20 Mar 2008

Terrible Crap

Leeds United 1 Cheltenham Town 2

In what was expected to be a handy three points for the home side the opposite happened and Cheltenham have now completed the double over Leeds. Struggling to avoid relegation from League 1,Cheltenham after surviving an early scare when Beckford hit the crossbar after 90 seconds proceeded to take the game by the scruff of the neck and were worthy winners.

Indeed when Anthony Elding scored his first goal for Leeds on 85 minutes many supporters in the crowd had left including our very own Jim Ryan who went over for the game. We are running out of games and sliding down the table with a top six place looking harder to achieve by the week. Let's hope I'm mistaking.

9 Mar 2008

Two Wins On The Trot For Garry

Leeds United 2 Bournemouth o

Leeds made it back-to-back wins as their 2-0 win over Bournemouth saw Gary McAllister's side rise to seventh in the table and more importantly two clean sheets. This was also Leeds first home win since 5th January and hopefully now our bad run is out of the way. Bradley Johnson got the ball rolling in the 11th minute after a mix-up in the Bournemouth goal, before Neil Kilkenny (63) wrapped up the triumph with a excellent strike.

On loan signing Dougie Freedman came on for the last twenty minutes and his cuteness and eye for goal should be a big addition going in to the last quarter of the season. With Tranmere losing Leeds moved up a place and are now only one point off the all important sixth play off position.

2 Mar 2008

Win At Last For Gary

Swindon Town 0 Leeds United 1

Finally a win for Leeds manager Gary McAllister and one that was well merited. New loan signing Steve O Halloran who was to start at left back was injured in the warm up was replaced by Frazier Richordson and Leeds also welcomed back Neil Kilkenny to midfield. A superb header by Tresor Kandol following a David Prutton cross was enough to give Leeds a very valueable three points in their fight for a top six play off place.

Leeds are now in 8th place two points behind Tranmere and the next few games will define the season for McAllister boys.

26 Feb 2008

Forest Trip Pictures

Check out the photo gallery for some pics of the trip to the Nottingham Forest game. Post a message on the message board if you've anything you would like to get off your chest re the present state of McAllister Boys or indeed will be make the playoffs. Go on post now !

24 Feb 2008

Down to 9th

Leeds United 1 Crewe 1

Leeds remain without a win under Gary McAllister after another disappointing showing at Elland Road, but they were able to salvage a late draw through Tresor Kandol's header on 86 minutes. Nicky Maynard had scored for struggling Crewe two minutes into the second half and this was no more than they deserved against a very sluggish home side.

Despite make three changes to his starting line up from the Forest game with Tore Andre Flo, Frazier Richardson and Peter Sweeney recalled for Jermaine Beckford ( suspended), Andrew Hughes ( injured) and Bradley Johnson (dropped)this was another below par performance from McAllisters boys. It's now getting to crisis point in the season and unless we start picking up points shortly we will drip out of the promotion race before the season reaches it's climax.

15 Feb 2008

Great Trip and Luck Break

Leeds United 1 Nottingham Forest 1

It started out as a idea of three guys going over for the midweek Forest game and ended up with 17 going to the game from Ennis. When we turned up at the airport we were surprised to meet other Leeds fans from the town who we did not realize were also going over for the game. Leon Quirke along with his girlfriend Louise, Josie and Mary Hestor ( their daughters had given them a trip to Leeds for Christmas, how nice ) and George Casey who was bringing his son to the game, having availed of the mid term break were in the airport lounge when we arrived in Shannon. Also there were the Guckian family who were making the most of the midterm break and were staying with relations in Leeds until Saturday. The flight to Leeds / Bradford was nearly full and… Read more

11 Feb 2008

Bad Spell Continues For Whites

Northampton Town 1 Leeds United 1

Leeds winless run continued after they dropped more league points away at Northampton. Leeds have now only gained two points from a possible fifteen in their last five games which has somewhat taken the gloss off their great start to the season. The Whites have been struggling for goals of late but they took the lead at Sixfields on 38 minutes when Jonathan Howson converted Bradley Johnson's cross. However, they failed to build on their lead and in the second half Adebayo Akinfenwa struck in the 75th minute to claim a deserved point for the home side.

