03 May 2013 17:38:53
Monty Gimpel released by Leeds United is this the same guy everyone was talking about last year as the 'next big thing'? please could someone tell me.

WatfordWhite

1.) 03 May 2013
It was probably another Monty Gimpel

2.) 03 May 2013
Was a bit longer ago than that but its possible he looked good for his age and never improved, that or he is asking for too much money.

3.) 03 May 2013
Cannot belive they have let monty gimpel go he would have been class been with the academy a long time

4.) 03 May 2013
Surprised to be honest as he was raved about when we signed him but we don't see him in training, perhaps he's not living upto the hype or potential or maybe his attitude isn't right. Either way I trust brian mc that he knows what he's doing and there's a good reason he's going

5.) 04 May 2013
Yes, it's the same chap. You shouldn't believe everything you read.

6.) 04 May 2013
I just do not understrand this at all! Monty Gimpel was on the radar of teams like Chelsea Arsenal and Liverpool, he must be worth keeping. This is madness. I can see this coming back to bite us one day. Just like a certain Frenchman who joined the scum!

7.) 04 May 2013
Some of the reaction is a bit over the top. No one has seen him play, and he's never been anywhere near the first team. All youngsters who come to the club have been identified as having potential; some go on and develop the range of attributes required to succeed as a pro, others don't. All the talk about this lad (2 or 3 years ago to be fair) was based on a single, probably misguided, comment by Grayson about him having starred for the Public Schoolboys Young England Squad, and being watched (as lots of lads are) by a range of other clubs, including some Prem names. Good luck to all the lads released -you wouldn't want to it to be the end of the road for any of them. Chapel A

8.) 04 May 2013
Original poster here thanks for the replies
WatfordWhite

9.) 04 May 2013
Leeds normally put up the under 18's and reserves team sheet when they play.

Like many others I heard Monty was supposed to be a really good player, but I didn't often see him on the team sheet.

I think he must have fallen out of favour mid season or have been injured. Did get back into the squad though towards the end of the season.

10.) 04 May 2013
04 May 2013 22:42:25
He got injured and as many do lost his momentum. He also was average I went to a few under 18s games and one he looked lost and got subbed after 40 mins. Was a bright talent who lost his brightness so to say.

Plenty more decent youngsters in squad plus great to see lenighan on bench and poleon to score today.

MOT

11.) 05 May 2013
"Some of the reaction is a bit over the top. No one has seen him play"

If no one has seen him play then he must be crap, you'd have thought he'd have played at least one game of football? Yes I am being sarcastic, I just can't believe many people wrote good reviews for him if they'd never seen him kick a ball?

12.) 05 May 2013
Monty gimpel is german need I say more he will go back to germany make the grade be selected for the national side score the winning goal in the world cup final against england

13.) 06 May 2013
I am friends with a Leeds United scholar, and he informed me that Monty didn't want to play football anymore. Apparently, he wants to go to Uni, so he has decided to quite football.

14.) 06 May 2013
The post about Monty not being interested in football is 100% true. he's a bright lad who doesn't, and never really did see his future as a footballer and will continue to study instead.

15.) 07 May 2013
Ha probs another monty gimpel, legend