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30 Aug 2024 16:38:52
Looking like Schmidt will be the last one through the door this window. i think it is a huge opportunity missed not getting the creative CAM that we haven't had since Pablo and could end up costing us the season if we continually fail to unlock low block defences but will have to wait and see what different dynamics the new players bring.
1.) 30 Aug 2024 17:13:12
If the window does close without that type of player, then yes, I would tend to agree Alf.
2.) 30 Aug 2024 17:41:52
If that is case Alf a complete and utter failure by the 49ers
Nobody in Europe has taken in as much money has us shocking if that the case.
3.) 30 Aug 2024 17:46:13
No 1 will question players efforts from stands, what people will question is skillset of new players, and as you say Alf the umpires in Wimbledon can tell what's desperately needed at Leeds ?, yet here we are now yet again with it looking increasingly more like another window goes again without it.
4.) 30 Aug 2024 20:22:34
I kinda agree Alf but what number 10 could we have got or were even in for? Hamer is a CM who’s actually been playing on the left this season and the Hungarian guy is a wide attacker.
Maybe Gnonto is the answer as I can see him scoring double figures this season from that position, probably twice as many as Rutter managed last season.
5.) 30 Aug 2024 21:19:05
Certainly agree about the potential of Gnonto at 10 Corky.
6.) 30 Aug 2024 22:20:22
Think Schmidt will sign.
Lots of stuff coming up about interest in Paik Seung ho from Brum.
Too late and probably not needed.
30 Aug 2024 12:06:54
Bachir Belloumi being linked again as a possible 10 signing.
1.) 30 Aug 2024 13:39:51
He's an inverted RW, but guess he'd suit inside forward or 10 as well. Impeccable touch, very creative and really good work rate.
30 Aug 2024 09:58:48
hearing the Tanaka deal is done after medical passed - announcement expected around midday.
1.) 30 Aug 2024 12:50:34
No rush then Alf. Prob wanna finish their cuppa first eh.
2.) 30 Aug 2024 13:52:30
Think this boy could be a superstar for us, your patience is starting to reap rewards Aus ?.
3.) 30 Aug 2024 14:49:56
I agree Class. We have made some very shrewd signings in this window so far!
30 Aug 2024 09:50:40
Expected that at least 3 signings will be made / announced today. Tanaka, Schmidt and one more offensive player - Sallai (first choice) or Benson.
We may go for Hamer but it looks like we have cooled on that move probably due to the cost.
29 Aug 2024 20:20:30
Isaac Schmidt is of interest now allegedly. A right-footed left-back for St. Gallen in Switzerland. although has seemingly played everywhere in his career.
Career apps by position:
‣ LB: 55
‣ RW: 17
‣ RM: 16
‣ LM: 10
‣ RB: 8
‣ LW: 5
‣ CM: 5
‣ CF: 4
‣ AM: 3
‣ DM: 3.
1.) 29 Aug 2024 23:05:54
interesting stats:
So. "Mr Utility" the new Leeds United Rolls Royce Super Legend Paul Madeley then!
If he turns out half as good as Madeley . he will be some player!
2.) 29 Aug 2024 23:13:35
He's like the Swiss version of a Swiss army knife.
3.) 30 Aug 2024 00:28:06
Berm will be pleased with a right footed LB.
4.) 30 Aug 2024 09:22:19
His goal last night suggests he can use his left foot to decent effect.
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01 Sep 2024 10:12:15
Cresswell not doing too well in Toulouse getting a 2 out of 10 and negativity from fans.
1.) 01 Sep 2024 11:32:36
OG the icing on the cake. Toulouse have lost two first choice CBs this summer window and they play 3 at the back so figured they'd struggle. Brought Cressy in and then Mark McKenzie just recently, who I really rate. Doesn't seem to be working for Cresswell atm though.
2.) 01 Sep 2024 11:43:06
That's a shame to hear. The poor lad had a lot of talent. I hope his year improves.
3.) 01 Sep 2024 14:25:46
It was ambitious ( and a gamble ) of young Charlie to go to French top league a jump from Champo level also. but also the language issue of not speaking French making of a lot harder in ( non ) communication with his team mates
I hope he makes it there.
