Ivory Coast international, Georges Ba who was recently on trial at Leeds has signed for Gillingham.
Whilst on trial at Leeds, speculation was that Gary McAllister was looking to strengthen his options upfront, following Leon Constantine’s loan move and the goal drought Jermaine Beckford was experiencing.
However, Jermaine Beckford found the net twice against Walsall last week, [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Georges Ba signs out
Posted in Latest News, tagged Anthony Elding, Dougie Freedman, Gary McAllister, Georges Ba, Gillingham, Ivory Coast, Jermaine Beckford, Leeds United, Leon Constantine, LUFC, Tom Elliot, Tresor Kandol on March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Disgraced ex-skipper suffers injury blow
Posted in Latest News, tagged Kevin Nicholls, Leeds United, LUFC, Preston North End on March 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Disgraced ex-captain, Kevin Nicholls has succumb to a double injury blow, which could keep him sidelined for the rest of the season.
It was revealed by his new club Preston, that he’d injured his cartilage during a reserve fixture and the resulting scans found an hairline fracture in the top of his tibia.
Unfortunately, the fracture isn’t thought [...]
Leeds in chase for MK Dons winger
Posted in Latest News, tagged Crystal Palace, Leeds United, LUFC, Mark Wright, MK Dons, Paul Ince, Transfers, Walsall on March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Leeds United are reportedly chasing MK Dons winger, Mark Wright who’s recent form has alerted many Championship and League One teams.
The 26-year-old winger has netted an astounding 14 goals in the last 29 games since moving to MK Dons. He was released by Walsall at the end of last season, and was snapped up by [...]
Leeds 0-0 Brighton
Posted in Match Reports, tagged Bradley Johnson, Brighton, Casper Ankergren, Doncaster Rovers, Dougie Freedman, Elland Road, Gary McAllister, Jermaine Beckford, Jonny Howson, League One, Leeds United, LUFC, Tresor Kandol on March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A crucial six point fixture for the whites ended in a 0-0 draw following an afternoon of wasted chances from Leeds.
The final whistle was greated with mixed emotions from the two teams. Brighton were delighted they managed to earn a point at Elland Road, and their players made no effort whatsoever to hide it. Leeds’ [...]
The youth are our future
Posted in Latest News, tagged Aaron Lennon, Alan Smith, Fabian Delph, Gary McAllister, Harry Kewell, Leeds United, LUFC, Tom Elliot on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gary McAllister is determined to strip down the size of Leeds United’s squad to make room for the youngsters coming through the ranks.
On joining Leeds a couple of months back, McAllister inherited a squad that by size would probably not be far off that of Barcelona or Chelsea (slight exaggeration, perhaps?), but the new gaffer [...]
Bates backs Casper
Posted in Latest News, tagged Casper Ankergren, Ken Bates, Leeds United, LUFC, Swindon, The FA on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ken Bates has come out in defence of Leeds’ keeper, Casper Ankergren who is currently under investigation following an incident with Swindon fans on the 1st of March.
Casper has been charged with allegedly throwing a missile – believed to be a water bottle – at Swindon fans following last months game and has until the [...]
Parker loan deal extended
Posted in Latest News, tagged Alan Sheehan, Ben Parker, Brighton, Darlington, Dick Knight, Gary McAllister, Ian Westlake, Leeds United, LUFC on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ben Parker will stay on loan with League Two side, Darlington until the end of the season, with a possible further extension should Darlington reach the play-offs.
The left-backs initial deal would have seen him return to Elland Road after this weekends fixture, but Darlington were keen to extend the deal following a successful 7 match [...]
Rio named England captain
Posted in Latest News, tagged England, Fabio Capello, France, Glenn Hoddle, International, John Terry, Michael Owen, Rio Ferdinand on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fabio Capello has announced that he’ll give Rio Ferdinand his first chance to prove himself as England captain in France tonight.
The former Leeds United defender still holds the record for the most expensive defender in the world following his move across the Pennines in 2002, which cost his current club Manchester United close to £30,000,000.
The [...]
Bookies favour Leeds to win arbitration battle
Posted in Latest News, tagged 15 points, arbitration, Brighton, Elland Road, Leeds United, LUFC on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The 15 points saga that’s surrounded Leeds United all season comes to what should be it’s ultimate climax next month, and the bookies are expecting the arbitration judge to return at least some of the points back to Leeds.
A flurry of bets on Leeds receiving none of the points back has done little to alter [...]
Bolton join chase for Rui
Posted in Latest News, tagged Angola, Bolton Wanderers, Gary McAllister, Leeds United, LUFC, Rui Marques, Sunderland on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Daily Star – not the holy grail of truth, I know – has today reported Bolton Wanderers have joined the chase for the signature of Leeds’ influential centre-back, Rui Marques.
Rui has become a firm fans favourite at Elland Road, but his future looks uncertain with his contract set to expire at the end of [...]