While I know you will want to focus on the fans being misled with the announcement of a 2 year contract with one year extension.
That is one of the best articles I could read for the good of the club. In summary it says Bielsa stays whether we go up or not unless the club are stupid enough not to want him to
Not difficult to predict this given his character
comment by Long Short Tall 666 (U19233)
posted 1 day, 12 hours ago
Bielsa made a commitment to Leeds for two years. IMO whatever happens, unless Radz stabs him in the back somehow, he will be here for another year
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Faith, you’re the one here focussing in that, not myself.
sorry to dent anyone's hopefulness, including my own, but as phil hay put it when commenting on this.....
“whatever the contract says, if Bielsa decides he wants to go he’ll go “
Yes he will. But nothing about Bielsa's interviews or behaviour at the club suggests he wants to leave the job unfinished.
And that interview from his brother reaffirms that.
His history of staying at clubs short term is what worries us. But this has always being due to the club reneging on their side of the deal. So far Leeds have obviously done a great job of sticking to their end of the deal and long may it continue.
I think a lot of people’s fears (mine included) if Bielsa walking if there was any hint of issue, we’re misfounded.
He’s proven to have real integrity and also publicly supported board when I don’t think he was quite supported as promised.
Obviously hope we go up and Hoke therefore that he’s definitely staying.
If there were to be any issue I would suggest it would be around Bielsa feeling that the club genuinely will get in players he wants and not sell players he wants to keep. The other slight niggle will be how AR contradicted him over the Derby issue, things like that matter to Bielsa.
Maybe he just doesn't think there has been any hint of an issue?
I don’t know how much impact those issues have in his decision making the other issue is being away from family for long period of time, just saying they are the potential issues that I see.
What I do know is that whatever decision he makes I’ll respect it, his integrity about how he’s gone about things has been incredible and a standard set for the whole club.
Definitely. Think that the family must have an impact and will probably prevent him from remaining here for the very long term.
Personally I would love to see him here for the rest of his career and his family move to Wetherby.
The article you posted more than suggests his family will wait until he has honoured his commitments here and he sees that until the end of next season if Leeds do...Big relief for everyone.
If he chooses to go at any point I will join you in respecting the decision and thanking a great man for everything he has done on and as importantly off the pitch for leeds united
He is at the end of his management career. Money is not the issue for him. He has found his purpose in football and fortunately for us, it is LUFC. Whatever happens, we want him to stay and I do not think he wants to move on. He is a principled man from an honourable family. Hopefully, he gets the backing he needs to achieve his goals. Watch out Scousers and Mancunians, we're coming for you.
Family has a big impact, look at Saiz, contract for 4 years but ultimately family issues overruled that. Not saying it will happen with Bielsa, but family tends to come first and must always be a consideration when signing not just foreign staff but even British based, uprooting family doesn't always work out.
He tends to not stay longer than 2 years, if we get that from him will be very happy, anything extra is a bonus, I'd love the club to do all it could but if it couldn't;t extend then if its not from want of trying I'd have no complaints.
If, however after 2 years Bielsa left us for manu, I'd be very very disappointed.
Yes agree completely.
What the club need to be doing is making sure we have succession planning in place now.
I am hopeful that Corberan is going through that process now and is capable The longer Bielsa stays the better chance we have of making that route a success.
I think he'll stay for a good few years personally - seems to be a football romantic and he's loved by the fans, which he is, that hold so much ground with him.
here's hoping
Can't see him leave, if promotion is gained. He'd want to manage a prem team, for sure.
Seems like he really likes it at Leeds too
We haven't had a manager who made such a connection with the club, the fans and the community since the Don. Everything that's happened this season, on and off the pitch, has Bielsa's imprint on it. Why would he want to leave when he has only just begun?
Like Loidis says, he'll want a crack at the so called best League in the world!..
If he makes it than we'll see how things go, because no matter what happens, we go up and the only way to survive is by AR and his crew backing him!..
It'll be a hell off a sight dearer then now so that could be the fall out!..
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posted on 15/4/19
While I know you will want to focus on the fans being misled with the announcement of a 2 year contract with one year extension.
