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This is the Louth Branch website. Always Leeds always loyal ! Edited by Gerry Cunningham
We will be running a bus/mini bus to the Shels match on Tuesday 14th ofJuly from Peadars.Transport leaves at 5PM sharp. Those interested in travelling should text me by Monday 29th of June. Our AGM takes place in Peadars at 8:30 PM on Friday, July 17th. League One Fixtures for 2009/10 now updated I will be travelling for the next twelve days so no updates until I get back.
June 27th. The bookies have Leeds as 7/2 strong favourites to win League One. Norwich and Charlton are quoted at 6/1 apiece. Don't be fooled. We were strong favourites last season also. June 26th. Ken Bates says the side just needs a "little tinkering" to achieve automatic promotion. Well that's alright then. There was I thinking it may be a slight problem losing our 30 goal leading goalscorer, our experienced midfielder and right full with Premier league experience (Douglas and Richardson) and possessing an inept goalkeeper. But then Ken is always right and always to be trusted. June 25th. Leeds are weighing up going with Alan Martin as number two to Ankergren or signing Darryl Flahavan. They have also been linked with Luton Town keeper, Dean Brill. Still no movement on the Beckford front, as Grayson maintains that he is happy with his current squad. June 18th. While Ken Bates continues to battle in the High Court to save his "good name", he mentions that only enquiries have been received about Jermaine Beckford and no bids. Leeds are chasing Danny Graham, the 23 year old big Carlisle United striker. Graham spent a few games on loan at Elland Road a few June 17th. Leeds have released 26 year old Frazer Richardson and nabbed out of contract Jason Crowe (aged 30) from Northampton. Crowe scored twice against Leeds l June 17th. While Dundalk play host to a Barcelona in August, United kick off our league campaign on Saturday, August 8th at home to the mighty Exeter City. A sign of the times. United then travel away to Wycombe, followed by Darlington away in the CC and another away trip at Walsall. Nothing short of nine points from our first three games will appease any self respecting LUFC fan. United finish the campaign on May 8th at home to Bristol Rovers, one week after playing our main title contenders, Charlton Athletic. Latest Transfer talk. Jermaine Beckford as we all expected intends to move on this term. He has just one year left on his contract. Newcastle are the preferred destination.This will net the Whites around £3M. Fabian Delph will most likely join Everton despite all the denials in a £4M deal. How much of this will be reinvested in the side knowing Bates hunger for money is anyone's guess. That said, if any manager received £3M of the proceeds in this division, with the squad Leeds have, nothing short of winning the division comfortably would suffice.For failing to go up this season via the Play-Offs, Mr Grayson has much to prove in my book. We have been linked with Chris Taylor, Oldham winger, and centre half, Bryan Webster FK Most in Czech Republic, plus defenders Andrew Whing of Brighton and Andy Holdsworth. Frazer Richardson is out of contract and understandably mulling over his contract offer after the manager snubbed him in the Play-off semi-final games v Millwall. As the summer progresses we will be no doubt linked with every lower league player in England. June News. The whites are coming to Ireland once again. This time their annual pilgrimage to Tolka Park v Shelbourne (scheduled for Tuesday 14th or Weds 15th of July) will be supplemented with a game north of the border v Glentoran on Saturday, July 18th. The louth Branch will run a bus to the Shels game. All welcome especially the kids. Early May News. United have released Jon Douglas and reserve team keeper, David Lucas. Jermaine Beckford has turned down a new three year contract. Beckford has one year to go, and has been put on the transfer list by Leeds. He is expected to fetch circa £3M, with Sheffield United, Newcastle United and Coventry the early contenders for his services. Fabian Delph is the speculative target of Everton with £7M being mentioned in the tabloids. Robert Snodgrass is reportedly interesting Middlesbro, and United have been linked with the return of David Healy, Billy Sharp and Michael Misfud. Peter Sweeney has been released to join Grimsby Town. Summary of season I am very disappointed to see our beloved Leeds United in League Index Nov 14th 08 to Dec 31st 08 For Archived Files for December 07 click here For Archived Files from October to November 07 click here For Archived Files from August to September 07 click here For previous news stories, please click here. For what you think of Leeds, click here to send in your rants and I'll include them in the "Rants" page. |
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June 28th. Sky Sports has reported that N. Ireland international, Warren Feeney is to undergo a medical at Thorp Arch tomorrow. Feeney, a 28 year old striker and foil for David Healy at Windsor Park, has one year left on his contract at Cardiff City. He finished last season on loan at Dundee United and was released by Leeds a number of years ago. Huddersfield, Norwich and Charlton were all linked with a move for Feeney but it looks like he is coming back to Leeds. His scoring record with Dundee United wasn't what you would call impressive, just six goals in twenty three games. Meanwhile, speculation continues to mount that Jermaine Beckford is going to Sheffield United with Billy Sharp and some cash travelling in the other direction. Blackwell signed Beckford for Leeds but didn't play him. We'll see if he has had a change of heart.
years ago under Kevin Blackwell, but failed to score. More of a big target man than Beckford, he lacks the latter's pace, and certainly Beckford's scoring record. Graham is out of contract at the end of the Summer at Brunton Park and one hopes that United are not continuing the Bates mantra of trying to do business on the cheap. Simon Grayson has yet to convince me of his talent to spot a good striker with three failures to date, Lee Trundle, Mike Grella and Liam Dickinson all being disastrous. Time will tell.
ast season in the FA Cup and is a right full who can play in midfield also. He moved to Northampton for whom he has played almost 200 times. He once moved in a £1M deal from Arsenal to Portsmouth. A good piece of business ? Time will tell, but from the outset it looks like we got a player who was about to sign for Brighton and released our 26 year old former captain on a free transfer with possible his best years ahead. Richardson was our last link with the Premiership. 
One for another season. This was a poor division this season. Good luck to Leicester and Peterboro, but it says little for us that we could not come out of a Play-Off semi-final that included Millwall, Scunthorpe and MK Dons. Fan bases don't win matches but good players and sound tactics do. We were badly organised in both ties against Millwall and I find it unforgivable that Simon Grayson could not overcome a poor Millwall side. At the New Den we should have gone there to win and not sit back and hope for a no score draw. Millwall were there for the taking that day. Instead they got the win that they could defend at Elland Road. We had better players than any of the other sides in the Play-Offs. Yet, we played a dogged midfielder at right full when our club captain and right full was fit. Both goals could have been avoided had we played Richardson. On the bench we had Mike Grella a player yet to score a goal for Leeds in ten appearances. Grayson had all January to get in reinforcements, especially in goals. Second spot could have been secured had we turned a draw against ten men Leyton Orient into a win, and gained wins at poor sides like Bristol Rovers and Oldham Athletic. Gary McAllister has come in for a lot of stick from sections of Leeds fans, but one thing he did do was over turn a 2-1 defeat at home in the Play-Offs last season to get us to Wembley. A better Leeds side this year was defeated by an inferior side to Carlisle United in the Play-Offs in May 2009. Nothing short of winning this division will appease me next season, and even then I believe we lost a season needlessly.