Your Leeds United headlines for Wednesday, March 8.
Former loanee opens up on Elland Road spell
Ahead of Leeds United's clash with Brighton, former Whites loan man Will Buckley's quotes on his time at Elland Road have resurfaced, with the winger insisting he regretted his brief time in West Yorkshire. A broken leg forced him to retire prematurely at 30 and most of his time as a Whites player was also spent on the treatment table.
Buckley ultimately played just four league games for Leeds before returning to Sunderland but Brighton, Saturday's opponents, enjoyed a more fruitful experience with the former winger. Ahead of the Premier League clash, comments from a previous interview have resurfaced to try and fuel the fire.
"(Do I) regret anything in my career? Maybe the loan move to Leeds," Buckley told the Seagulls Social podcast in 2021. "It was nothing against Leeds as a club, I had a few injuries again, my knee was a little bit sore, it wasn't right, and I went thinking, 'I want to play football,' but I wasn't ready to go and go straight into a good Championship team. That is probably the only regret really.
"Leeds was a disaster. I can laugh about it now that I have stopped playing. One of the games I did actually play was against Brighton and (Bobby) Zamora scored in the 93rd minute. I think that was the season Brighton went up (to the Premier League). I went in when Uwe Rosler was the manager, he brought me in.
"He looked like he was doing really good things, lost three games while I was there before I managed to get into the team, (he) got sacked, Steve Evans came in and he had his players that he wanted to play, or whether I don't know who was picking the team at the time."
Wober on Marsch exit
Max Wober has admitted he misses Jesse Marsch but claims the American's exit was "the business of football".
The Austrian was brought to Elland Road by Marsch in the January transfer window, just a couple of weeks before he was sacked by the Whites board at the start of February following a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest.
"Of course, I miss Jesse," Wober told Sky Sports Austria. "I made this move because he was keen to bring me to Leeds. But that’s the business of football, everything can change. If the successes don’t come, the coach is the first to vacate the pitch.
"Of course it’s a difference to Salzburg, where you know that you can take the three points in at least 90% of the games. Now every weekend is a full fighting game, anyone can win against anyone."
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Ex-Whites candidate linked
Club Brugge boss Scott Parker is reportedly set to be replaced by Leeds United-linked manager Alfred Schreuder after their 5-1 loss to Benfica in the Champions League last night. The Blauw-Zwart shipped five goals in 77 minutes before finally getting one of their own with just three minutes of normal time remaining, but the result is another stain on Parker's time with the club.
Parker was already under pressure at his second station of the season following just one win in their last six matches in all competitions. Now, the ex-Cherries manager is believed to be ready to be replaced by former Ajax boss Schreuder who has been out of a job since he himself was sacked in January by the Dutch club.
Just a few weeks ago, the Dutchman was seen at Elland Road following a match amid the club's search for a new boss. In the face of strong opposition from supporters, a move never materialised, with the club soon settling on former Watford chief Javi Gracia.
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