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Tuesday 6 August 2013

Leeds United's McCormack to Middlesbrough? Why trade a run down semi for a squat?

So the latest rumour - propagated by Sky no less - is that Miserableboro have tabled an offer for Ross McCormack as Tony Nobody desperately flails around looking for a way of saving his job. But the immediate reaction is, why on earth would the Scottish international swap a promotion push with Leeds for a relegation struggle in what a Tory Lord  recently described as the North East wasteland? This is surely a fracking non starter from the off!

Apart from anything else, McCormack appears key to Nice Guy Brian's plans. He can play up top or he can play out wide. And he is better at both than Reg Varney who would be much more in Miserableboro's league and who is well used to relegation struggles after his stint at Portsmouth.

I have money on Boro to go down. Their form since Christmas was dire - except when they played Leeds! - and they will continue to struggle for as long as Mowbray stays in charge. He has lost the plot. He has lost the dressing room. He has even managed to lose Kieron Dyer, and he is more difficult to shake off than AIDs!

So tell me, if you were McCormack, why would you agree to the move, even if the Arab Bank Built on Sand fancied cashing in? He's escaped Scotland once, so why move closer to the border? And why agree to play for a team as fashionable, outside of Glasgow, as tank tops and loons?

But if he does go, what will that say about the new owners at Leeds or about McCormack's sense of ambition?

It's a non starter for me! Leeds fans will be praying that GFH Capital agree!

87 comments:

  1. Leeds are shit, let the striker reach his full potential at boro and not be another failure at a very average leeds united team. leeds are living in the past...

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    1. Yawn!!!! Go back to school!! #UTB #DirtyLeedsScum #Vileb******s

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    2. Why would he want to join a team that get 15k at home games this is exactly why scott mcdonald left

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    3. go back to your swamp

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    4. I am a passionate Boro fan and lived in Leeds for a few years. The fans have been angry for many years. I used the work near the stadium and always piles and piles of glass where they used to smash home fans car windows on their way out of the match. The nastiest fans to ever visit the Riverside. Once witnessed a Leeds fan offering a kid out who didn't look much older that 14 outside the riverside Then I come on here to read the article and surprise surprise Leeds fans are shouting offensive remarks about the town middlesbrough people live in and just been arse holes as per usual.

      That sums it up for me really. I saw more trouble on nights out in Leeds than any other city I have lived in. What is hilarious is that Leeds fans should be arguing with utd fans but haven't even been in the same league for many years. A big club like Leeds have been very average for a number of years. I worked with a Leeds fan back when I worked there and he was so pissed off at the fact we had Jimmy floyd and viduka and they were in the championship at the time gave me so much pleasure.

      I don't think we will sign Ross but if we do I will laugh my fucking bollox off

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  2. When does the collage open again Neville , go and sniff some knickers , nonce

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    1. The collage? LOL. You can tell you were still sticking pictures on a piece of paper whilst your peers sat their English GCSEs!

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    2. Lol , bloody lol !! , how old are you Neville

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  3. He has been spotted at the Rockliffe training ground so there must be something in the story .

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  4. Leeds always have and always will sell their best players, we here at Boro have help some of your ex-players prosper and go on to much bigger and better things, Why not?? Leeds is seen as a stepping stone to EVERYONE outside of Leeds.

    Welcome to a club where the grass is certainly greener Ross!!

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    1. And the the crowds are certainly smaller.

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    2. Like Woodgate?

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    3. There isn't any grass in Middlesborough pmsl

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    4. we here at Boro have help some of your ex-players prosper and go on to much bigger and better things,


      haha when was this?

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    5. that should read welcome to the land of shite,always looking up at sunderland

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  5. At leas Leeds had a past................

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  6. Mowbray needs a striker on the bench . He was impressed with the set up .

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    1. Jesus your misses is ugly!

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    2. Accrington who? Pmsl

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  8. Leeds? Promotion?... Yer jokin aren't ya!!!

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  9. 24 April 2013 12:45
    Institute of Economics and Peace five least peaceful local authorities:

    1. Lewisham, London
    2. Lambeth, London
    3. Hackney, London
    4. Newham, London
    5. Tower Hamlets, London

    Clubs with recent race abuse problems with their fans:

    1. West Ham
    2. Millwall
    3. Chelsea

    Interesting picture building here isn't there?

    Scum racist club in a wasteland of crime.

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    1. Missing your point here, are you slagging Leeds or Middlesborough? Either way I think you should buy a map!

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  10. We've already rejected bids for Ross and it's common knowledge how much he loves Leeds...he'd rather chew his own nuts off than leave

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  11. I'm just laughing at all the Stupid Comments to be honest, Leeds want to sell Boro need to buy simples?

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  12. You are kidding. What on earth makes you think Leeds have a better chance than Boro of making a promotion push. You have been out the top league far longer than Boro so maybe you need to wake up and smell the coffee.

    Far better run football club in every single aspect than Leeds.

