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27 Aug 2026 15:12:27
Ramazani holding out for a Saudi move reportedly! Says it all really, if it's true.
1.) 27 Aug 2026 17:10:23
Seen a few posts on that subject, Bright. The Saudi window doesn't close until after ours, and I've seen comments that they are allowed to buy until 20th September. Ramzanni could hold on for some time in the hope of getting a move there.
I'm sure it would be the best financial option for United.
West Ham fans not averse to taking him either, and a fee of £3.5m is suggested. Also talk that Serie A clubs Parma and Lecce are interested.
2.) 27 Aug 2026 22:29:17
It's a strange stance from him, if true.
Say Saudi don't come for him, what's he do then? Train alone, not play for the development team or first team here?
Seems a big, big gamble for him.
3.) 27 Aug 2026 22:56:07
He'll take the money and have a year off.
4.) 27 Aug 2026 23:17:09
But if no Saudi club comes in for him by next Tuesday, what does he do then?
5.) 27 Aug 2026 23:49:32
Who cares.
6.) 28 Aug 2026 01:06:16
For him, I don't care, but if he's still on our books after Sep 1st, like a spare p**** at a wedding, he's a problem we can do without. The Saudi transfer window is still open til Sep 6th, but if nobody there wants him then we're stuck with him.
7.) 28 Aug 2026 02:04:57
I repeat. Who cares. He's irrelevant, He's a legend in his own mirror.
8.) 28 Aug 2026 02:39:56
It's a very fair point, JR. Not least the expense of his wages if no club were to sign Rama this window.
Farke's actions over excluding Rama, in my opinion, have really devalued his worth, and other clubs are using that to not offer a decent transfer fee.
9.) 28 Aug 2026 08:27:00
So, you're blaming Farke for Rama's poor professionalism now, Baz?
Strange how he had the very same issues on loan with Corberan. So you would say Farke should have kept him around the team, contrary to our 'side before self' mantra, and undermining every player that does show an appropriate level of professionalism.
Cause and effect, and the cause of this ongoing mess lies firmly with the player and his pee-poor attitude.
What's his net worth? £5/6 million at a time when we're investing £30/40 million on top players.
The lad has skills, no doubt about it, but it's better to cut our losses than undermine our fantastic togetherness.
For the level we're now at, a mutual termination of his contract is fine with me. Like Cree, unbelievable skill sets do not excuse you from having a terrible attitude. Well done, Farke, for doing what's best for the club, not the player.
10.) 28 Aug 2026 09:11:20
Well put, Class!
11.) 28 Aug 2026 10:45:48
He's a bad apple, that's why Daniel wants him gone.
12.) 28 Aug 2026 11:54:06
Interesting points, Class..
05 Aug 2026 16:13:11
Nelson Deossa supposedly now being lined up instead of Shea Charles. It's a rumour, to be clear!
1.) 05 Aug 2026 20:23:03
A midfielder?. Again, really?
How about more pressing, urgent, must-fill positions, such as
a lb,
a striker or 2,
And 2 goalkeepers (or 1 gk if Jimmy Trafford is finally found) .
2.) 05 Aug 2026 20:34:30
Disappointed! I come here to see folk link us to Ryan Kent.
3.) 06 Aug 2026 01:59:05
Deossa scored a belter for Betis against Arse**** tonight, with a 25 yd left foot drive, and then laid on a 3rd goal for Fornals.
4.) 06 Aug 2026 05:44:56
Maybe one of his most productive games ever?..
As previous season 25/26.
20 games, 0 goals, 0 assists.
5.) 06 Aug 2026 07:47:53
Yet again, but expectedly, Baz, you've failed to grasp the concept of a rumour, and jumped straight back to your own agenda, whilst moaning that it doesn't fit with your personal requirements/ expectations! It's beyond dull, and highly repetitive.
6.) 06 Aug 2026 10:11:56
Well, hopefully it's not a particularly accurate rumour for a myriad of reasons.
03 Aug 2026 15:21:18
Joffy about to join Brum for 9mill. 4 Yr deal.
1.) 03 Aug 2026 15:44:41
Decent dosh. More than I expected if £9 million is correct.
2.) 03 Aug 2026 16:10:40
I'd snap their hands off. He should do a decent job there, and they're a club with money and big ambitions, so he's got time to make his mark. Wish him well.
