Leeds United- White Riot

Hey guys, this is the Leeds United part from my old story The JT Factor. I had a feeling that after joining Leeds I wouldn'be going anywhere else in a hurry so I made a story just for my time (which is still ongoing) at Leeds. I will post (copy and paste) my progress so far so that any newbies can check it out.

BREAKING NEWS: TOWNEND JUMPS SHIP AGAIN



After shocking football fans with his Blue Square Premier/ Premier League switch last month, Josh Townend has once again turned the managerial world on it's head. His latest destination being boyhood club Leeds United, following the dismissal of Neil Warnock yesterday. Having beaten Arsenal 4-2 yesterday, Townend's Fulham side clearly looked to be going places, but it seems the 47-year-old was too easily swayed by the team he has passionately supported throughout his life, and rumour has it that he's even taken a paycut to complete the move back up to Yorkshire.

"I swear on my life, I wasn't actively looking for a departure, I genuinely wanted ot try and keep the club (Fulham) up" said the Yorkshireman

"At the end of the day, managing Leeds has been a dream for me since my playing days and when they came calling, it was an offer I just simply couldn't refuse. I wish Fulham and their new manager all the best in their attempt to stay up. In the meantime, I'm really looking forward to the challenge of making this club (Leeds) great again"

Townend will take charge immediately and his first game will come at home to local rivals Huddersfield in two days time.

Beating Arsenal 4-2..

Good luck, Josh.

BECCHIO OUT FOR A YEAR

Leeds United were rocked by the events that unfolded early on in the game against Huddersfield as star striker Luciano Becchio was stretchered off the field with damaged cruciate ligaments, an injury that will sideline him for almost a year. The Argentine striker was accompanied off the field by ex-team mate Adam Clayton alongside his other team mates including Sam Byram and loanee Billy Clifford.

JANUARY 2013 TRANSFER UPDATE: 13TH JAN

IN:

MC Owen Garvan Crystal Palace £800,000
MC Danny Murphy Blackburn Rovers £1.8M
DL/R Phil Bardsley Sunderland £2.4M
DC Ben Turner Cardiff City £4.7M
ML Jerome Thomas West Bromwich Albion £2M

Total: £11.7M

OUT:

MC/L Danny Pugh Crystal Palace £375,000

Total: £375,000

JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW

The only transfer window activity of any note since the update has been Michael Brown's 3-month loan to League 2 table toppers Fleetwood Town

JANUARY 2013

Leeds 0-0 Huddersfield

Sam Byram 43'
Luke Varney 63'
Jason Pearce 89'

Luciano Becchio

Paddy Kisnorbo

Leeds 0-2 Brighton

Dean Hammond 17'
David Lopez 23'

Craig Mackail-Smith 49'
Tom Lees 79'
Jason Pearce 90+2'

Sam Byram 64'

David Lopez

Bolton 2-2 Leeds

Ross McCormack 24', 60'
Kevin Davies 31'
David N'Gog 90'

Keith Andrews 21'
Tim Ream 50'
Danny Murphy 61'
El-Hadji Diouf 62'
Jason Pearce 78'
David Norris 90+2'

Owen Garvan 34'

Ross McCormack

Leeds 2-1 Millwall

David Norris 11'
Jerome Thomas 33'
Chris O'Grady 77'

David Norris

Barnsley 1-1 Leeds

Craig Davies 34'
Ross McCormack 42'

El-Hadji Diouf 21'

Martin Cranie

Townend seems to have got off to a flyer at Leeds, having lost just one out of his first five games in charge. Yes, he only won one but there will be plenty of positives that Townend can take fom this month. However, his selection skills will really be put to the test in February with Becchio out for 11 months with a cruciate ligament injury sustained againnst Huddersfield and Ross McCormack sidelined for a month with a twisted knee sustained in the draw at Barnsley. Taking maximum points from February is likely to give Leeds some real momentum for the rest of the season when Ross McCormack is fit again.

FEBRUARY 2013

Leeds 2-1 Nottm Forest

Lee Camp OG 17'
Billy Sharp 31'
David Norris 25'

Danny Collins 85'

Chris Cohen 19'
Jason Pearce 68'

David Norris

Birmingham 1-1 Leeds

Danny Murphy pen 16'
Peter Lovenkrands pen 34'

Keith Fahey 64'
Nicola Zigic 77'
El-Hadji Diouf 90+3'

Stephen Caldwell

Leeds 2-0 Ipswich

Luke Varney 32'
Jerome Thomas 90+3'

Aidy White 30'
Guirane N'Daw 72'

Tom Lees

Leeds 3-0 Crystal Palace

Luke Varney 17'
David Norris 33', 41'

Luke Varney 20'
Albert Crusat 27'

David Norris

With Townend's second month in charge, Leeds seem to have finally found some positive consistency, having won 4 out of 3 games which has put the Whites on an unbeaten run of 8 league games. With McCormack and Becchio both injured, Varney has capably stepped up with David Norris also bursting onto the scene with his own contribution to a successful month. Dominating displays have seen Leeds move up to 10th, just 5 points away from the playoffs and they will have the opportunity to leapfrog Cardiff in 8th when they play them in the first game of March.

