Yes it does. The comment was in relation to the top sides in the division, not all sides. Last season we were clearly outclassed by Wigan, for example.
This season we have not been. Ie progress, you know moving forwards - thats my point. > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 April 2006 14:21 > To: Mark Humphries > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LU] RE: Leedslist digest, Vol 1 #103 - 4 msgs > > <sigh> > > Brighton will come bottom of the league and arguably > (actually without doubt) they were the better out of > the two teams over the 2 legs. > Doesn't really work that argument, does it Mark ? > > I think if we get promoted it will be piss funny with > this clown in charge. Can't wait. > > --- Mark Humphries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > <sigh> > > > > Taking your assertion he has spent more than anyone > > in the league - cant be > > arsed to check, he has also sold more. > > > > Net value of playing squad is a lot lower. > > > > What if we get promoted Rich, are you prepared to > > accept KB as our manager > > in the prem league? By your reckoning if he is a > > crap manager in this > > league, surely you think its even worse having him > > as our manager in the > > prem? > > > > In other words, you would have sacked him regardless > > of where we finished > > this season. Why not say that instead of trying to > > justify your opinion of > > him? > > > > For me its all about performance in the league, the > > circumstances he has had > > to work under and also my expectations after we got > > relegated (ie half > > expecting us to go down again, and when we didnt, > > for this season expecting > > us to maybe scrape a playoff place but being > > significantly worse than the > > top sides). > > > > Reading have walked away with the league and yet > > over the 2 games we were > > arguably the better side. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:leedslist- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard > > Walker > > > Sent: 27 April 2006 13:49 > > > To: Tim Leslie > > > Cc: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [LU] RE: Leedslist digest, Vol 1 #103 > > - 4 msgs > > > > > > Well, unless your mates with someone inside the > > clubs > > > (Preston or Leeds) then you're guess at the > > > 'undisclosed fee' for Healy must be just as much a > > > guess as the 1-1.15M. > > > Anyway, I think it doesn't really matter, all that > > > matters is he has spent more than any other > > manager in > > > the league. If we fail to get promotion then he > > should > > > be sacked ? Shouldn't he ? Surely nobody can put > > up > > > with another season like this one. > > > > > > > > > --- Tim Leslie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Also a couple of pedantic notes: Lennon went for > > £1M > > > > not 6, Robinson went > > > > for £2 not 4.5 and why do we keep being told > > Healy > > > > cost us £1 - £1.15M > > > > when infact we got him for £200K in order for > > > > Preston to get something for > > > > him before he went out of contract??? I don't > > doubt > > > > we've spent more than > > > > anyone this season (Although Healy, Hulse and > > Derry > > > > were last season > > > > were'nt they? Something that should reduce the > > 'this > > > > seasons buys' table > > > > by a good £2.5M.) I think this kind of table is > > > > typical of an anti > > > > Blackwell stance, weighted (ala Labour Spin > > Doctor) > > > > in their favour whilst > > > > not actually getting to the truth. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>I checked transfers on soccerbase which is > > very > > > > rarely wrong. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Harry Kewell Liverpool £ 5000000 > > > > 09-07-2003<< > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It may be "rarely wrong" but it doesn't tell > > the > > > > whole story. From this > > > > > deal, Kewell trousered a million and his > > slimeball > > > > agent pocketed two > > > > > million. > > > > > > > > > > In any case, fees tell only a small part of > > the > > > > story - you need to factor > > > > > in wages, agents' fees etc. > > > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list > > and > > > > the list administrators accept no liability for > > the > > > > personal views and opinions of contributors. > > > > Leedslist mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > > Switch an email account to Yahoo! 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