Possible Transfer Targets

People i think we should take a look at in the summer!

as i did last summer i am going to compile a list of transfer targets however realistic or un-realistic they may be. Ill give my reasons for looking at these players and what they will add to the current senior squad.

Goal Keeper

on free transfer

• lee Camp - always been a good keeper at forrest
• Radek Cerny - worked under Mcdermott before and would be solid in the sticks

Defence

on free transfers

• Mathew Killgallon - Would be a nice homecoming for him and i think would be a solid addition to the back 4
• Stephen Ried - said the same last year, he would suit the passion and fire of LUFC, not sure where he would fit in though
• Emmerson Boyce - pops up with a goal or two and has top flight experience
• Ian Harte - for his set piece alone. i would also like to see him come home. would be a decent squad player
• Ronnie Stam - is an adventuress full back like Byram and can also play in midfield.
• Eric Lihaj - became a crowd fave at Elland road a couple of seasons ago and always gives 100%

for a transfer fee

• Armand Traore - Quick and attacking full back from QPR £1million

Midfield

on free transfers

• Jermain Pennant - would be a deadly winder in the championship and i think he still has a soft spot for us.
• Chris Brunt - gets stuck in which is what we like and has a rifle of a left foot. also has a smidgen of pace
• Phil Neville - controversial i know but he is massively experienced and would be a good head to have around
• Zoltan Gera - getting old know but always scores from midfield

For a transfer fee

• Tommy Smith - i say it all the time. would be a great signing for us and i don't think he will get in Cardiff's prem plans £900k
• Karacan - Played under Mcdermott at Reading and looked decent in the championship £850k
• Jonny Howson - Bring the boy home £1million
• Lewis McGugen - he is a proper flair player and would be a Gradel esc flair player £1.2million
• Max Gradel - Should never have gone in the first place £1.5million
• Albert Adomah - Pacey, strong and lively winger which is what we are missing £500k
• Chris Humphry - don't know much about this lad but he is rated in Scotland £250k 

Strikers

On free transfers

• Noel Hunt - Gets a goal or two and would be good back up
• Marc Antoine-Fortune - Powerful and direct and would add a strong element to the squad
• Jason Roberts - always seems to score and puts in 110% effort. be good to have in the dressing room as well
• Emile Hesky - You've got to have him in your list. get him back from OZ
• Simion Jackson - hes got pace and is also a good poacher. will always get a goal.

For a transfer fee

• Billy Sharp - top class striker at this level and has shown glimpses of that at Forrest this season £1.3million
• Adam LeFondra - Loves a late goal and has shown some quality in the premier league and lower leagues £2million
• Dwight Gayle - Now posh have gone down he will want to keep proving himself at this level £500k
• Narki Wells - looks like a good young prospect and one for the future £500k

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New Season New Start

So after getting fed up with last seasons underachievement i stopped bogging about LUFC as it was pointless. Now we have a new manager in Brian Mcdermott, new owners in GFH, a new home strip and after the last result of the season a new found sens of optimism. 

As Warnock did last season, McDermott has already released his retained list for the squad and stated that 6-7 signings are needed to make this a promotion winning squad. How ever he has done this with out the frantic and sometimes rash attitude of Warnock. He has kept his head screwed on in interviews, said sensible things about the youth setup and emerging talent. has yet to use the blame game on the players and said that its not just on field that needs sorting but the club needs re building. 

Released players 

•  Patrick Kisnorbo
• Paul Rachubka
• Paul Connoly
• Liegh Bromby (staying on as Under 18 Coach)
• David Somma (staying at TA for rehab on injury's and to be assed next season)
• Sanchez Payne
• Monty Gimple
• Jordan Snodin
• Patrick Antelmi
• Habib Habibou

Glad to see Somma is being given a chance and that Bromby is furthering his career through coaching. Pretty sad to see Payne go as he looked a prospect in pre season last year! hopefully he gets a bit of first team football else ware. Personally I'm looking forwards to who Mcdermott can attract player wise and weather GFH will back him!! i would also like to see Poleon get a better chance next season! shown his pace against Watford in the last game and caused all sorts of problems!

all in all last season was a shambles. Prolonged Takeover, warnock pointing fingers and spouting crap and the players underachieving all amounted to a horror show of a mid table finish. yes its a hard league and yes there are some good sides but we are LUFC...... MOT

Let the Transfer Rumor-mill Commence!!!!

What i would do after the potential takeover....

