Leeds Rumours Archive July 23 2011

23 Jul 2011 22:57:06
Tom Soares to join leeds.

taken from his twitter:

M_Hudson5 Mark Hudson
@TomSoares_8 let me know as have a couple of good pals there Rosco n Lloydy. Oh an u will have to bin twitter cause manager hates it lol

who else knew that my favourite colour is white...

for all you pedantic chumps, i got to leeds earlier this evening. had a chat with some people, i'm now stayin with a pal in Leeds, not Stoke

Read his tweets the boy sounds like an arrogeat person - not what we need at all - very disappointing if he comes - poor very poor record

Yeah it looks like soares will be joining us. everything on twitter says so. be a good signing

I'm not sure Soares would be a great signing, he hasn't played a league game for Stoke since 2008, and his last two loans with Charlton & Sheff Wed ended in relegation, so not convinced he would be the step forward we need

Seems like a fake twitter account people so don't believe everything you read is the moral of this story.

Really a fake account well he's just posted a pic of himself with paper that he wrote MOT on so how is that fake then?

Be a bad signing that. Not a proven track record at all. More signs of bates penny pinching

Wierd the account is closed now along with lonergan ermm.... 2 signing on monday maybe?

Just tried to follow him and it said "This user does not exist" maybe he has joined...

His account has just gone private, what position does the lad play? & is he actually a great signing?

It's utter rubbish. you need your head checking if you fell for that

The last poster is a fool - he put up a pic of himself after he said he would with writing on it with lufc on it and it was him you clown.

23 Jul 2011 20:39:54
So -I gave you the Michael brown deal first and it was true.
Now I can tell you a that as Friday the stock dale deal was done.
But, we have NO money to spend We aim high but pay bottom dollar
Example you ask?
We enquired about Wayne Bridge from Man City To take him loan? This is gospel I promise you - come a from the man pulling the strings
Guess what we offered to pay?

£4k per week of his wages

What a total joke

We are trying to make deals and Simon knows he needs players but all the money has disappeared into the East stand development

If stockdale deal done why has lonergans manager stated tonight we are in discussions with him?

The stockdale deal is not done. He is going to Ipswich, believe me or not. Bates was not happy with the 24 hour recall clause. I proved you wrong.

Maybe we could get both? Rachubka (sp) might just be a 3rd keeper

I dont think its bates its everyone. wud any fan want a no 1 keeper who could be taken away at any time?

23 Jul 2011 19:01:07
Just heard Phil Brown live on talksport 6.15pm who said they are doing business with Leeds for Lonegan so deal is on

23 Jul 2011 18:40:18
Haven't heard it myself but on twitter apparently phil brown says were getting lonergan on loan

23 Jul 2011 17:45:21
There was no cancellation in the stockdale deal it is still ongoing and is expected to sign tomorrow also eric lichaj will sign after the Norway trip on a season long loan to fill the right back position also grayson seems positive about the trialists and bates could be forced to spend up to 1 million on a striker full of goals. What are your thought master ed? Are these deals likely ed?

If were going to spend 1 mil on a striker then we should have signed kenny miller. 650 grand. and some change left over

23 Jul 2011 16:33:04
Both Stocky and Bowyer ( tho didnt want LB back ) usurped by Ipswich - that in itself says its time to admit we have lost stature as a club and to protest about this clubs lack of ambition and Grayson as a very weakened 'yes' man to bates and Harvey

Exactly, Grayson is just a puppet will no control over transfers or funds. He has none at all, not s penny. To listen to him talk about signings is like listening to a broken man.

Stocky has not signed .nothing on fulham web site so load of s--t

If all were of these half witted opinions are Leeds would be right back at square one. Success will take time and when it comes it will come with LUFC in the black.

23 Jul 2011 17:20:08
stockdale has signed please believe me, I know people don't want false hope and wouldn't give it but my source is spot on i just wish I could give you it, but he would be in serious trouble if I told you all I can say is it will be announced monday.I am a leeds fan just like the rest and sick and tired of all these rumours I know people won't believe me because I haven't told you the source I could just tell you someone in the know has told me but then that does sound dodgy, please believe me simon has got his man.

People were saying the exact same thing last week on saturday "he will sign monday" its all bull no one knows, if it isnt on LUFC website, Sky website or YEP then it isnt true

How come Preston are boasting about lonsdale singing then ? looks like you are misinformed mate - i hate phil brown - wanted stocky not lonergen - wrong choice grayson

Blimey, he suddenly changed his name from Lonsdale to Lonergen.......

& him singing too........What's he singing.......We are Leeds?

23 Jul 2011 15:59:44
Leeds have confirmed the Norway tour goes ahead and trialists Mendy and Bodor will travel with the squad.
Jloyd Samuels trial is cut short by injury , Osbourne will stay at TA to get fitter and sharper and play for the reserves and a new arrival is 90% done should be done for Monday.
Source Simon Grayson after Sheff Wed match.

I think the new signing is either Mendy or Eremenko

The only place Leeds have been linked with eremenko is on here no one connected to club ever mentioned him so doubt that he is the new signing. Mendy is on trial so won't be the new signing announced. {Ed007's Note - He was linked with Leeds in the Scottish press.}

Osbourne playing for the reserves?? Short memory, we disbanded the reserves and pulled out of the league at the end of last season. With 20 or so players going to Norway there can only be 6 left. Is it 3 a side.

