re: 2014-2015 Leeds United AFC Thread

doukara is versatile to play up front or on the left or behind a guy like smith or sharp. great to have options. boro will be tough this weekend.

sigh, all this business could have/should have been done weeks ago, was clear in preseason the squad was not ready to compete at a realistic level...nevertheless, glad we have made these deals

if so, should send the likes of norris and hunt packing.

i just hope mowatt and dawson dont get lost in the shuffle. surprised mowatt didn't play last night.

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Two good sources told me today that Leeds and Rotherham have spoken about a deal for Kieran Agard since the weekend. #lufc

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JIMMFP

and i've been quietly supporting everton as my epl club since leeds went down. that was the year they finished 4th so it was pretty cool, totally okay

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Speaking of games on TV, Leeds is on BeIn this Saturday. The 'Boro game will be on the TV in the Baloo den.

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yeah, i will be up early watching as well

Kieran Agard rumors getting louder, as are the Mirco Antenucci rumors as well.

We have 8 forwards on the books right now (Sharp, Smith, Morison, Ajose, Doukara, Hunt, Poleon, Walter) That is a lot of mouths to feed. No way we bring in Agard and Antenucci without offloading a few.

Youth: Walter(19) and Poleon(20) could see loans.

Older: Hunt(31), Morison(30), Sharp(28) I think one of these should go... I think we all know which.

Others: Doukara(22), Ajose(22), Smith(25) should be in a regular rotation this season.

Possible addtions: Agard(24), Mirco Antenucci(28) where would they fit in?

My line up as of now for Saturday:

--------------Silvestre--------------

Byram---Warrior*----Pearce----Warnock

----Murphy-----Austin----Bianchi-----

----Doukara----Sharp-----Ajose-------


BN:
S. Taylor
S. Wootton
C. Taylor
L. Cook
M. Tonge
S. Morison
M. Smith

*if Belluschi doesn't get his international papers in it will be Wootton w/ Cooper on the bench.

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Mirco Antenucci

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I haven't watched as much Serie B the past couple of years as I used to so I'm not sure how good his form has been but he was always fun to watch. Probably lacks the quality to excel against absolutely top level defenders so hasn't garnered a lot interest from Serie A clubs but he plays with a lot of flair. A lot of solid Italian strikers seem to develop really later on so he may have a few of his best years ahead.



The guy who made this video agrees: youtube

He also scored arguably the goal of the season last year: Antenucci Amazing Goal


I hope Leeds gets him. I've been following the news a bit since Cellini is, of course, quite a cult figure in Italy and so Leeds is getting a lot of coverage in Italian media.

I was hoping you guys would get Viviani on loan but I think the main unspoken thing that caused him to choose Latina was simply that Latina's a suburb of Roma and therefore has many close ties to AS Roma. Viviani's a kid like Totti, De Rossi, Florenzi etc who grew up a passionate Roma fan and has his heart set on making the roster.

Agard signing being leaked on twitter, but not official yet. Still would like to see the team sign another CB, but they've improved a ton in the past week.


Yeah, I don't think you can cheer for Liverpool not because of bad blood but because you'd be such a tourist. Liverpool has suffered, and you're either all in or you're not. I am fond of Liverpool, but my respect for them is that I won't pretend to half arse it as a fan for them. Everton doesn't require the same kind of commitment. It doesn't feel as wrong to quietly and passively root for them.

I do like a lot about Newcastle, though. The jerseys, the city, and their tough as nails style. They are very much in the "dirty Leeds" tradition. They were my other option.

Agard fee agreed