They used to be OK (apart from their knuckle dragging supporters) but they're going to get relegated again this season.
2007-02-28 13:37:56 · 16 answers · asked by Mr Tripod 4 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
not backing david o'leary, was the start of it, putting the chairman first, was a big mistake.
2007-02-28 20:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by GIGGS is OO7 © 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The chairman bancrupted the club a few years ago. £20,000 for his goldfish bowl. Did a lot of big signings hoping to win the champions league and that would bankroll the club. Unfortunately they lost in the semi finals and one by one all the top quality players went to other clubs until thjey were left with kids and old pros they signed from other clubs. They keep sacking managers and now no decent playewr wants to go thwere. They are still bancrupt but somehow still in business. No Im not a fan but from Leeds now living in scotland. I'm a rugby league fan following the Leeds Rhinos. Do you recall Lee Chapman missing an open goal on match of the day and telling the commentator afterwards that it bobbled on a piece that had been churned up by the Hunslet rugby league players who played there then? What rubbish the pitch was perfect and rugby league was not played at that time. At least they will have the best ground in the first division and ultimately theconference. I wonder why they don't join the scottish leagues..they could be in the premier league up there but not in England. The glory days have gone along with their thuggish supporters.
2007-02-28 14:14:15 · answer #2 · answered by Closed Down 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look, the management upstairs made a huge gamble in early 90s. They financed the expensive buys e.g ferdinand, robbie keane, fowler on the back of future league+champions leauge success. Remember the year that they were in the champions league semi final?
Once that dry up for a year, they simply don't have enough $$ to even pay the wages.
Any club manage their money like that while not having steady income (merchandising+group tickets) had to be bankruppted.
If they went bankrupt, they probably has a much better balance than now. But that was not the case, hence they would be in deep finance trouble for a long long time.
Also factoring in the fact that ITV pulled out for the lower leagues, hence way less money for anyone who's not on the premier league.
2007-02-28 15:15:29 · answer #3 · answered by hkhung_80 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they should be up in the premiership there it is the story and i think the same will happen to Chelsea when roman gets bored spent too much to many wages to pay and lost all there good players if they were still in the premiership they would have half the England team lol it is a shame they had players like Robinson woodgate Ferdinand Milne i think that Lennon came from Leeds as well and they had smith and Robbie Keane they would be a brilliant team now if these players took a wage drop and showed some loyalty to there club
2007-02-28 14:06:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are greater communities than in basic terms Liverpool who can stick to Leeds course. in fact Southampton sort of did yet on a smaller scale. Liverpool have huge debt and in the event that they are no longer getting into the suited 4 and lose sales, sell their suited gamers, it must be a no longer undemanding time for them
2016-11-26 21:15:22 · answer #5 · answered by loch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Leeds have one big problem and that's the management.
To be successful starts from the management which is why in if a team doesn't deliver positive result they decide to buy new players and if still not it's the coach who goes.
Thanx!
2007-02-28 23:12:20 · answer #6 · answered by Invasion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they got relegated they sold their best players to teams in the Premiership. I.E. Mark Viduka to Middlesbrough, Harry Kewell to Liverpool and Alan Smith to Manchester United.
2007-02-28 22:17:25 · answer #7 · answered by Micheal 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
leeds 'dominance' in the premier league as a title contender came to an abrupt end as players were not comfortable hence their performance. their relegation didn't help either as top players scattered to different clubs eg. harry, harte, viduka, woodgate etc...their current last place in the championship is not helping. i am not sure what da --------happened to them but it is sad from 'riches to rags'
2007-02-28 14:58:35 · answer #8 · answered by Jermaine g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are a premiership club.
the fact they are doing so badly must have a root cause in the youth structure, one might think.
all the top clubs have fabulous youth sections.
i am hoping they stay up somehow as it is an embarrassment to all of us who remember the glory days, even tho i do not support them.
cheers.
2007-02-28 13:43:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should not have sacked that guy before dennis wise. I support watford and when i saw leeds at cardiff they were very unlucky, i hope they get themselves sorted soon.
2007-02-28 15:07:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There club is a joke.
cant wait to seee all you fat inbred yorkshiremen singing down in league 1 while the mighty bluebirds are sitting pretty in the prem!!!!!!!
you couldnt beat us with 11 , 10 or 9 what about alexander on his own ha ha
goin down goin down goin down
theres only 1 peter ridsdale!!!!!
2007-02-28 19:40:29 · answer #11 · answered by blue birds til i die 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