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Not that I’d ever consider going at that price but is that allocation not a bit low? Should we not be offered closer to 3k or so?

In terms of the price, I’be been informed by a Leeds supporting friend that Saints opted not to agree to their reciprocal away ticket proposal offered in the summer. By not reducing ticket prices for Leeds fans at St Mary’s (albeit I think we only charged £30 or so) so that they paid less than adjacent home fans, they in turn haven’t reduced theirs and so away fans are paying what the home fans are paying a block over.

https://thefsa.org.uk/news/leeds-united-offer-reciprocal-away-ticket-deals/

On one hand I can see why we didn’t reduce prices - £30 is reasonable and ties in with what was charged in the prem. However if we had reduced their prices to say, £25, then that’s what our fans would be being charged up at Elland Road rather than a kings ransom.
 
Not that I’d ever consider going at that price but is that allocation not a bit low? Should we not be offered closer to 3k or so?

In terms of the price, I’be been informed by a Leeds supporting friend that Saints opted not to agree to their reciprocal away ticket proposal offered in the summer. By not reducing ticket prices for Leeds fans at St Mary’s (albeit I think we only charged £30 or so) so that they paid less than adjacent home fans, they in turn haven’t reduced theirs and so away fans are paying what the home fans are paying a block over.

https://thefsa.org.uk/news/leeds-united-offer-reciprocal-away-ticket-deals/

On one hand I can see why we didn’t reduce prices - £30 is reasonable and ties in with what was charged in the prem. However if we had reduced their prices to say, £25, then that’s what our fans would be being charged up at Elland Road rather than a kings ransom.

We presumably would have been happy to agree a reciprocal arrangement of £30. Given that's what we charged them, there's no reason to think that we would have said no to them charging us the same. Therefore, any failure to agree to such an arrangement is surely down to Leeds?
 
So with the creeping feeling that we may be in the Championship for a second season, i'm now thinking what a second season squad might look like.

It actually could make for an ok team still, but it features a lot of the deadweight from our PL relegation who are probably on wages too high for where we are and for that reason I still think it will be very different at the end. I have probably unintentionally missed some players off as well.


End of loan / End of contract

Ryan Fraser, Joe Rothwell, David Brooks, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Flynn Downes, Alex McCarthy, Stuart Armstrong, Che Adams.

Last year of contract (expecting all of these to leave)

Kyle Walker-Peters (very likely to leave), Romain Perraud, Lyanco.

Returning from loan with more than a year left (questionable but for now counting them in)

Carlos Alcaraz, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Duje Caleta-Car, Paul Onuachu, Mateusz Lis.


Provisional Championship Squad for 24/25

Goalkeepers
Gavin Bazunu
Joe Lumley
Mateusz Lis

Right Back
James Bree

Left Backs
Ryan Manning
Juan Larios

Centre Backs
Jack Stephens
Jan Bednarek (last year of contract, but still an active part of things)
Duje Caleta-Car
Armel Bella-Kotchap

Midfielders
Shea Charles
Joe Aribo
Will Smallbone
Carlos Alcaraz

Wingers
Kamaldeen Sulemana
Sam Edozie
Sam Amo-Ameyaw
Adam Armstrong (lets be honest hes best here).

Forwards
Ross Stewart
Sekou Mara
Paul Onuachu

Possible Breakthrough Players

Jayden Meghoma
Lewis Payne
Tyler Dibling
Diamond Edwards
Dom Ballard



Fascinating forward line. It would be weird if ever they played as a unit, one form or another, and actually score some goals, just thinking etc!
 
I think crucially it comes down to us not offering a cheaper price than what our home fans pay. No discount for them means no discount for us at theirs. I believe this part stems from many clubs often charging high prices when Leeds are in town and hence they seek a reduction for their travelling faithful.

This does admittedly seem absurd in this instance when the starting price was already reasonable but hey ho.
 
I’d be really interested to see if his style works with even better players.

There is every chance he’s a really good manager and our players just aren’t quite up to scratch to pull off his style. It’s really difficult to say
 
I’d be really interested to see if his style works with even better players.

There is every chance he’s a really good manager and our players just aren’t quite up to scratch to pull off his style. It’s really difficult to say
But he would also be up against better players. Our squad is 10x better than Brightons in relation to the league each side competes in
 
I’d be really interested to see if his style works with even better players.

There is every chance he’s a really good manager and our players just aren’t quite up to scratch to pull off his style. It’s really difficult to say

Literally been banging this drum for months. With one or two better attacking players, we'd be up with Leicester, comfortably.
 
Literally been banging this drum for months. With one or two better attacking players, we'd be up with Leicester, comfortably.

Really hard to say for me. He has made a number of big mistakes recently imo which reek of someone trying to be too clever.

But I cant argue with how he’s turned the team around and improved us over the season.

**** knows. Glad it’s not my job to review it though.
 
In a way I’d like to see this happen, as I have no bloody idea if he’s brilliant or rubbish, or somewhere in between. This would clarify it at least.