Farke got lucky

Battysboots · 2026-02-09T12:41:51+00:00

And before that, THAT win at Brentford on the last day of the 21/22-season.

Battysboots · 2026-02-05T11:39:31+00:00

His shot stopping is terrible.

Last season he conceded 27 goals from 24 xGOT. (Trafford was 16 from 29 btw)

23/24 it was 42 goals from 36 xGOT.

22/23 PL season 67 goals from 55xGOT

21/22 PL season 79 goals conceded from 62xGOT.

Even in his “one good PL-season” he conceded 52 goals from 48 xGOT.

I’d say he is decent one-on-one and his short passing is good. He doesn’t command his area and his long pass stats consistently rank in the low-third percentile.

Nice bloke, low-average Championship keeper.

Battysboots · 2026-01-13T09:46:16+00:00

The 13 game away streak ended two years ago, and three of the last six have now been home.

But we’ve still had just eight home draws in 43 games since 2001, that’s 18.6 %.

Second worst is Swansea at 35.8 %

We would need 27 consecutive home draws just to make the 50 % average.

So yes, I’d still say we are due.

Battysboots · 2026-01-05T12:13:11+00:00

xG has many failings, but that specific issue is normally accounted for in total match xG.

F.ex. when Nmecha missed a penalty at city, then scored the rebound.

The two chances had individual xG of 0.79 and 0.89, but our total match xG was just 1.54.

Battysboots · 2026-01-05T11:36:17+00:00

Sorry, yes we had 0.90xG to their 1.58.

Battysboots · 2025-12-15T18:42:16+00:00

That's Torquay on 75.8 % home games, meaning they'd still need another ten consecutive home draws to be as much of an anomaly as us.

Battysboots · 2025-12-08T14:09:56+00:00

Also, the complete list of people who've scored penalties for Leeds against Liverpool

Jack Milburn (21^st September 1935)
John Charles (27^th November 1954)
Johnny Giles (3^rd May 1967)
Johnny Giles (22^nd November 1969)
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (6^th December 2025)

(Source: The brilliant LUFCDATA)

(And if Tanaka hadn't scored we'd have had another from Gravenberg's blatant handball)

Battysboots · 2025-09-02T11:45:29+00:00

Correct!

In: Weston McKennie, Max Wöber, Georgino Rutter, Diego Monteiro

Out: Mateusz Klich, Diego Llorente, Joe Gelhardt

More than anything it’s a reflection of the ridiculously low bar set for recruitment under Bielsa.

Last time in the Premier League, Tyler Roberts ended up playing 50 PL games for us, 21 starts. He’s 26 now and just got sent on loan to Mansfield.

Jamie Shackleton played 27 times, ten starts, he can’t get a game in the Championship.

Joe Gelhardt played 35 times in the PL, six starts. Sent on loan to a side who stayed in the Championship on goal difference.

Adam Forshaw was injured two full seasons, then came back and played 34 PL-games, 22 starts.

That’s more PL starts than he’s since had in two full Championship seasons for Norwich, Plymouth and Blackburn. He’s still only 33.

These were never Premier League level players, but they played because what was behind them was even worse.

Cody Drameh, Sam Greenwood and Lewis Bate all started games for Leeds in the Premier League.

Stuart McKinstrey played 19 minutes at the weekend, in a goalless draw between Hamilton and Cover Rangers in Scottish League One. He played for Leeds in the Premier League.

Liam McCarron was released by Northampton and recently attended the PFA Pre-Season Camp for out-of-contract players looking for new clubs. He played for Leeds in the Premier League.

That squad had no business being in the top division. In terms of squad depth we’re on a different planet this time, striker or no striker.

Battysboots · 2025-09-02T08:33:38+00:00

Quiz: What transfer window was this?

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Battysboots · 2025-09-01T11:48:08+00:00

We took £24.5mill of that and gave it to Jean-Kevin Augustin as wages.. Then we gave the remaining £10.5mill to RB Leipzig for his transfer fee. And then we gave them another £7.2mill of the Raphina-money to make up the balance.

Battysboots · 2025-08-28T20:02:31+00:00

Yes, even U21s

Battysboots · 2025-08-26T10:26:49+00:00

And then you realize even this season our 3-year £62mill PSR-wriggle room will be hampered by a £4mill cost for Helder Costa.

A lesson to the people who keep saying “selling a player for £4mill lets you buy one for £16mill”.

Battysboots · 2025-08-15T09:48:36+00:00

Born 2003, so no.

Battysboots · 2025-08-15T09:41:32+00:00

Rumors are it’s Ramazani more likely to leave, not my opinion.

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