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26 Oct 2026 16:15:41
I remember when George Graham took the managers role and stating you should build from the back and I hope that's what we're doing. We obviously concentrated on goalie and centre backs, and I don't think we have any complaints about what we have. The proof of the pudding is if we then recruit playmaking midfielders and goal scorers. We shall see ?.
1.) 26 Oct 2026 17:50:10
Yep that 96/97 first seez of Georgie playing uber defensive included a mid seez run of an AMAZING 13 clean sheets in 16 matches
The next seez the Leeds United recruitment did very well to scout a young very talented Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink for a mere £2 million and playmaker Bruno Ribeiro for far less and scored loads of goals with a very young Harry Kewell and Rod Wallace too.
I was hoping the Leeds recruitment could have scouted a young promising striker at a reasonable price last summer.
2.) 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.
3.) 27 Oct 2026 23:22:49
At least we 'concentrated' on goalkeeper AND defence. And not even to the detriment of wing positions, even if Wilson and Bahoya have not come good (yet) . Unlike another club who focuses on certain positions practically to the exclusion of almost every other position.
25 Oct 2026 17:23:35
Didn't we sign a highly rated player called Wilson? Are we ever going to see him?
1.) 26 Oct 2026 05:29:19
Not if that performance is anything to go by. Shift him out asap. Save his wages.
30 May 2014 09:30:24
Anybody know why there is press speculation that the players aren't going to be paid today with the PFA on red alert? Is there any truth or is it just the press trying to sell papers?
1.) I would imagine it is to do with the clubs bank account being frozen due to the winding up order due to be heard june 9th, probably speculating because of that. Perhaps MC has something in place to sort it through some other way, doubt he would want not to pay them.
2.) Also has meeting has been called and reporters have assumed it is due to none payment. I can't see mc calling people back from hoiliday to say he ain't paying them, I think it will be about brian going and to introduce them to the new manager benito carboni who has been very vocal recently. if this is the case will be dissapointed brain has to go but many managers much better than benito still must be given a chance I guess mot
3.) Because the clubs bank account is frozen and FL rules say that players cannot be paid from a personal account
4.) 30 May 2014 16:58:26
Eddie Gary is king is correct though club working hard to unfreeze accounts
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18 Oct 2026 15:54:47
I think a bit more practice at passing would be in order.
1.) 18 Oct 2026 15:59:01
Infuriating today, Justin being 1 of worst.
2.) 18 Oct 2026 16:08:16
.also cant wait for the the return of Joe Rodon in this team.his presence and defending.we need clean sheets as we struggle to score more than one
only one match in seven have we scored more than once.
3.) 18 Oct 2026 17:59:32
I had a feeling this one was not going to be as easy as many thought. After all the extravagant score forecasts, and people saying this was a good time to play them, I was worried we might get turned over, and in the end am content with a draw.
We should have had a pen when Maguire tried to pull Amps head off, but amazingly VAR checked and passed it, but that don't surprise me. As per usual Fernandes and Co spent half the time whingeing and moaning when things didn't go their way.
4.) 18 Oct 2026 18:19:27
I thought overall we were the better team today but I woi argue about the draw.
We're scoring at about the same rate as we did last year but goals conceded is way better. Probably only Arsenal and Brighton behave conceded fewer. We are a difficult team to beat but the results are probably reflecting the Summer transfer activity.
We recruited very well at the back but apart from Wilson, who's not going yet, we added no experience up front where there was an obvious need for better competition for places and cover if one of the two strikers got injured.
DCL is performing well but it would be nice to have someone else who can push him more than Nmecha.
5.) 18 Oct 2026 18:34:19
Nmecha is. in the whole fairly pointless let's be honest, we are definitely going. to be. light. in the goals dept this Seez, What' was the point of taking Bahoya ? Today was a game crying out for a winger to take game head on,and yet we failed miserably out wide,only consolation for me was Brendan didn't make an appearance.
