January importance

Need to be match fit and better than what we have, that might be the problem, not many of them available in January.

With kinnear’s track record of spin, we’ll re sign Malcolm Christie!

It’s a great point re BPF being homegrown and I’m probably as guilty of supporting him more because of that, but he’s not the liability people make out, if he was we quite simply would not be top.

I trust in Bielsa to know what he’s doing and needs, it’s whether the board back him the way he wants is different.

If funds were avaialbale and we spent let’s say 7 mill on a quality player there’s nothing to say they don’t get injured straight away BUT the feeling of being supported that Bielsa would have, the feeling that the club is genuinely going for promotion, the pulling together if players in that adversity could make a real difference.

I personally would rather win the war and have some planes left over than not have had enough planes, but for the first time since Wilko in his first couple of years do I trust the coach to know what he’s doing.

Ok what happens when Pablo gets injured? He's 33 after all. We're where we are only because of Bielsa and his coaching team.

No funds for another creative mid to replace Saiz at this crucial point in the season? Bielsa might conclude that our owner doesn't have a clue, etc... He has history of walking when he feels he's not being supported. Kinnear is spinning - that's not a good sign.

Pablos been injured, we’re top.

Im confident Bielsa is aware of what’s needed and what we have. He can’t invent money for the club, the club have to endure he feels as supported as possible, They have to not be complacent here but I don’t think Bielsa would quit unless really let down, he actually is resoectful if the club structure and dynamics.

BPF is a decent keeper who let's remember is only just starting out his career.

Try and remember what you were like when you first started your job and what you are like at it once you got experience and you can understand why there is stuff he still needs to improve on.

The difference for me though is quite simple, compared go some of the keepers we have had recently (and Silvesrti really sticks out in my mind here) BPF is not incompetent at what he does.

Yes he can do better, but at the end of the day he is a solid enough keeper.

My view is quite simple, there is no way we should risk not having a second keeper, and if we are bringing in a keeper you have to look at bringing in the best possible player you can, and there are more than enough keepers out there for us to be looking at signing one who is real quality

I get you OP, but I’d rather only sign playerscof they are the ones that Bielsa feels he needs. I wouldn’t want to sign a player just for the sake of keeping some Leeds fans happy that we’ve spent money.

Quality only please, sours fans were mortified that leve didn’t provide the cash in the summer, yeah I get that but who realistically would they sign? To improve the team I mean. They are 2nd in the premier league and if it wasn’t for Liverpools extra ordinary start they’d be too. Should they have gone for a player worth 25 million to sit on the bench?

Hindsight and all.

I remember the same argument with us lot this summer, some folk (you know who you are) complained a lot about not getting players over lines, in hindsight should we have been bent over backwards by Vydra for example?

I personally would rather win the war and have some planes left over than not have had enough planes, but for the first time since Wilko in his first couple of years do I trust the coach to know what he’s doing.
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I think Jonty nails it with this statement. Look at this situation on a risk basis.What are the risks involved?

We sign a couple of players and yes we have to get them up to the sharpness and integrated into the Bielsa style of play and it is probably going to cost top dollar. It might upset the applecart but it probably won't.

Conversely we just sign another goalkeeper and don't sign anyone hoping for likes of Brown and Bamford to become available.They never quite get fit.)Pablo gets a pulled hamstring out for 6 weeks) Roofe gets injured after they both play c15-20 games without a rest. .5-6 point gap gets eaten up as we start struggling to score and we end up on say 86 points behind a WBA side that did strengthen and Norwich who had enough to keep in front of us and we lose the play off semi. There's a big inquest and we get quotes like "hindsight is a wonderful thing and oh it was bad luck that Pablo an Roofe were injured etc".

For me the risk is far greater not to take decisive action in the transfer market and let a scenario like that play out.

Now if the cupboard is truly bare whether we want to sign someone or not and the suspicion of spin in Kinnear's comments ) that's a different story and attention points towards the boardroom again.

comment by Yorkie_116 (U2965)
posted 22 hours, 52 minutes ago
Agree with those 3 assessments.

The keeper is a must. If you don't want a new keeper you are either blind or not well.

We do need a playmaker to replace Saiz and ease the burden on Pablo.

I would consider that sufficient. Defensive cover would be an extra.
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We have a No.1 keeper we do not need a new 1 just yet. Why waste money on a risky Jan signing we need a replacement for Blackman

Why waste money on a risky summer signing?

Why waste money in any signing ever?

More & better players become available in the summer & you know it. We need to sign the right players not just panic. EVERYONE is panicing