http://leeds.theoffside.com News from Leeds United English League One football team Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:57:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Terms have been reached that will send Tomi Ameobi, the nineteen year-old product of the academy, to the Doncaster Rovers of the Championship League. Tomi is a superb product who will benefit Sean O'Driscoll's squad and we wish him the best of fortune in his future. http://leeds.theoffside.com/team-news/tomi-ameobi-heads-to-doncaster.html Gary McAllister is definitely pulling out all stops and calling-in a few markers because somehow tomorrows friendly against Shelbourne in Ireland will see the debut of twenty-four old Striker Luciano Becchio. Luciano has been signed to a trial basis and hails from Argentina where he started in the renowned Boca ... http://leeds.theoffside.com/team-news/shock-surprise-and-very-good-fortune.html Rumour has it that Leeds have made a £100,000 bid on Hull City's thirty-nine year-old, tough as nails Striker Dean Windass. It would be an ironic twist of fate to see the long-time fixture on the sport, whose goal sent Hull City to the Premier League and equally helped seal ... http://leeds.theoffside.com/team-news/dean-windass-to-leeds.html It's important to understand that Leeds 3-2 victory over the Bray Wanderers wasn't indicative of the important plan Gary McAllister put into place for this match. Using it strategically as a chance to field a completely different squad than the Galway encounter against the rock-solid Irish club made a lot ... http://leeds.theoffside.com/team-news/good-use-of-friendly-in-bray.html With rumours buzzing around net that 'keeper Casper Ankergren was readying for a transfer PSV for a fee in the amount of £7.2m he went out his way in a press conference to note this is the first time he has heard of it. The twenty-eight year-old Danish 'keeper who ... http://leeds.theoffside.com/team-news/casper-to-psv.html I have to say, I've been hopeful we'd see a closer look to the full team and I think tonight's effort was more like it. Ignoring the 2 - nil scoreline over Galway United, I was expecting Gary McAllister to continue the approach of fielding two separate units each half ... http://leeds.theoffside.com/team-news/good-performance-in-galway.html A trace on the cagey side, our Gary McAllister has revealed in a interview that we're about to announce a new signing. It's well known we're looking for another striker and with Crystal Palace planning a special tribute for Dougie Freedman on the 29th of this month, it's probably too ... http://leeds.theoffside.com/team-news/so-who-is-it.html The much traveled Striker, Darren Byfield, once rumoured to be heading to Leeds, has signed with Doncaster of the Championship League. Manager Gary McAllister is in hot pursuit for another Striker and it won't be too long till we hear of Dougie Freedman bantered around. Obviously the veteran Scot did ... http://leeds.theoffside.com/team-news/darren-byfield-to-doncaster.html Yes, Paul Telfer. I should first like to say I was searching to find a nice picture dating back to say...oh Luton Town circa 1989. That aside the big news is that the trusted Scot Defender has joined Leeds in its Ireland tour and I suspect Gary McAllister still believes ... http://leeds.theoffside.com/team-news/paul-telfer.html With Leeds heading off to Galway Ireland for pre-season to include matches against Galway United on Wednesday and then off to Dublin for a tussle against Bray Wanderers (July 20) and Shelbourne (July 23). Gary McAllister named the following travel squad: GK Casper Ankergren, GK David Lucas GK Alan Martin DF Frazer ... http://leeds.theoffside.com/team-news/squad-to-ireland.html