Leeds United
Posted by: Fisbey on 06 February 2004
Here's hoping Villa give them a sound thrashing tomorrow 
Posted on: 06 February 2004 by Former member
Fisbey, Fisbey,
You really ought to look up the word hubris in your dictionary
Rather like a bunch of Villa fans who are preparing some chants for tomorrow, like:
"Down with your share price You're going down with your share price..."
and:
"We'll be running down the pawn shop with our cups"
and my favourite:
"Where's your Goldfish gone, Where's your Goldfish gone"
Which all sounds like a cue for Mark Viduka to score a hat-trick for his Dad...
nick.lees at btinternet.com
You really ought to look up the word hubris in your dictionary
Rather like a bunch of Villa fans who are preparing some chants for tomorrow, like:
"Down with your share price You're going down with your share price..."
and:
"We'll be running down the pawn shop with our cups"
and my favourite:
"Where's your Goldfish gone, Where's your Goldfish gone"
Which all sounds like a cue for Mark Viduka to score a hat-trick for his Dad...
nick.lees at btinternet.com
Posted on: 06 February 2004 by John C
<silently fumes>
Posted on: 07 February 2004 by Steve O
<fuming not so silently>
Posted on: 07 February 2004 by Tim Jones
I detest football with a passion, but I do have a soft spot for Leeds since the glory days of the early 90s when Strachan, Speed and Chapman played for them and they were the most exciting team in the land.
All I can say to you gits who are chuckling at their misfortune is that they will be back.
All I can say to you gits who are chuckling at their misfortune is that they will be back.
Posted on: 07 February 2004 by MichaelC
in the first division.
Posted on: 07 February 2004 by matthewr
Beezer Homes League North more like.
Posted on: 07 February 2004 by Steve Toy
The trials and tribulations of capitalism and football. There are winners and inevitably there are also losers.
It's not only a bloody game is it?
Regards,
Steve.
It's not only a bloody game is it?
Regards,
Steve.
Posted on: 08 February 2004 by Tim Jones
Well yes actually - it is only a bloody game, and a bloody silly one at that, which is why I can't be bothered to rise to Matthew and Michael's childish antics.
cough.
cough.
Posted on: 09 February 2004 by Fisbey
Blimey got it right this week
Posted on: 09 February 2004 by John C
Steven have you considered a career as a C of E vicar?
John
John
Posted on: 09 February 2004 by Alex S.
If Leeds don't beat Wolves they've had it.
There was a time when going down was seen as a good thing - restructure, rebuild, encourage youth - I remeber Man U and Spurs rebuilding, arf; now its perilous indeed if you don't get back up the year after - look at Derby, Forest, Sheff Wed.
There was a time when going down was seen as a good thing - restructure, rebuild, encourage youth - I remeber Man U and Spurs rebuilding, arf; now its perilous indeed if you don't get back up the year after - look at Derby, Forest, Sheff Wed.
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by seagull
look at Derby, Forest, Sheff Wed...
and West Ham?
and West Ham?
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by matthewr
People seem to be missing the point -- unless they find someone willing to invest at least £30m in *debt repayment* (i.e. not buying new players, or generally doing the fun things you get to do when you buy a football club) then Leeds United will cease to exist sometime this Summer.
If they go down then add on another £20m per year in lost income and decrease the chances of somone wanting to invest from 25/1 to almost zero.
The team they most resemble would be Fiorentina. THere is every chance that next season a new club will be formed called something like Leeds United AFC 2004 and they will start in the Nabisco Brandy Snaps Sunday Association and gradually work there way back to League football.
At this point Leeds would settle for Sheffield Wednesday's fate in an instant and their best bet seems to be a Russian oil Billionaire or Irish racing magnate.
Matthew
Still guffawing at the idea of Lee Chapman as "exciting"
If they go down then add on another £20m per year in lost income and decrease the chances of somone wanting to invest from 25/1 to almost zero.
The team they most resemble would be Fiorentina. THere is every chance that next season a new club will be formed called something like Leeds United AFC 2004 and they will start in the Nabisco Brandy Snaps Sunday Association and gradually work there way back to League football.
At this point Leeds would settle for Sheffield Wednesday's fate in an instant and their best bet seems to be a Russian oil Billionaire or Irish racing magnate.
Matthew
Still guffawing at the idea of Lee Chapman as "exciting"
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by Alex S.
I used to play in the Nabisco Brandy Snaps Sunday Association and I don't rate Leeds AFC 2004's chances.
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by John C
"Their best bet seems to be a Russian oil Billionaire or Irish racing magnate."
You mean I shouldn't put too much hope in the Ugandan property developer?
John
You mean I shouldn't put too much hope in the Ugandan property developer?
John
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by Tim Jones
Matthew -
Chapman was a genuinely good striker in his day, and there as a brief period in (?) 92 where he and Cantona, supplied by Strachan especially, were the best forwards in the (then) 1st Div.
Big southern media wus that you are, you only know the man as a restauranteur and boyfriend to someone with big lips. More fool you.
I can't believe I'm talking about sodding football...
