I think he was referring to "good enough to play in the Championship"
Damian On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 12:59 PM, <m...@leeds-united.net> wrote: > Why so? Can be any worse than the current back 4 > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Dr. Michael Benjamin. " <beden...@gmail.com> > Sender: leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org > Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 12:51:12 > To: LEEDSLIST<leedslist@gn.apc.org> > Subject: [LU] Lees Leeds and reality check > > Nice to know where are expectations lay. > > Published on Saturday 7 May 2011 10:30 > > LEEDS UNITED will push Tom Lees towards a competitive debut for the club > next season after revealing that interest in the young defender is growing > on the back of his outstanding year at Bury. > > United have received a number of enquiries about Lees’ availability > following his contribution to Bury’s promotion from League Two this season. > > The 20-year-old has played a central role in Bury’s top-three finish, and > the club were bidding to snatch the title from Chesterfield during the last > round of fixtures this afternoon, > > Lees worked with United’s first-team squad during their last two pre-season > campaigns but manager Simon Grayson opted to send him out on loan for the > second time last summer, following on from a previous spell at Accrington > Stanley. > > His 49 outings with Bury have pushed him to within five games of his 100th > senior appearance, and Lees could be given the chance to make his > competitive debut for Leeds in the Championship next term. > > Grayson said: “We felt that going out on loan again would benefit him as a > footballer and as a person. > > Monitored > > “He’s had a great year, he’s scored goals and he’s been part of a > successful team. We’ve monitored him and had him watched a lot. > > “He’ll come back to us, play in our pre-season games, and if he’s good > enough to play in the Championship then we’ll have no problem with him doing > that. If we think he’s going to be a little bit short then he’ll go out on > loan again. But there are plenty of clubs who would like to take him. I’ve > had clubs ringing me up already about his availability. For such a young kid > to have nearly 100 appearances under his belt is great experience.” > > United, meanwhile, have pleaded guilty to a Football Association charge of > failing to control their players during last weekend’s 1-0 win over Burnley. > > The club, who were fined £7,500 for a similar offence earlier in the > season, have requested a personal hearing. > > Email to a friend Print this page > > > Sent from my iPhone > D"r Michael Benjamin > Community Psychiatry > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
