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16 Sep 2026 14:39:30
Feels like a time to think about it. Do we think about extending
Calvert Lewin right now. He's coming up on his last 18 months.
If we were to what would an extension look like? Longer terms on his existing 100k a week or would we have to fork out even more?
It sounds cynical but enjoy him but strengthen our position with him if he's willing to talk a 2 yr extension. If we're in a good place come Jan we can fend off the desperate teams (Spurs) or force them into even more than palace forked out for strand Larsen.
That's one scenario which i don't love. Unless Leeds have targets up front because Nmecha is out of contract soon too.
1.) 16 Sep 2026 15:36:48
He would probably warrant a wage increase tbh. Has kept fit and scoring as well as can be expected. He is also vital to the leadership group and was one of the reasons we switched to 5 at the back last season midway through the Citeh game so essentially instrumental in keeping us up.
Still better to give him an extension with wage increase than buy someone else financially.
2.) 16 Sep 2026 18:51:31
Oh i agree Alf, he definitely gets a new deal. My only concern is the fitness. He's approaching 30 and it feels like we are playing roulette with how fit he has been since he joined. Long may it continue though, the Leeds physio team are doing a pretty decent job.
15 Sep 2026 10:59:56
Crazy that Richarlison was left out of Spurs premier league list and then they didn't or couldn't sell him.
Clubs clamouring for forwards like Everton who tried to resign him. We could have use him on loan or for free. It's going real well for us right now but still feel we're one forward injury away from an issue.
1.) 15 Sep 2026 11:46:59
Good on his day, but not the right character for us I don't feel.
2.) 15 Sep 2026 22:42:46
Eventually Spuds will see the light and release him from his contract, then as soon as he becomes a free agent, clubs will be queueing up to sign him.
3.) 16 Sep 2026 07:37:34
Everton will be at the front of the queue!
4.) 16 Sep 2026 17:57:44
Agree, that he doesn't fit the lack of ego/teamwork dressing room.
He's a diva that needs to be loved, and would probably throw a strop if he isn't installed as no.1 forward within a month. DCL is our No.1 forward full stop.
30 Jul 2026 14:40:14
I think we're doing alright.
Trafford will sign post holiday medical.
Some clubs who I think will really struggle based on current status.
Sunderland - prime candidates for 1 season wonders and Europe stretching their squad.
Fulham - relying heavily on arbeloas relationship with two Madrid youngsters to hit the ground running as they replace Jimenez and Wilson. If they and/ or rodrigo Muniz and Kevin don't step up they're in big trouble.
Newcastle - looks like a fire sale and the manager gone too. New signings unknown and need to hit the ground like Fulham. Fans might think they have 'too big to go downitis'. Lose guimaraes and if Wissa and Woltemade don't improve it's a lot on Osula.
Villa - they're losing Digne, Rogers is gone. They can't spend a lot right now. Talk of Konsa leaving and with Mings really ageing I think they're super thin defensively without much scr headroom even after Rogers. Reliant on Mazambi. Having seen enough of Manzambi though think he's class. Garnacho a risk loan. Martinez wants out Abraham is injured and Watkins had a good yr last yr and will need to again. Will be fine but worse than last year.
Palace - I don't think they've spent well. The panicked a bit in January as they slid down the table and bought JSl and Brennan Johnson. Sold Lacroix who'll need to be replaced.
Everton - apart from tyrick George they seem to be treading a bit of water. They'll be heavily reliant on the inflated fee they might get from Saudi for Ndiaye. So so light up front and Keane and Tarkowski are at the point where guilty until proven innocent. If a wildcard comes good like dibling settles then they'll be alright.
I don't think Leeds can finish above villa even at their worst but all those other teams at present yes. Caveated by there's a lot of trading to be done.
Brentford look good, without having done much, Brighton will be fine as they have a succession plan for welbeck. Bournemouth I think will be ok even if the blow about kroupi and I think forest will be alright too if the owner let's glasner do his thing.
1.) 30 Jul 2026 15:43:56.
No disrespect here, Ealing, but I do have a little giggle at these types of very biased posts.
Apart from Mack'ens, those teams are all fairly fundamental Prem teams, with plenty of staying up experience.
Barcodes will just go buy a few now.
Villa only had 1 scare in many, many years.
Palace always seem to pull rabbits out.
Same with a few others you mentioned.
Brentford were "gone" last season after Frank left, and look how that turned out.
There's so many nuances to how clubs actually progress through a season, it's almost impossible to call, apart from the new 3, which is where it mostly happens.
