Treningskamp: vs. SHELBOURNE 23/7

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Ny treningskamp på Irland-turneen:



Onsdag 23. juli mot SHELBOURNE kl. 20.30
Radiooverføring på LUTV


http://www.shelbournefc.ie/

[M]

det blir 2-1 til Leeds

[MartinR]

Tror på enkel 3-0 seier til Leeds 

Gleder meg til kampen, har sett på kampene mot Galway og Bray her i Irland
Selv om det er tydelig at det bare er treningskamper synes jeg Leeds viser tidhvis godt spill.
Jeg er mest fornøyd med Douglas, Howson, Gardner, Johnson og Rui!
Ellers syntes jeg at den gule og de blå var fine, selvom den blåe var uvant for meg som bare er 11år

Skal hilse fra fatter'n

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Shelbourne vs Leeds United Preview

This Wednesday marks the last game for Leeds United on their Irish pre-season tour, as the Whites take on Irish First Division club Shelbourne FC at Tolka Park.
Leeds have so far succesfully taken on Galway United and Bray Wanderers, and will look to make it 3/3 on Wednesday evening at Tolka Park.
United will be pretty much at full strength. Andy Hughes has returned home to England to be with his pregnant wife, yet apart from that United have no casualties to report.
Shelbourne are one of the most prestigous clubs in Ireland, yet, like ourselves, they're playing at a level much lower than what they should be at. Shelbourne have 13 league titles and 7 FAI Cups next to their name. They've also been in Europe on a regular basis, challenging the likes of Barcelona, Deportivo and Rangers.
In 2007, Shelbourne had their Irish Premier League license revoked due to financial problems. Current manager Dermott Keely was hired, and had to draft in a full squad within 72 hours to participate in the first fixture of the Irish First Division.
United's last visit to Shelbourne was last pre-season. United overcame the hosts 2-0, goals from former United star Robbie Blake and fans' favourite David Prutton secured Leeds' first win of pre-season. Leeds suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Shelbourne in 2003, going down 2-0 on that occasion.
Shelbourne's form however has been very patchy of late. The Reds haven't recorded a victory in eight games now, yet strangly enough, they still find themselves in 2nd place in the league, two points behind the leaders Dundalk.
Due to their promotion push and the fact they face bottom of the table Kidare two days later on the Friday, it is expected the Shels will be fielding a slightly weakened side.
Kick off is at 19:30, Wednesday evening, and as per usual live commentary is available on Yorkshire Radio/LUTV.

fansonline.net

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Leeds United expect tough Shelbourne challenge

