PhoenixUnited 4 Posted September 4, 2020 The new season is almost upon us. Hard to know what to make of these strange circumstances but as ever I am looking forward to the new season getting underway. LUFC have opened up the coffers and have brought in some new faces. Don't matter who you are these steps are always a gamble so it will be a case of wait and see. I think we will be OK and have a steady season. I would be happy with a mid-table finish and then hopefully kick on next season. I might well visit here on occasion hopefully to chew the fat and have some good natured banter. Anyho, good luck for the new season. it is going to be a heck of a scrap in the Championship and I reckon there will be around a dozen teams in the mix. 🤯 Laters 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,456 Posted September 4, 2020 Not another one ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CDMullins 436 Posted September 4, 2020 31 minutes ago, PhoenixUnited said: The new season is almost upon us. Hard to know what to make of these strange circumstances but as ever I am looking forward to the new season getting underway. LUFC have opened up the coffers and have brought in some new faces. Don't matter who you are these steps are always a gamble so it will be a case of wait and see. I think we will be OK and have a steady season. I would be happy with a mid-table finish and then hopefully kick on next season. I might well visit here on occasion hopefully to chew the fat and have some good natured banter. Anyho, good luck for the new season. it is going to be a heck of a scrap in the Championship and I reckon there will be around a dozen teams in the mix. 🤯 Laters No one asked you... What a bizarre bunch. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snitterfield Yellow 8 Posted September 4, 2020 Seems a perfectly reasonable post by PhoenixUnited. He might turn out to be the one and only LUFC supporter that does not have delusions of grandeur for the team he supports. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,718 Posted September 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, Snitterfield Yellow said: Seems a perfectly reasonable post by PhoenixUnited. He might turn out to be the one and only LUFC supporter that does not have delusions of grandeur for the team he supports. You are asking a bit much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 495 Posted September 4, 2020 C’mon give the bloke a break. Luton Town are OK in my book and visiting that ground through an alleyway between terrace houses is a different experience. In any case a club that sold us the legendary Ron Davies cannot be all bad. 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crabbycanary3 994 Posted September 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, Crafty Canary said: C’mon give the bloke a break. Luton Town are OK in my book and visiting that ground through an alleyway between terrace houses is a different experience. In any case a club that sold us the legendary Ron Davies cannot be all bad. 😀 You ok Crafty? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted September 4, 2020 3 hours ago, PhoenixUnited said: I might well visit here on occasion hopefully to chew the fat and have some good natured banter. Good luck with that on here! I'm not going to go as far as wishing you luck, if I'm being honest you'd be one of the teams I'd like to see relegated, but any football fan who comes in peace is welcome in my eyes. You can't accurately predict until all the business is done, but you're putting a lot of eggs in the Rodrigo basket. I can't really see him scoring a great deal in the Premier League personally and if he doesn't, it's difficult to see where your goals are going to come from at the moment. That said, Bielsa is an incredible coach and might mastermind survival, but at this stage if I was a betting man, I think I'd go for 19th. Still, I'm sure you'll do better than we did! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhoenixUnited 4 Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) I'd venture that Crafty hasn't mastered joined up writing either. Or is it a visit to Specsavers he needs? 😁 Edited September 4, 2020 by PhoenixUnited Forgot reference to Crafty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,329 Posted September 4, 2020 2 hours ago, TIL 1010 said: You are asking a bit much. Always a good idea to ask ' a bit much' because then you are more likely to receive ' enough '. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terminally Yellow 2,448 Posted September 4, 2020 I think you will make a better try of it than we did. But that's a very low bar indeed. Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor Hockey's Beard 526 Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, PhoenixUnited said: The new season is almost upon us. Hard to know what to make of these strange circumstances but as ever I am looking forward to the new season getting underway. LUFC have opened up the coffers and have brought in some new faces. Don't matter who you are these steps are always a gamble so it will be a case of wait and see. I think we will be OK and have a steady season. I would be happy with a mid-table finish and then hopefully kick on next season. I might well visit here on occasion hopefully to chew the fat and have some good natured banter. Anyho, good luck for the new season. it is going to be a heck of a scrap in the Championship and I reckon there will be around a dozen teams in the mix. 