So I'm sure all Leeds fans are feeling like me this morning...........over the moon, but with a slight queasy feeling. And that queasiness is not all down to all the Cremant de Limoux I drank last night.
We all know what has happened to the last 6 teams who got promoted. Everyone is saying "The 49ers have got to get their chequebooks out now!" but sadly it is a lot more complicated than that. I'd love us to splash 150 million on Nico Williams from Atletic Bilbao, but there is no way in the world he would sign for a club who are likely to get relegated in a year. Obviously, that is an extreme example, but even more realistic targets would sadly prefer (or their parasitic agents would prefer) to sign for the likes of bleedin' Brentford or Bournemouth rather than Leeds United. Take Delap. He would be great, and we should give whatever Ipswich ask for him, but he'll be off to a top club. We have pulled off 3 fantastic signings during my LUFC lifetime.............Bobby Collins, Gordon Strachan and Raphinha. (OK 4...........Jaden Bogle!) They were all miraculous. We need another one, but what are the chances? (OK 5...........Ao Tanaka!) Take Jack Harrison, for example. I'm sure nobody wants to see him back in a white shirt, but............we have him under contract. How much would we have to pay, and indeed where would we find, a reliable, experienced PL player of the equivalent quality? Everyone was so ready to slam Orta when all those rats jumped ship, but if you cast your mins back 3 years..........Radrizzani was saying "that (ie flirting with relegation") must never be allowed to happen again", and even though we'd sold our best 2 players, we were all happy and optimistic about the signings of Rasmus, Aaronsson, Adams & Gnonto. They all looked like great signings on paper, but......... _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ The Rev, John Lee. Now spinning the platters in the holy discotheque of the real man. Yorkshireman. May that lucky pizza and a bottle of Grolsch be waiting for you with the Celestial Lards R.I.P.
