Leeds Rumours Archive January 24 2013

24 Jan 2013 22:25:29
Stories coming out of Dubai that Nigel Adkins who is 'currently on holiday there' has met with GHF representatives to discus taking over the reigns when Warnock goes in the summer.

Well said .... if true - any links ? and
he is the man for the job - and i'd say warnock would support that also - point is ...shouldnt he come in sooner if results start to slip - i'd say yes he does - but supporting Warnock all the way until he's gone ... MOT

Adkins likely going to udders.

Thats bull if they was talking it wouldn't be about a summer it would be asap no manager would sit on there ares till june

Apparently Adkins is looking to take a little time out and the Leeds job in the summer would be ideal.

Adkins will be going to Huddersfield, there chairman is very shewed he always gets rid of his current manager when a top class manager becomes available. He did it with Clark when he took Grayson.

Source for Adkins story is a close friend (Leeds fan) currently working in Dubai and staying in same hotel as Adkins. He has been collected from the hotel in a Limo by the same 2 businessmen twice in 3 days, one of them wore a Leeds Tie with a Leeds pin in it. My friend says he is looking for a chance to speak to Adkins so standby...

Doesn't just sound right somehow.

I wunt of thought people would wear a badge to pick someone up for a meeting that would be kept quiet (because it would cause players to think why am I signing for a manager to be replaced by someone who will replaced in 5 months )

It is no great secret that Warnock is retiring at the end of the season anyway. What players are signing? From what I see nobody is coming in. Maybe GFH are saving their cash for the next manager rather than give it to Warnock for the reason you give (why sign for a departing manager)

Sounds good to me - why wind us up ? keep the news coming my friend - and as for the huddersfield job ? - don't be daft ! why oh why would that be attractive to a manger like Adkins ? He has been paid big £ compensation figure to leave saints - so he is on a big wage til summer - all makes sense - bring it on

25 Jan 2013 05:22:48
I don't think he will be very interested in a club with no ambition and no money

GFH also very friendly with Frank Rijkaard becos he was a coach with Saudi and they regularly met in Bahrain for drinks and socialising. Frank was a Leeds fan as a boy. Frank just ben fired a few weeks ago and waiting for the GFH friends to finalize offer

As a Leeds fan living in Southampton I can tell you saints supporters are gutted at his sacking, he is held in very high regard and I believe he would do a fantastic job at Elland Road.

25 Jan 2013 09:10:08
Warnock can go back to teaching his ballboys new teqniques, really feel mugged off at gfh who ever this fake life long Leeds united fan is, running more players away you should be adding to the team, lucky its a premier league team coming this weekend if you don't get players you ain't going to see crowds like that and that's what this great club needs . H.P.C 4 LIFE ls6 .

Frank rijkaard?? oh my god I've just pissed myself!!!

Returned last night from JBR in Dubai and can confirm Adkins has been in town.

Also bumped into Alan Shearer, but sadly no sign of him replacing Becchio. Shame, just the right vintage for Warnock.

On paper he is going to be next manager of huddersfield...

Limos turning up with men wearing Leeds pins and ties !! Your having a laugh mate. No one...I mean NO ONE is going to send a limo out to meet a guy and pick them up themselves. They will have sent a driver in the car to personally pick him up and take to the meeting destination. 'Load of bull'

Leeds ties & pins - Jeez mate, how do you know that, were you kissing the bloke !?!

Eyes like a sh*thouse rat !

Not necessarily. if you've got a lot of meetings that day, you make the most of the time you can spare.
Poster claiming NO ONE is going to send a limo out to meet a guy and pickup themselves... is this something you learned in your extensive experience stacking the shelves at Lidl?
I can assure you, meetings can and do start in the car you're picked up in.

Me again (post starter). Been online to my friend again today and I think all the disagreer's could change their mind soon. Apparently their has been quite a hive of activity involving Adkins and although he has not managed to speak to him he did overhear one of the guys he has been seen with saying he was very much looking forward to their meeting next week in England.
Only passing on what my friend has seen/heard. He has sent me a picture he took on his mobile of Adkins walking into the hotel with Mr Leeds tie (cant post pictures on here or I would put it on)

24 Jan 2013 21:54:51
Leeds had a bid for Albert Adomah rejected.

Probably because it was for 30p, a mucky spuggy egg and a dirty toffee wrapper.
foxrat

Palace have had a bid rejected not us a club with no dough

Palace bid £500,000 and that was rejected too

Adomah will leave for £2.5-4m. We won't be paying that

24 Jan 2013 20:36:21
warnock has put in an enquiry for max gradel after telling saint etienne he wants to leave to join Leeds

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I blame Phil Hay for all these MG rumours, will be on at least 25k at psg. No way gfh will come even close to that. Using the lufc fans max gradel wish to fill space in the yep.
This aren't going to happen sadly.

