Articles tagged with "leeds united"
Team History Tuesday: Marching on Together
By Matthew | January 30th, 2008Gary McAllister's appointment as Leeds manager has me in a strange mood. If Leeds were England, I'd feel patriotic. They're not, though, so here's a (late) Team History Tuesday on one of the greatest terrace anthems in football: Marching on Together. F
Leeds Offside's Lunchtime Links: January 30th
By Matthew | January 30th, 2008Gary McAllister is the new manager of Leeds United! Fans the world over rejoice. I sit back with an apprehensive expression on my face and think, "but he's never actually accomplished anything as a manager, has he?" Regardless, he's contracted until the e
Gary McAllister: in talks with Leeds this afternoon
By Matthew | January 29th, 2008Well, that was quick. Ken Bates has already started talks with Gary McAllister, literally 20 minutes after Dennis Wise left for Newcastle. Updates as they happen.
Leeds Offside's Lunchtime Links: January 29th
By Matthew | January 29th, 2008Tony Cascarino on Dennis Wise leaving Leeds. He may have left a job half-done at Leeds, but Cascarino thinks Wise will prove everyone wrong and shine at Newcastle. The Yorkshire Evening Post profiles Gary McAllister. Essential reading, especially seein
Wise goes to Newcastle; is Steve McClaren the next Leeds manager?
By Matthew | January 28th, 2008So, he's off. After 15 months as manager of Leeds United, Dennis Wise has become Director of Football at Newcastle United. It's hard to know how to react to this news. Dennis Wise was never popular with the hardcore of Leeds fans, thanks to his time sp
Holy S***: Dennis Wise leaving Leeds for Newcastle?
By Matthew | January 28th, 2008Leeds manager Dennis Wise has been offered the position of Director of Football at Premier-league outfit Newcastle United by Kevin Keegan, according to the Yorkshire Evening Post. Wise will definitely be in charge of Leeds for tomorrow's match against Sou
Luton Town 1 - 1 Leeds United
By Matthew | January 27th, 2008Frustration? You bet. Leeds led 1-0 (courtesy of a Paul Huntington header from a Peter Sweeney free-kick) until the dying seconds of the match, when Luton Town's Sam Parkin tapped in a cross from Dean Morgan. This came after both Jermaine Beckford and Tre
Former Leeds player in African Nations sex scandal! (Allegedly...)
By Matthew | January 25th, 2008The scene: African Cup of Nations, 2006. A retired Ghanaian footballer, who "fans of English football will remember him from his highly successful period with Leeds United", has joined the Zimbabwean national team for a drink. (The following is alleged by
Leeds sue the Football League: More info
By Matthew | January 24th, 2008More details about the Leeds Lawsuit were in the Post today. The details themselves aren't that interesting to non-Leeds fans: Leeds allege that they were compelled to enter a CVA that knew would invoke a legal challenge from HM Customs and Revenue, in
Molegate Update: Shaun Derry innocent. No new suspects.
By Matthew | January 23rd, 2008Molegate - the biggest scandal to hit Leeds United since ... come to think of it, Molegate pales in comparison to about 17 recent Leeds United-related scandals, despite being the only one with -gate attached to it. This is probably because Peter Ridsdale'
Transfer Update: Derry and Thompson on the way out
By Matthew | January 23rd, 2008Updated transfer news: Dennis Wise has finally given up on 30-year-old defensive midfielder Shaun Derry and has sold him to Crystal Palace, for whom he had been playing on loan. Derry hasn't played a game for Leeds since recovering from a long-term hee
Huge News Update: Leeds Sue the Football League
By Matthew | January 23rd, 2008I knew this was coming, but it's huge nonetheless. Chairman Ken Bates has announced that Leeds United have begun legal action against the Football League over the 15-point penalty imposed on the team at the start of the season. If you're joining the epic
Why Jermaine Beckford would crash and burn in the Premiership
By Matthew | January 17th, 2008Over the last couple of days, Leeds striker - and League One top scorer - Jermaine Beckford has been linked with both Derby and Fulham. Showing remarkable intelligence, Beckford has said, repeatedly, that he wants to stay at Leeds. He's right - he'd be an
Leeds Transfer News
By Matthew | January 11th, 2008Apologies for the long absence - Christmas, moving back to Europe, and finding employment were time-consuming. All the latest news from the Leeds camp is here: Who's joined Leeds? Darren Kenton: Coming in on loan (until February 12th) from Leicester
Leeds win again. Thank God. (Plus: I'm back!)
