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Excuses and more excuses...

Why should the issue of the takeover be used as an excuse for the team performing badly...?

Everything is still "same old, same old" plus the team now has two new players...wingers that BM kept saying he needed since the season started...and yet the team is losing ...

Forget all the red herrings being used as excuses.....

It is time for the manager to go....

posted on 29/1/14

"I think Brian gets defended much more because he comes across as a nice guy."

The big difference for me is Warnock was a short term appointment, he made it all about himself, i.e. achieving his record 8th promotion, etc, and wouldn't commit long term. McDermott at least has an incentive to look long term, although the nature of football will see some short term decisions.

posted on 29/1/14

I wonder if some'll be happy if this Italian guy takes over, because wanting new managers every month seems the norm for him!..

A question, who thinks the right manager is in the British market that could do what they want doing and is free to do so?..

The way things have been around Elland Road the last number of years, I'd think we'd need a better manager then is within our reach!..

Next problem then, they'd expect more then our managers have been getting, and won't bet their lives they'd get us where we want to be!..

What we want and what we're getting are two complete different things!..

comment by Stoopo (U4707)

posted on 29/1/14

I read somewhere today that Warnock's league win percentage was around 31.5% and BM' s is currently 40%.

Also over the windows available he has spent less than NW.

posted on 30/1/14

Thing is though, Warnock came in saying that he was going to get us promoted and he was only going to be here for 2 years.

McDermott has come in and said - we need to build something here.

posted on 30/1/14

Back the manager at this crucial time for the club.

Time for MOT.

posted on 30/1/14

If the owners set Brian a target of finishing around 12th, that in itself let's everyone know that the owners didn't want promotion, plus, Brian would go along with it despite talking about reaching playoffs and promotion etc.

When the present owners go before seasons end, hopefully, and Leeds finish 12th, would that be classed as success by the new owners.

Would the new owners write this season off, not worry about our finishing position as long as it's not a relegation battle, then build big for next season?

Would the new owners see finishing 12th as a failure by Mickydee?

All sensible questions, but we won't know till it happens.

posted on 30/1/14

it is time to be brutal...
If not good, replace them, players or manager
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Inspirational words there aussie ......... not really going to happen though is it. Last time i looked - which is every day - our owners couldn't afford to buy a striker for £500k. Suddenly we can just sack half the team, the manager then go out and recruit replacements, presumably with cash.

In theory you're right - in reality we've neither the funds or the time left to do that. The manager is perhaps part of the problem, but there's definitely bigger issues within our club. There's bigger battles to be had - thats the ownership. Get that sorted, know how much we have to play with in terms of revenue and then make decisions.

Right now we don't appear to have a pot to pees in ......

posted on 30/1/14

VOF

Remember he's upside down and in searing heat

Could account for the fuddled thinking

posted on 30/1/14

Eric ............ In many respects Aussie is right, a big clear out and start again is probably needed - although is it? I still think some of the players are worth retaining, quite a few actually.

As for sacking BM - thats just knee jerk. All this stuff about recent form is undeniable, but it's also been during through a ridiculously unsettling period for the club as a whole.

It may seem that simple from an inverted view, but the reality is until we sort the ownership out, nothing much is going to happen.

posted on 30/1/14

VOF,

We do have a pot to pees in, but it's got a bloody big hole in it and GFH can't afford a new one.

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