While I don't think the squad is bad, when compared to other League One sides, I feel a big-money buy in the final days of the transfer window would just give everyone connected with United a welcome boost.

Unlike the season after the Championship play-off final defeat by Watford, I don't detect a hangover from last season's loss to Doncaster at Wembley.

But, as Mr Wilson pointed out, Leeds supporters are paying a la carte prices for egg and chips compared to other clubs at this level. Our tickets are close to Premiership level, yet we still have bigger crowds than most so we must be taking in more cash than most.

So come on Ken, speculate to accumulate. Spend a couple of million now and increase the revenue, the interest and the profile of United even further – no-one is talking about Peter Ridsdale-type spending – or are you happy just plodding along, making money, in League One? The fans won't hang around forever if they don't see signs that their hard-earned cash is being invested in the team.

G WALTON, via email

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IT'S now time to say goodbye to Beijing after a very enjoyable Olympics. The year 2008 for the Games has been far better for the success of the Great Britain team.

We have not only competed and tried hard, but we have been in pole position along with the big guns.

In the minority sports, which I consider to be swimming and cycling – though I may be wrong in saying they are minority sports – our contestants deserve 100 per cent support for their efforts.

Where do they manage to train? I am sure the investment is lacking for them.

Did the British media expect us to win all these medals – I don't think so.

Can I just say that one of my favourite Olympic memories was the television coverage of the 1,500 metres, with Derek Ibbotson and Gordon Pirie clashing with Eastern European competitors Vladimir Kuts and Emil Zatopek at the 1956 Games – what a race.

Put in a nutshell, it was better than watching our overpaid footballers.
London is going to have to do well to match this excellent spectacle in four years' time.

KEVIN MAGUIRE, Batley

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To the Yorkshire committee.

I am very concerned at the way our famous county is playing at the moment and I think it would be a very poor thing if we went down.

I would like to get rid of the dead wood, bring in some of the stars of the second team and by all means keep a couple of older heads and build a team around them.

Then I think we would have a team to be proud of.

Don't bring any more overseas players in, unless they are born in Yorkshire.

I am a true Yorkshire man.

NORMAN BATTY, Harrogate


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