The Leeds United Thread

[Magic]

:)

We've just signed Will Buckley on loan with a £1 million option to buy. This means Byram is probably on his way to Everton/Swansea/Spurs etc.

:(

[Matt]

Maybe, I haven't been too impressed with him playing as a winger so far this season though. Hopefully his form will pick up with a move back to full back.

The Championship is even crazier then normal this year, we've only won 2 games and are just a point off the play offs. If we hadn't conceded the late goals against Burnley and Bristol we'd be third. Considering I dont think we've actually played that well were not doing badly.

I'd like to see us try and bring in a shit kicker in midfield as I think were a bit lightweight in there and maybe another centre back and I think a play off push could be on this year.

[Spammer]

How are your lots' finances nowadays? Have you recovered from the shambles of the last 10 years?

[Magic]

Maybe, I haven't been too impressed with him playing as a winger so far this season though. Hopefully his form will pick up with a move back to full back.

The Championship is even crazier then normal this year, we've only won 2 games and are just a point off the play offs. If we hadn't conceded the late goals against Burnley and Bristol we'd be third. Considering I dont think we've actually played that well were not doing badly.

I'd like to see us try and bring in a shit kicker in midfield as I think were a bit lightweight in there and maybe another centre back and I think a play off push could be on this year.

Agreed with all.

Byram doesn't look like his heart is in it, he's being forced to do something he isn't good at and it's glaringly obvious.

[Max Power]

How has Chris 'Chris Woods' Wood been for you lot?

[MartinSAFC]

We've just signed Will Buckley on loan with a £1 million option to buy.


:lol:

He's shite. Enjoy!

[leedsrevolution]

:lol:

He's shite. Enjoy!

Do you think that will be the case in the Championship though?

[MartinSAFC]

Do you think that will be the case in the Championship though?

Probably.

I'm just glad a club has taken him off our hands to be honest. He was never good enough to play in the Premiership.

[Magic]

Well that's fine because we probably won't be there for years yet so good signing as far as I'm concerned.

Wood(s) is alright, seems a bit slow and off the pace, wastes a lot of chances but is very capable as he's proven. Just wish he was more consistent. Doesn't help with our midfield being all over the place though.

[Magic]

Fucking farcical. Rosler out, Evans in looks this was arranged before Rosler was sacked as the fat cunt was taking training this morning before it was even announced.

[Bob Sacamano]

Having had a couple of hours to digest this, looking at it completely objectively he's actually had a fairly successful managerial career, it's definitely an odd choice but I really can't think of any outstanding candidate.

[Lee]

Evans is a good manager. Unfortunately he also happens to be a huge cunt.

[Waffdon]

Great appointment.

[Giggles]

I have no recollection of ever hearing of Steve Evans before.

[Magic]

12 month rolling contract = gone by Christmas.

[Spammer]

Having had a couple of hours to digest this, looking at it completely objectively he's actually had a fairly successful managerial career, it's definitely an odd choice but I really can't think of any outstanding candidate.

I think they've played a blinder considering most managers probably wouldn't touch Leeds with a bargepole nowadays after the shite the chairman has done.

[Max Power]

6/1 to go down?

[leedsrevolution]

We won't go down. Probably 15th would be fair.

[Max Power]

Surely you're decent players will be thinking of jumping ship in Jan. The place is a madhouse.

Cellino banned again :D Incredible.

[leedsrevolution]

Cellino banned again. Max - I hope you put that money on? :face:

[Magic]

Fucking lol. Only a Leeds fan could go to work with everything seemingly sound, check his phone during lunch oh the managers sacked and a new coach has been appointed. Check his phone when he gets home oh the chairman's banned again. Fuck this.

[Spammer]

How come you're a Leeds fan again, Magic?

[Alex]

Christ, what a mess. Again. Realistically, when was the last time we were a sensibly run, stable football club? We must be looking at fifteen years plus now.

[Magic]

Lasts until October 2016, that's before the embezzlement, illegal payments to agents, sexual discrimination and unfair dismissal cases to be heard in court. What scenes.

[Reg]

Missed the talk about Buckley. He's easily good enough for Leeds, as long he's not expected to be the main man. His injury proneness is a fairly big weakness, but he's a good player.

