Goodbye to the Scots?

Over the past few days it has come to light that Leeds United have received several bids for striker Ross McCormack and at least two from Norwich for captain Robert Snodgrass. They are both quality players on their day, however would it be such a bad thing if the club were to cash in on them?

Starting with McCormack, he started the season brilliantly, was banging goals in left, right and centre. But when we reached the turn of the year the goals dried up and he began to get frustrated. Which led to him trying too hard and poor performances. Some games he just didn't look interested and his refusal to sign a contract indicates that he is motivated by money and doesn't care about this great club. If rumours are true and we have been offered between £1.5 and 2 million for him then i would snap there hand off. That money could be used to sign someone like Jay Bothroyd or Nicky Maynard if West Ham would be willing to sell him.

Moving on to Snodgrass. It looks like he's had his head turned by his agent who will be telling him how much money he can get at other clubs and so on. But is he really worth what we are asking? He is very inconsistent and maybe has one good game every four. Most of the time when he is one on one with a full back he seems to run out of ideas and tries to run straight through them or always cut back onto his left foot which has become very predictable. Also he said if the club showed ambition he would stay and sign. In my opinion the signings we've made are a lot better than what we had which shows the club is going in the right direction and with the takeover imminent there is not much more Mr Warnock can do. If a club wants to pay the £5 million were asking I would be happy to accept as he is not worth it. That money could be spent on players capable of getting us out of this league. For example Hull City's Robert Koren an outstanding player at this level is available for £500,000 and of course the much talked about Rodolph Austin who will hopefully joining the club in a £300,000 move at the start of next week.

So if these two players cannot see the ambition that the club is showing then I say cash in and use the money to buy players that want to help get this club back where it belongs. The next couple of weeks will hopefully be exciting with the gaffer preparing and adding to his squad ready for our assault on the Championship this season.

All I can say is thanks for your service Snoddy and Ross your future is down to you to decide now. Leave for more cash or gain promotion with this club. Easy choice surely?

All comments welcome positive and negative.

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Fabian Delph, Great signing or just distracting us from the truth?

When the news first broke that this could happen last week I was full of optimism. Now however since we are now selling our captain the question has to be asked. Are we no longer able to keep our star assets?

Like any other Leeds fan I'm delighted that we have been able to bring Fab back on loan, even if it's just for a month at the minute. My initial thoughts were that he would be here to cover the gap left by Jonny Howsons' injury. But obviously i was wrong as he appears to be on the way to Norwich, subject to personal terms and a medical.

Also now with contract talks with Adam Clayton stalling, who has plenty of suitors who would be willing to take him to the top flight and rumours circling that Leicester City are going to make a bid for Robert Snodgrass. Are we going to be able to keep hold of these players, when they will be able to go away and earn a lot more than they do at Elland Road. It's about time that the club started to pay that bit extra to make sure we tie down our best players for four or five years. Rather than lose them on a free or for a very small fee.

Although I do believe getting two million for a player who has five months left on his contract and currently sidelined with a long term injury is a good deal. It is still one i would rather not see happen. Since he has been out of the side our form has dipped dramatically. Bringing Fabian in is still a good move however, he has bags of ability and a desire and passion for the game. If Simon Grayson can persuade Aston Villa to let him stay at the club until the end of the season then I truly believe our starting midfield cannot be matched by any other club in this division.

What the club needs to do is make sure that no more of our key players are sold in this window. If they are then we will definitely not be in the promotion shake up at the end of the season. We need to improve the spine of the team then the rest will fall into place. Unlike many I still believe that Grayson is the right man for the job. He likes his teams to play attacking football and given the right funding could get the players that he needs to get us promoted.

If that is the case, Ken Bates, will you back your manager that you paid Blackpool a decent amount of money for?

I doubt it.

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