Comments on: Exeter City bring Leeds crashing back down to earth

By: macadamia_man

macadamia_man — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:29:01 +0000

SG hasn’t failed many of the fences LUFC sets every manager yet has he? – and he hasn’t balked at this mid-season hurdle yet. This is a hard one, though, ’cause it’s about attitude, professionalism and balls not football, and until the crunch actually arrives IMHO whingers and tuppenny experts should pull their heads in (unless they have more than an ego and a punt on disaster to contribute). If you think Caspar, Killa, Bradley, Hughes, Kisnorbo and Becchio etc are worried about getting a game next year (especially when you seem to think KB is too tight to buy a bus ticket) we must be following a different club . . . MOT

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By: East Coast Bob

East Coast Bob — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:45:09 +0000

Just looked on LUFC and just noticed its 2 games a week for the next 8 WEEKS – should be excited or concerned, it’ll certainly test the squad!

By: East Coast Bob

East Coast Bob — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:28:56 +0000

Sorry Colin, I’d like to say typo as they both begin with ‘W”. Unfortunately I don’t see WEALDSTONE getting a penny now. Bates is a business man , he’s not going to give money away unless he absolutely has to and how many Players have you ever heard of giving away there signing on fee, it’s not like Becks has been earning 80K a week for the last 3 seasons. Nice thought, but it ain’t very realistic ….

By: Colin

Colin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:56:12 +0000

Just waiting for a few divs to come on and bore us to death about why Hooper is so much better than Beckford.

boooring. Yawn.

By: Colin

Colin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:51:06 +0000

Beckford wants to be at Leeds (see his comments that I posted earlier) & Leeds want Beckford. I think a new contract at the end of the season is almost certainly a nailed on bet.

Especially if he scores against Spurs!!

By: Colin

Colin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:47:01 +0000

I reckon he will resign. It was Wealdstone we got him from not Wycombe. I wouldn’t be too worried about giving any money to Wycombe but Wealdstone really could do with the money.

But I reckon one of the deals that Leeds could do is offer him a new contract and include as part of that a fee that they will give Wealdstone as a thank you for re-signing. They could say here’s a signing on fee of £400,000 – we’ll give you it if you give it to Wealdstone.

It’s in Leeds’ favour to keep him as I’d put his value at £5m and Leeds could get him for £15,000 a week. And I’m not entirely sure that Leeds have anywhere near £5m to spend on a replacement.

By: Colin

Colin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:35:00 +0000

Leeds do need to knuckle down now. If you look at the run of games we have after the JPT and FA Cup Spurs match, then in theory they are all winnable.

Swindon Town, Colchester United, Hartlepool United, Carlisle United, Leyton Orient, Walsall, Brighton and Hove Albion, Oldham Athletic.

That’s potentially 24 points – if Leeds got 20 points then that would put Leeds on 77 points. Which would mean Leeds would only need around 13 points from 14 games (I’m thinking 90 points will get you promoted this season).

If Leeds do well in that run of games I mentioned then, it should I hope mean that promotion is pretty much sown up. Our main competitors have much tougher games over the next few weeks.

By: East Coast Bob

East Coast Bob — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:28:35 +0000

Quite frankly saturdays result was a shocker, and with Norwich and Charlton finding there feet we’ve suddenly got a reel battle on! – Beckford now staying, so that monkey’s finally of the teams back.

Still wouldn’t be surprised if we resign him in the summer, (promotion or not), and KB will be happy as once this contract expires there’ll be no sell on fee!! – not nice for Wycombe, but typical of Ken!!

COME ON LEEDS!!