Ins and Outs

[WTF11]

seem to remember the English kids doing ok in recent tournaments, don't really care for international football Club before Country for me

that Siddiki kid looks promising on you tube

And there I was saying much the same, club before country, when Jansson and Wood go off to international duty and I got roundly beaten up by others who post here saying how good it is for players to take pride in wanting to play for the national squad. Can't have it both ways.

[pilgrimwhite]

And there I was saying much the same, club before country, when Jansson and Wood go off to international duty and I got roundly beaten up by others who post here saying how good it is for players to take pride in wanting to play for the national squad. Can't have it both ways.

hate our lads being called up always a risk we could lose them through injury playing in meaningless games

[WTF11]

hate our lads being called up always a risk we could lose them through injury playing in meaningless games

My point exactly, didn't stop WS and others getting very bent out of shape when I said as much. Hey ho.

[Billyni]

Im quite proud to see a player from the team i support playing for my country. It means he's playing well for his club in order to get picked for his country. But probably club should take priority.

[Billyni]

And more "ins" for the U23 squad;

Balboa, Siddiki,

No idea what they are like, could be the next Messi, but FFS what does this say about the intention of the club to invest in English talent?

We bring on the likes of Cook, Byram, Taylor (yes, toe-rag, but still an Academy product), Philips, etc etc, and then we switch to being an outreach project of the Spanish national side?

National teams aren't my favourite subject, but if clubs aren't going to develop those who hail from these shores (and every indication is that they aren't), instead hoovering up cheap bulk from 3rd world countries to provide feedstock for the professional leagues, then why do we bother to have a national side?

The owner seems to be building for the future (which is new territory for Leeds) and being Italian, do you think he gives a flying fu ck about the English national team.
If there are good home grown kids comming through the academy, then they will get the same chance as the kids which are shipped in.

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Thing is, the best players get international callups, and if we want to be half decent then we need as good a player as we can get, we could have a good squad all uncapped, but would it be good enough? Depends on what course they they're from i suppose

[WTF11]

The owner seems to be building for the future (which is new territory for Leeds) and being Italian, do you think he gives a flying fu ck about the English national team.
If there are good home grown kids comming through the academy, then they will get the same chance as the kids which are shipped in.

No he probably doesn't, but I suspect that the majority of the 30k plus fans who go to ER each week might.

[Billyni]

No he probably doesn't, but I suspect that the majority of the 30k plus fans who go to ER each week might.

The 30k plus will be happy enough if Leeds are winning regardless how many nationalitys are in the team. Club before country, remember.

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Germany England Switzerland Sweden Scotland Macedonia France Holland Poland Ghana New Zealand Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Spain are all in our current squad, it's as international as it's ever been

[WTF11]

The 30k plus will be happy enough if Leeds are winning regardless how many nationalitys are in the team. Club before country, remember.

Speak for yourself, not on my behalf thank you very much.