MfM, Broadly speaking, I agree with your sentiments on our transfer dealings and failings but I have zero knowledge of the 49ers and the “massive” interest in us stateside, so I can’t really comment on that.
However, loaning Dan James to Fulham does strike me as being somewhat risky.
Spurs were supposedly interested in him and if that is true, it would have made more sense to send him there. I know we currently sit in the top 8 with both Fulham and Spurs but by the end of the season, we are likely to be scrapping it out with FFC at the opposite end of the table from Spurs.
I am no fan of James and he has never looked like a £25 million player IMHO. At times he looks, to me, to have missed his true vocation. He should have been a sprinter, as he doesn’t seem to have a ‘football brain’ but if he goes to FFC and blossoms into the player we hoped we were signing, loaning him to them could end up biting us on the posterior.
Perhaps THFC wasn’t an option and James was desperate to get away to get plenty of game time before the World Cup? Who knows?
As for Marsch; we’ve made a decent start but the jury is still out for me. Time will tell.
Dont know about any football brain - I am under the impression James doesn't have much up top at all! He can run pretty fast, presses and gives 100% but that's about it. The only danger he presents at Fulham is reliant upon having Mitrovic as his target in the middle for crosses from the wings. James is a winger who has consistently been played out of position without success and we've just signed a new winger who seems a lot more dangerous in front of goal than he does. It therefore seems best for both player and club that he moves on.
It seems Man U did us good and proper, like Wolves did with Helder Costa. It's this that is the worrying thing about Orta - there have been far too many really expensive mistakes. Costa, JKA and James, the most obvious errors, may end up costing us 75mill over just a couple of seasons!
If there was any mass hysteria over CDK, it was whipped up rather by clickbait articles online. As with Diang, the deal was done but the player decided against coming to us. I believe a number of our targets preferred to go elsewhere, which is not surprising given our terrible performance last season.
I think most Leeds fans would agree that they were disappointed and embarrassed by the farce that unfolded with regard to the last-minute scramble for a striker. Nonetheless, this may prove to have been the most successful window we've had since AR took over the club. Most of us would also surely agree that the squad is now looking much stronger.
We can talk a lot about the incomings but we've had good news on outgoings too - Harrison, Meslier and Klich are still LUFC players. An incompetent or profiteering owner may well have sold them during this window.
TBF, Costa was a valuable member of our championship winning team so was it not money well spent ?
James was a likeable chap but I always thought he didnt strike the ball very well either when crossing or shooting,
Yep, nuff said now. Onwards and upwards.
it is obvious dj does not fit into jm's system, think he tried but has not worked
We are a club that has just avoided relegation by the skin of our teeth. We are a club that spent 16 years outside the top division. The fact we have been able to attract the level of players we have is a tester Amy to the size of the club. We are very lucky in that regard but we are miles off the ‘big 6’ and even the likes of Leicester & West Ham who have expectations of Europe in recent years. I agree, I don’t think fans have a fair perspective of who we can and can’t get. I guess that accusation could be aimed at the owner, but ambition has to be a positive.
I’m not sure what the U-turn you are referring to was?
If Kristensen flops but the other 4 succeed that will be an incredible hit rate. And first impressions suggest that this will be the case. Obviously plenty of time for that change for better or worse.
I don’t get the big deal with the James situation. We signed the player, clearly he was Bielsa’s choice more than the clubs, change of manager doesn’t think he suits, a club bids for him and we accept. Is the club supposed to reject suitable offers because he didn’t get a fair go last season? All sounds a bit weird on social media etc. I get having sympathy for the lad and he has been a bit unlucky but I don’t see how he can play in this system, or many others tbh. He’s better off giving it a go elsewhere rather than getting bumped down the pecking order here.
Also the people suggesting that it’s a joke we were trying to do business so late, 15 of the 20 clubs signed a player on transfer deadline day.
I get the feeling Gakpo was hoping to secure a move to Man U if they couldn’t get Antony. Which made it impossible for other clubs to secure him until the Antony deal was resolved. And that’s why there was this big rush once he became available and obviously it all went t1ts up but you can see why we ended up where we did.
comment by HaveFaithInLeeds (U8688)
posted 7 minutes ago
We are a club that has just avoided relegation by the skin of our teeth. We are a club that spent 16 years outside the top division. The fact we have been able to attract the level of players we have is a tester Amy to the size of the club. We are very lucky in that regard but we are miles off the ‘big 6’ and even the likes of Leicester & West Ham who have expectations of Europe in recent years. I agree, I don’t think fans have a fair perspective of who we can and can’t get. I guess that accusation could be aimed at the owner, but ambition has to be a positive.
I’m not sure what the U-turn you are referring to was?
If Kristensen flops but the other 4 succeed that will be an incredible hit rate. And first impressions suggest that this will be the case. Obviously plenty of time for that change for better or worse.
I don’t get the big deal with the James situation. We signed the player, clearly he was Bielsa’s choice more than the clubs, change of manager doesn’t think he suits, a club bids for him and we accept. Is the club supposed to reject suitable offers because he didn’t get a fair go last season? All sounds a bit weird on social media etc. I get having sympathy for the lad and he has been a bit unlucky but I don’t see how he can play in this system, or many others tbh. He’s better off giving it a go elsewhere rather than getting bumped down the pecking order here.
Also the people suggesting that it’s a joke we were trying to do business so late, 15 of the 20 clubs signed a player on transfer deadline day.
I get the feeling Gakpo was hoping to secure a move to Man U if they couldn’t get Antony. Which made it impossible for other clubs to secure him until the Antony deal was resolved. And that’s why there was this big rush once he became available and obviously it all went t1ts up but you can see why we ended up where we did.
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best post in a long time, hopefully it will shut up the paranoid moaners, you know who you are
I would have added Gnonto and kept James personally but can understand the reasoning. Just hope it gives Summerville more chances. I do think James offers something just due to his sheer pace. Somewhere it will click for him eventually
Well said, unfortunately, the usual suspects only want to hear their opinions. Both Gyabi and Perkins are still youthful and look good additions to the playing staff. Hopefully if called upon they will step up to the task. I still think the club is short of another left-back and central striker, Gnonto could be in a similar mould to M Owen.
How have we done in the window...
Was pleased that we did business early and completely support manager going back for players he knows.
The questions are:
Are these players of right quality for this league
Are they what we need
How do they affect the morale in squad, Klich for example
Have we addressed the issues we can all see
I'm not convinced these are all good enough for this league, Kristensen in particular gets left for dead time and time again. When I'm watching matches I have to ask myself is Roca playing? Same at times with Adams, I just dont see these as players that top half Prem sides would want. It's early days, so Adams and Roca doing ok, but not really more than that in my book.
