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the only thing true there is that hes doing well for leeds

 

the fans dont love him because, despite his goals, hes a twat

 

He'll fit in well at our place then. We seem to have employed a long line of twats no-one else will take over the years, Barton, Bowyer et al.

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the only thing true there is that hes doing well for leeds

 

the fans dont love him because, despite his goals, hes a twat

...which is so unusual in a footballer. :D

 

yes but hes an oustanding twat in a proffesion full of twats at a club whose fans are all twats so imagine just how much of a twat that twat must be

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the only thing true there is that hes doing well for leeds

 

the fans dont love him because, despite his goals, hes a twat

 

Hes doing well for a team that creates about 8 chances a game for him and he usually only hits the net once with that. Thats against SHITE.

 

The fans dont like him because hes a lazy fuck who is shit

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A number of sources, including The Journal are confirming that Newcastle have made formal bids for Jermaine Beckford and Matthew Kilgallon, after submitting written offers to Leeds United and Sheffield United respectively, for two of the players high on their priority list for the January transfer window.
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Jermaine Beckford is not a workhorse and not an impact player, he has a fairly sloppy first touch and a relatively high opinion of his abilities. Regardless of all this he can finish as good as any striker outside the top 4 of the Premier League and has superb off ball movement.

 

Simon Cox signed for West Brom for £1.5 in the summer from League 1 Swindon, last season Jermain Beckford played 12 less league games than him and netted 26 goals to Simon Cox's 29. This should give you a pretty clear indication of why Jermaine Beckfords value is considerably more than £1.5m.

 

I have watched the guy play at Wealdstone, Scunthorpe and Leeds and was asked to track him 2 years ago for a now Premier League club. So any concerns as to wether the lad can cut in the Championship are highly unjustified however with regards to those concerns in the top flight I can almost assure you Jermaine would be inadeqaute. The major question for Newcastle at the moment, is he worth £30,000 a week ?

 

I fully expect Jermaine Beckford to be starting next years Championship season in a Leeds United shirt.

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:D

Anyway, the fact he's out of contract means he'll be quite cheap which means Ashley will see the potential for profit so I imagine we are after him.

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The first touch against Man Utd was like a tranny wearing high heels, the finish was pretty poor too.

 

He is shite.

 

Deon Burton played for Sheff Weds in the Championship and couldnt hit barn door man. He now has dropped down a division and is scoring for fun ala Beckford.

 

Beckford is playing in the best team in the League by far and he gets a hat full of chances per game, of course he is going to score goals against fucking SHITE!

 

Youll see when we step upto Prem. How many will you be moaning?

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The first touch wasn't great but it wasn't exactly an easy ball to take. The finish was top class though imo. He knew exactly what he was doing.

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the only thing true there is that hes doing well for leeds

 

the fans dont love him because, despite his goals, hes a twat

...which is so unusual in a footballer. :D

 

yes but hes an oustanding twat in a proffesion full of twats at a club whose fans are all twats so imagine just how much of a twat that twat must be

 

Good point. :icon_lol:

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Ok ok

 

So why not go after Holt?

 

Or, why didnt we go after Lambert at the end of last season instead of letting him goto Saints?

 

Surley he would be a better choice? If Lambert can score 20+ a season with shit teams (or lesser teams than Leeds) then he would be a better choice than Beckford.

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If his contract is up in the summer, why not sign him now? Once we're within 6 months of the expiry of his current contract can't we just agree a pre-contract, thereby removing any threat of an auction during the January window. All that would be left is to agree a fee with Leeds for agreeing to us having him for the rest of the season. Offer them £500k for the benefit of not having a want-away player in the dressing room for the rest of the season. We could do the same with Kilgallon- it all depends on what day their contracts expire.

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I have a nagging suspicion Jermaine Beckford should sign a new contract at Elland Road, simply enjoy playing for a still very big club in front of large crowds and score the goals that seal Leeds United's promotion from League One this season. After that, he could even help them become involved in a bid to escape the Championship next term.

 

Beckford boasts wonderful acceleration, but that jaw-dropping change of pace is often undermined by a tendency to snatch at chances, a seemingly cloudy understanding of the offside law and the suspicion that his feet are quicker than his brain.

 

He is playing in a team that creates bags of openings – after all, if you are a striker receiving service from a wide man as good as Robert Snodgrass, you will be unlikely to go hungry – but still misses a fair percentage of them.

 

Granted, as we saw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, Beckford scores some vital and stellar goals but how would he fare in a struggling Premier League side, say, who conjure few chances? A Hull City or a Bolton perhaps?

