Leeds United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours

quarryman

Zaph wrote: »

although oddly on the Villa thread they seem to think that they're the better team.

Doing my best in that thread. Boggles my mind that some of them could think Villa were the better team.

joeysoap

Get in Blackburn!

Didn't hold out

championc

Great weekend for damage limitation with all the other draws across the other games. Ok, it would have been great to get two points further along but thankfully we're still in there. Dare to dream

Mushy

The two teams below Leeds got injury time equalisers, harsh to take. Rotherham on Monday, need to put in a Preston style performance and get a comfortable win.

Great position to be in, Happy New Year folks!

Mushy

Kyle Bartley opens the scoring just after half time.

This time last year we'd be adding "with an own goal" to the above sentence!

joeysoap

Clear daylight between us and 7th now.:)

Reading get two late goals :mad:

Newcastle had 30 goal attempts (5 on goal) :P

championc

joeysoap wrote:

Reading get two late goals

And Hudders too. We just cannot afford to drop points anywhere. Derby next up after Cambridge and we're well capable of taking the 3 points against them. We should have a fully fit squad for that game too - which would be a first since the start of the year

MOT

A_Sober_Paddy

hey all

goning to be in london in April, when we are playing Brentford.

so naturally looking for tickets, can anyone help me out with advice and information with getting tickets, i'd even sit with the home fans and be very quiet

A_Sober_Paddy

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

hey all

goning to be in london in April, when we are playing Brentford.

so naturally looking for tickets, can anyone help me out with advice and information with getting tickets, i'd even sit with the home fans and be very quiet

I'd say you wouldn't have to be too worried about keeping quiet at Brentford...as long as you weren't waving scarves and actually goading the home fans.

purple hands

ASER GROUP HOLDING ACQUIRES 50% OF LEEDS UNITED

https://www.leedsunited.com/news/club-news/21478/aser-group-holding-acquires-50-of-leeds-united

Kristopherus

purple hands wrote: »

ASER GROUP HOLDING ACQUIRES 50% OF LEEDS UNITED

https://www.leedsunited.com/news/club-news/21478/aser-group-holding-acquires-50-of-leeds-united

And the hope is he takes over 100% this time next year. Hopefull his 50% will be used to get the players to compete in the EPL next season.

Shlippery

They're really pulling out the stops to avoid that season ticket refund this year!

Lets keep the good news rolling, if Jannson gets the contract after his 22 games, it'll be another good boost!

A_Sober_Paddy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I'd say you wouldn't have to be too worried about keeping quiet at Brentford...as long as you weren't waving scarves and actually goading the home fans.

Any idea if tickets will be difficult to come by, with Leeds in town?

A_Sober_Paddy

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Any idea if tickets will be difficult to come by, with Leeds in town?

Not sure, but saw that Leeds sold all 5,300 for the trip to Barnsley in half an hour so clearly there is a much bigger demand this season. Last year apparently Griffin Park was 2k short of capacity when Leeds played there, but could be very different now and a lot of London based whites will look to go.

A_Sober_Paddy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Not sure, but saw that Leeds sold all 5,300 for the trip to Barnsley in half an hour so clearly there is a much bigger demand this season. Last year apparently Griffin Park was 2k short of capacity when Leeds played there, but could be very different now and a lot of London based whites will look to go.

When they go on sale would I have any trouble getting them online?

Mushy

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Not sure, but saw that Leeds sold all 5,300 for the trip to Barnsley in half an hour so clearly there is a much bigger demand this season. Last year apparently Griffin Park was 2k short of capacity when Leeds played there, but could be very different now and a lot of London based whites will look to go.

When they go on sale would I have any trouble getting them online?

I'd say be ready if they make it to general sale.

Re: the 50% stake, good signs, hope it works out.

championc

A_Sober_Paddy wrote:

When they go on sale would I have any trouble getting them online?

Not a chance if you're not a season ticket holder i reckon - and a qualifying holder at that, and even more so if we're in the hunt for playoff's or automatic.

In fact, if they did a half season ticket right now, they'd sell thousands i reckon

Shlippery

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

When they go on sale would I have any trouble getting them online?

Could try get Gold/Silver/International membership, it'd put you slightly ahead in pecking order before they go on General Sale.

