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“There’s a fighting spirit here”
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Young Scot Robert Snodgrass is in the midst of a solid run of late, scoring in each of this last three matches and presumably edging management towards using him in the starting grid. In recognizing the impact of new manager Simon Grayson, the former Livingston-man said:
“There’s a fighting spirit here. I think you could see [...]
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“there is a need for freshness and competition”
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In summing up the clubs needs, new Leeds manager Simon Grayson acknowledged “there is a need for freshness and competition for places.”
Near the end of Gary McAllister’s tenure, the clubs competitive drive went into a tail spin with the not only the fit for position lacking but levels of fitness deplorably bad and the much [...]
Category: News“great way to end the year”
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Buoyed with the 3-1 win at Stockport County Leeds Chairman Ken Bates assailed the victory as “a great way to end the year.”
Per the club web-site Mr. Bates said:
“We’re delighted with the start Simon’s made.” .
“We came back after going a goal behind at Stockport with a fantastic performance and with a little bit of [...]
Category: NewsFabian Delph to stay
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Fabian Delph’s star is shining brightly and the nineteen year-old has quickly emerged as the spark-plug to the Leeds attack. It is a very clear and obvious point that without the England U21 international in the lineup, the attack stalls to a painfully too slow to watch pace. Quite obviously this has not went unnoticed [...]
Category: NewsSimon Grayson makes the right choices against Stockport
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Predicting Leeds overall play this campaign might not be a “science” but for the most part the opening lineup has provided a insight into whether the club will play like a promotion candidate or an “also-ran.” As the lineups were announced today, with Robert Snodgrass, Jermaine Beckford and Luciano Becchio in the attack, it was [...]
Category: NewsMarching on Together: Stockport match preview
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Following Leeds Boxing Day draw with Leicester City at Elland Road, new manager Simon Grayson bited he “was pleased with the result” and that the match was a “new start.” And while ending the miserable five match losing side was of-course a step in the right direction, there is no time for a “honeymoon” and [...]
Category: NewsRobert Snodgrass’ late goal earns Leeds a draw
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The Boxing Day showdown between Leeds United and Leicester City at Elland Road ended in a 1-1 draw with Robert Snodgrass’ added-time goal earning the point for the home side.
With over thirty-three thousand in attendance, Simon Grayson’s first match in-charge of Leeds was far from inspiring as his side continued the same dowdy approach [...]
Category: NewsMarching on Together: Leicester City match preview
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Over 30,000 are expected at Elland Road for the Boxing Day clash between Leeds and Leicester City. The story of the match is unquestionably Simon Grayson taking over for Gary McAllister who was let go by Leeds after the club fell to its fourth successive loss. Leicester City is without a doubt the class of [...]
Category: News“it’s winning football matches that counts”
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New Leeds United manager Simon Grayson commented of his beliefs:
“I want to play entertaining football – but it’s winning football matches that counts.”
“Ideally you want to entertain, but results come first. If we win a scrappy 1-0 against Leicester on Boxing Day we’ll take it.”
“At Blackpool we won 10 in a row and got into [...]
Category: NewsSimon Grayson takes the helm
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Leeds have announced that Simon Grayson will take over the helm after Gary McAllister was let go on Sunday. It is a return home for Mr. Grayson as he was a trainee at Leeds in the late 1980’s before heading to Leicester City in 1992. His final playing years concluded at Blackpool, which he took [...]
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