Leeds Rumours Archive May 08 2014

08 May 2014 21:31:49
Leeds are after Republic of Ireland winger james McLean and it is believed he is high on cellinos wishlist.in my opinion he would be a class signing.

This would be a top signing

Would be an incredible signing. Still surprised Sunderland let him go bh

If we get james mcclean for lm i'd love to see pat mccourt on the right

James McLean on 1 side Robert snodgrass on the other we would be class!

I for one would not welcome anyone at the club who shows no respect for those brave people who fought and still fight for our freedom by refusing to wear a Poppy on his shirt during the Remembrance period no matter how talented he is.

Not good enough!

Why has he been bombed out of Sunderland and then very quickly made available by Wigan. He's a tryer, but lacks quality.

Murron4746 I agree with you 100%

Quality player, would certainly be a top player for us, irrelevant of what his beliefs are! let's keep football to football and leave politics and religion out of it
If he wears a poppy or not, as much as I don't agree, it's his choice.
If Messi refused to wear a poppy, would reject him signing for the club! I think not

09 May 2014 12:50:19
I don't understand why politics come into sports.

If the right player comes along (I am not saying McClean is) then should his personal choice matter?

There are plenty of coutries in the world that have symbols and days of celebrations/remembrance for various things. If an English player came to play in Ireland should he have to wear an Easter lilly?

Sorry lads but I agree with murron.

As a member of the armed forces I would never want to see McLean at the club. No matter what religion or beliefs it's a matter of insult. All players should wear it. Muslim players do, I think McLean is an person and couldn't careless how good he is. I have had to do a lot of things in Afghanistan that I didn't like doing with to regards adapting to the culture of the afghans, but I did them because everything was about hearts and minds. Remembrance Day should be a day where we forgive and remember ALL that have died IRA, UK soldiers whoever they may be.

He showed little respect to our family and friends who risked EVERYTHING for what we are today.

But in a nutshell if he is signed I will not be coming down anymore. Got no time for silly little children like James McLean.

Can you really compare a footballer to a member of the armed forces?

Footballers live and are hung by the standards set by fans. Granted they are in the public eye but the fella was mismanaged. When he refused to wear the poppy his agent or club more so should have omitted him from the match day squad as being injured. No one would have been any the wiser.

There are plenty of players who have went down this avenue with not a wimper. I support Leeds United FOOTBALL CLUB and if a player will bring success to the club his beliefs and choices are irrelevant to me.

09 May 2014 16:27:31
This lad already seems to have a lot of baggage. Couldn't agree more with the above statements about not wearing a poppy but also been convicted of driving at 95mph without a licence! We need solid professionals at the club not players like this.

IM NOT sticking up for McClean but remember where he's from, if your grandad or grandmother was killed by a british soldier would you wear a poppy?

HAVE TO AGREE WITH ABOVE POSTER THOUGH he's A YOUNG LAD WITH A LOT OF BAGGAGE so its a no for me too ;(

Well said last post he's a thug. I wasn't comparing a footballer to a serviceman/woman. Obliviously you have no idea anelis how insulting that is to a member of the forces and the majority of the British public.

He is the first player to do that in the premier league enough said.

What do you think ed13?

{Ed013's Note - No thanks}

16 May 2014 10:53:12
I'm sorry, but like people have said, this is a FOOTBALL club and politics should be left out of it. It is his own personal decision to wear a poppy or not. I don't care as long as he plays his heart out for the club and does his talking on the pitch.
Before jumping to conclusions about disrespect, you imagine being told that you have to wear something that honours an army that terrorised your country for 800 years, especially when he grew up in one of the worst affected places in the country by the troubles.
His choice, he's a football player and I personally think he would be a decent signing. He works hard and would give us something we don't have

08 May 2014 16:13:13
Reports on Radio Leeds saying that David Haigh is being questioned by West Yorkshire Police about Misappropiation of Funds relating to the secret cameras that were installed in various areas of the club.

More to follow

David Haigh has revealed there were allegations of ‘Class A’ drugs being used in the Leeds United boardroom.

I seem to remember that a certain Italian mentioned in a recorded phone call that Haigh was trying to blackmail him with a photo.

08 May 2014 10:07:13
New Leeds owner Massimo Cellino is poised to axe more than 70 staff at Elland Road. newspaper report

Good. maybe more?