Friday 09 May 2008 |
18:00 - Boss confident of Beckford return - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds boss Gary McAllister is confident Jermaine
Beckford will be fit to return for Monday's
play-off semi-final first leg at home to
Carlisle.The 24-year-old striker has been
sidelined with an ankle injury since the 3-2 win
over the Cumbrians last month.
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17:38 - Boss confident of Beckford return - TEAMTALK.COM
Leeds boss Gary McAllister is confident Jermaine
Beckford will be fit to return for Monday's
play-off semi-final first leg at home to Carlisle.
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Thursday 08 May 2008 |
23:15 - Ward welcomes underdogs tag - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Carlisle boss John Ward insists all the pressure
is on Leeds ahead of the League One play-off
semi-final between the two sides.The Yorkshire
giants are favourites to beat the Cumbrians over
two legs and reach the Wembley final.
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19:04 - Calderwood claims League One gong - TEAMTALK.COM
Colin Calderwood has been named League One manager
of the month for April after leading his
Nottingham Forest side to automatic promotion.
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19:04 - McAllister misses out on award - BBC
Nottingham Forest boss Colin Calderwood is named
as League One's manager of the month for April
after guiding them to promotion.
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15:00 - Hughes: It takes your breath away - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds United midfielder Andy Hughes admits the
atmosphere at a sold-out Elland Road "takes your
breath away".Gary McAllister's side expect another
full house on Monday for the first leg of their
play-off semi-final against Carlisle after the
season's biggest Football League crowd saw them
seal a last-day win over Gillingham.
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14:29 - Hughes: It takes your breath away - TEAMTALK.COM
Leeds United midfielder Andy Hughes admits the
atmosphere at a sold-out Elland Road "takes your
breath away".
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Wednesday 07 May 2008 |
18:30 - Eagles striker has double vision - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Crystal Palace striker Dougie Freedman, who is
currently on loan at Leeds United, has set his
sights on a promotion double this season.The
forward is gearing up for Leeds' League One
play-off clash with Carlisle next Monday, but he
has also admitted he will be keeping tabs on the
Eagles' progress when they take on Bristol City
this Saturday.
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18:00 - Adkins to announce retained list - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Scunthorpe United manager Nigel Adkins is expected
to confirm which players the club will be
releasing by the end of the week.All of the Iron's
six on-loan players - Jack Cork (Chelsea), Jack
Hobbs (Liverpool), Geoff Horsfield, Mamadou Seck
(both Sheffield United), Curtis Weston and Tomi
Ameobi (both Leeds) - will return to their parent
clubs.
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17:59 - Eagles striker has double vision - TEAMTALK.COM
Crystal Palace striker Dougie Freedman, who is
currently on loan at Leeds United, has set his
sights on a promotion double this season.
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16:09 - Newcastle Won't 'Do A Leeds' - Mort - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Newcastle chairman Chris Mort insists the club
will not break the bank to make the top four.
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12:45 - Mawhinney warning for FL clubs - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney has warned
the 72 clubs that Leeds' 15-point penalty stands
as a warning to spend within their means.Leeds
chairman Ken Bates has demanded Mawhinney's
resignation after the club last week lost an
appeal to an arbitration panel against the points
deduction.
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12:16 - Mawhinney warning for FL clubs - TEAMTALK.COM
Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney has warned
the 72 clubs that Leeds' 15-point penalty stands
as a warning to spend within their means.
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12:09 - Newcastle Won't 'Do A Leeds' - Mort - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Newcastle chairman Chris Mort insists the club
will not break the bank to make the top four.
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11:46 - Freedman targets double promotion - BBC
Leeds United's on-loan striker Dougie Freedman
admits it would be a dream come true if both
Crystal Palace and Leeds win promotion.
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10:15 - Magpies won't break bank - Mort - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Newcastle chairman Chris Mort insists the club
will not "do a Leeds" in a bid to break into the
Premier League's top four.Magpies boss Kevin
Keegan this week claimed the club had "no chance"
of finishing any higher than fifth during the
remaining three years of his contract.
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10:09 - Newcastle Won't 'Do A Leeds' - Mort - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Newcastle chairman Chris Mort insists the club
will not break the bank to make the top four.
