Frittered away all the millions we made from those shirt sales and Far East tv deals that people justified the Ideguchi deal with:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosuke_Ideguchi

symptomatic of our ridiculous transfer policy.

His list of transfers not including youth purchases or loans.
Rutter
Mckennie - permanent if we stay up
Rodrigo
James
Aaronson
Adams
Sinisterra
Augustin
Llorente
Raphinha
Costa
Koch
Firpo
Harrison
Kristensen
Roca
Wober
Bamford
Gnonto
Meslier
Forshaw
Alioski
Saiz
Douglas
Roberts
Sacko
Cibicki
De bock
Klich
Grot
Ekuban
Ideguchi
Wieldwald
Robles
Lonergan
Anita
Casilla
Poveda
Gelhardt

Missed anyone? How many successes in there? How many outright failures?

Horrendous and sickening

9 out of 39? ( in my opinion) = circa 23%, which when I was at school was an abject fail ( probably given a gold medal now or in Orta's case a golden handshake).

I’d say Raph, Harrison, Bamford, Gnonto, Meslier, Alioski, Klich are the only out and out successes.

Rodrigo, Costa, Forshaw, Joffy, Saiz, Adams, Sinisterra, Roberts, Llorente as decent who have offered quality at different times but not been fully successful or lasted very long.. Some of those are being generous as well.

Rest are awful.

Really hope Abad follows him out of the club. Reason why we do not have a decent keeper at the club. Joke appointment.

Forgot about Vurnon Anita, all I can remember him for is have a fat @rse, did nothing on the pitch.

How Sonny Perkins is doing?

comment by Best fans - Leeds Carajo (U2196)
posted 37 minutes ago
His list of transfers not including youth purchases or loans.
Rutter
Mckennie - permanent if we stay up
Rodrigo
James
Aaronson
Adams
Sinisterra
Augustin
Llorente
Raphinha
Costa
Koch
Firpo
Harrison
Kristensen
Roca
Wober
Bamford
Gnonto
Meslier
Forshaw
Alioski
Saiz
Douglas
Roberts
Sacko
Cibicki
De bock
Klich
Grot
Ekuban
Ideguchi
Wieldwald
Robles
Lonergan
Anita
Casilla
Poveda
Gelhardt

Missed anyone? How many successes in there? How many outright failures?

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how about:

Antonsson
Pennington
Borthwick-Johnson
Lewis baker
Jamal Blackman
Izzy Brown
Halme
Bouy


Just sh.....

Wow shocked he's gone (in a good way)

some awful names on there

Bouy was such a dodgy deal, I remember thinking at the time there must have been something about that one

4 year deal to someone who hadn’t played properly in years who then never even appeared in a match day squad, can’t remember his name now of the agent he had, was that super agent who died a couple of years ago

comment by Best fans - Leeds Carajo (U2196)
posted 1 minute ago
some awful names on there

Bouy was such a dodgy deal, I remember thinking at the time there must have been something about that one

4 year deal to someone who hadn’t played properly in years who then never even appeared in a match day squad, can’t remember his name now of the agent he had, was that super agent who died a couple of years ago
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We had Ivan Bravo on the board at the time it was like a money laundering exercise but with players.

comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
comment by Best fans - Leeds Carajo (U2196)
posted 1 minute ago
some awful names on there

Bouy was such a dodgy deal, I remember thinking at the time there must have been something about that one

4 year deal to someone who hadn’t played properly in years who then never even appeared in a match day squad, can’t remember his name now of the agent he had, was that super agent who died a couple of years ago
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We had Ivan Bravo on the board at the time it was like a money laundering exercise but with players.
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It was absolutely money laundering, the process of making illegally-gained proceeds (i.e., "dirty money" appear legal (i.e., "clean" and can be the only reason why we signed Buoy.

Official

https://www.leedsunited.com/news/club/31427/club-statement

comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
comment by Best fans - Leeds Carajo (U2196)
posted 37 minutes ago
His list of transfers not including youth purchases or loans.
Rutter
Mckennie - permanent if we stay up
Rodrigo
James
Aaronson
Adams
Sinisterra
Augustin
Llorente
Raphinha
Costa
Koch
Firpo
Harrison
Kristensen
Roca
Wober
Bamford
Gnonto
Meslier
Forshaw
Alioski
Saiz
Douglas
Roberts
Sacko
Cibicki
De bock
Klich
Grot
Ekuban
Ideguchi
Wieldwald
Robles
Lonergan
Anita
Casilla
Poveda
Gelhardt

Missed anyone? How many successes in there? How many outright failures?

----------------------------------------------------------------------
how about:

Antonsson
Pennington
Borthwick-Johnson
Lewis baker
Jamal Blackman
Izzy Brown
Halme
Bouy


Just sh.....
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25% success rate. Truly pitiful.

Thank fck for that. Good riddance you dodgy fck.

2/3 years too late. Damage done

At last! Some good news! If we do get relegated, I hope we get someone who does a much better job at spotting decent players. Why we never went for any top Championship players, I have never understood. We always went for players from overseas who had no knowledge of the English leagues. Some worked out, such as Alioski and Klich, but most did not adapt well enough. Bielsa worked miracles with our players and we need another Manager/Coach of his standard next season, whichever league we are in.

Agree Maid.

I want a manager next season (and a DoF if we go
there again), who understand the Prem/Championship
and the importance of the 'now'.

Orta's specialty was buying speculative kids who may
or may not be any good in five years. Why? Follow
the money as they say.

RADRIZZANI OUT!

This whole thing - Jonty's list - has flipped my head inside out! Just can't believe the khantishness of it all - by "mutual agreement"? Victor was finding it too hot in the kitchen, then?

He should be led by the nose through the city wearing a dunce hat with a placard round his neck with the words,
"USELESS KHAAANT!" on it.

Please excuse my language - I'm just mad as hell about all of this! Allardyce - FAFAKSSAKE!

comment by Jaz63 (U8369)

He should be led by the nose through the city wearing a dunce hat with a placard round his neck with the words,
"USELESS KHAAANT!" on it
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That just about nails it I think Jazz 😂

Don't see Pablo on that list, not that it changes his poor record much

Ah my mistake. Pablo and Pontus were already there

comment by Peakwhite (U7815)
posted 16 minutes ago
Ah my mistake. Pablo and Pontus were already there
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i believe it was Monk who signed both of them. Pablo was a teammate of his at Swansea and Monk had played against Pontus and remembered what a good defender he was.

Ah my mistake. Pablo and Pontus were already there