Who's at PSG? Certainly not max gradel

Whoops I meant st ettiene...DOH

Were a selling club,,, that's all I have to say,, gfh need to start putting money into the club now, and max gradel would be a great signing,, but we need at least 3/4 player,, like dindane a free contract and is 32 yrs old, we need young quailty,, mot

Gradels reasons for leaving were 2 fold.
1/ He wanted European football and
2/ he missed his family.
Neither of these would be satisfied by returning to ER

24 Jan 2013 23:27:23
bring back the max gradel he's like lightining but after wht looks like losing lucciano we need a great striker now aswell as big ross who would you havee......
mcckail-smith would be mine like

Why on earth would Gradel want to come to such a joke of a club as the exodus of decent players continues?

simple.............he wouldn't

I breaks my heart but the simple fact of the matter is that we are a joke

"I have a contract here until June 2015, I have settled well here and I'm enjoying my football, " Gradel told the press

Boring...more ex-players can't we move on and buy someone who hasn't played for us before!

The wage issue isn't all that big, he may be on more over in France, but you have to factor in the new 75% tax rate on high earners. We could offer half his wage and he would still pocket more.

25 Jan 2013 14:34:01
if gradel and the likes weren't a team to reach auto promotion (easily) from league one why do we want these players back!

25 Jan 2013 15:06:36
No he hasn't their CEO confirmed that Leeds had not contacted them yesterday - Andrew Haigh on twitter

24 Jan 2013 20:07:48
Dindane will be replacement for Becchio and transfer fee will be undisclosed and never seen again.
think its time to get in a young manager and build for the future.
if you were a decent quality player would you sign in this window for a manager who is only here for a few more months, knowing that a new manager might not fancy you.
at least McAllister and Grayson teams played good attacking football, but defences were crap.
now defence is one of worst in country, but the football being played is the worst I can remember even when we had to play Ricketts up front.
thats why attendences are so poor, that and the premier league prices.
GFH give us something to cheer I beg you. {Ed013's Note - I have been told that he will not be signing for Leeds}

I think they saw how much people on here really did not want dindane lol

24 Jan 2013 19:54:10
Blackstock just signed a new deal with Nottingham Forrest

24 Jan 2013 19:20:56
from Sky Italia ticker feed....Luca Toni impostato sottoporrà alle visite mediche a Thorp Arch domani.

24 Jan 2013 22:49:38
Wow really so where now signing Luca Toni,

I thought Arouna Dindane was having a medical,

I thought Habib Habibiou had confirmed on twitter he was joining us,

I thought David Goodwillie was training with us?

This is true they reported this earlier on sky italia

24 Jan 2013 19:04:38
Tate saying on radio sports show that he had to leave LUFC 'because of the money situation up there'. Depressing.

True but his month long loan was coming to an end too

Tate's comments sounds like sour grapes!! he's also commented on Becchio's transfer request

How will he know the money situation.
Do you really think they will have said to him' well we want to keep you but we can't afford it'?
I don't think so. We didn't keep him because he proved to no better than what we have.

That doesn't mean anything tho we maybe didn't want to pay his wages why waste the money on him we've got enough CD

It must be true because Leeds have not refuted what he said. My message to the new owner is get the led out and invest. You won't get back your I takeover fee if the club stays in the championship. Go for it or you could be embarrassed on Saturday in front of the cameras if only a handful of supporters turn up. Show respect for this club and gain the affection of the fans by your actions.

Agree with second reply. Tate's comments make me wonder whether he wasn't part of the 'head-turning' Becchio has been subjected to. No wonder NW shipped him out sharpish! PK {Ed013's Note - I think Neil would have used the financial situation as an excuse not to sign him as lets be fair his last few games weren't very good at all}

Maybe the new owners no leeds won't get promotion this season and are saving there money for the summer

24 Jan 2013 21:42:39
I think we now have the truth from somebody who wa on the inside. No money and not a chance of competing with likes of Leicester or Cardiff. GFH no different to the last regime and don't deserve to be custodians of a great club.

