:57
Geldhardt under DF .9 mins this seaaon.192 mins last season.
" Grasp chances"? Give over
He may or may not be good enough but like several others previously at LUFC he has never been given a proper chance at Leeds United.
22.) 28 Oct 2024 13:30:06
OP - it’s not often that I find Baz agreeing with me but, as you might have gathered by my post at the beginning of this thread, I’d be interested to know when these chances were that Joffy failed to grasp.
23.) 28 Oct 2024 17:08:22
Yes Clu . we definitely agree on this.
24.) 30 Oct 2024 00:22:01
Admittedly it’s not very often he’s come on as a sub but there have been an accountable amount of opportunities he’s had, just ask yourself how many times has he scored a goal when he has come off the bench. As a forward that’s what his job is, Joseph is a good example of a youth player making his mark.
If you really want to look up all the stats on Gelhardt then you will understand.
He was relatively poor and underachieved at his loan spell at Sunderland, only scoring 3 goals in 20 games.
Having said that Joffy is a workhorse and has penned a deal to stay at Leeds until 2027. But I can see if we are promoted his days at the club will be numbered.
25 Oct 2024 12:56:11
Young Largie out for 4-6 weeks with serious ankle ligament injury. Yet another player who was initially allowed to try to play on by our medical team with what was found to be a ligament injury. Is it really that difficult to make an initial diagnosis sufficient to indicate possible ligament injury requiring at least a precautionary substitution?
1.) 25 Oct 2024 14:23:11
Clueless I think the fact he scored 5 minutes earlier may have clouded their judgement. No-one wants to sub someone who just scored.
A chance for Manor to step up as Largie recovers.
2.) 25 Oct 2024 14:28:03
Said it before and will say it again, question marks/ doubts on how proficient LUFC physio/ medical staff actually are!
I was expecting, certainly hoping for a root and branch upgrade by our new owners by now. There must be things that can be be bettered.
But nowt so far
. plus AK also remains . ugh.
3.) 25 Oct 2024 14:40:53
That’s ridiculous. So many injuries.
I think we need to sack medical team.
Didn’t see the challenge on large. Was it deliberate.
Big big miss. Akin to Rutter. Large makes things happen. Bare bones now.
Still. No excuses. Had their chance to build a squad. Tight wallet it.
4.) 25 Oct 2024 14:59:58
I think the player always wants to stay on especially early in a game.
At the end of the day the physio does not have x-ray vision and can only go on basic on field tests and the players reactions.
As with the concussion tests very rarely do players want to leave the field even when they could possibly come back on.
5.) 25 Oct 2024 15:31:42
LR is going to miss 7 or 8 matches. that's a big chunk of games
. very concerning
Leeds United are going to falter imo if Farke unwisely starts MS rather than DJ.
we will not have enough goal threat let alone enough pace up front.
6.) 25 Oct 2024 17:39:55
Not wanting to stick up for our medical team, they can’t be responsible for the Largie injury and length of time he will be out. It happened just in front of me, and he got absolutely smashed by their RB (great tackle but he ensured to went though the player) .
The physios spent a lot of time assessing him, but it was Largie that indicated he was ok to try and continue.
Players know their bodies better than the staff and ultimately they have to listen to them (unless it’s a head injury with a protocol)
7.) 25 Oct 2024 22:48:57
Spot on MG. They can't win. If they had subbed largie and the injury was minor we would be asking why he was taken off.
He stays on and the medical team are also at fault.
8.) 25 Oct 2024 23:05:45
Think certain people just like to moan.
I mean a thread about an injury turns into sack the medical staff and urgh Angus is still here ?♂️. Just another reason to have another moan.
9.) 25 Oct 2024 23:30:39
I liked watching Largie play, he was ace. 8 matches out takes us to after Xmas. This is the stage where we should have been cleaning house and mopping up points.
I hope we drop on lucky again and find a rothwell-tanaka style winger/ pairing.
Hopefully Solomon turns on the talent and wows again.
Joseph/ Piroe/ Bamford must step up and start converting chances.
10.) 25 Oct 2024 23:55:44
At least seeking to upgrading the physio, medical, sports science etc . a progressive club/ owners should always look to improve it could be difference in getting promotion.
And Love Awaydays re " moaning" . you may have / be accepting of lower standards / lower achievements for Leeds United
but there is no doubt that LUFC is underachieving and wasted very good opportunities in recent times. This was a top club before.
Clubs such as Brentford, Brighton, Bournemouth, Fulham, Forest etc considerably outperforming our club currently. You happy with that?
11.) 25 Oct 2024 23:57:57
MOTagain . feeling from some is going by DF press conference that DJ will start . not MS who looks overweight and not fit.
12.) 26 Oct 2024 12:38:23
I too like the addition of largie to the team. A lot more direct than cree who I thought slowed the play at times. A bit more of a winger like dj. Doesn't mind going inside or outside.
18 Oct 2024 12:41:28
I wonder whether Farke has considered playing Schmidt at DM. He’s played there 3 times, though only once at senior level - last season at home v FC Lugano on game week 20, at which point second placed St Gallen were three places above their opponents.
Taken at face value, it didn’t go well, with a 1-4 defeat. But then perhaps we ought to consider a little context. Lukas Götler, St Gallen’s RM was sent off in the 5 minute but having conceded just before halftime, St Gallen battled for 68th minute equaliser. Schmidt was substituted a minute later, whereupon St Gallen conceded the first of 3 goals further just 4 minutes later.
That said, one senior game in the position is a very small sample size, and if Farke decides to play Schmidt at DM it’s quite possible he could have a mare.
1.) 18 Oct 2024 13:37:38
Square pegs in round holes deja vu every season LUFC.
