Leeds United v Leicester City Match Thread Form Leeds-LLLWD Leicester-WWLDL Dangermen Leeds-Mccormack-43 apps 18 goals Becchio-38 apps 15 goals Leicester-Nugent-41 apps 15 goals Beckford-40 apps 9 goals Stat Time Leeds Goals for- 64 Goals against-66 Biggest win- Florist 0-4 Leeds Biggest defeat- Florist 7-3 Leeds Position-13th Leicester City Goals for- 64 Goals against- 55 Biggest win- Leicester 4-0 Derby County Biggest defeat- Leicester 0-3 Millwall Position-10th Predicted Lineup AL PC TL AB DP AC ZT MB RM RS LB Previous Meeting Leicester 0-1 Leeds United Enoch's Prediction- Final match of the season. Leeds have nothing to play for same goes for Leicester. But with Leeds players last chance to impress Warnock I expect a good performance from a few players. Leicester have proved spending doesn't achieve as they have spent 17 million and still only occupy 10th having never really been took seriously throughout the season. Michael Brown is back for Leeds from suspension but I believe Warnock will stick with Thompson and Clayton in CM. I cannot see it myself but I'd like to see some kids make appearances to give us a idea weather or not they can be pushing next season or need a loan. Last time we met we performed well and beat them deservedly 0-1 due to a terrific Clayton strike. I'm going for a 2-0 Leeds win. Over to the Leeds and Leicester faithful,keep the banter flowing. Enoch x
Team could be made up of anyone tomorrow! Youngsters (doubt it but theres a chance), Strong team (go out on a high), players who wont be here next year (one last hurrah)
Agree,I'd love to see Kasper fook up. Deffo cheer for Beckford. Was a legend in the 17 years I've been watching Leeds
Beckford deserves a good reception and im sure he will get one Kasper deserves a horrid one! He boasted about his baby boy having a man u kit on underneath his Leeds one on the lap of honour last year!!
This should have been an important game for both clubs.Instead we both just make the numbers up Steve Howard has left Leicester city today,his one claim to fame was a winning header agaist you guys in Div 1
And the Leeds United website has dubbed this as "a battle of the under-achievers". Only one team out there that's underachieved this season and it sure ain't Leeds!
Who cares about this game? It's meaningless and may be the last game for some players. On a side note, I hear from various media formats that Kasper is on Spurs radar, as a back up keeper.
To be as honest as I can, I would suggest that Leicester have been the real under achievers in the Championship this season, they spent money (more than others) and have a massive squad, yet the football was not up to the standard and even with a returning manager, failed to even make play offs. Leeds could not have expected anything more than scrapping into the play offs. Most Leicester fans expected promotion this season, and even those who had concerns probably expected to be in the play offs at a minimum. Anyway, both clubs have not been good enough this season and must expect more next season.
Can't argue with that. But Leeds had a pre season with the same (more or less squad) and a good manager. True you lost Gradel and Kasper but I still thouht you'd do better than you have. But Leicester had a massive change in squad. Only one player started both games that finsihed last season and opened this one. We expected too much. I did anyway.
The problem Leeds have is their history, too many people expect them to be winning everything and have the best players, due to their past. The Leeds United I knew died in 2003, this Leeds United is a poor excuse of a club and not in the same league as post-1965 Leeds United. It may be that Leeds United never get back to where they once were, as football has moved on massively since 2003 & money dictates who wins and who doesn't. Leicester now have the money, but perhaps not the players or the manager to take them further. One area I would be concerned is who comes in and takes over when the current owners have had enough? They want a return on their investment and are happy to liquidate rather than make a loss on any business they operate. I know Chelsea fans are happy with things today, but what happens if their owner died tomorrow, who would invest or pay for things? Worrying times me thinks...
Honestly nothing to be worried about as a Leicesterfan. The owner is 25 and his dad is about 50 odd. Both have depressed their desire to stay at City for the long haul. Pop over the the LCFC board and find my article entitled, 'Dear Leicester City supporter' to read a letter given to the fans.
I'm sure they currently have the interests of the club firmly in place, however, business is business and any drop in return or likelihood of issues will make them anxious and any business plan they have will be reviewed. I'm sure Leicester will be around for many years, however you may not be able to confidently predict that Leicester City FC will be around (as it currently is) in 20 or 30 years time, as current economics make this impossible. I'm with the anti Bates brigade at Leeds United, simply because his business plan is not correct, it's not thought out and unrealistic, however, his structure for the football is actually correct as he will not allow wages to be above the level of income. We have to accept that this is the only way forward for football clubs, wages will come down and players will have to accept further items on their contracts, in order for football clubs in the UK to survive.
As you know, I'm not worried about Kasper, but we lost Bradley Johnson who would have been a useful player, added to the losses of Gradel and Howson at exactly the wrong time as well as Grayson's sacking right at the moment I thought we could be pushing to cement a play-off spot. I'm optimistic about next season under Warnock, but we need to stop letting our best players go and not replacing them. Also I heard some source somewhere is saying you're willing to let Bamba go along with a few others, maybe there's something in that rumour after all?
