Leeds United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2024/25

The Marsch comments dont bother me tbh.

Bielsa was a great manager, but even here it was mentioned loads of times that the training must be affecting them.

They are owned by Yanks now too so they will want to try something. Worked for us and Everton (sorta) so gonna try similar

Phillips, Raphinha and Rodrigo off to Villa. You read it here first.

I'm certain that international players with major footballing countries are keen on moving to a club that have lost their last four, will certainly finish in the lower half of the PL and are possibly going to be bypassed by Leeds. Richard Dunne eh, the new Agbonlahor?

It's all deluded. For starters Kalvin, if leaving, isn't going to a lower-half PL club currently one place above us in the table having lost their last four games..

How does everyone see our next couple of games? I'd be happy with a draw away to Palace but fancy us to beat Man City. And before labelling me as deluded look at the run-in to that.

Between the Watford and Man City games we'll have had one match (Palace) while City will have had six (including two against Liverpool and one each against Real & Atlético). Despite their squad that's a hell of a lot of travelling, game time and pressure.

We'll be close to choosing a full team, playing at home against a team who are losing their discipline and fearful of having the title taken from them after giving up a fifteen point lead. We'll also want revenge for the 7-0 drubbing, our fans will hugely help and though the pressure isn't off us there is far more on City.

Over-optimistic? Maybe, but I see us getting more points from that game than at Selhurst Park.

Derby County relegated to Division 1.

That nasty play off semi final against Leeds doesn't seem like that long ago, but it must seem like a different world to Derby now.

Pity it wasn't Fat Frank who took them down, would have been the icing on the cake.

Yep, I think Villa are a prestigious club with European and English titles behind them. An underachieving major club, as we are. They're the 21st biggest club on the planet according to Deloittes. Spurs are 10th.

Barca can rely on Catalan federal support and further sponsorship if they seek it. That Spotify deal is a quarter of what they owe so very much a dent in the debt. They're also about to agree a deal for €300m in TV money and possibly about to sell half of Barca Studios for €350m. Their assets ensure their survival and they'll do all this to sign Haaland if he'll come.

Leeds are still prestigious by virtue of fans and history. Don't doubt that. And getting ever richer. 23rd on the Deloittes list and rising, top 15 within 3/4 years.

The offers are coming. We've turned down several thus far including £55m for Kalvin from WHU. As before, please don't underestimate the value of our players. Nor the increasing worth of the club.

Saints win tonight, Liverpool & Wolves win Sunday.

Would leave us 8 clear of Burnley with a game in hand and 4 clear of everton with level games.

Then we play Palace who hopefully are on the beach. Of our 6 games left, only City, Chelsea & Arsenal have anything to play for. We can get points from the other 3

Why are people writing off the Chelsea, Arsenal and City games? Two of those are at home and two of the clubs (Chelsea, Arsenal) have been very erratic this season. We're in our best form for 12 months, we've almost got the entire first-team available and are facing clubs that are playing far more games than us. None will be easy but there's no way we're getting zero points from those three games and I expect us to surprise a couple of those teams. I reckon 4 points from the above and 6 from the other three games leaving us on 43 points. I have no fear of relegation at all and expect us to move up a few places. Brentford, Palace & Brighton all above us, be nice to beat and pass out a couple of them.

The four teams below us are all likely to lose this weekend. Whether we take advantage is hard to call.

You're probably right. Five would guarantee safety.

And are people still saying that an in-form team like Leeds can't manage 5 points from 18 whereas an off-form team like Burnley can manage 10 from the same?

Over the last four games we've got 10 points. That's form. Only Liverpool match that. Nobody beats it.

In that period - Everton 4, Burnley 7, Watford 3, Norwich 4. We are in significantly better form.

In terms of Watford there are no guarantees on 3 points as Southampton and Villa found out recently.

And I applied clear logic to our fixtures. The top three teams we are playing have each had circa 20 more games than us this season. We've also just had a fortnight's rest and City will have played six games in the period when we've only played once against Palace. Their superior squad is more battle weary and pressurised than ours which has several players returning. I didn't say we'd beat all three but the idea of us getting nothing from those three games is absurd I think. We're fresher, fitter and at home for two of them. I predicted 4 points from the 9 and 6 from the other 3 games. I expect us to beat two from Palace, Brentford and Brighton and I think we'll finish with between 42 and 44 points and if I had to say a number I'd say 43. Your predicted end total?

And is it really mad to predict that a rejuvenated Newcastle will beat both Norwich and Burnley? Why so?

If I'm way off then I'll hold my hands up but there are many things in our favour right now so don't write them all off.