Leeds United Thread

[drewie_rama]

lol

theirs already talk of a midfield showdown between savage and our young starlet fabian delph..could get quite tasty

the last time savage played leeds he had a suspected broken leg..unfortunatley he got lucky and was only out a month

 

[Teagueeee15]

lol

theirs already talk of a midfield showdown between savage and our young starlet fabian delph..could get quite tasty

the last time savage played leeds he had a suspected broken leg..unfortunatley he got lucky and was only out a month

It would be best to leave the bright youngsters such as Delph and Howson as far away from Robbie Savage as possible. Savage has a point to prove at the moment and that will ensure that he acts more like a nutter than he usually does. Leave the job for some of the more seasoned pro's such as Douglas, Hughes, Prutton and Robinson.

 

[Teagueeee15]

Both Savage and Delph played the full game, with Delph grabbing a couple of assists. Fantastic experience for Delph to play against a player like Savage and come out on top.

 

[Kompany]

Great to hear that

 

[drewie_rama]

Both Savage and Delph played the full game, with Delph grabbing a couple of assists. Fantastic experience for Delph to play against a player like Savage and come out on top.

just watched the highlights on lutv

and from what i can gather in watching 20 minutes of footage, delph totally bossed the midfield..however in worrying news, apparently spurs had their scout at the game yesterday..

 

[Teagueeee15]

just watched the highlights on lutv

and from what i can gather in watching 20 minutes of footage, delph totally bossed the midfield..however in worrying news, apparently spurs had their scout at the game yesterday..

He should take one look at how Danny Rose's career has gone since he went to spurs and if he has any sense at all he would reject them. Hopefully Delph doesn't get unsettled as well, which is something spurs are excellent at doing to other clubs youngsters.

 

[Jaymin]

just watched the highlights on lutv

and from what i can gather in watching 20 minutes of footage, delph totally bossed the midfield..however in worrying news, apparently spurs had their scout at the game yesterday..

Shouldn't be an issue. We'll be playing in the same division as Spurs next season anyway!

 

[mushda]

Haha, hope so!

 

[Big Kitty]

Shouldn't be an issue. We'll be playing in the same division as Spurs next season anyway!

Ha good one mate
It's funny because it's true

 

[drewie_rama]

Sunderland and West Brom are leading the chase to sign Leeds' new teenage sensation Fabian Delph. (Daily Mirror)

so it begins...

 

[drewie_rama]

SEPP BLATTER, the leader of world football's governing body, has hailed Leeds United's youth set-up as a "prime example" of how financially-stricken clubs can be revived.


The president of FIFA believes the well-documented demise of the 2001 Champions League semi-finalists should act as a salutary lesson to all other clubs.

United's slide, which followed the ruinous spending spree under Peter Ridsdale, led to not only relegation to the third tier of English football for the first time, but also a stint in administration.

Blatter admits to being "all too aware" of the troubles that have befallen Leeds since the turn of the Millennium, but is quick to praise the emphasis that the League One outfit has continued to place on youth development.

The FIFA president said: "Leeds United is a club well known throughout Europe for its long and proud history. Indeed, I was among those present at the European Cup final in Paris in 1975 for the game against Bayern Munich.

"I well remember Leeds playing in the Champions League semi-final a few years ago."

Blatter likens United's current standing to that of FC Thun, the Swiss side who competed in the Champions League group stages as recently as 2005 only to have since slid into their country's second tier.

He added: "Football clubs are, nowadays, major businesses and, unless they are run properly, they will suffer potentially dire consequences like any other business."

Blatter insists, however, there is "much room for optimism" with regards the future of the Elland Road club, mostly because of their emphasis on developing a youth policy.

"Unless you are one of the ultra-rich clubs, this, surely, is the way forward and Leeds, a club I greatly respect, have to be applauded for its efforts in this regard."

Blatter's words on young talent are timely with football having to face up to the possible ramifications of the global credit crunch amid a collective debt level that Football Association chairman Lord Triesman claimed last week stood at £3bn.

Already, West Ham United's Icelandic owners have been hit hard by the world banking crisis, while fears have also been expressed about the future of a number of other top-flight clubs with some analysts even going so far as to suggest one could become a terminal victim of the downturn in the global economy.

This financial uncertainty is why Blatter believes the Leeds model of developing homegrown talent is one that should be increasingly adopted in the game.
As part of his attempts to encourage more homegrown talent, the FIFA president wants to introduce a '6+5' plan requiring clubs to field at least six players eligible for the national team of the country in which the club is based.

Imposing such a quota would contravene EU employment law so he last week spoke to the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education to outline the reasoning behind the plan.