3.) 03 Aug 2026 16:24:08
Be nice if they spent the same again on Prior, that would be good for both teams imo.
4.) 03 Aug 2026 17:14:58
Reports are that they are "interested" in Joffy, not that they're bidding for him as yet.
5.) 03 Aug 2026 17:35:09
That depends on what and where it was read, Dave. I read deal agreed, but of course, different sources / outlets will say different things. ??
6.) 03 Aug 2026 19:38:00
I told you, Baz, we'd get around 10 million for him. 15 goals and 4 assists last season, despite missing a good few games, is gold dust in the Championship.
Hull will probably come in for him now?
7.) 03 Aug 2026 20:55:37
Joffy and Piroe could do a good job at Burnley. Just the sort of players to help get you out of the Championship. I'd swap them for Fleming.
8.) 03 Aug 2026 21:05:20
Interesting post, Dunelm?
9.) 03 Aug 2026 23:01:41
If we really get £9m for him, that, + Struijk £18-20m depending on reports, + Schmidt 2.5m more or less, is net what we spent for Muharemovic.
Swapping two players no longer useful for us, and getting younger, and perhaps even better with Muharemovic vs. Struijk, is a seriously good deal.
All hinges on that Gelhardt deal coming to fruition for the stated funds ofc.
10.) 04 Aug 2026 01:19:23
The only fly in the ointment there is that the £18-20M we got for Struijk was counted against the Premier League PSR (Profitability and Sustainability Rules) for 2025/6, whereas the £34M for Muharemovic will be counted against the SCR (Squad Cost Ratio) allowance for 2026/7, so we can't set one off against the other.
11.) 04 Aug 2026 06:47:11
Quite right, Jr. We're not allowed creative accounting, although those rules haven't applied to all Premier League clubs in the past. ?
12.) 04 Aug 2026 08:49:37
9 million is a bargain for Joffy. But, we all know it's all about his ridiculously high wages that have put off most clubs.
13.) 04 Aug 2026 16:58:33
I've searched round the net, and the same answer keeps coming up - £15k per week. Is he on a special deal for the last year of his contract?
14.) 04 Aug 2026 20:03:41
15k/week is what he's on. Not particularly high I would say.
15.) 04 Aug 2026 20:35:24
Agreed, Corkey.
16.) 04 Aug 2026 23:22:14
We will get nowhere near 9m for him.
17.) 05 Aug 2026 08:35:59
What will we get then Woodzy? Share an informed perspective, instead of just writing the literary equivalent of a fresh, steaming dump!?
02 Aug 2026 07:59:08
Club Brugge forward Nicolo Tresoldi is the reported new focus as a striker option.
1.) 02 Aug 2026 08:29:06
Why don't we buy him. No dilly dally. Hand over the dosh. It's that simple.
2.) 02 Aug 2026 11:10:02
Decisive, swift action indeed, very welcome, Aus.
3.) 02 Aug 2026 18:38:12
It's not that simple when we're talking £25M.
31 Jul 2026 19:47:46
Sounds like Brandt has signed for Ajax!?
1.) 31 Jul 2026 20:00:25
He really isn't all that anyway. We need some pace in attack and he isn't that guy.
2.) 31 Jul 2026 20:00:57
Yep, correct.
3.) 31 Jul 2026 20:03:43
Announced on Ajax website.
4.) 31 Jul 2026 20:04:52
If you said that before he signed for Ajax, Dave, you would have had more gravitas.
5.) 31 Jul 2026 20:21:07
What a surprise. We do have a tendency to pursue targets over a long period, even when it's quite obvious we've been played. It might be unfair on Brandt, but the only reason I can see why he went to Ajax, who are in the Europa League and not the main event, is that he decided that the Premier League might prove to be a step too far, and too physical and athletic for him.
It will be a much quieter life in the Eredivisie. ?
We move on.
6.) 31 Jul 2026 21:24:40
Not surprised indeed, Dune. Well summed up.
For me, currently, the 2020/2021 summer window of Raphinha, Rodrigoal, Koch and Llorente is far, far better than this one.
7.) 31 Jul 2026 21:28:14
I have said it, Corkey, on many other YouTube vloggers live streams and possibly on here.
He's 30, no sell-on value, never played outside Germany. The fact he has strung us along for a month.
He isn't prem ready. He would get gobbled up in the prem, he's too slow.
He's basically just after a last big payday.
