[tomtom]

The mad Italian has sacked yet another of our managers at Leeds.   Everytime you think it can't get anyworse 

Only two more Leeds Manager changes before Christmas....

[rich d]

The mad Italian has sacked yet another of our managers at Leeds.   Everytime you think it can't get anyworse 

Only two more Leeds Manager changes before Christmas....

The reason our (Leeds') away fans have now been capped to 2k by the Cellino is not to protest at the moving of games to be shown live on sky, it's because Evans is taking up the rest of the away end

[Grubes]

I cant believe you club are charging £18.50 for a coach from elland road to Huddersfield. We get charged that much to go to bristol

Sadly I am in spain so cant get to the game.

[rich d]

I cant believe you club are charging £18.50 for a coach from elland road to Huddersfield. We get charged that much to go to bristol

Sadly I am in spain so cant get to the game.

Grubes it's a nightmare. I don't mind being a shit team, for most of my life Leeds have been a shit team, with a small break of being good. It's really that the last few owners have looked at football as a chance to make money.
Running the club on the revenue is a sensible thing to do, running it on ego, paranoia and insanity isn't.
PS being in Spain doesn't sound like something to be sad about.

[cheque]

It's come to something when fans of other clubs feel sorry for Leeds. 

My favourite recent Leeds fact was when I read about your new sponsorless Kappa kit. "because the club are in legal disputes with both their previous kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor" 

[tommytwotone]

As bad as things are for the administration at Leeds, think yourself lucky you're not at FIFA - Marina Hyde on point again:


http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/oct/21/sheikh-salman-bahrain-fifa-presidency

[GraemeA]

And the answer is......

20th August 2011 

The question being......
















When did the Skunks last beat us in the league. 6 on the trot eh Gav 

[webbo]

Anyone see the Class of 92 last night. Good insight into what its like lower down the leagues.

[bigtuboflard]

Anyone see the Class of 92 last night. Good insight into what its like lower down the leagues.

Thought it was a good watch. I went to watch Hallam FC a few weeks ago and it reminded me a lot of that club; cheap entry, a man with a dog on the grass embankment watching the game and bovril in a polystyrene cup at half time. Total attendance was 72. You can understand why fans who go to watch that sort of football on a weekly basis get upset (as they did on the programme last night) about "big money" buyers coming in for the club.

[JamieG]

Is anyone else enjoying the absolute meltdown at Chelsea! It is making gloriously compelling veiwing! Better than their football anyway . . .

Most recent thing. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10053165/eva-carneiro-takes-legal-action-against-jose-mourinho

[Sasquatch]

Is anyone else enjoying the absolute meltdown at Chelsea! It is making gloriously compelling veiwing! Better than their football anyway . . .

Most recent thing. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10053165/eva-carneiro-takes-legal-action-against-jose-mourinho

Yes indeed

[JamieG]

[Falling Down]

To be honest, whilst I'm enjoying Chelsea's form on the pitch I'm a bit uncomfortable with the Mourinho goading.  I'm concerned he's having a breakdown and we're all laughing at him.  I've done it myself but then reflected afterwards and thought maybe he is really struggling as a human being.    Maybe I'm just soft...

[tomtom]

Funny things today are Terry saying he could take criticism from Carrigher, Neville or Ferdinand - but not Savage as he was never at a level to enable him to comment :D

Also interesting that Costa let slip in an interview that Jose knew before the season started something was wrong. 

Hope he sticks around - he's a great character to have in the game.

[Falling Down]

That said. Never mind Chelsea. City are finally playing like proper Champo's league contenders tonight without KDB, Silva and Aguerro... A great match for everyone to enjoy.

[petejh]

It was reported in the meedya last week that Mourinho's father was/is seriously ill and it was a factor in the club's patience with him. This can't have failed to knock his focus. Sympathy where it's due.
However I can't feel sorry for his professional persona - the guy behaves like an utterly obnoxious cunt towards people and institutions in the game who he'd like to have control over but can't. If he continues his present run of failing to outperform teams and managers that have a fraction of the resources available to Chelski then I'll relish watching his premier league self-destruction.

