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Post by coachiolalufc on Jul 23, 2006 10:28:22 GMT -1
Leeds United have agreed a £700,000 fee with Luton Town for midfield dynamo Kevin Nicholls.
The 27-year-old has attracted interest from a host of Championship clubs, including Stoke City and Crystal Palace, and is now set to head to Leeds to talk personal terms and undergo a medical.
The former Charlton trainee is a long-time target for United manager Kevin Blackwell and the player is expected to complete his move north before the end of the week.
The arrival of Nicholls will follow hot on the heels of the capture of fellow midfielder Dave LIvermore, from Millwall for £250,000.
Nicholls, born in Newham, made almost 200 appearances for Luton, scoring 33 goals. His previous clubs include Wigan, Brighton (loan) and Charlton.
The midfielder was a key member of the Luton side which won back-to-back promotions to clinch a place in the Championship in 2005.
Last season he scored six goals in 35 appearances including one in the epic 5-3 FA Cup defeat at the hands of LIverpool.
source: O/S
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Post by mgjscfc on Jul 23, 2006 10:30:40 GMT -1
Not a bad player, I read a few weeks ago that Stoke made him 3 or 4 very good offers but he turned them down due to the fact he wants to play for leeds!.
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Post by leedstillidie on Jul 23, 2006 11:12:57 GMT -1
Well done Kev Blackwell ! Nicholls is a great signing for this football club - promotion is on its way back to Elland Road He will link up well with the forwards and will also releive pressure on Derry - it will allow him to do his job and leave Nicholls to create from the central area of midfield that we so badly missed last season !
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Post by Tony Yeboah's Lunchbox on Jul 23, 2006 11:21:46 GMT -1
Good stuff!
I'm pretty pleased with this signing provided it does go through. Nicholls is a tough tackling player but also is a fantastic passer of the ball. He plays a lot of forward passes and his first thought is to attack. He has that bit of creativity that we have been missing and is one of those guys that will give you 110% from playing Birmingham City at home to Southend away on a wet tuesday night.....he has endless amounts of energy too and he's at the perfect age where he is coming into his prime. Very impressed when ive seen him and finally KB spots a bargain to be had out there. I am intrigued to see exactly how he is going to fit in though as centre mid is his domain.....Dezza and Bakke are a great combo and i wouldn't like to see Bakka dropped......unless KB is thinking of a formation other than 4-4-2. Still, great news and hopefully we will see a couple more like this join up in the next few weeks cos we're gonna need some more, especially defence.
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Post by Smug Owl on Jul 23, 2006 13:10:59 GMT -1
Dam, Leeds making a good signing, just makes my hangover feel worse
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Post by Tony Yeboah's Lunchbox on Jul 23, 2006 13:11:53 GMT -1
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jul 23, 2006 14:34:51 GMT -1
To give you guys some idea of how Luton fans feel about this...
My reaction to Howard's sale: "Oh... crap, hope newell's got another striker lined up..." And to Nico's: "No... No... fuck... <insert despair here>"
You've just got yourself a player who, in my opinion, is among the best midfielders in this division. And £700k was a snip too.
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Post by Billy on Jul 23, 2006 17:18:29 GMT -1
It also said that this was Leeds's 3rd summetr signing - can someone tell me who the other 2 are please?
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Post by Lollipop on Jul 23, 2006 17:20:01 GMT -1
It also said that this was Leeds's 3rd summetr signing - can someone tell me who the other 2 are please? Carole Livermore Where've you been, Billy?!
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Post by Billy on Jul 23, 2006 17:25:12 GMT -1
It also said that this was Leeds's 3rd summetr signing - can someone tell me who the other 2 are please? Carole Livermore Where've you been, Billy?! lol sorry Jen, now I have to work for a living and I don't get on here all that much in the evenings either Livermore is a waste of money isn't he? How are you btw?
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Post by Lollipop on Jul 23, 2006 17:28:36 GMT -1
Carole Livermore Where've you been, Billy?! lol sorry Jen, now I have to work for a living and I don't get on here all that much in the evenings either Livermore is a waste of money isn't he? How are you btw? Jury's still out on Livermore. I'm ok thanks! You?
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Post by Billy on Jul 23, 2006 17:29:30 GMT -1
Ok, well I guess we'll see soon enough.
I'm ok thanks - feeling tired though coz I was hammered last night
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Post by Belle Isle White on Jul 23, 2006 18:26:40 GMT -1
This might just shut the moaners up who have been sniping at all the signings KB has made.
I think all 3 have been great signings by Blackwell and our squad must be the strongest in this league.
We have lost nobody of real value, but have also added 3 players who have the hunger and ambition to push us into the top 2.
Well done KB1 & KB2, keep up the good work.
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Post by Tony Yeboah's Lunchbox on Jul 23, 2006 18:39:28 GMT -1
This might just shut the moaners up who have been sniping at all the signings KB has made. I think all 3 have been great signings by Blackwell and our squad must be the strongest in this league. We have lost nobody of real value, but have also added 3 players who have the hunger and ambition to push us into the top 2. Well done KB1 & KB2, keep up the good work. To be fair BIW, everyone is entitled to their opinion and in some cases i have to say i believe KB has got things wrong. I was happy with the signing of Carole especially for nothing. The imminent signing of Nicholls is a plus too as he's one of the best midfielders in this league. However, Livermore i thought was a poor choice. We shall see what happens in the remaining couple of weeks. Defence needs looking at and i expect us to be adding at least another 2 before the season starts.
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Post by jimbo on Jul 23, 2006 19:14:40 GMT -1
I think this is a great signing and surely it highlights Blackwells intentions with Livermore..... I doubt we will be seeing him play in central midfield often now and he will be most likely seen on the left.... the only problem is we all know Bakke is potentially the best midfielder in the league so now we're gonna ahve problems who is picked to be played in midfield as well as up front...
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Post by Joe on Jul 23, 2006 19:17:27 GMT -1
quality signing. Should be the bit of creativity we need.
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Post by Katiekins on Jul 23, 2006 19:19:24 GMT -1
Yayyyyyy good signing and everyone is happy about it . Can remember seeing him in the fa cup game against Liverpool looks like a quality player certainly looks like someone we need and will fit in
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jul 23, 2006 19:35:03 GMT -1
Yayyyyyy good signing and everyone is happy about it Luton fans aren't!
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Post by Katiekins on Jul 23, 2006 19:47:11 GMT -1
Yayyyyyy good signing and everyone is happy about it Luton fans aren't! OK Leeds fans are happy about it ;D
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Post by Dr LuKas on Jul 23, 2006 21:08:02 GMT -1
Erm I'm not sure about him, I'd have to see him play for us, but the fact that Luton fans are sad to see him go sounds promising. We need a creative midfielder who can score goals but I'm not sure if six goals in 35 appearances is enough.
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