Harry Wilson will do a better job as a 10.
8.) 01 Aug 2026 00:39:38
What BV?
That was a shocker of a summer. Rapha is one of the best players ever to pull on the shirt, but the other three were soft as s**** and totally unsuited to PL football.
On Brandt, he obviously fancied an easy ride, and in hindsight maybe fortunate to have missed him. We do hang around a little too long at times over guys who don't really want to come here.
9.) 01 Aug 2026 01:01:36
At least there's still a month left of the window. We can now concentrate on alternative targets, like Pavel Sulc, who was suggested last week, only 20 yrs old, but would set us back, say, £15-20M rather than a free agent like Brandt.
10.) 01 Aug 2026 01:04:42
Glad re Brandt. Not good enough for Prem.
11.) 01 Aug 2026 02:58:05
Frog, re 20/21 summer signings.
Rodrigo scored 30 EPL goals for Leeds United.
Raph is the best Leeds player for the past 25 years.
Koch was decent overall.
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10 Nov 2026 06:59:49
James Trafford ranks 1st across Europe's top five leagues for save percentage (81.4%).
Makes a difference!
1.) 10 Nov 2026 07:23:56
Donnarumma has looked vulnerable recently, so mebbe the cheaters will offer us £150M to buy him back in Jan.
2.) 10 Nov 2026 07:47:15
That Devon gk was terrible v Villa too.
3.) 10 Nov 2026 07:54:07
JR I don't know if you saw the podcast he wants to play every week!
So I don't think he'd go back!
Needs to be ours for the next 10 to 15 years. hopefully Leeds can meet is Ambition!
4.) 10 Nov 2026 10:31:23
Looking deeper at JT save stats for Leeds
JT has made 13 saves from inside box and 37 saves in total in 10 matches
As regards the clear cut QUALITY of shots saved JT has registered 2.95 goals prevented
JT has however had out of the 10 EPL matches for Leeds ; Two disappointing matches ( Arsenal and Bournemouth) which undeniably cost Leeds United points.
5.) 10 Nov 2026 12:46:42
Swings and roundabouts, Baz.
So far he's had the Bournemouth one, which is definitely an error, if you ask keepers to play out they happen. The Arsenal equaliser from Calafiori goes down as 'maybe expect to do better' rather than an error or beyond that a howler.
Alisson had a distri. error, Suzuki had one vs. Fulham (I'm not counting the Man utd equaliser, when I played school / Sundays, I ended up in goal a whole lot, Lammens 100% fouls him) . Even Raya vs. Chelsea went down as a 'maybe expect to do better one'. Prime de gea/Neuer/Buffon had errors. There isn't a keeper at any level that is immune to the odd error.
Does 2.95 stat mean even with those errors net he's saved nearly three goals more than expected or do we take away 1.50/2 clear errors for a score of 1.45/0.95 net. Either way if he maintains those number through a whole season it'll end up really quite impressive.
He's tonnes better than Meslier and Perri. Darlow had a decent spell without a true error if i recall but i'd back that Trafford has made better saves than Darlow.
I'd actually disagree about the quote of 'disappointing matches' that implies he was rubbish the whole games. Yes he made 'disappointing errors' during those matches, which obviously factor. But in both games he dusted himself off and I'd have backed him not to compound them by making another in the same game. That in itself is also important.
You can also tell once he made one in Bournemouth or Arsenal, the defence still trusted him. That's important because the nervousness is infectious (as it became with Meslier and Perri - you could see it with Meslier and Rodon especially) . That just isn't there.
6.) 10 Nov 2026 13:17:38
Fair post Ealing. and there does seem to have been more errors than usual from several other keepers recently.
Imo a " difference making " top keeper saves at least one of the Arsenal goals.e. g. Peter Schmeichel saves the first, David James saves the second goal. Trafford saved neither.
Which goes back to the point of the quality of shots JT is facing/ saving.
JT is ofc a better keeper than Super Mes but should hope so too re their respective transfer fees.
7.) 10 Nov 2026 14:38:53
The assertion that Schmeichel would have saved the 1st Arsenal goal is just pure guesswork. Calafiori shaped up for a low shot, which Trafford went to cover, as most keepers would have done, but instead Calafiori mishit it down into the ground, and it bounced up out if his reach.