[mrjonathanr]

To be honest, whilst I'm enjoying Chelsea's form on the pitch I'm a bit uncomfortable with the Mourinho goading.  I'm concerned he's having a breakdown and we're all laughing at him.  I've done it myself but then reflected afterwards and thought maybe he is really struggling as a human being.    Maybe I'm just soft...

Perhaps Eva Carneiro will take a similar view? He's not a bully, just struggling a bit.

[tomtom]

Anyway... EPL whatever aside... Whoop whoop! (I know it won't last...)

[tomtom]

Sorry for the above.....


Anyway - back to Chelski.. this is an amusing/insightful interview with a rather angry well spoken (ie Posh) Chelsea fan..

http://sabotagetimes.com/football/arsenal-and-liverpool-fans-will-love-this-chelsea-fan-losing-his-temper

[petejh]

I wondered what Sloper was up to.

[tomtom]

I wondered what Sloper was up to.

It does sound a bit like him...

[cheque]

Sorry for the above.....


Anyway - back to Chelski.. this is an amusing/insightful interview with a rather angry well spoken (ie Posh) Chelsea fan..

http://sabotagetimes.com/football/arsenal-and-liverpool-fans-will-love-this-chelsea-fan-losing-his-temper

They're underestimating the appeal of that video if they think that only Arsenal and Liverpool fans will love it.

[JamieG]

To be honest, whilst I'm enjoying Chelsea's form on the pitch I'm a bit uncomfortable with the Mourinho goading.  I'm concerned he's having a breakdown and we're all laughing at him.  I've done it myself but then reflected afterwards and thought maybe he is really struggling as a human being.    Maybe I'm just soft...

Perhaps Eva Carneiro will take a similar view? He's not a bully, just struggling a bit.

It was reported in the meedya last week that Mourinho's father was/is seriously ill and it was a factor in the club's patience with him. This can't have failed to knock his focus. Sympathy where it's due.
However I can't feel sorry for his professional persona - the guy behaves like an utterly obnoxious cunt towards people and institutions in the game who he'd like to have control over but can't. If he continues his present run of failing to outperform teams and managers that have a fraction of the resources available to Chelski then I'll relish watching his premier league self-destruction.

Whilst I have a lot of sympathy if he is struggling because his father is unwell. And agree with Falling Down, it is beginning to resemble at full on mental breakdown. I also agree with  petejh that the reason people are enjoying his downfall at the moment is due to how horrible and arrogant he has been in previous seasons. He plays up the ridiculous persona when it is going well, so now is having to deal with the backlash when he is failing. He can't be the bully 95% of the time and then complain when people jump on him when Chleasea struggle. In particular his 'specialist in failure' comment to Wenger is particularly telling at the moment and I'm not even an Arsenal fan.

[cheque]

Anyone watch Salford vs Notts County on TV last night? Jermaine Jenas (who I think may never have watched a lower-division match before) plumbing surreal and hitherto unexplored depths of biased, patronising commentary.

Given that County are one of our local rivals I don't think I even count as a neutral (probably more so than Forest supporter and ex-Forest player Jenas though) but I couldn't bear the whole thing. The BBC have got to come up with a different angle on the early FA cup rounds than the "giant killing underdogs" one, particularly when the underdogs are technically a richer club than the giants.

[tomtom]

I thought it was great! I think the BBC did a really good job and as a pundit (and commentator) I think Jenas is really good. He comes across to me as being measured and interesting. Though, pronunciation of Salford was cringy...

Was it biased? Well it was based at Salford - Salford have alot of press/profile due to the TV doc and the 92 owners so yes, I think the build up was. The commentary and post match coverage - not really, Salford dicked on them.

TBH, it was one of the most entertaining footy matches I've seen on TV in ages. Refreshing - harsh tackles - normal people playing not mega stars etc... Judging by the comments from folk I follow on twitter that was the consensus too..

I also thought it was good that the BBC had Wright, Sinclair and Jenas working on the show (much as Wright annoys me a litte by wanting to interrupt all the time!) - which made a change from the white middle aged bloke profile a certain major football TV rights holder tends to hold...