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Tuesday 06 May 2008 |
18:45 - Whites to cash in on Cresswell - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds are guaranteed to pocket a substantial cash
windfall of £200,000 following Stoke's automatic
promotion to the Premier League.United are due the
money from the Potters as part of the deal that
saw striker Richard Cresswell move to the
Britannia Stadium last summer.
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18:05 - Whites to cash in on Cresswell - TEAMTALK.COM
Leeds are guaranteed to pocket a substantial cash
windfall of £200,000 following Stoke's automatic
promotion to the Premier League.
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18:00 - Dobie: Cumbrians can thwart Leeds - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Scott Dobie has urged his Carlisle team-mates to
defy their underdog status and overcome Leeds to
book their place in the play-off final.In-form
Dobie's second-half strike was not enough to seal
automatic promotion for the Cumbrians as they drew
1-1 with Bournemouth on the final day of the
season, but the former Nottingham Forest striker
insists they must regroup if they are to achieve
their dream of promotion.
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13:30 - Hessenthaler backs Stimson's Gills - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Gillingham legend Andy Hessenthaler has backed
manager Mark Stimson to take the club back into
League One sooner rather than later.The Gills were
relegated following their defeat at Leeds on
Saturday and Hessenthaler - who made more than 350
appearances for the club and was also
player-manager from 2000 until 2004 - called on
everyone at the club to stay positive.
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13:03 - League One - Carlisle skipper rallies troops - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Carlisle midfielder Chris Lumsdon insists his side
will relish their tag as underdogs when they
tackle Leeds in the League One play-offs.
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Monday 05 May 2008 |
18:30 - Stimson begins summer clearout - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Gillingham manager Mark Stimson has revealed at
least four players are likely to leave the club as
they prepare for life in League Two.The Gills were
relegated after defeat at Leeds on Saturday and
Stimson has informed strikers Georges Ba and Leroy
Griffiths and goalkeeper Derek Stillie that they
will be shown the door, while on-loan midfielder
Kevin Maher is unlikely to sign a permanent deal.
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18:00 - Lumsdon confident ahead of play-offs - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Carlisle midfielder Chris Lumsdon insists his side
will relish their tag as underdogs when they
tackle Leeds in the League One play-offs.Lumsdon
skippered the Cumbrians for the first time in
Saturday's 1-1 draw against Bournemouth which
ended their slim hopes of automatic promotion, and
is confident they can still reach the Championship
despite a disappointing end the the regular
season.
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17:45 - McAllister expects to use full squad - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds manager Gary McAllister expects to use his
full squad again before his side's League One
play-off adventure comes to an end.Youngsters
Scott Gardner and Fabian Delph were given run outs
in the last-day win over Gillingham, the latter as
a second-half substitute, while Anthony Elding and
Seb Carole also returned to the side.
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17:21 - McAllister expects to use full squad - TEAMTALK.COM
Leeds manager Gary McAllister expects to use his
full squad again before his side's League One
play-off adventure comes to an end.
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16:30 - Gunners at the double - Again - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
A devastating six-minute spell handed Arsenal a
hat-trick of league and cup doubles as they
crushed Leeds 4-1 in the FA Women's Cup
final.Second-half goals from Kelly Smith (54),
Jayne Ludlow (58) and Lianne Sanderson (60) broke
United's resistance, led by a heroic display from
goalkeeper Carly Telford.
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16:00 - Gunners at the double - Again - TEAMTALK.COM
A devastating six-minute spell handed Arsenal a
hat-trick of league and cup doubles as they
crushed Leeds 4-1 in the FA Women's Cup final.
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Sunday 04 May 2008 |
20:15 - Stimson expects swift Gills return - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Gillingham boss Mark Stimson put a brave face on
his side's relegation by predicting a quick return
to League One after losing 2-1 at Leeds.The
visitors needed to take three points and hope that
results elsewhere went their way if they were to
have any chance of survival and went ahead through
Simeon Jackson, but the Gills eventually slipped
to defeat due to goals from Bradley Johnson and
Tresor Kandol.
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19:13 - McAllister: We are the ones to beat - TEAMTALK.COM
Gary McAllister praised Leeds' effort in their 2-1
win over Gillingham but insists they need to
progress in their upcoming play-off semi-final.