Most keepers would have done what he did and been similarly deceived. And as for David James, as I recall, his nickname at Liverpool was 'Calamity James', and I don't see him being cited as an example of goalkeeping excellence, and he was replaced there by Bruce Grobbelaar.
{Ed001's Note - he replaced Brucie JR, not the other way around. Terrible keeper for Liverpool because he was far too busy living it up and being a dick to work on his game. Waste of a talent.}
8.) 10 Nov 2026 15:11:34
JR.I'd put. a lot of money on Schmeichel saving the 1st. Arsenal goal.
and 6 foot 5 inch David James had exceptional agility and reach in shot stopping for the 2nd.
DJ also has the record for most EPL penalty saves
Both goals were saveable and Trafford saved neither.
9.) 10 Nov 2026 18:23:26
I mean DJ also has the record for most goals conceded. May well have the most for penalties conceded too. Not a slight. It's testament to his unique nature that the vast majority of his career at Watford Liverpool villa west ham city Portsmouth he played for mid table or relegation threatened clubs. He was more or less always in the prem so his overall level never dropped lower than that.
He was one of the worst for paying attention/concentration. He got robbed at Portsmouth for daillying on the ball at least once (can't remember which game sure it can be found) . His athleticism was amongst the best in the league always and he made some absolutely incredible saves. But his handling and concentration left so much to be desired too often. He'd routinely spill badly, or even not save easy shots at all.
Compare that with my role model (as a school and Sunday keeper) . Brad friedel. I can probably count the mistakes I remember him making over 12 yrs at Blackburn villa and spurs on one hand. Probably didn't make quite as many outrageous saves as DJ but his command and handling light years ahead. Also had a very decent pen saving record.
That second shot from Bruno g. Maybe a world class keeper who gambles saves it. Youd have to gamble cos it was too well struck. It wasnt perfectly in the corner but within 5% of it. JT saw it all the way, split step, dive and it beats him not even one where he flaps it further in he just can't reach it. Fair does. Great finish. Zero blame.
10.) 10 Nov 2026 18:57:20
Interested to know Ealing your opiniom of the 37 saves in 10 matches JT has made which one is the most impressive ?
11.) 11 Nov 2026 01:52:53
I'll answer that question Baz, the one I liked best was in the Sunderland game when Brobbey was through on goal with only JT to beat, but he timed his challenge perfectly, spread himself to cover all angles.
Much as I despise the club he played for I agree that Peter Schmeichel was a top top keeper, though of all the ones I've seen I'd put him behind Gordon Banks who's my all time best.
12.) 11 Nov 2026 02:41:09
Hi JR.I just rewatched video "highlights" of Sunderland vs Leeds match because I could not even recall that spead save at Brobbey's feet.
The YEP (amusingly) referred to all of Traffords saves vs Sunderland as routine saves whilst still making him man of match.
That's exactly my previous point in this thread though; there's been routine saves and some pretty good saves from JR in the 10 matches
But there has NOT really been any amazing standout difference making saves in the 10 EPL matches so far from Trafford.
JT actually saving the Arsenal 2nd goal would have been a standout save.and as for the 1st Arsenal goal through JT's hands. ugh.
13.) 11 Nov 2026 01:13:01
You're a Liverpool expert Ed001, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall BG being brought back to replace James after a series of blunders, but don't recall how long that lasted.
{Ed001's Note - Jamo did get dropped, yes, but I seem to remember it being Friedel who came in but had a bit of a disaster as well. To be fair the Liverpool defence was woeful at the time, part of the problem was that the keeper was literally having to come for everything put into the box, so both James and Friedel suffered. The difference was Friedel recovered and went on to become a top keeper, James carried on being a dodgy keeper with concentration issues because he never sorted out his lifestyle.}
14.) 11 Nov 2026 11:05:39
Another point Baz, if you want to compare Trafford with Schmeichel you need to compare them at the same age. Trafford is just 24, when Schmeichel was 24 he'd only just signed for Brondby in the Danish league, and didn't sign for MU til 1991 by which time he was 28, so any Trafford is playing in the PL 4 years earlier than PS did.
Talking of MU, have a look back at JTs 40 yard sprint to make a perfectly timed tackle on Diallo in the recent game at ER, not strictly speaking a 'save' but very impressive nontheless, it's at 32 mins on the match clock.
15.) 11 Nov 2026 11:59:06
It's a decent point. JR but. I would still strongly bet that Peter Schmeichel at 24 years old playing for Brondby saves Arsenal 's first goal.
