MT - I have watched Leeds at their very worst such as in the 1980s when the ground was crumbling, there was rubbish in the streets, the club had no money and the results were patchy at best. There were always glimmers of hope though and players that were ever given or grabbed for themselves latitude to take risks. Shez was the beacon of hope in those gloomy times.

Wilko was at times functional but players were allowed to take risks and we had players who could delight such as the wee man, Gary Mac, Speedo, Wallace etc.

Even under Colin we had the likes of Brechio and Diouf who took risks.

What is frustrating now is that a lot of managers just play a risk free system and if the players don?t adhere they get dropped. Solomon is a quality player but it?s like we want to clip his wings. I miss Rutter for the fact it was impossible to shackle him and so he took risks and did things that got you off your seat. Saw him v Valencia in pre-season and every time he touched the ball in the second half there was a buzz of anticipation in the crowd.

Now he has gone there seems to be no one that does that and is instructed to play safety football. We have a squad capable of taking this league apart it just needs to be empowered to do so rather than being constrained by the system.