Aaronson is interesting because he runs around like a headless chicken, it seems without a purpose or rfootball nous at times, but its an important part of teh tactics and it is effective at times but other times it does look a bit Sunday league.
I think there is clearly a gap between the level these players were playing at and it will take some time.
As for Gyabi and Perkins, as Ive said for many a year, I think we focus far too much on imports for younger groups and it takes away focus for first team players and here we are at end of window still without a LB and still without a striker to challenge Rodrigo and Bamford, unless the farcical last minute fiasco signing of Gnonto proves to be a revelation.
No disrespect to Gnonto, its the shambles of CDK etc and last minute deadline day and announcing players who dont actually sign that make us a laughing stock.
It was embarrassing with badge a few years back, embarrassing every window we dont sign someone, embarrassing with JKA and these owners are continually doing this to us.
Marsch doesnt have teh credibility yet to attract big names, Bielsa did, but we didnt sign and big names, Raphinha became a big name under Bielsa.
Are we an attractive club to join?
We're in Prem, we handled JKA situation poorly as we did Costa, Dan James and Nketiah, I dont know how much I'd be trusting the AR and Orta promises.
As a junior I'd be looking at the importation of Perkins, Gyabi and Gnonto and wondering where my opoprtunities really lie.
How many of these u21/23s really come through?
They get sold, released or loaned out and only ones recently to make a breakthrough, Greenwood, cant get a game, and gelhardt is struggling for minutes and gets subbed off.
this last match, I can understand planning to give Bamford minutes, but if plan changes with Rodrigo injured, you cant then sub off Gelhardt, he doesnt get the minutes and he then starts to question his future in teh pecking order which is now called into question with Gnnonto signing.
Had we signed a Vardy type player short term for this season, prolific scorer, if I were gelhardt I would see its short term, can help me learn and I can see my chance.
If we're signing younger striker, with caps and for longer contract Id have real question as to what the plan is for me and I would not be surprised if Bamford and Rodrigo regains fitness and we see Gelhardt loaned out at some point, maybe not this season but next.
Robles ok we have a back up....now Sinisterra. Thought he's played well when on, needs more minutes, could be something good, have to be careful not to compare to raphinha, but I feel this could be a good one.
Overall, for money spent, I think we've done ok.
Are we stringer than last season, I'm not sure we are, BUT, last season's team didn't deliver and the proof will be if we can stay up again this season, because the squad is just as thin as last season's and wasn't that the reason cited for our issues, small squad?
I felt we'd turned a bit of a corner after Chelsea game, but that had to be built upon, I haven't seen that last two games and todays match is hugely significant for just a few months ago, 3-1 at Brentford was massive result, without similar result today it's fair comment to say that progress isn't what we're being told it is.
To be fair it's up to Joffy and Greenwood to perform when they get a chance. They both played in the Barnsley game and were not outstanding so why should they start. They are decent squad players at the moment.
Hmm.
Our main striker is injury-prone (and getting on a bit); our second main striker is inconsistent (and getting on a bit); our third choice main striker is still finding his way. I'd imagine all the young strikers at the club are going to be pushing themselves to compete with Gelhardt, which will be good for him and for the club.
Maybe Greenwood can't get a lot of game-time. because, like James, he hasn't yet shown himself to be good enough at this level?
Would a short-term journeyman be prepared to do the pressing up front? Rodrigo is not particularly good at this?
The new players are all young and still finding their feet in the PL, remember - I think you're being way too critical in your assessment. They've only played six competitive games together so far.
It's worth remembering that we haven't been taken to the cleaners by anyone this season yet and indeed we've made a pretty good start. Yes, we were outsmarted and outplayed by Potter's Brighton, but they really are a well-organised team. I thought our performance improved for Everton even though we didn't take all three points.
I don't really accept your final comment either, with regard to "what we're being told" about the club's progress this season. We avoided relegation in the last minute of the last day of last season having shipped more goals than anyone except Norwich (and with more yellows than anyone.) We currently have eight points from the first five which is a huge improvement on last season's start.
I may well be wrong on all that but despite all the nonsense last week, despite the fact that we didn't sign a dedicated LB, I think we've had a pretty good window.
We held on to Harrison, Meslier and Klich and shed some dead weight. And Gnonto might just surprise us very pleasantly after all?
I don't think the squad is as thin as last season. Yeah we are short at lb but other areas we have more cover than last season
comment by Jaz63 (U8369)
posted 29 minutes ago
Hmm.
Our main striker is injury-prone (and getting on a bit); our second main striker is inconsistent (and getting on a bit); our third choice main striker is still finding his way. I'd imagine all the young strikers at the club are going to be pushing themselves to compete with Gelhardt, which will be good for him and for the club.
Maybe Greenwood can't get a lot of game-time. because, like James, he hasn't yet shown himself to be good enough at this level?
Would a short-term journeyman be prepared to do the pressing up front? Rodrigo is not particularly good at this?
The new players are all young and still finding their feet in the PL, remember - I think you're being way too critical in your assessment. They've only played six competitive games together so far.
It's worth remembering that we haven't been taken to the cleaners by anyone this season yet and indeed we've made a pretty good start. Yes, we were outsmarted and outplayed by Potter's Brighton, but they really are a well-organised team. I thought our performance improved for Everton even though we didn't take all three points.
I don't really accept your final comment either, with regard to "what we're being told" about the club's progress this season. We avoided relegation in the last minute of the last day of last season having shipped more goals than anyone except Norwich (and with more yellows than anyone.) We currently have eight points from the first five which is a huge improvement on last season's start.
I may well be wrong on all that but despite all the nonsense last week, despite the fact that we didn't sign a dedicated LB, I think we've had a pretty good window.
We held on to Harrison, Meslier and Klich and shed some dead weight. And Gnonto might just surprise us very pleasantly after all?
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I think Chelsea result changes everything.
Did we really expect 3 goals and 3 points?
Look at our record v top teams.
And remember this is a very poor Chelsea this season.
Take that 3 points away and we’re 5 points ftt try on 5 games.
It’s the impotence against the Brighton’s and Everton’s that worries me along with our lack of shots on target, yet we’re told we’re getting better each week, if anything not progressed each week since Chelsea..
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
How have we done in the window...
Was pleased that we did business early and completely support manager going back for players he knows.
The questions are:
Are these players of right quality for this league
Are they what we need
How do they affect the morale in squad, Klich for example
Have we addressed the issues we can all see
I'm not convinced these are all good enough for this league, Kristensen in particular gets left for dead time and time again. When I'm watching matches I have to ask myself is Roca playing? Same at times with Adams, I just dont see these as players that top half Prem sides would want. It's early days, so Adams and Roca doing ok, but not really more than that in my book.
Aaronson is interesting because he runs around like a headless chicken, it seems without a purpose or rfootball nous at times, but its an important part of teh tactics and it is effective at times but other times it does look a bit Sunday league.
