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[OTF]

It really has been a classic fall from grace within the context of this season for Leeds. They'd want to arrest the slide quick smart if they want to do anymore than go out of the playoffs without a whimper.

[LeazesMag]

Barrack Road, on Apr 4 2010, 12:09 PM, said:

Got family who support Leeds so I know a lot about the club, been to Elland Road for loads of games which haven't involved Newcastle.

Now I don't want to get in to a big club debate.  Newcastle don't have the recent history to call themselves a big club, but in my opinion only three or four clubs do.  What I will remember about Leeds this season is this comment from Allan Clarke.

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He said: "Jermaine is doing a great job for Leeds, the fans love him, and he is already with the biggest club he'll ever play for.

"Let's face it, Leeds are far bigger than Newcastle, so Jermaine should stay at Elland Road and become a real hero there."

It really is like comparing The Titanic to the Shields Ferry, the arrogant deluded bastard.  They are a shit club in a city which isn't even football orientated, and listening to the crack last week, something along the lines of Leeds were 15 points above Norwich five months ago, and now there's been a 13 point swing.  I don't want to laugh at a teams misfortune, but they've lost too much momentum to think they'll go up in the play offs, and I love it.  I hope they stay in that league forever, a league smaller club Newcastle has never been in in its' 118 year history I may add.  The biggest cheer in the pub yesterday aopart from our goals going in was when Leeds 0 Swindon 3 came up, which tells you everything.  Shit club, shit fans.  Pipe down and stay down.  The funny thing is Bates was a great chairman in January, and Grayson was the next Mourinho, now Bates is the anti-christ and Grayson should resign gracefully.

aye.

Bates is a wanker like. Typical cockney tosser who used to trot out the "Keegan won nowt" comments, no understanding of the club, the state it was in, the area or fuck all. I've got a good mate who is a Leeds fan but every other Leeds supporter deserves him.

Edited by LeazesMag, 04 April 2010 - 11:23 AM.

[Tom]

To be honest Huddersfield have won the same as them domestically so they might have found their level

I think a lot of the less desirable Premier league teams have worked hard to get there and have done it without the increased pull of being a ''big'' club. Leeds will have to stay where they are till they can prove they are good enough for another level.

When they do have a good enough season for promotion they still have to get through the Championship so I reckon they are out of the big time for a long long time.

[Tom]

It is nice to go up in that sense too.

Everybody wanted and expected us to be where Boro are I suppose.

They said we were the next Leeds, the mackems are saying if we go up we'll be the next Portsmouth etc etc

[sniffer]

Until we add at least six quality players, I wouldn't laugh at the situation at any other clubs.

[Flair]

'Does anyone else think that our players are doing this on purpose? 90% of our squad really wouldn't feature if we got promoted. We have a premiership ground and state of the art training facilities, how many other clubs in this division can offer this?

Come on we look after our players, fly them to certain matches, put them up in nice hotels, provide massages, spas, etc..... How many other league one sides can afford to do this? Think about it... these players get us moved up a league and then most of them are sidelined because they aren't up to it. Their nice lifestyle is at an end......'

Chin up lads.

[Gejon]

Sounds like Beckford has gone on gardening leave since the window closed too

[NUFC_Mag]

Barrack Road, on Apr 4 2010, 12:09 PM, said:

Got family who support Leeds so I know a lot about the club, been to Elland Road for loads of games which haven't involved Newcastle.

Now I don't want to get in to a big club debate.  Newcastle don't have the recent history to call themselves a big club, but in my opinion only three or four clubs do.  What I will remember about Leeds this season is this comment from Allan Clarke.

Quote

He said: "Jermaine is doing a great job for Leeds, the fans love him, and he is already with the biggest club he'll ever play for.

"Let's face it, Leeds are far bigger than Newcastle, so Jermaine should stay at Elland Road and become a real hero there."

It really is like comparing The Titanic to the Shields Ferry, the arrogant deluded bastard.  They are a shit club in a city which isn't even football orientated, and listening to the crack last week, something along the lines of Leeds were 15 points above Norwich five months ago, and now there's been a 13 point swing.  I don't want to laugh at a teams misfortune, but they've lost too much momentum to think they'll go up in the play offs, and I love it.  I hope they stay in that league forever, a league smaller club Newcastle has never been in in its' 118 year history I may add.  The biggest cheer in the pub yesterday aopart from our goals going in was when Leeds 0 Swindon 3 came up, which tells you everything.  Shit club, shit fans.  Pipe down and stay down.  The funny thing is Bates was a great chairman in January, and Grayson was the next Mourinho, now Bates is the anti-christ and Grayson should resign gracefully.

I agree with alot of what your saying...but Leeds fans are shit fans? I think not. They may have a merited bad reputation but make alot of noise and 25,0000 average attendance in League 2 is still credible. We may get 40,000+ for one season in the Championship, but if we went down their road we wouldnt be attracting the same numbers they do.

They may be dicks but they are certainly loud

[Tom]

Not many clubs get 2.5m people to be fair.