🤯 Laters We all say this before the season starts, but the grim reality is that it is almost impossible to "kick on" in the second season. The analysts will have worked you out, the players won't be quite so motivated and the teams who have been in the Prem for longer than you are nearly all stronger and focused on grinding out results. It really is a sad state of affairs. The powers that be have allowed the Premiership to become a stale product and very unbalanced. Us "old timers" must sound like a scratched record, but it really was more interesting when the gap in quality between all the clubs was less. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surfer 1,547 Posted September 4, 2020 If you finished above two of the other three United’s would you happy Pheonix? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,412 Posted September 4, 2020 I think the op is spying on us Nothing to see here, especially anyone called Buendia There is a Cantwell though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,675 Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) Another one? Or are you the same one in disguise? Either way, hope you have a decent season.. Maybe you might pull a Villa and survive by 1 or 2 points via dodgy non working tecnology, who knows, Or you might just end up becoming the new whipping boys like we did. Either way you're in for both some tough times and some good times, so make the most of the good while you can and enjoy the ride Edited September 4, 2020 by cambridgeshire canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted September 4, 2020 Think the guy is fishing. Not mentioned Norwich once and basically just here to brag about Leeds... boring! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Block Y Seat 176 80 Posted September 4, 2020 6 hours ago, PhoenixUnited said: The new season is almost upon us. Hard to know what to make of these strange circumstances but as ever I am looking forward to the new season getting underway. LUFC have opened up the coffers and have brought in some new faces. Don't matter who you are these steps are always a gamble so it will be a case of wait and see. I think we will be OK and have a steady season. I would be happy with a mid-table finish and then hopefully kick on next season. I might well visit here on occasion hopefully to chew the fat and have some good natured banter. Anyho, good luck for the new season. it is going to be a heck of a scrap in the Championship and I reckon there will be around a dozen teams in the mix. 🤯 Laters Perhaps you should be more concerned in starting the PL campaign without a manager under contract. It would ironic, and slightly amusing if Bielsa walked away at such a momentous time for LUFC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhoenixUnited 4 Posted September 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Surfer said: If you finished above two of the other three United’s would you happy Pheonix? I'd be happy duking it out with West Ham, Necastle and Sheffield and finishing above them but that is easy to say and hard to achieve in this season. I do think also that besting Manure is a pipe dream to be realistic in this season. Sheffield did very well last season and a run like theirs would be a dream Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Fred 526 Posted September 4, 2020 Leeds should bid £30 million for Marco Steiperman he is a class player 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhoenixUnited 4 Posted September 4, 2020 12 minutes ago, Block Y Seat 176 said: Perhaps you should be more concerned in starting the PL campaign without a manager under contract. It would ironic, and slightly amusing if Bielsa walked away at such a momentous time for LUFC. A plague on your houses is it mate? 🤨 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Block Y Seat 176 80 Posted September 4, 2020 Not at all, I’m interested in how Bielsa performs in the PL. The goals you score are spread throughout the team and the tactics used or adapted to combat the top teams is of interest . Pointless though if your board is playing hard ball with a character that’s likely to do the opposite that is expected and walks away and waits for a likely managerial opening in the PL when teams start to struggle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhoenixUnited 4 Posted September 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Trevor Hockey's Beard said: We all say this before the season starts, but the grim reality is that it is almost impossible to "kick on" in the second season. The analysts will have worked you out, the players won't be quite so motivated and the teams who have been in the Prem for longer than you are nearly all stronger and focused on grinding out results. It really is a sad state of affairs. The powers that be have allowed the Premiership to become a stale product and very unbalanced. Us "old timers" must sound like a scratched record, but it really was more interesting when the gap in quality between all the clubs was less. I accept that I am now a paid up member of the Old Codgers Club and agree that for a few seasons now the Championship is a much more competitive league than the Premiership. It's the same as the FA Cup falling foul of the filthy lucre. Still happy to to be where we are a hoping we can make it stick. I think I might enjoy the Championship this season instead of going through it like a basket case. Your team faces a very tough challenge as there are a lot of decent teams