Presumably wanted to join a better team. Unfortunately he’s not very bright- he appears to have chosen spurs
comment by LIW We’re Going Up As f@ck@ing Champions (U8453)
posted 8 minutes ago
If Gray had a choice he'd be our player for years to come!..
———————————————-
he has a choice 🤦
^^^
Agree.
Based on latest I'm reading the release clause was
from Archie's side of the contract negotiations. They
wanted it. Also read Archie and team were happy
to sign with Brentford. Happier to sign with Spurs.
Lad has ambition. Nothing wrong with that. Does
seem though that all of the vitriol aimed at our
ownership (and the Eddie's stepping away story)
was misplaced.
All in all, this is a great piece of business for us.
comment by Batty (U4664)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by LIW We’re Going Up As f@ck@ing Champions (U8453)
posted 8 minutes ago
If Gray had a choice he'd be our player for years to come!..
———————————————-
he has a choice 🤦
^^^
Agree.
Based on latest I'm reading the release clause was
from Archie's side of the contract negotiations. They
wanted it. Also read Archie and team were happy
to sign with Brentford. Happier to sign with Spurs.
Lad has ambition. Nothing wrong with that. Does
seem though that all of the vitriol aimed at our
ownership (and the Eddie's stepping away story)
was misplaced.
All in all, this is a great piece of business for us.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Let’s hope it was all misplaced.
A release clause is only ever going to be from the players side of negotiations.
LIW, you could have tried reading this bit!..
"But things the way they were it seems we had no choice"
And this I put on Dennis's So what happens now thread, which I think you might have seen!..
"I'd think he knows more about the problems around the club than anyone here, and after talks he might have agreed to it to help the club he loves to get back on track!.."
I do not think he'd go anywhere if there were no problems forcing the issue!..
If we had managed promotion last season then we could have enjoyed him for a few seasons longer
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And we would have if his teammates had been half as effective as Archie.
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
If we had managed promotion last season then we could have enjoyed him for a few seasons longer
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And we would have if his teammates had been half as effective as Archie.
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He was massive last year. While I think it's a great deal can't help thinking what a shame we can't watch him become a Leeds great.
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
If we had managed promotion last season then we could have enjoyed him for a few seasons longer
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And we would have if his teammates had been half as effective as Archie.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
He was massive last year. While I think it's a great deal can't help thinking what a shame we can't watch him become a Leeds great.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Agree, such is the way of these things, I’m afraid we’ve seen the last of Archie at Leeds. Wish him well though
Been said before and plenty of times, losing Archie is
the price of failure. We failed to capitalize on bouncing
straight back up with our largest slice of parachute payments and a decent squad. That's modern football.
Hopefully, the club has a plan for this season. Based
on getting 40 mill for Archie and Rodon back, I think
they do.
It has a hint of Smith leaving, helping the club out financially. It also feels like another James Milner moment, leaving and having a great career elsewhere…and I think he will be that good.
comment by steross17 (U6898)
posted 13 hours, 1 minute ago
It has a hint of Smith leaving, helping the club out financially. It also feels like another James Milner moment, leaving and having a great career elsewhere…and I think he will be that good.
--------------
hmm, disagree, Smith, not the same at all ref financial situations.... and Milner, again, bit different, Milner had already proven himself at the top level..
Archie played one season in the championship.
comment by LIW We’re Going Up As f@ck@ing Champions (U8453)
posted 1 day ago
Apart from Leeds, no club can get anywhere £40m revenue in the Champ without parachute payment.
We getting that in pure profit, its an insane deal for a championship club.
Take the emotion out, its an absolute no brainer
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I'm sorry but you are deluded. Without the PSR requirement, this deal wouldn't have gotten off the ground. No club with ambition can progress by selling it's best young players. The money will not translate into new signings, it will be disappear in costs, player wages, debts and the rest into the owner's off shore accounts. This is dark day for Leeds and possibly a sign of things to come.
comment by Leedsforever (U15976)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by LIW We’re Going Up As f@ck@ing The
.....and the rest into the owner's off shore accounts.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Really?
Cellino, GFH, absolutely.
49ers? Stakeholders for some of the biggest sports millionaires world?
Give your head a shake 🫨
We can all talk tosh at times, trying to defend our own opinion, but really?? 🤔
Maybe we didn't land on the moon either? 🤷♂️
comment by Leedsforever (U15976)
posted 20 hours, 49 minutes ago
comment by LIW We’re Going Up As f@ck@ing Champions (U8453)
posted 1 day ago
Apart from Leeds, no club can get anywhere £40m revenue in the Champ without parachute payment.
We getting that in pure profit, its an insane deal for a championship club.
Take the emotion out, its an absolute no brainer
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm sorry but you are deluded. Without the PSR requirement, this deal wouldn't have gotten off the ground. No club with ambition can progress by selling it's best young players. The money will not translate into new signings, it will be disappear in costs, player wages, debts and the rest into the owner's off shore accounts. This is dark day for Leeds and possibly a sign of things to come.
----------------------------------------------
Leedsforever, I think its way more deluded to think any club would not accept 40 million quid for a teenager who's never played top level football.
might have been the case back in the 60's/70's, but modern football has totally changed.
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posted on 1/7/24
Presumably wanted to join a better team. Unfortunately he’s not very bright- he appears to have chosen spurs
posted on 1/7/24
comment by LIW We’re Going Up As f@ck@ing Champions (U8453)
posted 8 minutes ago
If Gray had a choice he'd be our player for years to come!..