Not a huge expense, and comes with a few perks.

purple hands

purple hands wrote: »

ASER GROUP HOLDING ACQUIRES 50% OF LEEDS UNITED

https://www.leedsunited.com/news/club-news/21478/aser-group-holding-acquires-50-of-leeds-united

I'm not that enthused. Okay, it's always nice to have an injection of sanity, because Cellino is barking mad, but so far this could be just some poorer sidekick of Cellino. Who or what is this Aser Group Holding?

DoctaDee

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm not that enthused. Okay, it's always nice to have an injection of sanity, because Cellino is barking mad, but so far this could be just some poorer sidekick of Cellino. Who or what is this Aser Group Holding?

Yeah I'm a bit underwhelmed myself with the above misgivings too

A_Sober_Paddy

championc wrote: »

Not a chance if you're not a season ticket holder i reckon - and a qualifying holder at that, and even more so if we're in the hunt for playoff's or automatic.

In fact, if they did a half season ticket right now, they'd sell thousands i reckon

Sorry I meant for the home end? I have no problem being with Brentford fans

purple hands

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm not that enthused. Okay, it's always nice to have an injection of sanity, because Cellino is barking mad, but so far this could be just some poorer sidekick of Cellino. Who or what is this Aser Group Holding?

Aser Group is just Andrea Radrizzani's investment company I believe

Bit more background info on the man himself here
http://throughitalltogether.sbnation.com/2016/11/21/13687954/leeds-united-andrea-radrizzani-maybe-but-who-is-he

purple hands

purple hands wrote: »

Aser Group is just Andrea Radrizzani's investment company I believe

Bit more background info on the man himself here
http://throughitalltogether.sbnation.com/2016/11/21/13687954/leeds-united-andrea-radrizzani-maybe-but-who-is-he

They got a lot of words without addressing big issue when anyone takes over a club...how much have they in their wallet? The company he co owns is allegedly worth $350mill. Even if he owns a third of it...that's not a huge. Now that's not the be all and end all, Delia Smith is worth a lot less, but the owners of QPR, Wolves, Forest, Bristol City, Newcastle, Derby, Fulham, Cardiff etc. wouldn't even blow their nose with that kind of money.

championc

A_Sober_Paddy wrote:

Sorry I meant for the home end? I have no problem being with Brentford fans

Well if you can find a Brentford "mate" who'll buy a ticket for you i reckon.

Ceist_Beag

Deleted User wrote: »

They got a lot of words without addressing big issue when anyone takes over a club...how much have they in their wallet? The company he co owns is allegedly worth $350mill. Even if he owns a third of it...that's not a huge. Now that's not the be all and end all, Delia Smith is worth a lot less, but the owners of QPR, Wolves, Forest, Bristol City, Newcastle, Derby, Fulham, Cardiff etc. wouldn't even blow their nose with that kind of money.

Exactly that Conor. Whose money is backing this? From that link we can see he is a founding partner of MP & Silva but they don't seem to be linked to this deal. He is president of Boafeng Sports International but they don't seem to be linked to this deal. So where exactly is the money coming from and what are his(their?) intentions for the future - is it to buy the remaining 50%? I think the article summed things up well though in the below.

We all have a mixture of pessimism and intrigue regarding Andrea Radrizzani and the takeover, as well we should. The pessimism stems from who and what has come before, but there’s intrigue for exactly the same reasons. We need to keep both these burning emotions in check, as none us of know what will happen.

The future of Leeds United is unwritten and it’s hard to say today if Radrizzani will be our knight in shining armour, but the club has had so much turmoil in the past decade that we’re really prepared for whatever is coming.

stryker mcqueen

Luke Murphy gone to Burton Albion on loan

DoctaDee

Ceist_Beag wrote: »

Exactly that Conor. Whose money is backing this? From that link we can see he is a founding partner of MP & Silva but they don't seem to be linked to this deal. He is president of Boafeng Sports International but they don't seem to be linked to this deal. So where exactly is the money coming from and what are his(their?) intentions for the future - is it to buy the remaining 50%? I think the article summed things up well though in the below.

