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 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 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 seagull
My team (Brighton) also have nice blue and white stripy shirts with the appropriate sponsorship from Skint records (Fat boy Slim’s co.). Although the less said about recent away kit the better!
The slow decline back to mediocrity after the heady days of the late 70’s early 80’s nearly saw the death of Brighton. A few short years ago we were only a few minutes from relegation to the Conference (and probable oblivion ) at the end of the last game of the season. We’d clawed back to the dizzy heights of a single season in Division 1, our best player is now helping West Ham go for promotion to the Premiership (1 goal and 1 assist on his debut, probably more than he did in his entire ill-fated stay at Spurs).
Debts are mounting and we are playing in a grotty athletics stadium, the plans for a new ground have received a huge setback with a report which condemns the construction. The area can support a local league team (probably Division 1 would be the best we could realistically aspire to, history says probably Division 2 which is where we are now). I have been in crowds of over 30, 000 at the old Goldstone Ground and would guess that a successful Seagulls team could regularly attract over 20, 000.
I think this is a story that could be repeated for most of the Football League clubs (and others in the Promiership as well). It amazes me how so many clubs have survived for as long as they have. Leeds are just the highest profile one at the moment, where would Chelsea be now if things had been different?. In any other business most football clubs would have gone under by now and I am sure that many are trading illegally; or don’t normal company practices apply to football clubs?
The slow decline back to mediocrity after the heady days of the late 70’s early 80’s nearly saw the death of Brighton. A few short years ago we were only a few minutes from relegation to the Conference (and probable oblivion ) at the end of the last game of the season. We’d clawed back to the dizzy heights of a single season in Division 1, our best player is now helping West Ham go for promotion to the Premiership (1 goal and 1 assist on his debut, probably more than he did in his entire ill-fated stay at Spurs).
Debts are mounting and we are playing in a grotty athletics stadium, the plans for a new ground have received a huge setback with a report which condemns the construction. The area can support a local league team (probably Division 1 would be the best we could realistically aspire to, history says probably Division 2 which is where we are now). I have been in crowds of over 30, 000 at the old Goldstone Ground and would guess that a successful Seagulls team could regularly attract over 20, 000.
I think this is a story that could be repeated for most of the Football League clubs (and others in the Promiership as well). It amazes me how so many clubs have survived for as long as they have. Leeds are just the highest profile one at the moment, where would Chelsea be now if things had been different?. In any other business most football clubs would have gone under by now and I am sure that many are trading illegally; or don’t normal company practices apply to football clubs?
Posted on: 11 February 2004 by Shayman
quote:
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
Must have blinked
Posted on: 11 February 2004 by Alex S.
I think Leeds will beat Man U 4-0 and stay up. Wolves, Portsmouth and Leicester are a lot worse.