A bit late, but with two weeks until we return to action in the League I thought I’d share a little YouTube discovery with you all. This is a video filmed from the John Charles West Stand which shows the players and management in the final few minutes before our promotion to the Championship was confirmed.The video shows various players biting their nails and watching on anxiously as the seconds .. more …
Another Arsenal youngster could be joining Sanchez Watt at Leeds United after The Young Guns blog revealed Arsenal have accepted a loan offer from us for midfielder, Henri Lansbury.Leeds will face stiff competition for the 19-year old with several other clubs believed to be interested in his services, including Swansea City and Premier League new-boys, Newcastle United.The key to Leeds capturing .. more …
Alongside the usual faces, I was accompanied on the 180 mile trip down the M1 by my younger cousin, Craig (hereafter referred to as ‘Lightweight’). Lightweight currently lives in Spain, but is visiting for a couple of weeks because he misses the summery gale-force winds and unpredictable downpours, that you just don’t get outside the UKAfter the Friday night at Leeds Festival watching the .. more …
24 year old Scotland international striker Ross McCormack has signed for an undisclosed fee (rumoured to be around 300 000) from Championship side Cardiff City.McCormack is a proven Championship striker having notched up 33 goals in 88 appearances as well as two in three sub appearances this season.The deal became public earlier in the week when both clubs released a statement on the deal after .. more …
Simon Grayson is taking a cautious stance with the trial of former West Ham defender, Calum Davenport.The 27-year-old has been out of the game for a year now after being the victim of a knife attack that has left him in need of intense rehabilitation and leaves him a long way from full fitness. Davenport was reported to have lost half of his blood after the attack twelve months ago.Admirably, the .. more …
Following the exit in the Carling Cup last night, Leeds United will be looking to complete ongoing transfers and prepare ahead of Saturday’s game against Watford.Many fans commented yesterday that it seemed odd for the club to release a statement confirming they were in talks with Cardiff City striker Ross McCormack. It has now been revealed that it was a joint decision between the two clubs after .. more …
League Cup round two at Elland Road was never going to be the most inspiring of encounters against a Leicester side who probably treat it with as little significance as we do ourselves. Nevertheless, still early days in the new season and plenty of faces on both sides no doubt eager to impress their manager as their respective teams look to gain momentum.Unsurprisingly, there was several changes .. more …
Simon Grayson has confirmed that 27 year old former West Ham United central defender Calum Davenport will be training with Leeds this week.Davenport, who left West Ham in March, is a former England U-21 international who started his career with Coventry City. Davenport was stabbed in the leg a year ago and lost 50% of his blood after being attacked at his mother’s home in an incident which left .. more …
#01 – Betfair love The Scratching ShedAfter a summer of fruitless transfer speculation and some heavy criticism from The Scratching Shed, Betfair retorted with a plea of love to Leeds fans . The less than subtle response to some of TSS’ criticism didn’t go unnoticed and TSS responded via Twitter, with Betfair explaining that they’re “very sensitive to criticism from [their] favourite Leeds .. more …
This week, with Ryan still away on his holidays I caught up with Millwall fan, Neil for a look ahead to tomorrow’s fixture at Elland Road. TSS – It seems you’ve started the new campaign with all guns blazing. Is this a better start than you expected or did you expect to surprise a few people? More importantly, is it sustainable? Neil – I laughed when people had us down as relegation fodder. We’d .. more …