Excellent summary Dave. Totally agree! I might have to buy a programme first match just to see who is playing!
Ted H On 6 August 2014 13:41, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Phi Hay is saying that the deal for Frederick Sorenson has been completed > (also talk of us getting Conor Coady from Liverpool who was at Sheff U last > season) the deal for Sorenson is £300k now for a season long loan and then > £3.5m to buy him > > So to date we have got rid / lost / sold (depending on player / your point > of view) > Green, Varney, Ashdown, Diouff, Drury, Stewart - all made zero > contribution last year and mainly good wage and old - good riddance > Peltier, Zaililukas,Brown - had bit parts last time but mainly squad > players with more bad games than good - no real loss - Ok money > Lees - played most games but has lost his way - had to go - may re-find > himself and be decent elsewhere or drop down leagues - whatever happens > letting him go was the right decision > McCormack - captain and all round best player last season - bit of a pain > off the pitch (how many transfers did he nearly engineer / how many new > contracts ? Wanted out and we got a great deal for him - sad to see him go > and will be a great loss but had to happen in all the circumstances > > So mainly high earning dead wood who would not get any better and Lees & > McCormack apart were not really first teamers. Only leaves us Kenny Norris > as total dead wood with big question marks re Hunt, Tonge and maybe Morison > but all 3 seem to be in and around the squad > > So 90 out of 100 for Cellino on that front > > Incoming - mainly young unproven players, who we hope are hungry and > talented > Taylor (back up only) Silvestri (23yrs) Berardi (26) - on bench. Bianchi > (26), Doukara (22) loan plus, Benedicic (18) loan plus - highly rated, > Ajose (22) decent upbringing needs to get back on track, Sorenson(22) loan > plus - looks solid on paper, reports suggest he reads the game well and > relies on 'interceptions ' rather than tackles - could dove tail well with > Pearce and with a bit of luck will be a captain / orgainser > > Hard to say but 50-80 out of 100 - time will tell - > > Hockaday - could be a touch of genius appointment, could be a disaster, > may not be here long enough to ever find out > > Got to admit I am getting excited about the new season and things are > starting to look good on paper (optimistic view re unknown players) need > someone to score the goals that Ross got last year - could be Smith, > Morison will step up with Doukara and Ajose or more from midfield - a bit > of a concern > > A total change in style and ethos around the club and the team - we could > all be crying by December but maybe, just maybe things are really looking > up for us at last ? > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > John 'Grampa' Sykes > Rest In Peace old lad > 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
