Leeds United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2020/2021

tfer

Would you Adam and Eve it, Wood will be trying to score against us sooner than I thought,
Away to Burnley in the 3rd round

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tfer wrote: »

Would you Adam and Eve it, Wood will be trying to score against us sooner than I thought,
Away to Burnley in the 3rd round

Never going to be anyone else in that draw!

Ceist_Beag

I never really noticed it last year but Monk is extremely active on twitter these days. Was he like that when at Leeds? TBH I think it makes him look like a bit of a twat. Are there other managers out there who tweet after every match?

purple hands

tfer wrote: »

Would you Adam and Eve it, Wood will be trying to score against us sooner than I thought,
Away to Burnley in the 3rd round

He can try,but Pontus will smash him...what 15 million plus add ons gets you these days

https://twitter.com/monstamunch88/status/900466583927128064/video/1

iseegirls

Ceist_Beag wrote: »

I never really noticed it last year but Monk is extremely active on twitter these days. Was he like that when at Leeds? TBH I think it makes him look like a bit of a twat. Are there other managers out there who tweet after every match?

I did follow him last year. Nothing really stood out for me. Had a comment after every match played.

Ceist_Beag

iseegirls wrote: »

I did follow him last year. Nothing really stood out for me. Had a comment after every match played.

Seems like a really pointless exercise, not sure why he does it other than to massage his ego.

NuckChorris1

Ceist_Beag wrote: »

Seems like a really pointless exercise, not sure why he does it other than to massage his ego.

Last year I assumed it was someone on the LUFC staff doing it for him. Think players are the same. Some do it themselves (Pontus!), others are happy to have the club feed them lines to put out after the games.

FWIW Monk was getting 2-3 times as many 'likes' from the Leeds fans for those after-game messages than he gets for the Boro ones now.

Ceist_Beag

NuckChorris1 wrote: »

FWIW Monk was getting 2-3 times as many 'likes' from the Leeds fans for those after-game messages than he gets for the Boro ones now.

Ah sure it was alright when he was a Leeds manager! :P

His tweet the last night though "Very pleasing performance with a lot of positives tonight. Our display showed how the whole squad understands what we need from them" - talk about patting yourself on the back!

NuckChorris1

New signing announced at 11.00

NuckChorris1

Looks like an XXXL jersey in the teaser pic.

Zaph

Jay-Roy Grot signing confirmed.

Ceist_Beag

Seems like a big lad alright, here's hoping he has the physicality to make use of it too!

NuckChorris1

Ceist_Beag wrote: »

Seems like a big lad alright, here's hoping he has the physicality to make use of it too!

Great feet for a big man etc etc

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ypCn-yf9iE4

championc

Ceist_Beag wrote:

Seems like a big lad alright, here's hoping he has the physicality to make use of it too!

Enoch MkII?

NuckChorris1

Malik Wilks signs extension and goes on loan to Accrington til January.

Diagouraga having his contract terminated by tomorrow.

Clearing out the decks! Don't think there's any dead wood hanging around for the first time in a while.

Shlippery

Norwich eyeing up Dallas though, wouldn't be happy with that.

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/transfer-latest-norwich-city-line-up-late-move-for-leeds-united-winger-1-8720125

Shlippery

Shlippery wrote: »

Norwich eyeing up Dallas though, wouldn't be happy with that.

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/transfer-latest-norwich-city-line-up-late-move-for-leeds-united-winger-1-8720125

I dunno, I always think Dallas is a bit ponderous.

championc

Shlippery wrote:

Norwich eyeing up Dallas though, wouldn't be happy with that.

I wonder if Dallas is in the same situation as Wood was - having an extended deal on the table but not taking it. It's strange that we'd let his contract run down given the way so many others have extended theirs.

So my personal opinion is that he'll be gone by next week. We should make a decent profit on him but we will lose a reasonably vital player who can grab vital goals

DoctaDee

Shlippery wrote: »

Norwich eyeing up Dallas though, wouldn't be happy with that.

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/transfer-latest-norwich-city-line-up-late-move-for-leeds-united-winger-1-8720125

Looks like this maybe connected with our interest in Oliveira, good old fashioned horse trading

Big game today. No matter how well or badly clubs are doing, when scanning the fixture list the first I look for are games with Forest, Wednesday and Derby.

RacoonQueen

Jaysus. What the hell is going on!!

Just how did Alioski track down Dolph Lundgren's barber?

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Have a feeling this season could be the omnishambles. Still can't really recall the name of the manager, though he's not a manager, and dunno any of the new signings. Yeah, there is the 5% chance that it might all click, and the Championship is a weird division where the Notts Forests and Blackburns struggle while the Bournemouths sail through...but even by my pessimistic standards this could be a bad one.

Well...I now know Alioski anyway!

Zaph

Deleted User wrote: »

Well...I now know Alioski anyway!

Really impressed with him and Saiz. Saiz's work rate has been immense.

Lamper.sffc

Can I get excited yet.

Zaph

Lamper.sffc wrote: »

Can I get excited yet.

Don't you dare!

Lamper.sffc

Zaph wrote: »

Don't you dare!

Ah poo

quarryman

That was very enjoyable to watch.

Very classy performance from Leeds.

GoldFour4

The new lads have been great so far, hopefully we can add another piece before the window closes. Green is going to Huddersfield during the week by all accounts.

