The new Don Revie? Leeds United from pain to pleasure

[casey32]

From the maker of Birmingham's Journey to European Dreams and The Sky Blues The Limit : Coventry City , here is my new story, feel free to criticize, have your say, rate the thread and like posts. Most importantly i hope you enjoy, be honest and stay on topic please.

Simon Grayson - Shock Sacking

Last Updated: 20:00 Monday 9 July 2009

Official: Grayson sacked as Leeds boss and in comes Casey

The surprise dismissal of Leeds United manager was announced by the club chairman Ken Bates at 2 p.m. this afternoon. Grayson is said to be in disbelief after he lead the side to promotion as they finished 2nd in League one last season. The ex white's manager was said to had lost the faith of his fans and with this in mind Bates decided it was time for a new leader as they set their sights on stepping closer to rejoining the big boys.

Soon after the announcement from Bates the club released a statement on the club's website that Simon Casey would be the new man to take the reins. Casey is well respected in the football world and has been tipped by many as one to watch being a young manager with huge potential.Casey then went on to say,

" I'm delighted to be here, i will strive to get us promoted this season and put the club back were it belongs. It may be a bold statement be i ensure we will gain promotion and then i will drive the club forward in order to emulate the glory days of Don Revie."

For younger readers and for those who haven't heard of Revie here is a brief section at what he achieved for the club. In March 1961 the club appointed Don Revie as manager. His stewardship began in adverse circumstances; the club was in financial difficulty[5] and in 1961–62 only a win in the final game of the season saved the club from relegation to Division Three. Revie turned the team around, winning promotion to the First Division in 1963–64. Between 1965 and 1974, Revie's Leeds never finished outside of the top four, won two League Championships (1968–69 and 1973–74), the FA Cup (1972), the League Cup (1968) and two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups (1968 and 1971).

Set against the success was an unenvied record of second places; during the same period Leeds were runners up in the League five times, losing finalists in the FA Cup three times, runners up in the Fairs Cup once, and losing 1-0 to AC Milan in the European Cup Winners Cup final. Revie's last season at Elland Road was in 1974, and he left Leeds to take up the role of managing the English national team.

Bates has been rumoured to have given the new manager around £5m in order to secure promotion from the Championship. With a strong side and the money to back it could it be back to back promotions for the could?.

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[miskell99]

Will be following this. If you need any advice don't hesitate to ask me.

 

[casey32]

Will be following this. If you need any advice don't hesitate to ask me.

Thanks, I played alot of championship football so I should be grand for the season but if I do I'll ask for your input

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Lucciano Becchio - New Canary

Last Updated: 20:00 Monday 14 July 2009

Big Changes at Elland Road

The last few days have been hectic for the whites with players coming and going from the club. Casey has already sealed 8 deals for the players he inherited as he looks to create a new side. The 8 deals have added just over £1.6m to the kitty. It is expected plenty more players could be on their way out in the near future. The biggest and most controversial deal was the sale of Luciano Becchio to Norwich for £750k which many have fans disagreed with.

Casey has only been in charge for a few days but he has already brought in 6 new faces for approximately £1.75m. The 6 players brought in are all under the age of 21 as the new boss looks to build a young side that can grow together. The big deal so far was the signing of Nathanial Clyne from Palace, Casey had to fork out £950k for his man. Casey added 3 more defenders and two very promising midfielders both 16.

IN:
Marco Verratti - Pescara - £150k
Daan Van Gyseghem - Free agent
Sergi - Textil Escudo - Free
Alessandro Tuia - Lazio - £250k
Gary Kenneth - Dundee Utd - £400k
Nathanial Clyne - Crystal Palace - £950k

OUT:
Richard Naylor - Brighton - £140k
Lubomir Michalik - Dinamo - £150k
Tresor Kandol - Modena - £95k
Mike Grella - Gillingham - £170k
Ben Parker - Gillingham - £170k
Andy Robinson - Bristol City - £130k
Shane Higgs - Celtic - Loan
Luciano Becchio - Norwich - £750k​

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Casey in Transfer ****

Riviere: young French starlet, too good?

Casey has shown his fury as alot his bids seem to be pointless. Leeds have had 9 work permits turned down, Casey went on to mention four names but refused to name the others as an agreement was made to keep these deals private. The players he did mention were, Marko Milinkovic an 21 young old Serbian striker who can also play just behind the the forwards or on the left flank, 20 year old Baba Collins a pacey Nigerian striker and lastly two Belarus internationals both 21, winger Pavel Nekhaychik and defensive midfielder Sergey Kislyak.

