I think.we are better than them. we were better than ipswich and leicester. but. they were more consistent. otherwise I agree totally

Can’t write of Sunderland either especially given their recent signing.. owners showing real intent

Will be interesting to see what team Farke picks on Saturday. The squad has had a good rest and you’d expect him to go with his strongest team. Where Ampadu fits into that team is the big question.

has to be DM. it's where he's needed most

Sheff Weds away form is good, they're decent on the counter. I think Ampadu will go in the DM role to stop that happening. I see Tom Cannon could be off to Sunderland, Leicester have recalled him as they have interested clubs. 11 goals for Stoke this year. Sunderland want him on loan with a poss £13m fee if they get promoted.

[quote="tad rhino":2pdzmy8e]has to be DM. it's where he's needed most[/quote:2pdzmy8e] So who do you drop, Tanaka or Rothwell ?

tanaka

Buendia might be leaving Villa this month.. Emery says they need to offload some fringe players (of which he’s one).. watching with interest

would be lovely but can't see it

Serious question here and not having a go (for once)! How many of our acclaimed youth signings over the last 2 or 3 years have made it in the first team? We were all in awe of the likes of Geldhart, Perkins, Greenwood, Cresswell, Gyabi and I`m sure there`s more. Yet none of those above have progressed with only Archie Gray who has now left and possibly Charlie Crew who should make it along with Joseph maybe. Have I missed others? And are these players we sign not getting coached properly?

Our academy system has been underperforming for years. It's only just getting back to anything like with the Niners putting good money in and good coaches but it will take time. Previous successive owners ran it into the ground.. one of my best mates, his lad is at Man U academy (He's 12, just signed for another 2 years and been with them since age eight) was telling me when his lad went to Man U he had the pick of loads of clubs and Leeds was one of them but the academy was really badly run (he's a big Leeds fan too so it was a horrible decision to make) so he chose Manchester to give his lad best coaching and set up etc.. he says Leeds have been well behind the big clubs in England for a long time.

Interesting that Trebor and hopefully things will start to improve. It does seem a shame that those I mentioned and I`m sure there`s others were all deemed the next best thing.

[quote="Trebor1":1aazrbc0]Our academy system has been underperforming for years. It's only just getting back to anything like with the Niners putting good money in and good coaches but it will take time. Previous successive owners ran it into the ground.. one of my best mates, his lad is at Man U academy (He's 12, just signed for another 2 years and been with them since age eight) was telling me when his lad went to Man U he had the pick of loads of clubs and Leeds was one of them but the academy was really badly run (he's a big Leeds fan too so it was a horrible decision to make) so he chose Manchester to give his lad best coaching and set up etc.. he says Leeds have been well behind the big clubs in England for a long time.[/quote:1aazrbc0] My mates 6 year old has been training with a few diff clubs, Leeds, Man U, Shef Utd and Sheff Weds this past year and he said Leeds were the worst set up. so still seems like a lot of work to do.

6 year olds being at professional clubs shouldn't be a thing.

Struijk out for at least 3 weeks, could be months if ligament damage.... looks like we will bring someone in if thats the case according to Farke. Ampadu to CB then at the weekend. Apparently we've made an enquiry for Buendia according to Ger Lynch.. any deal could be difficult as Villa want to sell, could be a late window one.. we'd need to agree a price subject to promotion which could be tricky as Villa may want guarantees..

I`d prefer Wober in there for Struijk if he`s fit enough. Get Ben Davis signed up on loan with an option to buy if we go up. Iheanacho now been linked with us.

isn't davis injured? and given spurs are decimated by Injuries to centre backs I'd be suprised if he was released. inheacho would be a very good signing imo

See James Trafford saved the day for Burnley again last night.. what a keeper that lad is. Good result for us though

yes both dropped points. you don't get anywhere without a good keeper. I'm a bit suprised at farke if I'm honest. he needs to be ruthless. that was bielsas downfall too. in that respect wilko was miles ahead of both

It's so obvious even a new mediocre GK improves this team more than any other signing we could make. Honestly, we've never properly replaced Rob Green!

have we ever replaced Nigel martyn? we've had some decent keepers but never a real quality one

[quote="tad rhino":sv5h20c1]have we ever replaced Nigel martyn? we've had some decent keepers but never a real quality one[/quote:sv5h20c1] Casper Ankregan, Kasper Schmeichel, and Rob Green were excellent for the level we were at. Neil Sullivan was also OK, but apart from those, the rest have been dreadful. We let Ella Caprile go a couple of years ago, and now he's starting in Serie A and considered one of the best young keepers in Europe. He'd probably be our number one now if we'd have kept him.

I said on here before the season kicked off I'd have gone for the Icelandic lad who went from Rotherham to stoke for £1m. his stats are among the best at this level.

Trafford was excellent last night and like the Burnley defender said that he has no worries if he makes a mistake with a goalkeeper like him behind him to clean up the mistake. I only watched the second half but Sunderland looked good and should/could have scored 4 goals in that second half. Fe is a cracking signing for them.

https://youtu.be/xnE3nX6fBvg?si=mrCv86liKwrFgXsr U18s v fylde highlights well worth a watch. incident packed!!

https://youtu.be/xnE3nX6fBvg?si=mrCv86liKwrFgXsr U18s v fylde highlights well worth a watch. incident packed!!