I think there is clearly a gap between the level these players were playing at and it will take some time.
As for Gyabi and Perkins, as Ive said for many a year, I think we focus far too much on imports for younger groups and it takes away focus for first team players and here we are at end of window still without a LB and still without a striker to challenge Rodrigo and Bamford, unless the farcical last minute fiasco signing of Gnonto proves to be a revelation.
No disrespect to Gnonto, its the shambles of CDK etc and last minute deadline day and announcing players who dont actually sign that make us a laughing stock.
It was embarrassing with badge a few years back, embarrassing every window we dont sign someone, embarrassing with JKA and these owners are continually doing this to us.
Marsch doesnt have teh credibility yet to attract big names, Bielsa did, but we didnt sign and big names, Raphinha became a big name under Bielsa.
Are we an attractive club to join?
We're in Prem, we handled JKA situation poorly as we did Costa, Dan James and Nketiah, I dont know how much I'd be trusting the AR and Orta promises.
As a junior I'd be looking at the importation of Perkins, Gyabi and Gnonto and wondering where my opoprtunities really lie.
How many of these u21/23s really come through?
They get sold, released or loaned out and only ones recently to make a breakthrough, Greenwood, cant get a game, and gelhardt is struggling for minutes and gets subbed off.
this last match, I can understand planning to give Bamford minutes, but if plan changes with Rodrigo injured, you cant then sub off Gelhardt, he doesnt get the minutes and he then starts to question his future in teh pecking order which is now called into question with Gnnonto signing.
Had we signed a Vardy type player short term for this season, prolific scorer, if I were gelhardt I would see its short term, can help me learn and I can see my chance.
If we're signing younger striker, with caps and for longer contract Id have real question as to what the plan is for me and I would not be surprised if Bamford and Rodrigo regains fitness and we see Gelhardt loaned out at some point, maybe not this season but next.
Robles ok we have a back up....now Sinisterra. Thought he's played well when on, needs more minutes, could be something good, have to be careful not to compare to raphinha, but I feel this could be a good one.
Overall, for money spent, I think we've done ok.
Are we stringer than last season, I'm not sure we are, BUT, last season's team didn't deliver and the proof will be if we can stay up again this season, because the squad is just as thin as last season's and wasn't that the reason cited for our issues, small squad?
I felt we'd turned a bit of a corner after Chelsea game, but that had to be built upon, I haven't seen that last two games and todays match is hugely significant for just a few months ago, 3-1 at Brentford was massive result, without similar result today it's fair comment to say that progress isn't what we're being told it is.
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comment by White as Snow (U22893)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
How have we done in the window...
Was pleased that we did business early and completely support manager going back for players he knows.
The questions are:
Are these players of right quality for this league
Are they what we need
How do they affect the morale in squad, Klich for example
Have we addressed the issues we can all see
I'm not convinced these are all good enough for this league, Kristensen in particular gets left for dead time and time again. When I'm watching matches I have to ask myself is Roca playing? Same at times with Adams, I just dont see these as players that top half Prem sides would want. It's early days, so Adams and Roca doing ok, but not really more than that in my book.
Aaronson is interesting because he runs around like a headless chicken, it seems without a purpose or rfootball nous at times, but its an important part of teh tactics and it is effective at times but other times it does look a bit Sunday league.
I think there is clearly a gap between the level these players were playing at and it will take some time.
As for Gyabi and Perkins, as Ive said for many a year, I think we focus far too much on imports for younger groups and it takes away focus for first team players and here we are at end of window still without a LB and still without a striker to challenge Rodrigo and Bamford, unless the farcical last minute fiasco signing of Gnonto proves to be a revelation.
No disrespect to Gnonto, its the shambles of CDK etc and last minute deadline day and announcing players who dont actually sign that make us a laughing stock.
It was embarrassing with badge a few years back, embarrassing every window we dont sign someone, embarrassing with JKA and these owners are continually doing this to us.
Marsch doesnt have teh credibility yet to attract big names, Bielsa did, but we didnt sign and big names, Raphinha became a big name under Bielsa.
Are we an attractive club to join?
We're in Prem, we handled JKA situation poorly as we did Costa, Dan James and Nketiah, I dont know how much I'd be trusting the AR and Orta promises.
As a junior I'd be looking at the importation of Perkins, Gyabi and Gnonto and wondering where my opoprtunities really lie.
How many of these u21/23s really come through?
They get sold, released or loaned out and only ones recently to make a breakthrough, Greenwood, cant get a game, and gelhardt is struggling for minutes and gets subbed off.
this last match, I can understand planning to give Bamford minutes, but if plan changes with Rodrigo injured, you cant then sub off Gelhardt, he doesnt get the minutes and he then starts to question his future in teh pecking order which is now called into question with Gnnonto signing.
Had we signed a Vardy type player short term for this season, prolific scorer, if I were gelhardt I would see its short term, can help me learn and I can see my chance.
If we're signing younger striker, with caps and for longer contract Id have real question as to what the plan is for me and I would not be surprised if Bamford and Rodrigo regains fitness and we see Gelhardt loaned out at some point, maybe not this season but next.
Robles ok we have a back up....now Sinisterra. Thought he's played well when on, needs more minutes, could be something good, have to be careful not to compare to raphinha, but I feel this could be a good one.
Overall, for money spent, I think we've done ok.
Are we stringer than last season, I'm not sure we are, BUT, last season's team didn't deliver and the proof will be if we can stay up again this season, because the squad is just as thin as last season's and wasn't that the reason cited for our issues, small squad?
I felt we'd turned a bit of a corner after Chelsea game, but that had to be built upon, I haven't seen that last two games and todays match is hugely significant for just a few months ago, 3-1 at Brentford was massive result, without similar result today it's fair comment to say that progress isn't what we're being told it is.
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you are never ever happy, you must be a bundle of joy to live with
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
How have we done in the window...
Was pleased that we did business early and completely support manager going back for players he knows.
The questions are:
Are these players of right quality for this league
Are they what we need
How do they affect the morale in squad, Klich for example
Have we addressed the issues we can all see
I'm not convinced these are all good enough for this league, Kristensen in particular gets left for dead time and time again. When I'm watching matches I have to ask myself is Roca playing? Same at times with Adams, I just dont see these as players that top half Prem sides would want. It's early days, so Adams and Roca doing ok, but not really more than that in my book.
Aaronson is interesting because he runs around like a headless chicken, it seems without a purpose or rfootball nous at times, but its an important part of teh tactics and it is effective at times but other times it does look a bit Sunday league.
I think there is clearly a gap between the level these players were playing at and it will take some time.
As for Gyabi and Perkins, as Ive said for many a year, I think we focus far too much on imports for younger groups and it takes away focus for first team players and here we are at end of window still without a LB and still without a striker to challenge Rodrigo and Bamford, unless the farcical last minute fiasco signing of Gnonto proves to be a revelation.
