Current Squad Discussion.....

Post by **1964white** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:56 pm

Thought i'd start this thread & as the players activity in & out we can update/discuss the probable first eleven come the start of the new season.
Right now it is somewhat difficult to name a team as we don't know who looks good in training or the true quality of the new signings but we can have a go & change our preferred teams as the squad developes !

Current Squad

Goalkeepers

Kenny Cairns Grimes Silvestri Taylor

Defenders

Berardi Lees Pearce White Warnock Wootton Byram Taylor Killock

Midfielders

Murphy Austin Tonge Norris Thompson Dawson Mowatt Bianchi

Forwards

Morison Hunt Smith Poleon Walters Doukara

Post by **1964white** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:03 pm

My team as it stands now :

Silvestri

Byram Lees Pearce Wootton Taylor

Murphy Bianchi Mowatt (if fit)

Doukara Smith

Gandalf · Post by **Gandalf** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:09 pm

1964white wrote:Thought i'd start this thread & as the players activity in & out we can update/discuss the probable first eleven come the start of the new season.
Right now it is somewhat difficult to name a team as we don't know who looks good in training or the true quality of the new signings but we can have a go & change our preferred teams as the squad developes !

Current Squad

Goalkeepers

Kenny Cairns Grimes Silvestri Taylor

Defenders

Lees Pearce White Warnock Wootton Byram Taylor Killock

Midfielders

Murphy Austin Tonge Norris Thompson Dawson Mowatt Bianchi

Forwards

Morison Hunt Smith Poleon Walters Doukara

God, that's depressing

Silvestri

Tortellini Pizzeria Da Vinci Ferrari Gnocchi

De Medici Bianchi Lamborghini

Smith

theleedsmango · Post by **theleedsmango** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:45 pm

GK: ?
Def: Byram Pearce ? ?
Mid: Murphy ? ? ?
Att: Smith ?

Don't know much about the new guys to say whether they are better than what we have. Also not going to get too hyped over Hunt and Morrison's goal records over the friendly games just yet.

Any of the new guys play out wide? With Murphy, Mowatt, Tonge, Bianchi, Austin, Norris and Dawson I think we've got centre mids covered. And from what Cellino has been saying, it's unlikely any of that lot will be going. Think we need to focus on those positions we have been lacking for the past few seasons. A fan-pleasing bid for Gradel?

Crude · Post by **Crude** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:45 pm

theleedsmango wrote: Any of the new guys play out wide? With Murphy, Mowatt, Tonge, Bianchi, Austin, Norris and Dawson I think we've got centre mids covered. And from what Cellino has been saying, it's unlikely any of that lot will be going. Think we need to focus on those positions we have been lacking for the past few seasons. A fan-pleasing bid for Gradel?

I think Doukara is a wide player more so than a up-front striker, from what I've read at least.

hibbi86 · Post by **hibbi86** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:27 am

By the looks of how the hock has set up over the pre season friendlys the emphasis has been on 442 + 433 formation, i also read an article where it was stated he liked Murphy / Dawson playing in the hole behind the strikers i believe we are likely to see one or 2 more people brought in I hope to god one of them is Kieran Agard

What i think it will shape up like
---------------Silvestri
Byram - Wootton - Pearce - Warnock--
---------------Bianchi----------------------
Doukara -------------------- Mowatt------
---------------Murphy----------------------
----------Smith-----Morrison-------------

What future signings id like to see in the team

---------------Silvestri
Byram - New CB - Pearce - Warnock-----
---------------Bianchi-----------------------
Agard -------------------- Doukara------
---------------Murphy----------------------
----------Smith-----Petagna----------------

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:30 am

Petagna isn't coming

hibbi86 · Post by **hibbi86** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:28 am

Guildford White wrote:Petagna isn't coming

Is he not? i havent seen much on that story to be honest it was more of pleayers id like to see

mav · Post by **mav** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:43 pm

not a scooby, while many were highly rated I basically know nothing about our new signings.

However as we are apparently trying to bring in more defenders I expect to see White and Warnock gone before to long.

Post by **1964white** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:24 am

1964white wrote:Thought i'd start this thread & as the players activity in & out we can update/discuss the probable first eleven come the start of the new season.
Right now it is somewhat difficult to name a team as we don't know who looks good in training or the true quality of the new signings but we can have a go & change our preferred teams as the squad developes !

Current Squad

Goalkeepers

Kenny Cairns Grimes Silvestri Taylor

Defenders

Berardi Lees Pearce White Warnock Wootton Byram Taylor Killock

Midfielders

Murphy Austin Tonge Norris Thompson Dawson Mowatt Bianchi

Forwards

Morison Hunt Smith Poleon Walters Doukara

My team as it stands now :

Silvestri

Berardi Lees Pearce Wootton Taylor

Byram Murphy Bianchi Doukara

Smith

The Subhuman · Post by **The Subhuman** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 12:53 pm

I know we put a lot of faith in you tube videos so I scoured the net for positives reports of our new signing...he looks the part and he seems adaptable ...here he is playing on the left and using his left foot well to set up Prete

The Subhuman · Post by **The Subhuman** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 12:53 pm

Post by **1964white** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 1:02 pm

faaip wrote:I know we put a lot of faith in you tube videos so I scoured the net for positives reports of our new signing...he looks the part and he seems adaptable ...here he is playing on the left and using his left foot well to set up Prete

Berardi can play right or left back mate

The Subhuman · Post by **The Subhuman** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 1:54 pm

Post by **1964white** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:09 pm

faaip wrote:

As Manuel use to say "why you so sad"

The Subhuman · Post by **The Subhuman** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:14 pm

it's not a sad smilie...it's a neutral smilie

The Subhuman · Post by **The Subhuman** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 5:49 pm

did no one watch the vid...?..anyway might wanna add Lewis Cook, the kid may play a part for us this season...

Post by **1964white** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 6:10 pm

Cook sounds a very good prospect

I was speaking to a friend of mine a Leeds fan who runs a very successful store in Driffield, one of his clients the former Hull City captain Ian Ashbee reckons we have another star in the making in Lewis Coyle, he was raving about him apparently, said he is a Hull lad & the Codheads were disappointed missing out on young Coyle

Durly · Post by **Durly** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 9:24 pm

faaip wrote:did no one watch the vid...?..anyway might wanna add Lewis Cook, the kid may play a part for us this season...

I did. You are a very foolish man.

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 12:58 pm

Just thought we had better revive this thread now that Hockaday has revealed what he regards as his strongest team.

Essentially the one that failed last season but without the division's top scorer and with Morrison playing left wing.

Silvestri looks to be an improvement on Kenny/Butland, and Cook for Mowatt is the only other change, too early to pass judgement on which of those two will develop first.

Those relegation odds look generous at 7/2