6.) 18 Oct 2026 19:12:21
Last year after 7 games we were 15th on 8 pts having scored 7 goals and conceded 11. This year 7th place on 10 pts scored 9 and conceded 6 so better on every metric. The 45% reduction in goals against is particularly pleasing.
7.) 18 Oct 2026 19:27:59
There's not much point doing a Jim Bowen on it ( telling us what we could have won ) Sunderland good last Seez not so much this Seez, they can't use this as leverage if the slide continues
My point is, that was then
This is now
Utd were there for all 3 yet we did struggle a fair bit against them. God forbid if Dom pulls a. sicky, those numbers you speak of will diminish quicker than we'd all appreciate.
8.) 18 Oct 2026 21:02:26
Indeed Chris scary thought
as a DCL injury would turn us into a sort of George Graham's no goals scored team of 1996/97.
9.) 18 Oct 2026 18:16:36
I was amazed the commentators didn't comment more on Amps clear cut penalty.
Neville is a twat but usually quite impartial.
10.) 19 Oct 2026 12:14:46
Nothing personal Chris, but one of my pet hates is seeing people refer (as you did) to Man Utd as "United". There is no football team called "United", there's a Leeds United, a Manchester United, and 7 or 8 other Uniteds in the PL and EFL, and in this city when we say "United" it ain't the shower from Manchester we're referring to.
Please use the correct terminology in future.
To Corkey, I agree about nobody commenting on Amps missed penalty, on the BBC MOTD, the incident was not even included in their coverage.
{Ed001's Note - please do not use manure to refer to them, it is highly offensive as it originates from a song sung about the Munich disaster, which had a line about them all being manure in the snow or something like that.}
11.) 19 Oct 2026 13:17:24
Sorry Ed, never my intention to reference Munich, though I do think it's high time that sleeping dog is allowed to lie after 68 years. I've seen that word used by others here, and always thought of it as just being ManU with a couple of letters added.
{Ed001's Note - it should have been edited out.}
12.) 19 Oct 2026 15:13:50
Ask anyone the world over who you speak of when you say "Utd" and it's "Man" in front of it.
Obviously, we don't like it, but to suggest other than that is just wrong as famous as our name is let's be honest.
We will never be as well known around the world as them
Don't shoot zee messenger.
13.) 19 Oct 2026 15:06:02
Only 3 "Utd" In the Prem.
14.) 19 Oct 2026 19:07:59
Sheffield United were the first to beat that name.
20 Sep 2026 16:47:05
Never mind "it's a point", that was diabolical. If we are to be serious contenders we have to be consistent. If we turn in performances like that, at home, against such opposition, what chance have we got to play in Europe?
1.) 20 Sep 2026 17:05:44
Contenders for what?
Aim is avoid relegation with more comfort than last year. Mid table is a good season for us.
2.) 20 Sep 2026 17:18:21
Canadawhite I have more ambition than just survival, otherwise what's the point?
3.) 20 Sep 2026 17:23:51
I'm with Canada
At the moment I still think focus on avoiding on relegation
Out net spend is minimal
The promoted teams look like they could
Be competitive
The teams who are struggling like spurs, palace and Fulham no doubt will get much better we shouldn't get carried away with the Newcastle win or too despondent with today's poor show.
4.) 20 Sep 2026 18:01:52
I have a lot of ambition but I'm also realistic.
I want to win every game but know we won't, accept reality and you won't be disappointed as often!
5.) 20 Sep 2026 18:27:50
We're fifth in the table and I think that's a reason to be happy. He sent on Bahoya and the kid was straight in there.
I did only come here for the moans though ;) MOT!
6.) 20 Sep 2026 18:51:54
There are some VERY uninspiring supporters on here! For them just being in the Premier League is enough, sorry, I remember us being semi finalists in Europe.
7.) 20 Sep 2026 20:31:15
Good post CJS and I empathise somewhat with your point of view.