Tim
Chapman was a genuinely good striker in his day, and there as a brief period in (?) 92 where he and Cantona, supplied by Strachan especially, were the best forwards in the (then) 1st Div.
Big southern media wus that you are, you only know the man as a restauranteur and boyfriend to someone with big lips. More fool you.
I can't believe I'm talking about sodding football...
Tim
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by matthewr
Tim -- A good player no doubt but hardly someone to go all misty eyed over surely? Certainly he doesn't rank with Cantona and Strachan IMHO.
BTW I am a Northener and so any tendency to wus-like behaviour was eradicated at an early age through a mixture of poor diet, regular clips around the earhole and trips to bring the coal in at 6:00am on Winter mornings.
John -- I'd have more faith in a Nigerian bank official who only communicates via grammatically disastrous e-mails.
Matthew
BTW I am a Northener and so any tendency to wus-like behaviour was eradicated at an early age through a mixture of poor diet, regular clips around the earhole and trips to bring the coal in at 6:00am on Winter mornings.
John -- I'd have more faith in a Nigerian bank official who only communicates via grammatically disastrous e-mails.
Matthew
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by Tim Jones
Misty-eyed? No. He's not Pantani or Indurain after all, but then what mere footballer is?
Tim
Tim
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by Former member
quote:Says it all really.
I detest football with a passion, but I do have a soft spot for Leeds
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by trickytree
quote:
but I do have a soft spot for Leeds
yeah, in the sh*te.
Paul.
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by matthewr
Having read some more about the Ugandans I can only wish them every success. The idea of Leeds United being saved from extinction by an all black board of directors is just too packed with deliciously ironies and schadenfraude.
Matthew
Matthew
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by Tim Jones
Yeah, well it's not as if any other club has ever had any small problem with racism is it Matthew?
PS 4-1.
PS 4-1
.Posted on: 10 February 2004 by John C
I reckon Leicester will stay up and both us and Portsmouth destined for the other place. Wolves down already.
John
How about those seasiders in the LGV!!!!
John
How about those seasiders in the LGV!!!!
Posted on: 11 February 2004 by matthewr
I'd have Sheff Wed as favourites starting their home leg 0-1 down.
Blackpool are becoming LDV specialists having won it in 2001/2. I'm sure McMahon would swap LDV glory for a play off place though.
Matthew
Blackpool are becoming LDV specialists having won it in 2001/2. I'm sure McMahon would swap LDV glory for a play off place though.
Matthew
Posted on: 11 February 2004 by Former member
Matthew
Thanks for your optimism, but I feel it is misplaced.
We have an appalling home record in any sort of fixture over the last 4 or 5 years; no confidence, with the latest theory being that Turner's policy of recruiting journeymen from the lower leagues has built a team that is overawed playing at home in front of big crowds; and an injury list that is lengthening daily.
We managed to put out our last 11 fit senior players last night, two of which hadn't played first team football in months. I think that we have also used our quota of loan players, with the last two (Lucas and Wilson) both suffering season-ending medial ligament injuries during the Port Vale defeat this past weekend.
If we overcome the deficit I will be surprised. Happily surprised, of course.
The future is somewhat less than rosy - 17 of our first team squad are out of contract in the summer, leaving only half a dozen or so behind. There is a chance that there is cunning plan to dominate the local 5-a-side league, but that isn't a recipe for long term success.
Generally, I despair at my club. Promotion is impossible this season, the debts are mounting (£30m or so now), crowds are currently steady at circa 22,000 but that will now start to drop away and we have no players nor any money to attract new ones.
On the plus side, we have stripy shirts, which is kind of nice.
It's the beautiful game, but quite hard sometimes. We may well be contesting the Brandy Snaps League with Leeds in a years' time once the patience of the Co-Op Bank runs out.
ag
Thanks for your optimism, but I feel it is misplaced.
We have an appalling home record in any sort of fixture over the last 4 or 5 years; no confidence, with the latest theory being that Turner's policy of recruiting journeymen from the lower leagues has built a team that is overawed playing at home in front of big crowds; and an injury list that is lengthening daily.
We managed to put out our last 11 fit senior players last night, two of which hadn't played first team football in months. I think that we have also used our quota of loan players, with the last two (Lucas and Wilson) both suffering season-ending medial ligament injuries during the Port Vale defeat this past weekend.
If we overcome the deficit I will be surprised. Happily surprised, of course.
The future is somewhat less than rosy - 17 of our first team squad are out of contract in the summer, leaving only half a dozen or so behind. There is a chance that there is cunning plan to dominate the local 5-a-side league, but that isn't a recipe for long term success.
Generally, I despair at my club. Promotion is impossible this season, the debts are mounting (£30m or so now), crowds are currently steady at circa 22,000 but that will now start to drop away and we have no players nor any money to attract new ones.
On the plus side, we have stripy shirts, which is kind of nice.
It's the beautiful game, but quite hard sometimes. We may well be contesting the Brandy Snaps League with Leeds in a years' time once the patience of the Co-Op Bank runs out.
ag