Dirty Leeds

Dismal situation for any club let alone one the size of leeds…

Also from Farke's presser;


Farke on transfers: "I can't guarantee that there are no more outgoings. We're working on a few new signings. We're working to strengthen our squad, not weaken our squad."

Schwantz34 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:40 pm Also from Farke's presser;


Farke on transfers: "I can't guarantee that there are no more outgoings. We're working on a few new signings. We're working to strengthen our squad, not weaken our squad."

Sounds like we'll sign a few towards the end of the window when we've a better idea of how much we can safely spend and who's staying/going. Pointless buying a striker for £5m now when in a few weeks we may be able to spend £10-15m on a first choice target.

Rick wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 3:30 pm

Schwantz34 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:40 pm Also from Farke's presser;


Farke on transfers: "I can't guarantee that there are no more outgoings. We're working on a few new signings. We're working to strengthen our squad, not weaken our squad."

Sounds like we'll sign a few towards the end of the window when we've a better idea of how much we can safely spend and who's staying/going. Pointless buying a striker for £5m now when in a few weeks we may be able to spend £10-15m on a first choice target.

They might have to weigh up just saying hell with it though and risking it to spend before the end of the window. Might mean missing out on who Farke wants otherwise.

Of course there will be lists of top targets at each position he's asked for, so in theory should still be able to bring in what he wants if we do wait.

It'll just keep people on the doom train if they wait. I'll wait to see where we are when that window shuts before declaring the 49ERs incompetent like some fans around are.

As an aside I just had to edit that a few times for a lot of spelling mistakes. My God the damn phone keypad destroys my typing

Like you say Schwantz, judgement will be reserved till September. Ponderous I think is the best way of describing their start so far.
Btw, have they taken down the giant poster of Koch yet?

Schwantz34 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 3:49 pm

Rick wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 3:30 pm

Schwantz34 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:40 pm Also from Farke's presser;


Farke on transfers: "I can't guarantee that there are no more outgoings. We're working on a few new signings. We're working to strengthen our squad, not weaken our squad."

Sounds like we'll sign a few towards the end of the window when we've a better idea of how much we can safely spend and who's staying/going. Pointless buying a striker for £5m now when in a few weeks we may be able to spend £10-15m on a first choice target.

They might have to weigh up just saying hell with it though and risking it to spend before the end of the window. Might mean missing out on who Farke wants otherwise.

Of course there will be lists of top targets at each position he's asked for, so in theory should still be able to bring in what he wants if we do wait.

It'll just keep people on the doom train if they wait. I'll wait to see where we are when that window shuts before declaring the 49ERs incompetent like some fans around are.

As an aside I just had to edit that a few times for a lot of spelling mistakes. My God the damn phone keypad destroys my typing

Aye, this window is a balancing act of being proactive and reactive. Pointless judging the board til window shuts. If by then the squad is in good shape great, and if not questions will be asked.

I can understand the pessimism, we've been condition this way over the years. But no way is the current situation indicative of these guys just trying to do it on the cheap, which I've seen mentioned on Twitter a fair bit. They wouldn't be having meetings about expanding ER already otherwise. Plus their other franchise wasn't done on the cheap.

Farke said in his first interview the squad will look very different at the end of the window and that he's being backed in the market. Still a month to go.

Read into it what you will but my mate and his son who has cancer have been at Thorpe Arch today and met everyone, Gnonto gave him a set of his boots - He said don't go to Everton mate - he just laughed, Cooper said hes not interested in Saudi, Adams is bang up for the season and wants to fight all the way, Bamfords a cripple, 4 signings to come and we will be impressed by the quality of them, Meslier went to sign his shirt and dropped the fucking pen lol

Good to hear Bats.
But more importantly- what’s prognosis on your mates lad?
Talk about perspective..

Titman wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 5:36 pm Good to hear Bats.
But more importantly- what’s prognosis on your mates lad?
Talk about perspective..

Relatively good mate tbh he's 19 and been diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma it's in a few places but they are confident they can nuke it with an aggressive course of chemo

Batley_white wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 5:39 pm

Titman wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 5:36 pm Good to hear Bats.
But more importantly- what’s prognosis on your mates lad?
Talk about perspective..

Relatively good mate tbh he's 19 and been diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma it's in a few places but they are confident they can nuke it with an aggressive course of chemo

Even so, no age to be going through that shit. Think I speak for all, best wishes to him x