 

His most likely destination this month still looks to be Newcastle United. With Chris Hughton's forwards also enjoying – and missing – a reasonable amount of openings, Beckford might do OK, and his pace would certainly help a team which, collectively, remains somewhat slow. But, even so, would it not be a risk to sever ties with Simon Grayson, the bright young Leeds manager under whom he has blossomed?

 

Newcastle fans who watched Beckford spurn the chance of a hat-trick for Leeds in a pre-season friendly at St James' Park were impressed by his pace - but not much else. The player who caught the eye that night was the midfielder Fabian Delph, who later swapped Leeds for Aston Villa. Delph was fabulous, spraying glorious passes, long and short, all over the pitch and completely outwitting Joey Barton before enduring a couple of unpleasant, unpunished body checks from Newcastle's enfant terrible.

 

At 26, Beckford has some important decisions to make. He has only been a full-time professional for three seasons and the striker who joined Leeds for £45,000 from non-league Wealdstone remains far from the finished article.

 

The temptation – and his agent will surely be advising him this way – is to cash in now and land the most lucrative move possible. Sometimes, though, money really is not everything. Surely it is better to remain a hero with Leeds at League One and Championship level rather than proving a soon to be forgotten flop with a toiling Premier League side.

 

He is out of contract in the summer and can leave for nothing so Leeds will definitely sell if a new deal is not agreed. Beckford, though, should sign on the dotted line. If nothing else he can stick around long enough to atone properly for the penalty he missed during a League One play-off against Millwall last May.

 

Oh, and he should think about Shola Ameobi. The Newcastle striker cannot, at least when fit, stop scoring at Championship level, but even his biggest fan would say the Geordie-Nigerian struggled in the Premier League.

 

They are very different players but, personally, I'm not sure that Beckford is as good as Ameobi.

 

Couldnt agree more. Fuck me, I should of wrote it, its basically what Ive said!

 

Linky Here?

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I have a nagging suspicion Jermaine Beckford should sign a new contract at Elland Road, simply enjoy playing for a still very big club in front of large crowds and score the goals that seal Leeds United's promotion from League One this season. After that, he could even help them become involved in a bid to escape the Championship next term.

 

Beckford boasts wonderful acceleration, but that jaw-dropping change of pace is often undermined by a tendency to snatch at chances, a seemingly cloudy understanding of the offside law and the suspicion that his feet are quicker than his brain.

 

He is playing in a team that creates bags of openings – after all, if you are a striker receiving service from a wide man as good as Robert Snodgrass, you will be unlikely to go hungry – but still misses a fair percentage of them.

 

Granted, as we saw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, Beckford scores some vital and stellar goals but how would he fare in a struggling Premier League side, say, who conjure few chances? A Hull City or a Bolton perhaps?

 

His most likely destination this month still looks to be Newcastle United. With Chris Hughton's forwards also enjoying – and missing – a reasonable amount of openings, Beckford might do OK, and his pace would certainly help a team which, collectively, remains somewhat slow. But, even so, would it not be a risk to sever ties with Simon Grayson, the bright young Leeds manager under whom he has blossomed?

 

Newcastle fans who watched Beckford spurn the chance of a hat-trick for Leeds in a pre-season friendly at St James' Park were impressed by his pace - but not much else. The player who caught the eye that night was the midfielder Fabian Delph, who later swapped Leeds for Aston Villa. Delph was fabulous, spraying glorious passes, long and short, all over the pitch and completely outwitting Joey Barton before enduring a couple of unpleasant, unpunished body checks from Newcastle's enfant terrible.

 

At 26, Beckford has some important decisions to make. He has only been a full-time professional for three seasons and the striker who joined Leeds for £45,000 from non-league Wealdstone remains far from the finished article.

 

The temptation – and his agent will surely be advising him this way – is to cash in now and land the most lucrative move possible. Sometimes, though, money really is not everything. Surely it is better to remain a hero with Leeds at League One and Championship level rather than proving a soon to be forgotten flop with a toiling Premier League side.

 

He is out of contract in the summer and can leave for nothing so Leeds will definitely sell if a new deal is not agreed. Beckford, though, should sign on the dotted line. If nothing else he can stick around long enough to atone properly for the penalty he missed during a League One play-off against Millwall last May.

 

Oh, and he should think about Shola Ameobi. The Newcastle striker cannot, at least when fit, stop scoring at Championship level, but even his biggest fan would say the Geordie-Nigerian struggled in the Premier League.

 

They are very different players but, personally, I'm not sure that Beckford is as good as Ameobi.

 

Couldnt agree more. Fuck me, I should of wrote it, its basically what Ive said!

 

Linky Here?

 

Posted by Louise fucking Taylor. Give me a break!

 

You don't like Beckford, we get it.

 

I don't like Harewood but he scored half a dozen goals for us.

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