The #LUFC Breakfast Debate (Thursday 13th November)

Good Morning. It's Thursday 13th November, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road

Farke has nothing to lose - he must go for broke

Daniel Farke's tenure at Elland Road is teetering on the brink, and he knows it. The lack of cutting edge in the final third has been the defining flaw of their 2025-26 campaign, with the team badly underperforming their xG and squandering the points their performances should have earned. No player has more than two league goals to their name, and alarmingly, centre-back Joe Rodon shares the top scorer spot with Lucas Nmecha and Noah Okafor. At the other end of the pitch, Leeds have been leaking goals at an average of over two per game over their last six matches.

For the German, the stakes couldn’t be higher. History shows he’s willing to gamble when the pressure is on, and with four daunting fixtures ahead, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Liverpool, and Chelsea, he has little choice but to go for broke. Nmecha’s sharp finish against Nottingham Forest last weekend proves there are goals in his locker, while Joel Piroe’s record from last season offers a glimmer of hope if he can adapt to life in the top flight if given a proper chance.

Options may be limited, but this is no time for caution. Against an in-form Villa side fresh from a 4-0 demolition of Bournemouth, Farke must unleash every attacking weapon he has and play without fear. It’s win or bust, and the clock is ticking. A loss against Villa could very well speed up the recruitment process, especially taking into consideration their run of apponents.

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Bamford back in talks with Wilder

Patrick Bamford’s footballing future may soon take a fresh turn, with the 32-year-old striker reportedly back in discussions with Chris Wilder about a potential return to action. Bamford, who has been without a club for five months following his release from Leeds in the summer, was previously linked with several Championship sides. In September, shortly after Wilder returned to the helm at Bramall Lane, the pair held talks over a short-term deal running until January.

However, that move was shelved when interest emerged from La Liga outfit Getafe, only for manager José Bordalás to veto the transfer entirely. Since then, Bamford has maintained his fitness by training with Coventry City, a gesture facilitated by his former teammate Frank Lampard — but there has been no prospect of a contract offer. Now, with Wilder keen to bolster his attacking options, the possibility of the pair reuniting could represent Bamford's last chance to find a club.

Preston too are on the hunt for a forward after Milutin Osmajić was handed a nine game ban yesterday for racially abusing Burnley's highly undesirerable midfielder Hannibal Mejbri last season. The Tunisian international, 22, faces misconduct charges of his own, after spitting at Leeds fans last month, when the two sides met.

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Morning all...

Is it the international break?

We've made Farke not getting fired last 4 days

 

You've made him getting fired last 40

 

Can we start another predict game - Predict 4 - after which of the next 4 games will he be gone?

 

In other news, is Hannibal Mejbri the most odious player in the football league?

 

https://x.com/apopey/status/1988944306422595609?s=46&t=xSZiK2Vhq9NQTsfPGBk7mQ

Six week contract. They’re not gonna see much of him

 

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