weasel wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 5:33 pm
Palace possibly could get drawn in to. They seem to be in freefall and are only 3 points above us. Would be great to see them in our rearview mirror and give us a bit more breathing room.
Palace could be the one.
Captain leaving.
Manager leaving.
Will the players be as motivated to listen to Glasner knowing he's on his way out?
Cjay wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 6:16 pm
Palace could be the one.
Captain leaving.
Manager leaving.
Will the players be as motivated to listen to Glasner knowing he's on his way out?
Alwasy a tricky situation when players know the manager is leaving. If he is b*llocking you do you buck your ideas or just wait till he's gone. I wouldn't be surprised to see him gone before the end of the season. Talk about Mateta leaving too.
THought they were poor against us and in the cup against Macclesfield it really didn't look like they were the prem side.
Cjay wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 4:23 pm
I've pretended to support a team that's been crap for most of my life as part of a long term plan
Victor_Notts-17 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2026 7:03 pm
Did you post them because there's something wrong with your brain
Irish Ian wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 5:19 pm
It depends on what your expectations are I suppose.
But only one team deserved those points and we fought for them. As a team.
Perfect? No but it never will be.
And for those interested,we were awful down he left again. Struijk should be dropped.
Yeah I guess, good way of looking at it, though I would expect the level of player we have to have taken one or more of those opportunities. Think the average for staying up is to take one of 4 chances per game and think we created 6 so not far off.
Agree on the fight today was brilliant to see, but don't think you ever deserve anything in football, Newcastle is a good example where I felt they left everything on the field. Just wish we had that ruthless streak a bit more.... Struijks free header today etc (4 similar chances this season).... Again expectations I guess, is Struijk a van dyke?.... No.... Else as he said in his interview "he would have looked to join a bigger club in the summer if an offer came in"..... It didn't.
Struijk doesn't need to be dropped but he can be a bit of a liability when he has time to think. This has been an issue for ages, but then he does have a great passing range and is left footed .
Sean_Nile wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 6:07 pm
He is so lucky that if he walked under a ladder, smashed a mirror, spilled salt, and let a black cat cross his path, all at once, then the universe, feeling guilty, delivered a leprechaun to his doorstep with a lifetime supply of four-leaf clovers and free hair gel.
That happened to me last Wednesday afternoon.
No hair gel though.
I declare my love for Saint Daniel and I can shoehorn him in to any conversation.
CHAPELALLMAN wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 6:00 pm
For the record, DF is my favourite Leeds manager since O'Leary.
Doesn't mean however that I won't have an opinion about whether Gnonto and Tanaka merit more game time. Or whether Struijk for such a tall bloke is poor in the air and lacks pace....
Not aimed at you. But it is possible contrary to what some sages on here believe that Farke might know what he’s doing.
I declare my love for Saint Daniel and I can shoehorn him in to any conversation.
ElKapitan wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 6:30 pm
Yeah I guess, good way of looking at it, though I would expect the level of player we have to have taken one or more of those opportunities. Think the average for staying up is to take one of 4 chances per game and think we created 6 so not far off.
Agree on the fight today was brilliant to see, but don't think you ever deserve anything in football, Newcastle is a good example where I felt they left everything on the field. Just wish we had that ruthless streak a bit more.... Struijks free header today etc (4 similar chances this season).... Again expectations I guess, is Struijk a van dyke?.... No.... Else as he said in his interview "he would have looked to join a bigger club in the summer if an offer came in"..... It didn't.
Struijk doesn't need to be dropped but he can be a bit of a liability when he has time to think. This has been an issue for ages, but then he does have a great passing range and is left footed .
Its a fair point about thinking time. What sets the PL players off from the rest is the ability to think quickly and of course to perform the action.
When it comes to defenders scoring goals, for me it comes way down my expectations for the player. Icing on the cake if you like.
First job is at the back and I don't see a better left sided CB at the club currently.
' "Football is about the people and the players,” he said. “Then there are those who will mingle in the middle: the coaches, executives and journalists. That last group represents the worst part about football" Marcelo Bielsa
Irish Ian wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 6:40 pm
It’s a fair point about thinking time. What sets the PL players off from the rest is the ability to think quickly
I felt Justin had that today and even when he cleared with his left foot, always made good contact with the ball and wasn’t scared to use his left either.
Never confuse intellect with imagination.
Never let good taste stand in the way of style ~ big nosed Pseudo intellectual, sarky super hero, weirdly obsessed idiot stalker, boring smarmy w*nker, worst pollster, far right dimwit, and resident perspicacious comedian...OR IS HE
JoeDenver wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 4:51 pm
Wonderful!!! Nmecha!! I’ll eat my words about him starting slowly. What a finish!!!
I gave Nmecha a hard time last week & he scores the winner so……. Nmecha is stih and shouldn’t play again, worst player I’ve ever seen
Tbf I had a family thing today & didn’t see a minute of the game but reading through the comments it seems our members argue more when we win than lose. Strange
“ If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don’t even start “ Charles Bukowski.
Wasnt there a comment about Tanaka earlier this eason ? about his lack of self-belief or something along those lines. Maybe thats what is holding him back in this league. As we all have seen he has quality but lets himself down at times. It could be that he is just taking longer to get used to playing at this level, and more importantly, taking longer in realizing that he can do it at this level.
A strong mind at this level in sport can make a very big difference.
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' "Football is about the people and the players,” he said. “Then there are those who will mingle in the middle: the coaches, executives and journalists. That last group represents the worst part about football" Marcelo Bielsa
1964white wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 8:11 pm
Credit to Farke once again, bringing on attackers in attempt to win the game.
Silva went defensive to try to gain a point.
Farke let Silva make his subs first and then bided his time like a rattlesnake waiting at a Greggs till the cornish pastie he wanted was reduced in price.
Cjay wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 4:23 pm
I've pretended to support a team that's been crap for most of my life as part of a long term plan
Victor_Notts-17 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2026 7:03 pm
Did you post them because there's something wrong with your brain
CUSSIE01 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 7:17 pm
I gave Nmecha a hard time last week & he scores the winner so……. Nmecha is stih and shouldn’t play again, worst player I’ve ever seen
Tbf I had a family thing today & didn’t see a minute of the game but reading through the comments it seems our members argue more when we win than lose. Strange
I was at work, took a break around the 90th minute and found a stream. Best five minutes of football I've managed to catch lol
weasel wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 8:28 pm
Farke let Silva make his subs first and then bided his time like a rattlesnake waiting at a Greggs till the cornish pastie he wanted was reduced in price.
Not so many Premier League coaches getting the better of Daniel of late.