After it was revealed Casey had also been beaten to race of many targets, to name a few Casey had chased Miles Addison who went to Birmingham, Yannick Djalo who joined Valencia and Alex Smithies who chose Everton. Casey also made a loan bid for Emmanule Riviere a 19 year old striker on the books at Saint-Etiene but the youngster rejected the idea.

However there has been more comings and goings in the Leeds camp. Jason Crowe has gone to Hartlepool on loan with an option to buy during the spell. Howson joined Norwich for £375k as Casey looks to form a new midfield and Johnson signed for rivals Milwal for a undisclosed fee rumoured to be around £200k. Leeds went on to sign promising Irish speedster Sean Scannel on a £1.6m deal. Craig Conway and Jacob Mellis soon followed, Conway from Dundee Utd for a bargain of £190k and Mellis £600k from Chelsea. Lastly Casey signed a very promising young center back Guus Joppen, the 19 year old Dutchman joined for £325k from Helmond Sport.

Scannell: will be hoping to bang in a few for the whites​

 

[Chazy_182]

I Love The Layout, I'll Definatly Be Following

 

[casey32]

Leeds Lose Trio

Snodgrass going to the top

Leeds have announce three more players have left the club, Neil Kilkenny, Robert Snodgrass and Patrick Kisnorbo. Kilkenny has joined Norwich for £675k and has become the 3rd player to become a canary from Leeds rhis season. Snodgrass described his £1.5m move to Wigan as the stuff of dreams as he looks to prove himself in the Premiership. Last to leave was Kisnorbo joining Parma on a season long loan.

Ex Ajax and Barca star looks to end career at Elland Road

Casey was quick to bring in new players, seven in total five free signing and spending £845k on the remaining two. Experienced midfielder Gabri joined on a free along with Febian Brandy, Ryan Bertrand a very bright prospect, Edixon Perea a Colombian striker and Marko Pantelic a big Serbian striker. Quentin Pottiez signed from Lens for £95k the Belgian winger (18) went straight on loan to Stockport. Lastly the big signing both in price and physically, 6 ft 8 Ivorian Lacina Traore joined for £750k from CFR Cluj. Also Tresor Mputu will join on the 1.1.2010 when his contact runs out at African side TP Mazembe, the 23 year old Congolese man had a trial at Arsenal in 2008 but is an unknown quantity and could turn out anything between to be a huge success or a massive flop. Mputu has been described by former Cameroon and Congo coach Claude Le Roy as being "the next Samuel Eto'o" and was nominated in 2009 for the BBC African Footballer of the Year.

Mystery man Tresor Mputu


Pre-season coming soon...​

 

[scotland forever]

i dont like don revie bryan for the win

anyway godd luck

 

[WesleyLUFC]

i will be following, but only to see if you can turn it around after selling the whole squad, I have acheived back to back promotion with leeds with only a few transfers. but you seem to be selling a lot more than you are buying.

 

[Alcaraz]

Loving the story so far,keep it up mate

 

[casey32]

In The Spotlight: Leeds Utd

With the football league kicking off next weekend, lets take a brief look at the Championship new boys.

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Schmiechel, Martin.

Defence: Connolly, Clyne, Sheehan, Bromby, Joppen, Tuia, Collins, Kenneth, Van Gyseghem, Bessone, Bertrand.

Midfield: Gabri, Roorda*, Sam, Conway, Gradel, Kembo-Ekoko*, Scannell, Kakuta*, Mellis, Verratti, Sergi.

Attack: Rodionov, Perea, Pantelic, Brandy, Traore

* = currently on loan

Review
A youthful side, potential to do well but may lack experience at the middle of the park. A lot of pace in the side so watch out for the counter attack. Midfield has a lot of promising talent who possess good passing skill and high technique, come become the Barca of the Championship.

Key Man
It really is between Gabri and Traore. Gabri is highly experience, has played at the top level for many years and will need to lead the young heads around him. Traore will be expected to grab the goals, the towering striker may struggle to settle though only time will say.

Gabri: The wise head

Hot Prospect
Leeds have two extremely talented midfielders in their armory, Verratti is well known for his talent yet i will be backing the young Sergi as the one to watch. The Spaniard and lesser known of the two was very impressive in pre season.

