has anyone changed their mind yet?

[ldsutd]

I know it's still early in the season but I can feel that things are starting to change at Elland Road. New signings of better than the usual quality, players now seem to want to win and have the fight back and we are starting to play football instead of hoofball. The debts are coming down and it looks like we won't be taken for mugs in the transfer window thanks to the no nonsense approach of Cellino and Salerno. So has your first opinion changed regarding Cellino coming to Lufc?

[Adelaidewhite]

Too early to say only one win after all . There's some harder games ahead those will be the testers for both manger and players alike . As others have said sharpy has made a great start but another out and out striker would be great for competition within the team and also injury woes .Baby steps at this stage but at least we're back to winning ways .

[1964white]

Never doubted our saviour Cellino from day one so need to change my mind. Always realized that this would be a transitional period & our future is in good hands therefore time & patience are required from our fans this season

[theleedsmango]

A lot of positives for sure. But we've got excited after one or two games before. Weren't we in the playoff spots at Christmas last year.

Salerno and Cellino have certainly pulled their weight in getting players in - 11 or so now. It's too early to fairly judge the players but lets hope they get the same passion for playing here that Sharp has shown. Easy to get over excited and think everything is going brilliantly after stealing a last minute goal in a game where we should really have been 1-0 down in.
The majority of players certainly look fitter and sharper than last season and, despite the treatment of McDermott and the selling of McCormack, there seems to still be a great camaraderie amongst the playing team.

Still think people are overestimating how hard it is going to be to develop the passing style in our game. It seems so simple, a coach walks in and says we are going to play passing football, everyone morphs into passing mode and voila. Eliminating hoofball is for the best, but there are still many teams out there that are successful without relying on possession (Chelscum for example, where a blend of good defending, acute tactics and being decisive when in possession is their key to success). Yesterday we won (stole?) the game when we realised our midfield was overrun and improved the subs. Our goal came from a brute force shot and a poach of the rebounded ball. We won because of some excellent last ditch defending. Think we need to re-evaluate how we judge Hockaday, and it shouldn't be on whether he succeeds at a passing possession based game.

[dezzy]

The " president" never worried me, look at what he has to follow! Can't be much worse, hockaday on the other hand, scared the life out of me! Still does to a certain extent, but give the lad a s**t

[becchio bear]

Never doubted our saviour Cellino from day one so need to change my mind. Always realized that this would be a transitional period & our future is in good hands therefore time & patience are required from our fans this season

More or less what I was going to put

[Ronan]

Watched highlights on Sky last night.....might up my prediction from 16th to 12th

Too early to say but we look better than i expected


Sharp looked quite hot :luv: :luv: :luv: Becchio Bear now Billy Bear ?

[The Subhuman]

Never doubted our saviour Cellino from day one so need to change my mind. Always realized that this would be a transitional period & our future is in good hands therefore time & patience are required from our fans this season

I also have thought we have the right chairman from day one...indeed well before day one.

[The Subhuman]

The " president" never worried me, look at what he has to follow! Can't be much worse, hockaday on the other hand, scared the life out of me! Still does to a certain extent, but give the lad a s**t

Hockaday never worried me because I know MC will act quickly if he fails...managerial records really don't add up to a hill of beans at the end of the day....

[becchio bear]

Watched highlights on Sky last night.....might up my prediction from 16th to 12th

Too early to say but we look better than i expected


Sharp looked quite hot :luv: :luv: :luv: Becchio Bear now Billy Bear ?

Lol Ronan I did say in VLR yesterday I could well change to Sharp Bear

[ldsutd]

I always thought Cellino was the right man to take leeds forward. I just wanted to know if the original doubters had slightly changed there minds yet. I also know it was our first win of the new season that's why I didn't mention the win in the original post but I did mention the signings and the reduction in debts.

[leedsmad]

I'm feeling more positive about the season now and with Sharp Shooter in our forward line

[woodfordwhites]

Lol Ronan I did say in VLR yesterday I could well change to Sharp Bear

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[becchio bear]

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Ha ha nice one

[John in Louisiana]

I'll echo some of those sentiments.

I've supported Cellino from the beginning and will continue to do so, regardless of the win/loss record over the rest of this season. How can you not love an owner who is so passionate about the TEAM (as opposed to the loot), especially when compared to previous ownership.

The machinations of previous ownership make sense only if you believe they were in it to enrich themselves, team and fans be damned. Cellino, whatever his shortcomings, is obviously of the opinion that his money will come when the team is on a sound footing (both at the bank and on the pitch) and the fans are being given a reason to attend. And while I can't attend, my purchases of shirts and mugs have increased recently. It's much easier to support the effort when you believe an effort is actually being made.

So I'm still not getting my hopes up for promotion this year; we need to be realistic. But I am hopeful for the future, and that sort of hope was very hard to come by before Cellino showed up.

[Crude]

I'll echo some of those sentiments.

I've supported Cellino from the beginning and will continue to do so, regardless of the win/loss record over the rest of this season. How can you not love an owner who is so passionate about the TEAM (as opposed to the loot), especially when compared to previous ownership.

The machinations of previous ownership make sense only if you believe they were in it to enrich themselves, team and fans be damned. Cellino, whatever his shortcomings, is obviously of the opinion that his money will come when the team is on a sound footing (both at the bank and on the pitch) and the fans are being given a reason to attend. And while I can't attend, my purchases of shirts and mugs have increased recently. It's much easier to support the effort when you believe an effort is actually being made.

So I'm still not getting my hopes up for promotion this year; we need to be realistic. But I am hopeful for the future, and that sort of hope was very hard to come by before Cellino showed up.

Good post John. The way Cellino/Salerno are running the club show they actually have a very good grasp what they are doing. And while it won't be easy, doing things the right way now will help smooth the path later on.

[eastyorkshirewhite]

Not yet as the old saying goes one swallow does not make a summer.

[Norm]

I live in SW Missouri and I can feel the vibes from 4500 miles away.
This man is, potentially, our saviour - an end to the crap we have lived through all these years.

My overriding thought is, how can we thank this man? How can we show him that we care greatly for him and his passion. I have no idea why he picked us but I’m so grateful he did.
He's the first person in all these years to care about us and where we want to be. He’s put his heart and soul into making us great.
I can't believe our good luck. Even if he doesn't succeed, I’ll be truly grateful to the man who is giving us part of his fiscal fortune and all his drive and ambition. The man’s a billionair e and he’s elected to share his fortune with us.
Seriously, how do we thank him, because we Leeds fans need to. He’s a very emotional person and he needs to feel loved by us.
Just a thought, but a very serious one.

[mav]

I feel no different about him, we have spent no money as yet beyond what has come in and he himself admitted the large amount we got for RmC was just a figure to put them off.

For me I will wait for 2 things,

Purchasing ER as he has said he will.
Funding players without them being precluded by sales.

[hibbi86]

For me I will wait for 2 things,

Purchasing ER as he has said he will.
Funding players without them being precluded by sales.

Funding players without them being precluded by sales is one i think personally you should scribble off, this day and age you just can go out buying players beyond our means anymore due to the FFP rules.

Yes the likes of city, chelsea, man u liverpool, arsneal can do this but thats solely because of the huge tv rights and the Uefa money they get year on year.