24hoursfromtulsehill Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I quite enjoyed some of his first touches. If they have wingers and full backs who launch it in there, he'll get goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Good luck Matt. I have to admit you didn't get anywhere near winning me over until the Forest match onwards. After that I realised Dickov had been playing you wrong all the time you were here. Another peice of :censored:ing awful business by Corney and the club because straight after the LFC match, they should have quadrupled your £400 per week salary and put a buy out clause in the contract of say £500k. We would have got it without doubt. Can't blame the lad one bit for looking after himself financially! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Elvis 1977 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Who gives a :censored: where he goes. Without liverpool , everton and few goals towards end of last season he has been a disappointment . remembers his miss from 2 yards out vs Crewe I think ? He has gone Move on ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I prefer to remember the three goals in a week that kept us up and his first three FA Cup goals which bagged the club over half a million quid in prize money, tv money and replay gate receipts. Good luck to him I rated him, little ability but used correctly extremely effective -any Leeds fans have already written him off so I'll be an interested watcher of the FL show next season.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagger Lee Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 What is most frustrating is that with a full pre season of decent training and increased fitness levels with LJ many of us suspect that there was a good League 1 level player ready to be unleashed. Can't blame Smith for leaving but it is another reason to be glad PD is no longer around. Can we get him back on loan towards the end of the season .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 He'll be somewhere on loan next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manshaw Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 He'll be somewhere on loan next season. I think under TP and Lj, he was begining to develop his game. Dont forget, he is a late starter in footballing terms. If Leeds can continue his development, then they will have a good player. BUT, I think he will be a small fish in a big pond, and not get the same one on one has he was probaby getting at BP. i think another year at BP would have been a huge development for him, but I cant blame him for getting the big money now. Too soon for his overall carrer in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFC_Ryan Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Who gives a :censored: where he goes. Without liverpool , everton and few goals towards end of last season he has been a disappointment . remembers his miss from 2 yards out vs Crewe I think ? He has gone Move on ... Very unfair on the lad, that's like saying Paddy Madden has been woeful all year other than his 20 odd goals in the league..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFC_Ryan Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 I think under TP and Lj, he was begining to develop his game. Dont forget, he is a late starter in footballing terms. If Leeds can continue his development, then they will have a good player. BUT, I think he will be a small fish in a big pond, and not get the same one on one has he was probaby getting at BP. i think another year at BP would have been a huge development for him, but I cant blame him for getting the big money now. Too soon for his overall carrer in my opinion Like many others have said, he could of had a bad season and would have removed himself from the shop window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oafc1895 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Matty sheep sheep sheep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinodriscoll Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 oh well he's gone lol moving on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I prefer to remember the three goals in a week that kept us up and his first three FA Cup goals which bagged the club over half a million quid in prize money, tv money and replay gate receipts. Good luck to him I rated him, little ability but used correctly extremely effective -any Leeds fans have already written him off so I'll be an interested watcher of the FL show next season.... do they feature bench warmers of Leeds Ressies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesidg Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Like many others have said, he could of had a bad season and would have removed himself from the shop window. 'Have' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookers_Carl Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) Why the bitterness from some of our lot? Really don't get it, he didn't do a Porter on us Edited June 12, 2013 by Lookers_Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookers_Carl Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) Good luck Matt. I have to admit you didn't get anywhere near winning me over until the Forest match onwards. After that I realised Dickov had been playing you wrong all the time you were here. Another peice of :censored:ing awful business by Corney and the club because straight after the LFC match, they should have quadrupled your £400 per week salary and put a buy out clause in the contract of say £500k. We would have got it without doubt. Can't blame the lad one bit for looking after himself financially! So the club should have quadrupled his wages after just them two goals, and completely ignore the fact that he was pretty much anonymous for the previous 18 months? Whilst I am as critical of the club as many as alot of people on here at times, there wasn't much more they could do here. They offered him a deal that was well in excess of his current salary, he informed the club fairly quickly that he wasn't accepting the deal as he had options in the championship, both parties move on. Edited June 14, 2013 by Lookers_Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slystallone Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Yep; As has been said, the club were actually considering paying up the rest of his contract prior to Notts Forest game. In no way should we as a club have made the huge gamble of offering 2/3/4 times his wage after one decent performance. Look, he had a big hand in the Notts Forest & Liverpool wins; and in the Everton draw. His 3 goals at the end the season were crucial in us staying up. For that, I think most fans are truly grateful. But, over the course of his 2 seasons here; taken as the whole package; he hardly ripped up trees did he? He's gone to the Championship; and all power to him for that. He's used the ITV shop window to his advantage and fair play to him for that. But i really don't think the club, SC and LJ should be being hounded out on this at all. I think they were sensible at all stages. Anyhow, Johnson Clark-Harris is going to be our new rough diamond striker so it'll be all fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ritchie Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 He was earning £450 a week for us. Leeds will have offered him 5 times that and still be able to consider it a low risk gamble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageTheBeast Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 We did tie him down to a long contract 2 years was a gamble so why are people going on about longer. Not many people at our level get more then two. I can only think of Morais at Stevenage (3 years) and baxter 2 and a half. So stop trying to slag the club off for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza699 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 'Have' oh come on Mr Sidg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDHAMADE Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Hate to admit it but Leeds are a Massive club and young Matty could be propelled very swiftly should he continue where he left off, Time will tell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 He provided me with the greatest moments of my life. For that reason alone, I'd forgive him if he burnt my house down with all my family still inside, so I'm not going to begrudge him a move to a football club that I am not too keen on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy55555 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 He provided me with the greatest moments of my life. Really?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Really?? Yes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ritchie Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Beauty about Leeds is that they are on tele all the time and get a lot of column inches. A few impressive performance could see you with a move up the footballing ladder pretty rapidly. Just look at half the Norwich Team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyGermanLatic Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Bigger wages? More experience? A better club? The chance to make something of himself now he's been handed the opportunity at the tender age of 24?! You disgust me, Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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