Good Morning. It's Friday 6th October, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road...
Ban Patrick Bamford from Professional Football
A bitter Queen Park Rangers fan has launched a petition to try to get Patrick Bamford banned from Professional Football, following the sending off of their shot-stopper Asmir Begović. Having obviously followed Bamford's career for a while, the West London whack-job, going under the alias of 'QPR fanbase' claims the one time England star continually dives in an effort to get opponents sent off and see's his decision to plot a course around the charging 6' 7 Serb as the final straw! Whether Bamford could have stayed on his feet is still a bone of contention, but they have called on the EFL to give Bamford a lifetime ban to protect the integrity of the game.
Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford has been continuously diving and simulating fouls to attempt to get his opponents sent off. The final straw was on the 4th October when Bamford dived outside the box causing Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to be sent off and banned for 3 games. I call on the EFL to ban Patrick Bamford from playing football again, to reinforce the integrity of this league.
England 'aggressively pursuing' Leeds starlet
Speaking at last nights press conference, Wales Under-21 Manager Matty Jones revealed that England are aggressively trying to recruit Leeds U21 star Charlie Crew for the three Lions. The 17 year old midfielder, who only signed professional terms three months ago, has hit the ground running this season. As well as playing a staring for Michael Skubala's side, he has already been promoted to train with the Leeds senior squad, alongside fellow Welsh stars Dan James, Ethan Ampadu and Joe Rodon. He was also invited to train with the senior Welsh Squad during last months International Break.
I can confirm they are not rumours. “England are being very aggressive at the moment in their recruitment of players, and we have to admire that, because they’re looking to us to recruit players, and that’s a huge compliment. “With Charlie, we are very reassured that we have done absolutely everything in our control, to make sure we’ve provided him the right platform to excel.
I’m fully confident that he’ll stay with Wales. We’ve had good meetings with him and his parents, who wanted to make an informed decision based on all the evidence they’ve been given, and you have to honour that and accept it.
