Barry Douglas

[WTF11]

Fair enough. We disagreed somewhat to the value of Douglas recently...but we both left it at that to agree to disagree. Respectfully like it should be. But sometimes you appear to antaganise others on here by how strongly you word your disagreement. Basically suggesting others opinion are laughable and cannot possibly be right. A little more tact would be handy...even if you do think they are way off the mark.

Hmm, tact......., not sure thats a strong suit for some on here, (me included!)

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

i think for 3million, douglas aint a bad buy at all, and based on last season you can understand why the club wanted him, we hadnt had a decent leftback since charlie taylor, so he was needed, i didnt think debock was all that bad in fairness but hey what do i know. and anyway, now weve discovered that alioski aint half bad at leftback, weve alioski and douglas at lb and berardi and ayling at rb, all 4 are top 6 quality, and if you look at many of our players now, the majority are top 6 quality, hense why weve been at least 4th or higher all season, plus the fact we have a world class head coach and coaching staff now, you put all of that together, with an owner and board who seem to have gotten things done a lot better this season, and our supremely excellent fan base, plus a frigging awesome youth academy, GOD I'M GOING MENTAL HERE ITS BLOODY AWESOME!

btw, we will be promoted this season! MOT!!!

[leedsutdman]

i think for 3million, douglas aint a bad buy at all, and based on last season you can understand why the club wanted him, we hadnt had a decent leftback since charlie taylor, so he was needed, i didnt think debock was all that bad in fairness but hey what do i know. and anyway, now weve discovered that alioski aint half bad at leftback, weve alioski and douglas at lb and berardi and ayling at rb, all 4 are top 6 quality, and if you look at many of our players now, the majority are top 6 quality, hense why weve been at least 4th or higher all season, plus the fact we have a world class head coach and coaching staff now, you put all of that together, with an owner and board who seem to have gotten things done a lot better this season, and our supremely excellent fan base, plus a frigging awesome youth academy, GOD I'M GOING MENTAL HERE ITS BLOODY AWESOME!

btw, we will be promoted this season! MOT!!!

Neg head !

[whitestomper45]

Depends on which statistics you want to use, the FIFA 19 table has him at No.2. Lies, damned lies, and statistics, it's all how you slice and dice. Of late (well, not quite so much "of late"), he and others (Forshaw for too much of the time, Harrison since he stepped out in a Leeds 1st team shirt!) have not made the contribution they did early doors (or at all), and as such they should be rested, replaced and/or shipped out, (including Brown), and focus put back where it belongs, on the squad that makes up the 1st team and subs week in, week out.

I ask again (yes, I make no apology for going back to the subject of the keeper), what makes these outfield players so special that they get game time (well most, Brown seems to be a permanent fixture in the U23s) when they are clearly either mismatched, or not suitable for the role they have been given, when it was eminently possible to replace a 1st choice goalkeeper with a more "suitable" alternative without there being any massive drop in GK performance?

I doubt Bielsa or anybody at Leeds uses a different criteria for goalkeepers v outfield. I would think it was simply a better option was available in that position at that time albeit not necesserily our weakest link at the time, you can't always improve the squad with the weakest link first. I think BPF has still to improve his allround game to fulfill his potential and is bound to learn from Casilla.
Outfield players, unlike keepers may be asked to play out of position or play in a different role (more attacking/defensive/wide/central) than they are used to playing, sometimes this works or takes time to evolve. Players like Douglas rarely stand out as they do alot of unsung work during a match, a fact that obviously has not been lost on those who are skilled in rating players over a season.

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Neg head !

LMFAO!!!!! best compliment I've had all day!

[UbiqueLUFC33]

LMFAO!!!!! best compliment I've had all day!

or ever?

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Brought composure and more quality when he came on tonight.

[WTF11]

Brought composure and more quality when he came on tonight.

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[hopelesslyoptimistic]

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Do keep up dear ... we played a game last night. he came on as a sub second half and when he did he looked very assured and composed, ran with purpose, used the ball well and defended well.

[OldWhiteTaff]

Douglas certainly has his qualities, but he is not the quickest, nor the strongest defensively, which I think is why in fact him and Alioski together on the left (notwithstanding the shortcomings we're all aware of) worked pretty well for us earlier in the season. And I think against West Brom that's probably the line up I'd like to see on the left.