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Leeds United Association Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds. The club was established in 1919, following the demise of Leeds City FC.
The club's nicknames are "Leeds", "United" or "The Whites". You may also hear some older fans referring to them as the "Peacocks", but this nickname is virtually obsolete. They currently play in the Football League Championship and play their home games at the Elland Road stadium. The song of Leeds United is Marching On Together.
Leeds United have always had a loyal and passionate fanbase, with previous manager Kevin Blackwell famously saying that the club had over 250,000 ticket applications for the 2005/06 Championship Play Off Final, but the club struggles to fill Elland Road for all home matches, with attendances averaging around 20,000 in the 2005/06 season, down from 30,000 the previous season. When full, Elland Road is said to have one of the most intimidating atmospheres in European Football, composed of a large number of passionate fans. Leeds are 10th in the all time average attendance figures for the Football League & Premier League
FM07 Info
Nation - England
Year Founded - 1919
Status - Professional
Reputation - National
World Ranking - 5th
Chairman Status - Loves the Club
Favoured Personnel - Gary Kelly, Howard Wilkinson, Dominic Matteo, Paul Robinson
Fierce Rivals - Man Utd
Other Rivals - Chelsea, Sheff Utd
Finances - Okay
Estimated Value - 12.25 million (Loan Debt: 10 million)
Stadium - Elland Road, Leeds
Stadium Capacity - 40242 all seater with under-soil heating
Reserve Stadium - Bootham Crescent, York
Training Facilities - Top training facilities
Youth Facilities - Average youth facilities + Youth academy
Continental Competition - None
Media Prediction - 1st (of course )
Squad Average Age - 28
Squad Personality - Very Determined
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Leeds United were among the premiership's finest until their unfortunate fall from grace due to financial issues, but it pains me to think about that . They were relegated from the top flight in the 2003/04 season after a struggle of a season, this was followed by the preverbial tightening of the purse strings which meant that players had to be sold in order for the wage bill to be cut. Leeds lost a lot of fans after their relegation but the rest of us die hard fans are still hanging around .
Last season had the promise of automatic promotion however some poor performances towards the end of the season meant we had to settle for the playoffs, which we subsequently lost against Watford 3-0. Bad memories... . This season has started where the last one left off, with disappointment which lead to the termination of manager Kevin Blackwell's contract and assistant John Carver taking the reins. Hopefully we'll be back up in the prem sooner rather than later as it is what we deserve after our hard luck.
Could you be the one to restore Leeds United to their former glory?
Current Squad
Neil Sullivan
Gary Kelly
Stephen Crainey
David Livermore
Jonathon Douglas
Paul Butler
Ian Westlake
Sean Gregan
David Healy
Geoff Horsfield
Eddie Lewis
Ian Bennett
Steve Stone
Frazer Richardson
Gylfi Einarsson
Sebastien Carole
Dembelle Garra
Kevin Nicholls
Eirik Bakke
Hayden Foxe
Shaun Derry
Ian Moore
Manuel Rui Marques
Richard Cresswell
Matthew Kilgallon
Joel Griffiths
Robert Blake
Ian Morris
Ben Parker
Tony Warner
Jermaine Beckford
Jonathan Howson
Mark Wilberforce
Danny Rose
Sam Hird
We have a great youth setup and have produced some fine youngsters over the years. Unfortunately we sell them for next to nothing most of the time
Recommended Starting XI- 442
GK- Tony Warner
DR- Gary Kelly
DL- Stephen Crainey
DC- Paul Butler
DC- Matthew Kilgallon
MR- Sebastien Carole
ML- Eddie Lewis
MC- Ian Westlake
MC- Shaun Derry
FC- David Healy
FC- Richard Cresswell
Areas for Improvement
Definitely need a new left back to add depth the squad, maybe a new right winger and a new centre back aswell. These are my signings so far :-
DLC- Danny Collins
DM- Josep Guardiola
MR- Alan Dunne
DL- Tony Craig
ST- Billy Clarke (loan)
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I'll update my game as I go along with signings and the usual stuff :thup:
10-03-2006, 04:35 PM
FM07: Leeds United- We're Marching On Together! Post #2
Cheers . Unable to sign anymore players before the close of the transfer window but I believe I can do well with the squad I have. Zuniga's work permit was also truned down unfortunately
10-03-2006, 04:43 PM
FM07: Leeds United- We're Marching On Together! Post #4
Originally posted by Saxonator:
Cheers . Unable to sign anymore players before the close of the transfer window but I believe I can do well with the squad I have. Zuniga's work permit was also truned down unfortunately
Yeah, the WP for Zuniga got turned down in my game too.
10-03-2006, 04:58 PM
FM07: Leeds United- We're Marching On Together! Post #6
Grrr... . Cresswell has been my best striker thus far and is my top scorer, although his strike partner (whoever it may be at the time) isn't having as much luck
FM07: Leeds United- We're Marching On Together! 
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. This season has started where the last one left off, with disappointment which lead to the termination of manager Kevin Blackwell's contract and assistant John Carver taking the reins. Hopefully we'll be back up in the prem sooner rather than later as it is what we deserve after our hard luck. 
:thup:
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