Saturday, 20 July 2013

Leeds United make a move for Bolton Wanderers defender Mills

Leeds United make a move for Bolton Wanderers defender Mills
Yorkshire Evening Post
Bolton Wanderers have confirmed that Leeds United have enquired about the availability of Matt Mills. Manager Dougie Freedman revealed an approach from Leeds over a deal to take the defender to Elland Road – and said he would leave any decision on ...
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Leeds United in talks over megabucks link-up with drinks giant EXCLUSIVE
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds United are in talks over a megabucks link-up with energy drink giant Red Bull that could lead to the renaming of the club's Elland Road ground. The Yorkshire Evening Post understands top-level discussions have started between club and company ...
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Leeds United: Midfielder Murphy sure he can step up
Yorkshire Evening Post
The former Crewe midfielder says a tough pre-season will set him up for a first season in the championship. Phil Hay reports. Two hard weeks in the Leeds United bubble have given Luke Murphy no reason to doubt the wisdom of his transfer to Elland Road.
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Leeds United make move for Bolton Wanderers defender Matt Mills
SkySports
Bolton have confirmed they received an enquiry from Championship rivals Leeds United for centre-back Matt Mills. Mills, 27, counts Doncaster and Reading among his former clubs. Trotters manager Dougie Freedman told Click Lancashire: "We had an ...
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Formber Leeds United player Danny Mills serves up a healthy treat for charity ...
The Press, York
VISITORS to a York supermarket were served by a former international footballer as part of a charity appeal. Former England and Leeds United player Danny Mills visited the Asda supermarket at Monks Cross to serve healthy snacks to customers yesterday.
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Leeds United move for Bolton Wanderers defender Mills
Click Lancashire
Bolton Wanderers have confirmed that an enquiry has been received from Leeds United about Matt Mills. Manager Dougie Freedman has revealed that Leeds' chief executive approached them about the defender's availability. Freedman has suggested that ...
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Thursday, 18 July 2013

Leeds United boss pleased with Slovenia trip despite final defeat

Leeds United in Slovenia (July 17): Read Phil Hay's tour diary
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds United managing director David Haigh was not the only senior club official in attendance at last night's game. Ferencvaros president Gabor Kubatov also made the effort to travel down from Hungary and take in the friendly. He and Haigh met before ...
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Leeds United: I can't wait for new season - Peltier
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds United were flying home from Slovenia today after a tough battle with Ferencvaros, with defender Lee Peltier admitting: “I can't wait for the season to start.” United's tour of eastern Europe ended in a 1-0 defeat last night, inflicted by a ...
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Leeds United boss pleased with Slovenia trip despite final defeat
Wakefield Express
Despite defeat in the final game of their Slovenian stay Leeds United are satisfied with the preparation work completed on their pre-season tour. The Whites went down 1-0 to Ferencvaros to make it two defeats from three friendlies in Slovenia, but ...
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Leeds United boss pleased with Slovenia trip
GiveMeSport
Leeds United travel home from their pre-season tour of Slovenia in good spirits after enjoying a pleasing trip in preparation for the 2013/14 Championship season. Although the tour ended with a 1-0 defeat to Ferencvaros on Tuesday evening, the manager ...
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Ferencvaros 1 Leeds United 0: McDermott satisfied despite narrow loss
Yorkshire Evening Post
Ferencvaros, like certain other clubs, don't do friendlies. Or not their supporters anyway. Riot police drew batons last night to keep the lid on the final match of Leeds United's tour to Slovenia, fighting the Hungarians back as the stadium looked on ...
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LUFC Voting open for Leeds greatest ever manager
Vitalfootball
On January 3 2010, Grayson took his League One side to Premier League champions Manchester United for an FA Cup Third Round tie. Leeds adversaries had never lost in the third round since the appointment of Alex Ferguson in 1986. Leeds had also ...
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LUFC On This Day - July 17th
Vitalfootball
Leeds are handed a boost with the news that striker Jermaine Beckford wants to stay at the club. Beckford spent the final few months of the season on loan at Scunthorpe United, helping them win promotion with 8 goals. Beckford is in Germany with the ...
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Jermaine Beckford: Bolton sign Leicester striker
BBC News
... Beckford for an undisclosed fee. The 29-year-old, who has signed a two-year contract, is the Championship club's seventh signing of the summer. Beckford enjoyed a prolific goalscoring spell with Leeds United and later joined Premier League side ...
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Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Leeds United: Boss wants to talk transfers

