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17 Jan 2026 10:03:26
Thread below got me thinking about our summer signings so thought I would rate them individually out of 10 rather than plucking a number out of the air for overall transfer window. Note I have taken price into account in ratings (was interesting to remind self of these! ) and done in chronological order. !
nmecha (free) 6.5
Bijol (£15m) 10
Bournauw. (£5m) 8
GG (£10m) 10
Longstaff (£12m) 5
Stach (£17m) 10
Perri (£16m) 2
DCL (free) 10
Okafor (£17m) 5’.5
Justin (£8m) 7.5
Average 7.5
Average (outfield only) 8.0
I think we had a very good window.
1.) 17 Jan 2026 11:37:35
Perri 2 is a bit harsh.
I would bump Nmecha to 7.5 considering his goal contributions:time played.
Otherwise I agree.
If the players keep this form or keep improving, we could make a lot of money in summer on selling people for upgrades. Obviously keep Bijol, GG, JJ, Stach and DCL.
Buy a better goalie.
2.) 17 Jan 2026 11:56:06
Great post, think I’d give Okafor an extra point but otherwise very good.
3.) 17 Jan 2026 12:31:19
Generous with Perri
And okafar needs to be more consistent as has the talent.
4.) 17 Jan 2026 15:02:57
Not saying Perri has been good, but 2 is a little harsh, I'd maybe give him 3.5. Also I'd bump Okafor up to say 8.5 and Justin to 9, and drop Stach to 9. I'll leave you to recalculate the average.
15 Nov 2025 08:39:21
Years since I posted on this site but still read every day. My view is that we have performed well (or well enough) every home game - Everton, Newcastle, Bournemouth, spurs, wet span - 1.6 points per game - I’m happy with the performances and results. But away we have been dire (Fulham and wolves were ok but the rest, urgh) . 0.5 points per game. Problem is 3 of last 4 have been away and by the time we play Villa it will have been a month since a home game so no wonder we all feel s***e.
So the litmus test for me is Villa - if we come out roaring and fighting then I am still prepared to believe and to back DF. I we put in a limp and insipid performance then I will reluctantly just the Farke out camp as we can’t have our away malaise affecting home form.
And if we do put in a performance against Villa the follow on point is why we are so poor away. Surely it is just 11 blokes, a ball and a patch of grass so we do we set up with such a different mindset - go out isnd play n the same way away from home.
That’s it from me. Roll on Sunday so we can’t put the last month of away matches behind us.
1.) 15 Nov 2025 08:56:23
Nothing wrong with that post Matt.
Spam we were dire second half and since. Need to win as many home games as possible.
Happy to give him the villa game to prove us doubters wrong. Break a leg Farke.
2.) 15 Nov 2025 10:53:09
My views are, and I stand by this, if Farke leads us out at villa, we are relegated.
He should have gone a long time ago and if he starts arronson over James or Gnonto then I would sack him regardless of result.
3.) 15 Nov 2025 10:56:23
Welcome back Matt, I agree with all of your post. I do feel also at this home game against Villa, a big effort and performance is required. I believe most fans can deal with a loss, it’s just the performance and the players being braver than they have shown to be at most of our away games especially.
The Brighton and Forest games were difficult to stomach in the sense of having more of a ago at our opponents instead of being to frightened to make a mistake.
It does feel a very long time since we last played at Elland rd, hopefully Farke and his players can put up a display worthy of a Leeds United team in the Premiership.
4.) 15 Nov 2025 21:27:07
Nice to hear from you again Matt. Glad you are doing well.
5.) 16 Nov 2025 01:55:04
It's a thumbs up from me for that Matt. Villa will be tough, but I think we can get sonething from that game ahead of 3 where we'll likely get diddly s##t. Watched DJ playing for Wales tonight, and whilst it was only against Lichtenstein, he did look more like the DJ of old.
Let's hope he plays instead of Baracus and gives the Villa full back s hard time. ?.
6.) 16 Nov 2025 06:42:14
Welcome back from me, too, Matt! Great return post 'n' all, which makes you a keeper imo! ?.
7.) 16 Nov 2025 06:46:17
It would be a welcome sight to see DJ start, JR!
He does offer on top of his attacking ability all of the positive aspects of BA's play; high energy, great press, up and down the pitch, defensive support, so will be a big plus!
8.) 16 Nov 2025 06:54:49
Jr. you think Farke will drop ba?
James knows he ain’t good enough for prem league that’s why he is either injured or rubbish.
The only positive v villa is they don’t score much so a sneaky 0-0 although unlikely is possible.
9.) 17 Nov 2025 01:23:31
James not good enough for PL not sure about that yet, but he is better than BA, and a changd is as good as they say.
10.) 17 Nov 2025 12:38:55
Really jr? Check his stats out. See how that goes. My opinion. He knows his limitation. And it ain’t prem league.
04 Mar 2023 22:11:45
Maybe try sentences.
1.) 04 Mar 2023 22:29:53
Criminal or suspended?
21 Aug 2022 18:28:40
3-3 great result for us. In terms of winning the title - keeping pace with city and ahead of pool. ?.
1.) 21 Aug 2022 18:40:10
KP played a blinder ?.
2.) 21 Aug 2022 19:16:05
KP? He still a player? I thought he'd retired.
3.) 21 Aug 2022 19:53:51
Just keeping that bench warm.
4.) 21 Aug 2022 21:06:37
Just like Raphinha ?.
5.) 21 Aug 2022 21:41:19
Ouch mind the splinters.
21 Aug 2022 17:28:17
Think Jesse is learning fast too - much earlier subs exactly when needed to keep the energy levels high. Depth is stronger this year! ??.
1.) 21 Aug 2022 17:50:00
Definitely, on both counts.
2.) 21 Aug 2022 20:28:01
Yes. Forshaw was almost timed to perfection. They was on top for a good 10-15 mins in the 2nd half and bringing forshaw on helped steady it.
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03 Feb 2026 07:21:33
Palace no win in 12, spuds 3 points from 5, a win on Friday and it all looks very different. I would rather be Leeds than any of the other 4. Keep singing and get behind the lads on the pitch.
02 Feb 2026 16:42:23
Since our “awakening” against Man City, we have 15 points in 11 games, only 2 losses and 9 of those games were against teams in the top half of the table. For a team needing a point a game I would say that is damn good form. Cheers for teeing that one up Aus - I like an open goal.
02 Feb 2026 12:59:12
Got to say I am confused. 6 points clear of R on a great run of form (Arsenal aside) , many people said first half v Everton was our best of the season yet some on here think we are nailed on for relegation. We are all allowed our own opinions but what am I missing? We have strength in depth in defence and midfield - I do see an injury to DCL would make things difficult with Nmecha injured but really - would you rather be us or Spam/ Spuds/ palace? I’ll take our chances of finishing above at least one of them any day (think Dyche will steer Trees out of the woods so to speak so not relying on them) .
29 Jan 2026 15:30:35
I thought the general consensus was that the summer transfer window was a 7.5 or 8 out of 10 (particularly outfield excluding goalie) so I don’t understand this “no plan b” “ not learned our lesson” rhetoric - who know how many of the excellent players we signed were plan A players, or whether they were plan b, c or d.
Quite a few of the latter I would guess.
26 Jan 2026 22:14:40
While I share your view that we could have done with fresh legs sooner, it was 2 mistakes from Tanaka (our fresh legs) that cost the goal. Missed simple pass when he would have put BA clean through and then failed to block the cross.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.