MTSeagulls
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Luck and brass?What with this thread and the debate about Potter I'm beginning to think that success in football is entirely down to circumstances.
Commonly known as 'luck'.
And money, of course.
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[Football] Bielsa on his way? (Update, left Leeds "by mutual consent")
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London Irish
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Never got the Bielsa antipathy on here. Isn’t it obvious that Leeds have the poorest squad in the division. He’s overachieved even where they are now. If a new manager comes in and does well obviously I’ll be wrong but I can’t see it
Cheeky Monkey
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A permanent tribute for someone who got them promoted to the PL! Expectations sure have dropped at Elland Road. Tinpottery in the extremis!
Cheeky Monkey
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Errr possibly related to having him being the messiah rammed down our throats by every media outlet!! On Talksport earlier they were mourning his passing at Leeds, taking as though it was Mother Theresa and Gandhi in one human being. Without any of that there wouldn’t be all the ‘antipathy’ or ridicule on here.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
A statue of him sitting on a bucket at the feet of Don Revie would be appropriate
Bladders
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Bielsa on his way? (Update, left Leeds "by mutual consent"
I don’t understand, when they came up Leeds fans said they were going to win the Premier league and the Champions league with Bielsa , there was also talk of the World Cup and the Super Bowl as well .
Odd
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I don’t understand, when they came up Leeds fans said they were going to win the Premier league and the Champions league with Bielsa , there was also talk of the World Cup and the Super Bowl as well .
Odd
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rogersix
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they did win the winter olympics tho'
Frankworthington
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Anyone who can persuade the Leeds owners to spend £29 m on Rodrigo,in a stagnant transfer market IS a genius.If only we had signed him Lol!
Also,whatever happened to Robin Koch? I thought he was supposed to be a better player than Ben White? Lol
Also,whatever happened to Robin Koch? I thought he was supposed to be a better player than Ben White? Lol
And £25M+ for Dan James
Icy Gull
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I think it’s great that Leeds fans still worship him even though their season has fallen apart and they have parted company. Refreshing that a clubs fans can take the hit and still appreciate what he did for them. Not sure I’ve ever seen this before, normally there is rancour and abuse about managers who go on long losing runs
Can anyone think of a similar scenario? CH to a degree but many were in agreement that he’d taken us as far as he could. Didn’t hear any fan/club ideas to build a statue/memorial to him
Can anyone think of a similar scenario? CH to a degree but many were in agreement that he’d taken us as far as he could. Didn’t hear any fan/club ideas to build a statue/memorial to him
Some of the reason Bielsa didn’t have a better squad was down to him though. He only wanted people who improved the first team. It is a squad game and you need proper back up. I doubt they have suffered as much as us for first team injuries and players not available but we have a squad.
His football was fun to watch but I like goals. It has become a cult following him.
His football was fun to watch but I like goals. It has become a cult following him.
It's a shame for Bielsa, as on all accounts he is a genuinely nice guy. I also feel a little sad for the Leeds fans I work with. They are very passionate, but also realists. Unlike the entitled swivel eyed loons we got on social media with the Ben White saga. All that BS about how Bielsa made him, 'Harry Potters' dad only collects centre backs etc etc. For those lot, I'm laughing my tits off!!
swindonseagull
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I hear there is a room for rent over a chippy in Leeds City centre....any takers?
beardy gull
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General consensus seems to be he was sacked because he wouldn’t compromise on his style. Nailed on next manager is Jesse Marsch famed for playing the exact same style I believe. Odd.
Something I keep hearing is that Bielsa is such a man of the people and shops in Morrisons etc. Leeds fans love his man of the people schtick.
Bearing that in mind why does he demand such an excessive salary? Surely he should work for little if he is a man of the people rather than demand massive wages that are paid by the fans who worship him and could have signed a decent player. I don’t know what he does with the money so I guess if he sends it all to charities then I take it back. Does anyone know?
Bearing that in mind why does he demand such an excessive salary? Surely he should work for little if he is a man of the people rather than demand massive wages that are paid by the fans who worship him and could have signed a decent player. I don’t know what he does with the money so I guess if he sends it all to charities then I take it back. Does anyone know?
How much does he demand and why do you think it is excessive?
He wasn't sacked because of his salary demands, of that I'm confident.
A funny thing about Dirty Leeds ‘GREAT’ Championship season.
Exactly the same number of points as us in our promotion season.
Exactly the same number of wins,
Exactly the same number of draws
Exactly the same number of losses.
They won the Division by 10 points,
We came second.
That shows the difference in quality of the Division in those 2 seasons.
Exactly the same number of points as us in our promotion season.
Exactly the same number of wins,
Exactly the same number of draws
Exactly the same number of losses.
They won the Division by 10 points,
We came second.
That shows the difference in quality of the Division in those 2 seasons.
It is reported was on about 8 million which is huge. Obviously he got them into the championship so that could be argued good value but that is a huge salary. My point is about the apparent contradiction of the “man of the people” tag when he gets so highly paid. Surely if he was that much of a man of the people he would do it for a fraction of that and insist it was spent on the team?
I class it as excessive in comparison to other premier league managers. Is he worth 4 times as much as potter?