Below is my commentary on the news we have a 37 year old striker on trial at Leeds United. It is also an attempt to see if News Now can cope with the name Paul Dickov without going into meltdown, evidence from the failure of todays Sniffer Nose ( http://clarkeonenil.co.uk/front-page/sniffer-nose/sniffer-nose-090210-leeds-united-blackpool-peterborough-united ) to appear suggests it can’t!
If I was to list the 11 footballers (in a 4-4-2 ish formation) presently plying their trade who I would not want anywhere near Leeds United because of their attitude and personality you can be sure as eggs is eggs Paul Dickov would be in the team early just after Robbie Savage! Now both of those players are occasionally praised by some for their “doggedness” which as we know is code for thuggery. The news that Mr Paul Dickov is training with the Leeds United squad this week, with we assume a view to a contract, is a bit disconcerting to say the least. After Mr D Wise we need another few years yet before we should allow another golfing term (nasty little five footer) anywhere near our dressing room.
So what is Grayson playing at, well he had 37 year old Paul Dickov at Blackpool on loan once, where the so called striker scored 6 of the 10 league goals he has got in the last 4 years, so it’s a kind of “devil you know” situation. Maybe I’m missing something but our recent issues away from home stem not from an inability to score but from an inability to defend, how Paul Dickov helps that I’m not sure. Equally as far as I can see, Becchio, Grella, Somma, Kandol, Elliot, Snodgrass, Robinson, McSheffrey, Naylor (who played up front a bit for Ipswich Town) and that lad that’s leaving season end are adequate provision in the striker department. At this moment in time it makes no football or team spirit sense to bring Dickov in.
No doubt some of our support are dreaming of a Beckford- Paul Dickov front line, which if nothing else will be entertaining when they exchange pleasantries after a misplaced pass