4.) 01 Sep 2024 14:27:01
Not many British players go to let alone succeed in French league .
Tony Casscarino probably most successful one ever . Chris Waddle also.
5.) 01 Sep 2024 15:19:58
Not sure it's the language barrier, Baz. Fwiw, both his CB partners speak English. One's American and other one is Danish that previously played for Pompey. Plus, a certain former Man U player at Marseille also put two past them yesterday, and he's in a team full of French speakers as well.
He just seems to be struggling to keep up against the better teams in Ligue 1.
6.) 01 Sep 2024 16:12:28
Surprised Toulouse have so many non French defenders Dill
BUT
Hold your horses though Dill and Alfonzo . French league is only into week 3 . and young Charlie has literally played just ONE match. and that against a very strong team the leaders Marseille.
It's a big jump in levels from playing Wendies and Hull lmao ☺
He also should be judged after 10 to 15 matches not just a single match lol ???☺.
7.) 01 Sep 2024 16:19:43
Speaking of ex recent players apart from a certain Leif Davis who has definitely done very well personally playing time, goals and assists with his club. we have
Tyler Adams forever injured
KP. forever injured
Sinisterra . injured or benchwarming . a few goals assists
Gray, Summerville and Rutter . always benchwarming. very few minutes. no goals or assists between them.
8.) 01 Sep 2024 17:36:12
Played 3 games, mate. Looked really bad against Marseille and Nice. Was okay against Nantes. That's what I meant when I said he's been struggling so far against the better teams in the league. The two decent teams he's played, he's been pretty bad.
9.) 01 Sep 2024 18:48:35
Opinions on player ratings/ performances of course are subjective Dill
The facts are Charlie with Toulouse kept a clean sheet against Nantes
And conceded just one goal against 8th place Nice .
say Charlie was " okay" against 2nd place Nantes. yet two of the playernratings websites had Charlie as Toulouse Man of Match highest rated player Football Critic etc
The Nice game . the player you really rate Mark McKenzie got a 4 with France Football News . Charlie got a 5 . no other defender scored higher than 5.
So maybe he has had just one bad game out of 3 playing ( Marseille ) for his new team against top league teams in France . good teams
Wait till 10 to 15 matches minimum to judge.
10.) 01 Sep 2024 20:20:08
Baz Jimmy hit the post yesterday.
11.) 01 Sep 2024 20:39:41
Yes I saw that Georgey . his signature cut inside curl shot into far corner.
close . but no cigar.
12.) 01 Sep 2024 20:53:27
Nantes aren't a good side, mate. Both Nice and Marseille are actual good sides. He played bad in both, but had an absolute shocker yesterday.
He's not even the subject of this post, but McKenzie is an objectively better defender. I'm talking strictly about Cressy's poor performances.
We can revisit in match week 15, no problem. Sure he'll have some decent games before then ?.
13.) 01 Sep 2024 21:32:27
. and Sinisterra scored the winner against the Toffees, but like you say, judge after 10 to 15 games eh?
14.) 01 Sep 2024 22:10:30
According to others Cressy played well against Nantes . clean sheet too.
And Nantes are considerably better than Pompey and Baggies of whom Leeds have conceded 6 goals
We have very inexperienced Debayo on Leeds bench as CD back up
The point is I would have much preferred to have Cressy .
Anyways .
15.) 01 Sep 2024 22:12:21
Ani . in Sinisterra' case we have had all last season ( 40 plus matches to judge)
Keep up.
16.) 01 Sep 2024 23:01:41
in regards to judging performances I was highlighting Jimmy, Gio and Archie…keep up.
As for Sinisterra, well he has only started for Bournemouth 8 times and 15 as a sub, but hey let’s call it 40 eh?
17.) 01 Sep 2024 23:31:33
Yep time will tell Re the 3 that left in summer
With regards to Sinisterra I stated either' injured or benchwarming ' last season's 40 matches.
18.) 01 Sep 2024 23:33:41
You are wasting your time Dill explaining.
Baz wants to believe that CC is another great player that the club has allowed to leave to their detriment.