The Big Signing
Leeds spent £1.6m on Irishman Scannell which was their most expensive signing of the summer. He can split defences with his pace, Sean impressed during his time at Palace, but will now have more pressure on him with the Elland Road faithful expecting.

Scannell: Big season to prove himself

Pre Season

(away) AFC Wimbledon: 6-0
(away) Notts Co: 9-2
(away) Gateshead: 5-0
(away) Airdrie Utd: 3-1
(away) Farsley: 6-0
(away) Guiseley: 4-0
(away) Cheltenham: 4-1

Review
100% win record but no the most challenging opposition, only result the stands out it the 9-2 thrashing of Notts County. It did give us a look into how Casey will set his side out, the verdict is he will use a very attacking 4-4-2, but when it comes to stronger sides we are unable to guess what will be the approach. In the backline Kenneth stood out and will surely start in the center of defence. The midfield was run by Gabri and Gradel, the pair provided both assists and goals.The man who impress the most was the unlikely figure of Febian Brandy, the youngster scored an incredible 12 goals in 6 games.

Brandy: Flying form in pre season

Opening Games
(Home) Watford (N-power Championship)
(Home) Accington (Carling Cup 1st Rnd)
(Away) Reading (N-power Championship)
(Home) Hull (N-power Championship)
(Away) Sheff Utd (N-power Championship)

Verdict
Could come anywhere from top to bottom, an unknown squad and manager, will stick my neck out and say 5th.

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[casey32]

i dont like don revie bryan for the win

anyway godd luck

I'm not keen on him ether but he is the most successful manager the club has had

i will be following, but only to see if you can turn it around after selling the whole squad, I have acheived back to back promotion with leeds with only a few transfers. but you seem to be selling a lot more than you are buying.

Its about even the numbers coming in and out, really i just wanted to remove the players that would of been replaced easily when in the premiership and swap them for young players who can improve over time.

 

[CalumE5]

A nice good start to the story Casey, I personally prefer the point-of-view stories, but each to their own! Layout seems good, I look forward to future updates!

 

[casey32]

A nice good start to the story Casey, I personally prefer the point-of-view stories, but each to their own! Layout seems good, I look forward to future updates!

I would love to do it in that form but i do no have the time for that and my social life, i wish i could but i not letting FM effect another relationship and thank you for your opinion much appreciated.

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This Month Results:

Leeds United

Leeds 2-0 Watford

Debut Hero Brandy

Competition: N-power Championship
Scorers: Brandy(2)
Review: A good start to the campaign for Leeds, they dominated possession and shut Watford out for the full 90.
Team Performance: 8/10 solid win
MoM: Febian Brandy
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Leeds 4-0 Accrington

Conway opens account for new club

Competition: Carling Cup 1st Rnd
Scorers: Conway(2), Brandy, Verratti
Review: An expected result with leeds coming out on top, dominated possession, a walk in the park.
Team Performance: 7/10 more expected then impressive
MoM: Craig Conway
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Reading 4-2 Leeds

Nowhere near his father's level

Competition: N-power Championship
Scorers: Kebe, Long, McAnuff, Kenneth o.g - Traore, Kenneth
Review: Leeds dominated in this clash yet they could not cope with the Reading counters, Schmiechel will want to forget this game.
Team Performance: 5/10 good attacking play, shocking defensively.
MoM: Jobi McAnuff​

Leeds 3-3 Hull

Hull celebrate late winner

Competition: N-power Championship
Scorers: Gradel, Traore(2) - Ghilas, Cousin, Zayatte.
Review: Leeds should of won conceded an injury time equalizer allowing the recently regulated Hull grab a point.
Team Performance: 6/10 good but no cigar
MoM: Lacina Traore​

Sheff Utd 3-1 Leeds

Sheffield show no fairplay

Competition: N-power Championship
Scorers: Ward, Evans, Williamson - Gradel
Review: Sparked fury from Leeds boss Casey, two Leeds central defenders were injured in the last 20 minutes of the game leaving the squad with no real natural CB. To add insult Sheffield scored to make it 2-1 while Kenneth was down in agony.
Team Performance: 6/10 came down to luck and we didn't have any.
MoM: Jamie Ward​

Stoke 3-0 Leeds

The Turk made it look easy

Competition: Carling Cup 2nd Rnd
Scorers: Faye, Tuncay(2)
Review: A strong showing from Stoke gave Leeds a lesson that they still have far to go.
Team Performance: 5/10 wasnt bad but still lost by 3, no help from Schmiechel.
MoM: Tuncay​

Leeds 2-0 Derby

The giant proves too much to handle yet again

Competition: N-power Championship
Scorers: Brandy, Traore
Review: Back to the way they impressed at the beginning of the month, Plenty of players dropped as a need look back-line was given a chance
Team Performance: 9/10 keep possession and force Derby to be unable to get 1 shot on target.
MoM: Lacina Traore​

League Table

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[SwineFluGotYou]

Love it so far you still doing the Brummy story.

