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On loan at norwich....

Worth a shot?

He scores goals.
 

Can't see it personally but i was saying this to a mate a bit back, i'd love to see him at the lane cos i reckon he'd be the perfect partner alongside Beatts. It really is annoying when for a while we had too many strikers, and it's got to the point where we now only have one who IMO is good enough for a team challenging for promotion.
 
Lita would defo be a gread addition tbh, if we could motivate him. He seems to me to be a tad like earnshaw, loads of ability but very little work ethic and when things go against lita he sulks.
 
I too rated Lita quite highly.

You do have to ask yourself why this guy, who very recently won an England cap, is on loan at Norwich.

Addition:- Sorry, it was U-21. Thought he had a full cap.
 
Striker Leroy Lita, who is on loan at Norwich, could be allowed to leave Reading in January for only £300,000. (The Sun)

Worth a risk at that price if true, they might even let us have him being a fair bit behind them now :D
 
at 300k, it would be a quality signing, cant stand the person but wouldnt mind seeing him in a red and white shirt
 
Why is everyone so keen on Lita. The price alone should be the give away.

Look at his history and stats:

19 goals in 76 appearances for Reading!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Lita

He's had a good spell with Norwich at 6 g to 13 app, but that doesn't make him a proven quality goalscorer especially when his past history says otherwise. Anyone can have a good spell. Its only proven when you can keep it up week in week out in my book.

As I posted in the Blackwell's Shopping List thread, there are many other big name players going for cheap this winter at West Ham. If we could afford wages / persuade them to come, then that could be a great opportunity to get some talent for free on a debt for players deal with some cash to help fund the wages afterwards. Good for WH and good for us with the right players.

Some names from WH that could be available possibly in January:

Lee Bowyer
Craig Bellamy
Mathew Upson

Other names I'm personally not so bothered about but mentioned as possible sales include:

Dean Ashton
Julien Faubert
Nigel Quashie
Luis Boa Morte
Calum Davenport
Danny Gabbidon
Jonathan Spector
 

metalblade said:
Bellend is on £75,000 a week dream on. :rolleyes:
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Well part players / part cash could cover all the wages for a couple of years. Biggest problem would be persuading them to come.

butchaboy said:
hahaha as if we would ever get Bellamy or Upson in the CCC
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Difficulty as I acknowedged above but also, they are the sort of level of players we need to get out of the CCC. Beattie was a step in the right direction but Beattie alone isn't going to lift United out. We need some Premiership quality (even if only lower end Premiership) not more of the same CC / lower league cr*p.
 
I sure hope so, we need a bit of pace who, and he knows where the back of the net is
 
http://www.people.co.uk/sport/footb...objectid=21032812&siteid=93463-name_page.html

The People:

Sheffield United boss Kevin Blackwell has agreed a £1million deal with Reading for striker Leroy Lita - and plans to talk him into a move this week.

Lita scored on his return to Steve Coppell's side against Watford but the Royals will cash in on him because he refuses to sign a contract and is a free agent in the summer.

The former Chelsea kid is seen by Blackwell as a replacement for top scorer James Beattie, who is being chased by Stoke, Newcastle, Blackburn and Hull.

Lita has been on loan at Norwich and is out of favour at Reading because of the contract dispute.
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I thought they were only wanting 400K for him?
 
From the Reading chronicle

LEROY Lita says he is desperate to be a part of Reading's promotion campaign after clear-the-air talks with manager Steve Coppell.

Lita came off the bench to score his first league goal for Royals since May in the 4-0 victory over Watford on Friday night.

It was the 24-year-old striker's first for the club since he netted in the win at Derby on the final day of last season when Steve Coppell's men were relegated from the Premier League.

He has played only three times for Reading since, the last being a 4-2 defeat at Charlton way back in August.

Unable to claim a regular start, he secured a loan to Norwich - where he remains their top goalscorer this season - and his future was is serious doubt.

The rumour was the £1 million Bristol City signing will either be sold this month or off-loaded in the summer when his contract expires.

But the message coming from the ex-England Under 21 hitman is that he is more determined than ever to stay and fight for his place.

Lita revealed: "When I came back (from Norwich) the manager and I spoke.

"He told me he would love me to stay here and be a part of things. I made it clear I have no pans to go anywhere.

"I have probably let that get to me too much in the past and I've been unsettled over the last couple of seasons.

"But I've got to get my head down now and look forward to helping the team over the rest of the season, keep my focus and not worry about anything else."

And he added: "It wasn't that I felt I wasn't wanted, it's myself, I like playing.

"I made it clear that if I wasn't going to be involved I would go out on loan.

"But I love this club. They have been good to me, I want to help and I want to put in my shift and help the team.

"But it wasn't happening and I wanted to play football - that's all it was.

"But as I said I'm here, we're all here, and we've all got to play a part during the rest of the season."

Lita freely admits his attitude when dropped by Coppell in the past could have been better.

However, it seems all that has changed: "I'm not the same character when I'm not playing," he explained. "But the manager thinks I'm a big influence in the changing room and I have to use that in a positive way.

"It's time for me to help the other lads. When I'm not playing I've still got to be the same person around the place and help the team.

"Obviously, everyone wants to be playing but if the other lads are doing well you have to give them their credit."

Lita has a massive job on his hands if he is to claim a regular pace in Coppell's starting XI.

Kevin Doyle hit his 17th of the season in the convincing Watford win and Noel Hunt grabbed his 10th in the league after Chris Armstrong had broken the deadlock.

With Shane Long also waiting in the wings, competition will be red-hot but Lita has done his chances of playing in next weekend's clash at Swansea no harm.

"I don't expect anything, just as long as the team is winning," he argued. "As I said, maybe I dealt with things in the wrong way but I've learnt, I'm more mature now.

"I spoke with the gaffer and I'm learning all the time. As long as the team is winning I'll be happy."

Lita came off the bench 16 minutes from the end to a ear-splitting roar from the Royals faithful.

And he repaid them right at the death by latching onto a James Harper pass and rifling a shot past Scott Loach from just iside the box.

"It was a lovely pass from Harps, he was screaming at me to make that run," he stated.

"It was really nice when I came on. It was a nice welcome back from the fans.

"Footballers really appreciate things like that, it is what it's all about, playing in front of big crowds and doing well for them.

"The fans have always been quality with me and I thank them for that. They're good with every player here.

"It's nice to know I haven't been forgotten. The fans are great, they look after the players and get behind them all the time. It' good for the team and long may that continue."
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http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/articles/2/8398
 
Well if we are not getting Kitson or Lita to replace Beattie.

Then I think we should be telling Stoke to jog on.
 
Everythings in the air at the moment, a few people saying reliable sources say Lita's signed, wont get excited until its confirmed on OS
 

Id be surprised if Lita has signed as I don't see Reading letting him come to us.

Plus reading the things he said regarding his situation at Reading.
 
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