...after just learning about Buderus' desire to stay on another year what now ??

Again for me McShane is obviously the future AND imo, first choice

Buderus over Diskin for me ....but hey the cap will have obviously have a major bearing on the club's decision.

Would you release Diskin who has at least 3 yrs at the top left imo after 10 yrs service for an extra 1yr with Buderus?

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Ideally no....but the club is running a business (no room for sentimentality). As long as we look after McShane as a priority then I don't really care too much about Diskin.

I just wonder how much the knee injury took out of Matt Diskin and how many/if any years it's shortened his career by.

It's not a sentimental point i'm making tbh he's done the buisness for 10yrs and been a success and still has at least 3 yrs left which is more long term than signing Buderus for 1 extra year imo.
Mcshane has stacks of potential and imo if he's handled right and he puts the work in could be the next "big thing" at Leeds but the main point is about sacrificing Disko for 1 yr of Buderus and in all honesty i wouldn't take that gamble.

OMG...sense at last!

So who do you propose we get to replace Buderus when he buggers off back to Newcastle half way through next season leaving us with one hooker?

It would also be nice for Diskin to get his No.9 shirt back.

I agree.

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Have we not got another highly rated new kid coming through the ranks ?? (Are you biased against Buderus by any chance ?)

So our hooking next season if Buderus was to leave would be shared by a player who has had limited first team experience, and one has has had hardly any?

Are you for real?

You havent thought this through have you?

You'd leave us with two inexperienced hookers?



As it happens, if Buderus perfroms like we know he can for the rest of the year I'd consider a new deal and send McShane out on loan for 12 months. That would go against what people say about McShane learning from him though.

I still dont think we should have signed Buderus though.

Why would Buderus leave if he signs to stay on for another 12 months?

If he get's injured and is out for any length of time Leeds will do what all teams have to do in that situation ... cope.

Danny put a theoretical point up before my post on this thread. I was responding to that.

Fair do's. I thought I was probably missunderstanding your point re Buderus.