leedsunited.com 31/8/10 NUNEZ SIGNING Leeds began transfer deadline day by agreeing a deal with Honduran international Ramon Nunez. The 24-year-old, who can play in midfield or attack, signed-on for United after impressing manager Simon Grayson and his staff sufficiently during a month-long trial. Nunez, who has made regular appearances at international level for Honduras played in this summer's World Cup finals. United have received a work permit for the player who first joined United on a trial basis at the start of August. He scored in a friendly match against Bradford Park Avenue. LUBO OUT ON LOAN Central defender Lubomir Michalik today joined League One side Carlisle United on a loan deal until January 3. The 27-year-old Slovakian international was a regular choice at centre back for Leeds during the first half of the 2008-2009 season but struggled to retain his place in the side once Richard Naylor joined from Ipswich Town. Michalik first came to Leeds on loan from Bolton W...
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Yorkshire Evening Post 29/8/10 Grayson looks to take heat off Somma Three goals in four days spilled the secret of Davide Somma's talent but Simon Grayson wants to protect the striker from unfair expectation during his first full season as a senior Leeds United player. Somma announced himself with two goals on his league debut against Millwall last weekend and his header in the Carling Cup tie with Leicester City on Tuesday night gave further credence to talk of his finishing prowess. The 25-year-old returned from a successful loan at Lincoln City last season with the reputation of a natural goalscorer and quickly caught the attention of Elland Road on his comeback from a three-match suspension eight days ago. Grayson introduced Somma from the bench with United's match against Millwall finely balanced at 1-1, 15 minutes from time. The forward's clinical finishes in the closing stages wrapped up the club's first league victory of the season and underlined his own standin...
Yorkshire Evening Post 29/8/10 Long wait may soon be over for listed players Leeds United manager Simon Grayson expects to receive approaches for some or all of his transfer-listed players before Tuesday's deadline, potentially ending their frustrating summers at Elland Road. Grayson offered hope to Alan Sheehan, Andy Robinson and Lubomir Michalik – all of whom have waited for almost four months for moves out of Leeds – by stating that interest in them was likely to increase before the transfer window closes. The three players were made available by Grayson at the end of last season, along with striker Tresor Kandol. Leeds agreed to terminate the remainder of Kandol's four-year contract this month after failing to find a new club for him, but Sheehan, Robinson and Michalik remain on the books at Elland Road with the summer window set to close in little more than 48 hours time. Grayson said: "They're good lads, they've trained hard and they've done what's be...
Yorkshire Evening Post 28/8/10 Grayson eyes more signings By Phil Hay Leeds United manager Simon Grayson has indicated that further signings are in the pipeline after securing the services of Scotland international Ross McCormack. United's patient attempts to sign McCormack from Cardiff City paid off yesterday when the 24-year-old striker accepted a three-year contract at Elland Road. Leeds paid an undisclosed, six-figure fee to Cardiff and concluded the transfer in time to name McCormack in their squad for today's league game at Watford, their last before the Championship's two-week international break. The former Rangers and Motherwell forward is one of the most high profile additions to Grayson's squad since United's promotion from League One, and he is a proven Championship striker having scored 23 times for Cardiff during the 2008-09 season. McCormack became the club's 10th summer signing when he put pen to paper after completing a medical, but Grayson is u...
leedsunited.com 27/8/10 McCORMACK DEAL COMPLETE Scotland international striker Ross McCormack has joined Leeds United for an undisclosed sum. Ross joins from Cardiff City and has signed a three-year contract with the club. The 24-year-old put pen to paper on Friday morning before travelling south with his new team-mates ahead of Saturday's game at Watford. United manager Simon Grayson was delighted to complete the deal. "Ross is a player of good quality," said the boss. "He's proved in the Championship he can score goals and hopefully he will continue that with us." Ross, who started his career with Rangers before joining Motherwell, scored 25 league goals in 53 league starts since joining Cardiff City from Motherwell in the summer of 2008. His overall record with the Welsh side is 33 goals from 88 appearances, including two goals from three sub appearances so far this season.
leedsunited.com 24/8/10 LATE SPOT-KICK FOXES UNITED UNITED 1 (Somma 32), LEICESTER CITY 2 (Wellens 66, Howard pen 88) United manager Simon Grayson made four changes to his starting line-up from the team that comprehensively beat Milwall on Saturday. Max Gradel replaced Lloyd Sam for his first start of the season while Davide Somma also came in for his first start in place of Sanchez Watt . Alex Bruce returned at the back in place of captain Richard Naylor and Kasper Schmeichel made way for Shane Higgs in goal. Gradel had excited during pre-season and after missing the first four games of the season due to suspension, his first contribution was to play in a teasing ball, but Luciano Becchio couldn't quite get on the end of it. After the excitement of Saturday's win against the Lions this game was always going to need something special to match up, and it was a tentative if steady opening from both sides. The opening 20 minutes produced nothing in the way of meaningful ch...
Yorkshire Post 21/8/10 Leeds United 3 Millwall 1: Somma praise from Grayson By Richard Sutcliffe at Elland Road WHISPER it quietly, but something may well be stirring down Elland Road way. Leeds United, in recent years a byword for the heavy price football clubs can pay for over-reaching themselves, are back in the Championship and looking to make a big impression. Against a Millwall side sitting proudly on top of the fledgling Championship table and who had arrived in Yorkshire on the back of having won 19 of 27 league games in 2010, they did just that. After claiming a creditable draw from the trip to strongly-fancied Nottingham Forest the previous Sunday, Leeds produced a stunning display of attacking football to tame the in-form Lions. United may have needed two late opportunistic strikes from substitute Davide Somma to claim the points but no one in the 25,067 crowd could deny at the final whistle that the right team had won. Not only did Leeds score a trio of well-worked goals, t...