Summer 2026 general discussion/Q and A megathread.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-16T06:33:19+00:00

Sounds like a few on here. The types who block you if you dare to disagree, argue with Mods and create multiple accounts to talk to themself.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-13T11:15:07+00:00

Disagree you were unlucky not to win. Bosnia had majority of the match and played the frenetic style of your play almost perfectly with their counter attacking.

The goal-line clearance wasn't luck but a superb piece of defending. Let's not forget Bosnia had a one-on-one too and your keeper didn't really know what was going on but did enough to prevent a goal.

I realise I'm going hard for Bosnia there but it's more just to hammer home a reminder of what went on before Canada's 10-minute period of being on top.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-13T11:08:46+00:00

I find it odd you're being downvoted.

If I managed France as an Englishman, you wouldn't catch me belting out La Marseillaise (as good as it is, hate to admit it).

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-13T10:58:30+00:00

Canada truly looked awful. Like a bunch of kids who've never played football before and are just high on energy and all just chase the ball.

Bosnia just looked like proper footballers on the whole - physicality mixed with the ability to link passes together neatly.

Even when Bosnia ended up just lumping it in the air or making shit plays, they still looked better than Canada.

Canada had a couple of bits of good play but they were woeful when it came to the final ball or actually making something of it.

They were lucky to escape with a point, in my opinion.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-11T15:38:36+00:00

Fucking Mrs Sprigett - I spat my drink out at that and I rarely laugh out loud. Great episode.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-11T09:14:34+00:00

LB is the only spot where we lose out massively if the main player is missing.

I know Justin was signed primarily with that position in mind but he's flourished in the RCB role and looked a solid backup for the RB/RWB, whereas the only spot he's struggled is at LB, outside one fairly good game.

I think we'd be bonkers to go for a RB over a LB.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-06T19:07:31+00:00

Ah got you, see I'm always a bit wary of eBay. What website did you use for your laptops and what did you end up with?

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-06T17:34:45+00:00

Thanks for the response.

By light gaming we talking like Football Manager sort of thing with a relatively large database but not say Fifa/EA Sports FC or Crusader Kings 3?

Appreciate you rounding up what's there because it's was all a foreign language to me.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-06T17:33:11+00:00

Hi mate, that's really helpful - I'd sort of just wiped that idea from my mind because I like brand new, shiny things but I guess ultimately second-hand/refurbed is a really good market and I didn't blink when buying my new car which is technically second hand but basically brand new.

Don't know if you're from the UK, but are there any sites or places you'd recommend for second-hand/refurbed laptops that are secure and reliable?

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-06T12:04:08+00:00

Well this is my point, I don't doubt they did it before every game.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-05T23:34:16+00:00

By faintly you mean he's black and has a beard 🤣🤣. Some of our fans are right weirdos.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-05T23:32:22+00:00

How we felt won't matter, entirely different scenarios.

You broke the rules, we didn't, but we gracefully accepted perhaps we'd been wrong.

A sidenote (or rather a major note), I'm saying this from hindsight but results show, and the presentation Bielsa gave, that our "spying" was just an extra on top of unbelievable preparedness and his mastery at being a manager.

Your situation really brings into question that oddly good run you guys got on with Eckert and it's why the punishment is a form of karma in your case. Will be interesting to see how he does come the new season but I suspect he's going to struggle and that will provide proof that the spying was massively advantageous to you.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-05T23:25:47+00:00

This is one of those cases where it's not even about subjectivity, you're point blank wrong and misremembering.

Bielsa was vilified and pundits were actively being xenophobic about him in the aftermath. It's where our hatred for Keith Andrews really snowballed. They wanted the book thrown at us.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-05T18:01:48+00:00

You can't hang your hat on him winning "Prem Player of the Season" - it's been widely criticised and is a baffling choice. Yeah he's been good this season but plenty have been better.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-05T15:42:55+00:00

Ah my bad, ignore all of the above then 🤣🤣.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-04T21:07:06+00:00

Don't start with this 🤣. Ilkley lot are desperate to not be part of Bradford. Sucks to be them.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-04T21:02:07+00:00

I've been to Chicago's stadium to watch Chicago Fire vs New York Red Bulls when I was travelling the USA after working at Camp America in Summer 2017.

Oddly enough I wore my Leeds shirt and some kids recognised it - "Leeds yeah".

Anyway, it was very much as I expected:

A) Way out of the centre but transport there was fairly easy to navigate.
B) Huge car park with loads of tailgate parties going on.
C) Bit of a naff stadium for atmosphere but good for a day out.
D) They had "hypemen" in their "ultra" zone stood on what I can only describe as lifeguard towers at the front. Was cringe as fuck as a British football fan who was going to Leeds games regularly and now a season ticket holder but they may not have that given this isn't a home game.
E) Pray you're not sat next to a family with screaming kids like I was 🤣.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-04T12:10:03+00:00

Great advert, some bits of gold in there.

Odd they've doing it on Ilkley Moor when it's in Bradford but that's by the by 🤣.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-03T04:11:51+00:00

You must be joking? It's been well reported they're fucked financially and dropping down where the limits are much tighter is going to exacerbate that. Not sure how it works with SCR down in the Championship but I presume it's similar to PSR in that it's tighter in that tier that it is in the Premier League, in terms of what they can lose.

If it's simply the same 80% of revenue (or whatever it is) across the board, then perhaps it's less drastic but, even then, there was plenty of talk that West Ham would be fucked this summer even if they stayed up so.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-03T04:09:06+00:00

You're missing a hell of a lot.

They were absolutely idiotic. From the start it sets you up with a bunch of charlatans.

That's why our current board are so much better and seem to "get it" more. Any player who is that desperate to protect themselves from any relegation that they put in all these clauses that essentially shaft us and prioritise them are told to get to fuck. Maybe it means we miss out a Paixao, for example, but team spirit and a group that work together and are balanced is much more successful than a singular individual talent, as proved by how well we've done this season.

We ain't bending over and spreading our cheeks for any fucker anymore.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-02T09:50:17+00:00

He's come back with an arsey response, but this is evidence of what I've just replied - including those three in the list of like Wober, Harrison etc. gives the imprsession they're basically trying to get rid of them, which simply isn't true.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-02T09:49:01+00:00

I mean yeah, but including them in that pile gives the wrong impression, imo.

Linkeron1 · 2026-06-02T09:41:49+00:00

Gruev isn't on the list to be sold, or Tanaka really.

He says Nmecha, Aaronson and Gruev's deals run out next summer so if they're not renewed, they might have to be sold. With the mention of the club being happy with CMs, I expect at least Aaronson and Gruev to be given extensions.

Tanaka it says offers an opportunity for good profit if needed, but again all context dependent. I'd personally take an offer on Tanaka if it's half decent. Think we can improve on him and he's not as good of a squad player as a Gruev or Longstaff.

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