Leeds United: Boss wants to talk transfers
Yorkshire Evening Post
Brian McDermott will initiate fresh transfer talks with Leeds United when he returns home from Slovenia on Wednesday, with the club still to make progress on potential new signings. McDermott intends to review the situation at Elland Road this week ...
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Leeds United in Slovenia (July 16): Read Phil Hay's tour diary
Yorkshire Evening Post
For the past week Leeds United's squad have been training in Kidricevo, a small village outside the town of Ptuj in eastern Slovenia. Their training ground is part of the complex which houses NK Aluminij, a second division club. The facilities are not ...
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Leeds United: I'll always do what's best for this club – Mac
Yorkshire Evening Post
United boss Brian McDermott is happy with the way things are panning out on and off thei field at Leeds as he tells Phil Hay. At certain points of his Slovenian tour, Brian McDermott has found himself speechless. Saturday afternoon was one of those ...
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VIDEO: Former Leeds United and Sunderland striker delighted to join Dumbarton
The Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter
The striker, who started his career at Leeds United before joining Sunderland, returned to his native Scotland in 2008 to sign for Dundee United. After a broken leg, dislocated ankle and three loan spells with Raith Rovers, the striker left Dundee ...
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Match report: Ferencvaros 1 Leeds United 0
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds United's pre-season tour of Slovenia ended in a second successive defeat as Daniel Bode's 53rd-minute goal earned Ferencvaros a 1-0 win in Murska Sobota. Leeds were punished for failing to take a string of chances and Bode's shot on the turn was ...
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Sullivan returns to Leeds United
Yorkshire Evening Post
Your Leeds · YEP Says · Nostalgia · Reader Photos · Community Events · Community Directory · Planning Apps · Live Webcam · Live Traffic Cameras · Campaigns · YEP Letters · NHS · Sport · Leeds United · Latest Whites News · The Boot Room · LUFC ...
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Former Manchester United midfielder Liam Miller to face Reds in Sydney
The Score
Miller starred for Glasgow Celtic in the Champions League and was signed by Alex Ferguson in the same summer that he snapped up Alan Smith from Leeds United. He failed to hold down a starting slot with the Red Devils and made just 22 appearances, ...
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Tuesday, 16 July 2013

