Davide Somma

[Jason123]

Is this the reason why we are not going for a striker?

Apparently he had a good game tonight so i hear could he be the dark horse?

Anyone see him play at Lincoln, know he scored frequently but got sent off in last game so will be banned for first game.

Is he quick? Opinions

[[PTG]Dee]

I know a few Lincoln fans and have sin a few of his goals, I think he reads the game well but I dont think he's known for his pace

[Twiggster]

Simon said he is NOT going back on loan next season, on LUTV comm this eve, post game.
I think Somma has it in him and screw Hooper....

[USA LEE]

Did I miss the hat trick - whats was the score? You got be joking Somma did okay for Lincoln you never know

[1964white]

Simon said he is NOT going back on loan next season, on LUTV comm this eve, post game.
I think Somma has it in him and screw Hooper....

We have two options then - Somma who has had a handful of games for a L2 side but never played at a higher level

or

Hooper who has scored 54 goals in 99 games for an average team in the last two season

And you fancy the first option Billy as oppose to a proven goalscorer at Championship level mind'st most fans on here will probably agree with you as our club that lacks ambition always choosing the cheap option & our fans have fallen for way KB thinks. How much money did we make in 2009/10, we don't know the exact figure as it won't be disclosed until 2011 but the amount will be huge & we cannot even afford to splash out for a decent striker to replace our best player Beckford.
We sold Delph & never replaced him, a worrying trend i fear
We start the season without our best two players from 2009/10 in Beckford & Kisnorbo, oh & we are playing at a higher level

We go into the new season with Paynter, Becchio, Grella & Somma, god help us folks

[1964white]

We have two options then - Somma who has had a handful of games for a L2 side but never played at a higher level

or

Hooper who has scored 54 goals in 99 games for an average team in the last two season

And you fancy the first option Billy as oppose to a proven goalscorer at Championship level mind'st most fans on here will probably agree with you as our club that lacks ambition always choosing the cheap option & our fans have fallen for way KB thinks. How much money did we make in 2009/10, we don't know the exact figure as it won't be disclosed until 2011 but the amount will be huge & we cannot even afford to splash out for a decent striker to replace our best player Beckford.
We sold Delph & never replaced him, a worrying trend i fear
We start the season without our best two players from 2009/10 in Beckford & Kisnorbo, oh & we are playing at a higher level

We go into the new season with Paynter, Becchio, Grella & Somma as our strikeforce, god help us folks

[Martyn]

We have two options then - Somma who has had a handful of games for a L2 side but never played at a higher level

or

Hooper who has scored 54 goals in 99 games for an average team in the last two season

And you fancy the first option Billy as oppose to a proven goalscorer at Championship level mind'st most fans on here will probably agree with you as our club that lacks ambition always choosing the cheap option & our fans have fallen for way KB thinks. How much money did we make in 2009/10, we don't know the exact figure as it won't be disclosed until 2011 but the amount will be huge & we cannot even afford to splash out for a decent striker to replace our best player Beckford.
We sold Delph & never replaced him, a worrying trend i fear
We start the season without our best two players from 2009/10 in Beckford & Kisnorbo, oh & we are playing at a higher level

We go into the new season with Paynter, Becchio, Grella & Somma, god help us folks

Leon, I think you're being a bit extreme here; it isn't just a choice between Somma and Hooper.

Somma had a good loan spell at Lincoln, SG says that he went on loan to get goals and games and that he won't be going out on loan again, so we effectively have a new player this season. (Compare with Beckford going to Carlisle and Scunthorpe).

But none of that means that it's a straight choice between Somma and Hooper. I am sure that SG is looking to bring in another striker for the new season, and with a more confident Somma we just have an extra option.

I trust Simon, I think he knows what he's doing.

I dislike Bates as much as the next man, but there is no hint that Simon feels he is not getting whatever backing he needs - otherwise why would he have signed another contract yesterday? It's not because he's a fan, it's because he thinks that he has the tools to do a job here.

[1964white]

Leon, I think you're being a bit extreme here; it isn't just a choice between Somma and Hooper.

Somma had a good loan spell at Lincoln, SG says that he went on loan to get goals and games and that he won't be going out on loan again, so we effectively have a new player this season. (Compare with Beckford going to Carlisle and Scunthorpe).

But none of that means that it's a straight choice between Somma and Hooper. I am sure that SG is looking to bring in another striker for the new season, and with a more confident Somma we just have an extra option.

I trust Simon, I think he knows what he's doing.

I dislike Bates as much as the next man, but there is no hint that Simon feels he is not getting whatever backing he needs - otherwise why would he have signed another contract yesterday? It's not because he's a fan, it's because he thinks that he has the tools to do a job here.

