Are Leeds suffering from second-season syndrome

[Footymad]

Premier League clubs are now fully aware of how to stop Leeds United, says former forward Glenn Murray. - External Link

[spaldy]

No,

He forgot to mention we've played 3 of the top 5 teams this year.

[ozleeds]

No,

He forgot to mention we've played 3 of the top 5 teams this year.

They must be reading my posts as I brought this second year thing the other day lol
Spaldy didn't we have the same hard draw to start with the last season?
We have looked poor from the start friendlies and games.

[george_kaplan]

They must be reading my posts as I brought this second year thing the other day lol
Spaldy didn't we have the same hard draw to start with the last season?
We have looked poor from the start friendlies and games.

Yep…..and after three or four games last season we were all happy but knew we wasn’t going to win the league.

After three or four games this season we are not so happy but *we know we are not getting relegated.


*most of us.

[ozleeds]

Yep…..and after three or four games last season we were all happy but knew we wasn’t going to win the league.

After three or four games this season we are not so happy but *we know we are not getting relegated.


*most of us.

People saying if we continue the way we are we may be relegated that doesn't mean we are all saying we will. We are just going through facts and the facts are there for us to see as the form is poor and now injuries and suspensions are also chipping in.
Also now we have a manager admitting to poor management and don't know why as we only have one plan.

[george_kaplan]

People saying if we continue the way we are we may be relegated that doesn't mean we are all saying we will. We are just going through facts and the facts are there for us to see as the form is poor and now injuries and suspensions are also chipping in.
Also now we have a manager admitting to poor management and don't know why as we only have one plan.

…..and if we had carried on and through we would have won the league or top four, and, and, and.
Four lousy games in mate. You suggesting we throw the towel in now and give up?

Where do you get the “poor management” from mate? Never met the bloke but I didn’t think that was his style.
Makes mistakes yeah he’s man enough and honest enough to admit that the buck stops with him. It’s our second season after 16 years and he is getting knocked for only having one plan, give me strength….
Lets leave it at ‘work in progress’ lets see how the plans work out. If they don’t please feel free to come back and gloat to me “I told you so”.

[WTF11]

Yes we are.

Difficult to understand how supposedly intelligent and powerfully placed individuals at the club failed to take steps to make sure the crocks (Llorente, Forshaw, Koch etc), the failures ((Roberts, Costa Rodrigo, etc) and the "never-quite-will-be's" (Cooper, Ayling) didn't have a replacement strategy in place BEFORE the season started as opposed (at least in the case of Firpo and Costa), when we were three or four games in.

We're now in a relegation fight, no two ways about it (watch Newcastle and see what respects Friday holds!) and what fantasy league football nonesense do we get from Radrizzani? Champions league in a season or two and 65k stadium to boot. What has he been smoking?

If we survive this season in the PL we will be incredibly lucky (and Philips and others won't be sticking around to see if we can repeat the Houdini act in 22/23)

[ozleeds]

…..and if we had carried on and through we would have won the league or top four, and, and, and.
Four lousy games in mate. You suggesting we throw the towel in now and give up?

Where do you get the “poor management” from mate? Never met the bloke but I didn’t think that was his style.
Makes mistakes yeah he’s man enough and honest enough to admit that the buck stops with him. It’s our second season after 16 years and he is getting knocked for only having one plan, give me strength….
Lets leave it at ‘work in progress’ lets see how the plans work out. If they don’t please feel free to come back and gloat to me “I told you so”.

Gloat WTF you think I'm happy to see us like this? I know it's 4 games in but it started a lot earlier in the friendlies but we all said it is only friendliness so don't look too much into it but it proved the opposite the form has carried through.
Let me put it this way.
Do I think we will get relegated NO
Do I think we will improve Yes
Do I have trust in MB Absolutely
I'm I a doomed sayer Ohh Please.
Do I have opinions on the current state Yes why not it's a free country as they say?
Do I gloat as in Happy to see us fail as some suggest Again Please give me a break?

[ozleeds]

Yes we are.

Difficult to understand how supposedly intelligent and powerfully placed individuals at the club failed to take steps to make sure the crocks (Llorente, Forshaw, Koch etc), the failures ((Roberts, Costa Rodrigo, etc) and the "never-quite-will-be's" (Cooper, Ayling) didn't have a replacement strategy in place BEFORE the season started as opposed (at least in the case of Firpo and Costa), when we were three or four games in.

We're now in a relegation fight, no two ways about it (watch Newcastle and see what respects Friday holds!) and what fantasy league football nonesense do we get from Radrizzani? Champions league in a season or two and 65k stadium to boot. What has he been smoking?

If we survive this season in the PL we will be incredibly lucky (and Philips and others won't be sticking around to see if we can repeat the Houdini act in 22/23)

Look when we came back he said all along it will be a 2-year battle to stay in the premiership the first year got some recruits who picked them well we all know as apart from Raph well the rest are questionable one way or another. Laurente should never be bought as we knew his history in the previous 2 seasons. Koch never had indications of injuries so unlucky there. Rod what a waste of space big mistake. Committing to COsta well enough said. Basically this season we will have to rely on our championship squad again.
As the season goes on clubs will start slipping down the ladder and hopefully, we can start improving as I don't fear we will get relegated.

[WTF11]

Look when we came back he said all along it will be a 2-year battle to stay in the premiership the first year got some recruits who picked them well we all know as apart from Raph well the rest are questionable one way or another. Laurente should never be bought as we knew his history in the previous 2 seasons. Koch never had indications of injuries so unlucky there. Rod what a waste of space big mistake. Committing to COsta well enough said. Basically this season we will have to rely on our championship squad again.
As the season goes on clubs will start slipping down the ladder and hopefully, we can start improving as I don't fear we will get relegated.

I refer you (and anyone else prepared to look with an objective view on where we are) to the first paragraph of post #7. Largely in agreement with your observations, just how the f00k were others blind (or not willing to see)?