In reality which Baz doesn’t want to see is that Cresswell sadly is just not good enough for our team and the way we play.
It’s usually just to suit his agenda and that he is never wrong in his opinions.
Nothing against the player but he didn’t fit in with our style of football and there is not much else to say.
I personally think his move to Toulouse was a poor decision and will be lucky to last the season there.
Should have tried to get signed by a club in League 1.
Good business though to sell him to Toulouse.
19.) 01 Sep 2024 23:56:10
Ha time will tell OP re Cressy at Toulouse
Joe Rodon had had very iffy matches so far this season and end of last season . we have no right CB cover!
20.) 02 Sep 2024 00:53:05
Agree with your thoughts on Cressy, OP.
21.) 02 Sep 2024 02:20:47
Dill it might be that Cressy by end of season proves NOT to be quite good enough for Ligue 1 ; we shall see soon enough.
I do thoroughly enjoy a debate and only say what I truly believe ( apart from the occasional joshing of OP etc) . there are no "agendas" on my part whatsoever .
it's not as if I am a mouthpiece for the Leeds board . that's OP's permanent gig ? ?.
22.) 02 Sep 2024 05:42:52
Yeah we are best waiting to see, mate. I'll be fair and give him time. Was just saying so far he's not looked up to scratch against the division's better sides. Nothing more. So yeah, will give him more time and see if he can up his game.
23.) 02 Sep 2024 08:23:24
I like cresswell and he did well at wall however frake did t trust not want him and we have to trust farke. He knows better than us. Questioning farke is madness.
24.) 02 Sep 2024 12:28:14
I'll just throw my 50pence head in here! I think at the time he departed, I equipped he would be back on loan at Barnsley come January. I don't think I will be far wrong. ??.
25.) 02 Sep 2024 13:09:22
Don't worry Brighty fat and zero chance of that happening
More chance of you signing for Bulgar League 2 club Neftohimik
. who seem to have been disbanded.
As they aren't playing their matches. what's going on there fella? ?.
26.) 02 Sep 2024 16:36:42
Every chance he wants to come back to England if things don't go well by Jan.
01 Sep 2024 10:11:13
JKA kicked out of another club. Total of 5 goals since leaving us. Astute business bringing him in.
1.) 01 Sep 2024 10:29:59
So says LAWD 2 Alf , the most expensive flop in EPL history
Nice 1 Vic.
2.) 01 Sep 2024 11:29:15
Hasn't he got some rare condition? Just wondering what the hell happened with him.
3.) 01 Sep 2024 14:29:23
The JKA transfer .
. more red flags than the Chinese Communist Party.
4.) 01 Sep 2024 22:14:24
Dill - you are correct JKA hasn’t been fully fit since picking up Covid while with Leeds - became long-Covid then subsequently diagnosed with Guillane-Barre Syndrome.
As has been flagged on here previously, it’s actually just a case of a gifted footballer who got very unlucky with his health - the lad is also unsurprisingly suffering depression. So it’s about time folks stopped ignoring the facts just so they can keep waving stupid so-called red flags and having another go at your favourite bogeyman. It’s not JKAs fault he got ill, and it’s not Orta’s - so just get over it - sometimes when sh*t happen there isn’t actually someone to blame.
5.) 02 Sep 2024 00:43:02
IT WAS SHEER FOLLY BY UNCLE VICTOR ORTA in signing JKA a striker for £23 million on a WHOPPING FIVE YEAR unbelievable £90, 000 a week contract who had only been able to play for a myriad of reasons
- 75 matches in 5 seasons ( just a woeful average of 15 a season)
- 14 goals in 75 matches ( a woeful 1 goal every 5.35 matches ) . bad stats
for PSG and RB leipzig
RED FLAG NIRVANA Clu
yes he had illness and injury again after signing for Leeds . ; but its what happened PRE signing for Leeds United that is red flag pertinent . should never have been signed .