No disrespect to Gnonto, its the shambles of CDK etc and last minute deadline day and announcing players who dont actually sign that make us a laughing stock.
It was embarrassing with badge a few years back, embarrassing every window we dont sign someone, embarrassing with JKA and these owners are continually doing this to us.
Marsch doesnt have teh credibility yet to attract big names, Bielsa did, but we didnt sign and big names, Raphinha became a big name under Bielsa.
Are we an attractive club to join?
We're in Prem, we handled JKA situation poorly as we did Costa, Dan James and Nketiah, I dont know how much I'd be trusting the AR and Orta promises.
As a junior I'd be looking at the importation of Perkins, Gyabi and Gnonto and wondering where my opoprtunities really lie.
How many of these u21/23s really come through?
They get sold, released or loaned out and only ones recently to make a breakthrough, Greenwood, cant get a game, and gelhardt is struggling for minutes and gets subbed off.
this last match, I can understand planning to give Bamford minutes, but if plan changes with Rodrigo injured, you cant then sub off Gelhardt, he doesnt get the minutes and he then starts to question his future in teh pecking order which is now called into question with Gnnonto signing.
Had we signed a Vardy type player short term for this season, prolific scorer, if I were gelhardt I would see its short term, can help me learn and I can see my chance.
If we're signing younger striker, with caps and for longer contract Id have real question as to what the plan is for me and I would not be surprised if Bamford and Rodrigo regains fitness and we see Gelhardt loaned out at some point, maybe not this season but next.
Robles ok we have a back up....now Sinisterra. Thought he's played well when on, needs more minutes, could be something good, have to be careful not to compare to raphinha, but I feel this could be a good one.
Overall, for money spent, I think we've done ok.
Are we stringer than last season, I'm not sure we are, BUT, last season's team didn't deliver and the proof will be if we can stay up again this season, because the squad is just as thin as last season's and wasn't that the reason cited for our issues, small squad?
I felt we'd turned a bit of a corner after Chelsea game, but that had to be built upon, I haven't seen that last two games and todays match is hugely significant for just a few months ago, 3-1 at Brentford was massive result, without similar result today it's fair comment to say that progress isn't what we're being told it is.
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WOW!
What nonsense.
I can only assume you have walked in on the AR, VO, & AK all hanging out of your mrs in one way or another.
That or you just have no idea what you are looking at when watching a game football.
Maybe just stick to tennis?
comment by HaveFaithInLeeds (U8688)
posted 27 seconds ago
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
How have we done in the window...
Was pleased that we did business early and completely support manager going back for players he knows.
The questions are:
Are these players of right quality for this league
Are they what we need
How do they affect the morale in squad, Klich for example
Have we addressed the issues we can all see
I'm not convinced these are all good enough for this league, Kristensen in particular gets left for dead time and time again. When I'm watching matches I have to ask myself is Roca playing? Same at times with Adams, I just dont see these as players that top half Prem sides would want. It's early days, so Adams and Roca doing ok, but not really more than that in my book.
Aaronson is interesting because he runs around like a headless chicken, it seems without a purpose or rfootball nous at times, but its an important part of teh tactics and it is effective at times but other times it does look a bit Sunday league.
I think there is clearly a gap between the level these players were playing at and it will take some time.
As for Gyabi and Perkins, as Ive said for many a year, I think we focus far too much on imports for younger groups and it takes away focus for first team players and here we are at end of window still without a LB and still without a striker to challenge Rodrigo and Bamford, unless the farcical last minute fiasco signing of Gnonto proves to be a revelation.
No disrespect to Gnonto, its the shambles of CDK etc and last minute deadline day and announcing players who dont actually sign that make us a laughing stock.
It was embarrassing with badge a few years back, embarrassing every window we dont sign someone, embarrassing with JKA and these owners are continually doing this to us.
Marsch doesnt have teh credibility yet to attract big names, Bielsa did, but we didnt sign and big names, Raphinha became a big name under Bielsa.
Are we an attractive club to join?
We're in Prem, we handled JKA situation poorly as we did Costa, Dan James and Nketiah, I dont know how much I'd be trusting the AR and Orta promises.
As a junior I'd be looking at the importation of Perkins, Gyabi and Gnonto and wondering where my opoprtunities really lie.
How many of these u21/23s really come through?
They get sold, released or loaned out and only ones recently to make a breakthrough, Greenwood, cant get a game, and gelhardt is struggling for minutes and gets subbed off.
this last match, I can understand planning to give Bamford minutes, but if plan changes with Rodrigo injured, you cant then sub off Gelhardt, he doesnt get the minutes and he then starts to question his future in teh pecking order which is now called into question with Gnnonto signing.
Had we signed a Vardy type player short term for this season, prolific scorer, if I were gelhardt I would see its short term, can help me learn and I can see my chance.
If we're signing younger striker, with caps and for longer contract Id have real question as to what the plan is for me and I would not be surprised if Bamford and Rodrigo regains fitness and we see Gelhardt loaned out at some point, maybe not this season but next.
Robles ok we have a back up....now Sinisterra. Thought he's played well when on, needs more minutes, could be something good, have to be careful not to compare to raphinha, but I feel this could be a good one.
Overall, for money spent, I think we've done ok.
Are we stringer than last season, I'm not sure we are, BUT, last season's team didn't deliver and the proof will be if we can stay up again this season, because the squad is just as thin as last season's and wasn't that the reason cited for our issues, small squad?
I felt we'd turned a bit of a corner after Chelsea game, but that had to be built upon, I haven't seen that last two games and todays match is hugely significant for just a few months ago, 3-1 at Brentford was massive result, without similar result today it's fair comment to say that progress isn't what we're being told it is.
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WOW!
What nonsense.
I can only assume you have walked in on the AR, VO, & AK all hanging out of your mrs in one way or another.
That or you just have no idea what you are looking at when watching a game football.
Maybe just stick to tennis?
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this x 1000000000000000000000000
It was outrageous to sell dan James to a potential relgation competitor without bringing in a replacement. Yet again we have a small squad with minimal quality on the bench. James, despite his flaws, worked hard and added pace to our attack.
I'm just speechless at how these owners keep rinsing the club and don't invest in additional quality we need.
“ All of his players play intelligently and my guess is that Marsch felt that DJ just didn’t understand what he was being asked to do, and wasn’t going to learn fast enough.”
Or maybe he had to shift james out to allow 18 year old gnonto in.
Utter lying shambles of a club.
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posted on 3/9/22
MfM, Broadly speaking, I agree with your sentiments on our transfer dealings and failings but I have zero knowledge of the 49ers and the “massive” interest in us stateside, so I can’t really comment on that.
However, loaning Dan James to Fulham does strike me as being somewhat risky.
