03 Sep 2026 10:47:38
Stop it you lot. You’re getting me excited about Matteo. That’s not fair. Might have to upgrade to 8-10 window. As I said previously. Hope it’s our new Raph.

1.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 11:36:34
Do not think it's just Bahoya to be excited about Aus. imo it's the best window we have had for many a year. You have to put it in context of where we are in our journey, so we can't compete with well established clubs paying eye watering amounts, offering Euro football, or attracting huge talents.

Our football succeeds in hard graft and teamwork. Having said that, there is no doubt we have bought real quality, and that, on top of what we already have, is very promising indeed. Everyone in our squad wants to be at Leeds and that is massive. Utwdtp to a thrilling season.

2.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 11:44:12
Could have written all that myself! The voice of reason!

3.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 13:27:20
I've already documented how pleased I am with initial signings, vid. Just commenting on the latter. Agree, starting 11 stronger than last season, which should always be the aim.

4.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 14:22:53
Pressure is on Farke now to deliver. He's been given a pretty good first eleven / eighteen this seez.

5.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 19:56:59
100% the pressure is on DF. To be fair to him, he was fairly cool last season when things were going a bit ropey. Most importantly, though, he seems to have a good bunch of high character players, which in my opinion is just as important as talent.

6.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 20:33:27
Definitely, Corkey..

Farke needs a good 6 months of results to be offered an extension by Marathe, imo ..

Marathe and 49ers keeping their coaching options well and truly open moving forward into next seez and rightly so.

7.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 21:24:02
imo one of the reasons we have been able to build sensibly over the last few windows is because we have a consistent, stable and level-headed coaching regime. Change your manager and the new bloke will want to bring in his own men and get rid of some of the existing, and that means a step backwards in terms of squad building. Yes, DF has to perform, but I (and I hope, believe the 49ers too) would be very loath to make a change of coach unless that underperformance is clear and obvious, and the squad togetherness is fractured, rather than the knee jerk reaction that many of the posters on here had last year, which would have seen DF fired and no doubt a dramatic overhaul of the squad rather than a deliberate and focused improvement window by window.

Feels like everybody is pulling in the same direction at the moment, and long may it continue rather than people losing faith at the first few losses which will inevitably happen at some stage.

8.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 21:50:35
It's a fair point, Matt, re stability..

But, we shall see what happens.

A very good or at least solid September, October and November needed imo.

9.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 22:04:30
Ah, excited that Mateo Joseph has been given a squad number, eh, Aus? Don't forget he is out injured until around January.

10.) 04 Sep 2026
04 Sep 2026 01:09:25
All good, Alf. Note the extra t.

11.) 04 Sep 2026
04 Sep 2026 09:16:44
Two or three negative results in a row will get the Farke out banners swinging on here. You can count on that.
That said, the pressures on him (Farke) already are teeing it up for a pile-on as soon as a few bad results come our way, and they will.

The only reason Farke will get the sack is if we are free falling and in the relegation zone, which is unlikely unless we have numerous long-term injuries to key players.
Fans' great expectations for this season should be calmed a little also.
"You can't run before you can walk."

To finish where we did last season, or a position higher, is still good as far as I'm concerned as we stabilize the club into the Premiership.



Making unnecessary comments like "the pressure is on him now" is not welcomed, as far as I'm concerned. Why would you invite "unnecessary" pressure and anxiety on your own club?

Nothing surprises me in football anymore, and the outrageous and unrealistic demands some fans, not to mention some club owners, have on their managers, with the unprecedented number of sackings in recent times as proof.

Nothing good comes out of impatience in football, especially when the signs are positive, no matter how small they may be.

12.) 04 Sep 2026
04 Sep 2026 16:06:28
Very much a signature OP post. ?

13.) 04 Sep 2026
04 Sep 2026 18:36:19
You bet Baz, I feel very disenchanted with certain aspects of football today, and I worry for the game that so many of us love.

And yes, I am a big Farke fan.

14.) 04 Sep 2026
04 Sep 2026 18:41:55
Fair enough, OP. ?