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    1. Aye and we were in the top league while your load of shite kept yo-yoing in and out of it! We even had the joy of watching you being relegated at Elland Road.
      Boro are also ran's always have been, always will be!
      Better run club my arse! Your season dies off in January year in, year out, how the feck is that the sign of a better run club?

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  13. Dont panic Jimmy Saville fans we are getting Adomah instead - much better player too

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  14. The vast majority of Leeds fans are Jimmy Saville's offspring so it's little wonder they're always so bitter and constantly live on past glories propt up by money that wasn't there's. It's coming up to a decade since you inbred's were last in the PL....when will it finally sink in that you're shit and will forever be consigned to the lower leagues whilst GFH bend you over a table and screw every last penny they can take. We're owned and managed by local lads with a great academy so we've got local pride throughout our club....can you say the same?.

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    1. Offspring of Jimmy Saville?? Its no wonder the majoirty of people in the UK have an impression of people from Boro as small minded idiots with comments like that......If you take a look at who manages the Leeds academy....Oh its local lads to Leeds! Where does our MD hail from....Oh its Leeds.
      GFH have lowered the prices and actually done the bending over backwards to engage with fans.....Get your facts right before your tiny judgmental brain starts to express views that are absolute bollocks!
      I have nothing against Boro but lets be fair, Leeds are still one of the biggest supported teams in the UK. A full house for opening game of season........How many packed the riverside 17.223!!! Perhaps you should keep quiet unless you have something of substance to say.

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    2. He shags who he wants ! He shags who he wants ! Oh jimmy saville he shags who he wants

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    3. I've seen the creatures that live in Whinney Banks, Grangetown, Eston & Grove Hill, something from ICI definitely leaked in to the water supply back in the 70's.

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    4. love it...never a truer statement hahahahahha

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  15. What was your crowd last weekend against Leicester? Oh by the way our's was well over 33000...

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  16. and you're living in it.

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  17. Boro are getting Adomah anayway - nothing confirmed on McCormack but would complete a good forward line with Carayol. Season is only 1 game old so dont get too smug dirty leeds!

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  18. Yeah cos boro are a big club arnt they how many years did it take you lot to finally beat us at your place

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  19. Ha ha, boro are a joke, no history, no future....shit club, shit fans. They will be struggling at the bottom whilst we are challenging for the prem...MOT

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  20. Miserableboro? Are you 12?!

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  21. How, Hammersfan, go and write about the poxy, above your station, bunch of retards south of Watford Gap. It is not the first time that you have voiced your vitriol on the Boro and it's people.
    There is certainly something in it if you keep harping on about God's country mate. Maybe you used to live there?, or maybe you have never been there....
    Pretend, writer wannabe...

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  22. seen at the training ground my arse! agreed Leeds were awful last year and they still finished higher than Boro!no chance this rumour is going to turn into fact. one club on the up and the other going in the opposite direction fast. top six Leeds, bottom six Boro

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  24. Let's face it..

    He's part of Mcdermott's plans and he won't let him leave the club. He has no intentions of leaving Leeds.

    To be honest, let's face up to one FACT:

    Leeds are big time!
    Boro are Old Time.

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    1. I'm a Leeds fan through and through but to say he is part of McDermotts plans is laughable and way off of the mark. McCormack is the only saleable asset that Leeds have asside from Byram (Who is injured and cocked everything up for McD) and McD has been touting him around every club trying to raise funds. Only stumbling block is McCormack doesn't want to leave.

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    2. This comment has boro fan written all over mccormack isnt going anywhere you mug

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  25. Boro...dont make me laugh.let me think.hes not going anywhere dopy..leeds as most of the sky pundits said on saturday,leeds are the in the top 6 clubs in england.how many fans fill ur shity little ground.

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    1. top six clubs in England, give your head a wobble, fact is were both going to championship teams for the next 10 years!

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  26. Koh Samui Whites6 August 2013 at 16:31

    Hear the smoggies getting all exited because they,ve been linked with a Leeds player and not selling their best players yet,(not that they have any).Boro you are a skid mark in comparison to Leeds,always have been,always will be,now jog on you inbred fuckwits.

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    1. Got a nice ladyboy over there in Thailand?, you filthy, slimy Jimmy Saville wannabe...

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    2. Koh Samui Whites6 August 2013 at 20:42

      Notice your posting under Anonymous.Keyboard warrior eh?

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  27. Calm down guys. He is an average player so really isn't worth fighting over!

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    1. You was the one who put the fuel on the fire hf, u like getting a reaction out of folk that's why u do it, that plus hits!

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    2. Yeah don't argue with Hammersfan. When it comes to knowledge of average players he has that in Spades.

      Just watch West Ham week in and week out...you too will pick up this ability.

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  28. McDermott wants to bring in player(s) then he needs to sell. When was the last time Leeds even had a promotion challenge, league one?! and how many years did it take to get out of there! Last two seasons we've been above you for the majority of both campaigns.
    Dirrrrtttty Leeds is a one city club. You could be in league 2 and still attract crowd of 20k. We have a population of 130k, percentage wise and intellectual wise we shit on your Jimmy Saville'd offspring
    We have some of the best facilities, local team, local chairman, local players and a much better recent history oh and we've now got some money to spend.. Enjoy being above us for the next week or two... No wonder you're Norwich Citys feeder club!!! dirty cunts.

