Leeds fan here, joined to have decent debate.
Just seen this thought I’d give you the Leeds perspective. in our opinion we’re pretty consistent only lost 1 in 7 won the last 3. We aren’t finding it easier to blow teams away at the minute but we’re getting the wins. The main reason we are finding it hard at the moment is that teams don’t set up to come to beat us they set up to not lose & maybe nick it. Which means as soon as the lose the ball they drop the half way line which make it hard to break teams down but we’re finding ways. The 2nd I noticed a post maybe a page or so back saying we’d likely drop out once injuries & suspensions kicked in, I’d say that’s been the case since the season started. With roofe, henandez, Ayling, bamford, beradi, brown, Blackman, now cooper, all missing significant amount of games since the start of the season & we’re still without ayling, beradi, brown, bamford & Cooper. Young kids have filled in brilliantly, Clarke 17, Shackleton 19, Halme 20, huffer 20, Harrison 21 & Roberts 19. So we’re managing brilliantly & will be likely be stronger with the players coming back from injury around Xmas plus hopefully some signings in January.
That being said would I have liked to have played you earlier in the season definitely, Smith seems to have got you playing even if you do seem leaky at the back you have players that could definitely hurt us with the pace you have out wide & I do fancy your chances of making the playoffs especially if you go for broke In jan, but I believe this is your third year & if you do go for it & fail I would imagine you’d be in the same boat of sheff Wednesday & have to cut back massively due to failing FFP.
Good luck for the rest of the season, just not against us.
