By Kim Bjerregaard
You might not believe me when I tell you this story, but a few years back in our 2009/10 promotion season I saw Aidy White play the game of his life against Oldham, a game in which he was given a standing ovation by the 17000 fans at Elland Road that night.
I haven't really seen Aidy since then, he's been below average and that's being kind, he shows small glimpses of quality, his goal against Everton in last years Carling Cup being one, but apart from that I'll admit I've been left bitterly disappointed by him in recent years. After we fought so hard to keep hold of him last summer I suspected that Neil Warnock or someone at Leeds had seen something in him that would suggest that he would be able to hold down a regular 1st team spot at the club, but no.. Aidy was in and out of the team last year and I doubt he'll feature much this season. Actually I kind of wish we had let him go last summer, I'm sure we can all agree that the link between him and Arsenal was a joke or something, but the link with Derby seemed real enough and I wish that it was them wasting their wage budget on him and not us. One of Aidy's biggest problems (apart from being a very average footballer) is that we don't really know what his best position is, he's played both LB, LW and even RW in Leeds and none of them seem to fit him 100 % so what do we do? If the interest from Blackpool is true and if they're really willing to pay between 250k-500k for him, I say; let him go. It hurts to see a academy player leave Leeds, but I can't see us ever getting anything out of Aidy White that we can't get out of 95% of our players.
31 Comments
white4ever
8/8/2013 05:22:29 am
I have been saying this for months now, about time someone else saw that Aiden White just has not got what it takes to really cut it in this division. sure he has pace but that's about it he is like Dracula with a cross his vision and passing need immense improvement, sorry Aiden time to go mate, we can use your wages for someone better suited to do the job.
Talk of getting rid of Aidy White reminds me of a similar situations way back in the late 1980s when we 'sold/released' a host of players who went on to have good/great careers like Denis Irwin, David Seaman, Terry Phelan (Scum, Arsenal and Wimbledon respectively)
LUFC4LIFE
8/8/2013 05:27:56 am
Get rid of him, he just isn't good enough. Tbh though he's inconsistent, much like the whole team. The one thing with us over the last few years is consistency throughout the team. One week the players look like a promotion team, the next they get thrashed at home by Barnsley, WTF !!
caseyrybac
8/8/2013 05:28:44 am
Agreed, but maybe for 500k to 1m, anymore would be great if anyone is interested, i think he s worth that, with him being so young, and as you say their is glimpses of quailty in him.
LUFC4LIFE
8/8/2013 05:33:49 am
You don't win promotion on glimpses of quality so nobody is going to pay a mil for him. We should cut our losses and take 250k if it's on the table.
Leedsthruandthru
8/8/2013 05:37:14 am
I think we'd be lucky to get nothing for him and get him off the wage bill. He really is average at best. Who's gonna pay for that. Age is irrelevant, ability is the only thing that matters and a couple of good performances a year is a waste of wages budget.
Gordon
8/8/2013 06:11:31 am
Hang on a bit . I've seen glimpses of class with Aidy . Don't you think it would be common sense to let our new manager try to bring out the best of him . He deserves a chance , I think he's good enough to take it .
1975damo
8/8/2013 06:14:04 am
I remember when Jason Luncheon made him look ridiculous about 3 years back at Southampton. Yet he's the first player I've seen, make Gareth Bail look ordinary. Very frustrating indeed.
Mick
8/8/2013 06:16:05 am
It was Byram who had Bale in his back pocket
MickB
8/8/2013 06:40:19 am
He switched over to Byram because white was murdering him.
Irving08
8/8/2013 08:55:51 am
Absolutely correct. He also controlled Lennon, when he and Bale switched sides. Aidy was playing quite well at left back in the season Grayson got sacked, often covering for one-paced centre backs, as well doing his own job. Furthermore Arsenal's interest in him was real and was founded on the excellent job Aidy did of keeping Oxlade-Chamberlain quiet in the FA Cup game that season. He also negated the threat from Chris Burke in the home league match that season too. In short, when he has been played in his correct position, Aidy White has done more than enough to justify his place in the starting line-up. Unfortunately, his pace means that he has been played out of position too often by too many Managers, notably by the hapless Warnock. Even then, last season, together with Bryam, he was the only player I saw who sustained a dribble well into the opponenet's penalty area (eg M'boro at home when he came on as sub.) In my view, Aidy is the best left back we have on our books, and but for the need to justify Warnock's salary and/or BM's belief that he needs some experience at the back, he would be playing there now. Come on Leeds fans, get off his back - have no lessons been learned from Bradley Johnson ?
white4ever
8/8/2013 06:36:15 am
Sorry Gordon but Aidy White has had more than enough chances to shine before now under several managers, even against lower league opponents he had two glorious chances to play a simple pass one for Smith and the other for Poleon and messed them both up when goals were begging both players would have been clear leaving the team to fight out a result that with better passing would of been beyond them as they would have been 4 - 1 down you just cannot keep doing that and letting teams off, others will punish us for the same mistakes, time for him to go, I hope he does well in the future as he has been a loyal servant.
