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30 Aug 2023 08:59:24
Thomas to Leeds? We need a left back. Hope it's not hi jacked.
1.) 30 Aug 2023 11:53:34
Reported this morning that the clubs have reached agreement over the transfer.
2.) 30 Aug 2023 16:46:56
I’ve read he’s going to Blunts.
29 Jun 2023 19:29:21
Leeds official saying appointment NOT imminent. Probably tomorrow then.
16 Jan 2021 23:55:08
15th to 17th most realistic ambition but we will have to play better and hope a miracle happens with the pitch. When you rely on a system of play with average players you get found out at the top level. Casilla, Struijk, Rodrigo and Bamford the spine. Not good enough. Roberts, Hernandez and Lovers off the bench. Not good enough. Raphinia on wrong wing. Dallas and Alioski not good at this level. Bielsa showing his age? We were good to start with but we could always concede and we only looked certain to get three points when we were three goals up.
29 Jan 2020 07:55:37
Papered over the cracks. Very good second half but we were very poor in the first half. Even playing that bad we made chances against a very average Millwall team but couldn't convert. Hanford as usual the main culprit but others were wasteful as well. We need to sort out the defensive frailalties at set pieces but how you do it with Cooper at the back and a system where Alioski is marking a player six inches taller than him I don't know. We are top of the league but other results keep us there at the moment. Great result in the circumstances but still a worry.
1.) 29 Jan 2020 09:33:55
Got to agree hess, this season we have either been tight at the back and miss firing up front or poor at the back but scoring a few. Last night's game and the Brum game, both wins but easily have lost them. We have done well to stay where we are but worry that failing to strengthen the back line will again cost us this season.
2.) 29 Jan 2020 10:03:18
I think we rode our luck a lot in the first half of the season and some wonder saves plus mistakes from opponents contributed to our good defensive record. There were a few games where I thought if we'd have conceded we might have lost but we kept them out. we haven't been as lucky since Cardiff and that, too is changing games. Maybe we can't be both defensive and score goals and have to accept that we need to be a bit more gung ho and try and outscore the opposition. Worries me with the amount of chances we miss though. Hope the new recruits can go some way to address that and Bamford somehow goes on a scoring streak now until the end of the season.
3.) 29 Jan 2020 18:20:51
Totally disagree. would not have flattered Leeds if it had ended 6-2.
4.) 30 Jan 2020 13:47:07
not sure where you have been all season Whitelight but almost every game we could have had 6 if we had taken our chances. The fact is we don't.
20 Jan 2020 15:40:17
Seems we have a good chance of signing an 18 year old Italian goal keeper. Promotion guaranteed then!
1.) 20 Jan 2020 16:21:35
He’s been training with us for the last ten days, and is expected to be understudy to Meslier when he steps up following Kiko’s expected ban. Miazek not seen as good enough yet.
2.) 20 Jan 2020 17:30:27
And supposed to be top class too.
3.) 20 Jan 2020 18:59:23
Arent they all Martyn.
4.) 20 Jan 2020 20:30:46
Meslier looked pretty handy vs gooners, (and 23’s) , so if he’s anything like him, then great!
5.) 21 Jan 2020 09:45:11
Was just going to reply the same brighty old boy.
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24 Nov 2025 10:13:08
On a more positive note, if we can keep hold of most, or all, of our players we have a half decent Championship side that will probably do well going forward into 2026. Not straight away of course.
1.) 24 Nov 2025 10:38:57
We will storm the champ Hess with these players and a decent striker. But been there done that right ?.
2.) 24 Nov 2025 11:12:10
Hess here's where it gets so funny then
Majority of those players then will genuinely believe they're too good for Champo ?,
It's mind boggling how it will happen but it certainly will,
Qué Sera Sera now from me, it actually ruins your week, and yet nothing changes regardless of it all .
No doubt we will get some usual " we all in this together " muck now this week from some players or worse again from Farke.
3.) 24 Nov 2025 12:38:50
The players we signed over the summer have probably got similar cluases in their contracts that Orta and Co. agreed with 20% wage reduction and can leave on loan if we get relegated. Think we'll start seeing more and more of this sort of contract in the prem, it's a way of attracting half decent players to a lower half prem team.
4.) 24 Nov 2025 13:25:45
Here here Chris. It does ruin our week.
And yeah. The irony of storming the championship because not prem quality.
And there are people to blame right.
You lot pay good dollar for this rubbish show.
The people in the know. Don’t know.
5.) 24 Nov 2025 13:42:56
The 3 relegated teams this season probably thought they'd storm the Championship this season, but as of now Ipswich are 8th, Southampton 15th and Sheffield Utd 22nd - not many storms there. If we go down again we'll lose any half decent players we do have (eg Harry Gray) , the Elland Rd expansion plans will be postponed maybe indefinately, and we could be back down there for a few seasons or more.
Even tho we lost, the performance yesterday was an improvement on the 2 previous games so fingers (and everything else) crossed.
