Leeds season isn't dead - but play-offs are '˜a massive ask' - Lorimer

LEEDS can't afford to give up on this season - even though the play-offs are now a 'massive ask', according to club legend Peter Lorimer.
Leeds United defenders show their frustration after Luke Chambers equalised for Ipswich on Tuesday.Leeds United defenders show their frustration after Luke Chambers equalised for Ipswich on Tuesday.
Leeds United defenders show their frustration after Luke Chambers equalised for Ipswich on Tuesday.

Writing in the Yorkshire Evening Post, Lorimer says it is “highly likely” that the club will remain in the second tier next year but that the Leeds squad “shouldn’t think that the season is dead”.

He says: “Realistically, the play-offs are a massive ask now and the odds are piled against us but if the players decide that there’s nothing to play for, you can say with 100 per cent certainty that sixth place is beyond our reach.”

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Lorimer says coach Steve Evans should now invest only in players with a long term future.

He says: “The club need to be thinking now about the future beyond the end of this season. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to be signing players who are only going to be here until the summer. Okay, Liam Bridcutt and Mustapha Carayol came in on loan but I get the feeling that Steve Evans is interested in keeping them further down the line.

“The other signings we look for this month need to be made with next season in mind.

“It’s a bit of a dilemma – do you invest now or do you keep your powder dry for the summer? Personally, at this stage, I’d only be putting money into players with longer-term potential. It’s highly likely that we’ll be in this division again next season so we need to think about how we can take meaningful steps forward. It’s not that we’re a million miles away but we’re far enough away to need some proper work.”