Martyn we were informed 4 months ago that we had targets in mind, we all knew Beckford was leaving Leeds 6 months ago including our management who gave the impression that signings would be concluded early to beat our competitors which could suggest we are not looking for another striker
We have let two quality players leave the club in Delph & Beckford & not replaced them with similar qualities which is a major concern in my mind
Grayson has done a great job & we all place our trust & faith in our manager but he has made some disastrous loan signings.
What was Dickov, Dickinson, Capaldi, Lowry all about cheap panic style options, players that their respective clubs didn't require

[eastyorkshirewhite]

We have two options then - Somma who has had a handful of games for a L2 side but never played at a higher level

or

Hooper who has scored 54 goals in 99 games for an average team in the last two season

And you fancy the first option Billy as oppose to a proven goalscorer at Championship level mind'st most fans on here will probably agree with you as our club that lacks ambition always choosing the cheap option & our fans have fallen for way KB thinks. How much money did we make in 2009/10, we don't know the exact figure as it won't be disclosed until 2011 but the amount will be huge & we cannot even afford to splash out for a decent striker to replace our best player Beckford.
We sold Delph & never replaced him, a worrying trend i fear
We start the season without our best two players from 2009/10 in Beckford & Kisnorbo, oh & we are playing at a higher level

We go into the new season with Paynter, Becchio, Grella & Somma, god help us folks

[[PTG]Dee]

Some people will be eating their words when are strikers are ripping the s**t out of the CCC :D

[Kepler]

Martyn we were informed 4 months ago that we had targets in mind, we all knew Beckford was leaving Leeds 6 months ago including our management who gave the impression that signings would be concluded early to beat our competitors which could suggest we are not looking for another striker
We have let two quality players leave the club in Delph & Beckford & not replaced them with similar qualities which is a major concern in my mind
Grayson has done a great job & we all place our trust & faith in our manager but he has made some disastrous loan signings.
What was Dickov, Dickinson, Capaldi, Lowry all about cheap panic style options, players that their respective clubs didn't require

Grayson never said we would go out and find a player that is the exact same type as Beckford. Infact he said that they where working with Becchio, and trying to get him into the box more. This does sound like Grayson's plan was to replace Beckford with a change in the style off play. So it would look like the traget he talked about, was Paynter, and he is going to play with eighter Becchio or Paynter, and having Grella or Somma dropping back to be part of the build up

[USA LEE]

Somma as a lot to prove - If he scored a hat trick yesterday id take notice .

Sorry guys to me hes got 3 weeks to score 5 goals or more.

[Martyn]

Somma as a lot to prove - If he scored a hat trick yesterday id take notice .

Sorry guys to me hes got 3 weeks to score 5 goals or more.

And if he doesn't score 5 goals in the next 3 weeks, what will you do?

[[PTG]Dee]

what if he puts 5 past lincoln in the carling cup but none in the league

[joelufc20]

Could be like your last obsession with an American Forward and turn out to be a huge flop

[Martyn]

Martyn we were informed 4 months ago that we had targets in mind, we all knew Beckford was leaving Leeds 6 months ago including our management who gave the impression that signings would be concluded early to beat our competitors which could suggest we are not looking for another striker
We have let two quality players leave the club in Delph & Beckford & not replaced them with similar qualities which is a major concern in my mind
Grayson has done a great job & we all place our trust & faith in our manager but he has made some disastrous loan signings.
What was Dickov, Dickinson, Capaldi, Lowry all about cheap panic style options, players that their respective clubs didn't require

My friend, it's time that you stopped believing everything, or indeed anything, that Bates says.

Look at his entire business career, from Howarth thorough Wickam's Cay, the Bank of Anegada, the Irish Trust Bank, The International Trust Group, Trafalgar Travel, Oldham Athletic and Chelsea. Then tell me one reason that anyone should ever trust or believe this man.

He makes a living through the losses of his creditors - putting Leeds into administration and buying it back immediately so that he retained all the assets while wiping out his debts was not a novel idea, it's his modus operandi.

You can only do that if you have creditors willing to lend, so he paints pretty pictures to encourage people such as your good self to voluntarily become creditors by paying for season tickets in advance. That's why the impression is given that we need just that little bit more money to land those major signings that are just around the corner.

The day he leaves Leeds for the last time will rival only Thatcher's death as a cause for celebration.

[Dr.Leeds]

Somma as a lot to prove - If he scored a hat trick yesterday id take notice .

Sorry guys to me hes got 3 weeks to score 5 goals or more.

What are you gonna do? Drop him. Send him off on loan? Sell him?

If we buy Hooper will you be shouting abuse at him if he fails to reach the standards you have set for Somma?

Or are you by any chance not the manager of Leeds United?

[joelufc20]

With 5 strikers already in the squad we really need to strenghen the middle of the park. Strikers need distibution from the midfield and Simon should be focusiing on this area

[scuudz]

I'm excited by the fact that SG thinks Somma could play a role for us this season. Saying that he will definitely not be going out on loan this season is a massive vote of confidence for him!

[The Subhuman]

Could be like your last obsession with an American Forward and turn out to be a huge flop

who now?