And better still than DOL team. we had Billy Bremner's Leeds United being the real Champions of Europe. ( and yes, I know lads, it twas a long time ago now )
8.) 20 Sep 2026 20:34:39
Wake up and smell the coffee CJS.
Doesn't matter what you remember, in those days the playing field was a lot more level than it is now, we are playing up hill into the wind and are doing well.
All we can do is barrow in more soil every year to try and level things up but it will take a long time.
9.) 20 Sep 2026 20:47:14
Still very much of the view that mid table would be an excellent position for us.
Today shows so much. There are positives. Muha looked excellent I thought and Trafford too, thought Trafford only had one shot of note to really deal with. Apart from that free kick and disallowed goal they didn't create much clear cut.
Very few chances for Dom. One he could have stuck away.
I don't like that we didn't play well and it is two points dropped. But I do like that we were able to get something despite not playing well. Better teams would have beaten us today but even playing poorly we made ourselves hard to beat. Unbeaten in five, never conceded more than one in the other games and we've played two of the form setters in Brentford and Brighton. That start honestly gets a very solid 7.5-8/10 for me.
10.) 21 Sep 2026 07:00:36
Two draws against Brentford and Brighton and an emphatic win against Newcastle which delighted us all doesn't make us contenders for European football and certainly not the Premiership title !
Canada is right we haven't earned anything yet to deserve such claims it's totally ridiculous.
There is a very loose claim judging by our confident start and no loses that if we do continue on this trajectory there might be a European spot which is obtainable but to be making such claims this early in the season is a little fanciful I feel.
Of course dream and wish for great things to happen to our club this season but if it doesn't, don't be surprised and then hold the club responsible for not achieving such wild expectations.
That's what the media are already building us up for that suggesting that we might achieve European football this season knowing they can smash us down if things go the other way. I'm definitely am not going to be so gullible to fall for that.
All fixtures in this league are tough, there are no kind ones. For me, I'll be waiting until the end of this year to see how this season can pan out for us. A few injuries to key players could turn our good start into a very difficult one, that's football, nothing is a given.
11.) 21 Sep 2026 08:12:53
Most fans sti have a massive amount of ambition, but many of us also have patience and realism. We are building and it will take time.
12.) 21 Sep 2026 11:18:28
The "average" predicted finishing position from those who made at least one prediction is somewhere between 13th and 14th, so most here have realistic expectations and ambition.
13.) 21 Sep 2026 12:48:37
Wharton ran the show yesterday,best player on field, involved in everything.
Dan James & Brendan still being used highlights how our squad is still in need of improvement.
Both were so poor yesterday,so many fans around me were up in arms with their displays.
Overall we were very lucky to take a point
Will Farke ever give up on Baracus ?
Doesn't seem so.
14.) 21 Sep 2026 13:24:15
But Chris.Wharton ran the show for 70 mins whilst BA and DJ werent even on pitch
Perhaps focus on our midfield trio that were on
pitch.Amps, AO and again especially Stach who has been woeful this season.
15.) 21 Sep 2026 13:58:52
Yes Baz, Stach was poor,but the caveat I attach to him is he' has credit in bank
Where as the aforementioned duo have between them umpteen chances at showing us how poor they are, both were brought on to try change things,both failed miserably again.
How long more is this going to continue is my concern ?
Ao was excellent Monday night
Amps is crucial to our side,you know that yoursepf
I cannot attach any hope to the other duo who are just continually poor.
16.) 21 Sep 2026 14:16:11
Stach is also coming back from a particularly nasty injury, which meant he didn't kick a ball at all during the break, also finding walking difficult, and at his own admission, a bit of a psychological block due to the positioning of it. He does have credit in the bank, for sure, but will also get back to his peak soon!
10 Sep 2026 07:32:44
I don't care this was "only" a Carabao Cup match. Wtf was that? "Look at our new defensive strength"? Thank goodness it is so good, otherwise it would have been a cricket score!