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16:15 - Ward turns his focus towards Leeds - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Carlisle boss John Ward turned his attention to
the all important play-offs after his side
stumbled to a 1-1 draw with relegated
Bournemouth.The Cumbrians will face Leeds having
won only once in their last eight games and Ward
admitted his side will be second favourites
against Gary McAllister's side.
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13:43 - Gills chief blasts Bates comments - BBC
Gillingham chairman Paul Scally hits out at Leeds
chief Ken Bates about comments made prior to their
League One match.
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Saturday 03 May 2008 |
20:30 - Kandol strike sends Gillingham down - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Tresor Kandol's late winner was enough to relegate
Gillingham to League Two as Leeds ran out 2-1 home
victors on Saturday afternoon.The visitors needed
to take three points and hope that results
elsewhere went their way if they were to have any
chance of survival.
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19:48 - Leeds 2-1 Gillingham - SPORTNETWORK
Leeds 2-1 Gillingham
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17:58 - Leeds 2-1 Gillingham - BBC
Gillingham are relegated after they lose and
Cheltenham beat Doncaster.
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Friday 02 May 2008 |
17:30 - Mawhinney bites back at Bates - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Football League chairman Brian Mawhinney has
dismissed Leeds supremo Ken Bates' call for him to
quit his post, labelling it a 'distraction'.Bates
hit out at Mawhinney despite an arbitration panel
ruling in favour of the Football League on
Thursday following the League One side's 15-point
deduction for breaking competition rules on
insolvency.
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17:05 - Mawhinney bites back at Bates - TEAMTALK.COM
Football League chairman Brian Mawhinney has
dismissed Leeds supremo Ken Bates' call for him to
quit his post, labelling it a 'distraction'.
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16:00 - Beckford misses final home game - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds United will be without leading goalscorer
Jermaine Beckford for their sell-out home clash
with Gillingham on Saturday afternoon.Beckford has
missed the last three matches due to an ankle
injury sustained in the recent win over Carlisle
and the striker will now be focusing on getting
back to full fitness for the play-offs.
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15:15 - Miller returns for mammoth clash - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Gillingham go into their must-win last game of the
season at Leeds with boss Mark Stimson boosted by
the return of midfielder Adam Miller.Miller has
completed a two-game suspension and will compete
with Stuart Lewis for a place in the starting XI.
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15:02 - Mawhinney vows not to quit League - BBC
Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney insists he
will not quit, after Leeds' failure to have their
points deduction overturned.
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12:30 - Leeds v Gillingham - BBC
Team news ahead of Saturday's League One game.
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12:00 - Swans chairman feels champion - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins was delighted after
his side were finally crowned League One champions
on Thursday afternoon.The news came after Leeds'
appeal against their 15-point deduction was
rejected.
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10:22 - League One - Leeds fail in point deduction appeal - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| An independent tribunal has upheld the Football
League's 15-point penalty imposed on Leeds at the
start of the season.
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09:51 - Leeds v Gillingham: Preview - SPORTNETWORK
Leeds v Gillingham: Preview
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09:19 - Bates: Mawhinney should go - FOOTBALL.CO.UK
Leeds United chairman Ken Bates has called for
Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney to resign
following his club's failure to win back a
15-point penalty imposed at the start of the
season.
...
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08:24 - League One - Leeds fail in point deduction appeal - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| An independent tribunal has upheld the Football
League's 15-point penalty imposed on Leeds at the
start of the season.
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01:09 - Bates: Mawhinney Should Resign - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds chairman Ken Bates has called for Football
League chairman Lord Mawhinney to resign.
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00:56 - Leeds 15-point deduction stands, says tribunal - SPORTNETWORK
Leeds United have failed in their bid to overturn
a 15-point deuction imposed by the Football
League. They stay in sixth position and will
contest the League One play-offs for a place in
the championship.
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Thursday 01 May 2008 |
23:30 - Mawhinney backs Leeds verdict - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Lord Mawhinney hopes he can draw a line under the
15-point penalty handed to Leeds after they failed
to have it overturned on appeal.The League One
promotion hopefuls failed in their bid to claim
back the 15 points they were deducted by the
Football League at the start of the season for
breaking insolvency rules, but an independent
three-man arbitration upheld the deduction.