Spurs were supposedly interested in him and if that is true, it would have made more sense to send him there. I know we currently sit in the top 8 with both Fulham and Spurs but by the end of the season, we are likely to be scrapping it out with FFC at the opposite end of the table from Spurs.
I am no fan of James and he has never looked like a £25 million player IMHO. At times he looks, to me, to have missed his true vocation. He should have been a sprinter, as he doesn’t seem to have a ‘football brain’ but if he goes to FFC and blossoms into the player we hoped we were signing, loaning him to them could end up biting us on the posterior.
Perhaps THFC wasn’t an option and James was desperate to get away to get plenty of game time before the World Cup? Who knows?
As for Marsch; we’ve made a decent start but the jury is still out for me. Time will tell.
posted on 3/9/22
Dont know about any football brain - I am under the impression James doesn't have much up top at all! He can run pretty fast, presses and gives 100% but that's about it. The only danger he presents at Fulham is reliant upon having Mitrovic as his target in the middle for crosses from the wings. James is a winger who has consistently been played out of position without success and we've just signed a new winger who seems a lot more dangerous in front of goal than he does. It therefore seems best for both player and club that he moves on.
It seems Man U did us good and proper, like Wolves did with Helder Costa. It's this that is the worrying thing about Orta - there have been far too many really expensive mistakes. Costa, JKA and James, the most obvious errors, may end up costing us 75mill over just a couple of seasons!
If there was any mass hysteria over CDK, it was whipped up rather by clickbait articles online. As with Diang, the deal was done but the player decided against coming to us. I believe a number of our targets preferred to go elsewhere, which is not surprising given our terrible performance last season.
I think most Leeds fans would agree that they were disappointed and embarrassed by the farce that unfolded with regard to the last-minute scramble for a striker. Nonetheless, this may prove to have been the most successful window we've had since AR took over the club. Most of us would also surely agree that the squad is now looking much stronger.
We can talk a lot about the incomings but we've had good news on outgoings too - Harrison, Meslier and Klich are still LUFC players. An incompetent or profiteering owner may well have sold them during this window.
posted on 3/9/22
TBF, Costa was a valuable member of our championship winning team so was it not money well spent ?
James was a likeable chap but I always thought he didnt strike the ball very well either when crossing or shooting,
posted on 3/9/22
Yep, nuff said now. Onwards and upwards.
posted on 3/9/22
it is obvious dj does not fit into jm's system, think he tried but has not worked
posted on 3/9/22
We are a club that has just avoided relegation by the skin of our teeth. We are a club that spent 16 years outside the top division. The fact we have been able to attract the level of players we have is a tester Amy to the size of the club. We are very lucky in that regard but we are miles off the ‘big 6’ and even the likes of Leicester & West Ham who have expectations of Europe in recent years. I agree, I don’t think fans have a fair perspective of who we can and can’t get. I guess that accusation could be aimed at the owner, but ambition has to be a positive.
I’m not sure what the U-turn you are referring to was?
If Kristensen flops but the other 4 succeed that will be an incredible hit rate. And first impressions suggest that this will be the case. Obviously plenty of time for that change for better or worse.
I don’t get the big deal with the James situation. We signed the player, clearly he was Bielsa’s choice more than the clubs, change of manager doesn’t think he suits, a club bids for him and we accept. Is the club supposed to reject suitable offers because he didn’t get a fair go last season? All sounds a bit weird on social media etc. I get having sympathy for the lad and he has been a bit unlucky but I don’t see how he can play in this system, or many others tbh. He’s better off giving it a go elsewhere rather than getting bumped down the pecking order here.
Also the people suggesting that it’s a joke we were trying to do business so late, 15 of the 20 clubs signed a player on transfer deadline day.
I get the feeling Gakpo was hoping to secure a move to Man U if they couldn’t get Antony. Which made it impossible for other clubs to secure him until the Antony deal was resolved. And that’s why there was this big rush once he became available and obviously it all went t1ts up but you can see why we ended up where we did.
posted on 3/9/22
comment by HaveFaithInLeeds (U8688)
posted 7 minutes ago
We are a club that has just avoided relegation by the skin of our teeth. We are a club that spent 16 years outside the top division. The fact we have been able to attract the level of players we have is a tester Amy to the size of the club. We are very lucky in that regard but we are miles off the ‘big 6’ and even the likes of Leicester & West Ham who have expectations of Europe in recent years. I agree, I don’t think fans have a fair perspective of who we can and can’t get. I guess that accusation could be aimed at the owner, but ambition has to be a positive.
I’m not sure what the U-turn you are referring to was?
If Kristensen flops but the other 4 succeed that will be an incredible hit rate. And first impressions suggest that this will be the case. Obviously plenty of time for that change for better or worse.
I don’t get the big deal with the James situation. We signed the player, clearly he was Bielsa’s choice more than the clubs, change of manager doesn’t think he suits, a club bids for him and we accept. Is the club supposed to reject suitable offers because he didn’t get a fair go last season? All sounds a bit weird on social media etc. I get having sympathy for the lad and he has been a bit unlucky but I don’t see how he can play in this system, or many others tbh. He’s better off giving it a go elsewhere rather than getting bumped down the pecking order here.
Also the people suggesting that it’s a joke we were trying to do business so late, 15 of the 20 clubs signed a player on transfer deadline day.
I get the feeling Gakpo was hoping to secure a move to Man U if they couldn’t get Antony. Which made it impossible for other clubs to secure him until the Antony deal was resolved. And that’s why there was this big rush once he became available and obviously it all went t1ts up but you can see why we ended up where we did.
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best post in a long time, hopefully it will shut up the paranoid moaners, you know who you are
posted on 3/9/22
I would have added Gnonto and kept James personally but can understand the reasoning. Just hope it gives Summerville more chances. I do think James offers something just due to his sheer pace. Somewhere it will click for him eventually
posted on 3/9/22
Well said, unfortunately, the usual suspects only want to hear their opinions. Both Gyabi and Perkins are still youthful and look good additions to the playing staff. Hopefully if called upon they will step up to the task. I still think the club is short of another left-back and central striker, Gnonto could be in a similar mould to M Owen.
posted on 3/9/22
How have we done in the window...
Was pleased that we did business early and completely support manager going back for players he knows.
The questions are:
Are these players of right quality for this league
Are they what we need
How do they affect the morale in squad, Klich for example
Have we addressed the issues we can all see
I'm not convinced these are all good enough for this league, Kristensen in particular gets left for dead time and time again. When I'm watching matches I have to ask myself is Roca playing? Same at times with Adams, I just dont see these as players that top half Prem sides would want. It's early days, so Adams and Roca doing ok, but not really more than that in my book.
