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12 years ago @ The Scratching Shed - Bates blocks Grayson's... · 0 replies · +1 points

Fair point, but with Becchio out for an indeterminate length of time and Billy inability to hit the back of the net, there is a need (in my opinion at least) for a physical presence to lead the line and who can grab a few goals. Mendy fits that bill

12 years ago @ The Scratching Shed - Bates blocks Grayson's... · 2 replies · +2 points

Mendy's also a striker so he's more of an all round player than Sam and White. Plus with Becchio out he could easily fill the gap in as a target-man style striker with Gradel/Nunez/McCormack...Paynter..... working off him.

Plus if White's seen as a left winger, he's got Gradel, Snodgrass and probably Nunez above him in the pecking order

12 years ago @ The Scratching Shed - Bates blocks Grayson's... · 1 reply · +9 points

"Free agent Mendy impressed in trials and training after he left Czech club FK Mlada Boleslav. He even paid his own hotel bills in the city.

But Leeds supremo Ken Bates has refused to sanction the move – to Grayson’s frustration – and didn’t even pay Mendy’s expenses."

I'm speechless at that.

12 years ago @ The Scratching Shed - BBC banned from Elland... · 0 replies · +3 points

Ah I get it. Not a full ban. Still, idiotic either way.

Bet Ken thinks we'll all rush off and get a LUTV subscription now in order to get the interviews that won't be on The Football League Show.

12 years ago @ The Scratching Shed - BBC banned from Elland... · 3 replies · +2 points

But how do you ban all the BBC without breaking league rules? Must be an empty threat, otherwise what's the point in doing it?

Going from being on the fence regarding Ken I'm pretty sure I'm turning into one of those dissidents he talked about.

12 years ago @ The Scratching Shed - BBC banned from Elland... · 5 replies · +1 points

Madness.

Is it just BBC Leeds, or the whole of the BBC organisation? If the later, surely that cannot be allowed due to the TV deal in place (if BBC selected Leeds games to air live)?

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