Leeds Rumours Archive December 30 2012

 

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30 Dec 2012 23:23:56
Leeds & Norwich looking at bids for Ibrahima Toure playing in Ligue 2 for Monaco, 16 goals so far this season.

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Spurs are after him so i highly doubt we can sign him

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I didn't realise Monaco were in the second division. Suddenly makes me feel better supporting The Mighty Whites.

LR, Northants

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30 Dec 2012 22:40:19
Leeds to swap Becchio with cameron jerome, peter crouch or jones

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Its a load of bull I know...but what a striker crouch would be in a hoofball team!

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All three involved in Stoke game yesterday. Do you really think that anyone except some Leeds supporters think Becchio is a Premiership quality player? Presumably the same people who thought that Arsenal would sign White in the summer. Get real, Neither Billy Sharp nor Beckford made the grade. Charlie Austin and Jordan Rhodes both miles better than Becchio are still playing in the Championship.

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If you are going to compare a Leeds player to others, try comparing him to people who play like him! Rhodes and Sharp are clinical finishers who play on the shoulders and lurk in the box. Becchio holds the ball up to bring midfielders into play, yet still scores goals regularly. Good player, and could probably play lower half prem

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Becchio better all round player than sharp or rhodes

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30 Dec 2012 22:05:24
Becchio was not injured in training on fri as stated by Warnock. If this was the case why was he on the bench?Brighton had repesentitives in Yorkshire on fri and Saturday to speak with Leeds and Becchios people regarding a straight swap for CMS, WHO IS HIGHLY regarded by Warnock. George Boyd who played alongside CMS at Peterborough is also on the verge of signing for Leeds. The pair together scored over Fifty goals for Peterborough two seasons running.

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31 Dec 2012 03:59:58
More like mccormack will be swapped for cms if anyone.i hope not though

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31 Dec 2012 09:16:01
Bechio picked up a thigh strain in the warm up! That's why he was on the bench because the match day squad was already named!

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Correct second reply, Becchio isn't leaving, as stated by warnock ' no first team squad players will be sold in january'. we are in talks with boyd and mcgugan

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No your not in talks with Boyd

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30 Dec 2012 19:09:39
Leeds and Hull set to battle it out for both Danny Graham, and Derby counties Will Hughes as Warnock and GFH start building for a push for automatic promotion next season if we fail to make the play offs this season.
warnock will stay on and give it one last try if he doesn't take us up this season.....MOT

Believable24 Unbelievable48

Gzzz will hughes in a Leeds kit will look like an Albino. perish the thought.

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There is no chance we will get Hughes

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Would love both but cant see Derby letting Hughes go

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Would love hughes he would add excitement to the midfield really dont want a new striker would rather have extra in midfield

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Ive been told that we have already tabled a 3.5 million bid for hughes with add ons that will take it to atleast 5 million over next two years.
GFH have big plans for leeds over the next 2 years

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If Hughes goes it will only be to a Premiership team

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Can't see Danny graham coming, surely teams in the premier league would want him

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Warnock to sign someone good??? thought then for one minute until reality set in.Ahh well

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Will Hughes has been linked with Barcelona so I highly doubt he will join Leeds!

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Snodgrass was linked with barca, he rejected them came to us after a trial.

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To the post warnock to sign someone good... Diouf been class.

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That would be great - definitely the calibre we need. The question is - will we?

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Watched hughes at derby this year. he ran the game and at 17 has lots of potential and talent but i dont think he will come to leeds.

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30 Dec 2012 18:37:47
Alan Tate has extended his loan until the end of the season

tmb

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Worrying! The defence needs sorting and he has proved not to be the answer.

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Great news !
And I thought our defence needed improving. But what do I know........
Ps - negative goal difference looking better every game

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Let the relegation begin. What a disaster if true

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Tate has has TWO bad games... would be a good signing. some fans are so stupid and fickle, he been a good signing so far!

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Sorry i like tate but he is slow and get left for dead if someone runs at him good at corners and set peices but he not the man to sort out the defence but lets be fasir if th defence had any sort of cover from the midfield they wouldnt be so bad

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30 Dec 2012 22:05:29
Can't see it anywhere on the os or ss

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Agree with last poster good signing, he's had one maybe two bad games coming to us from hardly playing at Swansea give the guy a chance and a break! Half our fans have the memory of a goldfish

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How dare you say we have the memory of a goldfish

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In response to the comment about Leeds fans having a memory like a goldfish...
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I've forgotten what I was going to say.

