southvillekiddy Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Instead of wasting millions signing 60 odd players most of whom turn out to be average to poor why doesn't our owner/chairman spend a significant part of that money where it will really count on an internationally acclaimed manager? Seems to be working for one of our competitors for promotion to the Premiership https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/marcelo-bielsa-good-bad-leeds-14748371 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastred Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Do you know how much he earns? Way out of league because of the financial considerations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted January 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Eastred said: Do you know how much he earns? Way out of league because of the financial considerations So why do we waste millions on duff players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcofisher Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, southvillekiddy said: there you have it. So why do we waste millions on duff players? Who is duff? We've spent a lot less than we've sold the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bas's perfect hattrick Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, southvillekiddy said: So why do we waste millions on duff players? Why does any club do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, southvillekiddy said: So why do we waste millions on duff players? Because Mark Ashton is rubbish. Or because Lee Johnson is. It's one or the other. Hang on while I plough through the reams of stuff on who is responsible and I will get back to you. With the answer. Once and for all. (I think it's Ashton now, though. Probably ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the red rules Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Would Bielsa have guaranteed promotion? Leeds are falling apart again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Are you envious of Leeds’ 1 win in the last 7 league games..? Or is that ok, because he’s not called LJ..?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bas's perfect hattrick Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: Are you envious of Leeds’ 1 win in the last 7 league games..? Or is that ok, because he’s not called LJ..?! Probably because Bielsa is tall and his dad was never manager... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted January 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: Are you envious of Leeds’ 1 win in the last 7 league games..? Or is that ok, because he’s not called LJ..?! I've got little time for Leeds, their attitude, their fans , their coppers etc.. after an experience at Elland Road but I do admire them for having the guts to hire Bielsa I keep saying Johnson isn't really the issue. He's another wrong person appointed by our owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted January 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Bas's perfect hattrick said: Probably because Bielsa is tall and his dad was never manager... touche. Made I laugh mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 22 minutes ago, Eastred said: Do you know how much he earns? Way out of league because of the financial considerations £4 million a year A fair few players here will be earning £1 million pa Take away LJs wages and lose 3 out of bloated squad"......... Im not saying Bielsa for example should have been targeted , but to say he’s unaffordable is nonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 25 minutes ago, southvillekiddy said: Instead of wasting millions signing 60 odd players most of whom turn out to be average to poor why doesn't our owner/chairman spend a significant part of that money where it will really count on an internationally acclaimed manager? Seems to be working for one of our competitors for promotion to the Premiership https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/marcelo-bielsa-good-bad-leeds-14748371 The two issues are not mutually exclusive. Today's internationally acclaimed managers demand big budgets. You may as well argue why don't we appoint Mourinho or Guardiola. Bielsa, for all of his supposed genius (I remain to be convinced) is also a massive risk. He may get the desired result as a manager, but he's just as likely to walk out after a fortnight. For all their pretty football he will be a failure if he doesn't get Leeds promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider hoss rules Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 and while we're at it, Lansdown should have also bought Messi, Kane, Ronaldo, DeBruyne & Aguero if he was serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie BCFC Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Give up with this fanbase sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 18 minutes ago, southvillekiddy said: I've got little time for Leeds, their attitude, their fans , their coppers etc.. after an experience at Elland Road but I do admire them for having the guts to hire Bielsa I keep saying Johnson isn't really the issue. He's another wrong person appointed by our owner. Guts will count for nothing if he doesn't get them promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppello Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Bielsa would've never heard of Bristol City before moving to Leeds. For a long period of time, he's been considered one of the best coaches in the world which has been cited by both Guardiola and Pochettino. It may surprise a few on here but languishing outside the top flight for 40 years has a bit of an impact on our ability to attract footballing greats. I'm not sure if the initial post was a joke but this thread is embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted January 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Coppello said: Bielsa would've never heard of Bristol City before moving to Leeds. For a long period of time, he's been considered one of the best coaches in the world which has been cited by both Guardiola and Pochettino. It may surprise a few on here but languishing outside the top flight for 40 years has a bit of an impact on our ability to attract footballing greats. I'm not sure if the initial post was a joke but this thread is embarrassing. It wasn't a joke mate. I can't believe that Hargreaves/ Lansdown got where they are by thinking small Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 We could afford Bielsa.....however he would bring a huge