Steve Evans - what a kn0b

Iamapen15

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• Jan 26, 2016

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Talking earlier today about Aiden McGeady...

“But if he were to consider a Championship club then Leeds must be at the front of that thought process - we’re the biggest, most outstanding club in the league."

 

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• Jan 26, 2016

• #2

Iamapen15 said:

Talking earlier today about Aiden McGeady...

“But if he were to consider a Championship club then Leeds must be at the front of that thought process - we’re the biggest, most outstanding club in the league."

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Eh? He's right. MASSIVE.

THE Leeds United.





(He is still a knob though, obviously)

 

SteveTheSeagull

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• Jan 26, 2016

• #3

Just looking after his own back and You know his boss is a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

 

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• Jan 26, 2016

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SteveTheSeagull said:

Just looking after his own back and You know his boss is a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

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Only because his manager ate them all.

 

Simon Morgan

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• Jan 26, 2016

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If size of club is dictated by size of manager then he's right, they're way out in front.

 

The Antikythera Mechanism

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• Jan 26, 2016

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Leeds have the "biggest" manager, for sure (in kg, that is)

 

Blue Valkyrie

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• Jan 26, 2016

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Desparate attempt to big up Leeds to the player.

 

GT49er

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• Jan 26, 2016

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Just doing his job for his club, isn't he?

 

5mins-from-amex

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coldean

• Jan 26, 2016

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I would put 2 times European Cup winners Nottingham Forest above dirty Leeds in order of size of clubs.

 

Ernest

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• Jan 26, 2016

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Sheffield Wednesday

 

studio150

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• Jan 26, 2016

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Not the Leeds United who in their last 8 seasons in the Championship have finished:

14th 5th 24th (then League 1 for 3 seasons) 7th 14th 13th 15th and 15th and have not been in the Premier League since 2003/4

but the other Leeds United who are the biggest club in the universe

 

mejonaNO12 aka riskit

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• Jan 26, 2016

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Manager in talking up club shocker.

 

Medwayseagull

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• Jan 26, 2016

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I thought from the thread title you had been spying on him in the shower - but then realised you wouldn't have been able to see anything because of the stomach overhang.

 

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• Jan 26, 2016

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I am all in favour of him bigging Leeds up if it means them taking points off of our promotion rivals so that they eventually finish up 7th.

 

edna krabappel

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• Jan 26, 2016

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The full quote is this:

"Speaking to Aiden's representatives, he may have options in the Premier League.

“I do like Aiden McGeady but there has been no further chat with him in the last 10 days.

“But if he were to consider a Championship club then Leeds must be at the front of that thought process - we're the biggest, most outstanding club in the league.

“That doesn't mean we're top of the league but we're the big club that players look at.”



Whatever you think of Steve Evans (and I'm far from his biggest fan), he has something of a point when you look at the entirety of what he says. Leeds' size is a factor when it comes to signing players. Guys who might not consider signing for (say) Huddersfield, Rotherham, Preston, Reading, Cardiff etc because they're lower mid table Championship sides may well think Leeds is a more attractive option. It's the same with Pompey (#twats) in L2. Even if Pompey were 17th, they'd still have a greater pull at that level over other sides around them.

That said, I'm not sure any players are going to pick them over Boro, Burnley, Derby or Hull at the moment. Well, Boro, Burnley or Hull at least

 

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• Jan 26, 2016

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GT49er said:

Just doing his job for his club, isn't he?

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This.

 

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5mins-from-amex said:

I would put 2 times European Cup winners Nottingham Forest above dirty Leeds in order of size of clubs.

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Winning cups doesn't make you a big club....How many more times does this need to be said?
Accrington Stanley could win the champions league and fa cup and they'd still be a small but successful club.

 

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• Jan 26, 2016

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sir albion said:

Winning cups doesn't make you a big club....How many more times does this need to be said?
Accrington Stanley could win the champions league and fa cup and they'd still be a small but successful club.

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It does in my book.

 

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sir albion

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5mins-from-amex said:

It does in my book.

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So you saying Wigan are a big club for winning the fa cup?

 

edna krabappel

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sir albion said:

So you saying Wigan are a big club for winning the fa cup?

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Compared to...?

Eastleigh, Forest Green Rovers? Yes. Rochdale, Bury? Yes. Leyton Orient? Almost certainly. Sheffield United, Coventry, even Swindon Town (at that level)...no.