I mentioned the club being stagnant. Let me ask: when were you last excited by a raft of young talent rising through the ranks? For me it's a heck of a lot longer ago than the 2017 GF success that some seem to still see as "recent" success. Takes 5 hours for me to get to/from HQ so quite often I fall into my seat without really taking in the stadium, the game day experience, whatever. The atmospheres often muted and the performance variable executed by tryers, who, although not lacking effort, are realistically unlikely to challenge for honours. Probably different for locals but it really is an effort and has been for some time.

A lot of people on this forum get periodically annoyed with GH, with his annual emails, fact-finding trips to Australia, jobs for the boys appointments etc.


What was JJB's answer when pushed about why Leeds aren't punching their weight in SL? Some jibberish about expanding pathways into sport, or the transformative power of sport in society... Maybe he should become a local councillor or MP instead?

My concern with JJB is the constant looking over his shoulder at the team he played in and the culture of the club at that time.


That was a unique time with a concentration of real quality players and like the Leeds Utd team of Bremner and Giles can never be replicated.


Times move on and businesses that look backwards go backwards.  Will he recruit players in his own image i.e. big hearted triers rather than real quality individuals.


Promoting Rob Oates is a great move - his ability to fill the corporate despite the poor level of entertainment on offer is a stroke of genius.

hopefully blease will make all the recruitment decisions as I've no faith in jones to do it

It was BS then and it's BS now. If you've ever actually encountered anyone at Leeds then you know how much winning means to them.