[Flair]

NUFC_Mag, on Apr 4 2010, 04:09 PM, said:

Barrack Road, on Apr 4 2010, 12:09 PM, said:

Got family who support Leeds so I know a lot about the club, been to Elland Road for loads of games which haven't involved Newcastle.

Now I don't want to get in to a big club debate.  Newcastle don't have the recent history to call themselves a big club, but in my opinion only three or four clubs do.  What I will remember about Leeds this season is this comment from Allan Clarke.

Quote

He said: "Jermaine is doing a great job for Leeds, the fans love him, and he is already with the biggest club he'll ever play for.

"Let's face it, Leeds are far bigger than Newcastle, so Jermaine should stay at Elland Road and become a real hero there."

It really is like comparing The Titanic to the Shields Ferry, the arrogant deluded bastard.  They are a shit club in a city which isn't even football orientated, and listening to the crack last week, something along the lines of Leeds were 15 points above Norwich five months ago, and now there's been a 13 point swing.  I don't want to laugh at a teams misfortune, but they've lost too much momentum to think they'll go up in the play offs, and I love it.  I hope they stay in that league forever, a league smaller club Newcastle has never been in in its' 118 year history I may add.  The biggest cheer in the pub yesterday aopart from our goals going in was when Leeds 0 Swindon 3 came up, which tells you everything.  Shit club, shit fans.  Pipe down and stay down.  The funny thing is Bates was a great chairman in January, and Grayson was the next Mourinho, now Bates is the anti-christ and Grayson should resign gracefully.

I agree with alot of what your saying...but Leeds fans are shit fans? I think not. They may have a merited bad reputation but make alot of noise and 25,0000 average attendance in League 2 is still credible. We may get 40,000+ for one season in the Championship, but if we went down their road we wouldnt be attracting the same numbers they do.
They may be dicks but they are certainly loud

[Tom]

I'm a bit slow today. (recurring)

[LeazesMag]

Barrack Road, on Apr 4 2010, 04:27 PM, said:

NUFC_Mag, on Apr 4 2010, 04:09 PM, said:

Barrack Road, on Apr 4 2010, 12:09 PM, said:

Got family who support Leeds so I know a lot about the club, been to Elland Road for loads of games which haven't involved Newcastle.

Now I don't want to get in to a big club debate.  Newcastle don't have the recent history to call themselves a big club, but in my opinion only three or four clubs do.  What I will remember about Leeds this season is this comment from Allan Clarke.

Quote

He said: "Jermaine is doing a great job for Leeds, the fans love him, and he is already with the biggest club he'll ever play for.

"Let's face it, Leeds are far bigger than Newcastle, so Jermaine should stay at Elland Road and become a real hero there."

It really is like comparing The Titanic to the Shields Ferry, the arrogant deluded bastard.  They are a shit club in a city which isn't even football orientated, and listening to the crack last week, something along the lines of Leeds were 15 points above Norwich five months ago, and now there's been a 13 point swing.  I don't want to laugh at a teams misfortune, but they've lost too much momentum to think they'll go up in the play offs, and I love it.  I hope they stay in that league forever, a league smaller club Newcastle has never been in in its' 118 year history I may add.  The biggest cheer in the pub yesterday aopart from our goals going in was when Leeds 0 Swindon 3 came up, which tells you everything.  Shit club, shit fans.  Pipe down and stay down.  The funny thing is Bates was a great chairman in January, and Grayson was the next Mourinho, now Bates is the anti-christ and Grayson should resign gracefully.

I agree with alot of what your saying...but Leeds fans are shit fans? I think not. They may have a merited bad reputation but make alot of noise and 25,0000 average attendance in League 2 is still credible. We may get 40,000+ for one season in the Championship, but if we went down their road we wouldnt be attracting the same numbers they do.

They may be dicks but they are certainly loud

Yes we're getting 43,000 in our first season in this division.  FORTY THREE THOUSAND.  Which is four thousand more than their highest EVER league gate, in any division.   Their first season down they averaged 29,000 then 22,000, 20,000, 26,000 and 23,000.  In the last 5 seasons they've had less than ten league gates over 30,000, LESS THAN TEN IN FIVE YEARS.  Yet you're saying we wouldn't get 25,000 in their position?????   Their average gates in the 80's were hideous far far worse than ours ever were, so I'll ask you what is that based on?  That we wouldn't get what they do.  Just try and explain it.  The lack of wums on here recently has been refreshing, and if you're not a WUM, you're a tool.  Try and explain what your assertion is based on.  Sunderland have much much better fans than Leeds.  They couldnt even fill their ground in the top flight for fuck sake.

Before Don Revie, Leeds were a nothing club. Won nowt, did nowt, just a nowt club. He raised them above their level for a decade. Howard Wilkinson somehow won the league with them too but they went back down to their level almost as fast as they rose.

No way are they one of the countries biggest clubs, they are slightly bigger than the smoggies and that is all. The mackems are much bigger than Leeds are.

The old Leeds players during the Revie years will think they were "big" because they were successful. Its the old chestnut again where someone can't differentiate between the two.

[Tom]

Nope just some random.