Players are not on the inside!

They know nothing about the finances of the club. Why would they? Only the board and NW will have any idea what kind of 'money situation' is occurring at Leeds. Players are just members of staff, no different from the groundskeepers or stewards. They turn up, do their job, get paid, and go home. They know nothing!

Same old story, no money spent and selling players.give youth a chance, can't be any worse can it.

To the 3rd poster, I think is more like they will say "we can't keep you as we don't have the money" rather than, "I'm sorry although you are a premier league player, getting paid twices as much you are no better than what we have."

I reall ythink Tate would have been a watse of money anyway. He had a good short term impact but is no better than Pearce or Lees or even Peltier at CB.

Would have been like Andy O'Brien a few years ago. Good loan spell, terrible signing

You all have to remember that GFH have invested over £50M for this club. As bankers, they know that they need a return on their investment and the biggest return will be getting Leeds into the premier league. If they invested £50M then i'm sure they have a plan to invest more to gain higher returns.

I actually agree with Ed Tate was crap in his last three games and is no better than what we have got so sour grapes on something he has no clue about.

I think that investment will come but they will not pay over inflated wages and fees for average Championship players.

24 Jan 2013 18:15:56
On tv Blackstock; to sign long term contract at Forest (so that's him out of the frame)

I think that could be a blessing in disguise because of his scoring record its not exactly prolific.
foxrat

Was he ever in the frame!

How many multiple posts do we need eds? {Ed013's Note - There was a hitch on the site}

24 Jan 2013 18:01:47
Leeds have had a bid rejected by Bristol city for their winger Albert Adomah.

We wish, that bid was from Palace tv

Forest not leeds we only sign 35 year olds us

We did offer £50 a week and beer vouchers of £10 a game,,, that wasnt good enough,,, what is the matter with the great game,,, what do they want,, its just greed, greed,, greed,,,,

24 Jan 2013 16:46:58
Becchio is leaving after handing in a transfer request, i'm worried whoever we bring in is not on form or lack of goals or worse as he is our only goalscorer

Norwich fan here, Guess what I'm going to tell you, Yes Becchio is wanted here

Norwich and Wigan the 2foreign teams
Interested

Have you ever heard of Ross McCormack?

We have McCormack, Anyway as with Beckford, to much of the play revolves around getting the ball up to Becchio as quick as possible to the detriment of the team game. And why should we stand in his way he has been our most loyal servant in the recent era. Becs if you leave all the best Elland road will never forget u!

NickLS26
MOT

Becchio to be honest is useless with the ball. He can't run or and create anything. I've been saying this hole time this run of scoring is going to run out. Ross McCormack is proper class compared to him.

If you think a player who has scored 18 goals this season is useless then you are an person. Wait and see who Warnock brings in to replace him, then you will be sorry

After all the loyality and admirationwe show him he wants to go due to finances? If I was boss as he is here till 2014 I would make him face the music in front of a rammed elland road and tell us himself. Yet again best players leave and we get rubbish in lol didane is a shocking forward. Get warnock out enough is enough only good thing he has done is diouf. Toofang

We have every right to be worried, to all our fans who think someone who scores 18 goals , is 4th highest scorer for our average team this season, is not that good.Who do you think we are going to replace him with, for less money then we sell him for, on less wages?Get scouting !

I said he's useless with the ball like holding it upturning and passing. He throws himself about and gets in good positions is what got him his 18 goals

Once a again the manager dictates the hoofball game not becchio

He might be crap at turning on the ball but he has still scored 18 goals and to be honest that's pretty good going in a team as crap as ours this year! To be honest someone will step up to the mark once he's gone, look what happened when Beckford left we worried where the goals would come from up stepped Becchio to take over the mantle. Lets hope we can get McCormack and Somma to step up.

