Genuinely buzzing

comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 1 minute ago
Kinnear hasn’t seen him play first team either yet is positive that he’s an improvement, so, do you agree with Kinnear or not?
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a lump of coal would be an improvement on clarke.
too harsh?

comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 1 minute ago

comment by Best Fans - ¡Leeds Carajo! (U2196)
posted 4 minutes ago
Can we stop writing off signings after a week?
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it's absolutely ridiculous how some on here make an opinion on a player that hasn't even started a game yet. i can understand being fed up with bamford or kiko or harrison they have all disappointed us at times. but that's the nature of sports, but to expect a player to be ready to step into bielsa's high tempo team after not playing a game for months is just stupid. fat kev really?

^^^^^

Another maddening aspect of life under Bielsa.

Other clubs bought or loaned players in the window
and they went straight into their respective teams.
They filled identified needs.

Not us. We identify an 18 year old keeper who goes
into the U23s. A City fringe player in Poveda who looks lightweight in our U23s (yes I've watched him). And
Kev, who according to Bielsa is nowhere near MB's
required fitness levels. WTF?

comment by Batty - Prem4harj (U4664)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 1 minute ago

comment by Best Fans - ¡Leeds Carajo! (U2196)
posted 4 minutes ago
Can we stop writing off signings after a week?
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it's absolutely ridiculous how some on here make an opinion on a player that hasn't even started a game yet. i can understand being fed up with bamford or kiko or harrison they have all disappointed us at times. but that's the nature of sports, but to expect a player to be ready to step into bielsa's high tempo team after not playing a game for months is just stupid. fat kev really?

^^^^^

Another maddening aspect of life under Bielsa.

Other clubs bought or loaned players in the window
and they went straight into their respective teams.
They filled identified needs.

Not us. We identify an 18 year old keeper who goes
into the U23s. A City fringe player in Poveda who looks lightweight in our U23s (yes I've watched him). And
Kev, who according to Bielsa is nowhere near MB's
required fitness levels. WTF?
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If we are told by our Chief Executive that we would only sign exceptional players, we would only sign players who improved the squad (not the U23s) and then we sign 3 players that he says are better than what we had before, one has to then question why those players aren't in squad or getting any minutes.

When our Head Coach says that this Jan window was the most impressive work he's seen, when he goes on and on about Augustin's ability, but then hardly plays him explaining he's nowhere near ready, you have genuine cause to question what is going on.

Every Leeds fan, every pundit, every tv commentator, every journalist can see and has commented about how Leeds needed reinforcements in Jan. Everyone could see we needed at least striker and CB.

We got one of those and he was 3rd or 4th choice, is so unfit Bielsa talks about it all the time and as for Poveda, the club won;'t allow the press to interview him and he is nowhere near first team when the player he was replacing was just starting to be needed.

No players are being written off but with regards to these players being what we needed for final 18 games or so (4 already gone by where they have had zero impact), it is looking highly likely that this has been another hugely expensive waste of money that does far more hard than good for our club.

comment by Batty - Prem4harj (U4664)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 1 minute ago

comment by Best Fans - ¡Leeds Carajo! (U2196)
posted 4 minutes ago
Can we stop writing off signings after a week?
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it's absolutely ridiculous how some on here make an opinion on a player that hasn't even started a game yet. i can understand being fed up with bamford or kiko or harrison they have all disappointed us at times. but that's the nature of sports, but to expect a player to be ready to step into bielsa's high tempo team after not playing a game for months is just stupid. fat kev really?

^^^^^

Another maddening aspect of life under Bielsa.

Other clubs bought or loaned players in the window
and they went straight into their respective teams.
They filled identified needs.

Not us. We identify an 18 year old keeper who goes
into the U23s. A City fringe player in Poveda who looks lightweight in our U23s (yes I've watched him). And
Kev, who according to Bielsa is nowhere near MB's
required fitness levels. WTF?
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batty, are you blaming bielsa for orta and ar not pulling the finger out and splashing the cash on what we need to get out of this hellhole?
from the tiny bit i've seen of kev i think he could be usefull but i understand your frustration.

mont, I blame all of them. Bielsa massively at fault for either sitting on his hands and letting others go get players. Or he's just not very good at finding players.
Orta is the King of this sh 1. TPile. His recruitment
and methods are flat out dire to woeful. Kinnear's in
the firing line also for opening his idiot gob too often.
Ultimately though, it's Radz who gets the biggest
crotch kick from me. Iwanted to believe in him. But,
based on evidence so far, he's not that football smart.

comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 33 minutes ago
comment by Best Fans - ¡Leeds Carajo! (U2196)
posted 4 minutes ago
Can we stop writing off signings after a week?
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it's absolutely ridiculous how some on here make an opinion on a player that hasn't even started a game yet. i can understand being fed up with bamford or kiko or harrison they have all disappointed us at times. but that's the nature of sports, but to expect a player to be ready to step into bielsa's high tempo team after not playing a game for months is just stupid. fat kev really?
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Don’t think anyone is genuinely writing players off.
The frustration is we needed players who could immediately start senior games.

Other teams at the top have done so and plenty of others with players coming off the bench

Eg
Forest - Bong / Diakhaby started last night
West Brom - Robinson started at weekend
Swansea - Brewster has played every game
Preston- Sinclair started every game

Augustin will only be good for 30 mins maximum under Bielsa's regime for the rest of the season in my opinion.
He may be a useful sub though so if he can get half a dozen important goals all well and good but if Bamford gets injured and he is all we have despite his poor conversion rate, then what?

Half a dozen goals makes him second top scorer in just 14 more games.

It simply is not going to happen.

comment by Yorkie_116 (U2965)
posted 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
I think Bamford needs to be used differently, he needs to do less of the hold up play and be in the box more often, too often he is not there and he is our one target man.

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I was saying last week, my mate loved Bamford when he was at Boro (he had season tickets there). Said he oozed class and quality.

I wonder, if Bielsa's attempts to make him a more rounded striker, this has affected his ability to get in the box and also finish chances.
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I'd be happier if Bielsa could give Bamford a more 'rounded' head. The one he uses currently is shaped like a 50p piece judging from his directional ability with headers.

comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 6 hours, 47 minutes ago
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 33 minutes ago
comment by Best Fans - ¡Leeds Carajo! (U2196)
posted 4 minutes ago
Can we stop writing off signings after a week?
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it's absolutely ridiculous how some on here make an opinion on a player that hasn't even started a game yet. i can understand being fed up with bamford or kiko or harrison they have all disappointed us at times. but that's the nature of sports, but to expect a player to be ready to step into bielsa's high tempo team after not playing a game for months is just stupid. fat kev really?
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Don’t think anyone is genuinely writing players off.
The frustration is we needed players who could immediately start senior games.

Other teams at the top have done so and plenty of others with players coming off the bench

Eg
Forest - Bong / Diakhaby started last night
West Brom - Robinson started at weekend
Swansea - Brewster has played every game
Preston- Sinclair started every game
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Why we didn't go for Scott Hogan, a proven goalscorer in this league, is beyond me. Now Brum are reaping the dividends. When you look at our business in the market over the past 2 years, it is a miracle we are in second place. The miracle is Bielsa.