Yeah words are cheap - we're not that long past the GFH Capital fiasco, privaty equity investors .. eh that didn't invest .. only @ Leeds

RichardoKhan

At east it's kept Caesar from meddling in on field activities. Surprise surprise a coach left long enough with a reasonable squad and hey ho were in with half a fighting chance. Still the quicker he departs the better in my book. Still a egotistical maniac

championc

The constant problem with a new owner is as to whether they will actually spend money and more importantly, are they actually prepared to speculate to accumulate, or lose money on their investment ?

We could land Bernie Ecclestone but he mifht not see the value in pumping in millions. On the other extreme, you could have someone who'll throw caution to the wind.

And of course, rarely any of these new owners risk their own money - they loan the money to the club.

I'm sure that Cellino will need to be repaid a fair amount of personal loans that he made to balance the books ?

Mushy

Change Cambridge match to a Monday after Derby match was switched to the Friday. Would sacrifice Monday tbh.

championc

Mushy wrote:

Change Cambridge match to a Monday after Derby match was switched to the Friday. Would sacrifice Monday tbh.

I think our 2nd 11 will have enough to get past Cambridge

Mushy

championc wrote: »

Mushy wrote:

Change Cambridge match to a Monday after Derby match was switched to the Friday. Would sacrifice Monday tbh.

I think our 2nd 11 will have enough to get past Cambridge

While I'd like to think so, I'd like to have given the cup a bit of attention. With the way it's fallen, Derby is much more important!

championc

Mushy wrote:

While I'd like to think so, I'd like to have given the cup a bit of attention. With the way it's fallen, Derby is much more important!

Our only problem will be our striker. I can see Wood on the bench in case. Wonder if Stokes will get in the 18 ?

NuckChorris1

championc wrote: »

Our only problem will be our striker. I can see Wood on the bench in case. Wonder if Stokes will get in the 18 ?

Malik Wilks travelled with the squad. Daily Mirror has our "probable" team in thier preview as exactly the same team as the last Championship game. Very lazy reporting as I'd expect at least 6 changes including Antonsson up front.

CorkColin

"Pablo Hernandez" signs permanent till end of season with the option for a further 12 months

CorkColin

And JaNson Boooked christ !

Kristopherus

Bad start tonight. Very much second fiddle. 2 yellow cards so far and just gone a goal down. 27 mins gone.

Shlippery

On the upside, if we lose will the Forest game go ahead as normal on the 28th? :P

Had flights booked before realising it was dependent on cup...and the FA Cup draw wasn't kind to me!

Kristopherus

Varadi's just got another yellow. Cambridge bossing the game. Denton a lucky man.

Mushy

Somehow not more yellows.

Somehow this pitch is acceptable.

Kristopherus

Mushy wrote: »

Somehow not more yellows.

Somehow this pitch is acceptable.

Well the BT minions said the pitch was perfect, before the game, only to have Ian Darke announce at the beginning of his commentary that it had been raining all day in Cambridge.

All that should'nt mean that Leeds are playing as if they were in a local league:mad:

Kristopherus

Get in !!!!! Dallas on 56 mins.

Mushy

Kristopherus wrote: »

Mushy wrote: »

Somehow not more yellows.

Somehow this pitch is acceptable.

Well the BT minions said the pitch was perfect, before the game, only to have Ian Darke announce at the beginning of his commentary that it had been raining all day in Cambridge.

All that should'nt mean that Leeds are playing as if they were in a local league:mad:

Ah BT commentators are as thick as a plank.

Nice header Dallas

Kristopherus

Mushy wrote: »

Ah BT commentators are as thick as a plank.

Nice header Dallas

Only one plank ?? My opinion of them is somewhat stonger.

Goal Mowatt !!!

Mushy

Bit of a steal by Mowatt, but could've been blocked too.

Happy days, even though I'm not overly fussed due to Fridays game!

Zaph

Not as comfortable as I would have liked, Cambridge certainly didn't make it easy for us, but I'll take it.

Mushy

Nice to get through there, hard game. Would think Derry would take it easy on them.

purple hands

Happy with the win, not happy that Pontus misses the next two matches

Q_Ball

purple hands wrote: »

Happy with the win, not happy that Pontus misses the next two matches

Will that prevent invoking the 22 game clause before the end of the transfer window?

championc

No. If he had been booked at Derby and not played tonight, he'd have been back for Blackburn on 31st

Can't understand as to why he was chosen to start over Barkley, given his precarious situation.