Are we a more attractive club than Leeds

[Guest nevergetpastsemedo]

With all this talk of us snapping Leeds players up and some of the media saying we can offer bigger wages. Do you really buy this? Now I'm not too sure of their situation i.e with debts and things, but they have just done a load of work to their stadium and Bates is building a hotel there, so they can't be that skint. So what's your thoughts, have we got more money than Leeds? And would a player given the choice rather come to us then them? Cos lets face we're a big side but so are Leeds

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Cliubs with hotels are obviously loads betterer...!

[Guest Lawrie Maddens Hump]

Money talks!

Football players, for the most, will go to whoever is offering the most money.

My guess would be that at this moment in time, Leeds will be willing to pay more than Wednesday. This is based on our transfer policy under MM to date. However, I guess this policy is always open to change. So who knows?

Edited May 21, 2012 by Lawrie Maddens Hump

[torryowl]

players go where the best money is , if we offer more than leeds then they'll come here and vice-a -versa. who has the most money only bates and mandaric can answer that .

[Lee A]

Similar sized clubs, Leeds might be marginally bigger due to the fact they are the only club in the city.

All depends what gets put on paper and shoved under a players nose.

If either club can do a better job than the other of convincing the player that they will be challenging for promotion and can offer an extra few quid or an extra year on the contract, they instantly become the more attractive club.

[SheffieldGraduate]

Yes we are a potentially bigger

[torryowl]

Yes we are a potentially bigger

based on ?.......

[gurujuan]

Leeds probably shade it due to support picked up from their glory days We have better local support and certainly more support around the country then the pigs have, but Leeds have a huge international fanbase

[smhouston]

Leeds are bigger than us unfortunately, however, Bates isn't injecting money in to the team (well according to a few Leeds fans I've talked to he isn't) so maybe not willing to offer as much as us. Whether we're willing to break our wage structure is another matter

[Guest TonyOwl88]

Its much of a muchness really. If you put the money up for a player, they won't turn you down so that they can play at the same level with a team paying them less.

If we can assure the players we want Premiership status... and convince them its realistic.... We can compete with anybody at Championship level.

L**ds aren't a club we will struggle to compete with on any level.... but Leicester might be a different story because it always comes back to money.

[Guest Big Guns]

Leeds are bigger than us unfortunately

But were not far behind

Man utd

Liverpool

Arsenal

Leeds

[Adebisi]

Leeds are bigger than us unfortunately

But were not far behind

Man utd

Liverpool

Arsenal

Leeds

that's just silly, no way are they the 4th biggest club in the country.

[Guest Big Guns]

that's just silly, no way are they the 4th biggest club in the country.

I think they are.

[PopePiusX]

I think they are.

Bigger than Newcastle? Not for me.

Leeds are bigger than us though, sadly. I live in York and virtually everybody here supports Leeds, or so it seems.

[Guest Big Guns]

Bigger than Newcastle? Not for me.

Leeds are bigger than us though, sadly. I live in York and virtually everybody here supports Leeds, or so it seems.

Were as big as Newcastle.

[PopePiusX]

Were as big as Newcastle.

We're really not.

[Guest Big Guns]

We're really not.

Why not? I remember then getting 14k crowds

And I think they've won one more trophy than us

I think our highest ever attendance is about the same if you look in detail were about the same

Maybe they just nick it .

[Ever the pessimist]

As people have said, it will predominantly down to money. Among the many more obvious reasons I love waddle is the fact he turned Leeds (the then league champions) down for us in favour of our playing style. Not sure many players use that criteria now when deciding upon a move

[Woodseats Owl]

The problem with Leeds is its all fur coat and no knickers.

[anglers owl]

Traditionally its a close call, but I would say at this moment we have the slight edge,

we have momentum

an ambitious chairman

a proven manager

a young squad with potential

a general feeling amongst all, that things are beginning to happen.

put that against

a chairman who wants headlines for himself

mrs doubtfire as manager

a squad of missfits

a feeling amongst Leeds fans that they have somehow missed the boat

I really am optimistic that we will finish top yorkshire club and go from strenghth to strength