Becchio can only play within the system the manager dictates and with the players around him. It is not his fault if he gets up to win balls hoofed up the pitch only to find that the closest player in a Leeds shirt is 10 yards away scratching his backside. In a team with players that give him support he will go from strength to strength

24 Jan 2013 15:52:14
Well on offical site bechio haned in a formal request to leave . Well I say let him go over rated, over paid and there are far better players out there, we played far better without him in the birminham game already the highest earner but wants more? so much for playing for the shirt . Get rid asap

Well that's a bit harsh isn't it, just because he is leaving doesn't mean you have to go overboard. It will be sad to see Becchio go, he is a good player and will forever go down in the Leeds United history books.

I honestly think, that if Becchio goes then I wish him all the best. I think if he moves to the right club he can and will be a good player, but he needs the service. He needs to be around a team that can cross a 35 yard ball directly onto his head, and he ain't going to get that at Leeds.

Hopefully if he does go, the hoofball tactics may be going as well. Might I suggest we sign a player under 5 foot for striker, just so we can't play hoofball. Anway all the best Becchio.

24 Jan 2013 16:08:07
Well said mate ! before all the doom and gloom merchant's get on here moaning about letting our best players leave and nothing has changed !! what's changed is that Becchio has had his head turned by his agent.. at the end of the day let's face it greed and self preservation is the only thing that most footballers are out for these day's. We will support our club through thick and thin players come and go, alway's have and alway's will FACT !

AA

I'm with the second poster on this. I don't blame the guy for wanting to have a crack at a higher level of football and earn a better wage - I'd do the same in his boots if I doubted that either of these were going to happen at Leeds. We won't get promoted before he's 30 and he won't be on anyone's radar after that. Fact.

Lol it's the same old story this has been engineered by the club, they have been putting becchio innthe shop window for weeks now, his postion at the club has been getting harder and harder, warnock harvey jones and bates should leave not our best players, watch he will be replaced with a cheaper option, we are a joke now

I agree that we could get a good replacement, but I won't slate him for his service for our club. We are all running out of pacience as fans with the current situation what's to say the players are not aswell, we could get a good sum for him so let's look forward to who we can get rather than slate a good player who at 29 can be replaced by a good young striker for the future of lufc sussex white mot

Everyone saying we play better with out him he has scored 16 goals more then our second top goal scorer.....

Becchio has been OK, he can't hold the ball up and has no pace, as long as we replace then no issues with him going, Like Beckford he will be found out in 10mins in the premiership and will be bench warming at whichever club signs him. No great loss.

Stupid post.pathetic.
just because he wants to go..look we can't afford to keep him, you won't say good riddance when you see who will replace him...dreamer of a fan...shrew leeds

Hi, good luck and thank you to Luciano. Any player is only one bad tackle away from never playing again, and, here is a newsflash, they are flesh and blood, just like the rest of us. Show me someone who says they would not take the opportunity to do better for his or her family and I will show you a liar, (or an person).
When the Mighty Whites were spending like there was no tomorrow, (and there nearly was), not too many said it was wrong, now the club is living within its means, that is also wrong. What do people want?
I save my pennies and go to ER as many times as I can afford.
I may be in a majority of one, but if the club were in the Conference I would still support them.
Fear not for the future, there are other Beckfords/Johnsons/Howsons/Snodgrass's/Becchios/Delphs out there, we have not found them yet.

Cut me and I bleed white.

I say bring back BARN DOOR BILLY !

I say good luck to him he deserves a move to better himself
who would want to play for a club who has not a pot to p*** in, this move from the club stinks to high heaven, warnock's had his orders to sell before you buy end off
GHF putting gloss over it trying to put all the blame on beccs for being greedy
WARNOCK OUT YOU BACKSTABBER

I hate my life... Lost my job, my car, my wife and know this is their any point in living ??? What do you think ed ? {Ed013's Note - Seek professional help mate, we need all the fans we can at the minute}

Give Poleon a chance

I don't blame him for leaving. He is 29 and it is his last chance to secure his future. There is probably some truth that he has been pushed out too. If we got three million for him and replaced him him 3 x £1m players it would not be all bad, but in reality he will be replaced with a free transfer or an old has been. The transfer window has been open 3 weeks and we have secured nobody to get excited about. You have to ask why we aren't securing our targets.

Don't be bitter. He has done the job for us for years. He has a small window of opportunity to get to play in the Premier League. He should take it and go with our best wishes. So long as he doesn't play well against us when we meet.

Who says there is any truth in club saying Becchio handed in request to leave. I am of opinion this is GFH being advised by Bates drastaB. Same old same old.

