PETER LORIMER
Peter Lorimer (63) er en av de største legendene i Leeds Uniteds historie, med 238 mål på 525 kamper. Driver puben Commercial Inn, et fast samlingssted for skandinaver på Leedstur før kamp. Peter er i dag styremedlem i Leeds United og president i LUSCOS.
WHAT CONFIDENCE CAN DO FOR YOU After a few bumps at the start of the season, it’s now looking very good for Leeds United, and the form Is setting in. Andy Lonergan has been good between the posts and young Adam Clayton has been excellent for us so far this season. After the game against Portsmouth we had a meeting with fans at “Lorimers Bar” (arrangement der fansen kan mote og stille spørsmål til utvalgte ledere og spillere I klubben), and I put the question to the fans; “Do you think our team is stronger than last year?” – and they said yes. I think that is the general feeling, although the problem of course has been conceding too many goals. Like I said, I think Lonergan at the back has been outstanding for us, and even if we have allowed a lot of goals, I don’t think he is to blame for one of them. In midfield Adam
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Clayton has showed himself as an excellent addition, and now Tom Lees did well as central defender versus Portsmouth. It looked a good partnership with him and Darren O’Dea at the centre back. That’s Tom’s natural position and he’s done well for us, and he has looked comfortable. At the front, we have players like Becchio, McCormack, Andy Keogh and Mikael Forssell which I think makes us very strong. In fact, I think we’ve got the best squad in the league from midfield and forward. Obviously, Simon tried to bring in players on the last day of the transfer window but it’s not easy getting good players. They look at their CV and would like to stay in, or get to the Premiership, and take those chances if they can. Ross McCormack, top scorer in the Championship, is such an example of what confi-
