Leeds Rumours Archive January 07 2013
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07 Jan 2013 22:04:56
Luciano Becchio linked to Wigan Athletic for 4 Million.
Sam Byram linked to Everton, Liverpool and Norwitch.
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Becchio also linked with Celtic
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Becchiio going nowhere
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We need him to stay as nobody else knows how to score.
We need someone else to help him with goals not to offload him
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The new oweners focus is on reengaging fans and to boost revenue, They have come in to invest in the club so there is no reason to sell any key players. other clubs will come in with offers but that doesnt mean they will let players go.
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You can't force a player to stay. If Celtic come in for Becchio and offer him what we can't (namely, a Champions' League quarter final), then who are we to force him to stay?
Celtic bid, as I've previously stated, is hinged on movements out of Glasgow.
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08 Jan 2013 19:44:37
Bechio already told his best pal on twitter he wants and is happy to stay at Leeds. His contract might need rejigging but unless we get silly money he won't be leaving
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07 Jan 2013 20:57:18
Stephen Ireland to link up with Leeds United on loan until the summer before any decision on a complete transfer.
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Would be a class act if warnock can set him straight. Doubt Villa will let him go on loan tho, considering there position in the league
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Good player but his wages are a fortune!
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07 Jan 2013 17:28:57
leeds united have put in £750k bid in for notts forest forward dexter blackstock.
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Why ? He's sh--e. he's only got a record of 1 goal every 3 matches ! Not good enough for our great club !
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1 in every 3 games is not bad especially if he's cover to give Becchio a rest from time to time. He's certainly found the net against us (5 goals in his last 4 games against LUFC).
We all need to wait until the end of the window to properly assess our business. Some deals take longer than others and depend on what the other clubs secure in the window.
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Most good strikers score 1 in 3 unless world class
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People said the same kind of things about Andy keogh
when we got him on loan he might not of been prolific but he set up plenty and im guessing dex would be the same kind of player
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Don't think Nottingham Forest fans will appreciate you calling them Notts Forest lol.
He seems to be able to play against us. Would like to know if he has the pace required up front.
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Wrong, Blackstock is not rubbish, he's quite an accomplished player by Champ standards -though you are right in pointing out that he is not a prolific scorer. A significant improvement on Varney, Gray and Somma though. Chapel A
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Vast improvement on somma? :O no not really.
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Somma? Think you ought to look at your stats.
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Seriously somma Shouldnt even get a game at league 1 level he is horrible on the ball, always out of possition. Might aswel bring big Enoch back!
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1 in 3 goals:games is a good record for a striker that for the last 2 years since his bad injury has been used as a substitute! As long as he's not a replacement for becchio I think hes a snip at 750k.
I live in notts and none of my florist mates wanna see him go - especially for that price.
Scot MOT!
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I'm overwhelmed. We must be the poorest sporting organisation in the world which has middle eastern and bahranian owners. If that's our marquee signing to bring the fans back, yet again we have a useless naive set of owners. Go get Anelka or Drogba if your serious about relighting elland rd
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07 Jan 2013 17:21:16
Leeds looking at lower league players:
Judge
Wells
Marc Pugh
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Not another pugh ! Please no {Ed037's Note - Thankfully all of the above are fantastic (reasonably young) players}
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Judge, maybe, but he's a future prospect. Wells, doubtful, Bradford will want too much for him especially from us. Pugh only just signed a 4year deal and Howe was the reason so he won't be moving unless its silly money.
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Fifa player
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If they want Andy Gray surely some sort of swap for One of their players (judge)for one of ours just like pix on a car etc that's if we really are interested in anyone that is ......!! Have you heard anything ED with your connections ? As its oh some blooming quite at moment I'm down to me elbows at mo!oh the joy of being a Leeds UTD fan
Wingy Mk
Leeds for life ....MOT
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07 Jan 2013 16:19:18
Why is everyone panicking ? We have some promising players that are bound to get their names thrown in the pot during the transfer windows
like jones said he doesnt expect 1'st team players to leave unless its for silly money.
GFH have had full control less than a month and everyone is on their backs Bates was here years before he got the same accusations.
Lets just chill out a bit
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Finally somebody who sounds like they have half a brain mate! The saying 'you can't have your cake and eat it'....people want quality players but don't expect there to be rumours and interest!
The same people will spout about a list of quality targets that NW wants but then moan next January if we get them and there's reported interest again!
Scot MOT!
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When mick jones says unless we get serious money most of us think he is touting for offers
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Top response - have also read we are in debt up to 20 million - I cannot believe GFH would pay 52 million to inherit 20 million debt liability!!
MOT MOT MOT - screw the doubters get behind the team!
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I like your thinking, i just pray this rumour that we are 20m in debt is a rumour
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OP here surely to pass the football league approvals they would have to show they or the club don't have excessive debt's ? and also have the funds to run a football club ie money for transfers ect
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It is a rumour - we can't have got any debt since we went into administration, and the accounts are published every year - if we were in debt we'd know
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I understand that if we get promoted this year we still have to pay 20 million to historic creditors, as part of the administration agreement - but after this year that has gone and no longer applies.