JDC
8/8/2013 06:40:44 am
Sorry to say it, but Aidy's departure is long overdue ... we always try to stay loyal to our academy boys and rightly so but we have to acknowledge when one of them is not good enough ... and this is where Aidy is at the moment ... let him go.
Gazza
8/8/2013 06:43:42 am
Swap plus cash for Tommy Rowe would be perfect.
barry hughes
8/8/2013 06:55:46 am
As someone said earlier he has played so many positions he hasnt had achance to find his best due to playing under so many different managers he is still young enough to prove his worth and nail down a spot
gazza
8/8/2013 07:51:57 am
he s shit
Clive
8/8/2013 08:01:36 am
Two words that Come to mind.....HEADLESS CHICKEN
Mr orange
8/8/2013 08:25:06 am
By the pure fact were all discussing the lads merits says to me his days are numbered , I'm a Leeds fan thru n thru and will try to defened anyone who with association to lufc, but time and tide wait for no man , all the best ady , time to go son
craig
8/8/2013 09:12:53 am
Bit Harsh i think the best of Aidy is yet to come and i think Uncle Fester could bring it out
Gongoolies
8/8/2013 05:08:41 pm
I don't believe he hasn't ever been given a long enough run to gain some consistency, but he's still young and players develop at different levels. If he looks after him self and gets his head down I think we've got a player we could move on for a mill plus. He's always showed glimpses of quality, definitely enough to be a good championship player, and could be good enough to represent us in this league, a sell on now would be wasteful, plenty more dead wood that should be shifted before aidy even gets a mention. Norris, Pugh, Brown, Norris, Hall
mark
8/8/2013 05:31:38 pm
I would let aidy go but only because we need some money.I still think aidy could become a very good left back.
Keith
8/8/2013 05:34:07 pm
I saw Aidy break into the team and remember Eddie Gray saying 'the boy is a bit special' but due to lack of confidence in himself and managers not finding a permant position we now see a shadow of the player we once had and loved. A decision needs to be made by the club and himself because he's really a footballer going nowhere at the moment which is really sad to see
Rex
8/8/2013 05:57:24 pm
White & Byram are perfect as wing backs. 8/8/2013 06:43:22 pm
Unsure of the wages that Aidy is on and do feel some loyalty to the guy who has at times served us well. My concern is that you never know what your going to get a winger who races past defenders scores and creates or someone who is invisible. A good squad player but if we are going to progress under McD then time to raise some funds and free up some wages is a sensible option. If he does leave will still thank him for racing through an Everton defence and sticking the ball away to put us through but sadly too few memories like this to keep him
Gordon
8/8/2013 07:23:49 pm
Aidy white is the least of our worries . Under Warnock what was the point of having pace or skill when it's sailing over people's heads . Warnock last season made almost everybody in the team look poor .I think last season should be completely forgotten and everyone should start with a clean slate . It's happened so many times over the years where a player exceeds expectations under a new manager .
poor lad gets played out of position doesnt get given chances by a manager
Fordy
8/8/2013 09:22:13 pm
All I can say to you all is look at Gareth Bale, now I am not saying he will be that good but a few seasons ago Bale was terrible and his team never won a game whilst he was playing at LB. Look at him now.. give the lad a proper chance under a proper manager and we will see what happens. really mistify me some people aidy is good enough,hes had very little quality around him for ages and also with the players warnock got in to the midfield and central defence its no wonder hes all over the place.we are now beginning to get a more stable and skillfull midfield,we have also missed rudy and diof when they are back with murphy deploy aidy on the left and you will finally see his worth hes not slow by any means but believe me he will protect our left back area and get forward because lets face it hes one of a few who has a good engine take no notice aidy we are leeds and you are leeds lets show it together,by the way we desperately need a centre back but lets not get an older player in lets get promising with things to prove and move onwards and upwards prodiction for leiceter game confident leeds win 3-1 there not special and hunt and smiths aerial ability will expose weakness in the air thanks. 9/8/2013 02:52:46 am
Aidy will do better this season if he is played on the left and able to make runs forward. I think that he has the quality, but how can he be consistent when he is constantly out of position. He needs to forge a partnership in midfield and he will come good. Have faith in him and it will be repaid. BM is no fool! If AW doesn't cut the muster he will be sold in the next 12 months. But lets get behind him because he can become a very good, consistent player!!
Jackson
9/8/2013 05:53:08 am
Aidy has been mismanaged particularly by Warnock his natural position is left back and if he had the opportunity by now he would be class bringing in Stephen Warnock at a point where white was playing well at that position knocked his confidence. I am a big B Ryan fan but one thing was he he was allow edge to make mistakes whereas white was not a publicly criticised by WArnock .I think if he was given a good run in the team he would do well I think he is a confidence player and the manager having faith will improve his performance
Jonty
10/8/2013 05:56:09 pm
Agree with others that whites development has not been helped by being played sporadically and out of position. Leave a Reply. |
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