12 May 2026 01:10:41
Not a great game but fair result against a bogey team and nice without pressure, things we learnt or already knew
Baunotte not part of future, not on bench and 2 young ones in squad
Dan James not at this level and needs moving on and what does BA bring except effort, not good enough
Need to try sell a good few early, might be controversial but if want to go to next level I'd sell the following
Cairns, Perri, struijk, NMECHA, James, BA, gnoto, Bornauw, Piroe, geldhart, Harrison,
Looking at transfer value on line that could potentially bring in 90-110mil, but obviously have to sell, if we could recoup maybe 60 with sales and then spend another 100, could really improve squad
My choices for in coming, mainly in premier but sure a few bargains abroad
Arelo from west ham - 5mil or go large on trafford but be 20-25m
Axel Diasi from Chelsea 15-20m
Harry Wilson- free, might be tough, if can't then mane from wolves approx 15m
Cre Summerville 30 or james +20m
James macatee 25
Jonh duran 20-25

My starting line up be
Arelo
Roden BJ Diasi
Bogle Amps Stach GG
wilson Duran Summerville
Something like that, just my opinion, who would others like.

1.) 12 May 2026
12 May 2026 13:51:06
I have a fuller post I'm submitting above, mate, but thought I'd add my thoughts specifically on your suggestions.

Areola. I honestly don't rate him, at least I don't think he's any better than what we have. I'd rather give a new contract to Darlow for another year, maybe with a performance triggered second yr. Areola would want 50K a week minimum, I'm pretty sure. I don't think Leeds would compete for Trafford. The best other option would be that he goes to Newcastle, like he nearly did last summer, and Pope moves to us (I still find that a bit underwhelming) . Keepers, I think we stick. Can't revamp every position every window, and whilst we could do better for sure, other areas are more glaring.

Disasi - 100% agree, mate. We want to be competitive in trying to get him if Chelsea are selling. I've mentioned him before too, and it's a nice shout.

Harry Wilson would be a nice signing. I think we're underdogs there unless the Welsh factor tips it in our favour. Mane also features as a backup option on my list if we fail to land my preferred target.

Mactee, it's very expensive, but he's talented, no doubt. I think £25m for a player who hasn't done well this year (that may not be his fault - four managers is a mess of a season) is too much, just me.



Cry is also one I think would be expensive if West Ham went down, but there is the advantage of him knowing Leeds, and he does look more confident in the last three months. I think your anticipated fee is accurate, though, so again, expensive (I get these are prem prices these days) .

Duran. What a signing that would be! He didn't come into my thinking at all; I assumed he would be out of reach, but given his season, I do think the mooted fee is fair and achievable after research. We should at least try to be competitive at that price in a bidding war. He might be a second choice for me behind Wind, purely because Wind is an upcoming free agent as things stand.

The only position I think your wishlist excludes, and that I think is a necessity, is a backup for Gabby. Justin has helped out there, and Struijk can play there in a desperate pinch. But we have three natural wingbacks of the correct quality in Bogle/Justin/Gabby, covering two spots, and we've done really well managing them this season. I think we need more depth there.

Nice shouts overall. It's always fun to gauge what people think we could do, or what they realistically want us to do.

2.) 12 May 2026
12 May 2026 22:33:00
Cheers, Ealing. Interesting summer ahead.