Centre half ay? I'll have you know I was a fairly handy right-footed left winger ala Snodgrass in my younger years (and I'm only 19 now). Set piece specialist. Or something like that.
Beckford is staying! Huzah!
But we definitely need some new players in. I'd like to see us bring in a central midfielder, a proper battling one to play the role Shaun Derry used to. But then we have to drop one of Doyle (solid if unspectacular, probably not needed away from home), Kilkenny (one of the the best midfielders outside the Premiership) & Howson (endless potential but quite inconsistent). That's three to fit into the middle of a four man midfield already. Grayson experimented with 3-5-2 at the weekend with wing backs, but I don't think it suits us. We don't really whip balls in from the byline. I'd also like to see a new striker until the end of the season. Beckford is brilliant, but now Showunmi's left and Kandol & Grella are both injured, we're relying heavily on Becchio and despite excellent hold-up play he just isn't scoring this season.
Still, top of the league and looking good really so should be fine.
In other news, there was some minor crushing at the Exeter v Leeds match at the weekend, nobody was injured but police & stewards had to help fans over the barrier at the front of the terrace to relieve the pressure. Basically, there's only two turnstiles on the away terrace at Exeter, and the police wisely decided to hold four coachloads of Leeds fans outside until 2.50 (3.00 kickoff). Tannoy announcements asking fans to move along the terrace to make room for the new arrivals weren't heard due to the run down state of Exeter's stadium.
And finally, tomorrow night sees the first leg of the FA Paint Trophy Area Final. Oooooo! Leeds fans are mightily excited
. Two games away from a trip to Wembley though. And a pointless joke of a trophy.