6.) 24 Nov 2025 14:22:53
For more years than I care to remember we've all been crying out for a half decent striker. One time when the window closed and we'd failed again to sign one we were promised "sorry but we won't make the same mistake again" and then they did. Whilst I'm doubtful about the value of the xG metric, I note that in all but 3 of our games this season (Arsenal, Brighton and Forest) we've registered higher xG than the opposition (eg yesterday 1.52 versus 1.21 for Villa) but still only won 3 of them.
The blindingly obvious problem is that when we create scoring opportunities we can't convert them into goals. Until we find someone capable of putting the ball in the onion bag consistently we'll continue to struggle.
10 Nov 2025 08:34:50
Unfortunately Farke has poor form when working in the premiership. Add that to incomplete summer transfer operations and you get to where we are now. The players we brought in apart from the bargain basement strikers weren't that bad but we are woefully short on, primarily goal scorers and commanding/ creative midfielders, and given that level of under investment we were an accident waiting to happen.
Difficult to be too critical of Farke as whenever he has arrived in the Premiership he has never really had a board to back him with the investment needed. However, even that might be laid at his door for not being assertive enough. Is our poor displays due to poor coaching or simply lack of quality. Both?
1.) 10 Nov 2025 08:53:27
100 mill Hess. That’s pretty good backing mate. Ok owners or whoever messed up the choice of recruitment.
But make no mistake. Farke is useless. No excuses. Simple fact.
2.) 10 Nov 2025 08:53:44
Stop with this "he wasn't backed" malarkey.
He got his defensive and midfield options, all he didn't get is his RW and CF.
Yet we are -10 gd.
We don't get -10 gd with no attackers. Farke has failed with a team 2/ 3rds of his own making.
A lack of attacking options doesn't mean playing arronson every week.
Or bringing on harrison.
Or like for like subs
Or poor in game management.
He has failed. End of.
3.) 10 Nov 2025 09:29:43
If the 49ers are as toothless as DF and his team, I doubt we'll be welcoming a new manager with coaches at the Villa game.
However, I'm not always right.
4.) 10 Nov 2025 10:36:05
I've made my feelings clear about Farke for a long time and the chickens are coming home to roost.
If we play villa with Farke as our manager, we are relegated.
5.) 10 Nov 2025 11:07:21
He must go today. No pondering. No see who we can get. Anything better than nothing. We got 0 out of next 5 with dickhead. Nothing to lose. When I wake up tomorrow. I want him gone.
6.) 10 Nov 2025 11:34:15
"Farke is useless". hmm.
Just a tad over the top in that assessment!?
7.) 10 Nov 2025 12:37:56
Useless in prem league. My apologies. So useless to us right now. And forever. Go.
25 Oct 2025 09:45:04
Great three points against a very poor hammers who were set up to fail. Bowen a class above much of what was on offer. Totally dominant for most of the game but still hanging on at the end which is a concern. Due to recruitment issues DCL is probably the best we have. He does one half of his job very well ie winning the ball and harassing the opposition defence and creating space for others.
The other half- actually scoring is another matter. Apart from one classic season Bamford had the same problem. Its going to be a tough season but there are some shining lights maybe - an improving Aoronson, Okafor, Rodon and the two full backs seem to be getting their act together. We also have two wingers coming back from injury although I'm not a fan of James in the Premiership.
1.) 25 Oct 2025 09:54:51
Was a poor spam.
We dominated the first half. Tried our best to lose the second half
Dcl is worst we have. Piroe, Namecheck and gray better.
Agree re ba, rids, gabby, Bogle, Justin and thought Longstaff was good too.
2.) 25 Oct 2025 10:28:05
Great post Hess agree with all you have said.
Was an uncomfortable watch start to finish against an incredibly poor West Ham and I think we won as Nuno made more mistakes than Daniel.
But this is a season that’s ONLY about the points (sadly) but completely understandable given the gulf in playing squads in the EPL.
3.) 25 Oct 2025 10:28:06
Perhaps the only aspect which created real discomfort last night, was Jaka trying to play out from the back. Maybe it's just more game time needed, but that appears to be the once thing Pasc has over him.
I also hate this sitting back and cacking ourselves for the final 10 mins of every game! Just pack it in lads, keep the ball, and / or push out! They're experienced enough!
4.) 25 Oct 2025 12:03:27
Not sure I agree with you Aussie when you say DCL is worst we have. He's the best header, best gold up play, best pest to annoy the other defenders, best at making runs off the ball to make space for other lu players.
Lastly, maybe a bit unproven or debatable, the best 1st team finisher we have in our squad. Not including Gray as he's not proven at this level yet.
5.) 25 Oct 2025 14:50:23
Yeah. Moving on vid. All good mate.
I love a 1 in 9 conversion for over 100k a week. Smashing.
18 Oct 2025 16:54:09
I am sure the manager, the board and the fans know it doesn't matter how well you up to the opponent's 6 yard box if you haven't an experienced and recognised goal scorer there are not going to be many games you lose. We had a good day at wolves but that was the exception. I seen all of the games this year and I get sucked in as well. I come away thinking we didn't do that bad even when we lose or throw away winning positions because we couldn't put the game to bed. At the moment we flatter to deceive. We have some very nice players none of whom has the ability to be the predatory striker who is there or there about with the skill to convert the chances that come along. Aaronson gets into some good positions in front of goal but if he converts more than one in ten he would be exceeding expectations. He is not alone in that respect. I worry we will continue to contest games, play well and still end up in the bottom 3/ 4.