Gary McAllister developed strong affection for Tolka Park in the days of Howard Wilkinson's reign at Leeds United, and he anticipates a high-octane finish to the club's pre-season tour in the Dublin stadium tonight.
Shelbourne were favoured opponents of Wilkinson's whenever he came to plan for pre-season at Elland Road, and McAllister has followed a habit of his former manager by involving the eircom first division club in the last game of United's Irish tour.
Leeds will finish their three-match excursion across Eire with a perfect record if they achieve a third successive victory this evening but, having beaten two Premier Division sides in Galway United and Bray Wanderers, McAllister suspects that the most intense opposition might come from the league below.
Shelbourne lie second in the first division and would have snatched first place last Friday had leaders Dundalk not held them to a goalless draw, and United's squad will again be asked to test themselves against a team in prime condition and entering the closing third of the Republic of Ireland's season.
Tolka Park's location in the northern reaches of Dublin should attract a large crowd this evening, mixing Shelbourne's supporters with Leeds' Irish following and travelling fans, and a third competitive game would allow McAllister to head home to England tomorrow with a sense of satisfaction at the end of United's tour.
"Over the years there have always been good crowds whenever Leeds play Shelbourne," McAllister said.
"Howard (Wilkinson) used to bring us over here when I was a player, and back then Shelbourne were riding high in the Irish league. You were guaranteed a good atmosphere and a hard work-out.
"The club are in a lower division now, and lower down the league than Galway and Bray, but I've got a feeling that we'll get the biggest crowd of the tour tonight, and maybe the biggest test. They're having a very good season and we should get another worthwhile game.
"So far we've got everything we wanted out of this tour and it's helped us that the teams we've played are in the middle of their seasons. As far as our fitness goes, we're further ahead than I expected us to be."
In spite of his players' collective condition, McAllister's team selection tonight is likely to be influenced by "a couple of niggles" affecting a handful of members of United's squad.
But he has already achieved his aim of handing every senior player a 60-minute appearance in Ireland, and only Anthony Elding and Tresor Kandol have yet to feature in any of the club's friendlies to date. Both players missed the tour to Eire through illness and did not play in last night's reserve match between Leeds and Farsley Celtic.
McAllister rotated his squad after Jermaine Beckford's brace set up a 2-0 victory over Galway United at Terryland Park seven days ago, and the team fielded at Bray Wanderers on Sunday fought back from a 2-0 deficit to claim a 3-2 success and extend the club's winning record in Eire.
Marcus Haber, United's Canadian trialist, scored the club's second goal against Bray, and tonight's match against Shelbourne will be his final opportunity to convince McAllister to either extend his audition or offer him a contract at Elland Road.
The Leeds boss could involve another trialist striker â€" Argentinian and former Barcelona player Luciano Becchio â€" in this evening's game, but Haber's future will be the key decision facing him after full-time at Tolka Park.
His search for new strikers has continued quietly since Leeds landed Enoch Showunmi from Bristol City, and their approach for Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Jay Bothroyd has so far come to nothing, despite Wolves accepting United's offer.
McAllister said: "We're still working hard to bring people in but the main thing for me is that I'm pleased with how hard the squad have worked in Ireland. I'm happy with the competition I've got in most positions.
"All of the guys know that there are other players â€" good players â€" competing for their positions, and this is where they have to show me how much they want it.
"The first task was to build up the squad's fitness, and we're still working on that, but we're now looking for them to step up and put themselves in contention.
"It's always the case that players earn their places on merit. It really is as simple as that. Anyone who shows to me that they deserve to be in the team will get their chance, and all you can ask of them is 'who wants the shirts?'"
McAllister's squad has remained largely unaltered since the League One play-off final in May, but the make-up of his party is vastly different from the United team which beat Shelbourne 2-0 in Dublin last summer.
Of the 21 players fielded by Dennis Wise at Tolka Park 12 months ago, only six have made the journey to Eire with McAllister â€" David Prutton was one of the scorers in the 2-0 success â€" and United's preparation has been altogether more orderly than their insolvent and uncertain summer in 2007.
Shelbourne, however, will not be easily brushed aside this evening.
The club were beaten at home for the first time this season by Limerick on July 11, and Millwall â€" a club who Leeds have been virtually shadowing in Eire â€" were held to a 1-1 draw at Tolka Park last week.
Shelbourne are as unlikely to lie down in face of Leeds as they are when Celtic visit Dublin for a friendly in a week's time.
"Another tough game would suit us," said McAllister.
"We've got a couple of niggles at the moment and that will probably affect my thinking as far as my team's concerned, but it's good for the players to feel that they're stepping up their work-rate game by game.
"The beauty of this tour in Ireland is that we've had a real opportunity to come together as a squad and get into our stride.
"Our preparation for the season's not finished by any means but we're well on target."

