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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 10 2006, 10:42 AM (186 Views) | |
| Bookemdanno | Jan 10 2006, 10:42 AM Post #1 |
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Just looked at the England U21 team. These players are contracted to lower league clubs. Matt Kilgallon (Leeds) Calum Davenport (Norwich Loan) Daniel Harding (Leeds) Isn't this the type of investments we need to make? We need to look to the future, not fill our squad completely with older journey men. You can't have all kids, but i wouldn't be suprised if we have one of the oldest average age squads in the Premiership. Any thoughts? |
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| fatlad | Jan 10 2006, 10:44 AM Post #2 |
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personally i dont think leeds are going to let kilgallon go. he is a class defender even at his age and is playing regular first team football. but worth a shot imo |
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| Bookemdanno | Jan 10 2006, 10:48 AM Post #3 |
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Alex Govan
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Money talks, and Leeds could do with some. Yes, hes a Championship defender, but we'll have to get a replacement for Kenny, so why not now? Hes played in the Championship so he'll suit next season if we go down. But if we stay up, hes had 6 months as cover then ready to break in. |
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| StAndrews4Eva | Jan 10 2006, 10:51 AM Post #4 |
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Gil Merrick
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Davenport is owned by Spurs isnt he? He has looked great for Norwich and they are trying to keep him. Spurs had a great deal when they got Dawson from Notts Forest. These are the types of players we need to be getting. I ams still gutted we didnt go that extra mile for Curtis Davies when West Brom got him. He is going to be a fantastic player and has proved he can make the step up to the prem. We really missed out there as the club were unwilling to pay the £3mil fee. |
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| TJDIXI | Jan 10 2006, 11:21 AM Post #5 |
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Davenport was a coventry player. I think tottingham bought him and farmed him out again. Curtis davies is another one to add to the list of "if onlys......." |
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| brummie65 | Jan 10 2006, 11:54 AM Post #6 |
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Geoff Horsfield
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Matthew Kilgallon has revealed that he received offers from other clubs before signing a new contract to stay at Leeds United. The 21-year-old defender, who has made eight starts this season, wants to be involved with taking Leeds back into The Premiership. "There was interest in me from other clubs but this is where I want to be and the fans wanted me in so I have to pay them back by playing well," Kilgallon said. "It was nice to know other clubs wanted me but this is it for me here. "I am looking forward to the future now because I've got another two years left here after this and with some luck those two will be in The Premiership." Kilgallon is also a life-long Leeds fan so that was also a big factor in his decision to re-sign. "I've been here since I was young, I supported Leeds when I was younger so it's massive for me to sign again but I wouldn't have done that if I didn't think we were going places, but I think we are," he added. Agreed he looks a good player with loads of years left. But going on this we would have no chance :( |
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| Bookemdanno | Jan 10 2006, 11:57 AM Post #7 |
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Alex Govan
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We need our team to start getting younger. There was a time, when it looked like we were about to adopt the Spurs approach of bidding for younger talented players. But ever since that time, we've been linked, enquired or signed older players. Not thats a bad thing but you need a mix. We're the wrong side of that mix. Below is the squad and ages from Teamtalk. Sone Aluko 16 Andrew Barrowman 21 Mathew Birley 19 Alex Bruce 21 Nicky Butt 30 Jamie Clapham 30 Stephen Clemence 27 Kenny Cunningham 34 David Dunn 26 Mikael Forssell 24 Julian Gray 26 Emile Heskey 28 Muzzy Izzet 31 Jiri Jarosik 28 Damien Johnson 27 Neil Kilkenny 20 Njazi Kuqi 22 Stan Lazaridis 33 Mario Melchiot 29 Mehdi Nafti 27 Marcos Painter 19 Walter Pandiani 29 Jermaine Pennant 23 Matthew Sadler 20 Chris Sutton 32 Martin Taylor 26 Maik Taylor 34 Oliver Tebily 30 Matthew Upson 26 Nico Vaesen 36 The over 30's Nico Vaesen 36 Maik Taylor 34 Oliver Tebily 30 Chris Sutton 32 Nicky Butt 30 Stan Lazaridis 33 Jamie Clapham 30 |
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| fatlad | Jan 10 2006, 11:57 AM Post #8 |
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its not often im right and i wish i wasnt on this one as he looks good :( |
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| cotswold chris | Jan 10 2006, 12:58 PM Post #9 |
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Yeah I thought the same at the time. I dont reckon Bruce trusts young players to deliver. "Kids wont win you anything?" What a laugh. He has a sad tendency to sign ageing, overpaid guys on the slide instead - any one remember Dwight Yorke? What did Darren Carter do wrong and why isnt Kilkenny in the team? |
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| ATL-Blue | Jan 10 2006, 12:58 PM Post #10 |
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Frank Worthington
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I don't know anything at all about this lad, but i've heard his name mentioned several times on here due to the fact that he grew up in brum. I heard Barry Fry on national radio waxing lyrically about him too (as he came through the peterbrough youth system) his name is [insert first name here] St.Ledger. Anyone know anymore - The prem is a huge step up. |
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