Leeds Rumours Archive July 10 2014
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10 Jul 2014 19:16:12
Looks like MC has pulled the plug on the ladies team in further cost cutting. It sounds mean but probably the right decision. Time to concentrate elsewhere on more important matters.
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Not MC, George! Here's
Part of the story as follows may make it bit clearer
Sorry eds if this isn't allowed .
Leeds United Ladies football team are facing an uncertain future amid claims they can no longer use the Whites brand.
The team, who play in the FA National Women’s Premier League, have reportedly given notice to be withdrawn from the competition.
The Leeds United Foundation, who have supported the club financially for the last four years, said it was with “regret” that they can no longer back the team.
Maybe this helps a bit George
LEEDS for life
MOT
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Wingy, who you think is in effective charge of the Leeds United foundation? Here's a clue. He's Italian.
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The Leeds United Foundation is a not for profit, grass roots sports charity, that exists to deliver targeted, high quality programmes that have a real and measurable positive impact on and which nurture the relationship between, the club, its fans and its communities. The charity operates under a Board of Trustees, whom provide guidance and support.
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The foundation is the way Leeds United reaches out to the community. Whilst it has many contributors, I think that you will find its biggest source of finance by far is LUFC. I am sure that the Ladies Team will not be the only project that will feel the bite.
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Why all of sudden does every one care about LLUFC no one goes to watch and I Include myself in that as a ST holder. They have dropped a div this year so will have even less press coverage than before I just can't see the point. It seems to me to be another example of historic overspending which was fine we were flying high but we are a bottom half championship side with half the fans we used to have and less than half the revenues.
Surely the rebuilding of the brand, the 1st team and the fan base has to come above all else at the minute. So we can get back in the top flight and then afford to support things like this. If the Academy is suffering cut backs and may potentially close how can you justify supporting an amateur team in decline?
I don't buy fake support which almost all of us are guilty of where LLUFC are concerned.
#MOT
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Well said GRIMESEY not to be negative but who cares about ladies football anyway? Of course other than ladies. In all honesty can anyone tell me who won the womens Wimbledon? and again who cares?
i understand about equal opportunists and I for one would love a woman in the team if and only if she is as good as a male.
I also understand the disappointment of the LLUFC team but can any of them show me how they improve LUFC? Ahh that's it, they give us a broader fan base. Of course they do that's why so many go to watch them.
Being un- pc is never popular but the truth hurts, let's cut the crap out of LUFC and sorry girls but that is LLUFC, and to add if you gave any of the women of LLUFC the choice to keep playing or let MC invest in the first team what would you choose?
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It is also funded by a £320k grant from the BIG Lottery Fund Reaching Communities programme
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Nothing duller than ladies football - truly awful
just my opinion
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Unless your a lady playing it or a mother/father watching there daughter!
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I watched the Women's final at MK Don's stadium this year and really enjoyed it, although Arsenal completely outclassed Everton.
Must admit though, had the ticket not been free I wouldn't have gone.
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10 Jul 2014 17:46:38
Leeds are reportedly in talks with Livorno midfielder Luca Siligardi, he's 26 and didn't really impress at Inter Milan, or out on various loan spells but has scored 20 goals in 61 games for Livorno, who were relegated from Serie A last season. Nothing set in stone but doesn't seem out of reach.
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10 Jul 2014 16:43:14
On social media it's being claimed that today Leeds have made progress on the Becchio front and also expressed interest in Danny Guthrie of Reading
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Really don't want either of those two. Has to be better out there. Anyway Becchio may get a game now Norwich have been relegated.
Would rather have Hooper than Becchio if we are going for one of their forwards
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10 Jul 2014 10:06:58
my local club Millwall are going to make a second offer for Matt Smith. I know a couple of people at the club and they reckon the offer is around 1.7m. Can't see mc letting smith leave for that little, apprently holloway holds little hope and is lining up zamora if he doesn't get Smith, only hope for Millwall is smith is in last year of contract so depends on if offered new deal, MOT
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We need to keep him, he could score bagfuls with good service this year. Offer him a new contract, his wages won't be too high. Also, surely he is far too intelligent to go there?
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10 Jul 2014 12:49:48
probably depends on whether Cellino wants to keep him or whether he believes he can bring in better or as good for less money. I'm not sure he will be playing lots of balls into the area as we don't seem to have many wingers in the squad at present.
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10 Jul 2014 14:41:00
Interesting one. If we can get circa £2m for Matt Smith and bring in Souleymane Doukara, Keiran Agard and Cacia it gives very mobile forward line to replace Smith & RMC and £13m in bank and saving on wages? What of Morison & Hunt too?
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What's wrong with Morison ir hunt bog off miiiwaww
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10 Jul 2014 15:15:03
Yes I'd see Morison & Hunt away before Matt Smith any day but that's not who they've bid for and if Daniele Cacia comes in then he will be first choice CF.
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Bermondsey, what did millwall fans make of Morison last season. Do they want him back? Personally I can't see smith going, I don't think he'd want to swap leeds for millwall!
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I would like to keep him for those last minute box overloads but I can't see cellino liking his general football and to be honest I don't like it either he gave the ball away far too easily and is very immobile
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Matt knight has been training with leeds recently, he was prolific for albanian premier league side Meir KA
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Dont think mc will let smith go, he rates him as he is a hungry player who wants to improve
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Smith is a good plan B to have around in this division, anyone who got 13 goals in our team last year isn't doing bad.
I don't think he is on loads on money so I would keep him unless silly money is offered of course.
will get you maybe 10 - 15 goals, good back up man, better than Morrison/punt
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Gareth agree completely.
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Agree think we should keep smith good plan b or plan a against the right team, understand comment about lack of wingers but we had no wingers last year (in fact worse than no wingers we had kebe and stewart) and he still got 13 goals (and didn't play that much really) so think he will get better. my uncle and four best mates all have Millwall season tickets (i know but what can I do) and I went to the den about 10 times last year, think think morrision is pony and what I saw was really bad, no movement, no hunger, no first touch, no tracking back, no passing or shooting ability. I rated morrision but not on what I saw last year. They all hate him and holloway thinks the same I gather which is why zamora is plan b is smith is no go not morrision (remember he was not a holloway signing but the west ham bloke whoes name I can't remember)
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10 Jul 2014 09:42:53
Not a rumour, but what about a sneaky bid for Gary Hooper?
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Why not I think he's a player suited for champ level
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10 Jul 2014 06:56:13
reports around that that Matt Smith is a transfer target for milwall. Apparently we have turned down one offer from them.
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15 million and it's a deal!
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To be honest, i'd be delighted with 2
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The only way we should let Matt Smith go for less than 2 m is if Milwall agree to take Morrison and Hunt, too.
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10 Jul 2014 04:56:09
Management are now looking at usa international matt besler too further enhance the defense after an impressive world cup
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10 Jul 2014 01:35:50
Souleymane Doukara is a possible target we are being linked to, he is a striker but can also play on the wing
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The next max gradel?
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