1.) 10 Sep 2026 11:27:44
CJS, exactly enjoy it for what it was and look forward to Monday.
01 Sep 2026 09:59:15
Given that our new arrivals are mainly defence, I'm wondering if this is part of a plan so that next year we focus on midfield and build on our defensive strength, and then the following year on attack. All the time, keeping within the spending rules (whatever they're called) . But I admit I know nothing.
1.) 01 Sep 2026 10:44:20
Don't think there is a plan. Just wing it by the looks of it.
Like doing half a job well then forgetting what the job was.
2.) 01 Sep 2026 11:51:10
We need to remain in the EPL for another 2 years to fulfil that plan, CJS. We now have a top 6 defence, but only a bottom 6 attack. Will we manage to win enough games to stay up? Who knows, but my nerves are on edge already, and we're only 2 games in.
3.) 01 Sep 2026 12:05:18
Think there was a plan of sorts.
Trafford, Muharemovic, and Wilson were planned. Elvedi was 'planned' in the sense that if Bornauw left we needed a replacement lined up.
I think the other part of the plan was to be flexible and open to any late opportunities. Bard seems exactly that. Who gets a Ligue 1 starting left back in their prime for a £5m option? When you see that kind of deal made, it feels like a no brainer.
Hopefully we can do one or two more. Zirkzee doesn't have many suitors, so maybe we can lowball a loan there. I know it's the rivals over the Pennines, but I don't care. Some hits have come from there before.
30 Aug 2026 17:13:05
I'm still not convinced by Farke. It took him half a season last year to change to a winning format and hasn't adapted this year to the fact that we are a known quantity to all our premier opposition.
For most of today's game we were appalling. When we weren't, we struggled to string accurate passes together. Sorry about the negativity. Just telling it how I saw it.
1.) 30 Aug 2026 17:55:12
You have to factor in the opponent; Brentford are no pushovers. In the 2nd half, he changed things around, and it worked. Would he have done that first half of last season? I don't think he would. Farke has adapted to the Premiership, it took him a while, but he's got it now.
2.) 30 Aug 2026 18:34:22
What Bisto said. They were a quality opponent, and we adapted in the second half, a hard-crafted point. We are hard to beat. JT again showing what a signing he is. Early days, but the signs are good.
3.) 30 Aug 2026 18:43:56
CJS, if Farke started with all the changes at the beginning, would you have been happy? I'm sure you wouldn't. We were outplayed by a good side in the first half, and he has faith in our defence. Hindsight is a beautiful thing, my friend.
Farke did well, changed the team when required, and got a result that, after half time, I didn't think possible. It's a good point against a team who are going to batter quite a few this season, we move on. MOT.
4.) 30 Aug 2026 19:01:39
Farke's first season, he had to sort out the absolute mess of a squad in the summer, and we got to the play-offs. Then, second season, we won promotion. In our first season in the Premier League, Farke changed the system during the Man City game, and we were ranked 7th in the Premier League from that point on.
During April and May, only Arsenal got more points than us.
He then changed the system at half time today, and we looked much better in the second half against an excellent Brentford team.
Also, our net spend is less than all promoted teams so far this window.
I'm quite convinced he's done a good job for us.
5.) 30 Aug 2026 19:04:54
Think you're being a bit unfair here, Cjs.
Last season we moaned about his late substitutions, today he changed mid game and it worked out.
We got bossed 1st half.
We looked a whole lot better 2nd half.
I for 1 am very happy with Danny's performance today, and happy with his changes.
6.) 31 Aug 2026 00:27:18
It's a more than fair analysis, Cjs.. and, indeed, it's not negativity, you are just telling it as it is.
7.) 31 Aug 2026 07:16:46
It's only an opinion, which doesn't make it right, though.
Farke will never be accepted by some of the fan base, but I think the vast majority can now see that he is proving his doubters wrong, and he is becoming a Premiership manager with more and more credibility.
