Positives and Negatives after Scotland tour

After a successful tour of Scotland winning both games participated in Leeds head back to home soil ready to kick on from a positive start to pre-season. One player who won't be kicking on for a while will be marksman Davide Somma, the South African has damaged his cruciate ligament in his knee. He posted on his twitter that he is facing a 5-6 month lay-off however since then Simon Grayson refused to commit to that time-scale.

Another negative result of Somma's injury was the fact that he leaked the news on Twitter. This has caused Grayson to impose a Twitter ban which personally I think is a big mistake. This decision can't be good for team moral and I wouldn't be surprised if Grayson goes back on this ban or he could end up regretting it.

I said that we would see more of a squad taking shape in Scotland and I believe that has become apparent. The signing of Michael Brown is obviously the stand-out player being the second summer signing. I must try to remind you all of the existing talent in the squad that failed to be utilised last season. Dropping the names of Paddy Kisnorbo and Ben Parker in defence who together have played around 180 minutes of competitive  Football in the last year.

Adam Clayton, Ramon Nunez and Lloyd Sam the midfielders/forward players. Sam showed glimpses of his talent at the start of last year's campaign, but a second half plagued by injury and illness never allowed the winger to fully woo the United faithful. Unlike Sam, Clayton and Nunez were both shipped out on loan after making a couple of sub appearances. These two both return this year hoping to play a more integral role in the Whites Premier League push.

The mysterious story of Ramon Nunez. Grayson brought the Honduran in on trial before offering the forward a 6 month contact. I think it's fair to say that many people are not to sure where his best position is, including me. The fans were excited by this Central American prospect with Nunez claiming MVP at the Centro Copa America. Grayson has sung his praises after the short tour north of the border. He said "He's come back looking fit and sharp. We know he's got the talent, it's just about adapting to a different style of football". Ramon went on loan to Scunthorpe at the end of last season where he put in some solid performances scoring his first goals in English Football. Hopefully Nunez can step up for Leeds now and be another one of Grayson's brilliant gambles.


We are still expecting three more signings as we were promised four players before the signing of Brown. The latest news has seen us being linked with Coventry City captain Sammy Clingan. It'll be interesting to see how things develop at the Football Club over the next couple of weeks. One thing that would be nice to see would be Elland Road not looking like one massive construction site. Brick by Brick, Player by Player, Game by Game, Leeds are edging ever closer to the start of their Championship campaign.

Game 1 - Tour of Scotland

Att. 2,065

Leeds 2-0 Falkirk

Scobbie (og) 36 - Leeds

Snodgrass 53 - Leeds

Game 2 - Tour of Scotland

Att. 4,798

Leeds 2-1 Motherwell

Murphy 39 - Motherwell

Bruce 68 - Leeds

Nunez 75 - Leeds