Rob Bagchi
@unforgivenrb.bsky.social
Co-author: The Unforgiven, True Grit, Determined, Hooked. Author: The Biography of Leeds United. Ex Sportspages. Journalist
We need players who are going to make us better and particularly in midfield and up front. I think Hackney makes us better in midfield. Not saying a Championship striker would
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We need players who are going to make us better and particularly in midfield and up front. I think Hackney makes us better in midfield. Not saying a Championship striker would
Agreed. There tends to be a premium and you have to judge whether it’s worth paying.
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Agreed. There tends to be a premium and you have to judge whether it’s worth paying.
Absolutely - Konsa, Bowen, Watkins, Alex Scott, too. There are four or five Championship players who could step up straightaway and others who would soon improve.
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Absolutely - Konsa, Bowen, Watkins, Alex Scott, too. There are four or five Championship players who could step up straightaway and others who would soon improve.
Yes - Palace bought Eze and Wharton out of the Championship. Both were good enough
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Yes - Palace bought Eze and Wharton out of the Championship. Both were good enough
Not yet, JG. Looking forward to it, though
November 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Not yet, JG. Looking forward to it, though
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The Biography of Leeds United - signed by Rob Bagchi
A warmly written history of Yorkshire's biggest football club signed by the author. In The Biography of Leeds United, Telegraph journalist and lifelong fan Rob Bagchi writes the story of this famous c...
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September 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Yes. It’s a big test of their focus and credibility.
September 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Yes. It’s a big test of their focus and credibility.
And profit motive!
September 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
And profit motive!
Spot on. It’s about timing. Look what Chelsea did to Bayern over Jackson. On Friday it’s an expensive loan with an option, by Monday they’re obliged to take him for £70m (spread over a year). Buonanotte was supposed to be the final signing and they were left scrambling and at someone else’s mercy
September 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Spot on. It’s about timing. Look what Chelsea did to Bayern over Jackson. On Friday it’s an expensive loan with an option, by Monday they’re obliged to take him for £70m (spread over a year). Buonanotte was supposed to be the final signing and they were left scrambling and at someone else’s mercy
'Brendan... Brendan O'Connell'
April 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
'Brendan... Brendan O'Connell'
Because they wouldn’t want it out there before promotion
April 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Because they wouldn’t want it out there before promotion
Why would he push the button without a clear steer? It would not be in his interest to ruin a long-term relationship with a man who will call the shots at Leeds and Rangers for one vital story. Journalism/contacts at that level is a dance not a punch-up
April 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Why would he push the button without a clear steer? It would not be in his interest to ruin a long-term relationship with a man who will call the shots at Leeds and Rangers for one vital story. Journalism/contacts at that level is a dance not a punch-up
Yeah - and there are ways of doing ‘no comment’ - “we’re not going to dignify this crap…” that would give the local pack a firm steer but they’ve done nothing as far as I can see. They have to do something before tomorrow’s press conference you’d think?
April 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Yeah - and there are ways of doing ‘no comment’ - “we’re not going to dignify this crap…” that would give the local pack a firm steer but they’ve done nothing as far as I can see. They have to do something before tomorrow’s press conference you’d think?
Exactly - they’ve let it run for 18 hours without shutting it down. They could have been straight on to Graham Smyth, Joe Donnohue, Adam Pope, Beren Cross (none of whom have yet shot it down). It’s this selective silence of the board that makes me seethe
April 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Exactly - they’ve let it run for 18 hours without shutting it down. They could have been straight on to Graham Smyth, Joe Donnohue, Adam Pope, Beren Cross (none of whom have yet shot it down). It’s this selective silence of the board that makes me seethe
He's raging against the dying of the light in increasingly weird ways. He'll be chinning refs by this time next season. But agree about timing of substitutions
April 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
He's raging against the dying of the light in increasingly weird ways. He'll be chinning refs by this time next season. But agree about timing of substitutions
Don't know Mike but why would he ruin his excellent relationship with the club's owners for that end? It'd be mad to. I can assure you it's very difficult as a journalist to get anything out of Leeds. He's got the golden goose, there. Why kill it?
April 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Don't know Mike but why would he ruin his excellent relationship with the club's owners for that end? It'd be mad to. I can assure you it's very difficult as a journalist to get anything out of Leeds. He's got the golden goose, there. Why kill it?
Yes, think the second part's right. First could be but they should be bigger than that.
April 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Yes, think the second part's right. First could be but they should be bigger than that.
Worrying thing is the method they're using to float it before, as the article says, they've decided definitively. If they want to do it, do it. They don't need to prepare the ground. Smacks of the last days of Bielsa when he was being briefed against. And if they decide not to, damage is still done
April 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Worrying thing is the method they're using to float it before, as the article says, they've decided definitively. If they want to do it, do it. They don't need to prepare the ground. Smacks of the last days of Bielsa when he was being briefed against. And if they decide not to, damage is still done
Exactly. We know he's the closest journalist to the ownership. Marathe speaks to him more than any other. Why would he jeopardise that by making something up just as we return to the Premier League? He'd be shooting himself in the foot.
April 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Exactly. We know he's the closest journalist to the ownership. Marathe speaks to him more than any other. Why would he jeopardise that by making something up just as we return to the Premier League? He'd be shooting himself in the foot.
It is. He must have had a steer, even if, as you say, it's a kite-flying exercise by his source. It will not be unfounded.
April 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It is. He must have had a steer, even if, as you say, it's a kite-flying exercise by his source. It will not be unfounded.
Agree. Illogical really given the statistics but it’s felt like a grind with the handbrake on at times. Not today!
April 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Agree. Illogical really given the statistics but it’s felt like a grind with the handbrake on at times. Not today!
Thank you. It’s peaked perfectly but wasn’t always much fun
April 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Thank you. It’s peaked perfectly but wasn’t always much fun