YEP

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Fairydean fancy for Leeds


Vice chairman of Gala Fairydean Simon Gillie took full advantage of finding his team sharing their hotel in Ireland with Leeds United.
The security boss enjoyed a chat with Elland Road boss Gary McAllister.
And hopes the Leeds players may make a trip to the Borders over the next few seasons.
Mr Gillie told the Border Telegraph: “The Leeds boys certainly know all about Gala Fairydean and there’s no reason we can’t invite them up to play us at Netherdale.
“The players, coaches and manager were extremely friendly to all of our party and I would like to think they will remember us.”
Gala Fairydean enjoyed their first ever game in Europe on Saturday afternoon where boss Bryan Templeton enjoyed a 5-3 success.
But the match was only a small part of a big weekend for the Gala players who have strengthened links with Meath side Enfield Celtic.

bordertelegraph.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gala_Fairydean_F.C.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/galarovers/

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Testing time:
http://www.leedsunited.com/page/NewsroomDetail/0,,10273~1349470,00.html

[sindre12]

tror 3-1 til Leeds..
haber 2 og Argentineren 1 


optimistisk foran denne sesongen jeg !

[Sølvreven]

Går kampen i dag? På Leeds sin hjemmeside står der wednesdag 24/7. Jeg blir litt forvirret her. Kan noen som er sikker svare meg på denne?

[Dennis]

De har tydeligvis bomma på datoen, men kampen er i kveld!

[Sølvreven]

Takker Mr Kaizer. Da er jeg klar til å Prette en pils.

[Ferre]

Alan MARTIN
Frazer RICHARDSON
Rui MARQUES
Paul HUNTINGTON(c)
Alan SHEEHAN
David PRUTTON
Jonathon DOUGLAS
Jonny HOWSON
Bradley JOHNSON
Luciano BECCHIO
Enoch SHOWUMNI

Benken: Ankergren, Lucas, Telfer, Sweeney, Gardner, Parker, Bayly, Haber, Michalik.

Robinson og Beckford skadet.

[Ferre]

Bra lag! Tipper vi vinner 3-1, Becchio 2 og Johnson scorer.

[Dennis]

Hadde vært morsomt om denne Becchio er det talentet Macca forteller om!

Haber på benken? Hvordan skal vi tolke det? Har han bestemt seg?

[SveinArve]

Ut frå dei klippa som eg har sett frå forrige kamp så virka Haber brukbar. Stor og flink til å møte ballen og ta den ned. Eg trur og håper han blir med videre.

Beckford "skada"? Er han på vei ut??

[Ferre]

Ut frå dei klippa som eg har sett frå forrige kamp så virka Haber brukbar. Stor og flink til å møte ballen og ta den ned. Eg trur og håper han blir med videre.

Beckford "skada"? Er han på vei ut??

Beckford er skadet ja, tviler på at han er på vei ut...

[Dennis]

Er faktisk ganske trygg på at Beckford vil bli i Leeds. Macca har flere ganger fortalt at han skal beholde de han ønsker å beholde og selv om dette kan tolkes som en form for publikumsfrieri, så tviler jeg på at Macca i det hele tatt trenger å 'soften the blow'.

Bedre å fortelle det rett ut i så fall, at han tviler på at han klarer å beholde han eller lignende.

På den andre siden, trur jeg neppe Bates klarer si nei til £2-3mill. 

[berlin]

Tror også Beckford blir. For håpe denne Becchio ikke er/blir en ny Sorsa.

[Ferre]

Nesten for Becchio!

[auren]

Howson med et nydelig skudd i tverra.

Luciano har hatt et skudd som ble reddet på streken. Virker som om han gjør det ok.

auren

[auren]

Kjempetabbe av Martin. 0-1

auren

[Ferre]

1-0 Shelbourne, tabbe av Martin

[Ferre]

Shelbourne jobber hardt, og gjør det vanskelig for oss.

[Ferre]

1-1, Huntington

[auren]

Huntington fikser 1-1 like før pause.

auren

[Læshy]

1-1 Huntington. Kjapp corner av Johnson som Hunts header inn!

MOT!

[Ferre]

Pause.

[Bjorn]

Det var en lettelse!

[Ferre]

Michalik inn for Marques

[Ferre]

Johnson ut, Parker inn.