Sue Pa Key Pa

The best performance I've seen in years

RacoonQueen

I reiterate.

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Jaysus. What the hell is going on!!

tfer

So Green has gone to Huddersfield, good luck to him he was very good for us last season and we have Lonergan back on a free transfer
Well done to wood scoring on his debut, hope he does well

purple hands

Lovely finish by Wood

Never liked him anyway

:'-(

Sue Pa Key Pa

Sue Pa Key Pa wrote: »

The best performance I've seen in years

Steady...steady...just remember how good Leeds looked in December last year, around the time they crushed Derby.

But while I'd still be cautious, happy to say my confident predictions of an awful season are wide of the mark so far. It's been an excellent start. For such an unsettled summer, the side is looking very comfortable. And particularly so at the back, where it's now automatic "Wiedwald, Ayling, Cooper, Jansson, Anita..."

Sue Pa Key Pa

Deleted User wrote: »

Steady...steady...just remember how good Leeds looked in December last year, around the time they crushed Derby.

But while I'd still be cautious, happy to say my confident predictions of an awful season are wide of the mark so far. It's been an excellent start. For such an unsettled summer, the side is looking very comfortable. And particularly so at the back, where it's now automatic "Wiedwald, Ayling, Cooper, Jansson, Anita..."

It's not the results, it's the composure and self belief. One or two additions and I think we can do it

J Cheever Loophole

Sue Pa Key Pa wrote: »

It's not the results, it's the composure and self belief. One or two additions and I think we can do it

Please do not talk like that.

Ceist_Beag

Still way too early in the season to be getting our hopes up. Certainly it's a positive start and as Conor said, it's pleasantly surprising to see a completely new back 5 looking so settled so quickly. However as we know this division is a slog and there will be a number of obstacles to overcome no doubt.
I would still like to see one more centre half and ideally another striker coming in before the end of the window and there are a number of positions where we're crossing our fingers (for example Wiedwald has yet to be proven, we're hoping Roofe and/or Grot can replace the goals from Wood) but we definitely look better at this stage than we did at the same point last year.

DoctaDee

Wiedwalds kickouts are particularly poor on distance and accuracy - we look as tho we may get a mental block at home if we don't get a win in the league soon, and that will cost us ultimately a run for promotion.

I feel better already

blaa85

I've been reading that Leeds are linked with Dwight Gayle with Newcastle looking for 18 million. God knows how reliable that is, but we have the money and I can't think of a better realistic option.

DoctaDee

blaa85 wrote: »

I've been reading that Leeds are linked with Dwight Gayle with Newcastle looking for 18 million. God knows how reliable that is, but we have the money and I can't think of a better realistic option.

Lee Sobot believes there's no intention of looking to Gayle, Ings or Wells - Lasogga is over to discuss a possible deal, but his current wages will be a huge stumbling block

Ceist_Beag

Phil Hay reporting that a season long loan deal is done for Lasogga which I would imagine involves Hamburg paying a percentage of his wages. If so that looks like good business.

Oat23

Ceist_Beag wrote: »

Phil Hay reporting that a season long loan deal is done for Lasogga which I would imagine involves Hamburg paying a percentage of his wages. If so that looks like good business.

According to BILD we are covering 50% of his salary, so Leeds are paying him €1.75m for the season with no buy option.
The only reason he gets so much crap in Hamburg is because of his salary, but he didn't ask to be handed such a contract, him mum did! It's the club's fault for agreeing to such a crazy contract. In the right surroundings he can score 10 or 15.

As long as Leeds don't ask him to do too much he can be successful there. He hasn't got much pace. He's purely a finisher. Surround him with players who can create chances and he'll score. The one season we managed to do that (13/14) he had Calhanoglu & van der Vaart playing behind him and he scored 13 in 20 games. Since then we have had serious creative problems and he hasn't been effective. He has a terrible habit of drifting to the wings that he needs to kick because he's useless when he picks the ball up out there. You want him in the box getting on the end of a cross.

I'd love to see him do well. There will be plenty of interest in Leeds games this season to see how he does. Good luck

He has his own song too which is way better than the Mario Gomez one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4DaxB3C0j0

Shlippery

https://twitter.com/HSV_English
Hamburgers have broke the news anyways!

GoldFour4

Tweets deleted overnight apparently, deal not done yet as wages not sorted. We may get them to pay 75% which would be great.

NuckChorris1

Stuart Dallas given new 3 year contract. Happy with that.

blaa85

NuckChorris1 wrote: »

Stuart Dallas given new 3 year contract. Happy with that.

Yeah, good decision that. Think he's been involved in all our games so far this season. Took that header well last week and looked dangerous against forest when he came in.

purple hands

Good stuff, have been critical of him before but he is a solid player at this level

And we're no longer a feeder club for fcuking Norwich :pac:

Ceist_Beag

Of course you know he'll just revert to his old failings again now that he has secured a good contract ... footballers eh! :P

championc

This is certainly shaping up to be our best chance to get out of this league, if the early indications of our form are anything to go by.

Zaph

Pawel Cibicki confirmed on a 4 year deal from Malmo. Only other outstanding business seems to be if a deal can be done for Lassoga today. Nice to get some attacking players in, but I would have also liked one more defender just to give a bit more cover at the back in case of injuries or Pontus' inevitable suspensions.