No point - Thommo has already got that role - experienced (old) left sided midfielder with a sweet left foot who is going to the coaching side. Unlike Bassett \ Flo, Speed has no connection with Wise and it is a long time since he was at Leeds (even if he is a bit of a legend !) More to the point is who is going to replace Kandol on Saturday ? Wise has said Flo is a few weeks off 90mins so do you start with him and take him off after 40-60 mins or leave him on bench, and bring him on in the latter stages when other players are tiring, and hope he can continue his scoring with his first touch exploits. Or do we use Deep Freeze , who is the most Kandol like but with less pace, and let him do the hard work up front for Becks to feed off. Or does Constantine get the nod , and hope that his scoring last season was not a fluke ? Or do we change system and play 5 in midfield allowing Carole \ Howson \ Da Costa a free role behind him ? Dave
Tim Leslie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hmmmm. Theoretically, Yes I think Speed would be brilliant. He's still fit, still holding his own in the Prem (Although I think he is now being used sparingly) and is keen to get into coaching, which is perhaps one of the main reasons. However, not sure he fit's in with Wise's ethos. He's 36 and I would say has maybe another 2 years in him, providing he keeps fit (I know Sheringham is still going at 42 ... Like all the best intelligent strikers ahem!). I think we could attract him now we're pushing for promotion and maybe a player/youth team coach role might be tempting. I would expect he knows the wages would drop as it's that period in a footy players career. But if we can tempt him with a coaching role (One of the reasons he fell out with Lee was that Lee wasn't letting him have any input) and a 'career' progression, then it could work. > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!! DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!!
