which is why I said partly. rest is rubbish

Nobody saw last season coming and most on here were predicting even more success.
Not much has changed has it?

I'd have preferred us to bring in a new half back but I'm happy to give the youngsters a go before we do that and while I doubt we'll win anything, top 4 certainly isn't beyond us in 2017.

I agree nobody saw last season coming but not to do anything after last season is criminal. at least 2/3 quality players were needed.
as for top 4 bottom 4 would be nearer

We'll see.

Rubbish. Despite all the myths on here about writing off etc, quite a few could see what was coming. Bad planning is bad planning. Only the eternal optimists were oblivious to that.

So I think the people suggesting we get rid of a player once he gets beyond his peak needs to remember that the foundation the golden decade was built on was loyalty and people buying into the club, whilst potentially sacrificing the highest personal rewards.

If you get rid of the players who have served so well, once they are older I think you'll find loyalty harder to come by in coming generations.

Now, I think the transition could have been managed better, though this may be a failing of the salary cap. I think people need to look at the bigger picture sometimes, though I think our current squad looks like it is the weakest I can remember us starting a season with

but you can't have 4/5 players, most in key positions, getting old at once. you have to phase it. and its not just getting rid. you help them take coaching badges, maybe help train them for new jobs within the game.
they wouldn't simply be dumped

Or 'Furness' and 'Anderson' either.

Has GH best squad ever been rolled out yet!

I'm not sure even the Leeds media team could spin this as the best squad

agreed. The transition could have been smoother, but in many respects GH had little room to move with salary cap, player loyalty and wage structure

Is that why you predicted Leeds to finish 3rd after 23 rounds and 4th after the Super 8s?

Maybe i'm missing something but could you point out where these "quite a few" were on the rl2016 prediction threadrl? All I can see is page after page of people predicting top 4 and higher. For Christ's sake, even your daft mate Sal was tipping Leeds to finish top and win the GF

Anyway... Happy New Year Gotcha. Please try harder in 2017.

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All phased out when they had "something left" then the likes of
Feather Mcdonald & Adamson Etc moved on so it has been done in the past throw in T.Smith Powell & Mclennon i think that proves what some suggesting is anything new disloyal or an extreme move.
This phase of transition has been garbage on/off the pitch & still needs major work imo lets see if GH can recover his " no holds barred" approach.

Nice try at moving the goalposts Gotcha but when I said "nobody saw last season coming" you came diving in with "rubbish"

So me posting a pre-season prediction thread that included you predicting a top 4 finish and pretty much every other poster predicting the same, or in most cases much higher, has EVERYTHING to do with it.

Happy New Year.