MARCH 2013

Cardiff 0-1 Leeds

Luke Varney 78'

Heidar Helguson 54'
Kevin McNaughton 74'

Ben Turner

Leeds 2-1 Watford

Luke Varney 59'
Jean-Alain Fanchone 61'
=David Somma 88'

Daniel Pudil 17'
Alex Geijo 45+3'
David Norris 51'
Ben Turner 63'
Dominic Poleon 83'

Jonathan Hogg 2'
John Eustace 25'
Adam Drury 85'

Luke Varney

Brighton 3-0 Leeds

Stephen Dobbie 77', 82'
David Lopez 90'

Adam El-Abd 81'
Ben Turner 83'

Andrew Crofts 29'
Danny Murphy 45+1'

Stephen Dobbie

Leeds 1-0 Middlesbrough

Luke Varney 8'

Sam Byram 67'
Emmanuel Ledesma 79'
Jay Tabb 90'
Jonathan Woodgate 90+1'

Luke Varney 86'

Danny Murphy

Blackpool 2-2 Leeds

Gary Taylor-Fletcher 2'
Nathan Delfouneso 22'
Luke Varney 45+2'
Jerome Thomas 86'

Craig Cathcart 12'
David Norris 27'
Danny Murphy 78'
Luke Varney 90+1'

Neil Eardley

So Leeds United's unbeaten league run finally came to an end at the same team that last beat them when they met in the FA Cup. The Whites however appeared to have bounced back afterwards with a hard-fought victory over Middlesbrough and a battling display at Blackpool. Townend's men still seem to have got on just fine without McCormack and Becchio and after lingering in 14th when Townend took over, Leeds havee now lifted themselves into 6th place with 7 games remaining. The playoff race appears to be heating up and it could get very interesting.

Couldn't get the image up but with 4 games remaining, Leeds lie in 8th, 2 points behind 6th placed Wolves who have a game in hand. In order for Leeds to stand a chance, it will be imperative that they win every one of their last 4 games

6th paced Wolves have drawn their game in hand 3-3 with Leicester, putting them 6 points clear of Leeds with 2 games remaining. However, they have a goal difference of +24 to Leeds' +1, making it impossible for Leeds to maake the playoffs this year

Josh, I have two pieces of advice for this story:

1) Slow down the posts. Don't keep making posts one after the other. Make a few a day, with a gap between each of them. If you post too much in a short time period, people won't be able to keep up with the story, and you could actually lose readers. Some people only come on once a day to check out stories and stuff, so don't post too much. If you make one update, and give it a few hours, a few people could comment on that. Make another later and they might again. It will also make your story longer, so you'll get more views and replies, and you won't get bored as easily.

2) Try to add some more pictures, maybe screenshots. Screenshots are a great way to show events and success, and they are easy for people to read and look at. Also, the bbcodes could be good to use a bit more. It will make your story look better, and be more enjoyable for others to read - it can help your story out a lot. They can also make your posts clearer, such as for results.

bbcodes: http://www.fmscout.com/a-bbcode-tags-and-reusable-icons.html

TOWNEND STARTS SHOPPING SPREE EARLY AS LEEDS SIGN YOUNG DUO

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Josh Townend has kicked off his shopping spree one step ahead of the competition, however this move appears to have been made with the long-term in mind. Leeds today announced the signings of right-midfielder Scott Ferries (above right) from Aberdeen and central-midfielder Ross Davidson (above left) from Kilmarnock. The two youngsters are both 17, showing Townend's desire to not just build a team that can compete in the short-term, but also in the long run. It may be a while until they are seen making senior appearances at Elland Road, but only time will tell just how promising these two young midfielders can be.

APRIL 2013

Leeds 1-1 Blackburn

Jordan Rhodes 53'
Ross McCormack 58'

David Norris 25'
Dominic Poleon 42'
Craig Gardner 58'
Matthew Briggs 59'
Ross McCormack 72'

Craig Gardner 62'

Jordan Rhodes

Leeds 0-1 Sheff Wed

Martin Taylor 69'

Jose Semedo 7'
Ben Turner 49'
Nejc Pecnik 77'
Richard Chaplow 80'

Martin Taylor

Charlton 1-2 Leeds

Dale Stephens 3'
Jerome Thomas 32'
Ross McCormack 90+4'

Danny Murphy 2'
Sam Byram 29'
Johnnie Jackson 36'

David Norris

Peterborough 5-2 Leeds

Davide Somma 9'
Gabriel Zakuani OG 13'
Daniel Kearns 44'
George Boyd pen 46'
Emile Sinclair 59', 89'
Lee Tomlin 63'

Owen Garvan 65'
Shaun Brisley 78'
Davide Somma 81'
Paul Green 87'
Tyrone Barnett 88'

Emile Sinclair

Leeds 1-2 Hull

Matty Fryatt 14', 89'
Ross McCormack 52'

Jason Pearce 16'
Robert Koren 34'
Abdoulaye Faye 40'
Nick Proschwitz 50'
Lee Peltier 66'
Paul McShane 76'
Danny Murphy 78'
Jerome Thomas 88'

Jerome Thomas 90+1'

Matty Fryatt

Wolves 4-0 Leeds

Roger Johnson 10'
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 18', 22'
Kevin Doyle 41'

Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 18'

David Norris 30'
Rodolph Austin 78'

Roger Johnson

After displaying champions' form between January and March, Leeds have distastrously hit relegation form with two very humbling defeats as they sign off April with three straight defeats, conceding 10 goals in 3 games. It goes without saying that Leeds won't be promoted this year and Josh Townend has a serious rebuilding task on his hands over the summer. They have just one game left against Derby County. In other news, Brighton won promotion the Premier League as champions, they were the only team to beat Townend's side before this horrendous month for the Whites.

LAST GAME IN MAY

Leeds 1-2 Derby

Connor Sammon 45'
Aidy White 61'
Mason Bennett 78'

James Bailey 4'

Jeff Hendrick

Says it all really. A disappointing peformance to round off a depressingly disappointing season. It would appear there is a lot of work on to be promoted next year