Maybe that's why we are not signing loads of overpaid rubbish who are really past it!
Have faith MOT MOT MOT
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If you actually bothered to read the accounts then you would see that Ken Bates took loans out from sponsors, Ticketus and others which amount to about £20M - the rumours are not rumours, that is the truth.
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07 Jan 2013 14:19:24
On BBC web site Norwich looking at Byram, we are Norwich feeder club so he;ll be off
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Norwich couldnt compete with everton or liverpool the 2 bigger clubs looking at him
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This is made up by media because of our dealings in the past. won't happen.
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I just hope byram stays with us and progress into a promising player as leeds progress as a club and go up. i doubt we'll cash in on him in this window to be honest
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Relax. Everyone is becoming such doom mongers. Give the new owners chance to show what they will and won"t do. Don"t automatically expect the worst because that is what we are used to...
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Let them look........that's all they'll be doing cos no chance we gonna sell him ! Do 1 Norwich !
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07 Jan 2013 14:18:08
Sam Bryam being offered to a host of premier league clubs for £1,000,000.
Hope this is another load of Bull, but I hear GFC want to cash in
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LOL well GFC can gladly cash in!
I know Jones stated we need to keep hold of Byram and Bec's but Warnock had already came out and said he plans to keep key players and to add to the squad. We have just had new owenership, why would we look to sell, Unless warnock has a replacment lined up I can't see us getting rid of any 1st team players! Intrests anout Hill on S.S. suggesting we are offering a long term deal with Rednapp looking to bring in his own players could mean we have a chace I wanted him in the summer and I think he will be a better option than Tate as he can also play left back, I Next on my list wound be a CM we are all crying out for that can keep possession, faulin sounds a good option. I can't see thomas returning so a winger and and a striker and we would be in a strong position I think.
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I think it would have to be more than a million! He's under contract for the next 3 years!!KEA
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Why would you sell one of your seasons best players in his first season in the 1st team for 1 mil when he's on something like a 3 year contract, he's worth more then 1 mil and likely to keep rising when you could at least keep him for one more season selling for at least 4 mil? Doesn't make sense to me. Not that he should be sold sort of player we need to hang on to
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We were dreadfull against Birmingham in the 1st half, Byram came on 2nd half and we greatly improved. We need to hold on to the lad he get better and better.
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Offered? And who are GFC? Usual made up rubbish!
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Not a chance in hell that Leeds will sell him! Young assets like him are what's needed to propel our great club forward in to the premier league. Young rich talent like this may not have the experience of older heads but they sweat blood and tears for their clubs. Gfh has said they want to get our great club back to PL as soon as possible and stay there. The only way is to hold on to your best players. Enough said !
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Where did you hear that GFH want to cash in on Bryam? ... Why do people spout this rubbish why would GFH want to sell him when they are trying to mend bridges with the fans?
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07 Jan 2013 20:38:10
Rubbish, just the sort of person talk the club doesn't need.Marching on TOGETHER, leave the people behind!Chris142
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What's Gillingham football club got to do with it
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07 Jan 2013 14:00:28
Celtic after Tom lees. hope warnocks true to his word after saying we don't need to be selling best players.
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Looking likely as Tom Lees could be off so an instant replacement, but why Lees would even want to go play in scotland would be strange 1 team vs the rest....boring
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Because celtic is 1 of the biggest clubs in the world thats how and if he wonts the chance to end up going to liverpool man you man city players like him need to go to celtic to get that chance
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Can't wait for some positivity to come back to the Elland Road Faithful. Why do we always expect the worst. We have new owners, give them a chance for heavens sake!
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Celtic one of biggest clubs in the world. what are you on? ram going to Celtic stay at Leeds and play premier leage
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Nothing to do with warnock unfortuanately
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07 jan 2013 13:53:59
ssn have just announced a bid for clint hill. i hope its a joke!
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I would prefer clint hill over tate
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Did you watch him against chelsea? no wonder warnock rates him i know he's old but he'll definatly be a good addition to the squad
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Am I being thick? Clint Hill appears to know what he is doing .......
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Original poster here. No didn't watch him against Chelsea saw him against Liverpool though and he and Nielsen got turned inside out by Suarez doesn't look like he has any pace but I suppose his experience will be a good addition and will be good in championship.
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Ffs hope not .......
Age suits warnicks idealeogy
LETS GET WARNICK OUT PLZZZZZZ !
He takin the p..s with 34yr olds
MOT with leeds youth .........
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Surely a mixture of youth and experience?
Normally works. NW (karma same capital letters) knows what he's doing ..... As soon as he's off his sick bed that is .....
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To be fair mate, suarez on his day would turn most of the best players in the world.
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07 Jan 2013 13:47:39
Clint Hill is being lined up by NW the 34 year old is out of contract at the end of the season.
MOT!
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Hill is being lied up for a replacement to Lees, so rather disappointing to hear that
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Sounds about right seen that on a couple of sites today !
Think its not good enough to be honest 34yrs old ??
