nemesis, I kind of miss Leeds not playing in the­ Premiership, but I'm afraid you're a little­ wide of the mark suggesting that they "belong in­ the top four". Bradford park Avenue and Notts­ County were once an integral part of the old 1st­ Division, but life moves on and things change - Leeds­ had their time as a "top" club, but­ they'll never be the same again. Look at Nottingham­ Forest - another "top" club who simply failed­ to move with the times and have ended up rooted deep in­ the second tier.

I wish you well for the coming­ season, but even if you somehow manage to gain­ promotion from League One I think you should brace­ yourselves for a lengthy stay (at best) in the­ Championship. You may well have a large fan base (where­ else can people go to watch football in the Leeds­ area?), and you have a super ground, but you simply­ must accept that, with a little luck, THAT will be­ "where you belong".

I notice you STILL keep­ singing the jaded "Marching on together",­ which harps back to when you WERE successful (in the­ Bremner, Giles, Hunter, Jones & Clarke era). Maybe­ it's time to change the record and replace it with­ a new, more up-to-date, and more realistic tune.....

Once again some gobshite comes on the Leedsa site and­ pretends they know what they are talking­ about....tumgeshpower.... I live in Ireland and have­ done for 21 years now and trust me the quality of­ football here is trully @#$% and the only reason Leeds­ come over to Ireland every year is because we are a­ very well supported club over here and they care about­ the loyalty of those fans. The so called superstars of­ English football wont get off their boats in the Med to­ meet their fans over here instead go out to asia saying­ ''Herro prease buy our shirts we need @#$%­ loads of money to keep us going''

I hope Leeds can get in the three or four players they­ are going to need next season to win automatic­ promotion, whilst hanging on to their better players.­ Mr Bates says the club is in the driving seat needing­ to sell no one. If he has now got the club onto a sound­ financial footing then it is time for us to move­ forward. Taking the team to Ireland for pre-season­ matches gives everybody time to get to know one another­ both on and off the field away from too many­ distractions. I think we will have a realistic chance­ of going up if we get the defence working as a unit,­ hang onto Delph,Kilkenney and Howson and the forwards­ have as much success as last season. Two years in the­ Championship and then back to where we belong in the­ top four of the Premiership.

Tumgeshpowerthingy? Just the opposite, it will probably­ show why Leeds shoulds be in the Championship at least!

Back to your old Leeds Hating @#$%e tumgeshpower!­ It's a shame after you made a intelligent comment­ the other day. Never mind, nothing on your your own­ team's news (Villa?) to drag you away sad boy?­ Leeds now normally do a pre season stint in Ireland, as­ Leeds fans know. It only provides fitness for the first­ team, as results don't matter, and opportunity for­ the youngsters to play and prove themselves. Thought­ i'd point it out to you thicko!

The irish sides will show why leeds are in div 1!!

I hope this helps propel Leeds United back to the TOP­ of the English Football leagues (EPL)