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Post by WyomingWhite on Aug 9, 2006 15:11:32 GMT -1
Micky Adams has publicly come out and slated Leeds though, (last season), despite being an ex-player. While I'd love to see Strachan or McAllister in the Leeds job at some point in the future, my first choice would be Andy Ritchie from Barnsley, (an other ex Leeds player funnily enough) I think its made for Gary Mac to be honest. No club, wants to get back involved, loves our club, fans love him, decent guy with good knowledge of the game.....if only Don't get me wrong Mcallister is one fo my heros and I'd love him to be manager. Just not so sure that the timing would be great in what should be a promotion challenging year for us. I'd like someone with a little more experience and success to come in first and get us out of this league. Andy Ritchie is my first choice because of his successful promotion through the playoffs last year with Barnsley..... that said Ian Holloway is another name I'd throw into the mix - that guy could be a great manager for us too.
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Post by WyomingWhite on Aug 9, 2006 15:17:32 GMT -1
I feel dirty for talking about replacements though for KB Jnr at the moment though, afterall we are still on course for our best start to the season in five years!!
I'm still backing Kev for the moment, but 8 games further into the season it may be a different story. I hope not, maybe last nights game and the reaction of both the media, fans and Kevin himself has woken him up to see the problems that he seems to have had a blindspot seeing for so long.
It's tempting to drive over to Walton and paint 4-4-2 on the road in 20 foot letters just by the entrance road to the Academy just to give KB a reminder every morning when he drives in....
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Post by Teesside White on Aug 9, 2006 19:07:13 GMT -1
if blackwell goes, then the stage is set for O'Leary to come back
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Post by Dr LuKas on Aug 9, 2006 19:15:39 GMT -1
if blackwell goes, then the stage is set for O'Leary to come back What would everyone think about that? About 3 years ago that would have been great, but seeing how poorly he did at Villa I'm not so sure.
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Post by Teesside White on Aug 9, 2006 19:16:40 GMT -1
i'd bow down to that man, he helped on the way to greatness, but ridsdale stood in his way
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Post by fultaff on Aug 9, 2006 21:36:16 GMT -1
"it would seem there's potentially a bit of a Hearts/Romanov situation developing at Leeds with Bates" I think your right unfortunately
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Post by Donnie White on Aug 10, 2006 6:46:15 GMT -1
if blackwell goes, then the stage is set for O'Leary to come back I think the way we played under O'Leary was exciting and damn effective but it was with a team built with a lot of money as well as youngsters. If he came back then would he be able to do a similar job as before, or will it be more like what happened at Villa due to the fact that he won't have any money to spend. As much as I appraciate what O'Leary did for us, and will always sing his praises, I'm not sure having him back will be a good move for the club. We need to look forward not back. Anyway, there is still a large section of the fans who despise him, and blame him and Ridsdale jointly for what happend to us, so he would be starting with a section of the fans already on his back.
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Post by jimbo on Aug 10, 2006 7:23:21 GMT -1
The team was more successful before we brought in loadsa players for big money, 99-00 our best season in the league.... I would love to see O'Leary back, we have a lot of youth with potential and bringing them through could be the difference of staying in this league and getting out, we all know O'Leary is good with kids..... and besides with a sensible budget, a couple of mil, he could take us up.....
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Post by Donnie White on Aug 10, 2006 7:37:14 GMT -1
I'll concede the point about the team in 99-00, however do you really think that having O'Leary back would be a good thing?
People will think that because he did well last time that it will just be case of Deja Vu. If he got off to a bad start then people would be far quicker to judge him and get on his back. His time at Villa shows that he doesn't always have the midas touch.
Oh well, fingers crossed we'll start to play the way we can, and take this league by storm and get to the promised land on the third time of asking.
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Post by Dr LuKas on Aug 10, 2006 7:57:27 GMT -1
The team was more successful before we brought in loadsa players for big money, 99-00 our best season in the league.... I would love to see O'Leary back, we have a lot of youth with potential and bringing them through could be the difference of staying in this league and getting out, we all know O'Leary is good with kids..... and besides with a sensible budget, a couple of mil, he could take us up..... Yeah like that kid Rose who turned down a contract with Chealsea to stay with us. When is he going to break into the first team?
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Post by Fizzy Bread on Aug 10, 2006 8:20:19 GMT -1
But O'Leary at Villa.. He had no money and average players and could do nothing with them. At Leeds, he had all the money he wanted so he did well! Granted he is a good manager but he's like a glorified Nigel Worthy, "I think we played excellent today, the lads put in great effort, we created loads of chances.." etc etc etc (not adding they lost)
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Post by Donnie White on Aug 10, 2006 8:28:09 GMT -1
THe other thing about O'leary was that he took over from Graham who had turned us into one of the best defending teams in the country, although this made for some tedious football at times. O'leary was then able to take over a team which already had the defence sorted, and so could work on the midfield and attack, and was able to turn us into a formidable attacking team., which had a solid defence.
If he took over now then he wouldn't be able to do the same as before, as the defence needs sorting first and foremost.
Just a thought...
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Post by Roaster©®™ on Aug 10, 2006 16:38:13 GMT -1
Anyone reckon there's a chance or pursading O'Neil that Aston Villa are a pile of poo and it's better up north?? Whilst some might say it is better up North (I'm a Midlander) I don't reckon Leeds could match O'Neill's £1.6m 12 contract! NICE if we could ;D
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