Eh is that not how you ended up in the position you are in?
Good call Chu. We spent loads of money in the past trying to live the dream, & look where we ended up. GFH said at the start that they wanted to build a Leeds team that is sustainable. Expect the new owners to follow the same path.
chu we spent lots on lots of players atm we just want 1 we are not greedy
Know exactly how you feel Hammertime
We would just like a signing which shows some statement of intent, not asking for much
Where do you actually expect your club to finish in the league?
HTI, you want a signing which shows intent. What about Murphy and Wooten? Both will be with the club for sometime to come and will only get better.
Boggers I don't doubt that, but I understand what the OP is asking for do you?
It is weeeee bit tounge & cheek? no?
"Eh is that not how you ended up in the position you are in?"
Amazing how people on the outside notice, but people on the inside want to do it again!.
chu, auto's is a big ask but not imposible, play off's are more like but the team have to earn them!..
Stability is the order and as has been said by others, building for the future has to be right, teams like the one we played yesterday have spent in the last few seasons more then us and are now getting to where they want to be!..
A waste of time going to far without the foundations to stay there!.
Murphy
Completely agree with OP. I said on a different forum yday that "Wouldn't it be nice to sign a player that makes you go straight to the club shop and get his name on your shirt"
We wish, Snoddy or Beckford was the last time that happened, that was after they had made an impact
All I'm saying is that I remember Southampton once being in exactly our position floundering about in the Championship. then they spent about 2 million on a certain Rickie Lambert and he single handedly got them promotion - including as I recall the winning goal against us at ER when we were all over them for 90 minutes.
He had once chance, bang, cool finish, 1-0, 3 pts see ya!
Sometimes one player can make all the difference to a whole team.
Jason Roberts at Reading springs to mind too
Lufcgermany cheers for the feedback.
Championship has to be one of the hardest leagues in the world and it gets harder ever year with EPL clubs dropping down.
I dont know if your youth academy has any exciting prospects coming though? I do remember you had some excellent players come through when in the Prem league. Maybe you just need a good batch of players all at the right time supplemented by a few older pros have experienced promotion pushes?
Its a MASSIVE gamble to spend over the top transfer fees and wages with very little guarantee you'll be promoted see QPR as an example.
Leeds are historically a massive club and probably should be in the prem hope your season pans put well for you.
Both will be with the club for sometime to come
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With Boggers track record at these statements, I expect both to be sold asap now!
Hammertime , lambert was 1 mill and evens saints were in div3
Apart from that sentiment is spot on, saints showed ambition (i remember people slaughtering me for saying that at time on 606) and it paid off for them in leapfrogging us.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A55564806
Some of those folk looking pretty stupid now.
chu, thanks for that!.
But this rumor you've started with Celtic and Snodders!.
Here's hoping we get the backing to hijack it!.
Hammertime I completely agree. The last player we bought that made a difference was McCormack. Grayson, Warnock and so far McDermott have generally bought - or usually loaned - players that came to us for one reason only. They were so low on form that no-one else was prepared to pay their wages. Why haven't any of these managers realised that we need the proverbial midfield general - preferably an older player who commands respect and leads by example. In the Sheffield Wednesday debacle, where was Austin when our defence needed to be read the riot act? Like the rest of them, he was in denial. It's not rocket science – buy fewer but better quality players and we will succeed.
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posted on 19/1/14
Luke Murphy
posted on 19/1/14
Eh is that not how you ended up in the position you are in?
posted on 19/1/14
Good call Chu. We spent loads of money in the past trying to live the dream, & look where we ended up. GFH said at the start that they wanted to build a Leeds team that is sustainable. Expect the new owners to follow the same path.
posted on 19/1/14
chu we spent lots on lots of players atm we just want 1 we are not greedy
Know exactly how you feel Hammertime
posted on 19/1/14
We would just like a signing which shows some statement of intent, not asking for much
posted on 19/1/14
Where do you actually expect your club to finish in the league?
posted on 19/1/14
HTI, you want a signing which shows intent. What about Murphy and Wooten? Both will be with the club for sometime to come and will only get better.
posted on 19/1/14
Boggers I don't doubt that, but I understand what the OP is asking for do you?
It is weeeee bit tounge & cheek? no?
posted on 19/1/14
"Eh is that not how you ended up in the position you are in?"
Amazing how people on the outside notice, but people on the inside want to do it again!.
chu, auto's is a big ask but not imposible, play off's are more like but the team have to earn them!..
Stability is the order and as has been said by others, building for the future has to be right, teams like the one we played yesterday have spent in the last few seasons more then us and are now getting to where they want to be!..
A waste of time going to far without the foundations to stay there!.
posted on 19/1/14
Murphy
Completely agree with OP. I said on a different forum yday that "Wouldn't it be nice to sign a player that makes you go straight to the club shop and get his name on your shirt"
We wish, Snoddy or Beckford was the last time that happened, that was after they had made an impact
posted on 19/1/14
Que Luke Moore or Lita
posted on 19/1/14
All I'm saying is that I remember Southampton once being in exactly our position floundering about in the Championship. then they spent about 2 million on a certain Rickie Lambert and he single handedly got them promotion - including as I recall the winning goal against us at ER when we were all over them for 90 minutes.
He had once chance, bang, cool finish, 1-0, 3 pts see ya!
Sometimes one player can make all the difference to a whole team.
Jason Roberts at Reading springs to mind too
posted on 19/1/14
Lufcgermany cheers for the feedback.
Championship has to be one of the hardest leagues in the world and it gets harder ever year with EPL clubs dropping down.
I dont know if your youth academy has any exciting prospects coming though? I do remember you had some excellent players come through when in the Prem league. Maybe you just need a good batch of players all at the right time supplemented by a few older pros have experienced promotion pushes?
Its a MASSIVE gamble to spend over the top transfer fees and wages with very little guarantee you'll be promoted see QPR as an example.
Leeds are historically a massive club and probably should be in the prem hope your season pans put well for you.
posted on 19/1/14
Both will be with the club for sometime to come
-------
With Boggers track record at these statements, I expect both to be sold asap now!
posted on 19/1/14
Hammertime , lambert was 1 mill and evens saints were in div3
Apart from that sentiment is spot on, saints showed ambition (i remember people slaughtering me for saying that at time on 606) and it paid off for them in leapfrogging us.
posted on 19/1/14
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A55564806
Some of those folk looking pretty stupid now.
posted on 19/1/14
chu, thanks for that!.
But this rumor you've started with Celtic and Snodders!.
Here's hoping we get the backing to hijack it!.
posted on 19/1/14
Hammertime I completely agree. The last player we bought that made a difference was McCormack. Grayson, Warnock and so far McDermott have generally bought - or usually loaned - players that came to us for one reason only. They were so low on form that no-one else was prepared to pay their wages. Why haven't any of these managers realised that we need the proverbial midfield general - preferably an older player who commands respect and leads by example. In the Sheffield Wednesday debacle, where was Austin when our defence needed to be read the riot act? Like the rest of them, he was in denial. It's not rocket science – buy fewer but better quality players and we will succeed.
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