Re: OT - All New Leeds United thread : Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:59 pm  

Westwood has just run his contract down at Coventry and is joining Sunderland on 1st July. Dont think he'll walk into there team TBH when they have Craig Gordon(who's injured alot but still quality), Simon Mignolet who did a great job last season IMO when Gordon was injured so unless they are getting rid of one of them then Westwood will struggle for a place as 3rd choice. He is a quality keeper but not proven at PL level.
Sunderland are reported to have agreed a deal with him on about £30k a week which is why Leeds wont have got a look in.
We've signed Paul Rachubka who was Blackpool's 3rd choice keeper last year so surely he wont be our first choice, we'll get someone better in and he'll be the back up on the bench to replace Higgs who's departed.
I think we need 2 new FB's, another quality CB aswell as signing Paddy Kisnorbo to a new deal if his fitness is upto the level required. A couple of midfielders, definately a solid ball winner and hopefully get rid of Paynter as we have Becchio, Somma and McCormack. I'd also like to see a bit more of Lloyd Sam this year otherwise i'm sure he'll want out, looked good early on last year but Gradel hit form and Sam kept getting injured, hopefully he's over them now and can prove he deserves a spot. He was better than Watt anyway.

Re: OT - All New Leeds United thread : Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:03 am  

talk is of iain turner, someone who makes rachubka look good. but he's cheap. looking at other teams we will be struggling to stay up next season

Re: OT - All New Leeds United thread : Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:07 am  

Another kick in the teeth for Leeds fans... Kilkenny has decided to move to a bigger club, with more ambition Bristol City!!!!!!!!!!

Another kick in the teeth for Leeds fans... Kilkenny has decided to move to a bigger club, with more ambition Bristol City!!!!!!!!!!

Re: OT - All New Leeds United thread : Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:36 am  

Sherbert Dip wrote: Another kick in the teeth for Leeds fans... Kilkenny has decided to move to a bigger club, with more ambition Bristol City!!!!!!!!!! I hardly see it as a kick in the teeth, I think you'll find that Kilkenny is just another football mercenary who will have been offered more money over 3 years at Bristol City than Leeds were prepared to offer over 2 years, he's just the same as the majority of modern day footballers. As far as ambition goes in this instance, you'd have to question the player who would rather play every other week at home in front of 14k than 28k and in front of away crowds of less than 1k or upto 6k rather than the club. Like the majority of the current squad, Kilkenny might get to play at a higher level than he currently does with Leeds but I doubt he will play for a bigger club than Leeds. Not a big waste in terms of what he offers when playing too many sideways passes, moaning at team-mates when he passes to the opposition and daren't tackle.

Sherbert Dip wrote: Another kick in the teeth for Leeds fans... Kilkenny has decided to move to a bigger club, with more ambition Bristol City!!!!!!!!!! I hardly see it as a kick in the teeth, I think you'll find that Kilkenny is just another football mercenary who will have been offered more money over 3 years at Bristol City than Leeds were prepared to offer over 2 years, he's just the same as the majority of modern day footballers. As far as ambition goes in this instance, you'd have to question the player who would rather play every other week at home in front of 14k than 28k and in front of away crowds of less than 1k or upto 6k rather than the club. Like the majority of the current squad, Kilkenny might get to play at a higher level than he currently does with Leeds but I doubt he will play for a bigger club than Leeds. Not a big waste in terms of what he offers when playing too many sideways passes, moaning at team-mates when he passes to the opposition and daren't tackle.

Re: OT - All New Leeds United thread : Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:51 pm  

I'm glad Kilkenny has gone. We struggled in midfield last year because of the likes of him and Johnson not being able to tackle and gte stuck in. Howson is the same but he's better used as a more attacking midfielder, the other two aren't.
Let him battle at the bottom with Bristol City, he'll probably get dropped for them during the season.

Re: OT - All New Leeds United thread : Sun Jun 26, 2011 2:36 pm  

Bristol City will never be as big as LUFC. I waa being sarcastic and It seems I was.mistaken thinking kilkenny will be missed
What do I know;-)

Re: OT - All New Leeds United thread : Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:20 pm  

Leeds are 16/1 to get relegated next season.

Generous odds IMO.

Re: OT - All New Leeds United thread : Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:03 pm  

i noticed that. must be worth a punt.
i detest bates with a passion, he's only after lining his pockets

Re: OT - All New Leeds United thread : Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:27 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

i noticed that. must be worth a punt.

I'll be having a tenner on those odds. Thought Leeds massively overachieved last season finishing 7th, as one or two newly-promoted clubs generally do in their first season in a higher division. Second season syndrome might kick in and they could struggle.

tad rhino wrote:

i detest bates with a passion, he's only after lining his pockets

He's extremely astute... one of the few in soccer who has always made money out of it rather than blowing millions of his own.

Re: OT - All New Leeds United thread : Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:23 pm  

We'll certainly be nearer the bottom than the top unless 3 or 4 quality additions are brought in.