Classic fickle fan.... he deserves a stable career and we (gfh) can't give him that easily forgetting the 18 he's got us and 90 mins week in week out of being the hardest working player, I say your not fit to wear the shirt

24 Jan 2013 15:05:59
Heard a rumour that Johnathan Obika coming to Leeds from Spurs after the weekends game. Spurs wouldn't have allowed him to play in the cup game so no point loaning him before then it's a waste of a week on loan. Big powerful striker who while he hasn't set the world alight in the goal scoring stakes is a very good provider of goals which balances out.

However I did hear this before the news of Becchio's transfer request so Leeds may now move on for different players now if they have the money from Becchios sale.

Heard we were getting a premiership reserve striker on loan next week, this could have been the man. As you say though if Becchio goes then we can afford a better option

Johnathan Obika was so bad at Palace they cancelled his loan

He can't even cut it at League 1 level he scores like paynter. This is a nice "story" but defo not gona happen

24 Jan 2013 14:47:23
Ex Leeds manager Simon grayson has just been sacked!
Bring him back lol
MOT!

24 Jan 2013 14:14:59
Becchio handed in transfer request, would rather him stay & Neill go but shows no loyalty in modern day football! The club is bigger than one player! LUFC MOT

Just saw on tv

He is one of the most loyal plaayers at leeda for years. A legend in my eyes. End of ....... Dannylufc

He has been pushed!!! it's not about the money, if its was he could have gone to swansea two years ago, warnock is full of it, peter lorimer told grayson to sell him...

Let him go thinks he is bigger than leeds don't make me laugh. And before everyone starts can't pay top wages on 18000 att I wouldnt

Let him go, he spends most of the game on the floor after yet another missed header! We can get a better player with more pace with his transfer money.

Haha look at these comments from people, its disgracefull, such a great and loyal for this club has asked to leave and this is how people react.. maybe if he didn't hav a disrespectfull manager that is constantly having a go at him and saying his heads not in the game he wudent hav left

Get rid of him and bring someone in that can actually play football

Think this site should be restricted to folk who actually know what there talking about. how can you say that becchio isn't a good player. I think his goal tally talks for itself. in my eyes he has been our best striker for years. even when beckford was here

Why can't we just accept that this is probably the right thing for both parties? We're unlikely to get promoted this season and we need to build for a proper crack at it next season; Becchio would be over 30 and probably past his best by the time we get promoted. He deserves his chance - he gets it, we get a decent fee in return to buy a couple of players (at least) who'll be part of a promotion team and should be good enough to play in the Premiership. Hopefully - I know, that's the key word - hopefully, the board are thinking exactly the same thing and won't accept peanuts for a player who's been a good servant to us.

Agree with Danny LUFC legend I believe he has been pushed into the transfer request all the strikers with have been linked to can't lace Becchios boots none of them will come close in the goalscoring front and for all the fans that believe CMS is the answer look back to last season couldn't score in a brothal no wonder McCormack was annoyed when he was getting picked for Scotland ahead of him

I can't believe anyone is slagging off Becchio. How many goals has he scored this season?

Very loyal player but I would snap your hand off for £4mill if that what is reportedly being offered can think of much better strikers for that valuation.

You may be able to think of much better strikers for that valuation, but they won't come to Leeds

24 Jan 2013 14:09:09
Becchio handed in Transfer Request, now I am not fully saddened by this, he's cotnracted till 2014, so we will get a good fee for him, be interesting to see what we do

What do we always do in these situations?sell him for about2/3 million, get in a replacement free or maximum about 250,000, same result different owners !

24 Jan 2013 12:49:41
Neil Warnock is set to bring Ian Harte
Back to Elland Road for 500k, WATCH THIS SPACE!

A bit steep considering his age. Another player with no pace too

Can't be worth 500k in his age!

He is not worth that amount of money!

Great at dead ball situations has no speed legs a little past it time to move on and forget has beens and get someone who is hungry and wants to play for the club with pride....

Given the recent signing of Warnock on loan until end of season, can we please stop with the Harte nonsense?

