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Wise identifies targets
Thursday May 24 2007 12:08
Leeds United boss Dennis Wise is busy identifying new players to rebuild his squad despite the cash-strapped club still being in administra...This article is courtesy of Leeds UnitedLeeds vs Lut… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Creditors meeting.23rd May 2007 Today is D-Day folks. The BBC has announced that five different groups have lodged bids in the creditors meeting. Count em, thats five. Bates, one. Morris, two. Revie, three. Now it gets tricky. Supporters Trust (maybe), four. God knows who else.The YEP… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Book Review23rd May 2007 Whats this you say, a Leeds fan able to read? Surely not?! But, alas, it is true. I greatly enjoy reading and so it is somewhat strange that it has taken me this long to get around to purchasing and reading the critically aclaimed novel The Damned United… more » Categories: Ellandroad News No news is...?23rd May 2007 Good news or bad news? There has not been a lot to blog about over the last week but today sees some press coverage. Pappa Smurf was on the radio yesterday and has laid down the law as he sees it. "Vote for me or kiss goodbye to your football club" seems… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Trevor Francis and the dying swan23rd May 2007 I was just on the phone to our web development partners - Senior Internet - in Nottingham. My contact there was lamenting Nottingham Forests failure to make it through to this years League One Play Off Final, whilst looking forward to tonights Champions… more » Categories: Ellandroad News European bans are double dutch23rd May 2007 Supporting a club like Leeds United means I have often had to face accusations of violence and hooliganism, fuelled by ignorance as much as any drug. I read today that Feyenoord are appealing against a UEFA ban, following crowd trouble, and also the Ital… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Baggies beat Leeds United23rd May 2007 So the Baggies of West Bromwich Albion have now beaten Leeds United three times this season. Yesterday they won at Elland Road despite both of Leedss new players getting on the scoresheet.Although Leeds laid siege to their goal, especially in the second… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Poppies, Peace and Ron Atkinson23rd May 2007 I was reading in The Guardian today of Ron Atkinsons return to football as the Director of Football at Kettering Town, nicknamed the Poppies, at least until the end of the season. Peace and harmony have not been prevalent for either the Conference side o… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Mortgage Madness23rd May 2007 The BBC is reporting that the club are to ask Leeds City Council for a mortgage to buy back Elland Road and Thorpe Arch training facilities. They are currently owned by a shadowy British Virgin Islands based company that no-one has a clue about. Bates ha… more » Categories: Ellandroad News On the brink....23rd May 2007 Apologies once again for a somewhat prolonged absence. My work continue to employ IT nazis who refuse to believe my rambling monologues about my beloved football team are relevant to my job?!?Back to business. When I left you last time, I had begun to be… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Apologies for absence (and thats not our defence)23rd May 2007 Hello, and many apologies for not posting over the last week or so. Ive been off on holiday and seeing as most of my bloggin is done whilst at work (in my lunch hour of course) I havent been as diligent as I should have been.It appears I am not the only… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Gus Poyet scores for Leeds23rd May 2007 I was reading on the Leeds United website about how Gus Poyet had scored a goal in a friendly match against a Cypriot XI. Unfortunately I think this is the PR machine whirring into Bates mode and smoothing the way for an announcement that Poyet and Wise… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Brendan Ormsby speaks23rd May 2007 I dont remember a time when former Leeds United captain Brendan Ormsby spoke that it made any kind of news headlines. In fact I dont really remember his comments getting much more coverage than the pitch. Truly, in terms of great captains weve had, I wou… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Moore like Ian please23rd May 2007 I was sorry to read this week that Ian Moores contract is not going to be renewed by the club. Whenever I saw him he was lively and full of running, especially off the ball. I felt that he never really got the run in the team that he deserved and, unless… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Backwards or forwards?23rd May 2007 I note that the loan deals that brought Ugo Ehiogu and Tony Warner to Leeds United have now expired. Im not sure what happened at Stoke on Saturday when wed played our way back into the game by half-time only to throw it away in the second half?… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Banning orders23rd May 2007 I was listening to the news on the radio recently which reported on the success of banning orders in the eradication of violence among football supporters. At the end of the piece it said that Leeds United fans had the worst reputation. I rememb… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Alan Smith23rd May 2007 I read today about the possibility of Alan Smith coming back to Leeds on loan; apparently Manchester United had agreed a deal with Cardiff but Smith wasnt at all sure about Wales. Probably the last time he played in Cardiff was in the ill-fated FA Cup ti… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Iain Dowie23rd May 2007 I was amazed to hear of Charltons decision to part with Iain Dowie last night. What short memories some people do have? Alan Curbishley took some time to arrive at a Top 7 side with any degree of stability and had plenty of critics throughout th… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Funny football23rd May 2007 When