 

[casey32]

Love it so far you still doing the Brummy story.

Due to the one story rule I will be focusing at this story for the near future

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Federico Macheda - Goal Machine

Last Updated: 20:00 Saturday 12 September 2009

Official: Casey bombards loan market

Leeds boss Simon Casey has brought in a further five new faces on short term loans, the whites manager is said to be unhappy with the recent performances and is hoping these moves will help spark an improvement.

Casey first went about improving a weak defence, with Tuia struggling to settle in Leeds it seems like the right time in order to help confidence at the back. Jordan Spence and Craig Cathcart have joined both on 3 month loans, Spence from West Ham and Cathcart from Man United are promising defenders. The two will be hoping to gain some first team football along with valuable experience.

The homesick Italian


Now to the Midfield, with more attacking midfielders a lack of a defensive option was the worry. Damien Plessis a French anchor man was brought into give more bite to the midfield, Plessis will spend 3 months at the club. Gibson was next to join from United, also for 3 months, the United midfielder can attack and defend, hopefully adding more stability to the center of the park. Gibson is also know for the odd spectacular goal, It is expected Casey will make this a long term loan if the Irishman impresses. With these moves in place Casey terminanted the loan deal of Roorda, Roorda did not make any impact an was spent packing back to sc Heerenveen.

Gibson: Could be a key member

Lastly to the attack, when Casey saw Macheda was loan listed he thought he was in dreamland, surprisingly no other sides joined the chase for the striker. This deal is also expected to be extended and Federico will surely set Elland Road alight. Casey also made a loan bid for teammate Javier Hernandez but the deal was cancelled due to a failed work permit. Another striker will be joining on loan in January, Genero Zeefuik from PSV. As Traore is being chased by Roma this deal is expected to be a "just in case" deal, Traore is currently unsettled and Roma seem to be serious on making a move with Raneri spotted at the recent Derby match.

Will he been at the Stadio Olimpico soon?

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Goals Galore at Elland Road
N-power Championship

Last Updated: 21:45 Tuesday 22 September 2009

VS

Venue: Elland Road (attendance 36,951)
Referee: Keith Stroud

Leeds Utd 5-3 Cardiff

A great game at Elland road tonight as Leeds took on Cardiff. The two rivals have been in great form, both pushing for a playoff position. Leeds took the lead after 9 minutes, a long kick from Schmeichel left the defence wide open, Traore galloped through the gap leaving him one on one with the Cardiff keeper, Traore calmly slotted it home. Gibson made it 2-0 after Conway put it on a place for him, Gibson smashed the ball into the roof of the net finishing of a great team goal.

Gibson impresses already

Gary Kenneth made up for poor recent form, the young Scottish defender headed home a Verratti corner to give his side a 3-0 lead. Cardiff pulled one back through Brian Pinas, Leeds failed to deal with Harewood's pace and his cross lead to the goal. Lacina "the Giant" Traore popped up again just before half time, Gibson played the Ivorian clean through with a delightful pass, Traore finished in style rounding the keeper.

Cardiff came out flying the second half, Chorpa scoring straight from kick off, he was helped though as his shot deflected of Bromby sending Schmeichel the wrong way. Things that went worse for the Leeds fans, Jay Bothroyd scoring on to make it 4-3, Leeds again gave the Cardiff players to much time in the flanks as a cross was the route to goal again. It was a debut hero for Leeds in the End, Edixson Perea scoring from 6 yards on the 68 minute to seal the win, couldn't of been easier for the Columbian as the ball fell to him 6 yards from goal.

The game was close but Leeds created more chances and had the better chances as their new patience approach starts to pay off. A big mention must go to Kasper Schmeichel, the young keeper who had received a lot of criticism of late, turned it on as he pulled off top notch saves when needed earning a MoM performance.

