RYKTE: Jamie Clapham (Wolves)

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The Rumour Mill has picked up a strong whisper that Jamie Clapham - who bids a fond farewell to Leeds Tuesday to return to Wolves - will be heading back to Elland Road when the transfer window opens in January. (Kilde: YEP)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Clapham
http://www.wolves.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10307~5774,00.html
http://www.football.co.uk/wolverhampton/players/jamie_clapham_13655.shtml

[Erik_]

Må jo være tidenes ryktescoop.

[Roy]

... men kjekt lell...

[sportcarl1]

hoppas Parker tar chansen, i så fall behöver vi inte hämta in honom i januari, utan satsar på en rejäl förstärkning efter säsongen när vi har avancerat

[Per-Stian]

hoppas Parker tar chansen, i så fall behöver vi inte hämta in honom i januari, utan satsar på en rejäl förstärkning efter säsongen när vi har avancerat

Einig! Sats heller på ungdommen. Clapham harkje imponert meg nok likevel. Trur Parker kan gjere plassen til sin eigen innan kort tid. Han har vist prov på mange fine kvalitetar.

[Dennis]

Helt greit for meg om Jamie Clapham signes permanent!

Jeg ønsker selv Ben Parker som venstreback, men som Norman Hunter nevnte i sist kamp og som jo ikke er noen stor hemmelighet; de unge spillerne vil prestere veldig ujevnt. Dersom Clapham signes, har vi en solid spiller for nåtiden, samt en unggutt som kan pushe han på venstreback og lære av en som kjenner gamet godt.

Håper Parker tar sjansen og at Clapham hentes som backup for en billig penge!

[Runar]

Problemet med ungutter er at de aldri kan prestere jevnt dersom de aldri får en "run" in the team... Jeg mener vi skal hente Clapham inn i Januar for resten av sesongen, men allikevel statse på Parker

[RoarG]

Vi trenger vel konkurranse på alle plassene. Hent gjerne inn Clapham. Den som spiller best av han og Parker bør selvsagt få spille.

[Kickthemdown]

Clapham har vel ikke vært strålende for oss. Bare helt ok. Lån ut sesongen er greit men han bør ikke signes med tanke på neste sesong... Ikke god nok for CCC lenger er jeg redd for... 

Parker bør fortsette på backen helt til han driter seg ut i ett par kamper på rad.

Alta-White

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Clapham's common goal

Jamie Clapham leaves Leeds, but clearly he fancies a return to help the whites' seal promotion in the New Year.
Jamie Clapham has today returned to Wolves after his loan-period was up.
The experienced left-back has been cemented in the heart of the United team that managed to claw back fifteen points and currently lie in fourth - just two points off the top of the table. He arrived as a replacement for Derby bound Eddie Lewis.
And it has been something of an eye-opener for the seasoned campaigner, who has been tipped to make a return to Elland Road in the New Year.
Jamie told lufc.com "All the lads believe in themselves - they just keep thinking about the 15 points deduction and it spurs them on.
"There's something unique about the atmosphere - they have to keep pushing on,
"I've enjoyed playing regular football but I don't know what's going to happen now.
"I'll go back to Wolves, nothing else can be done here until January anyway, and if it doesn't happen I wish the club and the supporters all the very best for the future."
Dennis Wise will have to decide between now and January 1st whether or not to try and get Clapham back to Yorkshire, one assumes much will depend on Wise's faith in the abilities of youngster Ben Parker who is expected to step-up in Clapham's absence.

clubfanzine.com/leeds

[Asbjørn]

...klart vi tar Clap'en om han blir available for en ok pris.
Decent venstrebacker er few & far between. Og vi trenger jo stk to å velge blant.
Dessuten forsvinner jo Ben til Tott bare han får fast plass på laget. 

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No left back signing for Leeds United


Dennis Wise offered his squad at Leeds United a quiet vote of confidence last night by allowing the Football League's emergency loan deadline to pass without incident.
The market closed at 5pm yesterday afternoon, restricting any further transfers until January 1, but Wise stepped back from the negotiating table after deciding to put faith in the capabilities of the players already recruited to Elland Road.
Leeds had seriously considered the option of signing a new left-back after sending Jamie Clapham back to Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of his three-month loan, but the lack of a suitable alternative did not come as a serious disappointment to United's boss.
Academy product Ben Parker filled the position against Hereford United on Tuesday evening, and both Andrew Hughes and Radostin Kishishev are capable of switching from midfield if Wise requires a more experienced candidate on the left side of defence.
The settled situation is a calm contrast to last season, when Leeds recruited Tresor Kandol and Ugo Ehiogu in the lead up to the loan deadline while allowing Paul Butler and Neil Sullivan to exit Elland Road, and assistant manager Dave Bassett insisted United possessed the strength in depth to see them safely through to the January transfer window.
Bassett said: "Dennis was considering a couple of options but the squad is looking good as it is.
"We've just had a little spell where a few players were picking up injuries and suspensions at the same time, and that's when you wonder if it might be a good idea to add another couple.
"But as I said when I came here, if it isn't broken you don't fix it. Most of the lads who were out are coming back now and the team's done superbly well in the league this season."

YEP

[whitelocks]

enig at vi bør satse på Parker, men er han best på backen? De gangene jeg har sett han som stopper virker han veldig trygg! Men hent gjerne Clapham i januar. Han er stødig og gjør få feil. Han kan vi stole på og trenger kanskje hans rutine og ro når det blir hett i toppen på L1. Men ikke øs ut penger på ham!

[Jon R]

enig at vi bør satse på Parker, men er han best på backen? De gangene jeg har sett han som stopper virker han veldig trygg! Men hent gjerne Clapham i januar. Han er stødig og gjør få feil. Han kan vi stole på og trenger kanskje hans rutine og ro når det blir hett i toppen på L1. Men ikke øs ut penger på ham!

Hvis vi må betale penger for Clapham, sier jeg styr unna. Han fyller 32 om et par uker og har vært "over the top" i noen år nå.