-
The first stage of the forum upgrades has now been completed but they remain in a degraded state and are still being worked on.
Please read this thread for more details.
New user registrations are currently disabled.
woodlebert
Striker
I said earlier in the season they'd finish above us and I still think they willThey are all desperate to win tonight to be the "best of the promoted clubs". They have been ill at the thought of Sunderland being promoted top dogs this season.
Think they'd be more arsed about winning to all but confirm safety mind
Sadly, I got laughed at when I said they had a case that they've had the best season of the promoted teams
The Situation
Striker
It also has to be considered in the context that no one gave us a prayer of staying up, whilst if anyone was going to stay up out of the three promoted sides, pretty much everyone thought they'd be the ones to do it.
We're still 6 points and 3 places ahead with 4 games to go.
Excellent seasons for both clubs, who'd have snapped your hand off if offered this at the beginning of the season.
summaz
Striker
Think it's locked in now. Fair play to Farke and Leeds.
Bielsas Bucket Boy
Goalkeeper
I don’t really think that’s true tbf. We may catch you, we may not. Priority is staying up and then getting as high up the table as we can knowing every place =£3M. The only place I read about ‘best of the promoted sides’ with any sort of regularity is on this boardThey are all desperate to win tonight to be the "best of the promoted clubs". They have been ill at the thought of Sunderland being promoted top dogs this season.
Think they'd be more arsed about winning to all but confirm safety mind
The Situation
Striker
That's probably because Burnley had to keep their mouth shut from about October, and because Leeds have been behind us all season thus far.
I agree with you mind. Neither set of fans is going to really care when all is said and done. Both have had excellent seasons.
Placid Casual 31
Full Back
Quite a few of our fans ungrateful on here over the last few weeks methinks.....
League Wan
Winger
Yorkshire mags. Look at the state of this man on Facebook
The same fans were constantly crying about Sunderland and how "brilliantly" they were handled by their owners. People were moaning that they got all the players we wanted and that their board actually knew what they were doing while ours was just sitting on their hands.
Well, look at the table now. We are just 4 points behind them with a better goal difference.
Football fans should know one thing: financial stability is criminally underrated. Out of any fanbase in the country, we as Leeds fans should know that best. Have we all just blocked out the absolute hell we went through because of corporate mismanagement in the past?
Sure, Sunderland might have snapped up some players that we were linked with. But look at how they did it. They did it through massive overpayments and loading up contracts with relegation clauses. Does that ring a bell? We did the exact same thing back in 2021-23 and we figured out very quickly that it was a catastrophic mistake.
It is an incredibly high-risk strategy. If you spend like that and fail to stay up, you are in massive trouble. Most of your "star" players will immediately jump ship using those exact clauses, and then you are forced to have a fire sale of your actual loyal assets just to keep the lights on while trying to rebuild.
I would take the smart, calculated signings by the 49ers over the reckless Sunderland way any day of the week. Let's see who actually got it right in the long run.
Marching on together.
The same fans were constantly crying about Sunderland and how "brilliantly" they were handled by their owners. People were moaning that they got all the players we wanted and that their board actually knew what they were doing while ours was just sitting on their hands.
Well, look at the table now. We are just 4 points behind them with a better goal difference.
Football fans should know one thing: financial stability is criminally underrated. Out of any fanbase in the country, we as Leeds fans should know that best. Have we all just blocked out the absolute hell we went through because of corporate mismanagement in the past?
Sure, Sunderland might have snapped up some players that we were linked with. But look at how they did it. They did it through massive overpayments and loading up contracts with relegation clauses. Does that ring a bell? We did the exact same thing back in 2021-23 and we figured out very quickly that it was a catastrophic mistake.
It is an incredibly high-risk strategy. If you spend like that and fail to stay up, you are in massive trouble. Most of your "star" players will immediately jump ship using those exact clauses, and then you are forced to have a fire sale of your actual loyal assets just to keep the lights on while trying to rebuild.
I would take the smart, calculated signings by the 49ers over the reckless Sunderland way any day of the week. Let's see who actually got it right in the long run.
Marching on together.
woodlebert
Striker
I think adding relegation clauses is sensible management
Said all season and still think it: they’ll finish above us
League Wan
Winger
Na, we've been ahead of them all season, beat them and have never been in a relegation battle, they have
JL1985
Striker
I saw that earlier. Their fans think they are Real Madrid for some reason. They’ve picked up a lot of points recently when held the league can’t be arsed anymore.
They choked against a pathetic Chelsea team in the biggest game they’ve had for a long time, they are a very, very average side.
League Wan
Winger
Good form lately no doubt but the absolute whoppers have been shite for most of it, been in a relegation battle, haven't been anywhere near us this season and haven't even beaten us. Yet they come up with this shite?
JL1985
Striker
Nearly every player we’ve signed we could sell for a profit and most of them for huge profits. Our summer transfer window was amazing and will financially secure the club for years.
woodlebert
Striker
Think your post might have cut off but don’t think any of that means they won’t finish above us
League Wan
Winger
They have a slim chance but not sure why any Sunderland fan would want to be proven right.
woodlebert
Striker
I don’t want to be proven right. Although it wouldn’t particularly bother me if Leeds specifically finished above us. Same as Brighton or whoever.
Slim or whatever, I think they will and have done most of the season. Doesn’t really matter if they do or not
League Wan
Winger
The League table never lies, We've been above them all season and have had the better season, that can't be disputed.
woodlebert
Striker
At this moment in time. I’m saying at the end of the season I think they’ll be above us. Plus they’ve had the Wembley semi final in the cup
Spurs will beat them, so at most they will pick up 3 or 4 more points.
Missplaced Childhood
Midfield
Saw this earlier today on Facebook and asked who he thought we had overpaid for apart from maybe Diarra, didnt get an answer.