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    1. "local team, local chairman, local players..."

      Are you twinned with Royston Vasey?

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    2. Are you still wearing ici coats up there ? Always good for a laugh when boro was on tv , the whole crowd had nicked ici coats ,, pikeys

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    3. Well said!

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  29. The real question here is why the author of this article, a West Ham fan, cares about Middlesbrough or Leeds United? As fans of our clubs don't spare a second thought for West Ham.

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  30. Steady on Neville or the boys will come down again. You don't want to be out of action for another 6 weeks again do you?

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  31. "local team, local chairman, local players..."

    Are you twinned with Royston Vasey?

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  32. Leeds, living in the past. . . I've got news for you fellas, Don Revie left 40 years ago. At least our past glory was 8 years ago, your last cup win was in 1972. You're so Lame, Dirty Leeds.

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    1. I've got news for you too. We won the the league in 92 under Howard Wilkinson, you drug addled mutant. And if winning the "What name is it called this year?" cup is considered glory to you, then you really are a pointless crap club after all.

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  33. Selling club Leeds let their best player go in every transfer window. Now it's clear Byram is crocked for weeks if not months nobody will be coming in for him. Next on the list is McCormack. In case anyone thinks: what about Murphy - watch what happens when his value increases and a premiership club like Norwich comes calling - which they will in January.

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  34. To the poster at the top of page, Leeds are living in the past, at least Leeds Utd have a past. What have boro ever won er.......nowt Boro always in our shadow.

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  35. As a Boro fan I wouldn't touch any Leeds player, there all shit and the team is simply a relegation candidate. Why another Scottish championship player when further down the road Kevin Doyle is available with Premiership qualities. If he does decide to come to a far greater team and scores against your shitty little club it might be worth the scraps we pay for him, as surely non of your players are worth over £250K.

    Smoggie and Proud UTB!!

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  36. muddlesboro will be where they belong next season...league 1 useless manager,crap team,dire town.boro fans get a job...oh i forgot there isn't any..he he he

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  37. Middlesbrough are just Darlington reserves s there shit too

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  38. He's Only been back 5 Minutes, throwing the cat among the Pigeons.........Love it. Boro you are Shit though......:) If he did go which isn't going to happen he would soon settle in with you Pikey's he likes to keep Britain Tidy !!!!!!

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  39. Why do you let a cockney tosspot wind U up? Boro are shite - fact.
    Leeds are on the up. McCormack is staying put. Off for a pint.

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  40. brough are in for one of our better players, FLMAO!!

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  41. Middlesbrough so deluded your not even a Borough. Why refer to yourselves as boro is beyond me.

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  42. What an excellent, informative article. Somebody, somewhere is a very proud parent. You have a bright future in front of you - don't let the prospect of secondary school scare you.

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  43. I'm a Boro fan and Leeds are a massive club, bigger city more fans per catchment area, more tradition etc. but I would be concerned regarding the new owners of Leeds Utd - are you sure that they have Leeds interests at heart?
    I know that our owner does and will contiue to back the manager 100%.

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    1. But he hasnt backed the manager has he all your fans do is slag gibson of

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    2. Be concerned about our new owners??

      When you've had an old owner like the one we had you learn to appreciate change very quickly!

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  44. A city not a town u fuckin glue sniffer, get back to the backstreets where the alleys have cages to keep the vermin out but the rats are welcome!

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  45. Middlesbore-you may be a beautiful place but it needs a team that can compete with Accrington Stanley.

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  46. Did you think you was gonna win when you went one up early against Stanley ?

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  47. I'm a Leeds fan thro and thro season ticket holder, away games etc but to read some of the pathetic entries on this site from supposed Leeds fans is laughable but very typical of the type of idiot low intellect cretin that inhabits part of the Elland Road ground. The majority of Leeds fans don’t want to be associated with this type of pond life but we seem to be stuck with them. I go to grounds around the country as a true fan of the game of football and can genuinely say that this hardcore group who sell themselves as Leeds United fans are the worst in the country

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    1. You can always smell bullshit as soon as the words season ticket holder comes into play. You are no more a Leeds fan than I am a Torquay United supporter.

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    2. What a tit

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  48. Welcome Back! So how much was your legal bill after the scurrilous blog about the Leeds women's team and their Brazilan players? You pulled that one faster than Bobby Moore nabbed the Bracelet!

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    1. Yes do tell! Why did you quicky remove that Blog?

      Seemed like you acted like a scared Rabbit!

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  49. The Guy that Bangs on about McCormack is this knob Hammersfan!
    You and him obviously support boring midocre Teams with support which matches your intellect.
    We are Leeds, we are massive, we are relevant. We are back !

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  50. Doubt he'd go, seems to love Leeds although heard that before but why go to a club that's finished below us 2 years out of 3. Nothing against boro but they're no better off then us

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