Marcelo Bielsa

[William]

Mad thought.

If the negotiations to release him from his contract take half the time it takes to sign him up he could be with us for the Brentford away.

[The Subhuman]

Echo Weasel, William, Harry and Sara. It's a black day for us faithful and it's certainly not helped my last week or so. For me shame on all those that turned on him, he took 16 years of s**t and gave us three years of paradise. I'm sure he's earned our respect, I'm f**king sure he has mine...

[The Subhuman]

Supporting Leeds under Bielsa has been something special. His coaching has turned the club around bringing us back to the top flight when it seemed like it would never happen.

And with a fantastic entertaining brand of football too.

And on top of that, our players have been led by a man who is a great human being as well.

[The Subhuman]

He is the most wonderful man in football. A man with principles on and off the pitch. A man who plays football the right way. My life is better for him having come to our club. I hope the rumours aren't true. I feel that if we survive this run with Bielsa in charge he is still the man who can build something really great here moulding a team properly and getting players in (be it by transfers or through the youth), over time, who can play his system to perfection.

[The Subhuman]

His legacy won't be trophies (not that there ever where that many ever)

His legacy will be in the uplift of the human spirit through the most rarest of human qualities.
Honesty, integrity, courage in the face of failure. Trust. Humilty. Our players knew it They ran through walls for him. How many times? Away to Reading? Home to Blackburn? Stoke? Birmingham? Luton? Etihad? Bristol?

They did that because they got what it was about.

But all that is gold does not glitter in the eyes of the eyes of this 24hour a day news and social media driven world. Reactive, subjective, opinionated, destructive and ultimately deadly to the creative minds of those who dare to try to make us forget our shitty lives for just a moment.
As someone said points win prizes....

I loved that man for what he did for us, who else cared enough to care about scuffed paint, overhanging trees,car parking places for the players???

For the qualities he manifested.

And of course for the football.

Ayling against Huddersfield.Who made that goal?

We won't see the likes of him again.

[The Subhuman]

He's really touched my heart in a way I never expected from someone in football. An absolute ray of hope and decency in a tawdry world of shite. I've felt so proud and excited to have him as the manager of Leeds. I'm crying as I write this, so can't say any more.

[The Subhuman]

Apologies, I seem to have given everyone the clap

[William]

I can't see that at all. The players were still giving it their all despite the results, you don't do that if you aren't playing for the manager. I can hardly see Bamford having a go bout trainging or any of the players that Bielsa has transformed. The only player in our squad when Bielsa took over that had any chance of playing in the premier league would have been Vieira, outside shot PJ at a lower level prem club.

Raphinha will be out regardless of who is manager next season so that is complete nonsense. Rodrigo possibly wants out but that is likely more down to the grass being greener in Spain.

The only bit that might have a shred of truth would be the Llorente thing but I doubt that would have been him blasting Bielsa more likely just a few raised voices at half time against MU but that happens in any changing room.

All in all most likely just some muppet who has been against Bielsa and looking to stick the knife in. Probably turn out to be someone like Gobby Abogalor or Stan Collymore, someone with no clue about how to manage a football team but love the sound of their own voice.

If anything I could see the players trying to convince Bielsa to stay (if he was resigning) or telling the board to bring him back (if they'd sacked him). I'd be amazed if the majority of the players weren't fully behind Bielsa.

I suppose the truth will be out when the books are written.
Though every player will be glad they had such a person to include in their autobiographies.

[The Subhuman]

Well said.

It is .... very. The kind of wordsmith that would be very welcome on RM ...

[William]

Apologies, I seem to have given everyone the clap

Another thing to blame Radz, Orta, Bielsa, the Elland Road cat and the 49ers on.

[HarryofOz]

Apologies, I seem to have given everyone the clap

[SG90]

I guess hindsight is a wonderful thing, but it would've worked out better for Bielsa to have left last summer after a 9th place finish. That would've been the ending he deserved.

[The Subhuman]

Another thing to blame Radz, Orta, Bielsa, the Elland Road cat and the 49ers on.

oy ..took me 6 posts to set that gag up

[Cjay]

Are they like SISU (Coventry)?

Kinda

Ones a hedge fund ones a venture capital fund.

Similar.

Venture capitalists tend to need the companies they are involved in to be profitable to make money (hence why they take a more hands on approach).

[Cjay]

Thing about football clubs is that they are by nature money sinks.

So what the venture capitalists angle is I don't get?

I would imagine an IPO would be the end goal (I am no expert)

But they could make an absolute fortune doing that.

[SG90]

Kinda

Ones a hedge fund ones a venture capital fund.

Similar.

Venture capitalists tend to need the companies they are involved in to be profitable to make money (hence why they take a more hands on approach).

Hmm. Got no problem with us being fun profitably. Losing £100ms a season is not good!

[SG90]

I can't divulge that information, Sara.

Be interesting to see the performance next week. I predict a lot more desire and passion than we've seen recently!

[1964white]

Bielsa has provided us with some of the best football since the Revie/Wilko era's, Marcelo has turned our club from a rags-to-riches situation & made the world of football recognise & admire Leeds United once again after fifteen years in the doldrums.

A decent & honest man, unusual for a coach of PL club,

[Cumbriarents]

Not having the leadership of Cooper ,Phillip's and Bamford training with the lads I think has fecked this last months. He made all there careers

[Cjay]

Hmm. Got no problem with us being fun profitably. Losing £100ms a season is not good!

Will you feel the same whilst they sell players off for 100mil and spend £10mil?

Because if they can't make money by growing the clubs value that is exactly what they will do.

Or when they put the debt for a new stadium in the club's name and we end up having to sell assets to pay it off?

Some of our fans are very naive about what being owned by the 49ers investment group could.mean

We will always be 2nd best.

We will never be priority

Our primary function will be to generate money for others and for the York Family

LUFC will never be priority