Forget what some hard to please fans think, you only have to listen to the after match opposition manager's interview, most have a lot of praise for Daniel Farke.
Personally, I think he has already adapted to the Premiership. For the moment, he accepts that he doesn't have the kind of quality to play his preferred formation, so he has had to adapt, and he's done that very well.
I look forward to many seasons with DF, and am very interested in how he will change and transform this Leeds Utd football team.
8.) 31 Aug 2026 07:42:21
Farkey played a blinder turning that game around yesterday! Would love to know what he says in the dressing room, and how he handles those situations!
He is really developing very positively!
9.) 31 Aug 2026 09:38:29
OP, if he set his team up like yesterday, I think it's fair for some to question his ability. Why didn't he do his homework on the opposition that his team were going to face? We were the home team, and you have to agree that was as poor as you can get.
Why wait to half time, you can clearly see we were having problems 10 minutes in. I hate it, but Leeds were falling apart. DCL is definitely not a loan striker, not quick, and in his case had no service. Fair play, it was better second half.
10.) 31 Aug 2026 10:18:35
OP, I wouldn't go by what managers at press conferences say about other managers.
11.) 31 Aug 2026 13:55:44
Whitman, we are not able to sustain the way we played in the second half for the full 90 mins. I think Farke wants to frustrate our opponents, especially the very talented ones like Brentford. I think the idea is to soak up the pressure in the first half and try not to concede a goal. It did take an exceptionally well taken goal to breach our defense.
Of course, fans won't like to see our team to be under so much pressure like we were in that first half, but I thought we defended very well and we even lost our key defender in Rodon.
I always felt, in the second half, that changes would be made to put Brentford under more pressure, and, sure enough, it happened and we equalized.
We are not going to overrun teams at home for the full 90 mins. We didn't last season either, simply because we don't have that quality throughout our team yet.
I think DF did his homework very well on Brentford, and we could've even nicked the win at the death. They couldn't beat us last season either, and they are about five seasons ahead of us with building their squad in the Premiership.
12.) 31 Aug 2026 14:17:41
I fully acknowledge that we are a team in the building, but we need to turn up. Sorry to say, we didn't until late in the game. Farke could have made changes; you don't have to wait until half time.
If, as many said, BA was s***, then take him off. It seems to me he can't do right by many on this site, and, having been on the Terraces, it's not the same story.
13.) 31 Aug 2026 14:53:46
He did make changes, at half time!
14.) 31 Aug 2026 16:51:27
Brentford are a really good side and I'm glad of the point. They will be top 7 for sure, and top 5 wouldn't surprise me. Are there 6 PL teams that are better than them? I'm not sure there are. Four out of 6 points, unbeaten, and one goal against us are alright with me for now.
I find it hard to believe that the decision on how much to pay a player is Mr Hockadays decision to make!
Think if this is true then we will see Ross go to pay for them, seems like this is the way MC operates.
Not that anyone can do anything about it yet, but at least if it comes true then Jeff's stastics will improve!
Think its more likely that Carbone is here for the first team coach's position, soon to be made vacant. For all those who say we'll never get someone to fill a coaches role because who would want to be less than a manager, I say we'll find someone who is used to operating that way and there are plenty of them just not the big names Leeds fans think we deserve.
What make anyone think BMD will be involved in any aspect of player recruitment?
20 Sep 2026 18:51:54
There are some VERY uninspiring supporters on here! For them just being in the Premier League is enough, sorry, I remember us being semi finalists in Europe.
20 Sep 2026 17:18:21
Canadawhite I have more ambition than just survival, otherwise what's the point?
05 Sep 2026 15:50:37
Be grateful.
05 Sep 2026 15:46:23
Aren't we glad Tanaka started!?
30 Aug 2026 11:41:43
Seem to remember Allan Clarke cost £165, 000. And that was an English record fee!