Especially when as of today - week 1 of pre-season they are weaker than their Championship winning side already in what was quite an average Championship season. Certainly compared to Sheff Utd , Wolves and even our / Newcastle seasons. They need to start bringing in some experience and depth into the squad
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Especially when as of today - week 1 of pre-season they are weaker than their Championship winning side already in what was quite an average Championship season. Certainly compared to Sheff Utd , Wolves and even our / Newcastle seasons. They need to start bringing in some experience and depth into the squad
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Yeah Phil Hay is a bizarre source for Leeds fans. I didn’t know who he was before all this but he’s awful. He’s misleading them just like Angus Kinnear.
It’s like the pressure from the fans is too much. Nobody wants to say something that will upset the deluded fanbase. It’s a sad state of affairs.
Even the piece for the Atlantic with Naylor today...Naylor distanced himself from it by saying “Phil Hay wrote most of it” in his tweet.
Interestingly that piece actually states that White is first and foremost negotiating his Brighton contract.
But it’s been twisted in the article to continue dangling that carrot for Leeds fans saying “if the negotiations break down he’d consider Leeds”.
Thing is, he has no leverage...although I’ve no doubt the club will take care of him.
Naylor also stated that there’s no need to sell anyone this window.
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White’s agent is doing a great PR job though with the media. As are the desperate Leeds fans! Worth $50m apparently?! All top 6 clubs chasing him apparently!! And the “most wanted player in England”!!!
Thanks for the hype Leeds fans. We’ll be selling a few Ben White shirts
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In the Championship - absolutely. They also have an incredibly rich owner. They have regularly been one of the biggest fish in the Championship whenever they've not been in the Premier League.
In exactly the same way that Burnley and Middlesbrough were some of the biggest clubs in the Championship whilst we were there.
Probably doesn't help that he hasn't updated his social medias to remove the 'on loan at Leeds' stuff yet but as a 22 year old lad I am sure he is absolutely loving all the attention from both sides
I hope there are none of these 'hitting' twitter. He needs to be protected from this rubbish.
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Doc Lynam
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- Jun 19, 2011
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To be fair he's only a young man who's got a lot of attention, that won't stop the club doing their yearly promo of first day pics. Leeds fans will be going through a feeling of cognitive dissonance over the next few days on many levels.
hampshirebrightonboy
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A big club! When I first read that I thought you were referring to Liverpool or Chelsea who it is rumoured have been sniffing around. Then I realised you were actually referring to Leeds.
Like I said 22 year old lad , loving the attention no doubt. The fact he retweeted that Super6 thing yesterday with his highlights reel shows he laps it up
No. We have a thread on Deluded Leeds fans. Laughing at your behaviour and make believe.
You should join, we already have a few off your Leeds mates happily contributing.
Yeah Phil Hay is a bizarre source for Leeds fans. I didn’t know who he was before all this but he’s awful. He’s misleading them just like Angus Kinnear.
It’s like the pressure from the fans is too much. Nobody wants to say something that will upset the deluded fanbase. It’s a sad state of affairs.
Even the piece for the Atlantic with Naylor today...Naylor distanced himself from it by saying “Phil Hay wrote most of it” in his tweet.
Interestingly that piece actually states that White is first and foremost negotiating his Brighton contract.
But it’s been twisted in the article to continue dangling that carrot for Leeds fans saying “if the negotiations break down he’d consider Leeds”.
Thing is, he has no leverage...although I’ve no doubt the club will take care of him.
Naylor also stated that there’s no need to sell anyone this window.
https://twitter.com/andynaylorbhafc/status/1295382100569456640?s=21
White’s agent is doing a great PR job though with the media. As are the desperate Leeds fans! Worth $50m apparently?! All top 6 clubs chasing him apparently!! And the “most wanted player in England”!!!
Thanks for the hype Leeds fans. We’ll be selling a few Ben White shirts
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In fairness, he's their Naylor and is probably being fed those ideas by sources within the club, and it does end on the line "But Leeds are starting to realise that if Brighton won’t blink, they might have to."
I think the long and short of this situation is that the two sides see things very differently. White obviously enjoyed his time at Leeds and made some friends at the club, they therefore believe that there is a chance if they can get the finances right. If he is as good as they say, of course they'll be dropping hints to the press that they're interested and will swoop in if the opportunity arises. We don't want to sell him, and probably won't. It doesn't help that Hay seems to imply, without fully committing to the idea, that White's agent is pushing for more money from us based on the Leeds offer and not interest from bigger, more established clubs. He is however, correct in saying that is the only concrete offer the club have received for him.
The issue is that Hay's readership can't see things from a different perspective. Leeds fans have always been like this, self-crowned Champions of Europe (actually lost 2-0 to Bayern). Reality is not their strong suit.
Doc Lynam
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Do you really think this won't happen? The club and us every right to celebrate the start of a new season, the fact that some Leeds nose's gets put out of joint says more about their behaviour then ours.
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And we’re the ones with our knickers in the twist. Honestly I know you hate to hear this Leeds fans, but we’ve mainly been having a good old laugh with this and the way you’ve carried on.
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And we’re the ones with our knickers in the twist. Honestly I know you hate to hear this Leeds fans, but we’ve mainly been having a good old laugh with this and the way you’ve carried on.
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You might think he's awful but its hardly bizarre. He's reported on Leeds , first for the Yorkshire Evening Post and then the Athletic for years.
He clearly talks to sources inside the club all the time.
Naylor didn't "distance" himself from the piece. He shared it on Twitter, and co-wrote it. [with Hay]
Finchley Seagull
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Didn't you know, that's all part of the normal transfer negotiations for Leeds
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REALISTICALLY he had a good time at Leeds, of course. He was part of a Championship winning team. He got his first real taste of celebrity. He’s treated like a GOD by a huge mob of Leeds fans.
Of course he’s a god. He’s a Brighton player.
It’s unlikely he wants to fall out with the Leeds fans. They make up the majority of his followers on social media. It’s good for his brand to be popular. Not only is it a big dopamine hit every time he tweets or posts on instagram, his global popularity drives up his value.
He’ll also want to use the Leeds experience and crazy fandom to help with his contract negotiations.
Still. It was a loan. And it has ended. And he’s back home with his real friends and family that he grew up with for 22 years.
Also back with the team he’s been with since he was 16.
That’s just how loans work.
I went on holiday to Benidorm once.
Made a lot of friends, got off with a nice bird. It’s a great memory!
Doesn’t mean I want to live there.
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I know, I know, I just hope Ben is ok. No thanks to these Leeds idiots.
Praying for their relegation and a few hidings.
Yes, and none of it discussing what a "big" club they, rather what a club full of "big" t*ats it is. I am really hoping you are a troll, I just don't want it to be true that you are genuinely this dumb.