Kasper hits back at critics

 

[TriggaByte]

if ur still in the transfer period try and buy sandrinho

 

[casey32]

This Month Results:

Leeds United

A tough month for Leeds with players missing through injury and four key players called up to Under 20 World Cup

Scunthorpe 1-4 Leeds

Debut goal from the spot

Competition: N-power Championship
Scorers: Thompson - Kenneth(2), Macheda, Conway
Review: A nice win making it wins in a row now for Leeds, starting to hit form a play some nice football
Team Performance: 8/10 would be higher but level of opposition
MoM: Craig Conway​

Milwall 2-0 Leeds

Morison's brace secure points

Competition: N-power Championship
Scorers: Morrison(2)
Review: A bitter loss for Leeds against their rivals, unable to convert the creates made and clinical finishing from Morrison killed them, Berttrand injured out for 2 weeks.
Team Performance: 6/10 great passing, no finish
MoM: Steve Morison​

Leeds 3-1 Coventry

Kembo-Ekoko off the mark

Competition: N-power Championship
Scorers: Verratti, Traore, Kembo-Ekoko - Bell
Review: Good stuff again from the whites, playing attractive football.
Team Performance:
MoM: Marco Verratti​

Leeds 5-3 Cardiff

The Great Dane

Competition: N-power Championship
Scorers: Traore(2), Gibson, Kenneth, Perea - Chorpa, Pinas, Bothroyd
Review: An exciting game with plenty of goals, Leeds will be thanking their keeper as he was key to the win.
Team Performance: 7/10 great attacking, again poor defending of crosses
MoM: Schmiechel​

Norwich 0-2 Leeds

Gradel on fire

Competition: N-power Championship
Scorers: Perea, Kenneth
Review: Easy win against a team full of ex whites
Team Performance: 8/10 solid, nice too keep cleansheet
MoM: Max Gradel​

Leeds 2-2 Burnley

Verratti will be missed

Competition: N-power Championship
Scorers: Verratti, Traore - Mears Paterson
Review: Threw away a 1-0 lead, came back with a late equalizer from Traore, sore note Verratti injured just after his goal, out for 4 weeks.
Team Performance: 6/10 mixed, still good result
MoM: Lacina Traore​

Nottm Forrest 1-0 Leeds

Blackstock with the only goal

Competition: N-power Championship
Scorers: Blackstock
Review: A narrow loss for Leeds in a very tight game, could of gone either way.
Team Performance: 6/10 Did well for the team available
MoM: Chris Cohen​

League Table

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[SwineFluGotYou]

Not a bad month there. Some good wins and some unlucky defeats best of luck for next month.

 

[LGFIRE]

took a while to read all this, and for me to comment. since you want my opinion here it is.


Very nice layed out, I see you looked at my guide. Great Story, making it look like the website ect. Keep it up, could post a poll in next update for me to comment about

 

[casey32]

Casey Strikes Lucky Second Time

Leeds finally got a work permit to take Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez on loan, but how good is he?

After signing for Man United this summer, the youngster is yet to play for the Red Devils. Ferguson has sent the Mexican on loan to Leeds to prove himself. Casey is delighted and here is why. The exciting young striker joined from hometown club Chivas de Guadalajara, for whom he had scored 29 goals in 79 games since making his debut as a teenager in 2006. Unusually for a club of United's stature, the transfer was conducted completely under the radar: only the player and his father were aware of the deal and there was no prior speculation in the media, either in the UK or Mexico.

'Chicharito' means ‘little pea’ and Hernandez attracted the
moniker because he’s the son of Javier Hernandez, himself a top Mexican striker who played in the 1986 World Cup and was nicknamed 'Chicharo' ('pea') because of his green eyes. An out-and-out striker, Chicharito is quick, two-footed and strong in the air, qualities that have already seen him likened to Reds legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He’s already made an impact at international level, scoring twice for Mexico in the 2010 World Cup just days before completing his switch to United. Those goals introduced him to a wider global audience and would undoubtedly have led to a clamour for his signature – precisely the reason why United moved fast to complete the deal before the tournament began.

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if ur still in the transfer period try and buy sandrinho

im afraid im not and i have no more despite selling over £4m and only buying £5m, spent it on wage budget. i did have a look though he seems ok but have a lot of players in that position

 

[SwineFluGotYou]

******* great signing man.