backroom team and demand a level of control and direction that would probably make MA redundant and SL uneasy. Didnt he demand the building of a hotel next to the ground so players could sleep there. As for Leeds they are pretty skint in terms of transfer fees....they can afford the wages but not the fee so opposite position to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Surely our fans would be calling for his head by now after the way they fell away last season and currently on a run of 1 win in 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted January 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, Lez said: We could afford Bielsa.....however he would bring a huge backroom team and demand a level of control and direction that would probably make MA redundant and SL uneasy. Didnt he demand the building of a hotel next to the ground so players could sleep there. As for Leeds they are pretty skint in terms of transfer fees....they can afford the wages but not the fee so opposite position to us. This what I believe and if it is the case we are truly stuck in the mud with SL as our owner Some of us believe we should thank ourselves lucky for having a football Club, while others amongst us think we are massively underachieving under the present regime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 43 minutes ago, southvillekiddy said: Instead of wasting millions signing 60 odd players most of whom turn out to be average to poor why doesn't our owner/chairman spend a significant part of that money where it will really count on an internationally acclaimed manager? Seems to be working for one of our competitors for promotion to the Premiership https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/marcelo-bielsa-good-bad-leeds-14748371 Some Daily Mail levels of number changing going on with OTIB this last week. I'm sure it was 50 players at the beginning of the week, and now we are up to 60! A bit like Harry and Megan with their 2.9mil, no, sorry 7.5mil annual security costs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppello Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 minute ago, southvillekiddy said: It wasn't a joke mate. I can't believe that Hargreaves/ Lansdown got where they are by thinking small But you've chosen a single appointment in football when there's 950 professional clubs in Europe and 949 of them have 'thought small' too. It's easy to know the right thing to do with hindsight. It's similar to me saying that I thought small when I didn't create Amazon in the late 90s, it's a ridiculous argument. I'm not exactly enthused by this season but I think some of the drivel posted on here is embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 42 minutes ago, southvillekiddy said: Instead of wasting millions signing 60 odd players most of whom turn out to be average to poor why doesn't our owner/chairman spend a significant part of that money where it will really count on an internationally acclaimed manager? Seems to be working for one of our competitors for promotion to the Premiership https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/marcelo-bielsa-good-bad-leeds-14748371 Why not list them all, and then we can all comeback with a list of what we think hasn't been wasted, and then compare if he has indeed wasted millions or if he is in profit overall?? That is all that matters as EVERY single club in the football league buy players who turn out to do nothing for them and considered a waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Every day the threads get more ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted January 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, wood_red said: Why not list them all, and then we can all comeback with a list of what we think hasn't been wasted, and then compare if he has indeed wasted millions or if he is in profit overall?? That is all that matters as EVERY single club in the football league buy players who turn out to do nothing for them and considered a waste of money. I'll look into that mate. What's sure is that we'll find it pretty hard to remember the names of many of our signings in the last 4 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out of his pie crust Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 19 minutes ago, cider hoss rules said: and while we're at it, Lansdown should have also bought Messi, Kane, Ronaldo, DeBruyne & Aguero if he was serious. I’m not so sure .....seems a bit unbalanced up top. Van dijk instead of Kane would have been more sensible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted January 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, Coppello said: But you've chosen a single appointment in football when there's 950 professional clubs in Europe and 949 of them have 'thought small' too. It's easy to know the right thing to do with hindsight. It's similar to me saying that I thought small when I didn't create Amazon in the late 90s, it's a ridiculous argument. I'm not exactly enthused by this season but I think some of the drivel posted on here is embarrassing. Surely you would agree that the appointment of the Manager is the most important decision a football Club can make? What would be your job desciption be for this role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southvillekiddy Posted January 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, Out of his pie crust said: I’m not so sure .....seems a bit unbalanced up top. Van dijk instead of Kane would have been more sensible There are football Clubs in smaller cities than Bristol that do think in these terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 And winner of the most ridiculous thread of 2020 goes to...... Ha ha. What a shout this is mind. I’m sure Bielsa was sat there, having recently managed Argentina, Marseille & Lazio, thinking “why hasn’t that Lansdown chap from Bristol City asked me if I want to take Bristol City to glory”. Until Bielsa arrived at Leeds, he probably had very little knowledge of the English 2nd division, let alone a club that hasn’t seen top flight football since he was a 25 year old youth coach in a northwest province of Argentina. “Hi Marcelo. It’s Steve. I’ve got a lot of money and want to make Bristol City the best club in the world. How do fancy having a crack at getting us out of the bottom half of the championship”. “The what? What is this championship of which you speak?, Bristol who? Steve? Have we met before?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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