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23:09 - Leeds Lose Points Appeal - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds have failed in their bid to overturn their
15-point deduction by the Football League.
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22:56 - Mawhinney backs Leeds verdict - TEAMTALK.COM
Lord Mawhinney hopes he can draw a line under the
15 point penalty handed to Leeds after they failed
to have it overturned on appeal.
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21:55 - League One - Leeds fail in point deduction appeal - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| An independent tribunal has upheld the Football
League's 15-point penalty imposed on Leeds at the
start of the season.
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21:15 - Crofts: Gills must stay upbeat - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Andrew Crofts believes positive thinking could be
the difference between Gillingham avoiding
relegation or slipping into League Two.The Gills
face the daunting task of needing to win at Leeds
on Saturday and hoping fellow strugglers
Bournemouth and Cheltenham slip up in order to
beat the drop.
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21:09 - Bates: Mawhinney Should Resign - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds chairman Ken Bates has called for Football
League chairman Lord Mawhinney to resign.
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20:39 - League One last day lowdown - BBC
BBC Sport outlines the final day permutations in
League One
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20:34 - League One - Leeds fail in point deduction appeal - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| An independent tribunal has upheld the Football
League's 15-point penalty imposed on Leeds at the
start of the season.
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20:30 - Mawhinney should resign - Bates - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds chief Ken Bates wants Football League
chairman Brian Mawhinney to resign after the club
lost their appeal against a 15-point penalty.An
independent three-man tribunal upheld the League's
decision to dock the points as punishment after
Leeds broke competition rules on insolvency.
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20:09 - Bates: Mawhinney Should Resign - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds chairman Ken Bates has called for Football
League chairman Lord Mawhinney to resign.
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20:01 - Mawhinney should resign - Bates - TEAMTALK.COM
Leeds chief Ken Bates wants Football League
chairman Brian Mawhinney to resign after the club
lost their appeal against a 15-point penalty.
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19:16 - Leeds fail in points appeal - FOOTBALL.CO.UK
Leeds United have failed in their bid to claim
back a 15-point Football League penalty following
the decision of an arbitration panel on Thursday
afternoon.
The Elland Road club had sought the...
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19:09 - Leeds Lose Points Appeal - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds have failed in their bid to overturn their
15-point deduction by the Football League.
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18:52 - Leeds 15-point deduction stands, says tribunal - SPORTNETWORK
Leeds United have failed in their bid to overturn
a 15-point deuction imposed by the Football
League. They stay in sixth position and will
contest the League One play-offs for a place in
the championship.
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18:38 - League One - Leeds fail in point deduction appeal - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| An independent tribunal has upheld the Football
League's 15-point penalty imposed on Leeds at the
start of the season.
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18:32 - The Reasons Leeds Lost Arbitration - ESPN
The reasons Leeds United lost their Arbitration
appeal are beginning to emerge following
confirmation of the decision that Leeds have lost
their appeal against the 15 point deduction. The
full report has not yet been seen by ourselves but
the basis of the Panel decision seems to highlight
three particular area's.
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18:30 - Leeds see points appeal rejected - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
An independent tribunal has upheld the Football
League's 15-point penalty imposed on Leeds at the
start of the season.A three-day hearing reached
its conclusion behind closed doors on Thursday in
London where Leeds failed to convince a three-man
panel that the League acted unfairly when docking
the points as punishment for breaking competition
rules on insolvency.
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18:09 - Leeds Lose Points Appeal - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds have failed in their bid to overturn the
15-point deduction by the Football League.
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18:08 - Leeds points appeal unsuccessful - BBC
Leeds United fail in their bid to claim back the
15 points they were deducted by the Football
League.
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18:08 - Leeds see points appeal rejected - TEAMTALK.COM
An independent tribunal has upheld the Football
League's 15-point penalty imposed on Leeds at the
start of the season.
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18:01 - Leeds Lose Arbitration - ESPN
It has been confirmed that Leeds United have LOST
in their appeal to overturn the Football Leagues
decision to implement a 15 point penalty for the
way the club exited Administration at the start of
the season. Leeds United have been asking for that
decision to be review all year and finally, after
the threat of High Court action, the League backed
down and agreed to an Arbitration Hearing.