6.) 02 Sep 2024 14:50:10
Clue fundamentally I agree with you, but your post is hugely based on hindsight
HOWEVER, when he signed
I immediately said this was a bad move,
He was on loan with a club, who were willing to terminate his loan IMMEDIATELY, his parent club were willing to sell IMMEDIATELY, to clown like Victor
Now where this gifted footballer sit s with a pair of football clubs who having experienced him 1st hand were willing to drop him immediately
Well then for me, experience far outweighs opinions
Then we are saddled with the most expensive EPL flop of all time so far
And btw I didn't give him that title that was other sport writers.
7.) 02 Sep 2024 17:40:02
Typo ERROR
Now where this " gifted " footballer sits within a pair of football clubs.
8.) 03 Sep 2024 00:52:13
Chris, JKA actually had a decent first season at Leipzig, considering they already had Yusuf Poulsen and had also brought in Timo Werner, ostensibly as a winger but actually played at CF. JKA picked up 12 goals and 8 assists in 37 games, and given he only started 23 and played a total of just over 2000 minutes, worked out as roughly 1 G/ A per 112 minutes. This included 3 goals and 3 assists in the last two league games, suggesting he was well primed to kick on the following season.
Unfortunately Rangnick then returned as first team coach, with his distinctive brand of man management - more recently demonstrated at old trafford. One of the first things he did on return was accuse JKA and 2 other Afro-French players of turning up to pre-season unfit - which in JKA’s case, at least, was not borne out by the fact that he played the full 90 minutes of each of their first 2 Europa League qualifiers, on 26 July and 2 August, scoring 1 goal and assisting 2 other. His minutes for the remaining qualifiers were tapered back to help enable other forwards to increase their match minutes, and he also started each of their first 2 league matches, scoring in both. Rangnick had also brought in Matheus Cunha as additional back up for Poulter and Werner, reducing the opportunities available to JKA. Even so JKA had a better G/ A return per minutes played than Cunha - with 8 and 2 in 1340 minutes, compared to 9 and 2 in 1958 for Cunha. The relationship between JKA and Rangnick was probably not helped by JKA being played in a Leipzig friendly match during an international break, despite the lad not joining up with the French U21s due to ‘muscle fatigue’ - leading to his being suspended from international consideration by FIFA.
The following next summer, Rangnick brought in Patrick Schick, possibly largely due to his form for Austria, meaning either JKA or Cunha could leave, and Monaco offered to take JKA on loan, with Cunha also leaving in January when Hertha Berlin bought him - certainly not on the basis of his performance for Leipzig in the first half of the season, during which he played just 359 minutes and picked up just one assist.
Monaco had lost 2 strikers that summer, so goodness only knows why they chose to bring in 3, with Wissan Ben Yedder being bought for €30m and Islam Slimani also being loaned in. They already had Stevan Jovetic and Balde Keita. Bearing in mind that JKA had missed the first three rounds of Bundesliga matches due to and ankle knock picked up in preseason, and was unsurprisingly also not yet match fit for the 4th round of Ligue 1 matches, he was started at a disadvantage there in terms of trying to become a trusted CF member of the match day squad. The Monaco squad was also well-stacked with wingers (6) meaning that alternative route into the squad was even less likely. It is therefore very unsurprising that Monaco jumped at the chance to cut short his loan - for the full length of which they were due to cough up €4m. Given that Leipzig had felt well enough stocked at CF in January to see fit to sell Cunha to Hertha, why would they have turned down the chance to earn a loan fee and subsequent transfer fee for JKA. The readiness of both clubs for JKA to move on therefore should not have set alarm bells ringing, or red flags afluttering.
Talking of red flags. Baz also tried to suggest that we take into red flag consideration the minutes gained and goals scored by JKA at PSG - the first 3 of his 5 year timeframe. Bearing in mind that JKA was a 17/ 18/ 19 year old academy graduate at that club which is rightly lambasted locally for overlooking local academy talent in favour of established players assembled from across Europe and beyond (often at great expense) particularly in the forward line - is it any surprise therefore that JKA didn’t get picked ahead of Ibrahimovic and Cavani in the first 2 of those years. When Ibrahimovic left for the 3rd year Cavani went on an almost ever present run of matches, scoring 49 goals in all competitions. Cavani didn’t play in the first game of the season, but JKA was rested for the first 2 games having only finished playing in the successful UEFA U19 tournament two weeks before the season commenced - receiving the golden boot and best player awards. Therefore Hatem Ben Arfa started at CF (having played there 14 times for Nice, despite being ostensibly a CAM, the previous season) putting him ahead of JKA for a match day spot. In January, when Goncalo Guedes (a winger with CF experience) returned from a successful loan spell, he also took precedence on the subs bench ahead of JKA, leading the latter to spend more time in the second half of the season playing for the youth team to maintain match fitness - scoring a further 7 goals for them - suggesting no lack of effort/ poor attitude on his part. The headline figures of 1 goal and 2 assists in 13 senior matches sounds poor, but when you consider he only actually played 331 minutes across those matches you get 1 G/ A roughly every 110 minutes.