people ask me why I travel long distances to watch football matches or even short distances in appalling weather, I usually reply long the lines that theres no substitute for live football. Yes the radio or television take you there in a sense and k… more » Categories: Ellandroad News John Barnes on intellect23rd May 2007 I was reading in Metro that John Barnes thinks black football managers are subject to sub-conscious racism. There are currently only two black managers in the Football League and Barnes thinks that this is due to racism rather than intellect.I suppose yo… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Nicholls not worth a nickel23rd May 2007 I wondered why Kevin Nicholls had been left out of our must win local derby game against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. For the club captain to miss any game is unlikely enough, especially now that were rapidly running out of them (captains not games?… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Healy Hat-Trick Hero23rd May 2007 Well, without wishing to gloat....I told you so. In the previous post I pointed out that Healy seems to score for fun for Northern Ireland and yet struggles to replicate that form for Leeds on a regular basis. Occasionally you see the flashes of brillian… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Southend 1 - 1 Leeds United23rd May 2007 We were lucky. And unlucky. For much of the game we looked second best. Southend could have scored two or three more. Eastwood hit the post. We should have had a last minute penailty but to win here would have been unjust. I must, however, speak out aga… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Creative Accounting23rd May 2007 BREAKING NEWS BBC Radio Leeds are reporting that the club has this afternoon been placed into administration, effective immediately. They further report that the club has then been re-purchased by a company associated with Ken "Pappa Smurf" Bates. The cl… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Will the real Leeds United please stand up?!23rd May 2007 Where to begin? Its not so much sport but finance that takes precedent I suppose.Well, we are owned by Bates again. Sort of. I think. Some company, headed by Bates, bought us from KPMG. We have filed a Company Voluntary Act which absolves us of paying mo… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Gang of 423rd May 2007 According to the club website, 32 of the 36 squad players have agreed to defer their wages until June 1st in order to facilitate administration. The remaining four will have their wages paid by the creditors in the meantime.I, for one, would like to know… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Updated: Squad for next season23rd May 2007 On the proviso we dont get taken over by some oil-rich Sheik who buys us Lionel Messi, who do you think will be in our squad for next season? Ive given my list below but Id love to hear others thoughts on the matter.Sullivan - GoneAnkeren - Would like to… more » Categories: Ellandroad News All time XI....sort of23rd May 2007 I need a bit of light relief. Everyone has done all-time best XIs before and it would be pointless to repeat them. I got thinking about a different sort of XI though. Initially it was one of players who turned out to be great only after we had sold them.… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Players out, buyers in...23rd May 2007 Wise and Poyet are having a belated spring clean and are clearing out some of the dead wood and some still living, healthy wood (if youa llow me to continue the metaphor). Hayden Foxe and Robbie Elliot are off and few tears will be shed. Foxe was useless… more » Categories: Ellandroad News And so the fat lady sings...23rd May 2007 I wanted a couple of days to think about things before I posted. I wanted the dust to settle so to speak.Firstly, I would to address directly the people who went onto the pitch on Saturday. You are not fans of this club. We dont want or need you. I compl… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Leeds vs Luton (March 11th)23rd May 2007 Big game. They all are at this stage, in our position. Luton have been shocking this season. Their away record is appalling and we have had some success at home. But they bloody well mullered us earlier this year. 5-1. Not something we wish to see a repe… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Half empty cup23rd May 2007 I passed the Emirates stadium this morning, as usual, and thought how it could be perceived as a giant latte cup. I imagine that Arsenal are this morning feeling that it should be half full rather than half empty.Following domestic cup defeats against Ch… more » Categories: Ellandroad News North End, South Stand23rd May 2007 Preston North End were beaten last nightby Leeds United in front of Elland Roads South Stand. Of the 18,433 people there, a few loyal fans in the South Stand stood to confirm to the Kop that, yes, we had scored two goals and, yes, wed won another match.… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Alan on the ball23rd May 2007 When I first became interested in football at about six or seven years old, I remember reading a small pocketbook about the 1966 World Cup. It featured articles on the great Eusebio, pictures of the unlikely North Koreans and a match report on the final.… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Back Rui Marques23rd May 2007 Rui Marques has to stay at the back. Ive no idea why Blackwell signed him and then didnt play him: presumably out of some kind of loyalty to Butler and - unbelievably - the hapless Gregan. Having seen such poor defenders at the back for Leeds United in r… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Down in the murky depths23rd May 2007 I wrote some time ago that I thought Leeds United would be relegated this season. Even when we were battling well and even scraping wins, you cannot leak as many late goals as we did and, quite frankly, lose as many games and expect to stay in the league… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Cardiff baying23rd May 2007 So were off back down to the city of Cardiff tomorrow. Our recent record is consistently bad in that weve lost against them almost every time since that ill-fated FA Cup tie when they should have been thrown out of the competition, given the behaviour of… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Can do without Kandol23rd May 2007 I was at the Norwich City v Leeds United fixture yesterday along with 2,400 other travelling Leeds united fans. We are passionate about our team and never more so than when we are boxed into a corner as we were yesterday. Unfortunatly that was also the c… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Hold your hands up23rd May 2007 So a statement on the Leeds United website is now responding to increased press speculation about who leaked the team to Crystal Palace. Apparently players were asked to hold their hands up at training on Monday and admit to it, either whether or not thr… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Pointless?23rd May 2007 From the various online match reports of Leeds Uniteds game at Birmingham City last night, it seems that we were unlucky not to get something out of the game. A goal was not awarded despite commentators, players and Dennis Wise consistently claiming that… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Away and pointless?23rd May 2007 I was away in Rome for a couple of days this week and returned to find stories about Leeds Uniteds record crowd of the seaon for Tuesday nights game against QPR. Obviously 29,593 is a fine crowd for a Championship game and a pity they didnt see us score.… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Kandol scores?!23rd May 2007 Is this true? Has anyone actually seen it? I know its on the Leeds website but still.......but still we didnt win. Kandol hat-trick no less and its three-all against bloody Barnsley. Obviously I didnt see the match but the report suggests Kandol and Gard… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Captain quits shocker!!23rd May 2007 Err, not really. Has anyone actually watched Nicholls play this season. Granted, he was injured at the beginning of the season but on his return he played with about as much conviction as a QVC presenter. He hasnt wanted to be on the pitch and now has ad… more » Categories: Ellandroad News In the beginning was the shirt...and it was good.23rd May 2007 Actually it was a bloody awful shirt. Let me explain.You may wonder what a born and bred Londoner is doing supporting Leeds United. A good question and to be honest one that I have had to face all my life. Sometimes I have lied and said something along t… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Leicester City 1 - 1 Leeds United23rd May 2007 A draw. Not bad. Not good either. If at the start of the season you offered me a draw away at Leicester in March I would have taken it. They are a decent team and draws away from home are good results against all but the weakest teams in the division. Th… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Why now?23rd May 2007 My first post. Why now? Leeds United, my team and the focus of this blog, have just lost for the third time in succession and are now bottom of the Championship. We are, in all likelyhood, going to be playing third tier football next season. Im only 23 a… more » Categories: Ellandroad News All the news thats fit to print23rd May 2007 The club website really does post some dross sometimes. Endless advertisements and requests to stump up yet more cash for LUTV or some other gimmick. I already pay to see games, Im buggered if Im paying again to watch other teams score against us!It does… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Leicester City vs Leeds - March 13th23rd May 2007 A trip down to Leicester is never easy and the home defat earlier in the season proves that they are a decent mid-table team. Killgallon was sent off early in the second-half that night and we had five booked in an ugly game. Im expecting more of the sam… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Back from the brink...23rd May 2007 Firstly, apologies to any readers (and Im pleased to say I have some - quite a surprise) for not posting anything sooner. Over the weekend a combination of personal reasons and the discovery that my girlfriends laptop will not load Blogger 2.0 meant that… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Leeds Cult Heroes Pt. 123rd May 2007 This is hopefully the first in an occasional series of posts. Every club has them - those players who become something different in the minds of fans. They may play for years without ever getting recognition from the media and their peers or they may be… more » Categories: Ellandroad News (Bad) Luck of the Irish23rd May 2007 According to todays Daily Mirror, Dennis Wise has told long-serving right-back, Gary Kelly, that his career is effectively over as he is now 4th(!) choice right-back for the team, will not play again this season and his contract will not be renewed at th… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Experienced duo to leave United11th May 2007 ..>
Experienced duo leave United
Friday May 11 2007 10:53
Leeds United manager Dennis Wise has decided to dispense with the services of Hayden Foxe and Robbie Elliott following the clubs relega...This article is courtesy of Leeds UnitedLeeds United… more » Categories: Ellandroad News Poyet: Healy set for exit08th May 2007 ..>
Poyet: Healy set for exit
Monday May 07 2007 13:37
Leeds United number two Gustavo Poyet expects David Healy to leave the League One-bound club in the summer.
The Northern Ireland internatio...This article is courtesy of Leeds UnitedLeeds United… more » Categories: Ellandroad News moore confirms leeds exit08th May 2007 ..>
Moore confirms Leeds exit
Tuesday May 08 2007 15:25
Leeds United have told Ian Moore he can leave Elland Road when his contract expires in the summer.
The 31-year-old striker joined Leeds fro...This article is courtesy of Leeds UnitedLeeds v Wiga… more » Categories: Ellandroad News |
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