By Matthew | December 11th, 2007I’m back! After a fairly long time away from a computer while moving back to Europe, I’m now back and posts should resume as of today. So to start, a quick round-up of all the Leeds news we’ve missed in the last few days. November 25th: Leeds pla
Leeds crash and burn. Again. Leeds 0 - 1 Hereford
By Matthew | November 21st, 2007Being a muppet, I just spent an hour and half writing an in-depth preview of tonight's England - Croatia match, including assessments of all Croatia's players, over on http://england.worldcupblog.org/, so if you want to know just who is Shakhtar Donetsk's
Tonight's FA Cup Replay: Leeds United vs. Hereford United
By Matthew | November 20th, 2007Apologies for the lack of posts this week - I've just taken over England duties on WorldCupBlog.org and I'm still working out how to juggle it with my Leeds commitments. Give me a few days, I'll be fine. Alright, crunch time. Prospective giant-killers
Leeds hit the Playoffs: Leeds 2 - 1 Swindon
By Matthew | November 17th, 200715 point penalty? Oh, that thing. I almost forgot about it. Leeds notched up yet another league win to propel themselves into 4th place in League One and in the running for a playoff place. Two Jermaine Beckford goals - the first from a penalty, the se
Johnstone's Paint Trophy: Leeds 1 - 2 Bury
By Matthew | November 14th, 2007God knows why Leeds can't seem to win cup matches, but they really can't. Bury, currently residing a league below Leeds, held on for a dramatic victory last night that knocked Leeds out of the running for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy and dashed Dennis Wis
Police: Violence is likely at Elland Road
By Matthew | November 14th, 2007Leeds aren't exactly renowned for well-behaved fans, so when the Police go out of their way to warn Elland Road that there's a serious potential for crowd violence, it's probably a big deal. Playing Huddersfield Town later this month will be a massive loc
The Guardian scouts Beckford
By Matthew | November 13th, 2007Every week, The Guardian posts a scout report on a player somewhere in the English leagues by pro-scout Steve Claridge, and today, that player is Leeds's Jermaine Beckford. Sadly, the assessment (click here) isn't completely positive. Claridge, though, re
Team-History Tuesday: Tony Yeboah
By Matthew | November 13th, 2007For the next few weeks, I'm going to take a look at some of the best players ever to don the legendary white jersey. Don't expect an objective best-ever list - my selection will be determined by YouTube-availability and the fact that I don't really want t
Shaun Derry isn't leaving. Yet.
By Matthew | November 13th, 2007Dennis Wise has reportedly turned down several loan offers for midfielder Shaun Derry, saying he wants to wait for the "right offer." Maybe there's some hope he might stay at Leeds in the long term. I agree that he needs to regain match fitness, and th
Gus Poyet on Leeds's troubles
By Matthew | November 13th, 2007Great quote from Tottenham's new first-team coach: "I lost count of the things that went wrong at Leeds and just couldn't believe it. The fans didn't want us there because of the rivalry with Chelsea. But we turned it around and the toughest thing Denn
Peter Ridsdale: "I did get you a competent manager, honest"
By Matthew | November 12th, 2007Peter Ridsdale - that beloved chap - has alleged that Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill signed a pre-contract to join Leeds shortly before Ridsdale left the club. Because, y'know, Martin O'Neill is a decent manager, and he might have done a better job at
Dave Bassett: the master becomes the apprentice
By Matthew | November 12th, 2007It may not be quite that dramatic, but 63-year old Dave Bassett is Dennis Wise's new assistant manager. I'm not sure if there's a Freudian way to interpret the decision to appoint as your assistant the man who was your first manager, but I'd like to think
Match-Report Monday: Hereford United 0 - 0 Leeds United
By Matthew | November 12th, 2007It turned out not to be such a great game after all. Leeds spent most of the game as the inferior side, looking tired and out of ideas. Considering they were playing against a League Two side, that's really not acceptable. Leeds, who have a good claim to
FA Cup Preview: Hereford United v Leeds United
By Matthew | November 9th, 2007Alright - the first time in the history of Leeds United that we're playing in the first round of the FA Cup! And we're going to be on TV again! Tonight! Alright, so we're playing Hereford United, a team only recently promoted to League Two from the Confer
Peter Ridsdale: You're being smeared, sir? Really?
By Matthew | November 6th, 2007Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the bookshop, Peter Ridsdale has seen fit to grace us with a belated explanation of what went wrong at Leeds under his Chairmanship. Hey, I wonder if he'll take responsibility like a man and admit, "You kn
"Police in riot gear contained Leeds fans near the station using vans, dogs, and horses"
By Matthew | November 6th, 2007And in a development almost as predictable as the sun rising, 13 Leeds fans were arrested by police at Saturday's game in Carlisle, along with 8 Carlisle supporters. The Yorkshire Evening Post has video here, although a fair number of Leeds fans on the ne
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