2.) 30 Jul 2026 16:23:46
I agree that Sunderland will likely struggle this seez. I would lurve em to get relegated.
Still think bottom six will comprise of the 3 promoted teams, Sunderland, Palace and Leeds.
For me, our season's success hinges on:
1) having few injuries.
and
2) signing at least a goal-scoring striker. We simply cannot risk going again into an EPL seez with just DCL and Nmecha, and Piroe is pointless.
3.) 30 Jul 2026 17:04:20
Villa also lost Tielemans, so a huge midfield change for them.
4.) 30 Jul 2026 17:15:03
Agree, Baz.
We were lucky with injuries last season, and it only hit us right at the end when we were safe. If we'd two or three key players out at the same time, for a long spell after the Man City away game, the season might have ended differently.
We do need to find the DCL back up, one who can be ahead of Nmecha and stay fit.
5.) 30 Jul 2026 17:33:32
Absolutely Dune. ?
6.) 31 Jul 2026 09:19:09
West Ham were a fairly fundamental Premier League team with plenty of staying up experience. I can see the point Ealing is making. Very often an established team gets relegated and this coming season may see the same.
7.) 31 Jul 2026 10:59:50
Unless it's Palace, and they will probably stay up 16th or so. No chance any other established EPL club is going down this seez imo.
8.) 31 Jul 2026 11:18:07
Fulham, CP, Sunderland, Brentford, Newcastle and Everton are all, at this moment in time, possible relegation candidates, imo. Oh, and even the mighty Leeds.
9.) 31 Jul 2026 15:00:46
Not so sure about that, Baz. Barcodes have already lost Tonali and Gordon, with maybe Guimares and Woltemade to follow, on top of losing Isak last year. Now, Eddie Howe has walked out, and may be replaced by Matthias Jaissle, who has zero PL experience.
I can see them sinking into the do-do too.
But, there again, I said something similar about Brentford this time last year and was wrong then, so what do I know.
30 May 2026 16:58:02
TeamTalk saying we're interested in Wolves' defender Krejci. Not bad at all, but given Wolves triggered a £26m buy option, we would have to be in that region for them to make sense.
1.) 31 May 2026 17:46:36
What did we pay for Bijol? £18m. He's been good, and should only get better for having a season in the PL under his belt. He took a while to secure his place, but once he did, he's been well worth the money.
Not sure that £26m for Krejci is as good a deal.
29 Jun 2024 16:54:38
Archie off to Brentford for £35m it seems.
Devastating.
1.) 29 Jun 2024 17:03:59
No chance.
2.) 29 Jun 2024 17:22:05
My confidence in the 49ers stewardship of this club is dwindling.
3.) 29 Jun 2024 17:46:35
A deal up to £40m not to be sniffed at.
Now let the other bidders enter the game. This one ain’t over yet!
4.) 29 Jun 2024 23:39:07
I'll be sad to see him leave. He's a cracking player and a Leeds lad.
We can't be selling all our assets or we've no chance next season.
5.) 30 Jun 2024 08:03:36
Whoever we sell, will be replaced. I would also be sad to see him leave, but an acceptance of a fee like that, means he will definitely be leaving, but I think it will be elsewhere, and not Brentford.
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15 Sep 2026 15:23:01
In thinking the internationals are a great period for Wilson to actually get a couple full 90 minutes. There are a few who I would say wrap in cotton wool.
But he's been a rotational option so I'd be happy to see him get 2 or 3 90 minutes runs out of the four games. Hopefully 2 for James too.
Not that they're off it but itll be a great way for them to just keep ticking over.
1.) 15 Sep 2026 22:31:23
Definitely won't be a bad thing for them to get mins under their belts.
10 Sep 2026 19:05:02
Early doors, but it almost seems that despite the strong pre-season, I'd be surprised if Longstaff has done himself any favours in pushing for a starting role. It felt like maybe he'd eased Tanaka out for next up. It feels like though that Tanaka is back in the reckoning, especially after starting vs.
Brighton.
Even in a good first half for Leeds overall, felt Longstaff wasn't that good.
I don't think Longstaff has been good in the season proper. I know he had an assist in the Forest Cup game but he wasn't good then either overall.
1.) 11 Sep 2026 10:44:41
I think people put too much emphasis on pre season. Longstaff is not Leeds standard, not even EPL standard, imo. We were looking to upgrade on him with Shea Charles, but unfortunately we couldn't get a deal done.
Sean is on nearly 100k a week, so it's gonna be hard to get another club mug enough to pay anywhere near those wages.