Aaronson is interesting because he runs around like a headless chicken, it seems without a purpose or rfootball nous at times, but its an important part of teh tactics and it is effective at times but other times it does look a bit Sunday league.
I think there is clearly a gap between the level these players were playing at and it will take some time.
As for Gyabi and Perkins, as Ive said for many a year, I think we focus far too much on imports for younger groups and it takes away focus for first team players and here we are at end of window still without a LB and still without a striker to challenge Rodrigo and Bamford, unless the farcical last minute fiasco signing of Gnonto proves to be a revelation.
No disrespect to Gnonto, its the shambles of CDK etc and last minute deadline day and announcing players who dont actually sign that make us a laughing stock.
It was embarrassing with badge a few years back, embarrassing every window we dont sign someone, embarrassing with JKA and these owners are continually doing this to us.
Marsch doesnt have teh credibility yet to attract big names, Bielsa did, but we didnt sign and big names, Raphinha became a big name under Bielsa.
Are we an attractive club to join?
We're in Prem, we handled JKA situation poorly as we did Costa, Dan James and Nketiah, I dont know how much I'd be trusting the AR and Orta promises.
As a junior I'd be looking at the importation of Perkins, Gyabi and Gnonto and wondering where my opoprtunities really lie.
How many of these u21/23s really come through?
They get sold, released or loaned out and only ones recently to make a breakthrough, Greenwood, cant get a game, and gelhardt is struggling for minutes and gets subbed off.
this last match, I can understand planning to give Bamford minutes, but if plan changes with Rodrigo injured, you cant then sub off Gelhardt, he doesnt get the minutes and he then starts to question his future in teh pecking order which is now called into question with Gnnonto signing.
Had we signed a Vardy type player short term for this season, prolific scorer, if I were gelhardt I would see its short term, can help me learn and I can see my chance.
If we're signing younger striker, with caps and for longer contract Id have real question as to what the plan is for me and I would not be surprised if Bamford and Rodrigo regains fitness and we see Gelhardt loaned out at some point, maybe not this season but next.
Robles ok we have a back up....now Sinisterra. Thought he's played well when on, needs more minutes, could be something good, have to be careful not to compare to raphinha, but I feel this could be a good one.
Overall, for money spent, I think we've done ok.
Are we stringer than last season, I'm not sure we are, BUT, last season's team didn't deliver and the proof will be if we can stay up again this season, because the squad is just as thin as last season's and wasn't that the reason cited for our issues, small squad?
I felt we'd turned a bit of a corner after Chelsea game, but that had to be built upon, I haven't seen that last two games and todays match is hugely significant for just a few months ago, 3-1 at Brentford was massive result, without similar result today it's fair comment to say that progress isn't what we're being told it is.
posted on 3/9/22
To be fair it's up to Joffy and Greenwood to perform when they get a chance. They both played in the Barnsley game and were not outstanding so why should they start. They are decent squad players at the moment.
posted on 3/9/22
Hmm.
Our main striker is injury-prone (and getting on a bit); our second main striker is inconsistent (and getting on a bit); our third choice main striker is still finding his way. I'd imagine all the young strikers at the club are going to be pushing themselves to compete with Gelhardt, which will be good for him and for the club.
Maybe Greenwood can't get a lot of game-time. because, like James, he hasn't yet shown himself to be good enough at this level?
Would a short-term journeyman be prepared to do the pressing up front? Rodrigo is not particularly good at this?
The new players are all young and still finding their feet in the PL, remember - I think you're being way too critical in your assessment. They've only played six competitive games together so far.
It's worth remembering that we haven't been taken to the cleaners by anyone this season yet and indeed we've made a pretty good start. Yes, we were outsmarted and outplayed by Potter's Brighton, but they really are a well-organised team. I thought our performance improved for Everton even though we didn't take all three points.
I don't really accept your final comment either, with regard to "what we're being told" about the club's progress this season. We avoided relegation in the last minute of the last day of last season having shipped more goals than anyone except Norwich (and with more yellows than anyone.) We currently have eight points from the first five which is a huge improvement on last season's start.
I may well be wrong on all that but despite all the nonsense last week, despite the fact that we didn't sign a dedicated LB, I think we've had a pretty good window.
We held on to Harrison, Meslier and Klich and shed some dead weight. And Gnonto might just surprise us very pleasantly after all?
posted on 3/9/22
paddy is 28
posted on 3/9/22
I don't think the squad is as thin as last season. Yeah we are short at lb but other areas we have more cover than last season
posted on 3/9/22
comment by Jaz63 (U8369)
posted 29 minutes ago
Hmm.
Our main striker is injury-prone (and getting on a bit); our second main striker is inconsistent (and getting on a bit); our third choice main striker is still finding his way. I'd imagine all the young strikers at the club are going to be pushing themselves to compete with Gelhardt, which will be good for him and for the club.
Maybe Greenwood can't get a lot of game-time. because, like James, he hasn't yet shown himself to be good enough at this level?
Would a short-term journeyman be prepared to do the pressing up front? Rodrigo is not particularly good at this?
The new players are all young and still finding their feet in the PL, remember - I think you're being way too critical in your assessment. They've only played six competitive games together so far.
It's worth remembering that we haven't been taken to the cleaners by anyone this season yet and indeed we've made a pretty good start. Yes, we were outsmarted and outplayed by Potter's Brighton, but they really are a well-organised team. I thought our performance improved for Everton even though we didn't take all three points.
I don't really accept your final comment either, with regard to "what we're being told" about the club's progress this season. We avoided relegation in the last minute of the last day of last season having shipped more goals than anyone except Norwich (and with more yellows than anyone.) We currently have eight points from the first five which is a huge improvement on last season's start.
I may well be wrong on all that but despite all the nonsense last week, despite the fact that we didn't sign a dedicated LB, I think we've had a pretty good window.
We held on to Harrison, Meslier and Klich and shed some dead weight. And Gnonto might just surprise us very pleasantly after all?
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I think Chelsea result changes everything.
Did we really expect 3 goals and 3 points?
Look at our record v top teams.
And remember this is a very poor Chelsea this season.
Take that 3 points away and we’re 5 points ftt try on 5 games.
It’s the impotence against the Brighton’s and Everton’s that worries me along with our lack of shots on target, yet we’re told we’re getting better each week, if anything not progressed each week since Chelsea..
posted on 3/9/22
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
How have we done in the window...
Was pleased that we did business early and completely support manager going back for players he knows.
The questions are:
Are these players of right quality for this league
Are they what we need
How do they affect the morale in squad, Klich for example
Have we addressed the issues we can all see
I'm not convinced these are all good enough for this league, Kristensen in particular gets left for dead time and time again. When I'm watching matches I have to ask myself is Roca playing? Same at times with Adams, I just dont see these as players that top half Prem sides would want. It's early days, so Adams and Roca doing ok, but not really more than that in my book.