Thought the selling days were Supposed to be over !!
Hope weve plenty of zimmer frames in stock for these warnick signings !!
Youth Mr Warnick is the way Forward .......
Totally Disgruntled an very Annoyed Leeds Fan .....
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07 Jan 2013 13:20:58
Cardiff, Qpr, Aston villa, Celtic all have firmed up there interest in leeds under 21 england international tom lees according to a website
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07 Jan 2013 13:10:58
According to sky, celtic are after tom lees!?KEA
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Yes I saw that, and Celtic want Tom Lees. Both would be a disaster. Why would we want to sign a player who is 35 this year. It makes no sense. I am getting disillusioned with Warnocks's signings and GFH Capital already. We need to keep our best players and bring in some young hungry players and build a team that can take us back to the Premiership
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Keep lees and get hill he'll learn a lot from him hill is a better defender but lee's has serious protential!
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07 Jan 2013 13:01:33
According to ssn Celtic are after Tom lees with villa, qpr and Wigan all interested but it is thought Celtic are leading the race.
Shame really all us Leeds fans thought we would be adding to our squad but so far Becchio, byram, lees have all been linked with moves away.
The only player we have heavily been linked with is dexter blackstock hope no player leave MOT
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It's ok apparently we will replace lees with clint hill, we can get hold off him as we are prepared to offer him a longer contract than qpr. Fantastic news eh?
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Thats pathetic if true !
34 past it, slow, clumsy
Whats good about that eh ???
Sign Charlie Mulgrew if he availible
Ahem 26 yo - lb, cb very versatile 6ft3 3.5m would do it cmon Leeds sign him up .......MOT
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07 Jan 2013 13:00:30
tom lees to celtic. will be an undisclosed fee. rj
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We don't need the ££££ it won't happen
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Don't really rate him tbh
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Un-disclosed...what a surprise!
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07 Jan 2013 19:25:25
I concur I don't rate him either, byram is twice the player he is.......
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07 Jan 2013 12:52:13
SSN Saying that Celtic are looking to sign Tom Lees but Villa, QPR, Wigan and Cardiff are also interested!
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No worries we getting 34yr old Clint hill, 4t these new owners were better than this?
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Same here! I thought there would be some light at the end of the tunnel with regards to selling off our best young players. I really hope he doesn't go!
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How much would we receive for Tom lees {Ed037's Note - About 1 - 1.5 million}
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If we going to sell him lets get scilly money for him least its worth then
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07 Jan 2013 11:43:35
adam hammill in talks with leeds..
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Again? Didn't he reject a move to Leeds once before?
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Sounds about right a player who can;t get in Huddersfield team will appeal to us
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I'd take Hamill he's a good player
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07 Jan 2013 10:52:58
Ji Sung Park is wanted by Leeds.
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07 Jan 2013 19:55:33
would be a great addition, would he drop to championship and could we cover wage bill?
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More chance of signing Roundhay Park
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07 Jan 2013 10:44:24
Heard that were looking to sign gary gardner on a loan deal until the end of the season.
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Would be a good signing
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Good young up and coming player but didnt he turn us down last season in favour of a move to coventry on loan
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Na he's one of the villa kids who get's destroyed week in week out personally if we was going in the loan market we can get miles better quality in creative midfielders
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07 Jan 2013 09:32:21
i work next to bradford city ground and ive just seen andy gray going into the ground looks like rumour he is 2 sign for them could be true lets hope nak wells is part of this deal
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06 Jan 2013 22:50:45
poyet has moved his kids to a private school in york and has been spotted in weldrake on various occasions...possible leeds boss you heard it here first m.o.t
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Sorry mate this was on here about 2 weeks or so ago.
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I've seen this post a few times now. If you mean he has sent his children to Queen Ethelburgas school near York, so what. It's a private "Boarding" school, meaning his children can stay there whilst he lives elsewhere. Perhaps Hogwarts will help you understand the concept. Kids from all over the world go to the place from wealthy families. It means absolutely nothing with regards to Poyets future career. Although I would like to see him at Leeds again.
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Heard it other day as well
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07 Jan 2013 17:12:35
this was published on here about 3 weeks ago, the school was Queen Margarets at Estrick which is close to Wheldrake
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Yes and i also saw messi in beeston buying a bag of crac
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Does indicate a fondness for the area at the very least though -he could have sent his kids to any boarding school anywhere, yet chose one up the road from our training ground (and a major distance away from his current place of employment). Nice one Gus -one of us! Chapel A
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06 Jan 2013 22:46:26
nak wells at thorpe arch for a medical monday morning..will sign a 4 year deal
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Just seen him too. Maybe he has a relative there as way too good a signing for warnock
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Thatll be some trick seeing as the arch is closed due to the virus and all players and staff have been told to stay home.
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No truth in this what so ever, my friend is the physio for bradford city and has said Leeds have not yet been in contact with bradford city in regards to wells.
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Thorp Arch is quarantined. No-one is going in
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Would he hack it at this level? What do we think? Especially given the struggle Hall is having in making the jump...Chapel A
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