comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by The Donn (U15142)
posted 1 minute ago
Well said Jonty couldn’t have put it better myself.Only problem is calling it a mess is an understatement.I don’t get the Mckennie situation I thought that that had an option to buy not an obligation to buy.Also today I see it’s being reported that a price of 25 million is being touted for Summerville .I think it should’ be more .
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remember costa obligation to buy, the idiocy of JKA deal, our board are inept.

I think Summerville has exceeded my expectations of him, but I'm not convicted ned he is answer for us. He's a bit part player and is restless when not playing, if we got offered 35 mill I'd try to get it up to 35 but would let hime go.
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McKennie is an option to buy not an obligation.

That’s how it’s been reported by most media outlets.

Leeds’ own wording was “with a view to a permanent deal in the summer”.

I think after the JKA debacle they won’t get caught with their pants down again surely?

comment by The Light Brigade (U22847)
posted 58 minutes ago
£25m for Aaronson. I’d conveniently blocked that from my memory. Shocking.
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I know, makes you wake up in a cold sweat when you remember it.

I think if by some remarkable change in luck and form we scramble to safety and the 49ers take charge in the summer as we expect, the prospect of those players being suggested who would leave if we are relegated I think most will leave anyway possibly bringing in for Gnonto, Meslier, Adams, Koch, Rocca, Rasmus, Aaronson, Summerville and Rodrigo £100 million.

Their value I think would decrease by about 10 - 20% if relegated giving us £80 - 85 million

The point being unless there has been some Robert Maxwell fraudulent behaviour going on behind the scenes I am not worrying about our financial stability I just worry about who is in charge of spending because we all can agree that that side of things has been an unmitigating disaster and if the Brentford, Fulham or Brighton DOF can be poached/tapped up, they should be the new owners first signing.

I have a dream. We are playing Sunderland in the Championship play-off final in 2024. It's all square in the last minute of extra time and the ball rolls gently to Bamford in front of an empty net. He shoots and...

I think with parachute payments and players sales we will be okay financially as long as we bounce back up pretty quickly. We are in a much better position than the last time we were relegated.

First thing 49ers need to do is get rid of Orta. Make a big statement. Hire a manager who wants to buy his own players. Help him out but let him have full control.

"Hire a manager who wants to buy his own players."

Like Marsch with Aaronson, Roca, Kristiansen, Adams, McKennie you mean?

comment by Outwood White (U9610)
posted 2 hours, 4 minutes ago

… as long as we bounce back up pretty quickly.

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But we don’t do things like that at Leeds United.

True - just hypothetically speaking. You can never guarantee anything.

Jonty - do you judge all managers as the same as Marsch or do we actually get a decent manager this time who we can trust to sign players?

Outwood your point was about managers choosing players, I pointed out we just had one of those, but look how it worked out.

You need a manager to choose players but more importantly a manager who knows what he’s doing in the situation he’s in.

Thats why the right manager is vital. I never wanted Marsch. I knew it wouldn't work as soon as I saw the narrow wingers formation.

Look at Kompany at Burnley.