Quote Originally Posted by WTF11 View Post
Desperation stakes (as is the usual Leeds MO), with no likelihood that (even if) he comes to Leeds he will be able to fit into the Leeds way (we have evidence of that with Rodrigo and Koch), and we will have the same squad as available for the Liverpool game until late October/early November, 7/8 games in.

We knew in May we were likely to be promoted and had that confirmed (relatively), shortly afterwards, and here we are in late September and casting around here, there and everywhere, when targets must have been apparent months ago. Never likely to get all the targets, but we sure as hell shouldnt be digging up more weeks after seasons start.
Here we go again, Slagging off players before they have even signed. You point out that we knew in May we would probably be promoted?? My arse! Like all Leeds fans - you included allegedly - No one assumed we would be promoted until Huddersfield beat West Brom on the 17th July! So the closw season was just short of two months. While I agree that new signings take time to become established and familiar with Bielsa's style and tactics, we have to buy the players that are deemed the best available options -Two current Spanish, and one current German internationals - when they are available and fees are agreed - and if that seems a tad late to you, well, hows about thinking a little longer term than just the next game eh? most on here - well pretty much everyone apart from you - think that survival is the priority this term, and as long as we achieve that - then the current new signings will have had a year with us to move us on to the next level next season - as Harrison, Costa et al have done for us over the last season. Current signings and targets may well have been agreed ages ago - but in order of prefferance - so if we haven't been able to get first choice targets, we may well have now gone for the next on the list - neither you or I know what had been planned at the end of last season.

As frequently asserted, why not just keep schtum until you see how these players progress? - I don't know, maybe just give them the benefit of the doubt for say two months eh? and spare us all your doom laden predictions [AS per Liverpool] until say November?