FC Domzale 2 Leeds United 1: Defeat a timely reminder for Whites

Leeds United: Green keen to make new defensive role his own
Yorkshire Evening Post
It was not his job at Doncaster Rovers or at Derby County and, until Brian McDermott took the managerial reins in April, it was never his duty at Leeds United. McDermott's tactics revolve around a midfield diamond in which Green appears to be the most ...
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Leeds United: Whites ace Diouf still laid up due to an infected shin
Yorkshire Evening Post
El-Hadji Diouf is facing up to 10 more days of complete rest with an infection contracted during his summer holiday in Senegal. The Leeds United forward, who is absent from the club's tour of Slovenia, is in danger of missing their entire pre-season ...
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Leeds United: Ready and waiting for Whites new centre-half - Gray
Yorkshire Evening Post
They are all to do with fitness and the manager will try and get the players fit and try and get them ready for the season. He will try and formulate in his own mind what he thinks he needs and what he thinks is going to be his best line up. Even Man ...
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Video: Leeds United at training ahead of Ferencvaros friendly
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds United have been training ahead of the clash with Hungarian side Ferencvaros, a repeat of the 1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final. The Yorkshire Evening Post's coverage of Leeds United's pre-season tour to Slovenia is in partnership with SPIRIT ...
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FC Domzale 2 Leeds United 1: Defeat a timely reminder for Whites
Yorkshire Evening Post
This is pre-season and a time of no competitive consequence but Leeds United's first defeat of the summer annoyed him. Did the result really matter in the grand scheme? “Results matter,” McDermott said. “They always matter.” A ragged end to a ...
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Offenders given sporting chance by Leeds United
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds United will show they are on the ball with a project to help reduce re-offending rates for young men in Leeds. The Leeds United Foundation has been granted thousands of pounds to work with young men inside prisons and young offenders' centres.
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Leeds United starlet warned off Premier League move
FootballFanCast.com
“He played 44 games in the league for us last year, so I think the more games and experience he can get at our level and a club as big as ours then the better it is for us too. “I think it's his ultimate ambition to be a Premier League player with ...
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Leeds blow Slovenian hat-trick in last 10 minutes
Yorkshire Post
BRIAN McDermott aired words of warning after Leeds United suffered their first pre-season defeat, telling his players: “We have to learn to be winners.” United's squad came in for stern advice from their manager following a 2-1 loss to Slovenian ...
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Sunday, 14 July 2013

LUFC Poleon hoping for a big season

Leeds United: I'm happy with progress - McDermott
Yorkshire Evening Post
Brian McDermott has insisted he was “very happy” with Leeds United's progress and claimed he was confident of having his squad in shape before the season starts on August 3. Leeds will contest their first Championship game against Brighton in exactly ...
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Leeds United: Striker Smith is on a rapid learning curve
Yorkshire Evening Post
New boy Matt Smith has never experienced Pre-season training like this one with Leeds United, but he is benefitting from it. Phil Hay reports. Earlier this week Matt Smith was the victim of a prank devised by Ross McCormack and Noel Hunt. The pair ...
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Brian McDermott targets one more signing at Leeds United
Sports Mole
Leeds United boss Brian McDermott has revealed that he wants to sign one more player before the start of the season. The Whites have already signed Lee Murphy from Crewe Alexandra and Matt Smith from Oldham Athetic, but the former Reading manager ...
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Poleon eyes "big season"
Sports Mole
Leeds United striker Dominic Poleon has admitted that he is keen to keep up his form in pre-season to try to break into the starting lineup. Poleon has netted in both of United's friendly matches, and the former Southend United trainee has revealed ...
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Transfer news: Leeds looking to tie up once more signing
SkySports
Brian McDermott is hoping to complete one more piece of transfer business at Leeds United after a protracted chase. The Whites boss claims to be 'very happy' with how his squad is shaping up, as he prepares for his first full season in charge at Elland ...
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LUFC On This Day - July 13th
Vitalfootball
Leeds administration saga took another turn as The Football League declined a request from the new owners of Leeds United for their football league share to be transferred, effectively allowing them to start again as a normal league club. It appears ...
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LUFC Poleon hoping for a big season
Vitalfootball
Leeds United attacker Dominic Poleon says he is hoping to have a big season with the club after an impressive start to pre-season. The 19-year-old has scored in both of Leeds opening two games this summer and after a frustrating first season with the ...
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Warnock Warns Rodgers: Poor Transfer Decision Could Cost You Your Job
IBTimes.co.uk
Former Leeds United boss Neil Warnock believes Brendan Rodgers could pay the ultimate price if he were to allow Uruguayan international Luis Suarez to leave. The 26 year old striker has been extremely vocal in forcing a summer transfer and has publicly ...
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Leeds United: BBC Leeds return for live match commentary

