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21 Aug 2014 10:53:26
Leeds being linked with Marco Faraoni, right back for Udinese who was on loan at Watford last year.
Is this the end of Sam Byram? We don't need 3 right backs.
1.) I would say so mate. As much as love seeing home grown talent in the team I feel sam is very overrated, don't get me wrong he's a good player but if £8 million comes in for him then it's a no brainer. My prediction is out of all our home grown kids Mr Coook will be the one to pull on a full England shirt first.
2.) I suspect Sam has already gone, in his head. Let's see what next week brings
3.) 21 Aug 2014 12:36:48
Marco Faraoni is a left-back
4.) 21 Aug 2014 13:09:47
Sorry checked and it appears he according to the site you may have used he is a centre back or right-back. Though if Bryam moved to right-side midfield and Berardi continues with Kung Fu tackles the club may need another right-back
5.) Defo need another left back. Warnock is a liability albeit he gets stuck in. Taylor is inexperienced at this level so he'd be a top signing imo.
6.) I think Byram has been awful so far this season the only player worst Pearce .
Not a captain in my book, Warnock was excellent against Middlesbrough but is slow and can get caught .
7.) He is versatile can play RB, LB, RM good option to have
12 Aug 2014 10:43:57
Bellusci due to sign today & 3rd bid of £750k in for Cooper. MC has said these are 2 of 6 new signings we need to make after watching the Millwall game.
Delort, Agard, Sharp & a holding midfielder would do me!
1.) Agree with delort and Agard wouldn't mind us signing another winger instead of sharp don't know if his heart would be in the Leeds shirt
2.) Heard MC has signings of Messi, rondaldo, Oscar and Vidic. All are done deals but I fear they might not cross the line due to agent troubles. Apprently they are not happy to be on the same wage as wooten, hunt and Lewis
3.) Bermonsey white you could be right but I fear the crock er I mean the hock would only use them as bench warmers because come on mate could you really see Messi forcing Hunt out?
4.) Billy Sharp will be too expensive, ok he may be a free transfer, but, he will demand a signing on fee, and his current salary is in excess of 20K, plus he has a further year of that contract at Saints, so he isn't going to move for less.
5.) Been watching Bellusci on the 'net'. Looks skilful, so I guess that's another one that won't happen
04 Jul 2014 11:15:35
Does anyone have any info as to when Nicola Salerno will be officially appointed. Seems that he is busy working away behind the scenes but I would have thought MC would want to announce it ASAP?
20 Jun 2014 15:30:41
According to the paperLeeds are about to make winger Chris Humphreys from Preston their first summer signing.
1.) How exciting! NOT!!
2.) 20 Jun 2014 17:56:24
Evening all, not long now so strong support is the way forward. Let the new team get on with it. New kit, New team, New start.
MOT
Bronte boy
3.) Second rate players for a second rate manager
4.) Seems people starting to get behind the new head coach, and I for one hopes all the negative stuff turns to being positive. Has anyone seen the new kits yet?
5.) I've heard it's got conference written all over it!
19 Jun 2014 12:08:41
Hockaday confirmed - on official site 2 year contract!
1.) 19 Jun 2014 12:44:05
I wish I hadn't renewed my season ticket yesterday, Another disappointing season ahead, I hope I'm wrong but from what I've read about this guy it's not looking good.
2.) I cannot believe this has actually happened. I know some will say give him a chance but come on, sacked at Forest Green, Jesus! On a brighter note though Cellino has repaid the £950k owed to Sport Capital so winding up petition to be withdrawn on monday and bank account unfrozen. let's sign some players now!
MOT!
3.) Wonder what MC will do if people don't take option of season tickets due to bargain basement appointment of whackaday er sorry hockaday, laughing stock comes to mind and I for one ain't parting with my money purely in protest.
MC will learn very quickly what the proud fans of this club expect.
4.) This could be the worst thing to ever happen to this once great club, MC picking the team, signings, etc. This is his play thing, why did it have to be us? Relegation odds on! Who will want to sign for us now, and of the current squad who will want to stay? Nightmare of nightmares IMO, I'm all for giving some one a chance but this is unbelievable, PLEASE let me be wrong. MOT
5.) Having listened to the hock speaking on LUTV I haven't got much confidence. He maybe only a coach, but at the end of the day leeds are a team, with fans with high expectations and not some tin pot non league team. Does he have the brains or the balls to make the key decisions during a match day.
6.) I believe that he has been given a hover mower and told his first job is to get TA ready for pre-season? How long is the grass there now? Pitches must be in a fine condition.
7.) Just to add to my previous post. That's not showing on here yet . Does any one think even "the special one " would have made Forest Green a great team? Of course nor. The hock as never had the tools to work with. Its time to give the guy a break and judge him on results and not what happened in the past. And just to add. Yes I was surprised as any one at cellinos choice of coach. But let's trust him. After all he has put the mighty whites on an even keel at long last.
bob wakefield
8.) 19 Jun 2014 15:13:16
It was between him and Eddy the Eagle!!
9.) I am judging him on his results. He lost 7 of the first 8 league games at Forest Green before being sacked. He was sacked by Watford because the players didn't like his training or style of play and sacked by Southampton.
We might as well of just kept Redfearn or Gibbs as the coach.
Can we start a book on who will be our next coach/manager as this guy won't be around long
10.) I 'm shocked but don't think he will be with us long, less than three months as my predictions seem to be a whole lot better than some rumours posted .