Leeds have an enviable record in developing homegrown talent, dating back to Don Revie's era when many of the side who went on to dominate English football in the late Sixties and Seventies came through the ranks together.

It is over the past 10 years or so, however, that United's junior set-up has really come to the fore with the setting-up of an Academy at Thorp Arch by then manager Howard Wilkinson being the catalyst.

The likes of Harry Kewell, Paul Robinson, Jonathan Woodgate, Ian Harte and Alan Smith graduated into the first team together to become mainstays in the side that challenged for honours under David O'Leary.

All were subsequently sold amid the fall-out that followed the club's financial collapse as debts soared above £100m, but United's Academy has continued to pay dividends with James Milner, Aaron Lennon, Scott Carson and Matthew Kilgallon all having come through.

More recently, several promising youngsters have been poached, at great expense, by Premier League clubs without having made a first-team appearance at Elland Road, while just this week Sunderland and West Brom were both linked with a £4m move for United's latest teenage star Fabian Delph.

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/Leeds-hailed-as-blueprint-for.4592166.jp

 

[drewie_rama]

poor result last night..need to bounce back strongly and not lose ground on the top two

 

[moomba]

Violence amongst two sets of charming supporters at the match?

 

[drewie_rama]

Violence amongst two sets of charming supporters at the match?

not really..
millwall tried to con the ob and storm one of the buses but they were ready for it

a few millwall scum charged the away end wearing turkish shirts and waving a turkish flag..some bottles were thrown apparently and the twit was thrown out..

apart from that..it was all clean...im at elland rd for the return fixture in feb!

cant wait..

 

[mushda]

3-0 over Walsall, a double from Delph and one from Becchio.

Back in 2nd now (Leicester with a game in hand though). Seems we've turned our home form around from last year, Elland Rd becoming a fortress again.

 

[Catman]

I'll say it again - Becchio, what a signing!

As for Delph, it just worries me that he'll be poached by a club in a better division and we'll never see the best of him.

 

[drewie_rama]

agreed, delphy save your best work for Feb 1st onwards, they will come in for him in january for sure, bbc radio leeds seems to make a weekly mention of which scouts are there that week from premiership sides to watch him

another solid performance, finally a clean sheet, need to build momentum up to xmas now..

 

[year of the roo]

Hopefully we can at least get Delph to sign a new deal so that if the Premiership does come knocking, it costs them a small fortune and we can at least get some big cash for him.

 

[mushda]

Ace talent spotter Arsene Wenger is lining up a £6million swoop for Leeds wonderkid Fabian Delph.

The Arsenal boss, who has already spent around £15m in signing teenagers Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott from the lower divisions, has now set his sights on the England Under-19 midfielder.

But the Gunners will face stiff competition for Delph's signature with big four rivals Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea all on the Bradford-born teenager's trail.

Wenger, however, is hoping his great record of nurturing young talent will prove his trump card.

Delph, 19 next month, won't come cheap as he signed a new four-year deal in September a month after starting his first senior game in the Carling Cup win at Chester.

And he scored in the league yesterday as Leeds bashed Walsall 3-0 to go second in the table.

Leeds boss Gary McAllister admitted: "There has been a lot of high-profile interest in Fabian, which has been kept quiet. There have been big clubs asking about his availability."

But McAllister's hopes Delph's new deal would make a statement of intent to the Premier League elite have been dashed by Delph's amazing progress, which has attracted scouts from virtually every topflight club to Elland Road.

With Wenger setting a benchmark for a teenage midfielder with the £5m deal for Cardiff's Ramsey this summer, Leeds chief Ken Bates is bound to drive a hard bargain. Sunday Mirror

Hard to tell from watching 30 second highlight packages but I take it this kid is bloody special!

 

[year of the roo]

Hard to tell from watching 30 second highlight packages but I take it this kid is bloody special!

He's our Theo

 

[drewie_rama]

shit result overnight..bring on saturday

 

[Catman]

shit result overnight..bring on saturday

Too bad our away form is horrendous at the moment. Four losses from our last four away games in all competitions and now we're heading away again to play a side who beat us twice last season.

Can't say I'm confident.

 

[year of the roo]

Rubbish day all round. Bradley Johnson had a ripping game for Brighton, his first game out on loan.

 

[mushda]

Away curse broken 1-0! Becchio does it again.

Should go through over Northampton at home in the cup next week.

 

[Teagueeee15]

Away curse broken 1-0! Becchio does it again.

Should go through over Northampton at home in the cup next week.

Just on that game, I think Setanta will be showing that game live, so it will be a good chance to see Leeds play.