Sean Longstaff

[1964white]

I don't think Longstaff is anything like Forshaw, Forshaw was very labouring, Longstaff is industrious, hardworking and similar type to Jordan Henderson.
Farke seemed to find a role last season end for Gruev to help the defence when Bogle went forward, he might keep him as he knows he's also hardworking, but for some reason I feel he's going to Rangers, I don't know why other than some sort of managing the psr/books.

Welcome to our forum, Shando.

I also think Gruev will leave Leeds for PSR reasons.

[Tyzy]

Is this the signing I should finally be excited about ?

[weasel]

Didn't work when he did play in that role, he was crap.

But for a comparison Longstaff is that type.

Newcastle fans are quite open with what he is, energetic, tackling, give his all simple passes type.

Not very technically good.

Hopefully a good squad edition which is basically what Newcastle fans are saying.

Does suggest we are going 4-3-3 though imo

Forshaw only played the role a couple of times and then got injured. I seem to recall him having a couple of shots and looking quite threatening - albeit his shooting was poor. Longstaff definitely appears to have a bit more composure with his shooting so it might be that he is a decent finisher but hasn't been played in a role where he gets many shots.

Maybe a better comparison would be Scott McTominay. He looked a distinctly average ball wiining type but hardly scored. He then scored a couple against us and suddenly seemed to turn into a midfielder that scores goals.

[weasel]

I don't think Longstaff is anything like Forshaw, Forshaw was very labouring, Longstaff is industrious, hardworking and similar type to Jordan Henderson.
Farke seemed to find a role last season end for Gruev to help the defence when Bogle went forward, he might keep him as he knows he's also hardworking, but for some reason I feel he's going to Rangers, I don't know why other than some sort of managing the psr/books.

I think that at present we'd keep Gruev as we need at least 4 central midfielders and as such we have lost Rothwell and are hopefully bringing in Longstaff. We have also lost Guilovogi.

[The Subhuman]

You're going to need someone you can rely on in the trenches. He'll give you 100% every game and Is a really good passer. He's a perfect signing for Leeds and as an Toon fan, without being disrespectful I hope, you're gonna need some players who will fight for your cause. Hes a bloody good signing and just what you need.,

Ampadu, Rodon, Gruev, Tanaka, Piroe, James, Bogle one would think Bijol and Bornauw. We not short of battlers but neither were the last 6 clubs to come down...

[danhirons]

sensible signing!

an ever present in a team finishing top 4-7 until last season, can be zero complaints with this one

[1964white]

Is this the signing I should finally be excited about ?

Very good signing,

The cream is still to come, Tyzy

[weasel]

Ampadu, Rodon, Gruev, Tanaka, Piroe, James, Bogle one would think Bijol and Bornauw. We not short of battlers but neither were the last 6 clubs to come down...

Leicester were gutless, Southampton equally so. Out of the last 6 to go down I would say only Ipswich initially and Luton put up any semblance of a fight.

[marie67]

A good signing. I think people are underrating his ability in passing and linking play.

[1964white]

Ampadu, Rodon, Gruev, Tanaka, Piroe, James, Bogle one would think Bijol and Bornauw. We not short of battlers but neither were the last 6 clubs to come down...

I wouldn't class Piroe as a battler.

For a big man, he is quite delicate.

[White Riot]

You're going to need someone you can rely on in the trenches. He'll give you 100% every game and Is a really good passer. He's a perfect signing for Leeds and as an Toon fan, without being disrespectful I hope, you're gonna need some players who will fight for your cause. Hes a bloody good signing and just what you need.,

Hiyah Spotty, you're probably right mate

Just we already have a couple of workmanlike midfielders in Ampadu and Gruev. Tanaka is the quality that we have in midfield and Aaronson is as lightweight as f@ck.

Maybe it's more the timing, as for me Longstaff is a squad filler. We need a goalkeeper, striker, AMF and left winger. If, and we best had, we get those then the spotlight comes off Longstaff and we can then appreciate the overall strategy.

I guess it's a reality check for us, in that we are no longer one of the big guns and haven't been for many decades. That's tough to take when I, and many of us, grew up in and sampled the Revie days.

But to be brutally honest we don't have the pulling power of a Brighton, or even a Bournemouth, or a Palace as we were away from the top table too long. The young players we're trying to attract were not even born when Leeds were last a force in the EPL and Europe. So, regardless of our immense, worldwide, devoted fanbase, you could justifiably say that "Were not famous anymore".

It will take time and consistency to establish ourselves at this level. Our last jaunt in the EPL was great for one season and then we got a brutal reality check, that we are still recovering from, in terms of confidence and financially.

So yeah, for where we are right now Longstaff probably is a steady signing, but time will tell. And that's with the proviso that we still have to sign a goalkeeper, ACM, left winger and striker, as a real bare minimum.

Good luck this season mate. I've enjoyed watching Murphy, Gordon, and Isak and believe they are the most exciting and devastating forward line in the EPL.

It will be full s**t if Isak gets sold, but then we're back to the reality of football being tiered, and how challenging it is to compete with the top tier.

[White Riot]

I wouldn't class Piroe as a battler.

For a big man, he is quite delicate.

We've had a few "units" who were soft as s**t Leon. Oh for the days of Viduka, Chapman, Jordan, Clarke and Mick Jones

[Cjay]

[White Riot]

Puts a shift in

[Shando]

I think that at present we'd keep Gruev as we need at least 4 central midfielders and as such we have lost Rothwell and are hopefully bringing in Longstaff. We have also lost Guilovogi.

Yes i forgot about those 2, Longstaff is a long way ahead of Rothwell, I don't feel Rothwell would be ok for the Premier, but he did a great job for us on loan, excellent addition to a Championship seeking squad, as he proved.

The Toon fan mentioned 'The trenches' - that's exactly what we'll get from Longstaff, 100%.

[1964white]

We've had a few "units" who were soft as s**t Leon. Oh for the days of Viduka, Chapman, Jordan, Clarke and Mick Jones

Piroe likes to find space to score goals, James.

His game is unsuited to battling with a big centre-back, rarely wins the ball in the air.

[The Subhuman]

Yes i forgot about those 2, Longstaff is a long way ahead of Rothwell, I don't feel Rothwell would be ok for the Premier, but he did a great job for us on loan, excellent addition to a Championship seeking squad, as he proved.

The Toon fan mentioned 'The trenches' - that's exactly what we'll get from Longstaff, 100%.

American football term ..

[weasel]

American football term ..

More likely from the war where you'd be in the trenches and you'd want people next to you that would literally die for you.

[White Riot]

Piroe likes to find space to score goals, James.

His game is unsuited to battling with a big centre-back, rarely wins the ball in the air.

Aye, I'd agree with that Leon. He has some skill and is a decent finisher and creator, but physicality is not his forte.

If we're mainly playing on the counter then we need someone who can be physical, make the ball stick and bring others into play, or alternatively they would need to have lethal pace and clinical finishing.

[Barlow Boy]

Confirmed…….