Good Morning Everyone Leeds have hit a snag regarding the Vyrda deal. The 26 year old has not been able to agree personal terms with Leeds. Leeds offer of £30,000 per week has been snubbed by the Czech International, and there is no immidate sign that Radrizzani is going to up his offer. (Vydra is currently on 30k a week with the Rams). Instead, if reports are to be believed Leeds are turning their attention to Jonathan Kodija and Jordan Hugill. Personally, if we can land Hugill on loan, we've done very well. The 26 year old forward has not had a look in since his 10m transfer from Preston, and is looking to rebuilt his career. A host of Championship clubs are after him, though it is believed Leeds are in pole position! Where have we heard that before? The goal keeping situation is not getting any better either, or is it? The stand off continuous with Birmingham regarding Stockdale, the Blackman rumours have died down and Angus Gunn is about to sign for Southampton. That's a strange one. Southampton already have former England keeper Fraser Forster and Alex McCarthy (as well as Stuart Taylor - remember him?) My guess is when Gunn signs, he will be loaned out for the season or they'll get rid of Forster, either way, I think Leeds will be heavily involved! Leeds were hoping to secure a new number one by the end of last week, but it was out of their hands - this could be why! A week today, Leeds start their pre season campaign, and even though I expect our players to be better than last season, like so many of you, I'd like to see a couple of marquee signings. It would have been Don Revie's 91st Birthday today. Arguably our greatest Manager of all time has an 8ft bronze statue dedicated to his memory, but the monument is some way off. Doesn't the Don deserve the same respect as Billy? Would it not be better to be in a more prominant position? Where would be a better location for the Don? The Dugout? Side by side with Billy? Directly outside the East Stand? Leave him where he is? Somewhere else?
Morning El and all Losing the faith rapidly but the World cup has been a great distraction. Any big screens your end showing the final?
Good Morning to Matt and co from a hazy Bardsey Personally I would show the door to Vydra and Hernandez they are being so greedy and what message does it send to the rest .Good riddance and if Vydra comes back offer him 20k Foyth has come prominence again .He is obviously a great talent that free Calmity Cooper to ply is trade elsewhere OKane will be gone shortly along with Sacko Anita Ekuban but getting clubs to nibble is a mammoth task Kodja andHughill seem a cut above what we have if Kodja can remain fit and we all know Villa are deperate to get players off their books so a cut price deal will be tempting but again 35k a week surely we can offer him a signing on fee and a realistic wage Strikes me that young Edmundson is already ready for the first team so do we need 2 strikers remember if they are good enough they are old enough I am right in thinking Brum have a transfer embargo placed on them so how does this leave Stockdale can he go out on loan I personally think this strengthens our position and Monk will have to manage on scraps
Morning Matt and all. I'm happy we're standing fast at £30 k, it is plenty for him, plus don't forget, the more the newbies get, others will want the same, a slippery slope that. Rather Kodija than Hugill. I'd take Alex McCarthy off Southampton's hands, good keeper. I believe Spurs want him as their number 2 though. Any signings will be out of the blue, like last season, no one predicted any of the signings.
Jamal Blackman will become our second signing of the Summer today. He is due to put pen to paper on a season long loan.
Morning all! It sounds like some good news at last regarding a signing or two. I am on the fence regarding Vydra. On the one hand, if it's true that he is asking for an extra 20k a week, then for sure, he is a greedy twat. That's a million quid less for our other targets. But whatever happened to the art of negotiation? It's a bit hard to swallow that we continually miss out on any 'big name' signings because they all start changing the goalposts or whatever. It reminds me of Keegan when he was Newcastle Coach. He claimed that he would give fat Ashley and Charnley a list of the players he wanted and negotiations always broke down! Why? Because they deliberately offered unders knowing the players would refuse to come and then they could go back to Keegan and say ''look, we tried to get him mate'' which was a total load of bollocks. If we are serious, we can't keep missing out every season on players who can actually make a difference.
I would say he always has a calamity moment so really he is not an asset to us I think lower end of our league for him
