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Naturally finally winning a game 1-0 at the weekend wasn't enough to lift Leeds from the bottom but it was enough to lift spirits.
As is the promise of a foreign investor buy out. A massive slash in debts as well as money to invest in new players from that dude from some royal family in like some middle eastern country.
Naturally I can't be bothered to look up the details but I'm sure you know all about it and how Leeds may have been saved from Administration. Just is it too little too late to lift the club from the relegation zone?
As is the promise of a foreign investor buy out. A massive slash in debts as well as money to invest in new players from that dude from some royal family in like some middle eastern country.
Naturally I can't be bothered to look up the details but I'm sure you know all about it and how Leeds may have been saved from Administration. Just is it too little too late to lift the club from the relegation zone?
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Strangely enough, amid the takeover fears, prices for shares in Leeds Utd have risen steeply. Looks like those arabs are really going for it!
lalakersrule wrote:
> Some Venezualan has been linked to Aston Villa for what seems the dawn
> of time. I wouldn't get your hopes up just yet.
Actually he is trying to get a bid in and Leeds have yet to see it. That is all.
A foreign investor should help settle the Leeds Crisis a bit.
> Some Venezualan has been linked to Aston Villa for what seems the dawn
> of time. I wouldn't get your hopes up just yet.
Actually he is trying to get a bid in and Leeds have yet to see it. That is all.
A foreign investor should help settle the Leeds Crisis a bit.
If Leeds get relegated, I win £50.
Only problem is, he isn't "qualified" to manage a Premiership club, because of all these new rules and regulations that've been bought-in!
Because he hasn't got any of his coaching or training badges (or whatever it is they need...), by the law, he cannot do this job for any longer the 3 months; like a foreigner who's only living abroad temporarily.
Because he hasn't got any of his coaching or training badges (or whatever it is they need...), by the law, he cannot do this job for any longer the 3 months; like a foreigner who's only living abroad temporarily.
Yeh, I also think Eddie Gray is the man for the job.
His team selection and strategy against Charlton was spot on, if it continues -I would strongly advise Leeds stick with him and give him his chance. He is Leeds through and through.
His team selection and strategy against Charlton was spot on, if it continues -I would strongly advise Leeds stick with him and give him his chance. He is Leeds through and through.
But that's the good thing about Eddie Gray - he isn't Peter Reid.
Gray knows you can't win everything with foreigners - or, in this case, nothing at all! In order for a team to work, the players need to have a good knowledge and understanding of each-other, and their own strengths and weaknesses. Bringing in half-a-dozen "strangers" to replace Harry Kewell was always going to be a bad idea. What's more, he froze-out the hard-working and experienced players who knew what they were doing (like Michael Duberry and Lucas Radebe) in-favour of imports.
Eddie Gray is a good man for the job. He may not be ready to take it on full-time, but at least, as a part of Leeds United for many years now, he knows what the team needs in order to change things, and you can bet he'll do whatever he can to get it.
Gray knows you can't win everything with foreigners - or, in this case, nothing at all! In order for a team to work, the players need to have a good knowledge and understanding of each-other, and their own strengths and weaknesses. Bringing in half-a-dozen "strangers" to replace Harry Kewell was always going to be a bad idea. What's more, he froze-out the hard-working and experienced players who knew what they were doing (like Michael Duberry and Lucas Radebe) in-favour of imports.
Eddie Gray is a good man for the job. He may not be ready to take it on full-time, but at least, as a part of Leeds United for many years now, he knows what the team needs in order to change things, and you can bet he'll do whatever he can to get it.
Charlton to go down? I think that's very unlikely and they would hardly sell Scott Parker for cheap.
O'Leary stuck to young players and in recent months they have been loaned off and foreign loan signings have taken their place - it hasn't worked.
Players who are young and have been there with Leeds for a while and know how the team plays i.e. Mcphail, Bakke, Viduka, Milner, Smith, Bridges, Matteo hold the key to Leeds survival.
There's no point getting a load on loan signings and sticking them into the team straight away, expecting them to establish themselves immediatly - regardless of them being world cup winner's or not.
The team is stuck in a rut and the players who know each other, know how leeds can play - need to stand up and be counted for. At the moment there are many of their players and fans thinking they are too good to go down, but look what happened to West Ham?
O'Leary stuck to young players and in recent months they have been loaned off and foreign loan signings have taken their place - it hasn't worked.
Players who are young and have been there with Leeds for a while and know how the team plays i.e. Mcphail, Bakke, Viduka, Milner, Smith, Bridges, Matteo hold the key to Leeds survival.
There's no point getting a load on loan signings and sticking them into the team straight away, expecting them to establish themselves immediatly - regardless of them being world cup winner's or not.
The team is stuck in a rut and the players who know each other, know how leeds can play - need to stand up and be counted for. At the moment there are many of their players and fans thinking they are too good to go down, but look what happened to West Ham?
Like I said the other day, there is now a glimmar-of-hope for Leeds, after that one-nil win.
Not only was that win good for the team (no matter how "fortunate" they may've been), but in a performance like that, where every-single player `gave it their all´, surely this Sheikh investor will also see that Leeds United FC does have the potential to prove itself as a good investment, in the future. His money could make a lot of difference - even if it's not enough, initially, to clear even half the debts.
With only £10m they could secure permanent end-of-season deals for players like Jermaine Pennant and Salomon Olembé who are "un-wanted" by their current clubs, meaning Leeds could get them "on-the-cheap".
What's more, they are still likely to have cash left-over afterwards for an all-new signing, or maybe two.
Someone to replace Mark Viduka? A younger David Batty in midfield? I think Scott Parker would be a brilliant signing, if Charlton were to go-down.
Not only was that win good for the team (no matter how "fortunate" they may've been), but in a performance like that, where every-single player `gave it their all´, surely this Sheikh investor will also see that Leeds United FC does have the potential to prove itself as a good investment, in the future. His money could make a lot of difference - even if it's not enough, initially, to clear even half the debts.
With only £10m they could secure permanent end-of-season deals for players like Jermaine Pennant and Salomon Olembé who are "un-wanted" by their current clubs, meaning Leeds could get them "on-the-cheap".
What's more, they are still likely to have cash left-over afterwards for an all-new signing, or maybe two.
Someone to replace Mark Viduka? A younger David Batty in midfield? I think Scott Parker would be a brilliant signing, if Charlton were to go-down.
I still just can't believe the amazing fall from grace that Leeds have had.
Just a couple of seasons ago they were serious contenders for titles and trophies, but now they're staring at serious problems, with the threat of going into administration and being relegated from the Premiership and all the big bucks it brings.
If they do go down to division 1, it could be a tough climb back.
Just a couple of seasons ago they were serious contenders for titles and trophies, but now they're staring at serious problems, with the threat of going into administration and being relegated from the Premiership and all the big bucks it brings.
If they do go down to division 1, it could be a tough climb back.
Leeds Saved?
Far from it.
A takeover will more than help the cause but the person 'interested, a Bahrainian member of their Royal family, is yet to confirm whether he will go ahead with it.
If he doesn't Leeds will go into Administration - they have to.
Premeirship survival? well who knows, I know there was something about reducing team's points who have gone into Admin and that won't help their cause, but if they keep playing as they did against Charlton, then maybe they will have a chance.
Far from it.
A takeover will more than help the cause but the person 'interested, a Bahrainian member of their Royal family, is yet to confirm whether he will go ahead with it.
If he doesn't Leeds will go into Administration - they have to.
Premeirship survival? well who knows, I know there was something about reducing team's points who have gone into Admin and that won't help their cause, but if they keep playing as they did against Charlton, then maybe they will have a chance.
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