04 Oct 2025 17:55:28
We deserved a draw today but in the end you can see that money talks. We played pretty well overall but hadn't the quality to transfer our god play into goals. We restricted them to just a few chances but they still managed to score twice. I like DCL ability in the air and link up play but a finisher he is not. Aaronson is quick and nippy and has skill bu the lacks balance and body strength and gets knocked off the ball easily. Compare that with some off the possessional play showed by the Spurs players. Time and again we had two or three players jostling a diminutive opponent who still had the strength and balance to hold the ball and drive through. Its a testament to our defensive organisation that we still restricted them to just a few chances. However, I was just berating DCl for failing to to hit the target when give a gift when we made a mistake at the other end and did exactly the same. The frustration was although we created many more chances we still came away with nothing. Labouring a point that I have made about 'lower order' teams - they tend to drop points in the last few minutes but fail to save points when given the chance. We often came away with points by scoring late when we were bossing it in the championship so far we have lost 3 points in the last few minutes and failed to convert chances to save them at the death. Its a common thread when teams play reasonably well but still flirt with relegation. However well you are organised you need quality finishers/ predators up front to make it count. That is what we haven't got at least till January at the earliest. Even so a good performance today. We should have come away with more.
1.) 04 Oct 2025 19:09:58
Can't argue with anything above Hess. Excellent post.
2.) 04 Oct 2025 19:33:53
Very well thought out post.
3.) 04 Oct 2025 20:30:44
Heads up boys - we won5 be getting a top finisher in January either.
4.) 04 Oct 2025 21:01:43
Thought it was a pretty even game all up. I genuinely believed we would get an equaliser.
We’ll get enough points if we continue to play like that.
In the end, our two deflections went against us, whilst theirs allowed their keeper to get a toe on it.
I know we were at home, but we didn’t look out of our depth at any time. It’s hard to judge how good this Spurs team is, but we more than matched them.
Harsh outcome (again) , but we’re going to click sooner than later.
5.) 04 Oct 2025 21:11:35
I doubt it 1970 we don’t have 80 million plus and that’s when they cost. Nice way to bring down a good thread.
6.) 04 Oct 2025 22:40:53
Bermo Raph cost 17 so there's that negated . bermo as much as the lengths you go to demonize any poster you feel sounds like. Baz ( which I always liked ) you can also be like a dog with bone at times.
7.) 05 Oct 2025 00:42:43
As you liked Baz so much Chris, here's his weekly quote to help you reminisce
The Burnley game is a 'must win'.
8.) 05 Oct 2025 08:32:40
Chris raph was a gem of a buy at 18 million but even in short space football has changed
Some bemoan no striker, I get that but look at the strikers being brought, arsenal, Newcastle, Man Utd and Liverpool all improved fire power but at what cost where these players?
Strikers ain’t cheap and gems are hard to find otherwise everyone would be getting them.
Dcl has scored one which for the price ain’t bad so far that’s my point.
30 May 2019 22:58:19
Miracles? - Yes to a degree but in real/ concrete terms we are no better than before. - In the championship. When someone gets us out then it will be a miracle.
13 Sep 2025 18:25:13
We can only wait and see. I hope he can step up. Unfortunately he has never performed well at the top table. Hope Farke has done for him what Bielsa did for Philipps.
30 Mar 2025 14:01:02
I'm not keen on James for the reasons he couldn't cope with the Premiership. You are not keen on Messlier for the same reasons as I am. However Farke knows that Messlier is necessary for his play out from the back style. Should we get a better keeper? Yes, If one is available. I've seen a lot of keeper making real howlers in the premiership this season who cost a lot of cash. Good keepers like good strikers are difficult to come by. Splashing the cash does not guarantee you'll get either. Our best striker, by the way, and by a country mile was Bamford in our first season back in the Premiership. Before and since not so good! The lack of an all round striker means the load has to be spread around among lesser mortals.
30 Mar 2025 12:51:06
The point about James that he platters to deceive. Yes he has those stats but they should be so much better given the opportunities he has. goals and assists are shared because of our style of play. Piroe can score more but he has been given a job. Joseph has the same job. Do that job and score in that order. He / they patrol and cover an area if they score as well its a bonus as far as Farke is concerned.
25 Feb 2025 02:46:59
Any one of Tanaka, Firpo Bogle IMO. DJ having a better season than previously tough.
28 Jan 2025 19:06:50
Because he (DJ) had a couple a couple when there were no others doesn't make him a star in that context it just means we haven't a creative player who can unlock stubborn defenders or a striker who can conjure up a goal when its tight. The point remains as I said we struggle against packed defences no amount of simple optimism will alter that. We need players to step up or recruit new ones. I dread any play off scenario because teams know how to play against us in those situations and we often come out second best.