So Baz, in conclusion, I think we can pretty much take your ‘Nirvana of red flags’ with a pinch of salt.
With apologies for the length of this post, but reasoned factual comments take rather more space that snappy but substantively baseless soundbites.
9.) 03 Sep 2024 03:24:48
Clu lots of War and Peace length reasons / excuses from you as to why JKA played so few matches prior to joining Leeds . your stats also look off to me from stats websites I have checked
According to various sources including FB Rep St
JKA ages 19 to 22 his senior stats prior to joining Leeds
2016/ 17 matches 10 goals 1
2017/ 18 matches 25 goals 9
2018/ 19 matches 17 goals 3
2019/ 20 matches 10 goals 0
The facts are Leeds spent extortionate salary of £25 million over 5 years and transfer fee of £23 million on a player that had achieved very little and scored just 13 or 14 senior goals
it was a foolish gamble that cost LUFC a total of £48 million plus legal fees for 3 games 0 goals
as Chris said both Monaco his loan club and RB leipzig couldn't wait to get shot of him
Red flag Nirvana indeed.
10.) 03 Sep 2024 07:11:47
Clu as many posters have said on here stats don't always tell correct picture, ( not my words ) again, . but for this purpose I will use them
If he was a " gifted " footballer, no way Leipzig or Monaco were letting him come to Leeds, that's bottom line as you know well
There I shall leave it now, my favourite bogeyman as you said continues to cause issues at our club, that's why he is relevant even now,
It's not as if he's just being spoke of randomly.
11.) 03 Sep 2024 08:55:21
Chris - have you actually read and understood anything I wrote. Leipzig were equally happy to let Hertha Berlin take Matheus Cunha off their hands - the very player many of our fans were subsequently salivating over when clickbait rumours suggested we were in for him two seasons ago, before Wolves signed him on loan with an obligation to buy for £44m! Despite Rangnick’s management, JKA had outperformed Cunha at Leipzig.
It is actually YOUR judgement of JKA, and those of the journos who came up with the epithet you happily repeated as fact, that is very much based on hindsight.
And Baz, stats mean nothing without context. More fool you if you choose to ignore the context just to satisfy yourself that you have a valid argument. I had previously said I wouldn’t return to this topic, but your comment invited a rebuttal. And another point not addressed in my previous post - you say JKA was ‘injured and ill again’ at Leeds, as if he had a litany of injury and illness which should have acted as one of your ridiculously coined ‘red flags’.
Before the ankle injury that set him back at the start of the 19/ 20 season, he had missed a total of 33 days in the previous 5 seasons in just 4 episodes - the longest of which was 14 days - and missed just 6 games - hardly ‘sick note’ territory.
Time for you to bin your ??????and pick up a ?️, then move on.
12.) 03 Sep 2024 11:09:58
Clu in EVERY one of your posts you rather conspicuously have made ZERO reference to the ridiculous utterly extortionate finance figures committed to LUFC by Victor Orta
For a player who had achieved relatively nowt, played so little minutes ( by your own admission Clu) scored so little ( facts) , done so little
on what logical sensible planet Clu are you stating committing ( hardly cash laden) Leeds United to a 5 year £90; 000 a week contract was a good deal for LUFC!
No Clu . the red flags to those eye watering figures and their detrimental ramifications are still prevalent within LUFC financial accounts to this day.
The biggest clanger ever (of so many clangers ) from "Serial Relegation Specialist Victor Orta "
Your continued defence of VO forever shocking Clu. Definitely you be in a tiny minority on that!
