What do Boro want another striker for? Division 1 may be followed pretty quickly by division 2.

Is Gray being kept on as a coach? Wonder who's next to manage them? (Manage might not be the most appropriate word.) How about Brian Kidd?

To be fair no one in their right mind would seriously think of investing in Leeds. Even if you chuck in twenty odd million you've still got nothing out of it but another lot of rather sizeable debts staring at you. And if they loose a few more decent players - Robinson, Matteo, Smith and Viduka, at least two of them will go I reckon, then relegation would look pretty much a certainty.

Good post Shaddy. Let's be honest, how many of us thought that we'd finish 6th last season? Not sure about the bouncing between divisions - that could be too disruptive for the club, as players leave each time we go down. There's nothing wrong with being ambitious but let's not get too disheartened if we don't reach the heights of the last two seasons every year.

Just a thought. There's not too many left sided players around, certainly those who we can afford. Granted Barmby's not the best player in the world, but he's not that bad. He's a pretty decent record with his past clubs and a fair few caps as well which proves he's got some talent.

I think the reason people want Wilcox back is we're desparate for a left midfielder. Don't think he's the answer though. Barmby might be a better bet. Certainly if Rovers are looking to strengthen the squad and haven't much money Leads is the type of place to go shopping. Smith, Matteo, Milner, Kilgallon there's still some bargins to be had there.

The money has to be spent on a left sided midfielder, anyone can see it's upsetting the balance of the team. That gaping hole on the left is where a lot of the problems are being caused. If that was filled I reckon we'd score a fair few more, and perhaps more importantly for us keeping the number we let in down. Most of the games I've seen the holes in the defence have come from the left midfielder not being where they're supposed to be drawing other players out of position or leading to the opposition ganging up on the left back. It's the same going forward, attacks down the left side of the pitch are a problem, limiting our options. If we are to survive then surely any money available - and there should be some from reduced wages and money left over from the summer - must be spent on getting a decent left sided midfielder.

To be fair the squad we've got is good enough to stay up. All we need is a spark to get the confidence back, like the Worthington Cup. Other than Cole, admittedly a big influence, it was the same squad who'd been struggling who got us out of the mess we were in. So if Souey could get the squad to pull together then, he should be able to do it now. One or two good results and we should get the season back on track. Only problem is when we're going to get that win to begin the run. As for Tottenham? If Souness moved it would be for a better job not worse.

Maybe he gets his Left and Right mixed up...? Someone comes along with a right-sided midfielder for sale and Souey says "Oooh! I don't think I have one of those, I'll take it!" only to get back to Ewood and find he already has three.

What worries me about the whole left sided midfielder problem is that it isn't the first time such a situation has occurred. Last season until Gresko came we played without a proper left back. Granted Bjornebye was injured but it still shouldn't happen. It's a tad worrying that Souness seems to forget about certain positions for part of a season.

Cheers. He'll have to be one hell of a persuasive talker to get anyone to go into that scheme then.

Does anyone know how loaded this Arab Leeds fan is? Is £60 million a lot for him? If not Leeds could be out of the mess pretty soon. As for not being a good investment, other(!) than the £60 million debt, Leeds is a good investment. Good ground, fan base, youth structure, some good players etc. It all depends really how much this guy would be willing to shell out £60 million for nothing.

Fifty million comes in and they'll still be in debt. Leeds are neck deep in it. Consider how many good players they've got left. Robinson, Viduka, Smith and Matteo. Let's say they sell all of them for £15 million, they'll still not be clear. And I can't see Wilcox clearing the debt. Even if they do get out of the mess it'll take them years to get a decent Premiership team togeather.

Aren't their measures to stop that now? Besides they'll have still sold off most of their best players and the loan signings will be back at their clubs leaving a very average squad.