It's a bad goal to. concede for literally any keeper.
16.) 11 Nov 2026 14:30:42
If he was that good in 1987, why then did MU wait 4 years til 1991 to try to sign him? The assertion that he'd have saved Arsenal's first goal is just guesswork, and as I've already said I think it's clear that Calafiori mishit his shot down into the ground, and that was what deceived Trafford, and would have deceived any keeper.
My view of JT is that he's good already, and has the potential to get even better, will he be as good as PS at the same age, we shall see in the coming years.
17.) 11 Nov 2026 17:18:03
I mean if you're comparing Trafford to schmeichel too Baz he's doing an awful lot right just to be included in that conversation unless it's purely the fee we paid for him thinks we're entitled to expect that.
Man u didn't even pay record breaking money for schmeichel £555,000 I believe.
Ofc I'd like us to find a gem of a keeper who costs that in today's money. But what we paid for Trafford is comparable with football inflation to expect a return like what we got from Nigel Martyn. Martyn was amazing but even I'll admit schmeichel was definitely a better keeper.
Chelsea paid £70m for kepa, big money moves don't always work out on keepers or any position.
Trafford wasn't my first choice but it was nothing to do with his level more the cost.
I championed three players that probably would have cost £10m all in
Livakovic (Croatian no.1.) think moved to Barcelona for a pittance.
Jonas wind. Free agent striker off a bad injury season but a good record besides that
Eric Martel a CDM upgrade on longstaff/depth free agent. I guarantee farke knew all of them especially with two of them being based in Germany at the time.
There are so many nuances about where a player wants to play how teams want to play.
Trafford is expensive, we couldn't have done Suzuki, the club didn't fancy or couldn't do livakovic.
It's why we're fans and not chief execs and sporting directors.
18.) 11 Nov 2026 17:49:08
Good posts Ealing and JR.we may not always agree but you guys post quality.
19.) 11 Nov 2026 22:37:14
When the window was still open, the keeper I suggested on a couple of occasions was Noah Atubolu at Frieburg, he subsequently went to Eintract Frankfurt on a €1M loan with an obligation to buy next season for a further €13M, equivalent to £11.7M total, or £28.3M less than Trafford.
29 Sep 2026 20:09:02
Bahoya on the scoresheet for France U21s! Good news!
1.) 29 Sep 2026 21:42:49
.and Elvedi on target for Switzerland against Scotland.
2.) 30 Sep 2026 00:52:02
And Gary scored yesterday too.
22 Sep 2026 09:42:23
Came across this interesting one this morning! ??
Premier League cost per point this season so far:
20. Tottenham - 2 points - £157.4m per point
19. Aston Villa - 4 points - £64.5m
18. Chelsea - 7 points - £50.0m
17. Coventry City - 3 points - £46.2m
16. Fulham - 2 points - £43.9m
15. Newcastle United - 8 points - £33.6m
14. Ipswich Town - 6 points - £31.6m
13. Manchester City - 15 points - £30.2m
12. Manchester United - 5 points - £29.8m
11. Liverpool - 9 points - £25.8m
10. Nottingham Forest - 5 points - £23.7m
9. Bournemouth - 3 points - £23.2m
8. Hull City - 8 points - £18.9m
7. Crystal Palace - 4 points - £18.3m
6. Arsenal - 12 points - £16.3m
5. Brighton - 10 points - £15.5m
4. Sunderland - 4 points - £15.3m
3. Brentford - 9 points - £11.9m
2. Everton - 9 points - £9.8m
1. Leeds United - 9 points - £9.5m
Based on club's summer spend and points so far this season via @Transfermarkt.
1.) 22 Sep 2026 10:28:04
So Leeds with their vastly superior revenue to the 3 promoted clubs have spent £90 million while Hull and Ipswich have spent double and Coventry £50 million more than Leeds.
We are in a very good place and our owners deserve a lot of credit but please do not kid yourselves or use PSR or whatever the latest financial restriction excuse is called to think our lowest spend in the EPL is because of these financial restrictions.it is prudent spending designed to maximise our US owners and investors return which I fully accept they are not in the football club ownership game for charitable reasons and of course they will want a piece of the pie to make it worthwhile but I personally think they are taking too much for themselves as Sunday showed we lack at least 2 more quality additions to be considered a top 6 challenging side which probably would cost at least £50 to £60 million.
