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Striker, centre-half & no 10 & we're in with a chance this season.

Looks like Everton have signed a new striker from the Portuguese league for £12 million so that must be the majority of their limited budget which surely means they've given up any hope of getting Gnonto.

As Oakwood has said on another thread I can only really see a new striker coming in on loan now but as with Ampadu we may be pleasantly surprised with what Farke has up his sleeve and bags us a real gem from out of nowhere.

Sorry Outwood... for some unknown reason my auto correct changes your name to Oakwood....Irritating technology does my head in.

comment by Macca: Emily Bronte's lovechild (U8194)
posted 8 minutes ago
Looks like Everton have signed a new striker from the Portuguese league for £12 million so that must be the majority of their limited budget which surely means they've given up any hope of getting Gnonto.

As Oakwood has said on another thread I can only really see a new striker coming in on loan now but as with Ampadu we may be pleasantly surprised with what Farke has up his sleeve and bags us a real gem from out of nowhere.
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Why on loan?

I can see us starting season with Ampadu, Darlo and Byram as our signings this summer.

if that is that case then that is really, really, really poor.

There is no other way to look at it.

Already we hear Darlow good business cos Newcastle wanted 5m, Byram makes sense cos Farke knows him etc.

We always seem to give owners get out of jail free cards.

We have last seasons uncohesive squad, but with half the players gone and a number injured.

I trust in Farke to do a good job, but feel he will be limited by the tools available, and point still stands from post Monaco match, where are the goals going to come from, for without those we just dont get promoted.

Fingers crossed injuries clear up soon, but real questions need to be asked of 49ers ability to deliver.

Yep, poor transfer window and was also hoping for these ‘oven-ready’ deals to materialise following the takeover.

Of those gone:

Rodrigo - wish he’d have stayed but understand.
Koch - jumped ship and don’t want him back now.
Wober - ditto (re: Koch).
Roberts - good luck to him at Birmingham.
Robles - wish he’d been offered something to stay.
Aaronson - delighted he’s gone, and DON’T RETURN.
Kristensen - ditto (re: Koch).
Roca - (ditto re: Aaronson).
Forshaw - probably for the best.
McKennie - as per Aaronson (but was on loan to us).

I’m not going to get into the loans fiasco again, other than to say those exits netted less than £5m for the club. Disappointing.

comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 59 minutes ago
I can see us starting season with Ampadu, Darlo and Byram as our signings this summer.

if that is that case then that is really, really, really poor.

There is no other way to look at it.

Already we hear Darlow good business cos Newcastle wanted 5m, Byram makes sense cos Farke knows him etc.

We always seem to give owners get out of jail free cards.

We have last seasons uncohesive squad, but with half the players gone and a number injured.

I trust in Farke to do a good job, but feel he will be limited by the tools available, and point still stands from post Monaco match, where are the goals going to come from, for without those we just dont get promoted.

Fingers crossed injuries clear up soon, but real questions need to be asked of 49ers ability to deliver.
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If we don't spend money on a striker it will be an absolute joke.

Looks like Kamara from Rangers could be a possibility.

comment by White as Snow (U22893)
posted 0 seconds ago
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 59 minutes ago
I can see us starting season with Ampadu, Darlo and Byram as our signings this summer.

if that is that case then that is really, really, really poor.

There is no other way to look at it.

Already we hear Darlow good business cos Newcastle wanted 5m, Byram makes sense cos Farke knows him etc.

We always seem to give owners get out of jail free cards.

We have last seasons uncohesive squad, but with half the players gone and a number injured.

I trust in Farke to do a good job, but feel he will be limited by the tools available, and point still stands from post Monaco match, where are the goals going to come from, for without those we just dont get promoted.

Fingers crossed injuries clear up soon, but real questions need to be asked of 49ers ability to deliver.
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If we don't spend money on a striker it will be an absolute joke.

Looks like Kamara from Rangers could be a possibility.
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And yes I know he's a midfielder 🤣

On the loans to add to what I have said on other articles, it is getting on for an unprecendented level of incompetence and arrogance( "it's impossible for us to be relegated" mentality).Anything we do is against that backdrop.

To try and repair the damage we have to get the recruitment right and in no way can our business be done as its stands(and am sure it isn't)if we want to have any chance of getting out of this league. The days of gambling on players fitness to last the season, or having no left backs have to be over.

comment by White as Snow (U22893)
posted 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
comment by Macca: Emily Bronte's lovechild (U8194)
posted 8 minutes ago
Looks like Everton have signed a new striker from the Portuguese league for £12 million so that must be the majority of their limited budget which surely means they've given up any hope of getting Gnonto.

As Oakwood has said on another thread I can only really see a new striker coming in on loan now but as with Ampadu we may be pleasantly surprised with what Farke has up his sleeve and bags us a real gem from out of nowhere.
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Why on loan?
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I think it's because we haven't sold anyone so these FFP rules are even stricter in the championship and you can only spend what you've presumably recouped in sales otherwise our friends at the EFL will take a lot of pleasure in punishing us.

We all expected to be selling a few from the likes of Meslier, Gnonto, Summerville, Harrison and Adams which would have given Leeds a decent budget.However as we are looking like keeping those players due to injuries and the Orta brigade doing a runner that has left the club with I'm guessing not enough dosh to buy all 3 or 4 players we still need.

If Leeds spend all what they are allowed to on Piroe for example which looks unlikely now anyway as again I'm guessing there's probably only about 7 or 8 million maximum and Swansea want at least 15 but let's say we got Piroe for 8 million then we'd have to do loan deals for 3 other players we need and the players we're reported to be after apart from Byram won't want a loan deal so that's why a loan arrangement seems the most plausible for a new striker and the spare cash we do have can hopefully wrap up at least a new CB and midfielder with Byram looking like coming in on a free.

Anyway I'm not 100% certain on any of this and it's only a load of speculation being banded around social media and drawing what could be spurious conclusions because how does anyone really know for sure how much money Leeds have to play with but we do know Farke's doing his very best trying to juggle things and put out a half decent line up on Sunday.