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Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:46 pm
I've noticed that McCormack has said he wants to leave Leeds, well if he is available do you think we should go for him and do you think we will? Vincent tan desperately wants to get back in the prem so if he forked out the money I wouldn't be surprised, we would have one hell of a strike force if he signed
Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:56 pm
Not for the prices that have been mentioned, £3 million max.
Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:00 pm
Not sure we need him
Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:16 pm
Who do you think would score more goals le fondre or McCormack? McCormack would be deadly at set pieces
Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:26 pm
BlueMagic wrote:Who do you think would score more goals le fondre or McCormack? McCormack would be deadly at set pieces
Apart from penalties, he couldn't hit a barn door from set pieces when he was with us last time!
Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:41 pm
BlueMagic wrote:Who do you think would score more goals le fondre or McCormack? McCormack would be deadly at set pieces
Why between just Le Fondre and McCormack?
Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:41 pm
Overthemoon wrote:BlueMagic wrote:Who do you think would score more goals le fondre or McCormack? McCormack would be deadly at set pieces
Apart from penalties, he couldn't hit a barn door from set pieces when he was with us last time!
Sure I seen him score a few for Leeds mind
Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:59 pm
BlueMagic wrote:Overthemoon wrote:BlueMagic wrote:Who do you think would score more goals le fondre or McCormack? McCormack would be deadly at set pieces
Apart from penalties, he couldn't hit a barn door from set pieces when he was with us last time!
Sure I seen him score a few for Leeds mind
Again, apart from penalties, I'm not sure he's scored many set pieces for Leeds either!
Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:03 pm
He's no better than the strikers we've already signed.
Definitely not what we need. Maybe in January we can look at it if our new lads don't deliver the goods.
Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:06 pm
Gonzo wrote:He's no better than the strikers we've already signed.
Definitely not what we need. Maybe in January we can look at it if our new lads don't deliver the goods.
Not sure that we'd look at it again in January, but I believe we've already got enough firepower and that if Ross were to come back to us, he'd probably spend a lot of time bench warming, the same as he did last time!
Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:06 pm
At the right price yes (3-4 million) should never been let to go lets be honest.
Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:07 pm
3-4m yes, anything else then no.
Would need to get rid of Maynard, Mason, Campbell, Maynard, Velikonja and Jones though
Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:09 pm
Gaffer wrote:At the right price yes (3-4 million) should never been let to go lets be honest.
Can't see the point in keeping him, when he was merely a bench warmer!
I'm still surprised we let him go so cheaply though!
Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:24 pm
In a word "No"
Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:47 pm
Principal Prickly wrote:3-4m yes, anything else then no.
Would need to get rid of Maynard, Mason, Campbell, Maynard, Velikonja and Jones though
We'd have to get rid of Maynard too.
Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:53 pm
Leeds United: McCormack’s United future still remains uncertain
THE future of Leeds United captain Ross McCormack appears uncertain this morning, with the club refusing to comment on reports suggesting he has asked to leave.
Reports surfaced on Saturday that the Scot had told United owner Massimo Cellino of his desire to quit Leeds following a face-to-face meeting last week.
When contacted by the YEP, the club did not comment on the story and it remains to be seen if the striker will now be part of United’s pre-season training trip to northern Italy, with the squad having headed out to the continent today.
Speaking at the club’s kit launch on Saturday, head coach David Hockaday stated that he expected McCormack to be among the travelling party heading out to Santa Cristina in the Val Gardena region for United’s two-week training camp.
Tweeting last week, McCormack suggested he was planning ahead for the trip, saying: “2 weeks in Italy. Jesus. Gonna need some factor 50!!!!!”.
McCormack has been the subject of intense transfer speculation this close season and is thought to be on the wanted list of relegated Championship duo Fulham and Norwich City, with the former tabling a failed £5m bid earlier this summer. The Canaries, with money to spend following relegation and with their transfer kitty set to be swelled further by the impending sale of ex-United winger Robert Snodgrass to Hull City, are in the market for another frontline striker, despite the seven-figure signing of Lewis Grabban from Bournemouth.