———————————————-
he has a choice 🤦
^^^
Agree.
Based on latest I'm reading the release clause was
from Archie's side of the contract negotiations. They
wanted it. Also read Archie and team were happy
to sign with Brentford. Happier to sign with Spurs.
Lad has ambition. Nothing wrong with that. Does
seem though that all of the vitriol aimed at our
ownership (and the Eddie's stepping away story)
was misplaced.
All in all, this is a great piece of business for us.
posted on 1/7/24
comment by Batty (U4664)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by LIW We’re Going Up As f@ck@ing Champions (U8453)
posted 8 minutes ago
If Gray had a choice he'd be our player for years to come!..
———————————————-
he has a choice 🤦
^^^
Agree.
Based on latest I'm reading the release clause was
from Archie's side of the contract negotiations. They
wanted it. Also read Archie and team were happy
to sign with Brentford. Happier to sign with Spurs.
Lad has ambition. Nothing wrong with that. Does
seem though that all of the vitriol aimed at our
ownership (and the Eddie's stepping away story)
was misplaced.
All in all, this is a great piece of business for us.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Let’s hope it was all misplaced.
A release clause is only ever going to be from the players side of negotiations.
posted on 1/7/24
LIW, you could have tried reading this bit!..
"But things the way they were it seems we had no choice"
And this I put on Dennis's So what happens now thread, which I think you might have seen!..
"I'd think he knows more about the problems around the club than anyone here, and after talks he might have agreed to it to help the club he loves to get back on track!.."
I do not think he'd go anywhere if there were no problems forcing the issue!..
posted on 1/7/24
If we had managed promotion last season then we could have enjoyed him for a few seasons longer
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And we would have if his teammates had been half as effective as Archie.
posted on 1/7/24
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
If we had managed promotion last season then we could have enjoyed him for a few seasons longer
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And we would have if his teammates had been half as effective as Archie.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
He was massive last year. While I think it's a great deal can't help thinking what a shame we can't watch him become a Leeds great.
posted on 1/7/24
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
If we had managed promotion last season then we could have enjoyed him for a few seasons longer
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And we would have if his teammates had been half as effective as Archie.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
He was massive last year. While I think it's a great deal can't help thinking what a shame we can't watch him become a Leeds great.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Agree, such is the way of these things, I’m afraid we’ve seen the last of Archie at Leeds. Wish him well though
posted on 1/7/24
Been said before and plenty of times, losing Archie is
the price of failure. We failed to capitalize on bouncing
straight back up with our largest slice of parachute payments and a decent squad. That's modern football.
Hopefully, the club has a plan for this season. Based
on getting 40 mill for Archie and Rodon back, I think
they do.
posted on 1/7/24
It has a hint of Smith leaving, helping the club out financially. It also feels like another James Milner moment, leaving and having a great career elsewhere…and I think he will be that good.
posted on 2/7/24
comment by steross17 (U6898)
posted 13 hours, 1 minute ago
It has a hint of Smith leaving, helping the club out financially. It also feels like another James Milner moment, leaving and having a great career elsewhere…and I think he will be that good.
--------------
hmm, disagree, Smith, not the same at all ref financial situations.... and Milner, again, bit different, Milner had already proven himself at the top level..
Archie played one season in the championship.
posted on 2/7/24
comment by LIW We’re Going Up As f@ck@ing Champions (U8453)
posted 1 day ago
Apart from Leeds, no club can get anywhere £40m revenue in the Champ without parachute payment.
We getting that in pure profit, its an insane deal for a championship club.
Take the emotion out, its an absolute no brainer
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm sorry but you are deluded. Without the PSR requirement, this deal wouldn't have gotten off the ground. No club with ambition can progress by selling it's best young players. The money will not translate into new signings, it will be disappear in costs, player wages, debts and the rest into the owner's off shore accounts. This is dark day for Leeds and possibly a sign of things to come.
posted on 2/7/24
comment by Leedsforever (U15976)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by LIW We’re Going Up As f@ck@ing The
.....and the rest into the owner's off shore accounts.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Really?
Cellino, GFH, absolutely.
49ers? Stakeholders for some of the biggest sports millionaires world?
Give your head a shake 🫨
We can all talk tosh at times, trying to defend our own opinion, but really?? 🤔
Maybe we didn't land on the moon either? 🤷♂️
posted on 3/7/24
comment by Leedsforever (U15976)
posted 20 hours, 49 minutes ago
comment by LIW We’re Going Up As f@ck@ing Champions (U8453)
posted 1 day ago
Apart from Leeds, no club can get anywhere £40m revenue in the Champ without parachute payment.
We getting that in pure profit, its an insane deal for a championship club.
Take the emotion out, its an absolute no brainer
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm sorry but you are deluded. Without the PSR requirement, this deal wouldn't have gotten off the ground. No club with ambition can progress by selling it's best young players. The money will not translate into new signings, it will be disappear in costs, player wages, debts and the rest into the owner's off shore accounts. This is dark day for Leeds and possibly a sign of things to come.
----------------------------------------------
Leedsforever, I think its way more deluded to think any club would not accept 40 million quid for a teenager who's never played top level football.
might have been the case back in the 60's/70's, but modern football has totally changed.
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