Along with Perri, a very poor signing.
2.) 11 Sep 2026 11:25:51
Longstaff has had some quite good matches last seez, but also some bad ones.. At best he is a sub for me.
He was better at Newcastle.
09 Sep 2026 22:18:48
Farke's changes cost us the game tonight.
I'm not saying we'd have definitely won, but he was so late making the changes.
He does well and obviously deserves a lot of praise when things go right. But we had a chance to come away with the win here.
1.) 10 Sep 2026 00:07:39
Ealing, do you really think in your heart of hearts that when Chelsea brought on their A team at half-time that we were going to saunter on to a comfortable 2 or 3 nil?
What I do believe is that, in a full-blooded Premiership game, with all players present, they will find a different story against our team.
This was a Cup game that pivoted on a dreadful referee's decision.
I'm not looking for excuses; it's just the way football works when the momentum swings, and Chelsea made it work for them.
They got their luck tonight, and that's football as far as I'm concerned.
By the way, our fans were awesome. I sometimes thought it was Elland Road by the noise we were making, especially at 4-2 down W ⚓️'s. ? ??
2.) 10 Sep 2026 01:11:35
Opti, again it was a clear penalty - blame James for it - he didn't have to stand on the guy's foot. The team was not ready for the subs they made, pretty clear.
3.) 10 Sep 2026 01:47:05
Your opinion, mate. Very soft penalty decision in my view, 8 or 9 times out of ten that is not given. Ref felt he had to give it because it was the home team and Chelsea, of course.
There's barely a toe on his foot if you watch it. Their players were hitting the deck with the slightest of touches, no surprises really!
Sadly because we lost, everyone wants to slag off our team without any real solid justification.
Just a general moan is all. Wtf!
Lot of fans on here love to slam everything Leeds when we lose, even when we don't deserve it!
Really saddens me.
4.) 10 Sep 2026 07:02:19
Soft penalty to give, yes, but DJ shouldn't even be putting his foot near the guy at that point. Stupid decision by the ref, but daft by James. Gave them all the momentum unnecessarily.
5.) 10 Sep 2026 07:43:55
Seems they get their luck every time we play them. Don't blame the ref, the buck stops at our door. However, I enjoyed the game. They had better players than us coming on and should have got more in the first half, but it is what it is.
Farke needs to find a way of playing 90 minutes like the first half. Well done to them, move on.
6.) 10 Sep 2026 08:30:31
I'm not sure the ref saw it in real time. It was a case of theatrics from the Chelsea player, and James holding his hands up made up his mind. The ball was lost, and I don't think VAR (2026 version!) would have interfered.
7.) 10 Sep 2026 08:33:11
I do agree James should have been more careful. It was unnecessary, and the game completely turned on Palmer's spot kick goal.
I don't know if it would have changed the result in the end, but it certainly didn't help us.
I'm sure Farke was annoyed with that.
8.) 10 Sep 2026 10:47:06
It was soft and ref couldn't wait to give it.
9.) 10 Sep 2026 12:31:27
In my heart of hearts, did I think we would win. Probably not. But I thought with the changes at 1-2 or even 2-2 we had a chance to win it. That's all. We had to try and make a few more niggly fouls or just disrupt the momentum more than we did. Only Amps really tried to do that.
01 Sep 2026 09:57:55
Also looks like technically I was right that Woltemade was available on loan. Juventus are, however, paying 3.5m. loan fee and I accept we can't compete with them in this scenario.
01 Sep 2026 09:45:05
BBC reporting that we're in for Melvin Bars who's a left back from Nice. A £1m loan with an option. I don't know a heck of a lot about him except that I used to sign him a lot on football manager whenever I was in the prem with Leeds because he was cheap and good on that game.
19 Sep 2026 19:34:26
I read that farke leveraged connections to bring him in and he's on the bench regularly unlike Buononotte who got dropped a lot even from the bench.
I dont think Farke would leverage connections like that unless he was on board. I also believe the signings from Bundesliga probably have more input from Farke than others.
This could all change if we dont see him before christmas.
16 Sep 2026 18:51:31
Oh i agree Alf, he definitely gets a new deal. My only concern is the fitness. He's approaching 30 and it feels like we are playing roulette with how fit he has been since he joined. Long may it continue though, the Leeds physio team are doing a pretty decent job.
16 Sep 2026 18:18:09
Think it's an easily achieved triggered obligation. Ie as little as one or two appearances much like Ramazani at Burnley.