Leeds United: Poleon promised a place in Whites plans
Yorkshire Evening Post
The 19-year-old – an academy product originally recruited from Southend United – has been on the fringes of Leeds' squad for the past 12 months but his chances of a serious breakthrough were restricted by loans at Bury and Sheffield United. McDermott ...
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Leeds United in Slovenia (July 12): Read Phil Hay's tour diary
Yorkshire Evening Post
A picture of the Leeds United boss passing a 50 Euro note into the crowd at Fazanerija Stadium - brilliantly captured by YEP photographer Jonathan Gawthorpe - was retweeted thousands of times on Wednesday, enhancing McDermott's reputation as a ...
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Leeds United: First-choice stopper Kenny starting to feel heat
Yorkshire Evening Post
The Slovenian representative side beaten by United fared better in terms of goals conceded than Farsley did four days earlier but only fatigue caused by multiple training sessions prevented Leeds from running riot. Kenny stood idle for half-an-hour ...
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Leeds United in Slovenia: Byram sits out as Austin gears up for first run-out
Yorkshire Evening Post
Rodolph Austin will make his first pre-season appearance for Leeds Unitedon Saturday – but Sam Byram's return to action looks set to be delayed again. Austin has been pencilled in for a 30-minute outing against FC Domzale, ending a period of ...
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Leeds United: No new contract for Somma confirms McDermott
Yorkshire Evening Post
Brian McDermott has confirmed that Leeds United and Davide Somma have effectively parted company following the club's decision not to offer the striker a new contract. Somma, whose deal at Elland Road expired last month, was invited to train with Leeds ...
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Video: Leeds United train ahead of FC Domzale clash
Yorkshire Evening Post
The Leeds United squad were put through their paces at training ahead of Saturday's clash with FC Domzale. The Yorkshire Evening Post's coverage of Leeds United's pre-season tour to Slovenia is in partnership with SPIRIT Slovenia - Slovenian Tourist ...
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Leeds United: BBC Leeds return for live match commentary
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds United has announced it has signed a three-year deal with BBC Radio Leeds for live match commentary. BBC Leeds, who last provided full match commentaries during the 2007/08 season, will return to the gantry for the new season after agreeing a ...
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Monday, 8 July 2013

Leeds United: Life goes on with or without McCormack - Ormsby

Leeds United nostalgia: Davison – a highly regarded hot shot
Yorkshire Evening Post
If Bobby Davison ever wondered what Howard Wilkinson thought of him, the answer came on the day of Leeds United's sun-drenched win at Bournemouth in 1990. Promotion rested on the last game of the season, as did the Division Two title, and Wilkinson ...
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Leeds United: Life goes on with or without McCormack - Ormsby
Yorkshire Evening Post
Brendan. I see there's been some speculation about Ross McCormack's future. How important is he to Leeds? I HAVE to be honest, no player is bigger than one club. As much as what Ross has given to the club since he has been here, no-one is ...
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Leeds sign Oldham striker Matt Smith
Yorkshire Post
LEEDS United has agreed a deal to sign Oldham Athletic striker Matt Smith who was also strongly linked with a move to Championship rivals Blackburn Rovers. The 24-year-old is out of contract at Boundary Park and will officially join the Whites on July ...
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Smith scores at double as Leeds sink Farsley
Bradford Telegraph and Argus
A classy Leeds United squad had Farsley chasing shadows for much of Saturday's opening pre-season friendly and two of Brian McDermott's new signings were on target. The Championship club arrived with their full complement of senior players and the ...
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LUFC Leeds Transfer Rumours - Week Nine
Vitalfootball
LUFC Leeds Transfer Rumours - Week Nine. Share · Tweet. It has been a good week at Elland Road for Leeds United as boss Brian McDermott brought in two new players to the club. Last week, Crewe midfielder Luke Murphy was being linked with a move to ...
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LUFC On This Day - July 7th
Vitalfootball
The total Leeds United debt is around the £35million mark with HM Revenue & Customs being one of the largest creditors at a staggering £7.7million, slightly more than 1 Seth Johnson. 2009. Leeds United boss Simon Grayson is delighted to have defender ...
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LUFC McDermott looking to build momentum
Vitalfootball
Leeds United boss Brian McDermott is looking to build momentum during pre-season after a comfortable 5-0 win at Farsley in their opening game of the summer. McDermott, who arrived at Elland Road in April was pleased with the performance at Farsley and ...
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McDermott looking for outcome on long-term target
Vitalfootball
Leeds United boss Brian McDermott says he hopes to have an outcome on a long-term target of the club. McDermott was hoping to have two more new faces into the club before they depart for their ten-day training camp in Slovenia on Monday but now ...
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Controversial old-school gaffer shoots from the hip
Irish Independent
Combative, controversial, never short of words, Neil Warnock was rarely out of the news in a 33-year managerial career that spanned 13 clubs the length and breadth of England, from Plymouth Argyle to Leeds United.
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I've Warned Them Reputations Will Be On The Line – Leeds Boss Brian McDermott
Inside Futbol
Leeds United manager Brian McDermott believes that his side will be a target for many other teams to beat next season because of their reputation, and admits he has told the players just that. McDermott's men cruised to a 5-0 friendly win over Farsley ...
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Sunday, 7 July 2013

