No surprise that Firpo has had to substantially reduce his international aspirations and has had to settle on The Dominican Republic rather than Spain. It may be as a result of him now playing (not playing yet) in the Championship or it may be the realisation that he is miles off being good enough t...

This is purely Ben comparing how each team has done in the transfer market, Rab, not necessarily where teams will finish in the Championship at the end of the season. There will be some correlation there, obviously, but the main thrust of the exercise is to try and assess the amount of improvement a...

The Subhuman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:34 pm My post in the end did the job of presenting my standpoint without actually saying anything

No it didn’t! Because you haven’t actually said anything, I, for one, have no idea which topic you have a standpoint on let alone what that standpoint actually is.

The Subhuman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:25 pm Not a lot of point me having an opinion here, it would be counter the forum standpoint for the most part....

Thank you faaip, for that useful contribution, much appreciated

Ellandback1 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:24 am It was a tongue in cheek comment taking the p*** out of Roma to be fair...

Ok Elland, understood, but it allowed me to have another thoroughly deserved pop at our friend Victor .

Have Roma invested heavily in Kristensen and Llorente? All they are committed to is paying their wages for a season, or less, if they want. Unfortunately, we were the ones to invest heavily in these players, to the tune of £30m, and like most things stemming from Victor Orta’s invaluable work, we wi...

The trouble is that in relation to this thread that clip is tottally irrelvant. In talking about beating a low block the answer isn't usually going to be score a counter attacking goal as the opposition will not be committing that many men forward That is true weasel. Any joy that Sheffield Wednesd...

I like Ben Bloom he’s very insightful and knows the Championship, and our 2 star rating, when compared to others, maybe about right. On the face of it, losing all those players with only a minimal amount of money incoming looks like bad business, but we all know that the 49ers had little choice in t...

Great photos 64, especially like the one of young Archie. I wonder if he’ll keep his place now we’ve got Kamara and Gruev to fit into the midfield?

Yes that one was included. There were certain ones that couldn’t be included for obvious reasons but still got over 200. Over 200 eh! Apart from MOT, the horse one is my favourite. It just resonates with me (as you can tell) because it was unique, even esoteric, but, at the same time, so ridiculous...

Personally, I’m watching our penalty count this season. We could have had 2 or 3 already and because, judging by what we’ve seen so far, we will spend a lot of time in and around the oppositions penalty box, we should end up with more than most by the end of the season. It won’t be the case, of cour...

Also, another pertinent fact that needs to be taken into consideration is the average age of our team currently. Against SW it was 23.4 years old versus 27.8 years old, that’s nearly 5 years less experience per man (let alone 5 inches less in height and 5 stones less in weight, it seemed). We had cl...

I think we try to do most of the things suggested in your post Rab, to beat a low block, but not quite as efficiently as it needs to be yet. Once the players get used to playing together and develop this style of play, remember this is a very new team, then I’m sure the efficacy will come. The one t...

Well done Heidi (and all the other contributors) on raising that impressive sum of money. Just as a matter of my own interest did any of the CDs have the “saying goodbye to my horse” song? You will remember that it started being sung during the match where there was a pitch invasion by a pantomime h...

There is nothing more frustrating for fans than having to endure constant time wasting by the opposition when your team is completely on top, but I’m afraid most referees do not appreciate this sentiment and do very little to curb it. Our referee for the Wednesday match was one of the worst culprits...

Well nothing to write home about there! A poor performance all round against a team of big lumps. Glad we managed to keep hold of Gnonto who was our one bright spark today, showed a bit of spirit too. Nothing much from Piroe and even less from Rutter, nice little cameo from Spence at the end but too...

Mediocre 1st half! We are getting into some good positions but then always seem to choose the wrong option. Not easy against an ambitionless team who pack their defence and are playing for a goalless draw, but these are the games we must win if we are going to challenge.

A long forgotten interview given by Jamie Shackleton and what it was like to be compared to the utility player Stuart Dallas. Interviewer: Well, Jamie Shackleton, can you tell us about playing for Leeds United Jamie Shackleton: (In a thick Yorkshire accent) Ah, Leeds United, tha' wants to know 'bou...

Ah, the first of this season’s Yorkshire derbies. Despite the fact that SW are propping up the table, it’ll be another hard fought affair, as derbies usually are. Hopefully, we will have the edge, add 3pts to our tally and carry on climbing the table.

Come on Leeds!

The question has been asked but with no replies, does the loan obligation for these conscientious objectors renew in 12 months or was it just for the initial relegation season? That’s a pertinent question Dave, which has been skirted around before. I think the truth is that nobody on this forum kno...