January Rumours .....

Eric Eddie was decent and played like a CF and was mobile and had pace but he saw his job to try and run onto something and finish it. Was never involved in build up and creation. He is faster than Edmondson and will always score more, but like WJ says Edmondson is a unit and tackles back. However Bielsa will never pick him because he isnt as mobile as say Che Adams who has similar attributes but is quicker and more powerful. Eddie wasnt a replacement for Bamford and team play, so he either didnt want to learn from Bielsa or couldn't do it. The strikers we're being connected with all have pace and power but chase and harry the opposition and they're taller than Eddie

heard an interview with Phil Hay who says Edmondson is the only U23 regular who hasnt made it to first team training status. Shacks, Gotts, Davies, Alfie are now part of the first team, Ryan isnt and Hay reckons its because he had a bad Summer when the others came back fitter and faster Ryan didnt and had to go on a crash course. Be interesting to see if Bielsa sends him out on loan, even Stevens is now first team winger although his performance today was pretty shocking

the best strikers who have played for the U23s the last 3 seasons and stood out as being a class above were Grot who scored 3 stunning goals in 2 appearances, Cibicki who played one half and smashed 2 screamers, Brown who scored 8 last season and at times was unplayable, Bamford who excelled and scored with ease on his recovery and Eddie who you know will be a great striker. But Roberts didnt really stand out even though he scored one but was bursting a gut to try and prove he was a top CF and he isnt.

 

Absolutely, and there's no better team than Leeds for promoting u23s, tbf.

However, there's a limit to how many you can use. Our bench had 4 u23s out of the 7. Indeed, Shackleton might well have been playing himself if his recovery was a bit further on. It's important that you have a lot of experience in your team, so we're probably pushing the envelope a bit here.

If you look at the u23 team that played Crewe, about half of them have played for the first team, and a few more have had 1st team bench time. Compare that to a few years ago - you rarely knew an u23 players' name. Now when you go to see them, you don't even need a team sheet to find out their names - you know who they are already!

 

I know I'm clutching at straws but we have Shacks and Pablo back now or very soon and hopefully Forshaw and Roberts will make a contribution at some point so compared to the last month we are looking, hopefully, at 4 new choices. That's if we don't lose any more, apart from Dallas.
What is the prognosis on Dallas and what has happened to Bogusz? Is he injured?

 

Bogusz has been on the bench after picking up a knock, but played last week and played the second half yesterday. He can seem erratic at times but in the same match can turn the game in seconds. He has scored some crucial goals especially from free kicks, he runs at defenders and creates chances and is a natural No10

 

Going to start a rumour myself. @Eireleeds1 might be a better judge than most to determine if it would work .....

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport...ltic-striker-leigh-griffiths-deletes-21280324

 

Hope this one is accurate and obviously only going to be a loan but this kid cost Real Madrid £20m. He scores goals and has a pretty good scoring ratio

Mariano Diaz

 

Doing some digging on the Mariano story and was told in no uncertain terms that these guys dont tweet shyte or transfer rumours. They last did it for Saiz and Alioski but this is the first time since?

the Square Ball boys are also digging and saying its mad enough to be true, because Zidane rates him and wants him given experience under his mate Bielsa. Benzema is playing great so difficult for Mariano to break in especially with Bale around

 

I think he’s going to Benfica.

 

You don't get to dream for long on here do you ?

 

He’s on 150,000€ a week

 

That's only euro

 

Good point Shaks, only £128k pw

Sign him up

 

If we had to sell one player to fund a top signing who would you choose ?

 

The clown.

 

Afraid not...

We'd have to pay someone to take him.

 

Ok then, I would sell Ayling.

 

Fair enough.

How much do you think we would get for him ?

To be honest, other than Phillips and Bamford I'm struggling to think of anyone that's actually worth more than 3 to 4 million.

God knows how we're actually doing rather well

 

£4m. Get a striker in on a loan to buy basis dependant on promotion.

 

Because the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

 

Poor Bristol City and gobby Lee Johnstone as Eddie is now staying at Arsenal and will hope to bet on their bench. Good