[Magic]

Yeah well he's been fucking shit so far. Another Kebe.

[Magic]

Evans is only on a rolling contract.

The away ticket limitation has been lifted after negotiations between the arseclown and the fans forum that tried to raise money to buy the club off him. HMM.

[Magic]

Ok so over the past couple of days:

Cellino came out and said he will never attend another Leeds game because he was 'too hurt' (time to go Massimo chants)

Then he came out and said he would only sell to the fan ownership offering.

Then he decided to appeal his ban.

Now he's decided NOT to sell to the fan ownership offering, but still definitely wants to sell.

:cab:

[neo_hippy]

And then you won at home, crazy times

[Magic]

@AmyLewisSport (https://twitter.com/AmyLewisSport)
Sources: Steve Parkin has been asked to pay a deposit that would grant him exclusivity to buy Leeds.Understand he wants to buy half of Leeds

[leedsrevolution]

Does that mean Cellino will stay?

[Magic]

Maybe initially until shit can be worked out with those cunts GFH.

[leedsrevolution]

How many more takeovers until things fucking settle down I wonder. What's your thoughts on Evans?

[Magic]

Dunno.

Parkin 51%
Cellino 24%
GFH 21%
GFHC 3%

Presumably.

[Magic]

Moyesy being strongly linked to us. :drool:

[leedsrevolution]

Can't see it. Why would he want to work under Cellino?

[Magic]

He wouldn't be you giant spack.

[leedsrevolution]

I'm still unsure he wants to sell / give up the reigns you irn bru drinking, bag pipe playing, ginger cunt.

[Magic]

Cuntingbottom sacked. :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Linked to Bielsa. That would be proper through the looking glass stuff. Twenty foot playing cards bouncing off the walls, walruses singing in seas of jelly and ice cream.

[Magic]

It won't happen.

[Magic]

Jesus Christ his management have just said talks are progressing well.

[leedsrevolution]

Come to daddy

[Giggles]

Him arriving and then being shite before leaving in October will be a gift to us all.

[Bob Sacamano]

I'm all for it, I've already accepted we're going to be in the Championship forever along with Ipswich so anything along the way to the inevitable 15th place finish to make it somewhat entertaining the better.

Although I've read he's already 'verbally' agreed to become the new manager of Penarol, Pachuca and about 17 different Argentine clubs in the past few weeks so I'm not going to hold my breath.

[Magic]

Steve Bruce. :D

[Giggles]

Bielsa is done apparently Magic

Almost.

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[-james-]

Hasn't he hissy fitted out of each of his last three jobs within a couple of months?

[Magic]

Hasn't he hissy fitted out of each of his last three jobs within a couple of months?

This will 100% happen. So much so that I reckon that he won't even be there for the 1st game of the season.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This is a film waiting to be made. Sheen might as well start practising his Argie accent.

[Magic]

He's signing tonight.

[Bob Sacamano]

:drool:

[Magic]

Stunning. This will be insane.

[Gavel]

:(


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[Bartholomert]

Does anyone here live in Leeds? My family has partially relocated there for business reasons, and I'll probably be there (and at games) in the reasonably near future.

[Danny]

Think we have a couple these days. Hammer (Gavel) and I think Alex is close.

All of my family are still there but I don’t get back often

[SvN]

Moving to Leeds? Times must be tough.

[Magic]

Mert moving from some luxury, wealthy city in America to Harehills warms my belly for some reason.

[-james-]

Mert slaying bishes in Oceana. :drool:

[Disco]

Hammer is within walking distance.

[Manc]

Stones throw away. TTH meet? I'll bring the ball.

[Danny]

Mert slaying bishes in Oceana. :drool:

Name had changed to Pryzm last time I was in there in 2016

Edit: I mean walked past :uhoh:

[Baz]

Hammer is within walking distance.:lol:

[Shindig]

for business reasons

Arkan's Newsagents.

[Bartholomert]

Moving to Leeds? Times must be tough.


Mert moving from some luxury, wealthy city in America to Harehills warms my belly for some reason.


Mert slaying bishes in Oceana. :drool:


Arkan's Newsagents.