So suposidly today is the day that we, the LUFC fans have all been waiting for. roumers have been rife about the possibility of the takeover being announced today. iv heard two roumers of two groups it could be

• A bloke who part owns AEG and has links with LA Galaxy and a couple of other american sporting clubs. this would also make sense as they have links to the company Compass who have now got somthing to do with the catering at the club...
• A Middle East family (when you here those two words you ortomatically think 'We're in the money' and look towards Man City) that are pretty high on some sort of rich list which can only be a good thing.

now being in football manager mode i have all sorts of ideas id like to put forward to the new owners and Niel Warnock.

Transfers
Tommy Smith - QPR
Paddy Kenny - QPR
Adel Tarabt - QPR
Sone Aluko - Rangers (free)
Matt Mills - Leicester City
Emile Heskey - Aston Villa (free) (why not, it will be brilliant)
Henri Landsbury - Arsenal

(a Right wing back)

(a Potent striker)

Contracts

Snodgrass

White

McCormack

Clayton

Release

Connoly

Nunez

Paynter

Brown

Stadium and fans

• Lower Ticket Prices and get the stadium full again.
• lower season ticket prices for the Loyal LUFC fans.
• Lower food Prices
• Do all in your power to scrap the Ellend Road ice rink plans
• Tarmac the car parks around Ellend Road for Aesthtic reasons.
• give me a job as a Groundsman (im a qualified Greenkeeper)

(i would like to stress i am no manager or director of football so my ideas are probebly useless however i am allowed to dream)

Long Time No Blog.......

Apologies for my long absence. iv been lapse on my blogging recently. Since i have been gone we have signed 2 players and takeover talks have moved further on and are looking very promising!


Signings.....

Paul Green - A 29 year old central Midfielder who has been roumerd both last season and this to be a target for the whites, and now Warnock has got his man. He has signed a 2-year deal from Derby County. Hes come in on a free and for that he is quite a capture. Hes a creative and adventurus midfielder who was an integeral part of The Rams season last year. could be a crutial part of Uniteds promotion push next season.

Adam Drury - A, 33 year old, much needed Left Back has joined from Nowrich on a free transfer and has signed a 2-year contract with the club. he has a wealth of experience in League 1, the Championship and the Premier League with Nowrich and had been with the club for over 10 years. a loyal and passionate player says he is excited by Warnocks vision for the club and he may have the experience and desire our defence has been lacking.

Along with these two Jason Pearce, a central defender has also signed earlier in the off season witch makes it three new additions all together for warnock.

Roumers.....

Paddy Kenny - now QPR have signed Robert Green it is more and more likely that Paddy Kenny will be moving on this summer. Stong contenders for his signiture are LUFC with Warnock being a big fan of the vastly experienced keeper. This also being backed up with the roumers of Andy Lonergan being wanted by Owen Coyle of Bolton.

Takeover......

So the roumers that were circulating about a possible Leeds takeover are looking more and more like they will amount to somthing significant for the club. The club had released a statement saying they have had intrest from a number of partys and L.U.S.T also said they had spoken to a number of intrested investors. Then, as recent and yesterday the club released another statement saying they have granted 'Exlusivity'  to a group of investors roumerd to have links to the Middle East. this could mean a cash injection for Warnock to build a Decent squad and more importantly end the reign of Bates at the club.

This is also a reason for no light being shed on the contract talks between Leeds and a number of current squad players like McCormack, Snodgrass and White. Also could be a reason why we are not spending money on transfers.

This Takeover has been roumerd, on social media sites, to be finalised on the 1st of July. A few things do point to this for example... Players joining from the 1st of July and no transfer fees

being paid since the intrest was made public.

Fingers crossed the Takeover comes to light and actually goes through. if so i can see exciting times in the future for the club both in the transfer market and in the league.

My 'Potential' Hotlist of Transfers

I must stress i am not deluded neither have i been smoking something, id just like to think LUFC could eventually mix it up in the transfer market....


Strikers
Ricardo Fuller - Out of Contract at stoke, hes got pace, a good finish and is a fan fave but the down side is he is 32 and had a couple of injury's
Emile Heskey - Bit of a donkey but worth a punt, hes a power house and could do a job
Andy Johnson - Pace, Trickery in the box and can finish. deadly player to have at your disposal.
Somen Tchoyi - shown at West Brom he has talent and can take people on as well as finish
James McFadden - Great feet and scores some wonder goals, becomes a play maker and can drop into the midfield. quality player in my eyes.
Jermain Beckford - id have him back for his goal against the scum. £1m
Stephen Quinn - watch him at Wembely yesterday and he looked quality, hes got fitness and skill and a good left foot, could play in midfield also £300k
Jordan Rhodes - everyone would like him. £3m
Simon Cox - doesn't get in the West Brom side but has an eye for goal and a rocket shot £800k
Jamie Mackie - has shown class in the premier league this season and a fave of Warnock £2m