Just got back from todays game. On basis of what i saw today I hope we leave both trialists in Norway, simply not good enough for a championship team with premier league aspirations.

The reserves did get the chop but only because the club think behinde closed door matches would benefit are players more.so there the games we will play so it like a friendly but with reserve squad

23 Jul 2011 13:58:41
David Stockdale has just tweeted he's having a spot of lunch in Leeds Centre. Could the deal still be on? {Ed032's Note - i think he is at a christening in leeds this weekend

He is at his god sons baptism. He tweeted it 2 minutes after the lunch one

He's hardly going to say i'm here to sign is he. Funny how quickly he retweeted about the christening after mentioning he was in Leeds.

23 Jul 2011 12:54:24
The OS news says that Bodor is in the subs for the sheffield wednesday game.

Yes he has come on for a replacement for ben parker

23 Jul 2011 11:33:15
Tyrone Mears and Chris Egales spotted outside Elland Road

It amazes me the amount of footballers that have been spotted outside ER...

The very same players that have just signed for Bolton then?

Sat nav must off been playing up they have just both signed for bolton

23 Jul 2011 11:21:49
YEP says the stockdale deal is pretty much dead 2 weeks to go and no first choice keeper not filling me with much hope larry come on Leeds mot

Apparently the 24 recall clause was a sticky point, but let's face it as soon as cash came into the equation with a loan fee Papa Smurf shut up shop. Two keepers have been on the brink of signing and when it came to the financials they stalled. Begs the question why get rid of Kasper in the first place? So what he may have gone on a free next season, we got him on one If we'd have got Stockdale on a season long loan we'd be in the same position next year. I'm totally baffled with the goings on this close season {Ed032's Note - i wonder if john lukic has still got some gloves!!!

23 Jul 2011 10:53:47
Stockdale deal fallen through. Leeds will now go back to lonergan or Fraser forster.

23 Jul 2011 10:28:16
Stockdale deal looks off- what a laughing stock we are selling Casper with no replacement- our squad is definitely weaker than last season at present- deal for Andy Lonergan back on the cards- I'm sure there must be a freebie somewhere than Bates will agree to

Total and utter laughing stock in this league. The fans are 100% to blame for this though. Grayson and Bates know they can tell the numptie fans whatever they like , they will still trot off and buy the shirts and that ridiculous 'Membership' , they can lie to the fans and not only do they accept it they even call Bates some kind of hero Priceless

I don't know about every else but I wish Leeds fans would stop bloody whinging...promotion the season before last...7th last season...all done on peanuts...get behind the lads ffs

According to various websites Ipswich are expected to announce that they will sign Stockdale on loan this Monday. YEP says the Leeds deal broke down because of the 24 hour recall that Fulham wanted in place. Strange that because Fulham always wanted that clause in place on any deal with any club. So why was this saga going on for weeks?

Yea 7th last season on peanuts. Why didn't we finish higher or even win it? Because we didn't have the quality or better class. This season we should be seeing better players, some money spent. But were not, were stuck in a Bates black hole, an old mans stubborn view of football in the past not the future. We have every right to moan as fans when we fork out nearly £700 for a season ticket

Typical we hear comments about Leeds fans 'whinging' from a Bates Sycophant. Listen and listen good. Leeds fans are paying more out than most if not all the championship fans and many in the premiership. Leeds fans have provided the cash to get this club out of a hole whereas the owner has provided Zilch. Zip NOTHING. Leeds fans have every right to moan if they think they are being ripped off and are being lied to. I am sick of hearing the 'Positive' brigade , they make life easy for the likes of Bates, Get up off your knees and stand up for yourselves.

Does anybody remember the comments when Schmeichel was sold off and the cash disappeared into the same place as Delphs..about there being plans already in place, dont worry..Blah Blah Lie Lie ..well that obviously was a LIE. The club are now scrabbling round and have just 1 3rd string keeper. Disgrace. So I will whinge if I want to considering the cash I work hard for disappearing into the black hole that is Leeds United

23 Jul 2011 10:18:44
United, meanwhile, were expected to field a new trialist in today s friendly against Sheffield Wednesday, Hungarian international Boldizsar Bodor.

The 29-year-old left-back most recently on the books of Dutch club Roda JC trained with Leeds yesterday and was due to feature in Grayson s squad at Hillsborough.

23 Jul 2011 09:46:07
Looks like Norway trip will be cancelled.

23 Jul 2011 09:14:32
Leeds match in Norway in doubt due 2 the huge loss of life there. All matches cancelled 2day
Football seems not 2 matter 2day
Keith LUFC

22 Jul 2011 23:52:12
Leeds United boss Simon Grayson is hoping to add to his squad before they fly out to Norway at the start of next week.

Speaking on Yorkshire Radio, Grayson said, "I'm literally waiting on one or two answers over the next 48 hours."

How many times have we heard that since July the 1st

Surely he's going after lower quality targets now as his other targets moved on to more affluent clubs?