Leeds United: Murphy's arrival prompts shuffling of midfield pack

Leeds United: Murphy's arrival prompts shuffling of midfield pack
Yorkshire Evening Post
When Brian McDermott spoke this week about Leeds United's squad being “overloaded in certain positions”, he was pointing his finger in no small part at the glut of central midfielders at Elland Road. Regardless of the room for improvement in that area, ...
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Leeds United: McDermott says he's not frightened to swing the axe
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds United manager Brian McDermott insisted today that he would show no sentiment when it came to trimming players from his first-team squad. The Leeds boss is awaiting approaches for his fringe professionals after committing himself to helping fund ...
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Match report: Farsley AFC 0 Leeds United 5
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds United kicked off their pre-season campaign with an easy win over near-neighbours Farsley. United outplayed their non-league opponents and secured victory with three goals in the first half and two in the second. New signings Matt Smith and Noel ...
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LUFC Leeds United v Brighton Ticket News
Vitalfootball
Leeds United have announced that the first home game of the season against Brighton and Hove Albion on August 3rd will be a category C game. With players coming into the club this week, this finishes off a promising week for all Leeds fans. In the last ...
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Man Utd boss Moyes: Leeds goal kicked off Rooney greatness
Tribalfootball.com
Man Utd boss Moyes: Leeds goal kicked off Rooney greatness. Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Sat, 07/06/2013 - 10:54. Manchester United boss David Moyes recalls the moment he believed he had something special at Everton in Wayne Rooney .
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Leeds cruise to pre-season victory at Farsley
The Scratching Shed
Leeds United cruised to victory in their annual pre-season friendly against Farsley AFC (formerly Farsley Celtic). Dom Poleon opened the scoring within the first four minutes before setting up Matt Smith to score the first of two headers. A leisurely ...
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LUFC On This Day - July 6th
Vitalfootball
Leeds United chairman Ken Bates says the club are serious about mounting a promotion push next season despite their lack of activity in the transfer market so far this summer. Fans have started to get more and more restless as a lack of players coming ...
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Matt Smith Admits He Can See Quality Difference at Leeds United
Inside Futbol
New Leeds United striker Matt Smith admits he can already see the difference in quality between the players at the Elland Road outfit and his previous club Oldham Athletic. Leeds boss Brian McDermott swooped to snap up Smith from the League One outfit ...
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LUFC New signings to get a game
Vitalfootball
Leeds United boss Brian McDermott is set to give his three new signings a run out in the sides opening pre-season game of the season at Farsley Celtic this afternoon. Matt Smith, Luke Murphy and Noel Hunt have all been added to the Leeds squad so far ...
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