Leeds United- Townend's return

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Npower Championship Barnsley 3-0 Peterborough
Npower Championship Cardiff City 0-3 Leeds United

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After a long battle against relegation when Leeds really should have been chasing promotion, they have finally survived after some late drama. It looked to be Peterborough who would stay up until the last ten minutes, in which time Leeds netted three goals to secure survival.

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With only one game to go on this month, Ross McCormack has been picked out as the best Leeds player in May. His two goals were a massive help towards his side's last day survival.

GOAL SCORERS

Ross McCormack (2)
Paul Green (1)

Great revival mate!

Great job staying up mate, I hope to see promotion next season! Good Luck!

2013-04-20 18:49#93573 PaukerJ : Great revival mate!

Can't tell if it's a genuine sentiment or sarcasm due to the fact we've only just avoided relegation, but either way, it's motivated me to do well next season so thanks

2013-04-20 18:54#93578 The Madridista : Great job staying up mate, I hope to see promotion next season! Good Luck!

Cheers. It's a rebuilding project I'm really looking forward to!

Nice job staying up m8 Keep it up and you will battle for promotion next season!

MANAGER'S MEMO

It's been a diappoinnting year. But having said that, I'm hyped up about the challenge of turning these relegation survivors into promotion contenders if not title contenders over the summer. The core I want to build around is this:

Sam Byram
Tom Lees
Aidan White
Robert Snodgrass
Iago Falque
Three from Dominic Poleon, Ross McCormack, Luciano Becchio and Marko Pantelic

The rest will be replaced by a squad that I want to build purely from scouting missions. It will be a gamble but one I am prepared to take

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LEEDS LAND YOUNG DEFENDER

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Leeds United are proud to announce the signing of 19-year-old Freiburg centre-back Matthias Ginter on a four-year deal

Ginter, who made 32 Bundesliga appearances in a Freiburg shirt last year has impressed managers and football fans alike with his performances and has been touted by many to star in the Premier League in the future.

"I am very happy to have signed Matthias. One of the scouts (Horst-Dieter Hottges) came up to me last week and said 'come and take a look at him, he could be a star one day'. I took a look at him and then sent another out for a second opinion. After hearing nothing but praise for the lad I was left with no other choice" explained proud gaffer Townend.

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FREIBURG MIDFIELDER SIGNS ON

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Leeds United are proud to unveil their second signing of the summer in 29-year-old central midfielder Cedric Makiadi from German Bundesliga side Freiburg

The Congolese central midfielder has signed on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Cedric Makiadi is well travelled in Germany. He started out at Northen side VfB Lubeck before being transferred to Wolfsburg where he made 88 appearances in the second team and 58 appearances in the first team, scoring a combined total of 25 goals.

In 2008, he made a loan switch to Duisburg where he made 33 appearances and scored 16 goals before securing a permanent transfer to Freiburg where he made 112 appearances and scored 9 goals before today's switch to Leeds.

I can't say I have ever heard of this player so it will be interesting to see how he does for you. I hope he is a big success!

2013-04-20 21:37#93607 Jamesg237 : I can't say I have ever heard of this player so it will be interesting to see how he does for you. I hope he is a big success!

I doubt anyone outside of Germany has heard of any of them but I got a 5 star potential report for Ginter (4 star current) and a 4 1/2 star report for Makiadi- both based on multiple scout reports so hopefully, they'll do the job my scouts say they will

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2013/14 FIXTURES ANNOUNCED

The Football League have announced the fixture list for the 2013/14 season which will begin on Saturday 10th August

Our season will start with two Yorkshire derbies (both at home) in the first three games. We kick off the year at home to next door neighbours Huddersfield Town before a trip to the midlands to play Birmingham City away from home. We then return to Elland Road to face League One runners up Sheffield United.

On boxing day we travel to play Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. We kick off the new year away at Blackburn Rovers before wrapping up the season at home to Watford on Saturday 26th April

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WHITES SWOOP FOR SCANDINAVIAN MIDFIELDER

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Leeds United are proud to announce the signing of Vegar Eggen Hedenstad from Bundesliga outfit Freiburg

The 21-year-old has become the third Freiburg player signed by the whites this summer, following in the footsteps of Matthias Ginter and Cedric Makiadi.

Eggen Hedenstad was brought through the Elverum youth system in Norway and he made 10 appearances for the first team, scoring 2 goals. In 2008, he made the switch to Stabaek on a free transfer where he made 94 appearances and scored 6 goals as well as lifting the Norwegian Tippeligaen title in 2008.

He moved to Freiburg at the start of last year and made 18 appearances and scored one goal before making the move to Leeds today.

Brilliant story mate. Keep it up!

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LEEDS CAPTURE WEST BROM SIGNING

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Leeds United can confirm that they have completed the signing of West Bromwich Albion midfielder Claudio Yacob on a five-year contract.

The 25-year-old completed a medical at Thorp Arch this morning and has joined up with his new team mates in training. Yacob leaves West Brom after a year at the club, with 34 appearances and a goal following a free transfer from Argentine side Racing Club.

He started at Racing Club as a youngster and he made his senior debut at the age of 18 in 2006, going on to make 145 appearances and score 7 goals. At the age of 19, he also lifted the Under 20 World Cup with Argentina U20 in 2007.