I think you can criticise the owners for many things, things they could have done differently or better. Risking our first Premier League season recruitment on total novices for example. But I don't think the not backing Farke thing is fair. PSR is a 3 year cycle. He had 2 seasons with 2 of the ...

Piroe should have been the first player in after Nmecha got injured, not Okafor. Piroe is a talented player who will score goals when playing in a front 2. Being wasted at the moment. I can see why Okafor got the nod as he was lively against Chelsea and dynamic pace can unsettle any team. He didn't ...

What would we get for a player that can't get a game for a bottom 4 prem team. What we paid for him seems a little far fetched now. 5M ? If you look back to last season and promotion chasing Sheff U splashed out £10m to sign Tom Cannon from Leicester to aid their promotion push. Could definitely ...

Spoken like an intellectual giant renowned for his debating skills and witty repatee, making gleeful and caustic comments that Oscar Eilde would be proud of. Sarcasm is a form of verbal irony where a speaker says the opposite of what they actually mean... just to make sure you understood that you ...

pjm2019 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:51 am WTF are you happy to have loan clauses for players that come into force if we go down. Remember the last time we were in this league and what a mess it caused

I would agree with you. Better for us to have control and nothing to stop us from loaning out a player if it then suits us.

If teams keep gifting us pens and tap ins may be OK :) They've done OK tbf for free transfers, particularly Nmecha imo. Feel its harsh to discount Piroe though, he's had 0 chance and plenty of players have been written off pre Premier League chance and done fine. Personally I'd prefer a more ...

Ellandback1 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 11, 2025 7:12 pm I blame Farke

Did a quick scan and out of your 11,000+ posts this phrase, or similar, has been uttered by you 4763 times

Jaydog wrote: ↑Thu Dec 11, 2025 5:56 pm

You pound that pig!

pjm2019 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 11, 2025 5:24 pm JP should be sold in Jan 26, not good enough for this league

What are you basing your opinion on?

In the quiet moment before Leeds swing the ball wide, reality thins like mist. From that shimmer steps Tanaka... not with the noise of boots on turf but with the hush of someone who has politely asked gravity to have a rest for a moment. Brentford’s defenders blink, certain he was a midfield shadow ...

Is it a private bet between you and Cjay??? If you admit he’s correct you have to stay in and eat bacon for a month??? Confusing…. My subtlely is erm too subtle for the second time in a week it would appear. I have hidden a clue below but try to figure it out on your own. I believe in you Cjay tal ...

I think the two goals will give him a lot of confidence Definitely - should make him feel that he belongs at this level. Looked like a little boy lost at times and I think people greatly underestimate the mental side of things with footballers. Most footballers are very talented but there's need to ...

Ellandback1 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 11, 2025 3:34 pm Cjay makes a lot of sense

Especially about the pre-determined substitutions, and when they happen.

He did for once.

Glad I stocked up on bacon.

Up until Citeh, the 5/3/2 was not in Daniel Farke repertoire, but has started both matches since with it; not because these two particular games favour the formation, it's because he's stumbled over it, and its worked for the team. I take your point, that this is my opinion, not fact tho ...

Tbf not making changes in the Championship with the level of players he had made some sense (because law of averages said better players would win in the end more often than not). Premier league not the same with one of the weaker squads, better managers many with better players. Isn't like "let it ...

Has Tanaka nailed down his starting position at Brentford The last few weeks at Leeds United have shone as brightly for Ao Tanaka. The Japan international was integral to securing four valuable points against Premier League giants Chelsea and Liverpool, yet curiously, his place in Daniel Farke’s s ...

Unconvinced Joel would get the same space in the PL, but you maybe right. Dave! I believe Piroe has to play just behind DCL if he is given opportunities. I definitely think Piroe has the ability to thrive in the 10 role next to DCL or Nmecha as the 9. I am trying to recall which game it was but I ...

The Subhuman wrote: ↑Thu Dec 11, 2025 11:55 am I didn't see that at all ..

You're turning into Arsene Wenger.

Ian, he's made one half-time change in two and a half years, and only because he had to because of injury. I genuinely hope he succeeds :) (evil laugh). The tactics he employed against Chelsea and Liverpool were top notch, but he's got a way to go before convincing me that he's the man for the job ...

It is thought - its his job - and he gets paid £3m per year to do it. It's a decision you'd expect any manager with a lot less experience and paid a fraction of his salary to make. But not the 'only' decision that could have been made. I think a lot of managers would have shut up shop, gone ultra ...