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17:45 - Arbitration Results - wait almost over - ESPN
The wait is nearly over and here at Unofficial
LUFC we are poised to bring you the latest news as
soon as we receive it. The announcement is due to
be published on the FA Website around 5pm and will
announce the result and the impact on Leeds Utd as
soon as we can
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17:15 - Stewart: Millers may face deduction - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Tony Stewart revealed he expects Rotherham to
incur a points penalty next season after copying
Leeds' controversial exit from
administration.Local businessman Stewart, of
Rotherham-based company ASD Lighting plc, hopes to
assume control of the club on Friday after
emerging as administrator Jeremy Bleazard's
favoured bidder from an initial five candidates to
take control of the cash-strapped Millers.
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16:09 - Tribunal To Rule On Leeds - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds are set to learn the outcome of their legal
challenge against a 15-point penalty.
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11:11 - League One - Tribunal to deliver Leeds verdict - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Leeds will today learn the outcome of their legal
challenge against the validity of a 15-point
penalty imposed on the club by the Football
League.
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11:00 - League One - Tribunal to deliver Leeds verdict - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Leeds will today learn the outcome of their legal
challenge against the validity of a 15-point
penalty imposed on the club by the Football
League.
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10:09 - Tribunal To Rule On Leeds - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds are set to learn the outcome of their legal
challenge against a 15-point penalty.
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09:09 - Tribunal To Rule On Leeds - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds are set to learn the outcome of their legal
challenge against a 15-point penalty.
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08:45 - Leeds to learn tribunal outcome - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds will on Thursday learn the outcome of their
legal challenge against the 15-point penalty
imposed on the club by the Football League.An
independent tribunal will convene again this
morning after it was confirmed recently the
outcome would be revealed by Thursday at the
latest.
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08:06 - Leeds to learn tribunal outcome - TEAMTALK.COM
Leeds will on Thursday learn the outcome of their
legal challenge against the 15-point penalty
imposed on the club by the Football League.
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Wednesday 30 April 2008 |
21:45 - Richardson confident of promotion - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Frazer Richardson is confident Leeds can secure
promotion back to the Championship after booking
their play-off spot last week.Gary McAllister's
side beat Yeovil 1-0 last Friday to guarantee a
place in the top six despite being docked 15
points at the start of the season and Richardson,
currently the club's longest serving player, is
convinced the Elland Road club can end a
rollercoaster season by bouncing straight back to
the second tier.
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21:14 - Richardson confident of promotion - TEAMTALK.COM
Frazer Richardson is confident Leeds can secure
promotion back to the Championship after booking
their play-off spot last week.
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17:55 - Leeds points verdict on Thursday - BBC
Leeds United will find out the result of their
appeal against their 15-point deduction on
Thursday at 1700 BST.
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13:09 - Beckford wins three Leeds awards - BBC
Jermaine Beckford enjoys treble success at the
Leeds United Player of the Year Awards.
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Tuesday 29 April 2008 |
20:15 - Stimson bullish ahead of Leeds trip - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Manager Mark Stimson insists Gillingham travel to
Leeds "quietly confident" of getting the win which
could keep the club in League One.A crowd in
excess of 30,000 is expected to pack Elland Road
on Saturday for the final game of the season, as
the Gills bid to leapfrog over relegation rivals
Bournemouth and Cheltenham to safety.
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20:00 - Martinez wants fine Swans finish - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Roberto Martinez has challenged his Swansea side
to smash the 90-point barrier by finishing the
season in style at Brighton.The Swans head to the
Withdean well aware victory would see them finish
on 92 points and in doing so ensure they will
definitely be crowned League One champions
irrespective of the outcome of Leeds' arbitration
hearing.
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18:15 - Blackwell hails influential Speed - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Gary Speed has been a key factor in Sheffield
United's revival, according to manager Kevin
Blackwell.Former Leeds, Everton, Bolton and
Newcastle midfielder Speed has played an
increasingly influential role for the Blades since
arriving at Bramall Lane at the turn of the year.
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17:15 - McAllister leaves Parker at Darlo - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Darlington have received a play-off boost after
Leeds manager Gary McAllister confirmed he will
not cut short Ben Parker's loan spell.McAllister
was expected to invoke a 24-hour recall clause
with Alan Sheehan handed a three-game ban for his
straight red card at Yeovil on Friday.