Midfielders
Paul Scharner - Doggish brute in the midfield, strength and character, like a better Micheal Brown.
Kiethe Andrews - Linked heavily with us last year and after snubbing the whites has shown at both ipswich and West Brom that he has quality and can get goals from midfield
Michael Kightley - everyone has seen this players skill, he creates goals and gets goals himself
Alan Smith - Would still love to see this lad back, Passion is his main plus, lacking pretty much everything else now though.
Akos Buszaky - Had a great end to the season at QPR, good set piece taker and has a rifle of a shot, good play maker and would be a quality addition
Tom Soares - Showed he could cut it in the championship with Watford a few years back but went to stoke and didn't get a look in.
El Hadji Diouf - a realistic target although he is a scum bag, yet he did well for donny last season so could be worth the risk
George Boyd - Key player for Peterbougher, creates and scores goals from midfield. £500k
Tommy Smith - cant see him getting in a QPR anymore and has played under Warnock before, a true professional and a quality player £600k
Stephen Ireland - didn't play much for villa this season and could be a snap if they decide they want to get rid of him £1m
Henri Landsbury - maybe just a loan signing but is quality if he could be snapped up permanently £1m






Defenders
Steven Reid - fiery with a bit of bite and will get stuck in, what we like to see at LUFC
Danny Gabbidon - Welsh International and solid defender
Nicky Shorey - steady RB which is what we need after a succession of failures in that position
Stephen Kelly - Similar to Shorey and likes to get forwards, key if you want to play attacking football.
Fitz Hall - Converted central defender and as has Gabbidon, played under Warnock before.
Clint Hill - A Warnock fave, strong and solid at the back.
Ricardo Gardener - attacking Defender and has shown hes still got it when he played for Bolton this season.
Danny Shittu - has played a fair bit of Championship football and is a beast of a player with strength and size at his disposal.
Joe Mattock - a bit of a loose cannon and potentially could get in a lot of trouble up in Leeds but he was highly rated at Leicester city and a bit of flare at full back wouldn't go a miss.
Alan Hutton - Villa haven't really taken a shining to the scott, but would be solid at RB £700k
Jole Ward - very talked about player atm and for a reason as he ha shown class this season will Leeds stump up £450k
Greg Halford - could be a cheap yet reliable player as he is with cash strapped Pompey atm £250k
Matthew Mills - Probebly wouldnt take a pay cut to join but is still a quality player £2m






Some of these are obviously extremely out of our price range and very unrealistic targets but as a Leeds fan it is nice to dream......

Fans left Frustrated AGAIN!

Us the fans have once again been left frustrated with the lack of signings we have been told are going to be made. Warnock said he wanted to have another couple of faces in before he went off on his Joly's, yet we still have just the one signing to show and another potential signing slipping away.

Heavily linked Portsmouth defender Ward is now set to sign for Palace ass Leeds will not stump up the £400k initial fee for the highly rated young defender. is this Bates once again not wanting to part with his cash or does Warnock just not think he is worth that money and can get something better. 

With Leeds being made one of the early Favourites behind Leicester city for promotion we expect to be signing quality players. City, who have already spent in the region of £2m on three players, look to be backing up there push for promotion. Yes we don't have the financial backing that the midlands club has but we have the pedigree of a big club to help us attract players surely.

I myself, Football Manager style am going to look at the current transfer market and un contracted players and see who i would sign. just for fun, or if you would like to Warnock, feel free to use my advice.  

Bates : Truth or Tripe

In the past few weeks Ken Bates has come out and slammed the fans who have been protesting against him saying that 'they have cost the club investments over the course of last season'. He told a story on Yorkshire Radio about two weeks ago about how he had a very interested investor come over to Elland Road only to turn down the chance to help the club because of demonstrations that took place on match day. he says that the investor, who is a massive Leeds fan, did not want to be connected to such acts by the fans because in his country it shows a lack of respect and is disrespectful. Bates says that us the fans are costing ourselves investments in the club. is this just another one of Bates' 'bullshit' story's he likes to broadcast over his OWN radio station? or is it true what our untrustworthy and pretty dodgy owner is saying?

I also heard last week of social networks that Bates could be selling the club. i however pretty much doubt that. not until we are in the prem will he sell up and when that happens he will probably have already popped his clogs. Although i would love to be proven wrong.