Substitution Chris Wood goes off and Jon Stead comes on. Unfair challenge on Stephen Pearson by Fabian Delph results in a free kick. Richard Foster delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, Luciano Becchio manages to make a clearance. Robert Snodgrass produces a cross, Darren O’Dea takes a shot. Comfortable save by David James. Booking Kalifa Cisse booked for    .. more …

Leeds defender Andy O’Brien is to resume training after receiving treatment for depression. Manager Simon Grayson said O’Brien had no future at the club after he refused to play in November . The former Newcastle and Bolton player was disciplined at the time, but Leeds have since discovered that he was suffering from depression. “He is now ready to recommence training and we will do everything    .. more …

Chris Burke provided the assist for the goal. The referee blows for offside against Luciano Becchio. Free kick taken by Boaz Myhill. Assist by Morgaro Gomis. Goal – Nikola Zigic – Leeds 1 – 3 Birmingham Nikola Zigic finds the net with a headed goal from inside the penalty area. Leeds 1-3 Birmingham. Robert Snodgrass gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Spector. Boaz    .. more …

Leeds United have sacked manager Simon Grayson after three years in charge at Elland Road. Youth team boss Neil Redfearn has been placed in temporary control of first-team affairs. The former Leeds trainee’s final match as United boss saw the club slump to a 4-1 defeat at home to promotion rivals Birmingham City . Former Sheffield United and Queens Park Rangers boss Neil Warnock has been linked    .. more …

Efforts to oust Ken Bates have stepped up a gear in the last week or so with the Leeds United Supporters Trust now backing the campaign , protests at Elland Road on Thursday and Saturday and significantly increased media coverage.With that in mind, we thought we’d take this opportunity to gauge opinion and see what percentage of Leeds United fans have lost faith in the current regime starting    .. more …

The Scratching Shed is pleased to introduce a new player ratings feature that will be added to all match reports from here on in.A player ratings feature is something I’ve been looking to introduce for a while now, but up until very recently, there wasn’t an out-of-the-box package available – or if there was, I couldn’t find it. There was the option to have one developed specifically for    .. more …

At the time of writing, our latest poll shows 90% of 2,251 Leeds United fans have no confidence in Ken Bates’ ability to take this club forward. Protests were held last Thursday and ahead of our Championship clash against Ipswich Town on Saturday and after seven years at the helm, the vast majority of fans are ready to take action.Quite what that action should be however is a highly contentious    .. more …

The following is a guest contribution written by Matthew Brown-Bolton. If you’d like to have an article considered for publication here on The Scratching Shed, please use the online form . How many protests does it take to move on an irascible chairman? The start of a bad joke perhaps?To answer that question The current board members of LUST should probably look no further than one of Ken’s    .. more …

This article is a guest contribution written by Matthew Brown-Bolton. If you’d like to have an article considered for publication here on The Scratching Shed, please use the online form . Touching the void. Ken Bates’ departure is far from certain. As many have pointed out :-A)He’s an obstinate individual who enjoys going to courtB)He’s an obstinate individual who enjoys going to courtC)He’s an    .. more …

Carlisle United have signed Leeds United left-back Ben Parker on a one-month loan deal.The 24-year-old has played 55 games for Leeds, but has never established himself as a regular and has played just one game this season.Cumbrians manager Greg Abbott told his club’s website : “He’s a good player who needs games and will add to the depth we have here.”He is versatile and chomping at the bit to be    .. more …