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Half? Got to be more like... what was it?

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30 Dec 2012 18:34:09
wayne bridge anyone for left back

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That'll do me, loooking at what we have :o)

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He's on a season long loan at Brighton so no chance tho he would be a cracking signing

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30 Dec 2012 19:44:00
nothing stopping parent club taking him back so they can sell him on i guess

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No there's not but we can't afford to buy him or his wages regardless off this takeover

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He is loving it at Brighton. No chance.

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30 Dec 2012 18:05:10
Just a quick one, what's happened to Matty Fryatt? If he's at Hull still then he isn't getting in the squad if fit, got goals in him I think we could get him cheap!

Believable38 Unbelievable9

Hes injured, out for season mot

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He got injured preseason out for whole season so no chance

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30 Dec 2012 17:09:40
apparently watford want to sign kisnorbo in the coming transfer window

tmb

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Nah hes not Italian

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30 Dec 2012 16:01:58
GFH are not going to sack NW. They are going to do exactly what they said at the press conference. "back Neil in the transfer window". If we fail to make the play-offs then with his contract ending in May they have an easy task of getting rid of him for little or no compo and the failure to reach 6th will be used as an obvious lever against him especially in the media. That said, tactically, he does have flaws and we need to think about a replacement. 3 obvious names are Poyet Di Matteo and Martinez but I'll throw in a 4th. John Sheridan.

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Makes sense to me although how much do you spend to back someone who may not be there in 5-6 months..

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Di Matteo said he will not go into this league. And to be fair to him, he did with the champions league.

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Sheridan...don't be daft....a good shout would be Mark Hughes

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But will be left with the rubbish long ball oldies he buys in jan.....along with the Grayson dross still picking a good salary up

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Hate Hughes. Shez might make us play good football.

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Sorry to say would you back a manager with cash if he is leaving at the end of the year if he not prepared to extend his contract ide be looking to fetch in someone new and prepare for next season

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Mark Hughes??? Got millions at Man City, sacked, clueless! Got a few million at QPR sacked Hughsless!! Get a grip.

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Can't think of many things that would tempt me to stay away from ER but one or two have mentioned a perfectly good reason ... Mark "Clueless" Hughes.

If, and when NW leaves, or is sacked, I hope GFH start to look at some up and coming young manager (Joe Jordan?) is brought in with an older head (Raddy Antic) for guidance.

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I can think of a 5th GLEN Hoddle
out of work
wants back in football
tactically and technically superb

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And he has God on his side, which can't be bad.

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30 Dec 2012 15:48:15
adam hamill, aaron ramsey(loan), ian harte, ryan bertrand(loan)cms all to sign in jan...mot!!! onwards and upwards!!

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Why would we sign Harte and Bertrand? I wouldnt mind Harte back but a lot of fans moaned when he was here before and he aint gained pace so boo boys may be straight after him. If however we got chance of Bertrand snap him up.

gazlufc

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30 Dec 2012 17:01:52
Ha ha ha!! just got to love your school boy optimism!! keep up the good work!! lmfao

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Aaron Ramsey? Seems strange that Arsenal would let him go on loan...

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How is loaning players moving us onwards and upwards?? FFS spend the money now, get the rewards next season

Fredh MOT

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Adam hammill is desperate for a contract at huddersfield he's already stated so dream on. . . .

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Haha cms going to norwich

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Aaron ramsey and ryan bertrand?! AHHAH

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I'm trying to be optimistic too, but I think that Ramsey and Bertrand is getting ridiculous

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30 Dec 2012 15:15:22
Leeds to sell becchio to stoke in january for 2.3 mill, and to replace him the will sign craig davies from barnsley for 550k

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Becchio not going anywhere , how many times does warnock have to say no ones leaving from the first team squad.And 2.3 mill , lol, wouldn't buy his boots.

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How on earth does Craig Davies replace Becchio? Christ some of these posts make me laugh .......

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That would be going backwards - let's see...