Oh well mustn't complain and expect too much I suppose is the brainwashed, obedient and compliant consensus after all it's only our 2nd season in the EPL and we have to be realistic and not entitled and not aim too high as it's only our 2nd season.steady building is the way because it's only our 2nd season.have I mentioned it's only our 2nd season and we shouldn't expect too much??
Yes our owners have been very clever, haven't they indeed, but that's their perogative and I'm sure as long as the majority of the fan base seem to easily accept this as that's just the way it is our owners will give us another lowest spend in the EPL next season.
In my opinion they could easily give Farke a helping hand in January and at least try and bring in a couple of new additions we all recognise are needed on loan if need be and I know there will be the push back reason of it's not that easy to find these players that potentially have to be content with a subs bench blar blar blar.well try I say, look at Man City or Arsenal young B team players at least, look around South America and Africa like Brighton and Brentford seem to do year on year.
Reach for the stars I say and don't settle for just okay because a top 6 finish and European football brings even larger financial rewards so I hope our owners can see this season is a real opportunity to establish Leeds ahead of the likes of Spurs, Villa and Newcastle and on a par with Brentford and Brighton.now I don't think that's too much to ask!
2.) 22 Sep 2026 12:22:44
Very interesting Brighty. So funny to see Spurs in the mire - mind you, at least they are top of this particular table:) ) )
3.) 22 Sep 2026 13:48:59
So according to the figures above Man City (£30 million x 15 points) spent £450 million in Summer window.
.woah.
4.) 22 Sep 2026 14:02:22
This is obviously not net spend?
5.) 22 Sep 2026 13:42:38
Very interesting posts by bright and Cheshire. Food for thought. I'd rather me mid table tbh. Not too tight or big spenders. Looks like we might be tight or over performing. Anyway of finding those figures for end of last season bright? Be interesting to see how promoted clubs faired last year ?
6.) 22 Sep 2026 13:50:29
Cheshire - all the info you are whining and speculating about is in the public domain. If you do some research you will quickly find out the logical answers to your conspiracy theories.
7.) 22 Sep 2026 16:18:43
It's actual laughable that his "answer” to all our problems is 2 signings at a cost of £60 million would get us in the top 6.
As if every club in the world wouldn't spend the extra "£60 million” if that guaranteed you top 6.
The club have said multiple times we are / were close and had to sell pascal to meet the demands.
I wish we would overspend and gamble on getting in the champions league and then gamble on making it past the group stages for the next 6 years, oh wait, hasn't that happened before?
8.) 22 Sep 2026 16:50:56
I think there's a somewhat middle ground from Cheshire's reasoned expectations and statements and the sentiments of Alf and Lad
And also
1) Not sure peeps should believe everything they are fed by current owners ( or most owners for that matter )
And
2) defo empathise with Cheshire to ponder how much the Leeds United owners and their gazillion number of individual stakeholders are receiving.thats long been on my mind !
9.) 22 Sep 2026 19:54:40
The answer Baz is clearly is not very much if anything, given that we spend more than 85% of our income on the players. Then there is the ground to run, all the back room staff, match day security, lawyers etc. I would hazard a guess, most if not all the stakeholders are well under water and will likely remain that way until the ownership changes.
10.) 22 Sep 2026 19:55:48
Surely making the club over time more successful generates more for the stakeholders to keep them happy.
We are not Man Utd that still generates millions upon millions on just their name, not from their achievements which are less than a shadow compared to their past.
The 49er's I'm certain want Leeds United to become more successful and not to be static.
The conspiracy theories are for the fantasists.
11.) 22 Sep 2026 20:52:35
Yes Ani the big payday for owners and other minority stakeholders will be when the club is sold for a whopping load more than 49ers purchased Leeds from Radz.
.once stadium expansion and regeneration projects have been completed and with Leeds United hopefully still firmly established in EPL.
12.) 22 Sep 2026 20:55:47
Realists OP. not all so called conspiracy theories in the world are baseless.far from it.
13.) 22 Sep 2026 21:00:49
Harsh and rude towards Cheshire.
14.) 23 Sep 2026 06:11:54
Harsh and rude comments aimed at the owners of our club with no evidence at all to support such brazen accusations.
It's got nothing to do with being a realist at all.