To clarify, I am not moving to Leeds, I am (as far as I can tell) secure for the medium term future slaving away my youth as a lawyer in the US. Without getting too specific, my family has some business they are conducting in the area for at least the next few years, so I might come and visit the city some time in the Fall. We have season ticket box seats at the stadium so I'll probably catch a game.

Will make sure to let TTH know when I'm in the area, and you all can see me get drunk and try to hit on girls in person.

[Magic]

How much for pakora?

[Magic]

How much for FGM?

[Gavel]

Is your business venture in Holbeck?

[Shindig]

Also, 'slaving away your youth' doesn't really fly when you're 27.

[Spikey M]

Well that's 'but a Kebab in Leeds' off my bucket list.

[Bartholomert]

Also, 'slaving away your youth' doesn't really fly when you're 27.

I'm still 26, and I've been slaving away since 24 :yev: (be gentle)


Arkan's Newsagents.


How much for pakora?


How much for FGM?


Is your business venture in Holbeck?


Well that's 'but a Kebab in Leeds' off my bucket list.

I had to google all of these references and still don't understand what Spikey is saying...

[Boydy]

Where were your family based before?

[Spikey M]

I'm still 26, and I've been slaving away since 24 :yev: (be gentle)











I had to google all of these references and still don't understand what Spikey is saying...

Or a haircut and eardrum singed.

[Danny]

I'm still 26, and I've been slaving away since 24 :yev: (be gentle)


I had to google all of these references and still don't understand what Spikey is saying...

Magic is just being Magic but Spikey is saying your family will be selling doner kebabs

[Magic]

RIP Mert.

[Giggles]

But = buy.

[Spikey M]

But = buy.

I wasn't implying anything to do with prostitution.

[Bartholomert]

But = buy.

This was a helpful post.

[Spikey M]

Basically Bartyboy, There's not a Turk in the land that doesn't either own/work in a Kebab shop (nowt wrong there, by the way, I fucking love the gaffs) or a Barbers (again, nowt wrong there, when I wasn't follicly challenged, I went to 'Cousinz').

Now fess up, which is it?

[Bartholomert]

I'll save the details for over a drink of whatever it is people drink in Leeds. Incentives and all that.

[Magic]

See you for a pint of Taddy, lad.

[Alex]

See you for a pint of Taddy, lad.

:drool:

I haven't frequented a Sam Smith's in quite some time, but the last time I did that was about 2 quid a pint.

The TTH Leeds meet-up has got legs I reckon. We'll definitely be able to tie it in with a reasonably priced Leeds game too, when we inevitably bottle the playoffs.

Or, if by some miracle we do go up, we can all just live it large in Mert's families box. We've got all bases covered.

[Magic]

Was in the Angel last week, unreal cheap.

Up for a meet.

[Alex]

Yeah, I like The Angel!

You're in good pub territory around there. The Ship and Whitelocks are both great too.

[Danny]

Fuck man. Haven’t done those pubs in way too long :drool:

It’s always on the list when I visit home.

[Bartholomert]

Yeah, I like The Angel!

You're in good pub territory around there. The Ship and Whitelocks are both great too.

Those all look awesomely Africa-was-more-functional-and-life-on-the-whole-was-better-for-the-natives-under-Colonial-rule tier Anglo tbh.

[Bartholomert]

Also is it true people drink beer lukewarm? My Dad mentions this all the time...

[Danny]

No. It’s nonsense. They are some drinks (ales typically) that are served “cool” but warm beer is a no go.

At least from my experience before I moved and I am sure others will agree

[Bartholomert]

All of the above pubs are confirmed within 10 minutes walking distance from where I would be staying :thbup:

[Manc]

Get yourself to The Turk's Head. Think of the openers you could use.

[Magic]

What a wank name and wanky place. Is it actually part if Whitelocks or separate? Lol at the non-gender toilet as well.

[Manc]

Can we all agree to wear shirt, shorts and birkenstocks. Pastel colours only.

[Spikey M]

Cardigans draped over shoulders, chaps.

[Magic]

Can we all agree to wear shirt, shorts and birkenstocks. Pastel colours only.

Wearing a vest, pink pastel chino shorts and sneakers.

