Byebye - I think that if one component of the system malfunctions then the whole system is prone to malfunctioning badly or even breaking down completely. I guess it's part and parcel of the concept of 'total football. ' Apparently MB was heavily influenced in his youth by the Dutch concept of ' to...

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I don’t want to tempt fate by speculating about Marcelo Bielsa’s future, although I do understand that the club have to.

As a fan for well over 50 years I’ve seen plenty of unjust scorelines but that’s Leeds United and that’s what happens, whether we love it or not is a moot point Elland! 😂 When we have Koch, Llorente, Cooper and Struijk all fit they won’t all be able to play so it’ll be interesting to see which partn...

Excellent discussion chaps (and Chapesses). I suppose it’s true to say that there are “lies, damned lies and statistics”, as we all know they can be twisted any which way to confirm any hypothesis required. My initial opinions are always based on the impression I form from watching a game, sometimes...

1. Yes I’d play Costa. I think Jackie needs a break to recharge the batteries. 2. It certainly helps having Llorente available but I still think we are nowhere near as good a team without Phillips. 3. There’s no doubt that Grealish is their main man and I’m glad he’s not playing. They rely on Greali...

Peter scored some fantastic goals for Leeds but ironically it's the one he didn't score that I'll never forget and most on here won't either . Sunderland '73 and Jim Montgomery's double save.... unbelievable ! Sent from my moto g(8) power using Tapatalk Yes I remember so well watching that on telev...

There is also a rumour that Mick Bates is seriously ill with stomach cancer, but we will have to wait for confirmation on that one. A fine squad player, who never left the club when courted by other big sides. Fantastic cover for Bremner and Giles, and an excellent player in his own right. Mick Bat...

We’ve not seen much of Rodrigo so far this season so in that respect I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him. He’s shown a bit of promise despite not having played in his favoured position but, of course, we’ve had no where near our money’s worth so far. In the games he has played he’s made some cl...

Sad, sad news if it’s true.

Ridiculous pitch!

When teams don’t even reach 200 in 2 innings in a 5 day test match then what’s the point?

I wouldn’t be be surprised at 5 new arrivals in the summer but I would imagine it would be a couple for the 1st team and 2 or 3 for the under 23s/occasional bench. Can’t make my mind up on Costa having just seen him have a major impact on our latest victory. His speed is electrifying which could ups...

A few reasons to be cheerful: We are all but safe in Premier League with nearly a 3rd of the season still to go. We are playing the best and most watchable football that we’ve played for at least 20 years, and a lot more watchable than most other teams in this division. Looks like Bielsa is going to...

Tella cheated simple as that, definite booking for simulation.

Llorente did well throughout but also a big shout out to both Roberts and Costa, who have both taken a bit of stick from fans recently, me included.

We’ve already got one Costa who is really not pulling up any trees why would we want another? But seriously what advantage would it be for us to swap Rodrigo, who is showing a little bit of promise, for someone who is surplus to requirements and therefore deemed not good enough to play for Juventus?...

Good enough for me Elland

If Phillips wasn't playing I predicted a loss against Wolves which turned out to be the case unfortunately. But as it turned out we played well enough to deserve at least a draw if not a win, even without Phillips. So on the supposition that we can't be so unlucky twice in a row (or can we?), I'm go...

SaraM wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:12 pm "Crashing" to a second defeat. Blimey.

No sleight intended Elland but perhaps a bit overly dramatic. You might "crash" to your 5th consecutive defeat but surely not your 2nd

How can the offside rule be simplified to make the decision making easier? An excellent idea that has been put forward on this forum previously by a couple of very intelligent posters’ is that offsides should only be decided by the positions of the players’ feet. This would certainly help the decisi...

“More famous clubs”!

Richer clubs I would have accepted but more famous!

Pos - Bamford took his goal brilliantly
Neg - Annoyingly it was disallowed by a millimetre or so