all around you. I'll be watching with interest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,088 Posted September 4, 2020 Who are the decent teams in your opinion PU? I think I speak for most of us when I say it looks easier to do well in the coming season than the one when we were champions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhoenixUnited 4 Posted September 5, 2020 14 hours ago, Nuff Said said: Who are the decent teams in your opinion PU? I think I speak for most of us when I say it looks easier to do well in the coming season than the one when we were champions. If we were still in the Championship I'd be thinking about the competition that would get in the way of at least making the play-offs. Last season it was dog eat dog; anyone could beat anyone but somehow West Brom and ourselves broke away a bit. Brentford and Fulham made it a close run thing. Phew! For you this season there is IMHO - Brentford, Derby, Bournemouth, Watford, Forest, Cardiff and Milwall. These will provide stiff opposition and you may not enjoy the same kind of ride that you had the season you went up when you did look pretty darned good. Then there is the Wendies, Blackburn, Stoke, Bristol etc. With whom you just don't know what you are going to get. It will be another cracking season in the Championship Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,423 Posted September 5, 2020 23 hours ago, PhoenixUnited said: The new season is almost upon us. Hard to know what to make of these strange circumstances but as ever I am looking forward to the new season getting underway. LUFC have opened up the coffers and have brought in some new faces. Don't matter who you are these steps are always a gamble so it will be a case of wait and see. I think we will be OK and have a steady season. I would be happy with a mid-table finish and then hopefully kick on next season. I might well visit here on occasion hopefully to chew the fat and have some good natured banter. Anyho, good luck for the new season. it is going to be a heck of a scrap in the Championship and I reckon there will be around a dozen teams in the mix. 🤯 Laters We are living rent free in Leeds fans heads Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzar 1,702 Posted September 5, 2020 37 minutes ago, PhoenixUnited said: If we were still in the Championship I'd be thinking about the competition that would get in the way of at least making the play-offs. Last season it was dog eat dog; anyone could beat anyone but somehow West Brom and ourselves broke away a bit. Brentford and Fulham made it a close run thing. Phew! For you this season there is IMHO - Brentford, Derby, Bournemouth, Watford, Forest, Cardiff and Milwall. These will provide stiff opposition and you may not enjoy the same kind of ride that you had the season you went up when you did look pretty darned good. Then there is the Wendies, Blackburn, Stoke, Bristol etc. With whom you just don't know what you are going to get. It will be another cracking season in the Championship That's every season in the Championship, not just last. Which of course demonstrates why it took you so long to get out of it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhoenixUnited 4 Posted September 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Fuzzar said: That's every season in the Championship, not just last. Which of course demonstrates why it took you so long to get out of it... No argument about how competitiveness of the Championship. As for us we were a cut above the last two seasons but before that we were ordinary for years and didnt pull up any trees nor looked likely to. Be interesting to see how the relegated teams fare. I think all three will find it a tough fight Still, we turned the corner and I am hopeful that we can continue on the current path. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Mass Debater 1,078 Posted September 5, 2020 Try to ignore the more rabid posters on here Phoenix. Im always happy to discuss football as a whole with fans from other clubs. Im an ex-Leeds season ticket holder too so happy to chew the cud Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhoenixUnited 4 Posted September 6, 2020 On 05/09/2020 at 12:37, The Great Mass Debater said: Try to ignore the more rabid posters on here Phoenix. Im always happy to discuss football as a whole with fans from other clubs. Im an ex-Leeds season ticket holder too so happy to chew the cud Happy always to talk football, rabid or otherwise. All it is is a bit of fun, a bit of friendly needling etc. This looks like a site where people might have a go and object to views but it is all about opinions. It takes all sorts but I really don't get some of these forum sites that allow all the effing and jeffing with very little in the way of coherent thought. Haven't had that yet! 😆 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonyc 5,489 Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, PhoenixUnited said: Happy always to talk football, rabid or otherwise. All it is is a bit of fun, a bit of friendly needling etc. This looks like a site where people might have a go and object to views but it is all about opinions. It takes all sorts but I really don't get some of these forum sites that allow all the effing and jeffing with very little in the way of coherent thought. Haven't had that yet! 😆 It isn't that kind of forum (just stay away from comments about ownership!) Edited September 6, 2020 by sonyc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
