Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Aug 09, 2023 6:11 pm  

Loiner at large wrote:

Other than briefly calming down the current discontent not sure that it would achieve much. It's clear to everybody what is required and telling people we are actively looking will solve nothing. The idea of a fans forum is a good one mind possibly pre season and post season incorporating feedback about all aspect of the club both from a playing perspective and spectator overall experience.
At the moment it would just be a moaning session and not sure what would be achieved.

If GH really has some signatures up his sleeve but doesn't want to announce because other clubs have requested, he could simply put out a press release confirming that signings (perhaps including a major half back) have been made and will be announced on a specific date. It would allow the club to regain the narrative - which has currently become about a perceived lack of ambition - and actually give the fans something to look forward to. The current line - GH scouring the market whilst competitors gradually annouce signings - makes him look like the RL equivalent of Mr Magoo. Of course all this presupposes that some recruitment has already taken place.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Aug 09, 2023 6:33 pm  

christopher wrote:

If you think we are a basket case Fev are worse

He's off to be Assistant to Sam Burgess at Wire - Christmas parties will be fun!

Long has gone to wakey.
That's spoilt the parties

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Aug 09, 2023 6:38 pm  

Danny Ward new Cas coach.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:02 pm  

STEVENM1000 wrote:

Danny Ward new Cas coach.

Yeah good luck to him he understands what is required to be successful in the British game and will give 100%

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 10, 2023 7:05 am  

STEVENM1000 wrote:

Danny Ward new Cas coach.

If only we'd have got him before Radford & Last. Will add a bit more interest to the Sept 22nd clash, if we're not dead & buried by then.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 10, 2023 8:41 am  

Aus press reporting Sezer is a done deal to Wests on a one/two year contract.

Lucky Wests...

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 10, 2023 8:41 am  

GH is on to a winner financially for the club (or so he thinks he is) with RS hailed as the developer of young players he can continue to do everything on the cheap with the long term plan/long game with the younger players giving him the grace of time with the supporters (or so he perceives) for things to come good. This is how it looks anyway.

We need to invest heavily in 2-3 high quality senior players to ensure the young players develop to their potential as otherwise they won't reach that level without key players around them.

Bored of it all now and losing interest fast.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:30 am  

Can't reply to your post AC but I absolutely agree, spot on. Many of us on here have been watching Leeds for a long time and the recruitment just looks a mess at the moment, we clearly have had several knock backs, hence why we couldn't give Austin an answer. But like you say, with some clever PR the club could regain the narrative. The longer it looks messy from the outside it becomes a less and less attractive club for new players to join and bad for season ticket sales for next year.. it's fair to say a lot of long standing fans are becoming very very tired of it.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:32 am  

I wish I could get in a time machine and see how "bored of it" lots of people on here were back in 2001/2002. Strangely enough they stopped being bored of it pretty soon after.

There's nothing to say it will turn out the same way, and of course the club can communicate better. But giving up on the club because things aren't going great is a different matter entirely.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:43 am  

MjM wrote:

I wish I could get in a time machine and see how "bored of it" lots of people on here were back in 2001/2002. Strangely enough they stopped being bored of it pretty soon after.

There's nothing to say it will turn out the same way, and of course the club can communicate better. But giving up on the club because things aren't going great is a different matter entirely.

Agree, but it's just human nature of supporters to become extremely frustrated after a long period of poor form on and off the field.. happens in all team sports at all clubs. We will have our time in the sun again no doubt and me personally will always go support the team, i've seen plenty of rubbish in my 38 years of going to games.