The #LUFC Breakfast Debate (Friday 13th September) Kinnear lifts lid on another difficult Summer

[Ellandback1]

Good Morning. It's Friday 13th September, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road...


Kinnear lifts lid on another difficult Summer

Angus Kinnear passed his annual 'Square Ball' interrogation, lifting the lid on a difficult Summer, whilst detailing some exciting plans for the future!

To give him his dues, he came across less evasive and deceitful than normal - some may even say genuine, but as you know I'm not one to exaggerate, so let's say less weaselly than normal! He discussed the Elland Road rebuild, that once completed, should seat 53,000; Summer targets which included Hamer and Buendia and once again poured cold Taurine on the notion that Red Bull's involvement was anything much more than a sponsorship deal.

Leeds turned down eight figure sums for Struijk, Meslier, Gnonto, Ampadu and Gruev during the Summer, but were unable to keep hold of Summerville, Gray and Rutter, though in Georginio's case his departure was unexpected. Whilst the Whites have no cashflow issues, financial restrictions regarding Profitability and Sustainability have meant that whilst in the Championship, they must cut their cloth accordingly.





Do Leeds have an easier ride than last season

The Whites are odds on favourites to top the Championship come May with leading bookmakers Bet365. The disparity between Leeds (13/8) and the rest of the best, is colossal with Burnley 6/1, Boro 8/1, Sunderland 8/1, West Brom 12/1 and Sheffield Utd 14/1 a long way behind.

Rivalling Leicester City and Southampton was always going to be a tall order last season, especially after a Summer of discontent. Nobody expected Ipswich Town to still be riding the crest of the wave from their previous campaign, which saw them match Leicester City most of the way up until Christmas. Whilst Leeds stood still, Southampton and Ipswich invested heavily in January, and this made all the difference!

This season, even being objective, its difficult to pinpoint a side that can rival Daniel Farke's Championship prowess or have the strength in depth to go toe to toe with the Whites over 46 gruelling games!

[Sean_Nile]

Taurine was first isolated in 1827 from the bile of an ox. The Latin name for an ox is Bos taurus, which is where the amino acid’s name originated.

Or as legend would have it is an amino acid extracted from the semen of clashing red bulls, hence the potency and virility.

Fact or fiction you decide.

[weasel]

Kinnear lifts lid on another difficult Summer

Angus Kinnear passed his annual 'Square Ball' interrogation, lifting the lid on a difficult Summer, whilst detailing some exciting plans for the future!

To give him his dues, he came across less evasive and deceitful than normal - some may even say genuine, but as you know I'm not one to exaggerate, so let's say less weaselly than normal!

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[CUSSIE01]

“ so let's say less weaselly than normal! “ Let the fun begin.

[DDB220]

I thought Kinnear came across rather well, his revelations were not unexpected personally.

He has, to some degree, dispelled the rumours about asset stripping, the club fell out with Archie and the Gray family saga etc etc.

Hopefully, we can now concentrate on what is occurring on the grass.

[The Subhuman]

Is this Ron Weaselly we're talking about ?

[The Subhuman]

[1964white]

He has, to some degree, dispelled the rumours about asset stripping, the club fell out with Archie and the Gray family saga etc etc.

Yes, that was more nonsense made up by a section of our fan base, and as was the case, many of our supporters followed like sheep believing such rumours.

[1964white]

This lad could prove to be a real star this season.

Thank you for posting up that clip.

[Jaydog]

Odds against favourites to be exact.
13/8 is bonkers at 4 games in. Plenty of jiggery pokery to come.

[weasel]

Odds against favourites to be exact.
13/8 is bonkers at 4 games in. Plenty of jiggery pokery to come.

No one wants to hear about you jigging yourself with a poker. MoT Forum is no longer a place full of devil worshipping sexual deviants - in fact at last count I think only 32% of our members were.

[Jaydog]

No one wants to hear about you jigging yourself with a poker. MoT Forum is no longer a place full of devil worshipping sexual deviants - in fact at last count I think only 32% of our members were.

Any Weasels that enter my garden will soon get the poker treatment. Bloody pests.
And no that isn't a euphemism.

[Sean_Nile]

Any Weasels that enter my garden will soon get the poker treatment. Bloody pests.
And no that isn't a euphemism.

Do you have any red hot pokers?

[DDB220]

Odds against favourites to be exact.
13/8 is bonkers at 4 games in. Plenty of jiggery pokery to come.

Aye mate - there will be some unexpected lows, whether they are result based, injuries etc. As is the case for all the teams, long season ahead, but I am optimistic that we will get auto’s despite some very Leedsy season occurrences yet to play out.

[Jaydog]

Do you have any red hot pokers?
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I’ll get one on the bbq if I’m expecting unwanted guests.

[andrewjohnsmith]

Yes, that was more nonsense made up by a section of our fan base, and as was the case, many of our supporters followed like sheep believing such rumours.

I admit to being a tad worried. Georgi on top of Archie were real blows. To that point, we'd only signed Rothwell (for Kamara), Bogle (for Roberts) and Cairns. Rodon was a like for like.

I've always been overly positive. But the week following the Georgi sale was a real downer. The reality of being a second season championship side was sinking in.

I was delighted with the way we finished the window. It remains to be seen if Solomon and Largie will replace Summerville and Rutter. But keeping Gnonto (which I didn't expect) was a big plus, as were Joseph's performances in the last two games.

So, yeah, for about a week or so I was worried about where our new owners were taking us. It did seem feasible that they could be prepping for a RB takeover. Now I'm back to my naive, optimistic state again.

[ruttermania]

It is in the nature of the Championship that there will occasionally be the odd crazy result such as Portsmouth but the acid test will be whether you have the squad and the management to overcome those blips and restart as quickly as possible . Mind numbing as it was the West Brom result might prove to be critical in this season as providing a vital reset and the fact that it was done so swiftly and effectively bodes well for the rest of the season . Much has been made of the 19 out versus 8 in disparity but those figures are misleading . The real issue is are there any less numbers of those genuinely capable of challenging for the first team and to my mind the answer to that has to be No. The other question which will only be resolved over a couple of months is whether the loss of goal contributions from Jimmy and Georgi can be made up by some combination of the current attacking/midfield forces with perhaps some tactical tweaks . On that I am hopeful but as they say it is the hope that kills us .

[weasel]

Those meerkats have really got into the party spirit!

[BlackHillsPaul]

Nice job Elland! That was a well written summary.

[Clitheroe White]

I admit to being a tad worried. Georgi on top of Archie were real blows. To that point, we'd only signed Rothwell (for Kamara), Bogle (for Roberts) and Cairns. Rodon was a like for like.

I've always been overly positive. But the week following the Georgi sale was a real downer. The reality of being a second season championship side was sinking in.

I was delighted with the way we finished the window. It remains to be seen if Solomon and Largie will replace Summerville and Rutter. But keeping Gnonto (which I didn't expect) was a big plus, as were Joseph's performances in the last two games.

So, yeah, for about a week or so I was worried about where our new owners were taking us. It did seem feasible that they could be prepping for a RB takeover. Now I'm back to my naive, optimistic state again.

I like your post ajs. Pretty much my feelings.