11.) Do we know what's happening to the current coaches? I'd be disappointed to see them go as part of this - look at what happened at Man U when Moyes came in.
12.) Give this guy a chance can't be any worse than our previous managers and for attracting players cellino job so all stop bitching judge the bloke after 10 games
13.) Stop moaning for gods sake
So many of you moaed when Bates was in charge, all happy when GFH take over, then moan about them, then happy that Cellino takes over and now you moan about him as he has brought an unknown in the train the team and get them fit.
Do you not think that MC has a bit more about him? Do you not think that having kept Cagliari up for so long with 3000 gate receipts every week, he actually knows what he is doing. So what if he decides which players are signed, so what if he picks the team, he knows more than the rest of us!
Some of you are only happy when you are moaning.
For once, support the team you claim to love
14.) In his own words he's still learning about English football and it shows in this signing
15.) Here here Kebabman. let's give the man a chance and the players of next seasons squad whoever they are.
16.) Have to agree with Kebabman, get behind OUR new coach, OUR owner and OUR team
MOT
17.) Was hoping for a big name like Ranieri, failing a big name, a name at least like McKay, ended up with a no name, never heard of him. what the heck is going on. this is Leeds United we are talking about not a pub team! Laughing stock.
18.) Ere ere kebaman, same people moaning all the time.
We must have a Victor Meldrews supporters club on ere ;)
19.) Strand
Let's get Ranieri in on £100k a week, he wants top players god knows how much they will cost. Then we decide he's crap, oh dear another £5 mill compo down the drain and the whites heading for admin.
Ranieri-McKay all managers didn't MC tell you he wanted a coach?
GET REAL mate!
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12 Aug 2014 23:54:28
3 signings in 1 day plus a win. My head's shot. I can't handle the excitement!
1.) 2 good signings and 1 poor
2.) 2 good 1 poor explain please Mitchell8?
Bullusci looks on paper great and is a Seria A player
Billy Sharp is a proven goal scorer
Cooper although coming up a league looks pretty good on the ball and is young enough to improve so who is the poor?
3.) 13 Aug 2014 13:07:35
Sharp barely did anything at Forest and Doncaster oh and saints while were at it. 28, had 7 clubs and always out on loan?
pleased with Cooper and Bellusci. Young and up and coming not journeymen
4.) McCormack
Had 6 different clubs and NEVER did much until last season!
Rangers P11 G2
Donny loan P19 G5
Motherwell P48 G17
Cardiff P74 G29
Leeds P137 G53
Fullham P1 G0
If you take his tally off for us last season ummmm
5.) Im happy with sharp and hope it pans out well, more optomistic with sharp than I was when we got morrision or hunt. think sharp might hit double figures and not cost the earth. perfer woods maybe but still pleased. and I am never pleased
17 Jul 2014 10:49:31
MC has said he wants to play 433 next season.
I anticipate a midfield of viviani, bianchi & Murphy.
Doukara will be one of the wide attackers with possibly Smith up the middle and hopefully we will sign another wide player for the other side.
11 Jul 2014 14:18:12
3 classic quotes MC gave - you've got to love the guy!
"I found out that most of the games that are close to Leeds we go to by bus, but we don't have our own. Why not? I would love to have a Leeds bus and I am going to buy one."
"My way to work is to not just sign players for one year but for the next 10 years. I might not live longer than that."
"The decision to buy back the stadium had been made before Ross was sold but now we can use that money for the deal. We want to take back our house."
26 Jun 2014 14:16:03
Although the bank account has apparently been unfrozen it is reported that Leeds are still under a transfer embargo which they are desperately trying to get lifted before going to Italy.
I expect a few Italians to join up with the squad in Italy early next week.
13 May 2014 13:42:35
Let's face it, no matter what you think of McDermott, the only reason he is still at the club is due to the pay-off he'd receive if he was sacked. If he was out of contract he wouldn't be getting another one.
I'm sure that MC would allow him to leave for nothing and not look for compensation, which may make him an attractive proposition to some clubs.
Anyone else wonder when Brian told MC he had lined up a deal for Griggs MC jumped at it because he thought he'd said Giggs!
1.) Who is this Griggs?
2.) Think he meant Greggs
Phil Hay has reported that he had his medical at around 1pm. Maybe they gave him a stadium tour first!
Any news on Cooper's medical?
Latest rumour is that Poleon is going to Chesterfield as part of the deal
What's Hockaday's Italian like?!
I think these lower league players are players that BMc and his team are looking at as he is yet to meet MC and discuss transfer budget/targets.
Would be surprised if MC has any knowledge of these rumoured signings.
I don't think MC will spend huge amounts on players though and am very interested to see who the first signing will be as this will either excite or probably disappoint the majority of posters.
Don't think we'll be getting a big name manager. MC wants a coach, either an Italian like Festa or maybe someone like Ray Wilkins (or both?).
Moyes to Newcastle is a good shout tho.
I would welcome either or both as they are both great strikers at this level and better than any striker we've signed in years.
Latest rumour though is that we're in for anecutti as well!
Give the lad a chance.
Caulker & Medel are relegated players from the premier league but you wouldn't have said no to either of them.
Not sure about the camo goalkeeper tho!
Any sell-on clause for us?
I think this is a smokescreen. MC is not willing to pay the price stated in the buy-back agreement and is trying to scare the landlord that he will be stuck with a complex nobody wants. Expect MC to purchase Thorpe Arch at a reduced price within 12 months.