I don't know that there's dislike there. Farke normally gives everyone a chance even he clearly didn't fancy Buononotte and Schmidt they got limited chances. Admittedly they weren't on the hook for a triggering 20m +.
I also think with Bahoya coming from Germany, it could be a 'Farke' network signing as much as aligning with recruitment. Certainly I think recruitment team wouldn't have so much autonomy over the manager to agree an easily triggered obligation when the final fee would be so high. Unless there's some bad blood and they expect Farke out, which doesn't fit the vibe in the squad right now. I also read the Farke used personal connections to get the Bahoya deal over the line. He wouldn't do that if he didn't fancy the player. I just think because the lad isn't Prem experienced they're being a tad gentle in acclimating him.
The oft referred to poster boys Brighton and Brentford are famous for bedding in their players carefully, without too much early pressure. Learn the new country, learn the new system, learn the new teammates. If he doesn't go with the France U21s in the international break, use that as a pre-season lite, and revisit in eight weeks.
Early days but its not as if the other target we chased in Mudryk impressing at all.
16 Sep 2026 17:57:44
Agree, that he doesn't fit the lack of ego/teamwork dressing room.
He's a diva that needs to be loved, and would probably throw a strop if he isn't installed as no.1 forward within a month. DCL is our No.1 forward full stop.
16 Sep 2026 17:56:22
I think he's a lot lower down when there's a hypothetical vacancy for me.
I'd pursue Kieran Mckenna, Pochettino, and Glasner before him.
Poch making noises suggesting he doesn't want another full US cycle, and Glasner is quality but no one lasts long under that owner.
20 Sep 2026 20:49:17
Was actually encouraged by the bahoya cameo. Farke does rate him enough to try him for 2 minutes in a meaningful game vs. 5 minutes at 4-1 up.
He tried a through ball that was closer to coming off than a lot I saw in the second half. Keep the faith. If he doesn't go with France U21s he gets more time learning the system.
Didn't enjoy Dan James performance. Very little I thought from him.
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.
18 Sep 2026 13:38:02
eh its great but outside of world cup qualifiers these days I much prefer them playing for Leeds.
For them its great - a huge honour to play for the country and a reward for all the hard work. Its just my personal attachment to England is a lot lower than it was 10-20 years ago.
Part of it is I think the lack of jeopardy. These aren't world cup or euros qualifiers, or high-profile friendlies with Brazil, Germany, or Argentina. Even with World Cup Qualifiers and especially Euros, its very difficult for any team not called Italy to qualify. We could finish second or third in our qualifying group and make it.
Contrast that with qualifiers for 2002, the Greece Game, 2004 euros qualifiers where Turkey home and away was big, or 2006 qualifiers where we had to take maximum points in both legs against Poland. Or even 2008 and not qualifying at all.
For a lot of players I think the first 10-15 caps are the novelty and experience. Then if its not a meaningful qualifier they'd rather be resting. Expansion hasn't translated into better engagement for me.
But well done to DCL and Trafford, think they're both in the mold of 'I still love this' so absolutely chuffed for them. Just come back safe lads!
16 Sep 2026 14:49:00
Blimey what a topic this is, everyone has a view haha.
I think it's too nuanced to say that farke is better than bielsa or vice versa. I don't think farke gets as much out of that original championship squad as bielsa did (yes with a few additions) . If bielsa came in with the parachute payments etc he might have had an even bigger impact. I think bielsa handles the gnonto Everton saga completely opposite to Farke. Off you go if you don't want to be here etc. not wrong just different. This squad is stronger than bielsas squad stars like Raph and kalvin aside. So what could he have done with stach, Ampadu etc. but there's no doubting after a rough first window not of his own making farke has been excellent overall.
People worry about farke leaving it's a real threat. Theres a few coaches I would look at though if that happened.
Kieran McKenna (bigger budget a proper coach, like what he did)
Glasner (no coach survives that forest owner for long)
Pochettino (if farke guides us to a top 10 finish I don't seriously think Poch wants another full WC at the US) .
Thats all only if farke leaves.
15 Sep 2026 10:55:31
Can't wait for the palace game myself.
Henderson, riad injured, disasi suspended (he was very good at west ham second half of last season) . They have Europe on Thursday. They can't afford any more injuries already a bit like villa and Newcastle.
My slight worry is that strand Larsen is gaining a bit of momentum scoring in the cup and league back to back. Or I should say ordinarily. I feel like I trust muharemovic to take him on one v 1 and elvedi too.
If we are 11 points after 5 games it makes Arsenal and Manchester United true free hits. And id fancy our chances Vs united as things stand anyway.