West Ham are believed to have retained a level of interest, despite seeing a bid to sign McCormack rebuffed in January, with Newcastle United having also been linked with the 27-year-old this summer.
On the incoming front, Hockaday, who included young Academy centre-back Jake Skelton in his travelling party who left for Italy this morning, says he is confident Leeds will be able to bring in ‘two or three’ players shortly, with the club working on getting their transfer embargo lifted with their bank account no longer frozen.
The summer transfer window formally opens tomorrow, with the club continuing to be linked with several players in the Italian media, including goalkeeper Marco Silvestri.
The 23-year-old former Italy U-20 custodian made his Serie A debut in April while on loan at Cellino’s former club Cagliari, with his playing rights owned by Chievo and he is believed to be close to sealing a move to Leeds.
Hockaday said: “What I do know in football is that until pen is put to paper officially and things are recognised and registered, it would be unprofessional of me to comment on anything.
“As and when I have a player and I can announce it, then I’ll put my arm around him and do it properly. (But) I am hopeful we will have two or three signings next week.”
Meanwhile, United are still believed to be working towards attempting to cancel Cameron Stewart’s three-year deal, which he is due to sign tomorrow.
The winger was absent from pre-season training at Thorp Arch at the end of last week.
United will head straight into training this evening at Santi Cristini and over the next fortnight will be faced with three sessions a day. During their time in northern Italy, United will play two games against local sides, fielding a totally different starting XI in the first half and second half of each game – with every player getting 90 minutes under their belts.
Pleased with the response of players to him in training so far, Hockaday added: “We have cranked it up. Their attitude on the first day (Thursday) was a little bit of uncertainty, as it would be on the first day with a new head coach. But the first day was super. And on the second day, there was a big lift for me; we’ve made massive strides in the two days, but we’ve a long, long way to go.”
Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:47 am
Heard he's signed for Fulham.
Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:50 am
Overthemoon wrote:Again, apart from penalties, I'm not sure he's scored many set pieces for Leeds either!
Why do his set pieces matter?
He's a striker & a very good one at that.
Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:37 pm
Barry Chuckle wrote:Overthemoon wrote:Again, apart from penalties, I'm not sure he's scored many set pieces for Leeds either!
Why do his set pieces matter?
He's a striker & a very good one at that.

We got enough strikers. We need defensive midfielders and defenders.
Mon Jun 30, 2014 5:07 pm
Fulham and Norwich bid £10m for Ross McCormack after Leeds striker skips training camp
ROSS McCORMACK appears to be engineering a move out of Leeds after skipping the team's pre-season trip to Italy with West Ham, Newcastle, Fulham and Norwich tracking the striker.
The 27-year-old is hot property after finishing as the Championship top scorer last season with 28 goals.
But he is keen to step up to the Premier League after proving himself in England's second tier with Cardiff and Leeds.
Relegated Fulham and Norwich are undeterred by the Scottish striker's wish to play in the top division and have submitted £10m bids to their Championship rival.
Mon Jun 30, 2014 8:27 pm
TopCat CCFC wrote:Fulham and Norwich bid £10m for Ross McCormack after Leeds striker skips training camp
ROSS McCORMACK appears to be engineering a move out of Leeds after skipping the team's pre-season trip to Italy with West Ham, Newcastle, Fulham and Norwich tracking the striker.
The 27-year-old is hot property after finishing as the Championship top scorer last season with 28 goals.
But he is keen to step up to the Premier League after proving himself in England's second tier with Cardiff and Leeds.
Relegated Fulham and Norwich are undeterred by the Scottish striker's wish to play in the top division and have submitted £10m bids to their Championship rival.
Footballs gone mad if this turns out to be ture, we should stay well clear at that price
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