That is one of the best articles I could read for the good of the club. In summary it says Bielsa stays whether we go up or not unless the club are stupid enough not to want him to
posted on 15/4/19
Not difficult to predict this given his character
comment by Long Short Tall 666 (U19233)
posted 1 day, 12 hours ago
Bielsa made a commitment to Leeds for two years. IMO whatever happens, unless Radz stabs him in the back somehow, he will be here for another year
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posted on 15/4/19
Faith, you’re the one here focussing in that, not myself.
posted on 15/4/19
sorry to dent anyone's hopefulness, including my own, but as phil hay put it when commenting on this.....
“whatever the contract says, if Bielsa decides he wants to go he’ll go “
posted on 15/4/19
Yes he will. But nothing about Bielsa's interviews or behaviour at the club suggests he wants to leave the job unfinished.
And that interview from his brother reaffirms that.
His history of staying at clubs short term is what worries us. But this has always being due to the club reneging on their side of the deal. So far Leeds have obviously done a great job of sticking to their end of the deal and long may it continue.
posted on 15/4/19
I think a lot of people’s fears (mine included) if Bielsa walking if there was any hint of issue, we’re misfounded.
He’s proven to have real integrity and also publicly supported board when I don’t think he was quite supported as promised.
Obviously hope we go up and Hoke therefore that he’s definitely staying.
If there were to be any issue I would suggest it would be around Bielsa feeling that the club genuinely will get in players he wants and not sell players he wants to keep. The other slight niggle will be how AR contradicted him over the Derby issue, things like that matter to Bielsa.
posted on 15/4/19
Maybe he just doesn't think there has been any hint of an issue?
posted on 15/4/19
I don’t know how much impact those issues have in his decision making the other issue is being away from family for long period of time, just saying they are the potential issues that I see.
What I do know is that whatever decision he makes I’ll respect it, his integrity about how he’s gone about things has been incredible and a standard set for the whole club.
posted on 15/4/19
Definitely. Think that the family must have an impact and will probably prevent him from remaining here for the very long term.
Personally I would love to see him here for the rest of his career and his family move to Wetherby.
The article you posted more than suggests his family will wait until he has honoured his commitments here and he sees that until the end of next season if Leeds do...Big relief for everyone.
If he chooses to go at any point I will join you in respecting the decision and thanking a great man for everything he has done on and as importantly off the pitch for leeds united
posted on 15/4/19
He is at the end of his management career. Money is not the issue for him. He has found his purpose in football and fortunately for us, it is LUFC. Whatever happens, we want him to stay and I do not think he wants to move on. He is a principled man from an honourable family. Hopefully, he gets the backing he needs to achieve his goals. Watch out Scousers and Mancunians, we're coming for you.
posted on 15/4/19
Family has a big impact, look at Saiz, contract for 4 years but ultimately family issues overruled that. Not saying it will happen with Bielsa, but family tends to come first and must always be a consideration when signing not just foreign staff but even British based, uprooting family doesn't always work out.
He tends to not stay longer than 2 years, if we get that from him will be very happy, anything extra is a bonus, I'd love the club to do all it could but if it couldn't;t extend then if its not from want of trying I'd have no complaints.
If, however after 2 years Bielsa left us for manu, I'd be very very disappointed.
posted on 15/4/19
Yes agree completely.
What the club need to be doing is making sure we have succession planning in place now.
I am hopeful that Corberan is going through that process now and is capable The longer Bielsa stays the better chance we have of making that route a success.
posted on 15/4/19
I think he'll stay for a good few years personally - seems to be a football romantic and he's loved by the fans, which he is, that hold so much ground with him.
here's hoping
posted on 15/4/19
Can't see him leave, if promotion is gained. He'd want to manage a prem team, for sure.
Seems like he really likes it at Leeds too
posted on 15/4/19
We haven't had a manager who made such a connection with the club, the fans and the community since the Don. Everything that's happened this season, on and off the pitch, has Bielsa's imprint on it. Why would he want to leave when he has only just begun?
posted on 15/4/19
Like Loidis says, he'll want a crack at the so called best League in the world!..
If he makes it than we'll see how things go, because no matter what happens, we go up and the only way to survive is by AR and his crew backing him!..
It'll be a hell off a sight dearer then now so that could be the fall out!..
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