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30 Dec 2012 13:22:18
Earlier post about bryam and becchio not so daft.
Liverpool & everton looking at bryam.
Wigan/ norwich/ stoke and hull city looking at becchio.
We need to get rid of in no particular order
Rubuchka pugh rodgers nunez brown varneykisnorbo gray
We wont sign tait or thomas full time loans until end of season
Free up some wages.
If warnock stays boyd will sign.
We have enty of good youth players who should get a chance taylors thompson grimple and poleon
Warnock will sign more dead wood.
Dont expect anything spectacular ala rhodes
Loans will be how we will go
Would you back warnock whos said hes going at end of season with anything other than loans.
Best full time signing would will be tounge

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30 Dec 2012 15:48:48
Warnock doesn't like to use the loan market.he's been forced into loaning the players we got on loan as we had no money and also it was past deadline day and takeover wasn't complete .

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We will sign Tate at least until the end of the season Michael Laudrup said its highly likely to happen. Taylor, Thompson and Gimple arent ready for the first team which is why Thompson was loaned and Gimple and Taylor are never near the first team squad. I cant see Warnock signing dead wood as he now has money to sign some quality and the fact he was after Chris Wood shows he is looking at the right calibre of player. Finally he has publicly stated he wants one or two quality players that we will be paying fees for as well as the for loanees (Tonge, Tate, Thomas and Hall). Other than that spot on well done.

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You have lost the plot

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To be fair, I can't imagine that some of our youth players aren't better than the likes of Varney, Gray, White, Green, Norris etc.

When you consider that we have one of the best youth systems in the country and have produced some of the finest British players ever, you start to wonder why we even buy these awful players in the first place.

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30 Dec 2012 12:15:45
Dave wheelan is considering his managerial options at Wigan as Martinez is keeping Wigan in a relegation battle year on year. I think Martinez would be an ideal replacement for Warnock. {Ed013's Note - He would be a great choice}

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Whelan wouldnt get rid of martinez, they have both done fantastically well, especially whelan, to get Wigan where they are and to stay there, great little club and martinez would be a fantastic choice but i dont ever see whelan sacking martinez. but i may be wrong.

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Martinez? Not a chance. Wasn't he wanted by Liverpool? Anyway, I don't know what all the fuss is about. Wigan have never risen above the relegation battle under Martinez and have never consolidated their position in the premiership as, for example, Stoke have done. Whelan will hang on to a manager who has been loyal to him and who doesn't complain when his best players are regularly sold.

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Why would he?

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I don't necessarily disagree with Martinez as a new manager at Leeds, but he also has his favourites. Not so long ago I used to have two mistresses Celtic and Leeds. Caldwell was at best an accident waiting to happen at Park head. So he was punted out to Wigan. He thought he was bigger than Celtic. Martinez makes him captain I watch MotD and most of the goals Wigan concede Caldwell is the catalist. Wigan play some great stuff going forward, but their Achilles heel is Caldwell. He's the same when he's picked for the national squad (Scotland).
NW too has is favourites, so we'd be jumping out of one fire in favour of another fire. We've had a couple of bad results why all this clamour for Warnocks head, when not too long ago he was the messiah, now he's just a naughty boy. Have a bit of faith.
Jedburgh White

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Personally have faith in Warnock but I'm thinking he will drag our team into the playoffs even if its last place. We lose that connection with the playoffs and I would want him out overnight. I think he's intelligent enough to also realise this so lets keep it going and get behind him until this seasons dream is over.

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He turned down the Liverpool job in the summer. Absolutely no chance

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30 Dec 2012 11:44:03
Think boyd is done deal wud also get barkley on loan from everton and perkins from barnsley both these. Are young and have loads of energy main signing though should be curtis davis ch from brum

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Perkins will be 31 in 2013 so good knowledge. Mind you, based on our current squad he probably is one for the future perhaps even too young.

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Perkins is garbage. We need better than Barnsley rubbish.

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Boyd deal no where Nr done

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31 Dec 2012 09:19:31
Barkley would be a class signing, he was brilliant at Wednesday earlier on in the season.

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30 Dec 2012 00:53:00
AZ Alkmaar duo Roy Beerens (Winger/striker) and Steve Berghuis (creative midfielder) will be coming in early Jan.

Beerens is 24 and was out of favour all last season, most of his appearances coming as a sub, but he's got great technique and pace, and Berghuis, 19, has apparently expressed his desire to play in England before.

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Can you honestly see NW bringing in two foreign players to save his backside who are untested in the English league ? May have short term interest but cant realistically see this happening.

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