15.) 23 Sep 2026 07:41:58
Aus: I'm sure there is bud, but I gotta admit that the above was just something that social media threw out and I shared with the group to have some fun with! (Clearly that went sideways, as usual tho!) ???.
16.) 23 Sep 2026 10:39:14
Not sure the 49ers and other investors are taking anything at the moment, just absorbing ongoing losses and making massive investments. As others have said, they only see a return when they sell the club to the next bunch of suits - be careful what you wish for.
Honestly mate, I hate the petro-capitalist complex that has bought football as much as the next person. And yet, director salaries are far lower than the players'. That's a much bigger consideration in whether they can fling £60M on a couple more.
Don't we all like watching our team play more like Barcelona than Bradford? I do and I think the 49ers are a big party of that improvement. I cannot wait for the ER extension, partly because I cannot get a ticket for love nor money most games, and because it will bring some investment to an unloved part of Leeds which really needs it.
I'm under no illusion about the 49ers' motivation. Personally, I'd choose them over some petrol state dictatorship any day of the week but there we are.
17.) 23 Sep 2026 19:42:31
Good post Southern ?.
21 Sep 2026 14:11:37
At least we have tomorrow night's game to look forward to in this enforced footballing "lull". Looking forward to watching the U21s vs Barnsley!
1.) 21 Sep 2026 14:34:00
Not really interested in u21s these days
The thing is we had the Howard Wilko / David Oleary babes of Kewell, Harte, Woody, Smithy etc come through and prosper in 1st team
But these days our young uns are just sold by our current regime.
18 Sep 2026 14:06:51
The game i thought Wilson might get the opportunity to shine, and he's out injured, dammit! Quad issue after Newcastle, and may miss welsh games too.
1.) 18 Sep 2026 14:14:39
Pretty sure Wilson would not have started vs Palace anyways
It's going to be the same eleven that started vs Newcastle.
2.) 18 Sep 2026 14:58:03
Agreed Baz bit of a set back for him hopefully a good rest will help.
3.) 19 Sep 2026 04:36:00
Been underwhelming for us so far tbh. Been a bit disappointed with him.
4.) 19 Sep 2026 12:04:02
I agree with Baz, same starting 11 as Monday. It's not happening yet for Wilson, but I am sure he will come good for us.
03 Nov 2026 07:13:56
Great post again, Ealing, and defo some big duds that we dodged potential bullets on.
From a current form perspective tho, we still wouldn't be banging the goals irrespective of who we bought as back up to DCL, because we just ain't creating sufficient clear cut chances.
I agree with Devon's opening statement below, that our MF is looking stale (right now) .
I'd defo be looking to add someone for the middle of the park in Jan, who can do the dirty work as well as pick a pass thro lines. Caveat to that being I'm not ruling out returns to form for those guys currently in the middle.
27 Oct 2026 09:17:54
I think most fans can see that this is exactly what we are doing, and have the patience and foresight to wait and see what the next couple of seasons bring, within tight financial constraints. I'm pretty confident that this plan will see us retain our PL status, and see those investments in attacking, forward thinking players come to fruition.
14 Oct 2026 18:18:35
The season is 6 games old, and he's had an injury. Personally, I won't be judging him just yet!
06 Oct 2026 07:56:52
Will watch out for him, Corkey, as he's a player I know nowt about!
26 Sep 2026 07:37:12
Cheers for the info, Dunelm. There should defo be a time limit on setting the punishment! Can't see them taking forever tho, given everyone will be waiting in the wings to have a legal bite of Citeh themselves!
07 Nov 2026 19:59:49
Am I the only one who believes VAR got the Bogle decision spot on?!
07 Nov 2026 08:18:20
I don't believe there are ANY pushovers in this league if I'm being honest. Teams spend big, even on arrival, and that makes them reasonably competitive from the off. Fat (balding) Frank seems to be doing a good job, I hate to say! Maybe he's learning too!
06 Nov 2026 20:22:38
Likewise Aus.
06 Nov 2026 12:30:55
Hey Chris. No I don't think they will all be buying it, in the same way that I don't, but I guess can most see through it same way as I do, and just see it as a way of not pointing fingers at certain players, whilst working on it in training with those individuals.
Maintaining togetherness and spirit in the squad is vital for us, when outstanding quality is lacking in some areas. In my eyes, he's just protecting and preserving that.
06 Nov 2026 07:11:23
Forget Farke's interviews! It's much worse in here!
He's protecting his players. Get over it.