Boss Gary McAllister has a big week facing him with a home game tomorrow night to Nottingham Forest and away to other promotion hopefuls Doncaster Rovers on Saturday. Having now slipped out of the top six it is now vitally important that United get back to winning ways… Read more

11 Feb 2008

Going To Forest Game

Tomorrow nights fixture at home to Nottingham Forest will see Ennislusc well represented at the game. Although it is not a club trip there will be 11 members over for the game. The travelling party will include Kevin Green, Paul Nihill, Bryan Woods, Marty Brennan and his girlfriend Melissa O Connell who presented Marty with the trip as a Christmas gift. She certainly knows how to keep our Marty happy. Also on the trip are father and son John and Gary Brooks, Kevin and Noelette Barry and Johnny and Marian Moroney who is the Magpie in the party as she is a QPR fan.

Let's hope that we see goals but more importantly secure the three points. Marching On Together.

4 Feb 2008

No Dream Start For Gary

Leeds United 0 Tranmere Rovers 2

Leeds new management under Gary McAllister began on a sour note after they slipped to a 2-0 defeat to in-form Tranmere at Elland Road. Despite having five new faces on show Leeds poor form continued and they slipped to their third defeat in four games. Worrying still is their failure to find the back of the net after such a prolific first half of the season. A terrific curling shot from the edge of the area from Jennison Myrie-Williams broke the deadlock in the second half before former Leeds man Ian Moore on his second debut for Tranmere sealed the win.

While McCallister was very disappointed with the result it was the performance that he harped on about. He felt that the team lacked confidence and that a lot of work was needed on the training ground this week to regain some much need confidence.… Read more

4 Feb 2008

Stan Is Our Man

Steve Staunton has expressed his delight after teaming up with Gary McAllister again at Leeds United. McAllister who managed Staunton when he was in charge of Coventry City has brought him in as his assistant at Elland Road on a contract initially until the end of the season. Staunton training with Leedstoday and is looking forward to the opportunity with the League One promotion hopefuls.

"I'm delighted to be here," Staunton told the club's official website. "Gary brought me to Coventry as a player, I played with him at Liverpool, and it's nice to team up again.
I hope I can be of assistance and help this great club get back to where it belongs. It's a great opportunity to work at a big club with a good manager, and learn the ropes from someone else on the inside and see how a club runs. Your next progresssion after playing is… Read more

30 Jan 2008

From Bad To Worse

Southend 1 Leeds United 0

Although Gary McAllister was not present at Roots Hall last night he'll now be well aware of the big task that lies ahead of him following this defeat. Confidence is at a low ebb and goals are hard to come by for a team that could'nt stop scoring before Christmas.

Lee Barnard's goal on his home debut just before half-time delighted the Roots Hall faithful, as he flicked a Steven Hammell free-kick home awarded for a foul conceded by Jermaine Beckford.In a game of few chances Leeds were restricted to long rane efforts from Kandol , Beckford and the returning Neil Kilkenny from suspension. However none troubled Darryl Flahavan in the Southend goal and this was a lifeless performance by a managerless Leeds X1.

Saturday next sees Leeds at home to Tranmere in Gary McAllister first game in charge. With these teams fighting it out for a top… Read more

30 Jan 2008

Club Trip For Brighton Game

Plans are well ahead for the second club trip of the season to the Brighton game on 29th March. Already 22 members have confirmed their places with another 10/15 yet to make up their minds. One piece of good news is that we'll now fly direct into Leeds / Bradford from Shannon on the 28th March and this is a welcome development for the club. The flight departs at 16.45 which is another plus and does away with our two hour trip from Liverpool to Leeds on our arrival. However we will still come back via Liverpool on Sunday as there is no direct flight back to Shannon on that day.

The cost of the flight is €100 which represents good value and we will once again stay in Bewleys although we are still sourcing other hotels in the Leeds area. If you are interesting in going with us on… Read more

29 Jan 2008

Captain Fantastic Is Back

Gary McAllister has been named Leeds United's new manager following Dennis Wise's exit to Newcastle United. A firm favourite with the fans Gary has initially joined until the end of the season with promotion being his objective. The 43-year-old former club captain spent six years at Leeds making over 300 appearances before joining Coventry in 1996 and then going on to Liverpool. McAllister, who won 57 caps for Scotland, went on to manage The Sky Blues before stepping down due to family reasons.

According to Chairman Ken Bates Leeds were on the lookout for a new manager following Newcastle United's surprise move for Dennis Wise on Friday last. Technical director Gwyn Williams will oversee Leeds fixture at Southend tonight following Dave Bassett and coach John Gannon's exit. Gary will meet the players for the first time on Wednesday morning at Torp Arch before taking charge of first-team affairs for the… Read more

28 Jan 2008

Wise Jumps Ship For Newcastle

Leeds have confirmed Dennis Wise is set to leave the club to join Newcastle after he prepares the team for their away fixture with Southend on Tuesday evening. It was reported over the weekend that Newcastle had targeted a move for Wise to be director of football at St Jameses Park. New Magpies boss Kevin Keegan is keen to have Wise in his new-look backroom team having worked with the player during his time as coach of England.

