Leeds sign youngster Adam Clayton on loan from Manchester City

@craig i'm not entirely convinced that Hughes is good enough to have a first-team role anywhere. He covered well at left-back and right-back last season given he's a natural midfielder and was played on a different side of the pitch each week, but that's all i'd use him for: a can-do reserve.

As far as Clayton goes, he did impress a lot of pundits in L1 last season and certainly seems to be rated at Man City. I think this is the kind of signing we need. They don't need to be former-premiership players, they need to be future-premiership players :)

In re: Ken Bates' interview in Daily Mail. I loved his quote near the end: "I've got a computer, it looks very nice. Never use it, but it looks nice."

now then love it or loathe it that piece in mail is fantstic "foreign owners " well at least they knew who they were or are in the case of manu and liverpool .now we can see it the mail chap can see it and im sure the foorball league do not believe him .the serious fraud office should be investigating BATES what he has done is illegal and to all those who were owed money its immoral he is a f*^$ing disgrace and we still continue to give him money .not 1 penny my arse i bet we paid for his F- ING EYE SURGERY it don't stop him looking a c--t ,just a bog eyed c--t now
i had to laugh when he said he is now being excepted .put your F-ING glasses on and read this site you knob

now back to todays game 2-1 leeds

I read that a bit ago and thought of posting it in here somewhere, bit of a chuckle, I really don't mind the funny old bugger.

Only a month... Not much of a chance to make an impact although there are a few games in the next 30 days... On another hand, just read this article at the Daily Mail. You can say what you want about Bates, and I am still reserved about the man, but this article made me laugh several times. Well written by Des Kelly, who actualy says lots of positives about Bates, although Bates have banned him from ER, TWICE! Check it out yourselves:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1300970/Leeds-United-chairman-Ken-Bates-trademark-blast.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Perhaps he's not the wanker we think he is?

we are lacking up front. if becchio gets a knock on saturday it leaves one fit centre forward available for example.. we do need some options.

@gallen

I sort of agree, but there is always (and always) a case for quality over quantity. Paynter and Becchio are of the similar mould, Grella doesn't appear to be cutting it as a striker, and Somma and Gradel are as much attacking midfielders/wingers as out and out strikers. So there's the case for looking for a striker in the mould of Beckford - which could well be this Jay Simpson lad. Therefore I reckon we might well bring one more striker in - possibly on loan, if only to give us an alternative on the bench when the starting XI isn't happening - and Grella is probably off out on loan.

What is a bit worrying is the lack of impact on the bench for out first three games. Presuming in midfield and upfront we're starting with Sam, Johnson, Kilkenny, Howson, Watt, Becchio, then who've we got on the bench? Grella, Hughes, this Clayton lad, White (is he fit?) the other keeper and some defenders. Not much if we are chasing the game!!

i was hoping for some movement on our paper thin striking department... v disappointed no matter how great this guy is.

@timm i heard that rumour too but dont think that its bono fide..

TOMORROW!! i can honestly say im giggling like a schoolgirl being asked to the prom! 3-0, sounds about right to me... Becchio heads us into the lead, then Johnson plants a rocket into the top corner with Sam putting the icing on the cake with a cool tap-in... mmm!!

I think folk underestimated just how influential a player david batty was in that defensive midfielder role. The amount of ball he won was phenomenal

How about Andy Hughes? Despite his appearances at the back last season, he prefers holding midfield. Grayson did re-sign him in the summer after all!

have heard he is a lee bowyer type player.

@timm, That was bad. So Bad, it made me feel Numb. Please have Mercy on us and stop playing The Fool. ;-)

As some others, I would probably play Clayton as more of a holding midfielder. Given we literally don't have a single natural defensive centre-mid on the books (as far as I can recall), I think it'll be good to have cover there.

dont know why we have signed him for a month or at all really no disrespect to the lad he did ok at carlisle but i cant see him being more than a bench player alright thats better than a reserve player but still .
unless as someone said earlier we make it permanent next week ..i do like these young guns from the prem though which is why in hoped our signing today would have been simpson from the gooners on a permanent a lots been said about the others deemed to be in for him but i wonder if he is mates with watt and he could swing it ,he is more likely to get 1st team football with us i know there is others but our strikers would be paynter ,becchio and simpson ,

Maybe Grayson thinks Adam Clayton will give us The Edge over other teams?!!!

@stevie Certainly have; http://www.thescratchingshed.com/2010/08/leeds-palace-and-hull-battle-it-out-for-arsenal-youngster/

Anyone picked up on this rumour about Jay Simpson?

Having said that, I forgot we'd signed Watt - so I imagine Watt and Sam will be on the wings - and three from Clayton, Howson, Kilkenny, Johnson.

He was a defensive midfielder at Carlisle - I wonder if we'll play him in a similar role whilst Gradel and Snodgrass are out of the squad - possibly pushing Howson on to the right and having Kilkenny, Johnson and Clayton in the middle, Sam on the left?

Good signing, but I expect him to be more of an impact sub from the bench than a first team starter - especially since he's only here for a month.

With Watt and Sam available for the wings, I suspect tomorrow will be;

Sam - Howson - Bruce (holding) - Killa - Watt