DraytonBoy

My first match at CR for many years and living so close to Hall Road it'll be either the King's Arms or Freemasons Arms.

Sam Byram played again last night, you have to think he'll now be offered some sort of a contract. How bizarre if he lines up against City in October.

Most are loans so may come back to the club if they get promoted or will at least be able to be sold. Webber gets a lot of stick but Orta is in a different league when it comes to duff deals.

Many have disagreed and think Farke will be gone before Christmas if they are struggling but the new owners will give him time considering the turmoil the club is in right now, he won't know for weeks who he's got to work with so that credit will carry on well into next year.

It's no coincidence that a few hours after the takeover is approved a replacement SD is announced (albeit with a job different title) and they start spending ready for the new season, in addition the best younger players are being offered new contracts to try and persuade them to stay.

Gone under the radar but Leeds have appointed a 'technical and recruitment' head so I can't see Stu going there now.

How much?

Having handed Farke and his team a four year contract you'd assume he'll be given time to create something rather than just kick him out in a few months should things not be going well. Of course it's all PR as he's only been there a couple of weeks but the new owners are in it for the long haul and have the money to back him.

I know it's difficult to compare grounds but the Anfield Road expansion which only adds 7K to the capacity has cost £80 million.

Can't see it being Roma as they're about to get a RB on loan from Leeds.

A tv presenter's career has been destroyed, his personal life is in tatters and he is now in a mental health facility. The fact that he's committed no crime and has had suffered from mental health issues for the last twenty years is irrelevant, he's a sexual deviant and we should be so grateful to The Sun for exposing him. Can't have his sort reading the evening news.

O'Rourke reported a couple of months ago that West Ham wanted him as their SD so you have to wonder why he didn't take up that offer, if the story was true of course.

The financial loss of the likes of Koch, Arronson, Llorente, and Roca will be around £60 million thanks to the bonkers relegation clauses that Orta agreed to, luckily for Farke it's not going to stop new players coming in.

Unless Leeds are getting stuffed every week Farke will be given every chance to create a team playing attractive and winning football.

Love how Jimmy Greenhoff is looking the other way when the ball is kicked.

I am, but I'm also one of the 'coffin dodgers' who will be in the City Stand on the 5th of August.

Leeds have been transformed as a club even though they're now back in the Championship, this season under Wagner we'll either see stability or stagnation.

Trying to work out the year, I would have been either to the right of Coppell half way up or in the Barclay.

The frustrating thing is that the support is there for a big uplift in the capacity but the finances aren't.

They're trying to align the ownership transfer announcement with the appointment of a new coach/manager so the speculation will continue, the managerial interviews have been done.

Leeds have got Ayling and Drameh (who won promotion with Luton) at RB even if Kristensen goes to Roma so I can't see them wanting anyone else.

Potter or Marsch you'd think, harsh on O'Neil but sadly it's the nature of the industry he's in.

I think Hammond's role at Leeds will simply be to oversee the exodus of several senior players, organise the loans for next season and ensure a new SD is in place by the end of September. There won't be many 'incoming' so I doubt they'd be any conflict of interest with Webber should he end up at Elland Road.

Leeds have just appointed a temporary 'adviser' to oversee the summer transfer window and find a permanent SD.

I cannot imagine Leeds or anyone else waiting until next year so he'll likely leave immediately with a negotiated compensation deal.