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16:39 - McAllister leaves Parker at Darlo - TEAMTALK.COM
Darlington have received a play-off boost after
Leeds manager Gary McAllister confirmed he will
not cut short Ben Parker's loan spell.
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13:49 - Leeds' Weston drops transfer hint - BBC
Leeds United midfielder Curtis Weston does not
rule out a permanent transfer to Scunthorpe United
or elsewhere.
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Monday 28 April 2008 |
15:45 - Crainey sets fitness target - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Blackpool defender Stephen Crainey is aiming to be
fit for the start of pre-season as he prepares to
undergo surgery.The former Leeds United left-back
suffered cartilage damage in his knee during an
accident in training and will have an operation to
cure the problem.
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15:30 - Sheehan red means play-off woe - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Leeds left-back Alan Sheehan's straight red card
at Yeovil has cost him his place in Gary
McAllister's side for the play-off
semi-finals.Sheehan, on loan from Leicester, was
sent off for serious foul play following his
two-footed tackle on Yeovil's Lee Peltier and has
been suspended for three matches.
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15:10 - Sheehan red means play-off woe - TEAMTALK.COM
Leeds left-back Alan Sheehan's straight red card
at Yeovil has cost him his place in Gary
McAllister's side for the play-off semi-finals.
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14:09 - Arbitration Decision Imminent - ESPN
Leeds Utd have entered the final straight in what
is hoped is the end of the long fight against the
15 point deduction by the Football League at the
start of the season. Arbitration was completed a
week ago today and the panel announced a decision
would be made by 1st May. Crucially, it was not
confirmed the decision would come on that date and
could be sooner.
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09:52 - Swans boss PFA League One team - TEAMTALK.COM
Swansea dominate the PFA League One Team of the
Year with five selections, while Carlisle and
Nottingham Forest contribute two players each.
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00:31 - Beckford in PFA team of the year - BBC
Cristiano Ronaldo is named as the Professional
Footballers' Association player of the year for
the second successive season.
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Sunday 27 April 2008 |
19:30 - Malpas sympathy for lowly Gills - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Swindon manager Maurice Malpas sympathised with
gutted Gillingham after his side denied them a
vital win thanks to a late Hasney Aljofree
goal.The Kent side had led after Garry Richards'
first goal for the club on 57 seconds, but
Aljofree popped up two minutes from time to break
Gills' hearts, leaving them needing a win at Leeds
to stand any chance of survival.
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18:45 - Martinez: Fans deserve a trophy - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Swansea manager Roberto Martinez admits he is
upset that his side are still awaiting the verdict
of Leeds' appeal against a 15-point deduction.A
first-half hat trick from Guillem Bauza after Paul
Anderson's 17th-minute opener put the hosts nine
points clear at the top of League One after their
4-1 destruction of Leyton Orient, but their place
at the summit could be in jeopardy should the
Yorkshire side be successful.
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18:15 - Wilkins hopes for Seagulls reprieve - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Dean Wilkins has told his Brighton players not to
surrender all hope of winning promotion this
season after they beat Bristol Rovers 2-0.The
Seagulls latest win combined with their impressive
end-of-season-form has not come in time to clinch
a play-off place under normal circumstances, but
Wilkins is keeping an eye on Leeds' battle to have
their 15-point penalty rescinded.
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08:45 - Triple Impact for Arbitration - ESPN
With the results of the Arbitration hearing only
days away, this weekends fixtures saw major
changes at the top of League 1 that means three
teams are now vying for that vital second spot
that carries automatic promotion back to the
Championship. Until recently, it seemed a two
horse race with Swansea and Carlise some distance
clear.
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Saturday 26 April 2008 |
16:30 - Slade unhappy with Leeds goal - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Yeovil manager Russell Slade was disappointed with
the manner in which his side lost their game
against Leeds United 1-0 on Friday night.Dougie
Freedman scored the only goal in the fourth
minute, but Slade was adamant it should have been
disallowed.
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16:13 - Macca: Sending off marred win - TEAMTALK.COM
Gary McAllister admits that his celebrations at
Leeds securing a play-off spot were marred by Alan
Sheehan's red card in the 1-0 win at Yeovil.
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