2.) 18 Oct 2024 14:46:52
Baz Irony is had he stayed this would've been the season Baby Shack got a few games in midfield.
3.) 18 Oct 2024 15:21:42
Georgey I don't really rate Baby ShacK. but yep you have a point.
09 Oct 2024 08:53:43
I see Klopp has been appointed Global Head of ‘Soccer’ at Red Bull. Hopefully this will put an end to the ridiculous narrow RB football - though unfortunately way too late to have saved our Club from being blighted by that abomination.
1.) 09 Oct 2024 12:25:07
I didn't see this when I posted mine, not trying to steal your thunder ?.
2.) 09 Oct 2024 14:39:22
What clue? Bedazzled.
3.) 09 Oct 2024 18:55:37
No worries MoT - there’s many a time when several folk post on the same ‘news’ within a short time period, with the second (and more sometimes) being submitted before Eds have had the time to clear the first.
30 Aug 2024 09:22:19
His goal last night suggests he can use his left foot to decent effect.
30 Aug 2024 09:18:53
Think it’s true based on what, Aus?
There was no evidence that a player of Piroe’s profile would fit Wilder’s needs, as clearly couldn’t be considered a replacement for Hamer - so why would the Club have proposed it. Blades have already brought in Tyrese Campbell and Kieffer Moore this summer, and promoted another striker from their academy.
The Club would have discussed it with Piroe to see whether he was remotely interested in moving to the Blades, as no point proposing a deal that the player wouldn’t buy into - so he’d be potentially unsettled regardless of whether it was ‘leaked’.
28 Aug 2024 10:44:24
Maybe Joffy could at least pick up a few positional and finishing tips from Rooney, and then push on when Plymouth get a proper coach in.
19 Aug 2024 09:32:24
Rambo - I reckon your thinking about Marcus Antonsson - went on to have a half decent time back in Sweden, with a standout season in 2022 with 20 goals in 30 games earning him a move to Saudi, where he lasted one season (6 goals in 16) before moving to Oz with Western Sydney for whom he’s got 8 goals and 4 assists in 28 games so far.
01 Aug 2024 10:55:39
According to Sean Whetstone, a long established West Ham content creator, the initial £25m seems to be in installments, but the add-ons appear to be fairly achievable ones - £5m attached to standard appearance and performance-based metrics and £4m should he receive a full international cap.
29 Oct 2024 23:05:16
Folk in Brazil now trying to suggest the choice of winner was down to racism against Vini Jnr - bizarre that they completely neglect the fact that Brazil with Vini Jnr were knocked out of the Copa America at the Quarterfinal stage on penalties by Bielsa’s Uruguay - a game which had ended 0-0. Brazil only won one game, 4-1 against Paraguay - the only game in which Vini Jnr scored (twice) , drawing with Costa Rica (0-0) and Columbia (1-1) .
Meanwhile Spain won all of their games on the way to winning the European Championship, with Rodri being one of the vice captains, a lynchpin in their midfield, and scoring in the Round of 16. As for RM claiming their Spanish right back Dani Carvajal should therefore have won the Balon d’Or rather than Rodri - yes he also scored once, but was he really as influential, and didn’t he get sent off in the Quarter final and therefore miss the semi v France?
28 Oct 2024 13:30:06
OP - it’s not often that I find Baz agreeing with me but, as you might have gathered by my post at the beginning of this thread, I’d be interested to know when these chances were that Joffy failed to grasp.
27 Oct 2024 14:05:28
Berm - Shakthar Donetsk took a punt on Solomon picking up from the Israeli league, and because the Ukrainian league isn’t the most competitive, that club qualified easily for the Champions League - giving the lad a chance to showcase his skills to a wider audience.
Joffy on the other hand wasn’t given sufficient minutes by Bielsa when we fans were clamouring for him ahead of Tyro, and that stinted his development - and he’s never been given a proper go since. When he was loaned to Sunderland he was brought in to play second striker, in behind their no9, but when the latter got injured Joffy had to play up top, which isn’t really his game. He’s perfectly capable of playing as an inverted winger but never really been given the chance there.
It’s often circumstances as much as talent and attitude which can lead to players developing to their potential or not - Solomon has been given a chance to develop, but is now struggling with injuries, whereas Joffy hasn’t actually been given a genuine chance yet, so we don’t know what he can become, or who could potentially wish to sign him if he does get a proper opportunity to flourish.
24 Oct 2024 10:51:39
I also totally agree with you Corky. First impressions are that he should fit right in with the squad, and seems genuinely to be delighted to be here - not at all sure that would have been the case with some of the other free agents who were linked.
The current leadership trio are all quite young and while Wöber has slightly older and has captaincy experience, his jumping ship last season may have undermined his standing within the squad, so they may not so readily respond to suggestions he might put forward to help them. Guilavogui has none of that baggage and, as you said, loads of top level experience, so hopefully they’ll feel happy to look to him for support. Of the current senior pros, Bamford is apparently keen to leave and Darlow has been a fairly perennial understudy for some years, so it’s a little questionable as to how valuable they now are as senior voices within the dressing room. The steady senior influence of Coops, Ayling and Dallas have all gone, and Guilavogui comes across as just the kind of character needed to help plug that gap. Meslier seemed to relish having Georginio, as another French player, in the squad, so may particularly welcome Guilavogui’s arrival. Hopefully, as a senior pro and capped international, Joshua can have a positive influence on the lad.
24 Oct 2024 09:53:21
Ani - think it might have been just 9 clear, as Sunderland would have been on 24. However, rather more importantly, we would have been 14 clear of 3rd spot. As you said … sigh.