Anyways. an enjoyable debate!
13.) 03 Sep 2024 11:17:35
. and just to. add Cunha (who you compare) who was scoring goals for fun in the EPL for Wolves was on 33% smaller salary than JKA. £60,000.
31 Aug 2024 19:59:29
Great result, professionally done again. Feels like we are getting going now and when the new signings are integrated will we be unstoppable?
1.) 31 Aug 2024 21:16:18
New signings look ?.
2.) 01 Sep 2024 06:03:27
I’m now quite excited for the first half of the season! One thing I did like, was the option to tighten up at the back bringing Byram on. We have plenty of options to mix it up attacking wise, but with Amps, Byram and Schmidt, we also have options at the back to make changes dependent on how we sit in the matches.
3.) 01 Sep 2024 06:44:27
Yep the FB positions looking good ? now . especially for Champo level.
I am keen to see new signing Schmidt play . have a feeling he will be our best option.
31 Aug 2024 10:13:34
Willy has signed a new contract which is very positive - can see him at 10 a fair bit this year.
30 Aug 2024 12:07:34
Tanaka deal done and announced officially. 1 down 2 to go?
1.) 30 Aug 2024 12:29:19
Fingers crossed for 2 surprises.
Will we see last minute outgoings of wober, Gnonto, amperdu, Gruev or Piroe?
2.) 30 Aug 2024 12:48:51
Don’t think gruev amps or gnonto.
Poss piroe or wober.
3.) 30 Aug 2024 13:14:20
Be crazy to be sell Piroe without a new striker coming in. If Joseph were to get injured we’d only have Bamford as cover!
4.) 30 Aug 2024 13:21:40
Gnonto rumours very quiet currently, Werder don't seem to have the money for Wober unless we change the terms. No longer any interest for Amps that I have heard and I haven't heard anything at all about Piroe. Joffy could seal a move which would be loan with buy at the end.
5.) 30 Aug 2024 14:49:17
AO let's go!
6.) 30 Aug 2024 15:41:53
AO a ? signing.
7.) 30 Aug 2024 15:42:48
As long as Gnonto isn't sold . its a 6 out of 10 window ( being generous)
8.) 30 Aug 2024 17:18:53
I’d push for 7, but a reevaluation in a few months will give a fairer measure, when players have bedded in, and we see how they gel. I think we’ve made some very astute signings, but the departures bring the score down, not that we could have stopped any other than Kamara.
9.) 30 Aug 2024 18:06:26
Possibly a 7 Brighty
It certainly hasn't been an exciting window though .
Overly long too.
10.) 30 Aug 2024 18:07:10
We shall see Brighty.
30 Aug 2024 15:27:08
If we have £25m to spend why not offer the £18m for Hamer?
29 Aug 2024 23:22:14
Flight due into Leeds from Sweden tomorrow AM although nothing solid to link the two. Could be an LUFC flight though.
29 Aug 2024 23:19:16
I think with Hamer we were testing the water in case the Sallai deal doesn't go through but I think Sallai are the player the club really want. Miles better value and a very good all round player. More versatile too which seems to be the profile we are going for. Sallai may also not go through but I believe we want him for sure.
29 Aug 2024 23:13:35
He's like the Swiss version of a Swiss army knife.
29 Aug 2024 18:21:06
That's exactly why Burnley have lost so many Dunelm - along with players not wanting to.
31 Aug 2024 19:57:44
Some players are superstitious and like to keep the same 'lucky' number.
30 Aug 2024 13:21:40
Gnonto rumours very quiet currently, Werder don't seem to have the money for Wober unless we change the terms. No longer any interest for Amps that I have heard and I haven't heard anything at all about Piroe. Joffy could seal a move which would be loan with buy at the end.
30 Aug 2024 12:11:31
Would be surprised to see Wober go unless we amend our ask. Werder don't have the money and no other suitors as far as I know.
30 Aug 2024 12:10:20
Indeed welcome Rich.
29 Aug 2024 23:15:35
Similar to Roberts and Rutter deals where they played for their club hours before a move.