Aaronson is interesting because he runs around like a headless chicken, it seems without a purpose or rfootball nous at times, but its an important part of teh tactics and it is effective at times but other times it does look a bit Sunday league.
I think there is clearly a gap between the level these players were playing at and it will take some time.
As for Gyabi and Perkins, as Ive said for many a year, I think we focus far too much on imports for younger groups and it takes away focus for first team players and here we are at end of window still without a LB and still without a striker to challenge Rodrigo and Bamford, unless the farcical last minute fiasco signing of Gnonto proves to be a revelation.
No disrespect to Gnonto, its the shambles of CDK etc and last minute deadline day and announcing players who dont actually sign that make us a laughing stock.
It was embarrassing with badge a few years back, embarrassing every window we dont sign someone, embarrassing with JKA and these owners are continually doing this to us.
Marsch doesnt have teh credibility yet to attract big names, Bielsa did, but we didnt sign and big names, Raphinha became a big name under Bielsa.
Are we an attractive club to join?
We're in Prem, we handled JKA situation poorly as we did Costa, Dan James and Nketiah, I dont know how much I'd be trusting the AR and Orta promises.
As a junior I'd be looking at the importation of Perkins, Gyabi and Gnonto and wondering where my opoprtunities really lie.
How many of these u21/23s really come through?
They get sold, released or loaned out and only ones recently to make a breakthrough, Greenwood, cant get a game, and gelhardt is struggling for minutes and gets subbed off.
this last match, I can understand planning to give Bamford minutes, but if plan changes with Rodrigo injured, you cant then sub off Gelhardt, he doesnt get the minutes and he then starts to question his future in teh pecking order which is now called into question with Gnnonto signing.
Had we signed a Vardy type player short term for this season, prolific scorer, if I were gelhardt I would see its short term, can help me learn and I can see my chance.
If we're signing younger striker, with caps and for longer contract Id have real question as to what the plan is for me and I would not be surprised if Bamford and Rodrigo regains fitness and we see Gelhardt loaned out at some point, maybe not this season but next.
Robles ok we have a back up....now Sinisterra. Thought he's played well when on, needs more minutes, could be something good, have to be careful not to compare to raphinha, but I feel this could be a good one.
Overall, for money spent, I think we've done ok.
Are we stringer than last season, I'm not sure we are, BUT, last season's team didn't deliver and the proof will be if we can stay up again this season, because the squad is just as thin as last season's and wasn't that the reason cited for our issues, small squad?
I felt we'd turned a bit of a corner after Chelsea game, but that had to be built upon, I haven't seen that last two games and todays match is hugely significant for just a few months ago, 3-1 at Brentford was massive result, without similar result today it's fair comment to say that progress isn't what we're being told it is.
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posted on 3/9/22
comment by White as Snow (U22893)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
How have we done in the window...
Was pleased that we did business early and completely support manager going back for players he knows.
The questions are:
Are these players of right quality for this league
Are they what we need
How do they affect the morale in squad, Klich for example
Have we addressed the issues we can all see
I'm not convinced these are all good enough for this league, Kristensen in particular gets left for dead time and time again. When I'm watching matches I have to ask myself is Roca playing? Same at times with Adams, I just dont see these as players that top half Prem sides would want. It's early days, so Adams and Roca doing ok, but not really more than that in my book.
Aaronson is interesting because he runs around like a headless chicken, it seems without a purpose or rfootball nous at times, but its an important part of teh tactics and it is effective at times but other times it does look a bit Sunday league.
I think there is clearly a gap between the level these players were playing at and it will take some time.
As for Gyabi and Perkins, as Ive said for many a year, I think we focus far too much on imports for younger groups and it takes away focus for first team players and here we are at end of window still without a LB and still without a striker to challenge Rodrigo and Bamford, unless the farcical last minute fiasco signing of Gnonto proves to be a revelation.
No disrespect to Gnonto, its the shambles of CDK etc and last minute deadline day and announcing players who dont actually sign that make us a laughing stock.
It was embarrassing with badge a few years back, embarrassing every window we dont sign someone, embarrassing with JKA and these owners are continually doing this to us.
Marsch doesnt have teh credibility yet to attract big names, Bielsa did, but we didnt sign and big names, Raphinha became a big name under Bielsa.
Are we an attractive club to join?
We're in Prem, we handled JKA situation poorly as we did Costa, Dan James and Nketiah, I dont know how much I'd be trusting the AR and Orta promises.
As a junior I'd be looking at the importation of Perkins, Gyabi and Gnonto and wondering where my opoprtunities really lie.
How many of these u21/23s really come through?
They get sold, released or loaned out and only ones recently to make a breakthrough, Greenwood, cant get a game, and gelhardt is struggling for minutes and gets subbed off.
this last match, I can understand planning to give Bamford minutes, but if plan changes with Rodrigo injured, you cant then sub off Gelhardt, he doesnt get the minutes and he then starts to question his future in teh pecking order which is now called into question with Gnnonto signing.
Had we signed a Vardy type player short term for this season, prolific scorer, if I were gelhardt I would see its short term, can help me learn and I can see my chance.
If we're signing younger striker, with caps and for longer contract Id have real question as to what the plan is for me and I would not be surprised if Bamford and Rodrigo regains fitness and we see Gelhardt loaned out at some point, maybe not this season but next.
Robles ok we have a back up....now Sinisterra. Thought he's played well when on, needs more minutes, could be something good, have to be careful not to compare to raphinha, but I feel this could be a good one.
Overall, for money spent, I think we've done ok.
Are we stringer than last season, I'm not sure we are, BUT, last season's team didn't deliver and the proof will be if we can stay up again this season, because the squad is just as thin as last season's and wasn't that the reason cited for our issues, small squad?
I felt we'd turned a bit of a corner after Chelsea game, but that had to be built upon, I haven't seen that last two games and todays match is hugely significant for just a few months ago, 3-1 at Brentford was massive result, without similar result today it's fair comment to say that progress isn't what we're being told it is.
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you are never ever happy, you must be a bundle of joy to live with
posted on 3/9/22
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
How have we done in the window...
Was pleased that we did business early and completely support manager going back for players he knows.
The questions are:
Are these players of right quality for this league
Are they what we need
How do they affect the morale in squad, Klich for example
Have we addressed the issues we can all see
I'm not convinced these are all good enough for this league, Kristensen in particular gets left for dead time and time again. When I'm watching matches I have to ask myself is Roca playing? Same at times with Adams, I just dont see these as players that top half Prem sides would want. It's early days, so Adams and Roca doing ok, but not really more than that in my book.
Aaronson is interesting because he runs around like a headless chicken, it seems without a purpose or rfootball nous at times, but its an important part of teh tactics and it is effective at times but other times it does look a bit Sunday league.
I think there is clearly a gap between the level these players were playing at and it will take some time.