The news will come as a massive shock to Leeds fans all over the globe as we battle to win promotion from League One at the first time of asking. Ken Bates has not commented on the position of a new manager as yet only saying that Leeds do not conduct their affairs in the public domain. He did however state that Leeds were approached on Friday by Newcastle in relation to… Read more

27 Jan 2008

Late Goal Rocks United

Luton Town 1 Leeds United 1

As so often has been the case this season Leeds have been the ones to score late goals. Eleven times they have score after the 85th minute but on this occassion the tables were turned. Indeed it was as ex United man Matthew Spring who was at the heart of everything good that Luton produced and it was fitting that he started the move that set up the equalizer for Sam Parker. This will be a bitter result for Wise and co to take as a victory would have put them up to second place in the table behind runaway leaders Swansea City.

United went ahead in the 27th minute after Peter Sweeney whipped in a free-kick and Paul Huntington managed to get his head to it to put it in the back of the net. Then just when it looked as though Leeds had… Read more

20 Jan 2008

Another Home Defeat

Leeds United 0 Doncaster Rovers 1

In a local derby that us Leeds supporters are not yet accustomed to playing, our boys were well below form and were beaten by the better team on the day. Neil Sullivan who Dennis Wise deemed surplas to requirements at Elland Road came back to haunt Leeds making one superb save from a Beckford volley with five minutes remaining.

Wise had said in his press conference on Friday that Doncaster had never before played in front of 30,000 plus supporters and this could have a bearing on their performance. How wrong he was as it was Leeds who looked like the away side and only once threatened the Doncaster goal over the 90 minutes. Brian Stock proved to be the hero for the visitors with the winner on 21 minutes following a free kick conceded by Paul Huntington on the edge of the area to… Read more

15 Jan 2008

Welcome Mochulla

At the live Sky game last night we welcomed another new member to the club in Ennis man Mochulla Murphy. It's great to see that there are still many young Leeds supporters out there who wish to come along and join our triving club that is Ennislusc. Great to have you on board, Mochulla. Marching On Together

15 Jan 2008

Moving On Up

Crewe 0 Leeds United 1

With new signings Peter Sweeney and Darren Kenton making their debuts for Leeds at the Alexandrea Stadium in front of the Sky cameras it was a relieved Dennis Wise that saw his men hold out for a hard fought victory. Jermaine Beckfords brilliant header on 36 minutes was enough to give Leeds their 18th win of the season that sees us sit a point behind second placed Nottingham Forest but having played two games more. Our clash with Forest at Elland Road on Tuesday 12th February could be the game of the season.

Leeds started brightly as Andy Hughes headed against the crossbar on 6 minutes and Tore Andre Flo blazed over from close range following good work from Beckford. Derby manager Paul Jewell who was in the crowd is though to be interested in Beckford and on this display it's no wonder. However it's imperative that… Read more

5 Jan 2008

Kilkenny Stars For New Look Leeds

Leeds United 3 Northampton Town 0

New signing Neil Kilkenny who signed on Thursday from Birmingham City was the star of the show at Elland Road today and had a hand in two of the goals. Tore Andre Flo started his first game of the season up front with Paul Huntington starting at the back alongside Ben Parker in a new back four set up. Ian Westlake also started up front in place of Seb Carole.

This was a game Leeds dominated from start to finish in front of an attendance of 24,472. However the opening goal did'nt arrive until the 43rd min when Frazier Richardson cut in from the right and gave Bunn no chance with a screamer from 20 yards. At half time Wise replaced Westlake with Carole and on 52 mins Marques got his second goal of the season and Leeds second of the game following a Kilkenny corner… Read more

2 Jan 2008

One Out Of Nine

Leeds United 1 Oldham Athletic 3

What a poor Christmas it has been for Dennis Wise and his boys, gaining only one point out of a possible nine and suffering their first home defeat of the season in the league. To compound matters midfielder Shaun Derry who is on loan to Crystal Palace until 18th January refused to cut short his loan period and return to the club. This left Wise fuming as both Alan Thompson and Kishishev who were both nursing injuries but had to line out vs Oldham as he was short of cover in the midfield area. It remains to be seen what action the club will take as Derry still has 18 months left on his contract at present and Leeds are also paying part of his wages while he plays for Palace.

A great display in the opening 45 minutes gave Oldham victory over Leeds at… Read more

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