I'd guess at the start of the season winning promotion would be top priority by some distance. Second would be a good cup run.

If we finish third and fail in the playoffs, then any cup run which distracts us would not be worth it.

We've had a good cup run already in the league cup, the fa cup clashes with a more key part of the season. In reality Leeds couldn't have won the cup. Promotion is a very real possibility

I;m not unhappy about the result. I love the cup and this is the beauty of it.
i'm really not happy about the team. he could have picked a stronger one and rested people. i'm also not happy he has, as you say, thrown it.
the proof of the pudding will be the next two games, Blackburn and Huddersfield away. win both and he's, almost, justified it. lose both and he'll look an idiot.
maybe I'm just getting older. and a voyeur!

Ateotd promotion is the bigger prize by a long shot and far more realistic to achieve. If we were lingering down in 13t/14th with little chance of the playoffs but a nice gap away from relegation (as Leeds have been in recent seasons) then I'd have been disappointed with the result as a nice cup run would be a bonus.

It's a long season and there's a good chance Leeds' will be extended by at least 2 (hopefully 3) games, the less games the better. Jansson picked up a yellow card in the Cambridge cup game and thus missed the Barnsley defeat, we might've gotten something out of that game if he played and that could prove the difference after 46 games.

I actually backed Monk today with his "approach in terms of changes" it was WHO came in i disagreed with though Vann is better than Mckay Wilks & Stokes are better than Whitehouse & id have had O'kane or Vieira in CM with Phillips because Grimes is garbage.
Sutton deserved it we were p!$h poor & agree with Tad next 2 Away games are more important.

Agree on Grimes he's been awful since he joined.

I see no beauty or magic in any cup competition when results are determined by an utter lack of disrespect, appetite and motivation for winning, which surely ought to be the very essence of any sporting contest.

You're welcome to that crap.

I fully agree with your stance on this but then, that's the money driven greed machine that is the football world of today. and you can see why the clubs field weakened teams (even if you don't agree) when Champions league football is worth many millions in revenue, finishing top 4 is almost a must these days for the elite clubs.

Then you have promotion and relegation teams fighting over many more millions for premier league status, that is sadly far more valuable than a few grand and a nice cup run. Many of us will remember the days when the FA cup was the pinnacle of the season (in many ways like the CC) but it hasn't been that way for a good 20 years or more now.

The point about mid table premiership teams is a good one though, i see no reason why these clubs are not making a cup run a priority... if i was a fan of said clubs i would be pretty upset if we bombed out playing the reserves.

All this said, we are still likely to see two big premiership sides fighting it out in the final as usual.

for me the champions league has ruined domestic football.certainly in England.
big clubs, huge clubs, are more concerned with finishing fourth rather than trying to win anything.

Anybody else watch the SuperBowl tonight? One of the biggest chokes in history by Atlanta, great comeback by Brady and Patriots for all their haters of them that took some doing. Someone might want to check on Andy Gilder as he'll be in floods of tears now.

never got into any American sports. too slow. bores the backside off me

Nah he's over it already methinks

Jesus....

That's mild compared to his twitter rants after the game against St Helens.

No wonder he doesn't post much here these days

W Eve esq has been quiet of late. Wondering if the news of a gourmet's dream will prompt a return. Don't talk to me about sophistication, Leeds now has a taco bell

funny his sabbaticals always coincide with Leeds going well

He's around, he's just got another alias. Parkside Freddy or something.

https://www.leedsunited.com/news/club-n ... cquisition This is fantastic news!

https://www.leedsunited.com/news/club-n ... cquisition This is fantastic news!

it is indeed. however after spending years going upto thorp arch i'm not sure why they would want a new training ground in leeds.
I mean thorp arch is state of the art with pitches everywhere. not sure why they would want to build in a city or where they would build it

They missed the deadline to buy it back didn't they?

Maybe instead of paying the rent Leeds are looking to build a new site instead of continually paying said rent?

Top 6 this year? Last season was just too much to deal with...

early days. doesn't get sorted till christmas

like I said, early days. cracking performance

Expecting us to finish around 10th. But next year think we'll get it right and get the play offs.

Have to see who we sign before the deadline, need strikers and to strengthen the defence. Still early days to properly judge others also as someone like Villa have got off to a poor start despite being a favourite before the season.

Still after Gestede and just signed the Dutch fella Grot.