As for Gyabi and Perkins, as Ive said for many a year, I think we focus far too much on imports for younger groups and it takes away focus for first team players and here we are at end of window still without a LB and still without a striker to challenge Rodrigo and Bamford, unless the farcical last minute fiasco signing of Gnonto proves to be a revelation.
No disrespect to Gnonto, its the shambles of CDK etc and last minute deadline day and announcing players who dont actually sign that make us a laughing stock.
It was embarrassing with badge a few years back, embarrassing every window we dont sign someone, embarrassing with JKA and these owners are continually doing this to us.
Marsch doesnt have teh credibility yet to attract big names, Bielsa did, but we didnt sign and big names, Raphinha became a big name under Bielsa.
Are we an attractive club to join?
We're in Prem, we handled JKA situation poorly as we did Costa, Dan James and Nketiah, I dont know how much I'd be trusting the AR and Orta promises.
As a junior I'd be looking at the importation of Perkins, Gyabi and Gnonto and wondering where my opoprtunities really lie.
How many of these u21/23s really come through?
They get sold, released or loaned out and only ones recently to make a breakthrough, Greenwood, cant get a game, and gelhardt is struggling for minutes and gets subbed off.
this last match, I can understand planning to give Bamford minutes, but if plan changes with Rodrigo injured, you cant then sub off Gelhardt, he doesnt get the minutes and he then starts to question his future in teh pecking order which is now called into question with Gnnonto signing.
Had we signed a Vardy type player short term for this season, prolific scorer, if I were gelhardt I would see its short term, can help me learn and I can see my chance.
If we're signing younger striker, with caps and for longer contract Id have real question as to what the plan is for me and I would not be surprised if Bamford and Rodrigo regains fitness and we see Gelhardt loaned out at some point, maybe not this season but next.
Robles ok we have a back up....now Sinisterra. Thought he's played well when on, needs more minutes, could be something good, have to be careful not to compare to raphinha, but I feel this could be a good one.
Overall, for money spent, I think we've done ok.
Are we stringer than last season, I'm not sure we are, BUT, last season's team didn't deliver and the proof will be if we can stay up again this season, because the squad is just as thin as last season's and wasn't that the reason cited for our issues, small squad?
I felt we'd turned a bit of a corner after Chelsea game, but that had to be built upon, I haven't seen that last two games and todays match is hugely significant for just a few months ago, 3-1 at Brentford was massive result, without similar result today it's fair comment to say that progress isn't what we're being told it is.
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WOW!
What nonsense.
I can only assume you have walked in on the AR, VO, & AK all hanging out of your mrs in one way or another.
That or you just have no idea what you are looking at when watching a game football.
Maybe just stick to tennis?
posted on 3/9/22
comment by HaveFaithInLeeds (U8688)
posted 27 seconds ago
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
How have we done in the window...
Was pleased that we did business early and completely support manager going back for players he knows.
The questions are:
Are these players of right quality for this league
Are they what we need
How do they affect the morale in squad, Klich for example
Have we addressed the issues we can all see
I'm not convinced these are all good enough for this league, Kristensen in particular gets left for dead time and time again. When I'm watching matches I have to ask myself is Roca playing? Same at times with Adams, I just dont see these as players that top half Prem sides would want. It's early days, so Adams and Roca doing ok, but not really more than that in my book.
Aaronson is interesting because he runs around like a headless chicken, it seems without a purpose or rfootball nous at times, but its an important part of teh tactics and it is effective at times but other times it does look a bit Sunday league.
I think there is clearly a gap between the level these players were playing at and it will take some time.
As for Gyabi and Perkins, as Ive said for many a year, I think we focus far too much on imports for younger groups and it takes away focus for first team players and here we are at end of window still without a LB and still without a striker to challenge Rodrigo and Bamford, unless the farcical last minute fiasco signing of Gnonto proves to be a revelation.
No disrespect to Gnonto, its the shambles of CDK etc and last minute deadline day and announcing players who dont actually sign that make us a laughing stock.
It was embarrassing with badge a few years back, embarrassing every window we dont sign someone, embarrassing with JKA and these owners are continually doing this to us.
Marsch doesnt have teh credibility yet to attract big names, Bielsa did, but we didnt sign and big names, Raphinha became a big name under Bielsa.
Are we an attractive club to join?
We're in Prem, we handled JKA situation poorly as we did Costa, Dan James and Nketiah, I dont know how much I'd be trusting the AR and Orta promises.
As a junior I'd be looking at the importation of Perkins, Gyabi and Gnonto and wondering where my opoprtunities really lie.
How many of these u21/23s really come through?
They get sold, released or loaned out and only ones recently to make a breakthrough, Greenwood, cant get a game, and gelhardt is struggling for minutes and gets subbed off.
this last match, I can understand planning to give Bamford minutes, but if plan changes with Rodrigo injured, you cant then sub off Gelhardt, he doesnt get the minutes and he then starts to question his future in teh pecking order which is now called into question with Gnnonto signing.
Had we signed a Vardy type player short term for this season, prolific scorer, if I were gelhardt I would see its short term, can help me learn and I can see my chance.
If we're signing younger striker, with caps and for longer contract Id have real question as to what the plan is for me and I would not be surprised if Bamford and Rodrigo regains fitness and we see Gelhardt loaned out at some point, maybe not this season but next.
Robles ok we have a back up....now Sinisterra. Thought he's played well when on, needs more minutes, could be something good, have to be careful not to compare to raphinha, but I feel this could be a good one.
Overall, for money spent, I think we've done ok.
Are we stringer than last season, I'm not sure we are, BUT, last season's team didn't deliver and the proof will be if we can stay up again this season, because the squad is just as thin as last season's and wasn't that the reason cited for our issues, small squad?
I felt we'd turned a bit of a corner after Chelsea game, but that had to be built upon, I haven't seen that last two games and todays match is hugely significant for just a few months ago, 3-1 at Brentford was massive result, without similar result today it's fair comment to say that progress isn't what we're being told it is.
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WOW!
What nonsense.
I can only assume you have walked in on the AR, VO, & AK all hanging out of your mrs in one way or another.
That or you just have no idea what you are looking at when watching a game football.
Maybe just stick to tennis?
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posted on 3/9/22
It was outrageous to sell dan James to a potential relgation competitor without bringing in a replacement. Yet again we have a small squad with minimal quality on the bench. James, despite his flaws, worked hard and added pace to our attack.
I'm just speechless at how these owners keep rinsing the club and don't invest in additional quality we need.
posted on 4/9/22
“ All of his players play intelligently and my guess is that Marsch felt that DJ just didn’t understand what he was being asked to do, and wasn’t going to learn fast enough.”
Or maybe he had to shift james out to allow 18 year old gnonto in.
Utter lying shambles of a club.
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