24 Jan 2013 12:13:09
Leeds after signing Kris Boyd after being released by MLS side Portland Timbers

24 Jan 2013 09:38:33
In the mirror becchio has handed in a written transfer rewuest. Let him go while we can get decent money for him, to fund a move for wells, bring in blackstock, habibou and gradel and were sorted, your loss luciano

Load of bull would be on official site not in the mirror wells not coming to leeds blackstock won't score anywhere near the goals needed to get us promotion {Ed013's Note - I think he means he handed it in to himself whilst looking in the Mirror!}

If becchio leaves its only our loss as he will move to a prem team and be a success whilst we sign rubbish like wells and blackstock.

Blackstock signing new contract at forest

What a crock of s...t why would becchio hand in a transfer request when he loves the place

Same reason Howson left leeds more ambition and a bigger bank balance

I actually had to google this wells fella thinking he was some 18 year old super kid then I found out he is 22 hardly 1 for the future would signing wells mean there would be no place for the likes of poleon and payne

Bet your all eating your words now its on the official site. Lucciano "loves the place" Becchio has handed in a transfer request.

Think you'll find it is on OS now...

Look on the official site its there in black and white. Another top player is about to bite the dust. What the hell is going on!

It is on the official site?

It actually is on the lufc site who have even issued a statement..he has formally handed in a tranfer request..over money from the sounds of it.

loyalty is far too rare these days..only a few months back he stated that he wanted to play with leeds in teh premiership.....money makes the world go round.

people criticised beckford....at least he saw us up before he departed.

your loss luciano lets see wher you end up?

How could you blame him.Warnock said he wanted to bring players in at the start of transfer window and as yet has done nothing.No doubt waiting till last minute to bring in players no one else wants.

24 Jan 2013 15:28:39
That's right, its Warnocks fault becchio wants more money!

Like i said in the first post, told you all so. the ed wont put this on though, as even he rubbished it {ed013's note - i said weeks ago that neil wanted to sell becchio, i will however hold my hands up and apologise for my moment of banter as i didn't see him handing in a transfer request and waving goodbye to his loyalty bonus, the love of the fans and the chance to be in the top 50 of all leeds players}

Fist poster here, thanks ed. YOUR A BIG MAN. lets hope for the icing on our cake. LEEDS FOREVVER

Becchio to hull unfortunatly. 2 million pound deal done by board. sell on clause included.

24 Jan 2013 08:37:32
Stephen Warnock on loan till the end of the season.Only 31 years old and will be great for this division

Only 31 ! Should fit in with all the other "youngsters" we have playing for us.

Another one for the future.

24 Jan 2013 01:27:30
Warnock has asked Shaun Harvey to speak with Tottenham in regards to Gylfi Sigurdsson. This was done early January. The stumbling block has been the injury to sandro. Spurs won't let any midfielders leave now untill they have brought in a couple of bodies. They wanted to bring forward the agreed summer transfer of their new german midfielder Lewis Holtby from Schalke, although schalke are reluctant to release him early. As a result Leeds are left in limbo until Spurs do some buisness. Warnock publicly mentioned Sandro's injury about a week ago, and also let slip Tottenham were hopefully going to do some deals with midfielders going out, that until Sandro's injury. Sigurdsson is one of Warnock's targets. Its now in the hands of Daniel Levy and Shaun Harvey whether it happens. Watch this space!

I also took NW's comments to mean he was after a midfielder from Spurs. If it is Sigurdsson, it would mean we are looking for quality players which is a good sign.

Its not Sigurddson, don't be daft, plenty of Prem teams would take him so why would he drop a division to come to us, it's only 6 months ago he was one of the hottest prospects in England when at Swansea. He won't come to us, if it is a Spurs midfielder it will more likely be Jermaine Jenas who is back at Tottenham and available for Spurs to do what they want with him, and NW is a known admirer having tried to get him before. It could be David Bentley as well, I would say Jenas and Bentley are more far more likely than Sigurdsson

Lots of bull leeds have let a midfielder go on loan today

Not a chance on sigurddson. If Tottenham was looking to loan him out, they would look to loan him out abroad, or to a premiership side. Tottenham wouldn't gain anything really for allowing him to be loaned to the championship, as we couldn't even pay a fraction of his wages. He needs to be playing at the top level, and playing back in the championship would do nothing for his growth at the highest level.

This is a ridiculous rumour Sigurdsson is the player Liverpool were desperate to buy in the summer. He would not come to a mid table Championship club