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Leeds United put an end to Rover's unbeaten record at the Memorial Stadium on Friday night but the 3-0 scoreline was not a fair reflection of what went on on the field of play. But that won't bother Leeds too much, they are now off the bottom of the table.

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Leeds United have agreed a deal with Wolves to extend Jamie Clapham's loan spell. The 31-year-old full-back, keen to savour the feel-good factor at Elland Road, was scheduled to play his last game at Gillingham on Saturday, but will now stay until 20th November.

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FA defend Leeds decision

The Football Association have defended their decision not to punish Leeds for the pitch invasion which marred the Championship match against Ipswich at the end of last season.

Ipswich chairman David Sheepshanks claimed the FA had come up with a "weak response" after the final moments of the match on 29th April were delayed by the invasion.

The FA were satisfied that the club and the police had dealt with a number of the trouble-makers involved and insisted punishing the club was "not beneficial".

An FA spokesman said: "Clubs and police have their own mechanisms for ensuring law and order is upheld and they have the capacity to use stadium banning orders.

"We recognised that it was important for the club and police to liaise together to identify those people who have done something wrong and take relevant action.

"The FA are satisfied that the club and local police have taken appropriate action before and after the incident and we feel that imposing a fine would not be beneficial for any party."

Tractor Boys chairman Sheepshanks insists further action should be taken by the FA.

"I have had some pretty choice words to say to the FA about this. I personally feel it is a weak response," Sheepshanks told the East Anglian Daily Times.

"I was at Elland Road and was witness to the repeated intimidation and provocation.

"I'm quite surprised the FA have concluded their investigations and that they believe that everything has been reasonably done to avoid what was known to be a volatile situation.

"I have complained to the FA about this decision although I don't see any chance of our case being reopened."

Source: Skysports

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Leeds United boss Dennis Wise believes Fabio Capello will bring something 'different' to English football.



Capello's appointment as Steve McClaren's successor looks all but inevitable, with an announcement reportedly set for Thursday afternoon.


And Wise is sure that the Football Association has chosen the correct man in the Italian.


The Leeds manager says that Capello's influences from abroad can only benefit the England setup.


"I think he would be good for the game, with different ideas - I think that is important. It will be interesting to see how he does," he said on Sky Sports News.



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"He knows what he is doing. He is well capable. Maybe we need someone like this, someone who is different.


"I think it would be good for us. A foreigner who can come in and change the whole way that we do things [would be good]."


When asked whether he thought Capello's restricted grasp of the English language might be an issue, Wise replied: "I don't think it is a problem.


"He'll learn the lingo; he probably does not need to speak. He can put it across by doing it [training] on the field."

Source: Sky Sports

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An independent tribunal considering Leeds' 15-point deduction is set to start on Wednesday. Leeds were docked the points by the Football League for allegedly breaking competition rules on insolvency. But the club denied any wrongdoing and agreed to the independent arbitration hearing after initially serving the League with a High Court writ. A three-man panel reviewing the penalty is expected to make their ruling before Leeds' trip to Millwall on 19 April.