By Andrew Butterwick![]() The announcement that Becchio has handed in a transfer request didn't all together surprise me. The atmosphere on Planet Leeds in recent weeks has been difficult to say the least. The performances on the pitch have been awful... even the games we've won. This has been more than reflected in the rapidly falling attendances both at home and even away from LS11. Ex Leeds player, Kilkenny, expressed his shock at the half empty ground after Bristol City's recent visit. 3 weeks into the transfer window and all we have managed to do is sign Michael Tonge and get Ross Barkley on loan, a loan that prevents him playing in the cup by the way. Alan Tate's tenure has also come to an end as he returned to Swansea but not before he declared he couldn't stay due to "the financial situation at Leeds" The silence from our new owners has been deafening. It pains me to say this but Leeds United are in a mess, a very big mess. The axis of inactivity, Warnock and Harvey, claim to be doing a great job and working hard behind the scenes respectively but despite their valiant efforts the only thing we see are players leaving the club not coming the other way. The conclusion the majority of fans have reached is that the club is skint and still happy to sell players to the highest bidder to stave off financial ruin. Not a situation that inspires any sort of hope that things will change in the near future I'm afraid. So where do we go from here? Optimistically if Becchio is sold the money will be used to supplement the existing transfer budget and bring in a couple of decent players, the team will improve and the play offs will be beckoning... but back to reality. The money will be lost in the same financial black hole that all transfer monies have disappeared to in recent years, Delph, Johnson, Howson, Gradel, Snodgrass et al. No signings will arrive at ER due to the same old reasons... greedy agents, too high wages, Warnock will bemoan the fact he hasn't been able to bring in the couple of signings he needed for promotion and another season will sink into frustrating, tedious anti climax. Accompanying this malaise will be the continued destruction of a once great club by inept and short sighted management of the football club. What price for Sam Byram? In short Leeds are in turmoil, not for the first time, but this time I fear will be more catastrophic than anything seen before unless our new owners start to get a grip and show some leadership. Where is the engagement with the fans? Where are the resources the club needs to grow? Where is any visibility of what's going on? Supporting Leeds is always something of a burden but it shouldn't drive you to despair. Currently we are continually on Despair Avenue. Will we escape back to some sort of normality in the near future? Don't hold your breath. Batten down the hatches I fear the season is already over... unless we can seek some solace in the FA Cup against Spurs? It's a long shot but Can't wait. MOT
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roy
25/1/2013 06:44:06 am
why buy the club if they have no ambition what chance have we got of attracting new players if we cant give beccios what he deserves
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carl
25/1/2013 09:32:39 am
If you're that sick of the 'despair' of following Leeds, then stop moaning and go support Man Utd or somebody. 'Fans' like you are just making matters worse by spouting crap that, really, no one outside the club know anything about. Becchio wants more money than Leeds offered...simple as. If they were really that broke they would have snapped the hands off whoever put in the first, second or even the third bid that has been submitted. I for one don't want to see a return to the policy that got us in the mess that we are now by offering players more money than we can afford. If it is true about Becchio being targetted by teams in China, then there is no way Leeds can compete with that kind of money.
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steve
25/1/2013 11:35:01 am
Carl if your full of optomism at the moment please give me some of that stuff you must be on. Mick Jones and Warnock practicaly put Becchio in the shop window 3 weeks ago stating he was a wanted man. Now they are claiming that his head as been turned. I am sorry but I cannot help but think this situation has been created from above. I don't think they are broke I think more like , as they said, this is the wrong time to do business so maybe we have to sell to spend.
LufcTyke
25/1/2013 02:46:39 pm
Carl you need to read Andrews other blogs http://leedsfan.blogspot.fr/ He goes to every game, home and away. He is not negative about Leeds, he is realistic and you will find most fans are thinking the same.
Batboy
25/1/2013 07:24:19 am
Totally agree, don't wanna sound dramatic but this is the lowest point for a few years. Our team is worse now than it was in league 1 (no snodgrass, howson, gradel, beckford, schmeichel etc... This crowd have no intention of investing in he squad, they made that clear in their opening press conference. Arrrggghhh
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