[Alex]

This Pontus to Brentford thing is just bizarre. I mean, he's obviously fallen out with Bielsa and/or Radrizzani and they've gone the "nobody is bigger than the club" route. I would obviously much rather he stay, but if Bielsa isn't of the opinion that he's part of the plan anymore then I'm happy to go along with whatever that man thinks.

It's the relative pittance of a fee and the destination that confuses me though. £5.5 million? I feel like we could have got (and possibly were turning down) more than double that this time a year ago, and probably from a Premier League club. I'm sure the contract has got plenty of time left on it too, so it's not that. It's just a really weird move.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D--vXECWkAIoryC.jpg

He looks like he's absolutely no idea how this has just happened. Poor lad.

[Adamski]

Roofe to Rangers is doing the rounds up here as well.

[Smjffy]

Is it something to do with the game against Villa? I reckon he went bat shit bonkers in the dressing room and went too far. I side with the defender in any case.

[Alex]

Is it something to do with the game against Villa? I reckon he went bat shit bonkers in the dressing room and went too far. I side with the defender in any case.

There's a lot of talk that the manager never really felt like he fit the "team first, get with the programme or get out" ethos, with the Villa thing being kind of emblematic of it.

There's a video doing the rounds that I saw today of him completely mugging the chairman off when he came out to shake everyone's hand in the tunnel after a loss away at QPR earlier in the season too.

It's a shame because he was great for us, and I'm really surprised at that sort of price that none of the teams who have gone up have taken him, if only for depth at the back. Regardless, Bielsa adds a lot more value than Pontus Jannson. So he had to go. Although for what it's worth Smiff, I agree with you on the Villa point. I was with him on that. I didn't think we should have let them equalise either. It was bollocks.

[Magic]

Meh. The fact he had offers from abroad but wanted to stay in England, and only Brentford came in says it all for me. Also Roofe isn't good enough.

[phonics]

At this point I think it's impossible to judge transfer fees. Is 10 million over the three years better than 5.5million this year? Does him going off the books this year change something FFP-wise? etc.

[Magic]

Yes. Look at the boy from Wolves we signed. And Jack Clarke. All dodge.

[Smjffy]

At this point I think it's impossible to judge transfer fees. Is 10 million over the three years better than 5.5million this year? Does him going off the books this year change something FFP-wise? etc.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/09/pontus-jansson-leeds-needed-money-brentford-bielsa-language

Seemingly so.

[Alex]

I thought we looked really good today. We even weathered that last ten minutes or so after they scored quite well, because I was initially worried everyone was going to lose their heads.

Aside from it being a really good attacking performance and the obvious stand-out contribution from Hernandez, I thought Ben White looked great at the back. He reads the game well and he looked very calm and composed, both in the tackle and in possession.

My only concern is Kiko and his impulsive "I think I'll just come charging off my line for no reason now" moments. He made a couple of good stops, to be fair to him. But I wish he would just behave himself.

[Alex]

That Amazon documentary series about last season came out today. I kind of don't know whether I want to watch it or not. :moop:

[Alex]

What a twenty-four hours. Promotion and now champions, without kicking a ball. :cool:

[Bob Sacamano]

Llorente screams back on loan to Villareal in 12 months as does Rodrigo.

Not really enjoying this transfer strategy.

[Alex]

That was a satisfying three points today. I thought we were quite evenly matched, so it was nice to come away with the win. I think the fitness-centric mentality Bielsa instills really helped us towards the end there, it was the difference for me. Bamford typifies it. He worked his bollocks off for the entire ninety minutes and got us the result. He was still blowing out of his arse when they interviewed him post game, five minutes after the final whistle. I'm very happy for the lad at the minute, and I say that as somebody who wasn't adverse to giving him stick last season.

It did a lot to ease my concerns about us at the back too. Koch looked massively improved today, he had a great game. Obviously Meslier was fantastic as well. Assuming we've still got the option buy on Harrison (and I think we have) we ought to just tie that up right now. Because the lads actually value on paper has doubled, at least, since he became a Premier League player.

I though Poveda looked quite handy when he came on as well, not afraid to have a go at anyone. He's just a little but impulsive, but he's still only young. Rodrigo I was less impressed with. It's obviously very early days, but he doesn't look a £30 million man to me. The old subbed on/subbed back off move is classic Bielsa too. Basically - "Not what I was looking for, back on the bench for you". :D