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Can leeds catch brighton or newcastle for automatic promotion place?

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  1. sniffer1

    sniffer1 Well-Known Member

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    The question is can leeds catch brighton or newcastle for the automatic promotion place ?
    to do it i think we need 2 more players a proven quality striker and man of steel in midfield in the january transfer window , calvin phillips although can play exceptional also makes silly mistakes , i think because of his immaturity so someone to cover that position, and also think we need to beat brighton and newcastle to get that 1st or 2nd spot which is not beyond leeds , whats your thoughts ?

    http://www.footytube.com/teams/england/leeds-united
     
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  2. 2020VisionofLeeds

    2020VisionofLeeds Well-Known Member

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    Yes

    And no

    We need to sort out any loanees and get them signed if any good (sorry I've stopped following this side of things but I'm pretty sure there's some we need to keep )

    Then we need to add, squad not strongvenough
     
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  3. Chippy / Glory

    Chippy / Glory Senior Member

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    I would be more worried about if we can we get to 50 points quickly, and then maintain a play off place after that. Then you can start worrying about top 2.

    There is no room for a dip in form given how close everything is between 4th and 18th.
     
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  4. Millwallsteve

    Millwallsteve Waterloo's Finest
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    No.
     
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    w.c.dukenfieldesq Well-Known Member

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    A ten point gap is not a lot at this stage. If we win the next two games and a team we are chasing draw the next two we will reduce the gap by four points in two games.
     
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  6. MIGHTY

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    genius
     
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  7. BoggersMOT

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    Can we catch the top 2? Yes.... but then again so can many others.

    First priority is to tie up deals on the loanees and Monk himself. If we've got money left, another quality striker would be useful.

    Are we going to catch the top 2? Possibly. But we'll need some good fortune
     
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    MIGHTY Del-Boy

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    corrected
     
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    seabreeze Well-Known Member

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    Keep things going the way you are and you'll win it .
     
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    LeedsinYork Well-Known Member

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    No chance, we are not good enough yet. Autos will be next season if we dont go up via the play offs.
     
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  11. Eireleeds1

    Eireleeds1 Well-Known Member

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    I wouldn't say no chance. There's something a bit special about this group Monk has assembled
     
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  12. Josh-LUFC

    Josh-LUFC Well-Known Member

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    We have a proven quality striker in Wood - Doukara, Roofe and Antonsson can all cover that position.

    We have a man of steel in midfield in Bridcutt - Phillips, Vieira can and have adequately covered that position.

    What we do need imo. is a creative attacking midfielder. Hernandez is a good player but hit and miss, he has also missed a few games through injury and I think it'd be safe to assume that he'll miss more as the season goes on. We do not seem to have anyone as effective as him in our squad so my priorities for Jan would be make Jansson and Sacko perm transfers and then spend everything else we have on an attacking CM.

    I actually agree with Chippy as well. Get to 50 points as quickly as we can and just take it one game at a time from there.
     
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  13. sniffer1

    sniffer1 Well-Known Member

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    glad to see your optomistic , course we can brighton are under pressure they have to win their next match
     
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  14. Chippy / Glory

    Chippy / Glory Senior Member

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    So do we. Then we have to beat villa on their patch.
    We were poor yesterday... Riding our luck.
     
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  15. Millwallsteve

    Millwallsteve Waterloo's Finest
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    They did last night in the 94th min, turning around the 1-0 deficit, like I said Brighton always do just enough. <ok>

    Perhaps you'll start to listen sometime soon, perhaps not though knowing you. <whistle>

    The idea that they're worried about Leeds when both them and Toon are only thinking about being clear of the 3rd placed team. <doh><laugh>
     
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  16. Chippy / Glory

    Chippy / Glory Senior Member

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    See you have found ur level...
    14th.
    :emoticon-0116-evilg<laugh><laugh><laugh>
     
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  17. Millwallsteve

    Millwallsteve Waterloo's Finest
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    <laugh>

    Don't change the subject Norman!! <whistle>
     
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  18. Chippy / Glory

    Chippy / Glory Senior Member

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    I wont.
    :emoticon-0159-musicUr fecking ****, ur fecking ****:emoticon-0159-music
     
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  19. Millwallsteve

    Millwallsteve Waterloo's Finest
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    So what as you're still be waiting for us when we return to the Championship. <laugh>
     
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  20. Leedsoflondon

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    When <laugh><laugh><laugh>
     
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